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• NASA warns a mass-extinction causing asteroid more likely to hit our planet than previously thought

  21-03-2023 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A NASA chief scientist has uncovered new evidence that he believes proves Earth has been battered with more devastating and powerful asteroids than previously reported in history.
  
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• 90-year-old tortoise named Mr. Pickles becomes a father of three with his 53-year-old partner

  21-03-2023 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mr and Mrs Pickles, which have been together since 1996, welcome three hatchlings into the world at the Houston Zoo. Keepers announced they arenamed Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeño.
  
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• Software-controlled food tech: 3D printed pipe-dream, or fatal stack instability?

  21-03-2023 20:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  My goodness that's moist Peanut butter, Nutella, and strawberry jam represent squirtable media in a demonstration of 3D printing digital cooking, which has led to the odd dubious result.…
  
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• Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades

  21-03-2023 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Microsoft boss says AI is the second revolutionary technology he's seen in his lifetime.
  
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• Scientists create world's first 3D-PRINTED cheesecake in just 30 minutes 

  21-03-2023 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cheesecake can take four hours to make, but scientists have a method that prints a slice out in 30 minutes. Using a 3D-printer, the team layered seven ingredients to make the shape of the cake.
  
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• Ford Explorer 2023: Compact, Stylish, Electric

  21-03-2023 20:07
  
  This SUV gets a winning design, advanced autonomous drive features, and a spaceship-level dash. So it’s a real shame it’s not coming to the US.
  
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• Vape manufacturers should pay a polluter's TAX, public health experts argue

  21-03-2023 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at the Local Government's Association public health conference today, Kate Pike said a 'polluter pay' scheme could help fuel the Government's ambition for the country to be smoke free by 2030.
  
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• NASA's space nuclear power program is a mess

  21-03-2023 18:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  13 years of research at $40m/year only produced 2 cancelled projects, says oversight arm If you've ever wondered why NASA's recent space missions haven't made more aggressive use of nuclear power, the Space Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued a report this week that may have your answer. The decade-long project to develop better nuclear space systems is, to put it lightly, a bit of a mess.…
  
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• NASA's space nuclear power program is a hot mess

  21-03-2023 18:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  13 years of research at $40m/year only produced 2 cancelled projects, says oversight arm If you've ever wondered why NASA's recent space missions haven't made more aggressive use of nuclear power, the Space Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued a report this week that may have your answer. The decade-long project to develop better nuclear space systems is, to put it lightly, a bit of a mess.…
  
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• Men are using ChatGPT to generate Tinder dating profiles and responses to potential matches

  21-03-2023 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men are harnessing the power of ChatGPT to find love online. These singles are asking the chatbot to write dating profiles and messages to send to potential matches - but some say it is dishonest.
  
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• The new way to spot a LIAR, according to researchers

  21-03-2023 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite common beliefs that liars usually avert their gaze, experts at Maastricht University, Tilburg University and the University of Amsterdamsay this is not always true.
  
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• Just Eat: Takeaway firm to cut 1,900 jobs in UK

  21-03-2023 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The delivery giant is restructuring its business after a slowdown in takeaway sales.
  
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• Clever WhatsApp trick lets you see which GROUPS you have in common with someone 

  21-03-2023 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether it's an ex-partner or an irritating colleague, there are often times you'd like to know which groups you have in common with someone on WhatsApp.
  
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• Zelensky The Technocrat: War in Ukraine Obscures Rush To Technocracy

  21-03-2023 17:09 via technocracy.news
  
  Before the war, Zelensky’s first initiative after his election, was to create a Ministry of Digital Transformation headed by Technocrat and WEF Young Leaders graduate, Mykhailo Fedorov. With a digital ID at the core, “government in a smartphone” solidifies Technocrat control. Worse, the U.S. taxpayer is funding a large portion of the transformation. ⁃ TN Editor
  Fighting between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for a little over a year now, ending the lives of hundreds
  
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• Hungary official takes on German MEP in AI 'rap battle'

  21-03-2023 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's fair to say neither man's effort is likely to dominate the streaming charts.
  
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• Thousands of BBC viewers are warned about HUGE change as channels are moved from tomorrow

  21-03-2023 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BBC is making a huge change to BBC One HD which will affect thousands of its viewers.
  
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• Is Crypto a Security? A US Judge Is About to Decide

  21-03-2023 16:25
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent.
  
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• A New York Court Is About to Rule on the Future of Crypto

  21-03-2023 16:25
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent.
  
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• Bill Gates Invests $4.7 Million In Data-Collecting Faceware For Livestock

  21-03-2023 16:02 via technocracy.news
  
  Bill Gates is the poster child for Technocracy. He is also an avowed transhuman as well as a eugenicist. Do cows need face masks and monitoring? Hardly. Smart mask data collection via 5G or WiFi will put EMF radiation close to the brain, but this is not a consideration. Technocrats invent because the can, not because there is any demonstrated need to do so. ⁃ TN EditorThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month awarded a $4.8 million grant to a company that sells “smart”
  
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• Apple will add a new button to the iPhone 15 and ditch a switch, rumours suggest 

  21-03-2023 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple may scrap the mute switch on its upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max it has been suggested following an alleged product leak.
  
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• Xi Jinping Leads China’s Technocracy To Global Prominence

  21-03-2023 15:28 via technocracy.news
  
  Xi Jinping is quietly rising to power as he declares that China is ready to “stand guard over world order” during his visit to Russia. Was the Ukraine war a false flag to bring China and Russia together? With Biden’s deep connections to China, it should not be ruled out. China’s goal is to convert the entire world into Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorXi Jinping said China was ready with Russia “to stand guard over the world order based on international law” as h
  
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• Bard: Google's rival to ChatGPT launches for over-18s

  21-03-2023 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant is rolling out its new AI chatbot, called Bard, to users in the US and UK first.
  
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• Student satellite demonstrates drag sail to de-orbit old hardware

  21-03-2023 14:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  65 AA batteries and $10 Arduino processor power space debris solution A tiny satellite with a drag chute built by a team of students has been held up as one small possible solution to the thorny issue of space junk caused by defunct hardware cluttering up Earth’s orbit.…
  
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• Incredible images show the aftermath of NASA's asteroid deflection test

  21-03-2023 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Edinburgh studied the aftermath of the collision of NASA's DART spacecraft with asteroid Dimorphos, including what was in the debris it left and how it clumped up over time.
  
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• iPhone users complain Apple's autocorrect is 'ruining their lives' in the latest iOS update

  21-03-2023 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Complaints surrounding Apple's autocorrect function have flooded Twitter over the past few days with users claiming that it wrongly alters words in typed texts.
  
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• The Quest for Injectable Brain Implants Has Begun

  21-03-2023 12:00
  
  The hard electrodes inserted into the brain to treat Parkinson’s and paralysis damage the organ’s soft tissue. A new invention could change that.
  
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• Meet the three million-year-old sabretooth marsupial with ever-growing TEETH

  21-03-2023 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología, y Ciencias Ambientales in Argentina modelled the skull of Thylacosmilus - an extinct carnivore that lived in South America.
  
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• Zhao Weiguo: Chinese regulator accuses chip tycoon of corruption

  21-03-2023 06:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zhao Weiguo formerly headed Tsinghua Unigroup, which was one of China's leading chipmakers.
  
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• How Elon Musk's tweets unleashed a wave of hate

  21-03-2023 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Twitter owner's response to a BBC investigation highlights how abuse is thriving on the platform.
  
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• ‘I left teaching to train as a heat pump engineer’

  21-03-2023 00:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heat pumps could radically cut household CO2 emissions, but there's a shortage of qualified installers.
  
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• Earth is running out of places for stargazers to do dark deeds in the name of science

  21-03-2023 00:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  A 'new deal for the night' needed Increasing levels of light pollution means Earth's surface has almost no practical locations for astronomical observatories, a group of astronomers said on Monday.…
  
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