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• The 20 jobs most at risk as the AI boom continues: Is YOUR occupation on the list?

  06-03-2023 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study reveals the top 20 jobs at risk of being taken over by artificial intelligent. The list was created using an AI occupational exposure methodology created in 2021.
  
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• Tesla's Cybertruck and Semi drag race in new video to showoff acceleration

  06-03-2023 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video shows Tesla's Cybertruck and Semi going head-to-head in a drag race. The pair of futuristic vehicles revved their engines and accelerated to the finish line.
  
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• Cars could be powered by baking powder while planes could run on fertiliser by the end of the DECADE

  06-03-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bill David, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, believes cars and planes will soon run on surprising ingredients - one of which most people have in their kitchen cupboards.
  
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• Twitter has tech issues for second time in week

  06-03-2023 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platform now says that services are "working as normal".
  
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• A Documentary: By ChatGPT

  06-03-2023 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Making a documentary powered by artificial intelligence (AI) reassured me my job’s safe, for now at least.
  
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• Elon Musk calls Twitter 'so brittle' as users are hit with one-hour outage

  06-03-2023 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter users worldwide are in an uproar after the social media site's API service breaks, leaving them unable to click outbound links - and forcing them to stay on the platform.
  
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• Look up! Full worm moon will appear in the morning sky TOMORROW

  06-03-2023 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A full worm moon will peak at 7:40 am ET, beaming brightly until Wednesday morning. The nickname comes from comes from how the ground would thaw, allowing earthworms to appear.
  
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• 'Twitter's API is BROKEN': Users worldwide are unable to access outbound links on the platform

  06-03-2023 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter users worldwide are in an uproar after the social media site's API service breaks, leaving them unable to click outbound links - and forcing them to stay on the platform.
  
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• Twitter is down AGAIN: App crashes for the second time in a WEEK

  06-03-2023 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the second time in the space of a week, Twitter is experiencing technical trouble - but the reason for the issues remain unclear.
  
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• Attenborough's Wild Isles shows us our own 'spectacular' nature

  06-03-2023 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nature presenter returns to TV screens to explore the natural history of Britain and Ireland.
  
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• Sir David Attenborough: Three must-see moments in new series

  06-03-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nature presenter returns to TV screens to explore natural history in Britain and Ireland.
  
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• Elon Musk's Tesla cuts prices again as tries to boost sales

  06-03-2023 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla boss Elon Musk has previously said he hoped price cuts would help the firm avoid the hit from a "pretty difficult recession" in 2023.
  
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• Un-Civil Liberties: DHS’ Domestic-Intelligence Program

  06-03-2023 17:25 via technocracy.news
  
  There apparently is no protection to safeguard the erosion of civil liberties when it comes to the government spying on its own citizens, and even more so when agencies are weaponized to cause harm to those same citizens. The Constitution has experienced ” death by a thousand cuts” over the last 50 years and is perilously close to final death. ⁃ TN EditorFor years, the Department of Homeland Security has run a virtually unknown program gathering domestic intelligence, one of ma
  
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• Look up! Full worm moon will rise in the morning sky TOMORROW

  06-03-2023 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A full worm moon will peak at 7:40 am ET, beaming brightly until Wednesday morning. The nickname comes from comes from how the ground would thaw, allowing earthworms to appear.
  
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• Biden’s EO 14067 Promoting CBDC Is Now One Year Old

  06-03-2023 16:58 via technocracy.news
  
  The devil is in the details. This 10-page Executive Order sounds innocuous until you get to the definitions section, where “”digital assets” is defined as “including centralized and decentralized finance platforms, or through peer-to–peer technologies.” Centralized means that transaction data is transmitted to a central database for storage and analysis.
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution states,  “[The Congress shall have Power
  
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• Moment a powerful flare 10 TIMES the size of Earth explodes from our sun is captured by NASA

  06-03-2023 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured the moment a powerful X-classsolar flare , up to 10 times the size of Earth, shot out from a sunspot that has quadrupled in size over the past month.
  
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• The cause of last December's failed satellite launch? Nozzle material, says ESA

  06-03-2023 16:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Arianespace Vega-C rocket failure sent two Airbus satellites into the Atlantic Ocean In December of last year, two of Airbus’ Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging satellites intended for a polar Sun-synchronous orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega C rocket ended up in the Atlantic Ocean instead.…
  
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• Britons could soon save £150/YEAR on their energy bills by using computer servers to heat water

  06-03-2023 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system works because as the computer gets hot, a tank takes waste heat away from it and uses this to warm water for showers, baths and washing up, British start-up Heata says.
  
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• 15-Minute Cities Are Technates In Disguise

  06-03-2023 15:59 via technocracy.news
  
  The 15-minute city is a cover for a data collection bonanza for Technocrats who would design and operate them. Cities designed for maximum “efficiency” always reveal Technocrat thinking that efficiency itself is the goal, and that maximum surveillance allows for maximum control to achieve even more efficiency. At its very root. this mechanistic thinking is anti-human. ⁃ TN EditorThe Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright recently discussed a new “international
  
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• China's new human gene-editing rules worry experts

  06-03-2023 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulations were updated after an outcry over gene-edited babies but a leading expert says they don't go far enough.
  
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• Britain hosted GLADIATOR fights 1,800 years ago, ancient vase reveals

  06-03-2023 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Colchester vase' was made from local soil around AD 160-200, when the city was known as 'Camulodunum', say researchers at Colchester and Ipswich Museums (CIMS).
  
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• Experts reveal three things that would make The Last Of Us zombie fungus a reality

  06-03-2023 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VIDEO: The Last of Us features a fungus that puts humans in a zombie-like state - and terrifying fungus is living and breathing in nature. Experts reveal how the show could become reality.
  
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• Yes, These Spider Species Are Named After 'The Big Lebowski'

  06-03-2023 13:00
  
  Arachnophobes are in for a world of hurt.
  
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• Why the Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die

  06-03-2023 13:00
  
  A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppy disks. But the supply is finally running out.
  
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• This Algorithm Could Ruin Your Life

  06-03-2023 13:00
  
  A system used by the Dutch city of Rotterdam ranked people based on their risk of fraud. The results were troubling.
  
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• ChatGPT's API Is Here. Let the AI Gold Rush Begin

  06-03-2023 13:00
  
  Businesses can now get paid for services built on the large language model, meaning chatbots are going to start appearing everywhere.
  
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• Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk

  06-03-2023 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Current and former employees of the company say there are serious ramifications from mass lay-offs.
  
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• Keanu Reeves responds after scientists name a bacteria after him

  06-03-2023 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood actor was responding to scientists at the Bio Pilot Plant in Germany naming a newly-discovered type of lipopeptide after him called 'Keanumycins'.
  
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• Britain's greenhouse gas emissions FELL by 3.4% in 2022 thanks to a 15% reduction in coal use

  06-03-2023 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new analysis from Carbon Brief has pinned this decrease in emissions to a 15 per cent reduction in coal use, which offset any residual, post-pandemic booms in road and air travel.
  
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• Yoga can help men last more than THREE times longer in bed, study suggests 

  06-03-2023 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For men who need to last a bit longer in the bedroom, rolling out a yoga mat may be a good idea. A scientific review suggests yoga or running can tackle premature ejaculation.
  
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• These customisable smart bulbs are on SALE and they add instant ambiance to any room 

  06-03-2023 09:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: The highly-rated TP-Link Tapo Smart Bulbs are now on sale for 36 per cent off on Amazon, reduced to £15.99 for two. They allow you to dim the lights, change the colour and schedule timers.
  
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• It's the best job on the planet, says new Nasa chief

  06-03-2023 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Nicola Fox, originally from Hertfordshire, is the first woman to become Nasa's head of science.
  
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• Foxconn: iPhone maker sees revenue slump as demand weakens

  06-03-2023 04:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Foxconn said its sales fell by more than 11% in February, compared to the same month in 2022.
  
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• China accelerates drive for scientific self-sufficiency

  06-03-2023 01:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  PLUS: Grab's custom GitOps; Alipay's RISC-V payments push; NTT Data's solar wrap plan; and more Asia In Brief  The full session of China's National People’s Congress – the annual meeting of the nation's supreme legislative body – has seen officials announce accelerated plans to achieve scientific self-sufficiency.…
  
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• The mushrooms you can wear and build with

  06-03-2023 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A growing number of firms are turning fungi roots into clothing and building material.
  
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