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• Facebook and Instagram used 'aggressive tactics' targeting children, lawsuit claims

  14-03-2023 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An unredacted version of the lawsuit against Meta over claims of social media addiction alleges its platforms provide a window to predators and employees boost extreme content.
  
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• Would YOU survive a 'Last of Us' zombie apocalypse? Map shows where's safe

  14-03-2023 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HBO's The Last of Us may be over, but the idea of how to survive a zombie apocalypse is still on everyone's minds. A new map reveals the safest US states and those to avoid during an invasion.
  
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• OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4

  14-03-2023 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fourth version of the AI chatbot can process both images and text.
  
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• ChatGPT 2.0: Creator of AI bot that took world by storm launches even more powerful version

  14-03-2023 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bot can now accept inputs in the form of images as well as text, but still outputs its answers in text, meaning it can offer detailed descriptions of images. It passed US law exams with flying colors.
  
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• MIT researchers propose modular, multi-mission Moon robots

  14-03-2023 20:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Fancy playing with some space Lego? We're going to need a lot of robots to handle dangerous tasks once we get to the Moon, and a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a solution: Modular, wheel-free walking robots made from a bunch of reconfigurable parts. …
  
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• New map shows best places to survive a zombie apocalypse like in The Last of Us

  14-03-2023 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HBO's The Last of Us may be over, but the idea of how to survive a zombie apocalypse is still on everyone's minds. A new map reveals the safest US states and those to avoid during an invasion.
  
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• Watch the moment a meteorite slammed into the MOON: Incredible footage shows flash as crater forms

  14-03-2023 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daichi Fuji, head of astronomy at the Hiratsuka City Museum, caught the split-second flash of light just after 8.15pm (11.15 GMT) from his home in Hiratsuka, Japan.
  
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• Kittens in trendy cat cafes have higher rates of sickness, study warns

  14-03-2023 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Animal Behavior Wellness Center in Virginia, who led the study, said close contact with humans was partly to blame for the increase in sickness rates for cats in cat cafés.
  
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• Air pollution is wreaking havoc on flies' SEX LIVES

  14-03-2023 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flies are suffering from 'dysfunctional' mating signals as their sex lives are wrecked by air pollution, a study by the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has warned.
  
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• Sandia opens up ultra-fast X-ray cameras to speedy shutterbugs

  14-03-2023 17:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Seriously, this tech makes your phone camera look like it's from the stone age To capture fast moving objects — say a cheetah sprinting across the savanna — it's not uncommon for photographers to employ shutter speeds as high as 1/8000th of a second.…
  
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• Who SHOULD have won Love Island? Psychologist weighs in after Kai and Sanam take home the £50k prize

  14-03-2023 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Relationship psychologist Dr Audrey Tang determines which Love Island couple was the most genuine, and should have won the show.
  
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• Shortlisted and winning photos in the open competition of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards 

  14-03-2023 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The winning and shortlisted category entries have been announced ahead of the overall winning open competition image being revealed on April 13.
  
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• Elon Musk says there's a 50% chance SpaceX's Starship rocket could EXPLODE during launch

  14-03-2023 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has said SpaceX is ready to blast Starship into orbit from the company's launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, once it receives a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration.
  
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• Meta lay-offs: Facebook owner to cut 10,000 staff

  14-03-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In addition to the culling of 10,000 jobs, 5,000 vacancies at the company will be left unfilled.
  
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• 10,000 Dutch Farmers Descend On The Hague To Protest Nitrogen Fertilizer Restrictions

  14-03-2023 15:57 via technocracy.news
  
  The UN is attacking farmers by blaming them for up to 1/3 of so-called “greenhouse gasses” that cause global warming. Restricting the use of fertilizers is a direct attack on all of humanity to reduce population while gaining control over those who remain. The perpetrators at the top are eyes-wide-open, Those carrying out their evil schemes are just plain stupid. Welcome to Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThousands of Dutch farmers protested on Saturday against the government’s p
  
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• NatWest limits cryptocurrency transfers over scam fears

  14-03-2023 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers will be able to transfer a maximum of £1,000 a day and up to £5,000 per month.
  
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• Rare 'triple-dip' La Niña is over

  14-03-2023 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The natural climatic pattern of La Niña is over after three consecutive years.
  
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• Becoming One: Futurists Predict Technological Singularity By 2045

  14-03-2023 15:24 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats predict that the Singularity will usher in Nirvana as computers and humans merge. However, it is just as likely, if not more so, that it will end up like the toxic train derailment in Palestine, Ohio. There will be n0 middle ground. Nevertheless, the Technocrat/Transhuman cartel continues to race forward with no ethical or moral constraints, intentionally pouring on more speed. ⁃ TN EditorMost people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem de
  
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• Technocracy Exposed With The World Health Organization’s ‘Pandemic Treaty’

  14-03-2023 14:57 via technocracy.news
  
  Global pubic health is merely the prop for the greater scheme of taking control of the entire planet and all of its resources, including humans. If adopted, the treaty will  doom democracy and republicanism to the dustbin of history. Big Pharma and the biotech industry will sit at the top of the new international Technocracy, directing the transmogrification of Humanity 2.0 . ⁃ TN EditorThe World Health Organization is the One Ring to Rule them All, and its written goal, inscribed in
  
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• Computer server the size of a washing machine is being used to heat a public swimming pool

  14-03-2023 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is estimated that the computer server will be able to warm the pool to about 86°F (30°C) 60 per cent of the time and save Exmouth Leisure Centre thousands of pounds every year.
  
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• Hippy crack is 'more dangerous than cocaine', neurologist warns

  14-03-2023 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr David Nicholl, a neurologist from Birmingham says he is now seeing one patient a week due to damage from nitrous oxide use compared to just one a year from cocaine.
  
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• Forget Viagra! Now ANOTHER type of erection drug will go on sale in shops

  14-03-2023 12:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manufacturers of the drug claim it's superior to Viagra because it works quicker - in just 30 minutes. The MHRA, which polices the safety of drugs used in Britain, made the decision.
  
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• World's first robot LAWYER is being sued by a law firm - because it 'does not have a law degree' 

  14-03-2023 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 'robot' that was set to make history for advising the first defendant with artificial intelligence has now been accused of 'masquerading as a licensed practitioner' in a lawsuit filed by Edelson.
  
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• TikTok Is Changing What It Means to Be ‘Old’

  14-03-2023 12:00
  
  As users play with Teenage Look filters and offer ways to appear younger, ageism on the app runs rampant.
  
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• The Movie That Changed How People Understand Pi

  14-03-2023 12:00
  
  Darren Aronofsky’s film, which turns 25 this year, injected the mathematical constant into pop culture's consciousness in a whole new way.
  
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• Scams Are Ruining Pakistan’s Digital Economy

  14-03-2023 12:00
  
  Ecommerce is booming, but as one gaming group found out, there are few protections for buyers.
  
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• Europe Is Bracing for (Another) Devastating Drought

  14-03-2023 12:00
  
  After unusually low amounts of rain and snow this winter, the continent faces a severe water shortage.
  
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• Candela’s C-8 Is a Boat That Flies

  14-03-2023 12:00
  
  WIRED soars across the San Francisco Bay in this $390K, Polestar-powered, all-electric hydrofoil that wants to be more like a plane.
  
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• Vinyls outsell CDs for the first time in 35 YEARS following a surge in popularity for retro gadgets 

  14-03-2023 11:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just over 41 million records were sold in the US last year, compared to 33 million CDs, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America.
  
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• Silicon Valley Bank: Global bank stocks slump despite Biden reassurances

  14-03-2023 06:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US authorities have stepped in to protect customers after the collapse of two American banks.
  
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• US court rules Uber and Lyft workers are contractors

  14-03-2023 04:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour groups had opposed contractor status, saying it robbed them of rights like sick leave.
  
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• Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool

  14-03-2023 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The heat generated by the small box of powerful computers is enough to heat the pool about 60% of the time.
  
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• Willow Project: US government approves Alaska oil and gas development

  14-03-2023 02:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Biden approves an $8bn oil drilling project, in a move that has angered climate activists.
  
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• Gorillas deliberately whirl around to make themselves dizzy and induce an 'altered mental state' 

  14-03-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the universities of Birmingham and Warwick have discovered primates regularly spin themselves in circles, possibly to reach an 'altered mental state'.
  
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• Wild swan conservation success gives cause for hope

  14-03-2023 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Numbers of migratory swans are on the rise, giving hope that declines in nature can be reversed.
  
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• NASA wants this telescope on far side of the Moon

  14-03-2023 01:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Aims to look at the universe's dark ages without interference from Earth NASA and the US Department of Energy hope to build a lunar telescope on the far side of the Moon that will hunt for ancient radio waves emitted just 380,000 years after the Big Bang. …
  
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• NASA wants a telescope on the far side of the Moon

  14-03-2023 01:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Aims to look at the universe's dark ages without interference from Earth NASA and the US Department of Energy hope to build a lunar telescope on the far side of the Moon that will hunt for ancient radio waves, emitted just 380,000 years after the Big Bang. …
  
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• Turkey earthquake: UK team to assess building damage

  14-03-2023 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They are carrying out detailed assessments of why so many buildings collapsed.
  
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• Shark Tank India: How a start-up in Kashmir is inspiring thousands

  14-03-2023 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  FastBeetle's success on Shark Tank India is motivating youngsters in the region to dream big.
  
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• Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?

  14-03-2023 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A process that turns waste plastic and CO2 into fuel has been developed at Cambridge University.
  
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• Discovery of Roman aristocrat woman at Anglo-Saxon cemetery 1,600 years old is hailed by researchers

  14-03-2023 00:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The high-status female was discovered during a dig near Garforth, Leeds, in an 'extremely rare' lead coffin, buried among 60 men, women and children who live more than a thousand years ago.
  
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