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• Massive tooth from extinct megalodon shark discovered 10,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean

  06-10-2022 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have discovered a fossilized tooth the size of a human hand 10,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean that they believe belonged to a megalodon shark.
  
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• Michigan high school to deploy AI system to detect guns in real time - and alert security in seconds

  06-10-2022 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A high school in Michigan is the first private school in the state to deploy an artificial intelligence-based system to detect guns as part of its security system.
  
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• Billboards in SPACE could beam ads to Earth at a cost of $65M and would require 50 small satellites 

  06-10-2022 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The average person already sees up to 10,000 advertisements per day - but there's one place Madison Avenue has yet to conquer: space.
  
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• Micro-delays in musical timing enhance the listeners' perception of 'swing' in jazz, study finds 

  06-10-2022 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization have found that jazz musicians perceive swing when beats one and three are delayed by 30 milliseconds.
  
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• Brain-like organ grown from human cells could be the key to uncovering autism

  06-10-2022 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seed-sized 'brains' were grown in a lab using stem cells from an individual with autism, allowing scientists tosee how the neurons may differ in someone with the genetic disorder.
  
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• Vegetarians are more likely to suffer from depression, study claims

  06-10-2022 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazilian experts say the higher amount of depressive episodes in veggies might be because of the 'social experience' they endure, such as being teased for their choice of diet.
  
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• Boston Dynamics and other robotics firms pledge not to WEAPONIZE their products in new open letter

  06-10-2022 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robotics company Boston Dynamics is pledging not to support the weaponization of its products and calling for its competitors to do the same.
  
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• Everybody Asks: Who Is Really Controlling Joe Biden?

  06-10-2022 17:53 via technocracy.news
  By Patrick Wood
  Since the Carter Administration in the 1970s, members of the Trilateral Commission have dominated every president since, both Democrat and Republican, to establish their self-proclaimed goal of  a New International Economic Order. For all who think the Commission is over-the-hill, you need to get a grip on what is actually happening. Here are the top ten Trilaterals controlling Biden.
  (Trilateral Commission current or former members are in bold type.)
  Joe Biden is surrounded
  
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• Orcas attacking great whites off the coast of South Africa reveals sharks have a flight response

  06-10-2022 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage captured a group of Great White Sharks being viscously attacked by several orcas off the coast of South Africa and a new study found surviving sharks avoided the area for seven weeks after.
  
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• Instagram will now run ADS on the Explore page and in profile feeds to combat declining revenues

  06-10-2022 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta has revealed that it is offering advertising space to brands in the Explore tab and in profile feeds of Instagram. This comes after it reported its first ever revenue drop in the second quarter.
  
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• Google launches Pixel 7 smartphone and its first smartwatch

  06-10-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unveiled at its Made By Google event in New York on Thursday, Pixel 7 is Google's 'most powerful phone yet', packed with the tech giant's new Tensor G2 processor.
  
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• Training AI: Fake Data Is Cheaper Than Real Data

  06-10-2022 16:33 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats have always been addicted to data, but now there is not enough real-world data to satisfy the lust for more. The answer? Create fake data that is “synthesized” by other AI programs to be fed into other prime AI algorithms that are being “trained” for certain outcomes. So, is fake data really better than real data? You decide. ⁃ TN EditorBabies learn to talk from hearing other humans — mostly their parents — repeatedly produce sounds. Slowly,
  
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• Former Uber security chief convicted for concealing a felony

  06-10-2022 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Joe Sullivan had covered up a "massive theft" of Uber user data, in 2016, prosecutors said.
  
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• When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition

  06-10-2022 15:57 via technocracy.news
  As the blade cuts in both directions, so does Free Speech and the First Amendment. It is there for all sides of the political spectrum to ensure a free market of ideas where people can make up their own minds instead of being forced or deceived into a certain mold. Tyranny always fills the vacuum left by the absence of Free Speech. ⁃ TN EditorAnti-government speech has become a four-letter word.
  In more and more cases, the government is declaring war on what should be protected political s
  
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• Why you have all your best ideas in the SHOWER

  06-10-2022 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Virginia say focusing on a moderately-engaging task like showering boosts creativity more than simply letting your mind wander aimlessly.
  
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• Amazon has slashed the price of the Acer Chromebook Spin 311 touchscreen laptop to just $200

  06-10-2022 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Save 20% on the Acer Spin 311 which has a 360-degree hinge so you can fold it flat and use as a tablet, watch movies on or use for high-res video calls.
  
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• Antarctic glaciers flow faster in the summer, study shows

  06-10-2022 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fast-flowing glaciers are feeding George VI ice shelf, a floating platform of ice roughly the size of Wales on the Antarctic Peninsula, say University of Cambridge experts.
  
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• Orcas caught on camera eating Great White SHARKS for the first time off the coast of South Africa

  06-10-2022 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clips, analysed by experts at the Marine Dynamics Academy, reveal that the killer whales were attacking Great Whites for about an hour, and that this behaviour might be spreading in the species.
  
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• Ai-Da Robot artist to make history as the first robot to speak at the House of Lords next week

  06-10-2022 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ai-Da, a 'realistic' robot artist created and built in Britain, will speak at the House of Lordsat the Palace of Westminster, next Tuesday.
  
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• How the smell of food can enable 'TIME TRAVEL'

  06-10-2022 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Lancaster University exposed older people to flavours from their youth, and found they enhanced their memories of key events.
  
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• Look up this weekend! Draconid Meteor Shower to light up the sky with 10 shooting stars an hour

  06-10-2022 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The annual display will be most visible in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday (8 October), but meteors will start appearing from tonight (6 October) and could be visible until Monday.
  
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• These Are the 100 Hottest Startups in Europe in 2022

  06-10-2022 13:00
  Entrepreneurs across the continent are embracing new ways of working—and there’s a perceptible shift in what startups choose to focus on.
  
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• The Wild History of the Beloved 'Addams Family' Pinball Machine

  06-10-2022 13:00
  It was the most popular game ever when Bally released it in 1991, and collectors clamor for the machines even now.
  
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• Elon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse

  06-10-2022 13:00
  Tesla’s outspoken CEO thinks the biggest threat facing the planet is people not having enough babies. Demographers disagree.
  
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• How NASA's asteroid smashing technology could save YOU from a painful death

  06-10-2022 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But will NASA's asteroid-smashing technology really work if a planet-killing space rock like the six-mile-wide one that wiped out the dinosaurs is about to hit our planet?
  
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• Brexit dividend? 'Newly independent' UK will be world's 'data hub', claims digital minister

  06-10-2022 10:30 via go.theregister.com
  Amid inevitable talk of 'red tape' cutting at ruling party conference, data protection experts are concerned Britain's digital minister says the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is "limiting the potential of our businesses," and is vowing to cut data protection "red tape," for the "newly independent nation free of EU bureaucracy."…
  
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• From Cybertruck to a self-driving Robotaxi: Bizarre tech Tesla has announced but never released

  06-10-2022 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the unveiling of the Optimus robot, MailOnline has taken a look at the Tesla products that have been announced but are still yet to be released.
  
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• Elon Musk X: What life is like on a super-app in Asia

  06-10-2022 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  In Asia, super-apps are already a vital part of everyday life, with everything available at a click of a button.
  
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• Save 58% off this home security camera bundle ahead of the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale 

  06-10-2022 09:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Ahead of the Prime Early Access Sale, Amazon has slashed the price of bestselling smart home devices, including a massive discount on this Blink bundle which includes two cameras...
  
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• The 34 hours that can turn an acquaintance into a good friend

  06-10-2022 09:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The analysis revealed that the ultimate formula for friendship involves 11 interactions, each lasting on average three hours and four minutes, over the period of five and a half months.
  
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• Japan tests probe to land on Martian moon Phobos, bring a chunk of it back to Earth

  06-10-2022 07:31 via go.theregister.com
  COVID hiccups be damned, work on instruments and connectivity is under way and space agency JAXA is determined to hit launch window The world’s first mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of two moons orbiting Mars, has progressed to testing its bus system and mission instruments.…
  
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• Japan testing probe to land on Martian moon Phobos, bring a chunk of it back to Earth

  06-10-2022 07:31 via go.theregister.com
  COVID hiccups be damned, work on instruments and connectivity is under way and space agency JAXA is determined to hit launch window The world’s first mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of two moons orbiting Mars, has progressed to testing its bus system and mission instruments.…
  
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• New oil and gas at odds with green goals - report

  06-10-2022 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  New licences for North Sea oil and gas are incompatible with reaching net zero by 2050, a report says.
  
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• Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor

  06-10-2022 02:39 via bbc.co.uk
  X-ray scans of a tiny reptile fossil reveal the pterodactyls' ancestors scampered around on two legs.
  
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• iPhone 14: Can India replace China as the world's factory?

  06-10-2022 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Can India become the new manufacturing hub as global firms try to reduce their dependence on China?
  
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• Apple iPhone: Can China’s loss be India’s gain?

  06-10-2022 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Can India become the new manufacturing hub as global firms try to reduce their dependence on China?
  
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• Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine

  06-10-2022 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  It is the first war where commercial space capabilities have played a significant role, a US general says.
  
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• Giant's Causeway was formed in a matter of DAYS - and not over thousands of years, study claims 

  06-10-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Mike Simms, curator of natural sciences at National Museums NI, has put forward the first new theory on the creation of the Giant's Causeway since 1940.
  
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