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The paperwork required by health insurers to get many medical procedures or tests—one of the biggest gripes of doctors and patients—is getting rolled back. UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in the U.S., said it would cut its use of the prior authorization process. Starting in the third quarter, it will remove many procedures and medical devices from its list of services requiring the signoff. The insurer also said it would eliminate, starting next year,…

UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) has shared that “serious investment” will be required to maintain the country’s “incredible growth” in the game sector, following the UK government’s spring budget announcement. As part of the spring budget, the UK government announced the Video Games Expenditure Credit, which will provide more tax relief for companies in the game industry. Following the announced changes, UKIE has shared that it is “keen to ensure companies of all sizes and budgets can benefit” from the new programme.…

Photo via 20th Century Fox With great power comes great responsibility… to get buff. Hugh Jackman — aka Wolverine — doesn’t just get into that shape from taking deep breaths. It takes a grueling workout regimen that honestly seems a little too intense for the average person. Also, he’s 54, so you know it can’t be that easy. The Jackmonster shared what looks like one of the most grueling exercises a human being could ever do. You know how hard it is to plank? Go try it right now and see how well you do. OK, now…

Image: Images: SpinLaunch Graphics: Vicky LetaSpinLaunch is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for seeking to build a groundbreaking centrifugal launch system that can deliver small satellites to orbit cheaper, faster, and with reduced environmental harm.The Question Is it possible to launch rockets into the upper atmosphere without fuel?The ResultsThe first tests of the company’s suborbital 108-foot (33-meter) accelerator at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert have been promising, attracting the attention…

Harry Styles will have to take part in the 2023 New Zealand census, which aims to capture the country as it was on the same night as his only show in the country.The census is conducted every five years and requires everyone in the country, including overseas visitors, to take part. This year it happens to be held on the night of the British pop star’s Auckland show on 7 March.A spokesperson for the New Zealand government’s census team confirmed to the Guardian on Friday that Styles would have to take part. Any individual…

Income Tax is a direct tax, that is, levied on any individual’s or entity’s income during a financial year. It is directly paid to the government, like all the other direct taxes. The net taxable income is considered to calculate the tax liability of the individual or entity based on the income slabs provided by the Income-tax Department for the current financial year. The amount of tax paid depends on the money earned by the individual in that particular financial year.What are ITRs?Income Tax Returns or ITRs are…

According to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer, current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments. In a paper published in Nature Communications, visiting planetary scientist Alberto Fairen, and an international team of researchers, claim that ancient organic material in Martian rocks could be difficult, if not impossible, to detect with current instruments and techniques. Fairen -…

The wildfire-climate change feedback loop. Credit: Chris Wolf, William Ripple Background photo by Peter BuschmannA new report warns of many risky climate feedback loops and the need for action in both research and policy. It was written by an international team of researchers, including scientists from Oregon State University (OSU) and will be published today (February 17, 2023) in the scientific journal One Earth. The report states that partly due to amplifying climate feedbacks, “a very rapid drawdown in emissions will…

You might believe that coding careers are for math whizzes and equation nerds. Don’t write off your chances of pursuing a profession in programming if that’s not you! The truth is that anyone can become a coder, regardless of their expertise in mathematics.  Do you want to know how? You may be surprised at what unfolds ahead. Coding is a field that involves problem-solving, logic, and creativity, but what about math? If you’re struggling with this question running rounds in your mind, it won’t be a wild-goose chase for…

Researchers at the University of Adelaide announced this week that they made clean hydrogen fuel from seawater without pre-treatment. Demand for hydrogen fuel, a clean energy source that only produces water when burned, is expected to increase in the coming years as the world (hopefully) continues to pivot away from fossil fuels. The findings could eventually provide cheaper green energy production to coastal areas. “We have split natural seawater into oxygen and hydrogen with nearly 100 per cent efficiency, to produce…