Author: Andrew Rogers

West Ham United banned a season-ticket holder after he held an oversized protest banner against club owners.The banner read “Time 2 Sell – Name Your Price” and targeted David Sullivan and Karren Brady.The club said the ban followed a breach of stadium rules, not the banner’s message.CCTV showed the fan picking up the banner inside London Stadium.The club cited safety concerns, including size limits and fire regulations.The supporter plans to appeal, denying he brought the banner into the ground.

A Swedish study found that using artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening reduced later cancer diagnoses by 12%.Researchers studied 100,000 women undergoing mammography screening between 2021 and 2022.Women received either AI-supported screening or standard double readings by radiologists.The AI system flagged high-risk cases and reduced workload for doctors.The AI group showed higher early detection rates and fewer aggressive cancers.The study was led by Lund University and published in The Lancet.Experts welcomed the results but stressed AI should support, not replace, radiologists.

Google DeepMind launched AlphaGenome, an AI tool designed to identify genetic drivers of disease.The system predicts how DNA mutations disrupt gene regulation across different tissues.AlphaGenome can analyse up to one million DNA letters simultaneously.Researchers trained the model on large human and mouse genetics databases.The tool targets mutations linked to cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, and mental illness.Scientists say it could accelerate drug discovery and gene therapy design.Experts from University of British Columbia and University College London called it a major advance in genome research.

Amazon revealed a fresh round of global job cuts after an internal email was mistakenly sent to staff.Workers at Amazon Web Services received a draft message stating affected employees in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica had already been informed.The email, signed by senior vice-president Colleen Aubrey, described the layoffs as “Project Dawn.”Amazon has not confirmed the scale of the cuts, following 14,000 corporate layoffs announced in October.Chief executive Andy Jassy has warned AI could replace some white-collar roles.The news came as United Parcel Service announced plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year.

Scientists launched DinoTracker, an AI app that identifies dinosaurs from fossil footprints with about 90% expert-level accuracy.Researchers trained the system using 2,000 unlabelled footprint silhouettes instead of disputed human classifications.The AI compared shape features like toe spread, heel position, and ground contact.The team published the research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Prof Steve Brusatte from the University of Edinburgh said footprints rarely link directly to known dinosaurs.Dr Gregor Hartmann from Helmholtz-Zentrum led the study.The app lets users upload footprints and compare them with similar examples.Results support earlier findings that some ancient tracks appear surprisingly birdlike.Scientists caution these…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its lawsuit against the Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange after investors recovered all assets.Regulators cited the full repayment of Gemini Earn customers through the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process in mid-2024.The decision reflects a broader shift toward friendlier crypto regulation under President Donald Trump.Trump reversed stricter enforcement policies, pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, and promoted wider digital asset adoption.The SEC stressed the dismissal does not affect other ongoing enforcement actions.Gemini later debuted on Nasdaq and is now valued at $1.14bn, according to LSEG.

Coca-Cola has launched legal action against Vue following the cinema chain’s switch to rival PepsiCo. Vue ended a near 25-year relationship with Coca-Cola after awarding a new European drinks contract to PepsiCo last year. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain filed the claim to recover alleged unpaid debts after the contract ended. Vue said the disputed sum was under £100,000 and has now been fully resolved. The winding-up petition has been withdrawn and no money is currently owed, according to Vue.

Google’s AI Overviews cite YouTube more often than any medical website when answering health-related search queries, according to a new German study that raises concerns about the reliability of information seen by billions of users each month. Researchers at SE Ranking analysed more than 50,000 health queries made in Germany and found that YouTube accounted for 4.43% of all sources cited by AI Overviews, more than hospitals, government health portals or academic institutions. The next most cited sources were German public broadcaster NDR and the medical reference site MSD Manuals. The researchers warned that YouTube is not a medical publisher…

Japan is developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, a magnetic levitation (maglev) train being built by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The train is expected to reach speeds of up to 603.5 km/h, making it significantly faster than China’s Shanghai Maglev, which operates at up to 460.2 km/h, and far beyond Europe’s fastest conventional trains, such as France’s TGV or Italy’s Italo, which run at around 300–350 km/h. The L0 Series will operate on the Chūō Shinkansen line, dramatically cutting journey times. Travel between Tokyo and Nagoya is expected to fall to about 40 minutes, compared…

A study published in Social Science and Medicine has found that “manosphere” influencers on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram are encouraging healthy young men to believe they have low testosterone and need testing or treatment. Researchers analysed high-reach social media posts and found normal experiences such as fatigue, stress or changes in libido were often framed as medical problems. This messaging promotes a narrow “alpha male” ideal and fuels demand for hormone tests, supplements and treatments, despite routine testosterone screening being medically unnecessary for most young men. Experts warn this trend risks unnecessary treatment, potential side effects and the…