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• Thunderstorms: Why drought can lead to dangerous flooding

  15-08-2022 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain might seem ideal now for parched areas of the UK, but scientists warn it's a hazard.
  
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• Competition launched to name the 20 exoplanets that the James Webb Space Telescope is set to study

  15-08-2022 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The international naming competition, hosted by the International Astronomical Union, is being held to mark the 10th anniversary of its Office for Astronomy Outreach.
  
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• Artemis I will get 3 launch attempts after termination system extension agreed

  15-08-2022 20:13 via go.theregister.com
  
  Rolling back to the pad tomorrow, the SLS might finally take flight in August NASA's huge Space Launch System (SLS) will get its three launch attempts in the coming weeks after officials approved an extension to validation of the Flight Termination System from 20 to 25 days.…
  
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• Inventor develops a bizarre four-legged robot that allows snakes to 'walk' 

  15-08-2022 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Allen Pan, a Los Angeles-basedengineer and YouTuber, created the device out of a long tube and four plastic legs connected to a controller board.
  
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• Nuclear war between the US and Russia 'would cause a global famine'

  15-08-2022 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lead author Professor Lili Xia, of Rutgers University in New Jersey, said: 'The data tell us one thing. We must prevent a nuclear war from ever happening.'
  
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• New AI tool allows mourners to have conversations with the dead at their funeral

  15-08-2022 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Storyfile creates a digital clone of an individual prior to their death using videos of them answering questions. Loved ones can then experience an illusion of a conversation with them at their funeral.
  
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• Cost of living: Government to simplify broadband access

  15-08-2022 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says new system will give those receiving benefits better access to cheaper broadband.
  
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• Ford headlights project directions, speed limits and weather information on the ROAD in front of you

  15-08-2022 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Michigan-based car giant is testing smart headlights that project directions, speed limits, and weather information onto the road in front of you.
  
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• NASA's packing list for Artemis 1 revealed

  15-08-2022 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the launch of Artemis I, the US space agency has revealed a list of items it is sending on the SLS rocket on its journey to the Earth's only natural satellite.
  
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• Brain implants could let lawyers scan years of material in a fraction of the time, report suggests

  15-08-2022 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report from The Law Society claims that lawyers with brain implants could reduce the number of employees necessary for a complex case, and reduce the the legal fees of corporate clients.
  
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• Virgin Orbit trims losses, eyes two final launches for the year

  15-08-2022 13:29 via go.theregister.com
  
  Second quarter revenues at zero, though should jump to $12m following successful flights from Cornwall Virgin Orbit is burning less money, although it won't be launching quite as many rockets as originally hoped.…
  
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• Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe

  15-08-2022 13:00
  
  The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.
  
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• Xiaomi unveils a $104,000 humaoid ROBOT called CyberOne

  15-08-2022 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CyberOne was unveiled on stage during an event in Beijing last week. The robot has arms and legs that let it walk like a human, while AI technology allows it to detect 45 emotions.
  
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• When will the UK take another giant leap into space?

  15-08-2022 12:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Tim Peake set to return to ESA as the race to first vertical launch from British soil continues Feature  It promises to be a busy few years for British spaceflight. Astronaut Tim Peake is due to return to the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK's first vertical launches are set to take place in Scotland.…
  
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• Never-before-seen armoured dinosaur is unearthed in Argentina

  15-08-2022 11:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The species probably would have been able to eat tough, woody vegetation, according to palaeontologists at the Félix de Azara Natural History Foundation in Argentina.
  
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• Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wear its cape

  15-08-2022 11:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Of all the non-carbon energy options we have, this is the only one which can keep the lights on Opinion  What's GIF got to do with nuclear reactors? Commercial development of atomic power plants had largely stopped by the 1980s; even so you could do better than Deluxe Paint for your blueprints. Yet the connection is much more modern, to do with projects like the revival of molten salt tech as a new hope for zero-emission power.…
  
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• Apple Maps could soon have ADVERTS, report claims

  15-08-2022 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report by Bloomberg claims that Apple is testing ads in several of its pre-installed apps including Maps, Books, and Podcasts, as well as on Apple TV+.
  
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• WEF Calls For AI To Censor ‘Hate Speech’ And ‘Misinformation’

  15-08-2022 08:31 via technocracy.news
  The WEF was the original standard narrative against which all censorship was measured. Now it is calling for preemptive censorship to head off “hate speech” and “misinformation” before it is actually published. That means it must essentially monitor every keystroke before the “submit” button is pressed. This would be the disillusion of free speech. –  TN EditorDespite the fact that no one asked, the World Economic Forum is now advocating for the mer
  
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• Harari: ‘Don’t Need The Vast Majority Of The Population’

  15-08-2022 08:17 via technocracy.news
  
  Yuval Noah Harari’s futurist view is that humans are increasingly useless as automation, AI and robots take over human functions. This is the driving view for depopulation to simply remove those “useless eaters” from the face of the earth. Harari is a principal advisor to Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum. ⁃ TN EditorYuval Noah Harari, historian, futurist, and World Economic Forum (WEF) adviser, said, “We just don’t need the vast majority of the popula
  
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• Leaders make fifth attempt to pass UN Oceans Treaty

  15-08-2022 04:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.
  
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• AI: A Secular Look At The Digital Antichrist

  15-08-2022 03:16 via technocracy.news
  
  Highjacking evolution in order to become the “intelligent designers” of life on earth reflects the urge of transhumans to become like God. It also reflects their utter contempt for God as the original intelligence behind all earthly design. Regardless of how it is positioned, the transhuman goal is anti-God and anti-human. ⁃ TN EditorWhy do globalists have a deep rooted obsession with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? What is it about the fervent quest for an autonomous digitized b
  
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• The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggage

  15-08-2022 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With millions of bags and suitcases going missing this summer, technology may offer the solution.
  
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• 'Game-changing' breakthrough for organ transplants as scientists alter blood type of donor kidney

  15-08-2022 01:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have worked out how to convert kidneys to the universal O blood type,which can be used for any patient. This will allow more transplants to take place.
  
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