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• LIGO cranks up the sensitivity to sniff out gravitational waves

  26-05-2023 20:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  The instrument that proved Einstein right is back The US ultra-sensitive space science project, which first proved the existence of gravitational waves, is back after three years of upgrades and maintenance made it 30 percent more sensitive.…
  
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• Neuralink: Why is Elon Musk’s brain chip firm in the news?

  26-05-2023 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink has received the US regulatory green light for its first human clinical trial, after earlier controversies.
  
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• Shocking Leaked Tesla Documents Hint at Cybertruck Problems

  26-05-2023 20:04
  
  The EV giant is under pressure to launch new products, but a huge dump of confidential files in Germany details a litany of technical failings.
  
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• Three crafty ways YOU can get around Netflix's crackdown on password sharing

  26-05-2023 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under rules brought to 100 countries including the US and UK this week, people who were watching Netflix under someone else's account now have to pau for new logins. But we have some workarounds.
  
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• Trilateral Commissioner Henry Kissinger Turns 100, Still Not Held Accountable

  26-05-2023 17:42 via technocracy.news
  
  Kissinger was a founding member of the Trilateral Commission, a confidant and key operative of the Rockefeller dynasty and a serial meddler in foreign affairs that resulted in the deaths of millions. It was Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski who originally called for a Constitutional Convention to re-write America’s future. Praised by Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton alike, he consistently superseded political boundaries.⁃ TN EditorHenry Kissinger, whose very name is synonymous with US
  
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• Neuralink: Elon Musk's brain chip firm wins US approval for human study

  26-05-2023 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire's Neuralink implant company wants to help restore people's vision and mobility.
  
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• Lazy drivers rejoice! BMW's new £50,000 car lets you change lanes using just your EYES

  26-05-2023 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The German carmaker's all-electric 5 Series Sedan is fitted with cameras behind the steering wheel that monitor the gaze of the driver.
  
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• John Kerry: Farm Confiscations ‘Not Off The Table’

  26-05-2023 16:29 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats intend to control all food production in order to control populations. Why would governments confiscate farms? Just ask Netherlands. Since farms use nitrogen fertilizers to grow crops, and since nitrogen has been declared a harmful pollutant, confiscating farms is seen as a way to combat global warming. I can guarantee that Bill Gates’ farming empire will not be one to be confiscated.
  Now, Climate Czar and Skull & Bones member John Kerry has predictably jumped on the bandwa
  
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• Scientists Warn Genetically Engineered Insects Could Be Easily Weaponized

  26-05-2023 16:09 via technocracy.news
  
  Although this article was originally published October 23, 2018, it is more prescient today than before. Genetic scientists who are tinkering with nature will not end up helping nature, but rather will destroy it. Insects containing genetically engineered viruses have as much killing potential as any other weapon on earth. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> Scientists and legal scholars question the rationale for the use of insects to disperse infectious GE viruses engineered to edit the ch
  
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• The 43 Best Films on Netflix This Week

  26-05-2023 16:00
  
  From The Trial of the Chicago 7 to Zombieland, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
  
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• The 28 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now

  26-05-2023 16:00
  
  From Carnival Row to Rings of Power, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer.
  
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• The 12 Best Films on Amazon Prime Right Now

  26-05-2023 16:00
  
  From Air to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, these are the must-watch films on the streamer.
  
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• Lazy drivers rejoice! BMW's new £50,000 5 Series Sedan lets you change lanes using just your EYES

  26-05-2023 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The German carmaker's all-electric 5 Series Sedan is fitted with cameras behind the steering wheel that monitor the gaze of the driver.
  
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• IR35 costs UK Research and Innovation £36M – the same it spent funding tech projects

  26-05-2023 14:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Quango tax blunder follows similar payments from Defra and MoJ UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been hit with a £36 million ($44.5 million) bill after miscalculating tax it owed on the country's controversial off-payroll working setup, IR35.…
  
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• WhatsApp is working on update that will let you message users without having their phone number

  26-05-2023 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp is developing the ability to set up a WhatsApp username, according to leaker site, WABetaInfo. This could let you message others, without having access to their phone number.
  
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• HBO's 'Succession' Will Live Forever in Memes

  26-05-2023 13:00
  
  HBO’s critical-darling drama may be ending on Sunday, but the internet will always remember the Roys.
  
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• The dog breeds that really ARE man's best friend - so is YOURS on the list? 

  26-05-2023 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Helsinki have revealed the dog breeds with the highest and lowest levels of human sociability.
  
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• Temu Is Losing Millions of Dollars to Send You Cheap Socks

  26-05-2023 12:00
  
  The Chinese shopping app is topping app stores in the US. But it’s burning money and squeezing its suppliers to a breaking point in a bid to take on Amazon.
  
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• ChatGPT-maker U-turns on threat to leave EU over AI law

  26-05-2023 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  OpenAI's Sam Altman previously said if it fails to comply with the forthcoming AI Act, it might exit the EU.
  
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• Google removes 'Slavery Simulator' game which allowed players to 'buy and sell' black characters

  26-05-2023 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called 'Simulador de Escravidão' (or 'Slavery Simulator'), the Android game for 'all ages' was created by Malaysian games developer Magnus Games.
  
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• Nvidia: The chip maker that became an AI superpower

  26-05-2023 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Innovation and good timing combined to make California's Nvidia the dominant firm for AI computer chips.
  
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• YouTube is KILLING a popular feature next month - here's what it means for you and your channel

  26-05-2023 10:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube has confirmed that it is shutting down a popular feature on June 23, as it aims to prioritise other tools.
  
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• Experimental brain-spine computer interface helped a paralyzed man walk

  26-05-2023 08:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Pioneering research effectively reconnects patient's motor cortex with his spinal cord Comment  A paper in Nature reveals how a brain implant and computer-controlled prosthetic helped a paraplegic man in his recovery from a partially severed spinal cord.…
  
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• Deepfakes, Cheapfakes, and Twitter Censorship Mar Turkey’s Elections

  26-05-2023 08:00
  
  As the main candidates head to a runoff, disinformation is running riot on Turkish social media.
  
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• Precious cheetah cubs die in India national park

  26-05-2023 06:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cubs were the first to be born in the country 70 years after the animals were declared extinct here
  
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• Twitter engineering boss Foad Dabiri quits day after DeSantis launch glitches

  26-05-2023 06:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ron DeSantis' launch of his White House presidential campaign was hit by technical problems.
  
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• After network glitch, South Korea's commercial sat-slinger succeeds

  26-05-2023 04:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Nuri rocket has done the business – now to get into the business South Korea's ambition to get into the commercial satellite launching game has taken off, as it were, after the successful launch of its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday.…
  
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• Virgin Galactic flies final test before opening for business

  26-05-2023 02:14 via go.theregister.com
  
  $450k buys you about 90 minutes of space adventure and a sub-orbital glimpse of Earth Virgin Galactic successfully launched a crewed suborbital test flight of its VSS Unity spacecraft on Thursday – a mission billed as the final milestone before officially opening up for space tourism.…
  
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• The Kingdom of Judah was rife with deadly DIARRHOEA, analysis of ancient poo reveals

  26-05-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancient faeces from two Jerusalem latrines dating back around 1,500 years have traces of an organism that causes dysentery, University of Cambridge experts report.
  
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• Samsung unveils incredible rollable display concept for laptops and PCs 

  26-05-2023 00:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung's new screen rolls out to five times its storage height. Past foldable or slidable screens have only been able to offer up to three times that scalability
  
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