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Thatcher papers for 1988 reveal her 'deep enthusiasm' for the single market

21 Jul 2018

Margaret Thatcher’s infamous Bruges speech – which helped to coin the phrase ‘Euroscepticism’ – was never intended to be an anti-European diatribe...

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Opinion: Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights … we must prepare for the reckoning

28 Feb 2017

Is artificial intelligence a benign and liberating influence on our lives – or should we fear an impending rise of the machines? And what rights...

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Artificial pancreas trial in young children with diabetes receives €4.6millon grant from European Commission

05 Sep 2016

An international trial to test whether an artificial pancreas can help young children manage their type 1 diabetes will begin next year, thanks to a...

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