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Worried your toddler isn't getting enough iron? What parents need to know

Worried your toddler isn't getting enough iron? What parents need to know

Iron deficiency is common among young children, but simple dietary changes can help toddlers meet their iron needs and support healthy growth

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Working 9-to-5? Here's how to spend time in nature despite a busy schedule

Working 9-to-5? Here's how to spend time in nature despite a busy schedule

Getting outdoors doesn't require a weekend getaway. Experts say small daily habits such as eating lunch outside, taking nature breaks and choosing greener routes can improve mental well-being

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Do heart attack patients have more micro and nano plastics in their blood?

Do heart attack patients have more micro and nano plastics in their blood?

A study found smokers were far more likely to have microplastics in the blood supplying their hearts, suggesting smoking and air pollution may help microscopic plastic particles enter the bloodstream

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Privacy isn't dead, it has just been made inconvenient by tech companies

Privacy isn't dead, it has just been made inconvenient by tech companies

When you trade privacy for convienence by giving an app access to your data, it's import to know what you're giving away - and who is sharing it

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Why AI data centre boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips

Why AI data centre boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips

The AI boom has changed memory demand from a broad consumer cycle into a more segmented market centered on high-bandwidth memory chips

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'Just looping you in': Why letting AI write emails may create more work

'Just looping you in': Why letting AI write emails may create more work

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, is increasingly allowing people to offload the repetitive routines of tending one's inbox

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Floppy to Mythos, how ransomware grew into multibillion-dollar industry

Floppy to Mythos, how ransomware grew into multibillion-dollar industry

Today, artifical intelligence makes malware coding and crafting convincing phishing-emails in any language simple

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Meta, Microsoft have joined tech layoff tsunami, but is AI really to blame?

Meta, Microsoft have joined tech layoff tsunami, but is AI really to blame?

The workers most at risk are not necessarily those whose tasks can be replicated by AI. They are those who wait for pressure to arrive from outside rather than getting ahead of it now

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How do teens use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

How do teens use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

The American Academy of Paediatrics recently shifted screen-time guidelines from set time limits to a framework that accounts for the individual child, their use, family relationships and their enviro

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Is mouthwash bad for heart health? Here's what research actually says

Is mouthwash bad for heart health? Here's what research actually says

Several small studies have actually found that giving people mouthwash can change the balance of bacteria in the mouth

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