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• How the Pantheon has stayed intact for almost 2,000 years

  06-01-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have finally discovered the secret behind ancient construction methods.
  
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• Apple quietly launches a selection of audiobooks read by an AI robot

  06-01-2023 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This new feature is just the start of what will be a fierce battle with the likes of Amazon and Spotify for a global industry insiders think could be worth more than $35 billion (£29 billion) by 2030.
  
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• Wolf micromoon will rise tonight that is smaller because it's at the furthest point from Earth

  06-01-2023 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The moon will appear like a dot in the night sky because it is at its furthest point from Earth. Skygazers will want to step outside at 6pm ET tonight to see the moon at its fullest.
  
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• No One Will Escape the FTX Fallout

  06-01-2023 19:10
  Try as they might, crypto companies pressured by the trading platform’s collapse are failing to bail themselves out.
  
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• Uncle Sam OKs vaccine that protects honeybees against hive-destroying bacterium

  06-01-2023 18:45 via go.theregister.com
  Maybe humans could learn a thing or two about how modern medicine can prevent the spread of disease Honeybees are fascinating. They make Winnie the Pooh's meal of choice, they perform about 80 percent of pollination worldwide, and one-third of the global food supply relies on them.…
  
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• Can the UK's race to space take off?

  06-01-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The first orbital rocket launch from Britain is about to blast off - but it's just the start for the UK's race to space.
  
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• Study: 6G May Use Humans As Power Source

  06-01-2023 17:27 via technocracy.news
  Since future 6G will operate at extremely low power levels, scientists have determined that the traditional energy leakage from the human body can be inexpensively harvested (ie, a 50 cent bracelet) and employed to run on-person 6G devices, pushing data to smart devices for further upload to the cloud. Furthermore, this could complete the Internet of Bodies pledge where humans in close proximity automatically form private networks to exchange data. ⁃ TN Editor5G wireless technology is just
  
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• The Pentagon Creates Road Map For ‘Zero Trust’ Internet Access By 2027

  06-01-2023 17:08 via technocracy.news
  TN has examined this topic in detail several times. Ultimately, the only people who will be able to hop on the Internet, regardless of the entry point (5G, 6G, fiber optic, private of public WiFi) will first have to be definitively identified. This will require a personal, registered ID comparable to an electronic passport. No digital ID? You don’t use the Internet. Got ID? Every activity is tracked, catalogued and saved. The military is paving the way for this. ⁃ TN EditorThe Defens
  
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• Rise of the CES robots: 2023 tech conferences sees new technology

  06-01-2023 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robots are roaming the halls at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Attendees are interactive with self-driving delivery bots, rolling companion and a mechanical pillow.
  
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• Rapper accuses Paula Abdul of stealing smart glasses the American Idol judge launched at CES

  06-01-2023 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Singer Paula Abdul debuted her smart audio glasses at CES called IdolEyes. Now, rapper Tommie Lee is accusing the American Idol judge of stealing her idea for smart glasses.
  
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• How The Military Will Fight Using 5G In Electromagnetic Spectrum

  06-01-2023 16:39 via technocracy.news
  As noted below, one of the most powerful features of 5G is the ability to “slice” the spectrum into discrete communication pipelines. If 4G is compared to a congested 5 lane freeway, 5G could create a dedicated, empty lane for high-speed emergence vehicles. Already, discrete slices are being used by police, intel agencies, emergence services, private corporate communications and of course, the military itself. ⁃ TN EditorWhether it’s to look up funny cat videos or operate
  
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• Should we study maths until we turn 18? Studies show dropping the subject impacts brain development

  06-01-2023 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline takes a look at some of the studies which support or contradict the Prime Minister's controversial new plan to get all students to study maths up to the age of 18.
  
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• Move over, graphene. There's a new super-material in town: Graphullerene

  06-01-2023 15:45 via go.theregister.com
  New family of carbon super-structures discovered for futurologists to fizz over Graphene, that much-hyped super-material yet to transform industry, has competition on the block in the form of a related 3D carbon structure made up of linked balls.…
  
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• Michigan man unveils 400mph+ 'Streamliner' vehicle he's built over 26 years

  06-01-2023 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An 86-year-old man is attempting to join the land speed elite after unveiling his streamliner that he's been building since 1996 as he prepares to race it on Utah's Salt Flats and fulfil his wife's dying wish.
  
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• US bank Silvergate hit with $8bn in crypto withdrawals

  06-01-2023 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The bank has had to sell $5.2bn in assets to cover two-thirds of its customers withdrawing their deposits.
  
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• The Age of Digital, Transparent Warfare Is Here

  06-01-2023 13:00
  Precision weapons, satellites, and AI have changed how we fight—and who sees the consequences.
  
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• Meet the Earth’s Lawyers

  06-01-2023 13:00
  ClientEarth helps shape new laws and enforce old ones to protect the planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants.
  
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• Europe’s Plan to Become the First Climate-Neutral Continent

  06-01-2023 13:00
  From retrofitting buildings to rethinking farming, electrifying transport, and prioritizing reforestation, the EU is chasing net zero.
  
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• Does Meta’s Horizon Workrooms Deliver? Customers Say Yes … and No

  06-01-2023 13:00
  Companies trialing the metaverse space say it’s kind of fun, but only in small doses.
  
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• Carpool karaoke system links your car speakers to a MICROPHONE

  06-01-2023 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, links your car speakers to a microphone and gives you a choice of 100,000 songs to sing along to during road trips.
  
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• Chinese boy, 12, needs a THERMOMETER pulled out of his penis 

  06-01-2023 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed child in China was rushed to hospital after inserting the medical device into his penis while masturbating and suffering severe pain for nine hours when it got stuck.
  
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• Elon Musk claims AI programme ChatGPT will make homework redundant as students will use it to cheat

  06-01-2023 10:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk tweeted 'Goodbye homework!' in response to an article about the New York City Department of Education blocking ChatGPT on school devices.
  
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• World's first tractor powered by COW DUNG is unveiled - and it could help to tackle climate change

  06-01-2023 10:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The groundbreaking machine was developed by Cornish company Bennamann, which has been researching and developing biomethane production for over a decade.
  
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• Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked

  06-01-2023 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
  
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• Wind generated a record amount of electricity in 2022

  06-01-2023 05:41 via bbc.co.uk
  More electricity in Great Britain last year came from renewable sources than from fossil fuels.
  
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• Samsung profits plunge as demand for gadgets slows

  06-01-2023 03:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The global economic slowdown is impacting memory chip prices and demand for devices.
  
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• The mask that silences noisy phone calls

  06-01-2023 01:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fed up with fellow passengers talking too loudly on the phone? French firm Skyted has the solution - a mask worn by the person speaking that stops those around them hearing their conversation.
  
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• Flying boats and other tech for cleaner shipping

  06-01-2023 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The shipping industry is experimenting with foils, sails and fuel to make itself less carbon intensive.
  
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