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• ISS rescue Soyuz launches this week, won't return crew until September

  21-02-2023 22:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Leaving another Russian craft in orbit for months ... what could go wrong? Crew trapped on the ISS due to a leaky Soyuz capsule ought to settle in for a longer than planned stay: Russian space agency Roscosmos announced today that the trio won't be coming home until September.…
  
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• Fast-food chain Subway plans to build electric vehicle charging 'oasis' stations across the US

  21-02-2023 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sandwich giant Subway announced plans to construct electric vehicle charging stations across the US as the company seeks at least $10 billion from a new buyer of the franchise.
  
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• Treasury takes back £1.6bn promised for science

  21-02-2023 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Treasury has taken back £1.6bn that it had allocated to UK involvement in a EU science research programme.
  
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• Microsoft defends $69bn Activision deal

  21-02-2023 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opponents, including Sony, challenged the proposal at an EU hearing held behind closed doors.
  
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• Did YOU spot them? The sneaky plot holes in The Last of Us that defy science 

  21-02-2023 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While HBO's the last of us is purely science fiction, viewers have pointed on things that are completely unrealistic. These plot holes are due to the show taking place 20 years after the outbreak.
  
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• Meta Verified Shows a Company Running Out of Ideas

  21-02-2023 19:02
  
  Mark Zuckerberg has a new subscription service for Instagram and Facebook. That blue check mark looks awfully familiar.
  
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• Where aliens could exist in our solar system

  21-02-2023 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If extraterrestrial life does exist in our solar system, it could be hidden in Venus' clouds, beneath Mars' surface or in the vast underground oceans of one of Saturn's icy moons. experts told MailOnline.
  
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• Earth has an 'innermost inner core', study says

  21-02-2023 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is a 'centermost ball' within Earth's solid inner core, according to experts at Australian National University in Canberra.
  
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• ‘Authors’ Using ChatGPT Flood Amazon Books

  21-02-2023 17:17 via technocracy.news
  
  “How-to” tutorial videos have popped up all over YouTube and social media platforms, giving detailed instructions on how to use ChatGPT to create books from start-to-finish in less than one day. While Audible bans authors from using AI text-to-speech readers, Amazon has not blocked AI generated text. ⁃ TN EditorUntil recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the ChatGPT artificial intel
  
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• Research raises questions: Are instruments taken to Mars sensitive enough to find life?

  21-02-2023 17:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Study in Chile desert finds NASA Mars mission instruments unlikely to detect signs of life in Earth's most arid regions A study in Chile's Atacama Desert has found that instruments taken to Mars on NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance missions might not be sensitive enough to find signs of life.…
  
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• Will we EVER find signs of life on Mars? Scientific instruments lack sensitivity, study warns

  21-02-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Autonomous University of Chile tested the sophisticated gadgets used by NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers in the Atacama Desert.
  
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• Water firms will face 'substantial' sewage fines, minister says

  21-02-2023 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is still considering fines of up to £250m for firms who dump sewage in rivers and seas.
  
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• Clock ticking on UK food-security action, NFU warns

  21-02-2023 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government must protect domestic food supply, the National Farmers' Union warns.
  
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• Bezos, Gates To Back Mind Controlled Computing Company

  21-02-2023 16:53 via technocracy.news
  
  Bezos and Gates join monetary forces with the original funders of Australian-based Synchron, U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Department of Defense (DoD). So, this is a project of the U.S. Military? It’s one step closer to having a “super-soldier” of the future. ⁃ TN EditorSynchron is part of an emerging crop of companies testing technology in the brain-computer interface industry.
  The system is implanted through the blood vessels and allows pati
  
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• Bezos, Gates To Back Mind Control Research Company

  21-02-2023 16:53 via technocracy.news
  
  Bezos and Gates join monetary forces with the original funders of Australian-based Synchron, U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Department of Defense (DoD). So, this is a project of the U.S. Military? It’s one step closer to having a “super-soldier” of the future. ⁃ TN EditorSynchron is part of an emerging crop of companies testing technology in the brain-computer interface industry.
  The system is implanted through the blood vessels and allows pati
  
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• East Palestine Launched A Digital ID Program Days Before Disaster

  21-02-2023 16:18 via technocracy.news
  
  The small and un-affluent community of East Palestine is an unlikely place to see a medical digital ID system for residents. It partnered with MyId: “One of our goals is to offer government entities solutions that will help them to solve identity challenges of their citizens at the same time reducing IT costs of developing alternative solutions.”
  MyID is a new player in the FinTech world, but it is backed by major globalization players such as Mastercard. Small communities like East
  
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• Generative AI Is Coming For the Lawyers

  21-02-2023 16:00
  
  Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents. What could go wrong?
  
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• What causes late-night violence in city centres? QUEUING, according to scientists 

  21-02-2023 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed data on the amount of people in Cardiff city centre at certain times during the day and assault-related attendances at a nearby hospital.
  
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• Scientists say gruesome cigarette-style warnings on MEAT could be used to shame buyers

  21-02-2023 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Delft University of Technology want to slap cigarette-style warning stickers on packs of meat in supermarkets to shame buyers.
  
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• A New Kind of Bug Spells Trouble for iOS and macOS Security

  21-02-2023 14:00
  
  Security researchers found a class of flaws that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to access people’s messages, photos, and call history.
  
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• How to make the perfect PANCAKE, according to science

  21-02-2023 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you want thick, fluffy pancakes, the trick is adding both an acid (such as lemon juice) and an alkali (bicarbonate of soda) to your batter, says Dr Simon Cotton at the University of Birmingham.
  
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• A Photographer’s Quest to Shoot Congo’s Deadliest Volcano

  21-02-2023 13:00
  
  Rebel skirmishes, global politics, and a caustic atmosphere are just some of the obstacles in Christopher Horsley’s mission to capture life-saving visuals.
  
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• Scientists want to put gruesome cigarette-style warnings on MEAT to put off buyers 

  21-02-2023 12:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Delft University of Technology want to slap cigarette-style warning stickers on packs of meat in supermarkets to shame buyers.
  
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• Chilean swimmer becomes the first person to swim 1.5 MILES through the near-freezing Antarctic Ocean

  21-02-2023 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barbara Hernandez, a swimmer from Chile, became the first person to complete the distance in the Antarctic Ocean, where water temperatures are just 35.6°F (2°C).
  
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• How ASML became Europe’s most valuable tech firm

  21-02-2023 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ASML machines make computer chips - with technology so advanced the firm is caught in geopolitical rivalry.
  
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• Four-day working week really DOES work, major six-month trial across 61 UK companies reveals 

  21-02-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For a six month period starting in June 2022, 61 UK companies reduced their employees' working hours by 20 per cent, with no changes made to their salary.
  
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