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• Is America surrendering Antarctica to its rivals?

  As Donald Trump fights for control of arctic Greenland, is he losing at the other end of the world and leaving it open for rivals like China?

• X to block Grok AI from undressing images of real people

  The Grok AI tool on Elon Musk's X will no longer be able to undress pictures of real people, the company has announced.

• Are we heading for 'mass unemployment'? Sadiq Khan is worried

  AI could become a "weapon of mass destruction of jobs" if urgent action is not taken, according to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan.

• Astronauts evacuate space station over 'serious medical condition'

  Four astronauts are buckling up for an unexpected return from the International Space Station (ISS) after one of them suffered a "serious medical condition".

• UK 'won't back down' in row with Elon Musk's X over Grok sex images, says PM

  Elon Musk's X is acting to comply with UK safety laws and the government "won't back down", Sir Keir Starmer has said.

• 2025 was Earth's third hottest year

  Planet Earth has just lived through its third-warmest year on record, EU scientists said on Wednesday.

• Wind power prices up in new offshore contracts as UK moves away from gas

  Britain is "firmly on track" to meet its clean power targets for 2030, according to the government following a record offshore wind auction.

• Grok controversy: Everything you need to know about X's sexual AI image scandal

  Social media platform X says it has made major changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users started making sexual photos of real women and children.

• New study finds astronauts' brains change after space travel

  New research into the health effects of spaceflight has shown astronauts' brains change position and shape over time.

• Gel restores sight to people with untreatable condition, scientists say

  A commonly used gel has restored sight to people suffering from a rare and untreatable condition that causes blindness, scientists have said.