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Oxford university websites taken offline after PHP vulnerability found

A worldwide web disruption took several University of Oxford websites offline, prompting questions about cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence. A university spokesperson said the affect...

12-tonne beam box installed at Oxfordshire fusion machine to double heating power

A 12-tonne double beam box has been installed at the UK's flagship fusion machine, MAST Upgrade, to strengthen the country's fusion research capabilities. The equipment is located at the UK Atomic En...

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Oxford university websites taken offline after PHP vulnerability found

A worldwide web disruption took several University of Oxford websites offline, prompting questions about cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence. A university spokesperson said the affect...

12-tonne beam box installed at Oxfordshire fusion machine to double heating power

A 12-tonne double beam box has been installed at the UK's flagship fusion machine, MAST Upgrade, to strengthen the country's fusion research capabilities. The equipment is located at the UK Atomic En...

PauseAI UK panel in Oxford warns of risks from unregulated superhuman AI

A panel organised by PauseAI UK brought together concerns about the manipulation of teenagers by AI chatbots, the approaching threat of climate-related disasters, data protection and the absence of ad...

What is CRISPR and how does gene editing work?

Gene editing is emerging as a significant force in scientific progress, although the possibilities depicted in Jurassic Park remain beyond current reality. Altering the genetic information that deter...

Oxford professor warns AI could turn humans into subservient energy source

Professor Tim Coulson, an evolutionary biologist at Oxford University, has warned that artificial intelligence might subjugate humanity and exploit people as a subordinate energy supply. According to...

Oxford signs OpenAI deal to train models on digitised Bodleian material

The University of Oxford has expanded its working relationship with OpenAI by granting the company access to digitised materials held by the Bodleian Library for use in AI model training. The agreeme...

Oxford NHS leader honoured with 2026 Info-Tech Women Leading IT Award

The digital health work of Kerrie Woods has earned international recognition. She serves as Director of Research and Development Clinical Informatics at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Tru...

IonQ acquires Oxford Ionics in $1.075bn quantum computing deal

A theoretical machine outlined by Oxford physicist David Deutsch in a 1985 paper provided an early model for applying quantum mechanics to computation. His proposed universal quantum computer precede...

Oxfordshire councils’ websites back online after critical PHP security flaw

Following warnings from the National Cyber Security Centre, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council briefly took their websites offline on October 21 because of a critical safety issue affe...

AI police chatbot Bobbi shortlisted for national innovation award

An AI-powered police chatbot named Bobbi has changed how members of the public engage with officers through online services. Bobbi is the first autonomous AI system intended for public use within UK ...

Kagan and Soai win Nobel chemistry prize for chiral synthesis research

Professors Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai received this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organi...

Openreach to switch off copper broadband in Witney from November 2027

Witney has been identified as one of the newest locations across the United Kingdom where traditional copper-wire telephone and internet connections are being retired in favour of fibre-optic technolo...

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Oxford university websites taken offline after PHP vulnerability found

A worldwide web disruption took several University of Oxford websites offline, prompting questions about cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence. A university spokesperson said the affect...

12-tonne beam box installed at Oxfordshire fusion machine to double heating power

A 12-tonne double beam box has been installed at the UK's flagship fusion machine, MAST Upgrade, to strengthen the country's fusion research capabilities. The equipment is located at the UK Atomic En...

PauseAI UK panel in Oxford warns of risks from unregulated superhuman AI

A panel organised by PauseAI UK brought together concerns about the manipulation of teenagers by AI chatbots, the approaching threat of climate-related disasters, data protection and the absence of ad...

What is CRISPR and how does gene editing work?

Gene editing is emerging as a significant force in scientific progress, although the possibilities depicted in Jurassic Park remain beyond current reality. Altering the genetic information that deter...