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• Stephen Hawking was RIGHT! New model shows primordial black holes could account for all dark matter

  17-12-2021 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists took Stephen Hawking's theory and modified it to show a different model of how the universe formed, which shows primordial holes formed during the Bing Bang.
  
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• Human brain cells grown in a petri dish learn to play Pong faster than AI

  17-12-2021 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lab-grown brain cells create mini-brains called DishBrains that scientist found can be taught how to play pong in just five minutes, while it takes artificial intelligence 90 minutes to learn.
  
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• Necklaces said to 'protect' people from 5G mobile networks are found to be dangerously radioactive 

  17-12-2021 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dutch authority on nuclear safety and radiation yesterday issued a statement warning people against wearing jewellery and accessories which are advertised to protect from 5G.
  
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• Human brain cells grown in a petri dish learn to play Pong faster than AII

  17-12-2021 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lab-grown brain cells create mini-brains called DishBrains that scientist found can be taught how to play pong in just five minutes, while it takes artificial intelligence 90 minutes to learn.
  
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• Covid-19 can cause your muscles to SWELL by more than 60%, study reveals 

  17-12-2021 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The immune response to Covid-19 damages mitochondria, leading to a loss of energy fuels which builds up water, according to the team from Jessa Hospital in Hassalt, Belgium.
  
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• Horseshoe crab BLOOD in high demand for vaccine and drug testing - and they could go extinct

  17-12-2021 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US Scientists drain the horseshoe crabs of their blue blood for up to eight minutes and are returned the creatures to the wild, but data shows up to 30% of the creatures die shortly after.
  
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• Archaeology: Cosmic rays may reveal the hidden tomb of China's first Emperor

  17-12-2021 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese officials have long been reluctant to allow the tomb in Xi'an's Lintong District to be unearthed until they can guarantee the preservation of any artefacts within.
  
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• #MeToo Comes To Metaverse: “There I Was, Being Virtually Groped”

  17-12-2021 17:17 via technocracy.news
  
  Whatever criminal or base behavior that exists in the real world, can and will also exist in the virtual world. Already, a female beta-tester for a metaverse software platform has reported being unexpectedly groped by a stranger. The metaverse is inevitably headed toward lawlessness and moral depravity, outside of governmental reach, much like the “Wild West” of the 1800s. ⁃ TN EditorLast week, Meta (the umbrella company formerly known as Facebook) opened up access to its virtu
  
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• Fourteen new species of shrew discovered on an Indonesian island

  17-12-2021 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery of 14 new new species of shrew is described as a 'major discovery in the animal kingdom' by a group of scientists led by Louisiana State University.
  
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• US sanctions drone-maker DJI

  17-12-2021 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Treasury Department puts the Chinese drone giant DJI on an investment blacklist.
  
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• Ibiza beaches could be lost by the end of the century due to climate change, study warns

  17-12-2021 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A model was created to look at sea level changes under current climate change projections by researchers from the Oceanographic Center of the Balearic Islands.
  
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• Sauropod dinosaurs 'were close to being cold-blooded like modern-day reptiles'

  17-12-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Species such as Diplodocus and Brontosaurus appear to have avoided freezing temperatures, according to a study led by experts at University College London and the University of Vigo.
  
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• 71 of the Best Films on Netflix UK This Week

  17-12-2021 17:00
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly.
  
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• 68 of the Best Netflix Series to Binge Watch Right Now

  17-12-2021 17:00
  
  Struggling with what to watch on Netflix tonight? Look no further than the WIRED guide to the best Netflix TV shows in 2021. Updated weekly.
  
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• 47 of the Best Documentaries on Netflix Right Now

  17-12-2021 17:00
  
  Our edit of the best Netflix documentaries right now, updated twice a month.
  
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• 42 of the Best Amazon Prime Series Right Now

  17-12-2021 17:00
  
  WIRED picks the best Amazon Prime series from what's new on Amazon Prime UK.
  
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• 28 of the Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

  17-12-2021 17:00
  
  Looking for what to watch? Here are best shows on Disney+
  
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• AWS Announces IoT TwinMaker Service To Build Digital Twins

  17-12-2021 16:35 via technocracy.news
  
  Creating a digital twin of the physical world will be key to constructing the virtual metaverse where people will move seamlessly between the real and artificial world. Within a few years, we should expect something comparable to Google Maps and Google Earth except on an immersive level where your own digital twin (avatar) can be inserted anywhere on earth. ⁃ TN EditorToday, we are announcing AWS IoT TwinMaker, a new service that makes it faster and easier for developers to create and use
  
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• GirlsDoPorn victims win rights to their videos

  17-12-2021 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 400 people can now demand the illegally obtained films be removed from websites.
  
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• Man And AI Machine: Co-Evolutionary Hybrid Intelligence?

  17-12-2021 16:02 via technocracy.news
  
  Artificial Intelligence is an oxymoron because intelligence is an exclusively human concept. Thus, if humans use their intelligence to build artificial representations of their own intelligence, it can never exceed it. Nevertheless, artificial reasoning power does not express or inherit human traits such as wisdom, compassion, love, etc. ⁃ TN EditorYou know you’re in for a treat when a pre-print AI research paper begins by explaining that nobody really knows what AI is and
  
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• Nasa probe flies in Sun's atmosphere and other tech news

  17-12-2021 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos should spend 'less time in the hot tub' as Blue Origin lags Space X

  17-12-2021 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tesla CEO, who was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2021, did offer faint praise of his US rival when he said Bezos has 'reasonably good engineering aptitude'.
  
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• Hyundai unveils a four-wheeled robot that's designed to carry almost ANYTHING

  17-12-2021 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) has been developed with a low and flat body that is perfect for 'stability and high manoeuvrability' tasks, said South Korea-based Hyundai.
  
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• Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos should spend 'less time in the hot tub'

  17-12-2021 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tesla CEO, who was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2021, did offer faint praise of his US rival when he said Bezos has 'reasonably good engineering aptitude'.
  
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• They Make the Watches. You Change the Straps

  17-12-2021 13:00
  
  Traditional watch brands are embracing customer demand for a simple swap to suit their moods—and it might be all thanks to Apple.
  
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• The Biodiversity Crisis Needs Its Net Zero Moment

  17-12-2021 13:00
  
  Climate change isn't the only major crisis facing the world. We're in the middle of a mass extinction, and missing all of our biodiversity targets.
  
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• Faster Home Broadband Should Be Enshrined in Law

  17-12-2021 13:00
  
  Outdated minimum speeds for home broadband were bad enough before the pandemic. It’s time to pick up the pace.
  
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• Covid-19 Widened Inequalities. Digital Tools Can Close the Gap

  17-12-2021 13:00
  
  Faster connectivity, inclusive technology and improved skills can accelerate a Covid-19 recovery that works for everyone.
  
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• Batteries Are About to Get Way Greener

  17-12-2021 13:00
  
  For the first time battery technology can get greener by going reusable, traceable and cobalt-free.
  
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• Amazon Alexa transforms into Santa Claus for Christmas

  17-12-2021 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users can say 'Alexa, enable Hey Santa' to hear him tell a story, sing a song, crack a joke, set a timer and more, as if he's speaking down the phone from the North Pole.
  
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• Online calculator reveals how many minutes you've spent on devices this year 

  17-12-2021 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The calculator, by Brussels-based Sortlist, asks you to enter your daily screen time, before calculating how much that equates to over the course of the year.
  
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• Meta's metaverse app user reveals her avatar was 'virtually groped'

  17-12-2021 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incident, acknowledged by the Menlo Park-based firm formerly known as Facebook, took place during Horizon Worlds' beta testing.
  
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• Upgrade your tv with the Fire TV Stick Lite on sale for £14.99 on Amazon 

  17-12-2021 09:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking to get all the best TV shows, films and entertainment without upgrading your TV? The Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite with Alexa Voice Remoteis now on sale for just £14.99.
  
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• 'We never seen this before': Omicron fears spark huge testing lines across the city

  17-12-2021 08:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Long lines formed at test sites on Thursday, as New York City's Covid test positivity rate doubled in a matter of only three days, from 3.9 percent to 7.8 percent from December 9 to December 12.
  
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• How Russia tries to censor Western social media

  17-12-2021 02:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Western social media companies face huge fines as Russia pressures them to remove content it objects to.
  
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• AI argues for and against itself in Oxford Union debate

  17-12-2021 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artificial intelligence was given access to the whole of Wikipedia and news articles in preparation.
  
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• Tech trends 2022: Starships and missing chips

  17-12-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From giant rockets to new ways to heat your home, a look at the technology that will emerge in 2022.
  
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• Confirmed: James Webb Space Telescope team plans launch for this Xmas Eve after data cable fix

  17-12-2021 00:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  Have all those scientists been naughty ... or nice? Updated  The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been confirmed for December 24* after engineers investigated and fixed up a communications problem on board the booster and spacecraft combo.…
  
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• A festive gift to astronomers: James Webb Space Telescope may launch this Xmas Eve after data cable fix

  17-12-2021 00:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  Have all those scientists been naughty ... or nice? The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has slipped to not earlier than December 24 as engineers investigated and fixed up a communication problems on board the booster and spacecraft combo.…
  
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