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Mercedes pull out of talks over Alpine minority stake purchase
Mercedes have pulled out of talks to acquire a minority stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team, citing the asking price as too high, according to the BBC. Renault's valuation of its works team has also influenced the manufacturer's broader engine-supply strategy.
Abatacept delayed rheumatoid arthritis onset by up to four years, study finds
A one-year course of abatacept treatment delayed the onset of rheumatoid arthritis by up to four years in people at high risk, with benefits lasting after treatment ended. The King's College London study offers important evidence for immune-targeted early intervention.
Alan Turing: the founder of computer science and Second World War codebreaker
In HistoryExtra's Life of the Week feature, the Bletchley Park Trust's David Kenyon tells the story of Alan Turing, the computer scientist who shaped modern computing and contributed to breaking the Enigma cipher during the Second World War.
Stanford Law study: AI outperformed law professors in benchmark evaluation
A new Stanford Law School study found that AI models scored 86 percent accuracy on law examinations, above the 73 percent average of law professors. The results have reignited debates over the redefinition of legal reasoning in the AI era.