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Perseverance doesn’t always pay off for companies – sometimes it’s better to ‘fail fast’

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Scott Friend, Professor and Schaefer Endowed Chair in Marketing, University of Dayton Slack’s embrace of a ‘fail fast’ approach helped it become the world’s dominant intra-office messaging app. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato Across the business world, companies often double down on struggling ideas, retreating only after…

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Sora’s downfall signals broader problems with AI’s creative utility

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University In March 2026, OpenAI announced the closure of Sora, its video generation software, to redirect the company’s computing resources to other projects. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI officially…

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Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA – By Olivia Harper Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dickinson College The Taurus molecular cloud is a relatively close star-forming region at 450 light-years away. It has been the site of many astromolecule discoveries. European Southern Observatory Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres…

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Texas proposes Bible readings for K-12 students, reigniting century-old legal battle over their place in public schools

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton A proposed list of required reading for Texan public schools includes several stories from the Bible. plherrera/E+ via Getty Images In 2023, Texas passed a law aimed at improving…

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Healthy life expectancy falls in the UK – and the decline is worse among women

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Philip Broadbent, Wellcome Multimorbidity PhD Fellow & Public Health Registrar, University of Glasgow LittlePigPower/Shutterstock.com Healthy life expectancy in the UK – the years we can expect to live in good health – has fallen by more than two years over the past decade, according to a…

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How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Mark Connick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic Classification and Biomechanics, The University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide,…

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Asha Bhosle: the bad sister whose singing opened up a world of queer possibility for me

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Priyal Chitale, CHASE AHRC Doctoral Researcher and PhD student in the Department of Music, SOAS, University of London Asha Bhosle, the last surviving singing legend of the golden era of Hindi cinema, has died at 92. She debuted in the industry shortly after Indian independence in…

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A new Welsh electoral landscape puts Plaid Cymru within reach of power

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anwen Elias, Reader in Politics, Aberystwyth University Plaid Cymru’s electoral hopes for May’s Senedd election are high. Polls suggest the party is competing with Reform UK to emerge as the largest group in the next Welsh parliament, putting it, for the first time, within reach of…

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Does menopause cause a ‘collagen cliff’? What you need to know

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University Fibroblast, collagen and elastin fibres. Olga Zinkevych/Shutterstock Collagen has become a staple of skincare advertising and social media wellness trends. But it is not just a buzzword. It is the most abundant protein in the body and helps support…

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New test promises to detect cancer earlier — from tiny particles in bodily fluids

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sara Hassanpour Tamrin, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Cancer claims more than 10 million lives every year globally. Research shows that detecting cancer early can greatly improve a patient’s chance of survival. And yet we lack…