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• New earthquake probability model may help better predict the next big one

  09-02-2023 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new model claims to predict when and where the next major earthquake may strike - just days after a 7.8 magnitude quake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing at least 19,000 people.
  
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• The AI doctor will see you now: ChatGPT passes gold-standard US medical exam

  09-02-2023 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artificial intelligence program scored between 52.4 and 75 percent across the three-part US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). Each year's passing threshold is around 60 percent.
  
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• Elon Musk's Neuralink 'is under investigation' by the DOT over claims it transported pathogens

  09-02-2023 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's Neuralink is being investigated by the Department of Transportation after an animal advocacy group shared letters showing the company transported hazardous pathogens.
  
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• Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

  09-02-2023 21:41
  
  Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers.
  
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• Watchdog warns rules not keeping up with surveillance tech

  09-02-2023 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The surveillance camera commissioner warns of an "explosion" of devices such as drones and body-worn video.
  
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• Here's what living on Mars would do to the human body

  09-02-2023 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA aims to send humans to Mars next decade, but SpaceX could do it even earlier. Here's what the first astronauts there will have to contend with.
  
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• Unbelievable moment a piece of the sun BREAKS OFF baffles scientists

  09-02-2023 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA captured the moment a filament of plasma breaks off from the sun and then starts circulating around the northern pole like a tornado - an event never seen by human eyes.
  
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• Curiosity finds clearest evidence yet for water on Mars

  09-02-2023 18:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  A rippled rocky ridge suggests the presence of lakes and waves, all at a higher elevation than expected The Mars Curiosity rover has discovered what NASA said is its clearest evidence yet that the red planet used to be anything but dusty and dry - and it found that evidence in a place it didn't expect.…
  
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• Seven Russians sanctioned over ransomware cyber-crime

  09-02-2023 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK and US announce rare joint action against the men, including freezing their assets.
  
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• China’s Alibaba Joins AI Race To Challenge ChatGPT

  09-02-2023 17:21 via technocracy.news
  
  Open AI’s ChatGPT platform gathered 100 million active users in just four months, launching an all-out “arms race” between Internet giants Microsoft, Google, Baidu and Alibaba. There is no doubt that Apple is lurking in the shadows. Hundreds of app developers are already licensing the ChatGPT API to build related consumer and business products. ⁃ TN EditorAlibaba is the latest tech giant to wade into artificial intelligence chatbots by developing a tool like ChatGPT.
  
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• Puppies fed bones are less likely to have gut issues when they're older

  09-02-2023 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meanwhile those fed kibble - ground up ingredients shaped into pellets - or chemically-treated rawhides, were at higher risk, according to a team of researchers from the University of Helsinki.
  
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• New electric car battery charges in just ONE HOUR - eight times faster than current units

  09-02-2023 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists grew uniform lithium crystals on a surface it doesn't 'like,' which resulted in dense uniformed layers that lack battery-performance-degrading spikes called dendrites.
  
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• Are Americans Slouching Toward Technocratic Rule?

  09-02-2023 16:17 via technocracy.news
  
  The liberal and thoroughly woke publication, The Conversation, reports on a poll that “Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader.” The only takeaway is that American sentiment is swinging toward those who can “just fix stuff” with more authoritarian and Technocratic rule. This is very dangerous Technopopulism, a blending of Technocracy and Populism.
  For further discussion of Technopopulism, see From Technocracy and Populism to Technopopulism
  
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• Twitter Blue subscribers in the US can now post tweets up to 4,000 characters

  09-02-2023 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter expanded the character limit to 4,000 for Twitter Blue subscribers in the US. Shortly after, the site encountered technical difficulties.
  
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• Scientism: The Technocratic Worship Of Science

  09-02-2023 15:45 via technocracy.news
  
  Others also recognized Scientism as not just a religion, but THE religion of the Technocrat class. It is ignorant, uninformed and, far from humble, real science. Furthermore, it has a priesthood that has become the arbiter of Scientism to mankind. Scientism immediately falls into the trap of pseudo-science, which in turn shreds real science. ⁃ TN EditorI’ve been reading “The Science Delusion” by Rupert Sheldrake, a timely treatise on fallible humans’ hubris.
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• Netflix rolls out 'paid sharing' option to more countries 

  09-02-2023 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In January, a Netflix earnings report revealed the streaming giant's plans to roll-out a 'paid sharing' option which would allow users to share their account details with others for an additional cost.
  
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• Ukraine war: Elon Musk's SpaceX firm bars Kyiv from using Starlink tech for drone control

  09-02-2023 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm says it has limited Kyiv's ability to use its Starlink satellite internet for military ends.
  
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• Google's new AI bot made a gaffe because it was 'rushed' out to compete with ChatGPT, experts say 

  09-02-2023 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This week, Google's AI bot, Bard, presented incorrect information as fact in a promotional video on Twitter, leading to speculation that it had been rolled out ahead of schedule.
  
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• Netflix extends crackdown on password sharing to more countries

  09-02-2023 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain need to pay an extra fee to share their subscription.
  
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• Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That

  09-02-2023 13:00
  
  People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them.
  
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• Ring system discovered around dwarf planet Quaoar leaves astronomers puzzled

  09-02-2023 12:50 via go.theregister.com
  
  Structure appears to be so far out, the Roche limit may need revising A ring system has been spotted around dwarf planet Quaoar at a distance astronomers didn't believe was possible, defying astronomical theories on how these structures form.…
  
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• Mystery as Pluto-sized planet is found to have an 'unusual' ring of debris circling it

  09-02-2023 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'We have observed a ring that shouldn't be there,' said Bruno Morgado at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The ring surrounds the dwarf planet Quaoar, which sits beyond Neptune.
  
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• Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit

  09-02-2023 05:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some users reported being notified they were over the tweet-per-day limit, even if they had not posted.
  
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• Wood burners effectively banned in new and refurbished London homes under Sadiq Khan

  09-02-2023 03:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Planning guidance from mayor Sadiq Khan sets an air quality limit that means large home and office developments can no longer use wood or solid fuels.
  
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• Orca mothers make 'lifelong sacrifice' for sons

  09-02-2023 02:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rearing a son is a lifelong cost for a killer whale mother, a decades-long study reveals.
  
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• Google's Bard AI bot mistake wipes $100bn off shares

  09-02-2023 00:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An advert to promote the new Bard software shows it answering a query incorrectly.
  
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