Technology has replaced another career, sadly.

New AirPods Can Translate Languages in Your Ears… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/technology/personaltech/new-airpods-language-translation-feature.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.lhli.6teXl_l52J1V The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. This week, I saw an old …

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84% of software developers are now using AI, but nearly half ‘don’t trust’ the technology over accuracy concerns

https://www.itpro.com/software/development/developers-arent-quite-ready-to-place-their-trust-in-ai-nearly-half-say-they-dont-trust-the-accuracy-of-outputs-and-end-up-wasting-time-debugging-code Software developers are using AI at record levels, new research shows, but they’re hesitant to place too much faith in the technology. Findings from Stack Overflow’s annual Developer Survey show the use of technology in the software industry has surged over …

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Japan has just given Bill Gates $550 million for new vaccines with “nanoball’ technology to defeat disease X

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that Japan will donate $550 million over five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which promotes immunization in developing countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/vaccine-alliance-donation/ Nagasaki University’s ‘Nanoball’ technology could help defeat the next …

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Rise of gene-editing technology in Australia and beyond ‘could have profoundly devastating effects’ on Western society

Australia is unleashing gene-editing technology like CRISPR across agriculture, medicine, and biology, revolutionising everything, from horses to humans. It works like molecular scissors, cutting DNA at specific locations and enabling modifications to correct genetic errors or enhance desired traits. A …

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