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UK’s £50 note Enigma is code-cracker Alan Turing

The mathematician was chosen from almost 1,000 eligible nominations suggested by the public from the field of scienceStephen Hawking, Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, and Mary Anning were among the other nominees

1 min read15 Jul 2019
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Milan and Turin: A tale of two cities

A battle of aperitifs and the legend of a bull's unmentionables reveal the ancient rivalry between Milan and Turin

4 min read6 Aug 2018
Industry

Wikipedia bots more like humans than expected: Report

Bots behave differently in culturally distinct online environments, say researchers

2 min read24 Feb 2017
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Loving the earth, through your gut

At the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin, which champions sustainable food systems

4 min read29 Nov 2016
Companies

Turing CEO Martin Shkreli arrested for securities fraud

The investigation predated the controversy surrounding Shkreli since September, when reports surfaced that Turing had raised the price of Daraprim, a 62-year-old treatment for a dangerous parasitic infection, to $750 a tablet from $13.50

4 min read18 Dec 2015
Industry

Competitor offers $1 rival to Turing Pharmaceuticals’ $750 pill

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals says it is offering a combination of pyrimethamine and leucovorin in an oral capsule for physicians to prescribe as a low-cost alternative to Turing's Daraprim

2 min read24 Oct 2015
Companies

Pfizer raised prices on 133 drugs this year, and it’s not alone

Drug firms in the US make smaller price increases each year, a tactic used to generate more revenue from older medications

4 min read6 Oct 2015
Companies

Fiat Agnelli family to tighten grip on Ferrari after spinoff

Fiat bought 50% of Ferrari in 1969 and increased the stake over the years to the current 90%

3 min read2 Mar 2015
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Film Review: The Imitation Game

A WWII spy thriller on the surface and an affecting love story at core

1 min read16 Jan 2015
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The boy who took the test

A computer programme named Eugene Goostman passed the Turing Test some days ago. Or did it?

3 min read11 Jun 2014
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