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Billionaire to invest in ocean protection as UK and US scale back funding

Michael Bloomberg has pledged $260m (£196m) to conserve the world's oceans, as major funders including the US and UK scale back science and conservation budgets.
U-turn on electric vehicle plans 'would add 13% to UK emissions'

Backtracking on the UK's electric vehicle plans would blow the government's much feted climate target by 13% in a worst-case scenario, according to new analysis shared exclusively with Sky News.
Children vaccinated for HPV have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before age 30, study suggests

Children who are vaccinated for HPV at age 12-13 have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before they are 30, a study estimates.
AI's most powerful bosses deliver message to world leaders - and it's not very reassuring

The bosses of the world's leading AI companies have a clear ask for the leaders of the G7: you have to come up with a way to govern artificial intelligence.
Threat of social media ban jolted tech giants into action before it was even announced

Roblox has revealed new safety measures, just as the government announces it will ban under-16s from social media and potentially some gaming platforms… like Roblox.