Sci-Tech news

• Would YOUR neighborhood be targeted in a nuclear conflict?

  08-02-2023 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While heavily populated cities like New York and Los Angeles may seem like the most likely US targets, there are other, more strategic targets in states such as Montana or North Dakota.
  
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• NFT images of furry Birkin bags violated trademark rules

  08-02-2023 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hermes, which owns the brand, has won a landmark case against an artist who created NFTs of the famous bag.
  
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• Moon dust could help solve global warming, study says

  08-02-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Moon dust would intercept a proportion of sunlight before it reaches our planet, acting as a 'temporary sunshade', according to a study led by University of Utah experts.
  
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• Cost of living crisis: Expert reveals five tips for saving mobile data

  08-02-2023 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you're using the internet on your phone, and it's not connected to Wi-Fi, you're using mobile data. Here's an expert's tips for how to make it last during the cost of living crisis.
  
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• Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors

  08-02-2023 18:30
  
  Within hours of the disaster, software engineers were rolling out applications to help locate people in need and distribute aid.
  
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• Microsoft Readies ChatGPT-Like AI For Its Search Engine Bing

  08-02-2023 17:46 via technocracy.news
  
  Microsoft CEO says AI will disrupt the world like the invention of personal computers and “cloud computing.” Microsoft is implementing OpenAI and ChatGPT into Bing while Google is launching Bard into its search engine. By the end of 2023, the knowledge acquisition landscape will be completely transformed and as yet, nobody is exactly certain what it will look like, except that it will adhere to “woke” dogma. ⁃ TN EditorMicrosoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology int
  
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• Denialism: How The Woke Stifle Dissent

  08-02-2023 17:27 via technocracy.news
  
  Propaganda comes in all forms of communication and one big item is name calling. The word “denier’ has been overused to great success by woke ideologues: anybody who speaks something that they don’t like is automatically labeled a “denier” and summarily excluded from the discussion. “Denier” is a subtle type of derision, making the target to appear irrelevant, if not malicious. ⁃ TN EditorAs with misinformation, labeling someone who disagrees with
  
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• Microsoft deal to buy Activision opposed by UK regulator

  08-02-2023 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority says it would lead to higher prices and fewer choices for gamers.
  
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• Microsoft unveils new version of Bing with ChatGPT powers

  08-02-2023 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bing now greets you with a search bar, but after you input your query you are presented with two sets of results - a list of hyperlinks and a response from ChatGPT, created by San Francisco-based OpenAI.
  
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• Flashback: Dr. Deborah Birx Was The Technocrat Destroyer Who Deceived Trump Into Wrecking America Over COVID-19

  08-02-2023 15:16 via technocracy.news
  
  Deborah Birx is a Technocrat who was orchestrating COVID-19 policies behind the scenes, using treachery and deceit. This is the fallback position of Technocrats whose agenda is or might be blocked in some way. Her blatant disregard for the U.S. Constitution, elected politicians and the Rule of Law set her on a self-appointed mission to deceive the President of the United States and then to deceive the entire medical establishment.
  Like snakes in the woodpile, there are more fangs waiting in the
  
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• 'Woke' ChatGPT refuses to praise Donald Trump, or tell a joke about women

  08-02-2023 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The popular chatbot has been accused of being 'woke' after a string of responses displaying a heavy left-wing bias, according to a computer science professor at the University of Washington.
  
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• UK PM splits govt department in 4, creates dedicated 'Science and Tech' bit

  08-02-2023 13:39 via go.theregister.com
  
  GDPR rejig and Online Safety Bill concerns, semiconductor strategy basically sorted then. Right? Right? UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has used a reshuffle of his cabinet of ministers to also usher into existence a dedicated department to focus on science and technology policy for the country, although when that will happen wasn't immediately clear.…
  
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• ChatGPT accused of being 'woke' after refusing to praise Donald Trump

  08-02-2023 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The popular chatbot has been accused of being 'woke' after a string of responses displaying a heavy left-wing bias, according to a computer science professor at the University of Washington.
  
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• Jupiter overtakes Saturn for most moons in our solar system

  08-02-2023 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington said most of the newly-identified moons are small - ranging from 0.6 to 2 miles (1 to 3.2 kilometres) wide.
  
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• Why Tinder can make it HARDER to find love: Excessive swiping creates 'partner choice overload'

  08-02-2023 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Vienna has found that excessive swiping on dating apps exacerbates feelings of self-doubt and the fear of being single.
  
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• Quantum breakthrough could revolutionise computing

  08-02-2023 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers have transferred 'quantum' information between computer chips at record speeds and accuracy.
  
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• Toxic gaming tackled by Ubisoft's unique police alert system

  08-02-2023 02:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News has exclusive access to how Ubisoft's customer relations centre is working with police.
  
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• HS2 Ltd miscalculating impact on nature - Wildlife Trusts

  08-02-2023 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HS2 Ltd's assessment of its impact on biodiversity is "riddled with inaccuracies" - say wildlife charities
  
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• SNP MP Stewart McDonald's emails hacked by Russian group

  08-02-2023 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stewart McDonald tells the BBC his emails have been stolen by a group linked to Russian intelligence.
  
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• Sheep bond over stressful experiences such as being sheared or rounded up by dogs, study says 

  08-02-2023 01:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found the animals prefer the company of other sheep who went through the stressful experience with them.
  
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• Rolls-Royce Spectre EV First Drive: Understated Luxury

  08-02-2023 01:00
  
  WIRED got two hours behind the wheel of a preproduction prototype that might be the ultimate high-end EV. We could have gone all day.
  
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• ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India's Culture Wars

  08-02-2023 00:30
  
  Hindu nationalists claim that the chatbot has insulted their deities, sparking an online uproar.
  
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