Author: Andrew Rogers

West Ham United banned a season-ticket holder after he helped display an anti-board banner.Joshua Wood received a five-match ban for holding an oversized banner at the Sunderland game.The banner urged owners to sell and targeted David Sullivan and Karren Brady.The club cited stadium rules on banner size, not the protest message.Wood denied bringing the banner into London Stadium and plans to appeal.

A major Swedish study found that using AI in breast cancer screening cut later cancer diagnoses by 12% and improved early detection.Researchers studied 100,000 women undergoing mammography screening between 2021 and 2022.The AI system helped prioritise scans and flag suspicious cases for radiologists.The results were published in The Lancet.More than 80% of cancers in the AI group were detected during screening.The AI group also showed fewer aggressive cancer subtypes.Experts say AI could support radiologists but should not replace human oversight.

Google DeepMind launched AlphaGenome, an AI tool that helps identify genetic drivers of disease.The system predicts how DNA mutations disrupt gene regulation across different cells and tissues.AlphaGenome can analyse up to one million DNA letters at once.Researchers trained it on large public human and mouse genetics databases.Scientists expect it to accelerate research into cancer, heart disease, and autoimmune disorders.Experts say the tool could guide new drug development and future gene therapies.

Amazon revealed plans for fresh global job cuts after an internal email circulated in error.Workers at Amazon Web Services received a draft message referencing layoffs called “Project Dawn”.The email wrongly stated affected staff in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica had already been informed.Senior executive Colleen Aubrey signed the message, which stressed future organisational efficiency.Amazon cut 14,000 corporate roles in October and continues trimming pandemic-era hiring.Chief executive Andy Jassy has warned AI could replace some white-collar roles.The news followed job cut plans at United Parcel Service, a key Amazon delivery partner and rival.

Scientists have launched DinoTracker, an AI-powered app that identifies dinosaurs from fossilised footprints.The system analyses footprint shapes and matches expert classifications about 90% of the time.Researchers trained the AI using 2,000 unlabelled footprint silhouettes to avoid human bias.The study appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The project involved scientists from University of Edinburgh and Helmholtz-Zentrum.Users can upload footprints, compare similar tracks, and test how shape changes affect results.The AI supports earlier findings that some ancient tracks look strikingly birdlike.Researchers say the tool strengthens analysis but does not replace expert judgment.

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 after the cinema chain replaced it with PepsiCo as its European soft drinks supplier. The dispute follows the end of a nearly 25-year partnership when Vue awarded PepsiCo an exclusive supply deal until at least 2030. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners claims Vue owes unpaid debts from the previous contract, while Vue says any disputed amount was under £100,000 and has now been settled. Vue’s chief executive, Tim Richards, criticised the legal move, saying the issue should have been resolved without lawyers. Coca-Cola has not commented.

Google’s AI Overviews feature cites YouTube more than any medical website when responding to health-related search queries, according to a German study that analysed more than 50,000 searches. Researchers found YouTube accounted for 4.43% of all citations, ahead of hospitals, government health portals, medical associations and academic institutions. The study, conducted by SEO platform SE Ranking using German-language searches in Germany, raises concerns because YouTube is not a medical publisher and hosts content from both qualified professionals and untrained influencers. AI Overviews appeared in more than 82% of health searches examined. While Google says its AI summaries prioritise high-quality and…

Japan is developing the L0 Series, the world’s fastest train, capable of reaching speeds of up to 603.5 km/h. The magnetic-levitation (maglev) train is being built by Central Japan Railway Company and is designed to slash journey times on the new Chūō Shinkansen line. Once operational, the L0 Series is expected to cut travel between Tokyo and Nagoya to about 40 minutes, with an eventual extension to Osaka that would link the three cities into a single mega-region. By comparison, Europe’s fastest services, such as France’s TGV or Italy’s Italo, run at around 300–350 km/h. The train’s speed comes from…

Influencers linked to the online “manosphere” are persuading healthy young men that normal tiredness, stress or changes in libido are signs of low testosterone, according to a study in Social Science and Medicine. Researchers analysed popular posts on TikTok and Instagram, finding that routine testosterone testing is being marketed as essential to masculinity, despite being medically unnecessary for most young men. The lead author from the University of Copenhagen said influencers often frame normal experiences as medical problems, driving demand for tests and supplements. Experts warn this “medicalisation of masculinity” carries risks, including unnecessary treatment, side effects and missed underlying…