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• Lonely men on Reddit tricked into paying for nude images of a busty AI-generated woman

  12-04-2023 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lovestruck Reddit users were tricked into buying nudes from a black-haired, blue-eyed woman, only to find out 'Claudia' was generated by AI in an experiment to see how easily people are fooled.
  
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• 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' Will Be Impossible to Beat

  12-04-2023 21:07
  
  Mario was too iconic to fail. Game adaptations after him will have to try harder.
  
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• Do YOU want to make $20,000? ChatGPT's creator is offering a reward if you find bugs

  12-04-2023 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OpenAI is calling on researchers, ethical hackers and tech enthusiasts to uncover hidden bugs in its ChatGPT - and the company will pay you to do it.
  
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• One of world's deadliest volcanos is poised to erupt in the 'coming DAYS'

  12-04-2023 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz registered 6,000 earthquakes per day last week, leading officials to prepare for an eruption in the 'coming days.' Images show the volcano is spewing ash.
  
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• Six things we learned from Elon Musk interview

  12-04-2023 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's second richest man spoke for nearly an hour on a wide range of subjects.
  
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• Elon Musk: Twitter owner changes BBC account's 'government funded' label

  12-04-2023 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Twitter boss agreed to change a description from "government funded media" to "publicly funded".
  
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• Elon Musk BBC interview: Twitter boss on layoffs, misinfo and sleeping in the office

  12-04-2023 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Twitter boss defends his running of the firm in a hastily-arranged BBC interview.
  
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• Ethiopia's remarkable 'wonder crop' flowers for the first time at Kew Gardens

  12-04-2023 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drought-resistant Enset plant is a staple source of nutrition for around a fifth of the population of Ethiopia, who make food from the bases of its leaves and underground stem.
  
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• Windows 11 is DITCHING an almost 20-year-old feature - and users are NOT happy about it 

  12-04-2023 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An upcoming update for Windows 11 will change the function of one of the classic buttons on a PC keyboard.
  
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• How do YOU use your computer mouse? This is what it says about your stress levels

  12-04-2023 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  How you use a mouse and type on a keyboard at work reveals your stress levels, a study reveals. Scientists said they were surprised that these behaviors are good predictors of stress.
  
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• Hugo Buzz: Male bees wear 'perfume' from different flowers to attract their mates, study finds

  12-04-2023 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered a particular type of bee, found in countries such as Costa Rica and Brazil, has more mating success when they wear a 'perfume'.
  
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• Watch: BBC News' interview with Elon Musk in full

  12-04-2023 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The interview, aired live from Twitter HQ, covered mass layoffs, misinformation and his work habits.
  
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• ChatGPT trick lets you integrate the AI bot into any iPhone app

  12-04-2023 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shortcut essentially lets you ask ChatGPT questions from an input box on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, with answers then returned by the US AI bot and displayed in an alert on your device.
  
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• Why small dogs like Chihuahuas live LONGER than big breeds like Great Danes, according to science

  12-04-2023 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Adelaide think that larger dog breeds have shorter life expectancies because they are more susceptible to cancer at a younger age.
  
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• Bizarre study finds people sensitive to disgusting smells are more likely to be xenophobic

  12-04-2023 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a study across nine countries, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have linked a repulsion to sweat, bad breath and smelly feet with heightened disliking for refugees.
  
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• Instagram users are being bombarded with tags from bots for fake Shein gift card competitions

  12-04-2023 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cybercriminals are now using fake Shein gift cards to lure victims into handing over their bank details on Instagram. The con often kicks off with a congratulation message to lucky 'winners' of the prize.
  
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• Genetically Modified Houseplants Are Coming to Clean Your Air

  12-04-2023 15:02
  
  Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done.
  
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• Twitter confirms deadline for removing 'legacy' verified check marks

  12-04-2023 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has tweeted: 'Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20'. It means Twitter users will have to pay if they want to keep their blue tick beyond this date.
  
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• Elon Musk: What it's like to interview the billionaire Twitter boss

  12-04-2023 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The interview covered everything from the challenges of artificial intelligence to Twitter's current CEO.
  
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• Goddard Space Flight Center's new boss swears in on holy Pale Blue Dot

  12-04-2023 13:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Some brilliant toys await Dr Makenzie Lystrup in mega space facility Dr Makenzie Lystrup is the new director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland – the biggest employer of space exploration techies and scientists in the US – and swore in using the consecrated tome beloved by many a Reg reader, Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot.…
  
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• The 'Space Invaders' Creator Reveals the Game’s Origin Story

  12-04-2023 13:00
  
  A new mini arcade cab version of the iconic alien shooter is set to land, 45 years after Tomohiro Nishikado’s surprise hit changed gaming forever.
  
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• China’s Bid to Win the New Space Race

  12-04-2023 13:00
  
  Moon bases. Satellite-killing weapons. Asteroid mining. The battle for space could define the 21st century—and China is rocketing ahead.
  
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• Instagram users are being targeted by bots in fake Shein gift card competitions

  12-04-2023 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cybercriminals are now using fake Shein gift cards to lure victims into handing over their bank details on Instagram. The con often kicks off with a congratulation message to lucky 'winners' of the prize.
  
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• Depressed man, 30, claims he's cured himself by taking daily dips in freezing water

  12-04-2023 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mitchell Bock, 30, from Caerphilly in Wales, is now starting to slowly wean himself off antidepressants - having already stopped taking his anti-anxiety medication.
  
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• Discovery of a hidden Bible chapter written 1,500 years ago is 'fascinating'

  12-04-2023 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Garrick Allen, a senior lecturer in New Testament studies at the University of Glasgow, said the discovery gives key insights into the early translations of the Bible.
  
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• Watch: Elon Musk's unexpected BBC interview... in 90 seconds

  12-04-2023 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Musk talks about the "pain" of owning Twitter and the BBC's objection to being labelled "government funded".
  
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• A Small Town Became the Center of a QAnon Storm. It’s Fighting Back

  12-04-2023 08:00
  
  The Netherlands’ most notorious conspiracy theorist was sentenced to prison, after spreading lies about satanic pedophiles in the town of Bodegraven.
  
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• Ever wonder what it's like to live on Mars?

  12-04-2023 03:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For a full year, four people will live in a simulation of the planet to help Nasa prepare for human exploration there.
  
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• Climate change: Fossil fuel emissions from electricity set to fall - report

  12-04-2023 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rise in wind and solar energy means that use of coal, oil and gas may have peaked for energy production.
  
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