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At the SXSW conference on Friday, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced a new feature, launching in beta, that will allow listeners for the first time to review and edit their Taste Profile, the algorithmically generated model of their music preferences. This Taste Profile is key to Spotify’s recommendations, including personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, Made For You recommendations, and the year-end review known as Spotify Wrapped, among other things. Starting with Premium listeners initially in New Zealand, Spotify will allow users to see all their listening data in one place in the app, including music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Users will…

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Researchers from Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre have identified an important connection between two common types of bowel polyps and a greater risk of cancer. Their findings appear in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CGH). Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a major health concern. In Australia it ranks as the second leading cause of cancer death and the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer. Many colorectal cancers begin as polyps, which are growths that develop on the inner lining of the bowel. These growths are usually benign and cause no immediate harm. However, two specific types…

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It’s been a whirlwind for NanoClaw creator Gavriel Cohen.  About six weeks ago, he introduced NanoClaw on Hacker News as a tiny, open-source, secure alternative to the AI agent-building sensation OpenClaw, after he built it in a weekend coding binge. That post went viral.   “I sat down on the couch in my sweatpants,” Cohen told TechCrunch, “and just basically melted into [it] the whole weekend, probably almost 48 hours straight.”   About three weeks ago, an X post praising NanoClaw from famed AI researcher Andrej Karpathy went viral.   About a week ago, Cohen closed down his AI marketing startup to focus…

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Eskom, a South African electricity public utility,  is exploring plans to sell excess daytime electricity to Bitcoin mining companies as rooftop solar installations reduce grid demand during daylight hours. Speaking at the Biznews Conference 2026 in Hermanus, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati said the utility is evaluating ways to monetize surplus power generated during the middle of the day, according to local reporting. South Africa’s rapid adoption of rooftop solar systems has begun to reshape the country’s electricity demand profile. Many households and businesses now generate their own power during daylight hours, leaving Eskom with unused capacity once solar panels begin…

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East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was first called to the blaze on the corner of Ashburnham Road and Mill Road, Eastbourne, at around 4.55pm yesterday, March 12. Firefighters asked members of the public to avoid the area and for nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed. During the incident, the fire service warned that parts of the building were “badly damaged” and “at risk of collapse”. There were no reports of injuries and crews were damping down hotspots by 1am. Sussex Police have confirmed the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. A spokesman for Sussex Police…

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One in every ten women is diagnosed with it and it takes around seven years for a diagnosis.  For decades, the medical tech world has mostly ignored this issue. Endometriosis is one of the most common understudied, under diagnosed and under recognised disease that plague society today. Endometriosis is the condition characterised by the growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, which can be excruciatingly painful. The question is not only about the delays, but why we are only starting to do something about it now?   What Exactly Is Endometriosis    Chronic pelvic pain, agonising periods, painful intercourse…

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According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what just became the largest venture-backed acquisition in history — Google’s $32 billion deal, finalized after a declined 2024 offer, antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an extra $9 billion to sweeten the pot. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan, and Sean O’Kane sit down with Shah to dig into what made Wiz worth that price tag and more of the week’s headlines. From DOGE data concerns…

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Microsoft and NVIDIA: Accelerating physical AI at scale Physical AI cannot be delivered through point solutions. It requires agentic-driven, enterprise-grade development, deployment, and operations toolchains and workflows that connect simulation, data, AI models, robotics, and governance into a coherent system. NVIDIA is building the AI infrastructure that makes physical AI possible, including accelerated computing, open models, simulation libraries, and robotics frameworks and blueprints that enable the ecosystem to build autonomous robotics systems that can perceive, reason, plan, and take action in the physical world. Microsoft complements this with a cloud and data platform designed to operate physical AI securely, at scale, and…

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Key Aspects: Platinum VIFP benefits have been removed from three upcoming Carnival sailings. The decision impacts upcoming March 2026 sailings for Carnival Spirit, Carnival Legend, and Carnival Dream. Guests will miss out on perks like priority embarkation and debarkation and early stateroom access. Thousands of Carnival guests have learned that they will be going without their favorite loyalty perks on their sailings just days before embarkation. Platinum members booked on three quickly approaching sailings will be missing out on several coveted perks due to the number of elite members of the Very Important Fun Person (VIFP) loyalty program booked on…

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