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• Flying cars could be in US skies in two YEARS: Aerospace company plans to launch $350,000 two-seater

  15-03-2023 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Miami-based company revealed its 'flying roadster' could be on sale in just two years. The all-electric Doroni H1 seats two passengers, making it small enough to park inside a garage.
  
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• The 11 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now

  15-03-2023 21:30
  
  Even if you signed up purely for Ted Lasso, there’s a lot more you should check out on the streamer.
  
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• Bird flu killed more than 300 New England seals in 2022 - adding to fears humans could be next

  15-03-2023 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of dead seals were found on the beaches of Maine last year - and they all died from bird flu. The New England outbreak shows the virus can spread to mammals - and humans could be next.
  
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• Chancellor announces £1m Manchester Prize for AI

  15-03-2023 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Budget also promises funding for a supercomputer and a £2.5bn quantum-computing research programme.
  
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• Venus IS volcanically active: Scientists find 'strong evidence' of eruptions and lava flows

  15-03-2023 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Venus is covered in more volcanos than any other planet in the solar system. And now scientists from University of Alaska Fairbanks have 'strong evidence' that some of these volcanos are active.
  
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• British WWII munitions ship that was sunk by a German bomber has formed an artificial coral REEF

  15-03-2023 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Between 2007 and 2014, divers recorded the number of coral and fish species they could see living in the WWII shipwreck. Researchers at the University of Bologna analysed the results.
  
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• FIVE planets will be visible in the night sky at the end of March - here's how to see them

  15-03-2023 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On March 28, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars and Venus are expected to come together in a small sky sector shortly after sunset for skywatchers in the UK and across the rest of the world.
  
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• Experts reveal why 60 minutes of skin-to-skin contact is vital for both the mother and newborn

  15-03-2023 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The moment a mother holds her newborn is pure joy, but the first 60 minutes of skin-to-skin contact is vital for the health of both the mother and child. Experts reveal the science behind the 'golden hour.'
  
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• Spacesuit for return to the Moon unveiled

  15-03-2023 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After 40 years Nasa's astronauts finally get a spacesuit upgrade for their next mission to the Moon.
  
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• Roman tomb sealed off 2,000 years ago to shield the living from the 'restless dead' is OPENED

  15-03-2023 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unusual grave was found at the archaeological site of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey and dates back to 100 to 150 AD.
  
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• ChatGPT May Have Irreversible Consequences For Learning And Decision-making

  15-03-2023 17:05 via technocracy.news
  
  There are two aspects of the mind. One concerns what you think, and AI can stuff your brain full of nonsense in the blink of an eye. The second aspect is how you think, or how you arrive at conclusions, beliefs, etc. ChatGPT and look-a-likes have the potential to rewire your brain and quietly change your decision-making pathways. This is particularly dangerous for youth up to age 25, as brains are being set for life. ⁃ TN EditorMankind’s modern trajectory has been defined by several
  
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• NASA unveils new Artemis III spacesuit that will be worn by the first woman to land on moon

  15-03-2023 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA and Axiom unveiled the new Artemis III mission suit that is the first to be designed to specifically fit a woman. The gear provides improved mobility to help astronauts walk on the moon.
  
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• 'Everything is moving too fast': We test out the new GPT-4, and it's astounding

  15-03-2023 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I've written about technology for 25 years and I have never encountered anything as fascinating as ChatGPT. Last night, San-Fran firm OpenAI launched the latest version of the model
  
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• Microsoft Scraps AI Ethics Team As It Rolls Out ChatGPT

  15-03-2023 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Microsoft is doubling down on ChatGPT and related AI technologies, obviously intending to dominate the market as it transforms into a knowledge organ for humanity. The problem? Microsoft just disbanded its AI Ethics team that was originally assembled to guide the responsible development of AI. This is equivalent to Google erasing its credo “Don’t be evil” in 2018. ⁃ TN EditorMicrosoft’s commitment to AI ethics has been called into question after the software giant l
  
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• Ubiquitous AI Cameras To Surveil Travelers’ Every Move, Mood, Behavior

  15-03-2023 16:35 via technocracy.news
  
  Cameras take images but AI interprets them for every conceivable characteristic: identity, mood, intention, compliance, direction of travel, handicaps, etc. This shows the Technocrat lust for data in order to practice Technocracy’s so-called “science of social engineering”. Manipulating human behavior is more achievable today than ever before in history. ⁃ TN EditorThe digital slave-system of the Fourth Industrial Repression is being imposed on us by stealth.
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• Meet the football playing robot that's 'better than Messi'

  15-03-2023 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A football playing robot is to compete in an international tournament later this year - and experts from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) say 'she' is better than Lionel Messi.
  
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• Firefly gets nod from NASA to deliver Lunar Pathfinder to the Moon

  15-03-2023 15:40 via go.theregister.com
  
  LuSEE in the sky with ... data Firefly Aerospace has won a second NASA contract to take hardware to the Moon – including the hotly anticipated Lunar Pathfinder satellite that will serve as a communication relay between future Lunarians and Earthlings.…
  
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• Kia EV9 2023: Radical Design, Autonomous Tech

  15-03-2023 15:34
  
  The all-electric SUV combines rugged and sleek design, has movable seating, and is the first to use the company’s autonomous driving tech.
  
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• Dinosaur that roamed China 162 million years ago had the longest neck of any animal ever

  15-03-2023 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossilised remains belonging to the creature were discovered in 162-million-year-old rocks in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwest China in 1987.
  
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• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spots a huge star on the brink of going SUPERNOVA

  15-03-2023 12:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The star WR 124 is 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius and was snapped in unprecedented detail by NASA's new $10 billion (£7.4 billion) super space telescope, James Webb.
  
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• Robot SHARK is deployed in London's Thames river that can collect 1,100lbs of rubbish a DAY

  15-03-2023 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WasteShark will be the first marine robot to take the Thames in London by storm, with the ability to 'eat' an equivalent of 22,700 plastic bottles everyday.
  
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• In Ukraine, Crypto Finds a Purpose

  15-03-2023 12:00
  
  The UN’s refugee agency has partnered with blockchain and money transfer companies to get vital aid to people displaced by conflict.
  
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• A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn

  15-03-2023 12:00
  
  Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China have been caught using fake profiles to gather information. But the platform’s tools to weed them out only go so far.
  
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• Mount Everest has been preserving climbers' coughs and sneezes for CENTURIES, study finds

  15-03-2023 11:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder analysed soil samples from the South Col on Mount Everest, and found microbial DNA associated with humans.
  
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• Samsung to invest in South Korea mega chip-making plan

  15-03-2023 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The electronics giant will build five more semiconductor factories in the country.
  
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• Anyone want an International Space Station? Slightly used

  15-03-2023 07:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA expects to spend about $1 billion to bring it down safely NASA expects to spend around $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station as the orbiting laboratory reaches its end of service in the 2030s.…
  
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• China debuts bonkers hybrid electric trolley-truck

  15-03-2023 05:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Mutant offspring of a semi and a trolleybus suggested as emission-cutting future of commercial transport China's march into the future of everything moved forward yesterday with the debut of an electric vehicle that can draw power from either on-board batteries or overhead wires, plus a demo of roads set up to handle such traffic.…
  
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• Andrew Tate: Romanian court rejects bail application

  15-03-2023 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The controversial social media influencer has been detained since December.
  
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