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• Report reveals US Space Force unprepared to counter orbital threats

  30-06-2023 22:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  20 years of searching for spider holes has given Russia, China lots of time to secure the skies for themselves The US Space Force is apparently anything but, according to a think tank report that concludes the newest American military branch is woefully unprepared to defend space operations from Chinese or Russian aggression.…
  
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• Harvard announces it will teach students using an artificial intelligence instructor next semester

  30-06-2023 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The teachers of Harvard University's popular intro-level coding course are 'experimenting' with a ChatGPT-powered teaching assistant.
  
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• UK porn age checks raise privacy concerns

  30-06-2023 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Digital rights groups say more robust age verification requirements lack transparency.
  
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• Open AI And ChatGPT: The Shepherds Of The Singularity Or Highway To Doom?

  30-06-2023 19:04 via technocracy.news
  
  Orwell said, “Don’t let it happen”. Well, it happened. The AI genie is out of the bottle and spreading like like wildfire throughout the world. It is being structurally embedded at all levels of society. For every potentially good use, there are multiple horrific uses, like creating a lethal bioweapon in as little as two hours or driving someone to suicide. There is no possibility of containing AI at this point because too many companies and countries are deploying it. Technocr
  
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• Sky Mobile and Giffgaff customers suffer outage

  30-06-2023 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The networks both confirm users reporting problems with their mobile phone connection.
  
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• UFO fever grips Washington: Republican Congressman says UFOs may be 'ancient civilization'

  30-06-2023 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his unaired NewsNation interview segments, Senator Rubio expressed serious concern that the Deep State views US 'elected officials' as 'temporary employees'
  
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• London Super Sewer gets underground flower garden

  30-06-2023 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artificial oasis 50m beneath London aims to reflect a healthier future for the River Thames once the new sewer opens.
  
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• Senator Rubio worries classified UFO program run by 'military complex' that 'accountable to no one'

  30-06-2023 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his unaired NewsNation interview segments, Senator Rubio expressed serious concern that the Deep State views US 'elected officials' as 'temporary employees'
  
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• The Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Was Behind Massive Censorship

  30-06-2023 17:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy’s cyber war against humanity is clearly evidenced by the clandestine censorship steamroller prosecuted by the U.S. government against the citizenry of America. Lies, deception and subterfuge were used to hide the criminal, if not outright treasonous, behavior of unelected and unaccountable Technocrats. These egregious violations shredded the First Amendment. ⁃ TN EditorKeeping up with the corruption of the Covid regime feels like drinking from a firehose. The volume of th
  
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• Lawsuit Claims Open AI Stole ‘Massive Amounts Of Personal Data’ To Train ChatGPT

  30-06-2023 16:18 via technocracy.news
  
  The Technocrat mind sees access to any and all data in the universe as an unalienable right. Thus, they have no moral or ethical restraint when hoovering up otherwise protected data such as medical records and personal data. This behavior underscores Technocracy’s disdain for laws and the rule of law.⁃ TN EditorOpenAI stole “massive amounts of personal data” to train ChatGPT, a lawsuit alleges.
  The proposed class-action suit claims that Sam Altman’s company “s
  
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• WhatsApp update makes it much easier to transfer your chats to a new smartphone

  30-06-2023 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From today, you can simply scan a QR code and your new chats will appear - including large media files and attachments.
  
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• The 39 Best Series on Netflix Right Now

  30-06-2023 16:00
  
  From Shadow and Bone to Black Mirror, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.
  
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• The 25 Best Series on Amazon Prime Right Now

  30-06-2023 16:00
  From I'm a Virgo to Rings of Power, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer.
  
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• The 11 Best Films on Amazon Prime Right Now

  30-06-2023 16:00
  
  From Air to Brittany Runs a Marathon, these are the must-watch films on the streamer.
  
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• BBC Weather: Technical glitch which affected BBC platforms fixed

  30-06-2023 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A tech error which saw BBC platforms forecast 7C temperatures for next week has been resolved.
  
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• It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food

  30-06-2023 13:00
  
  Industrially processed pizzas, breakfast cereals, and more are driving an uptick in diet-related disease. It’s up to policymakers and doctors to lead the food fight.
  
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• British Health Care Leaves Women Shamefully Behind

  30-06-2023 13:00
  
  The UK has the largest gender health gap in the G20, leading to dangerous misdiagnoses, poor treatment plans, and preventable deaths.
  
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• Apple, Google, and MOVEit Just Patched Serious Security Flaws

  30-06-2023 13:00
  
  Plus: Microsoft fixes 78 vulnerabilities, VMWare plugs a flaw already used in attacks, and more critical updates from June.
  
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• Bad news for Britain: Scientists rank how 173 countries function - and UK isn't even in the top 10!

  30-06-2023 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Stateness Index was pulled together by Germany's University of Würzburg, as researchers sought to discover which countries function the most efficiently.
  
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• Humans hundreds of times 'deadlier' than sharks

  30-06-2023 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We exploit around a third of wild animals for own own uses, putting almost half at risk of extinction.
  
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• Would YOU recognise Britain's most dangerous plant? How to spot giant hogweed - and how to rid of it

  30-06-2023 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plant has been dubbed the 'most dangerous in Britain', thanks to its ability to leave humans with severe burns and blisters if touched.
  
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• Dutch to restrict chip equipment exports amid US pressure

  30-06-2023 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Dutch government said the decision was taken on "national security grounds".
  
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• Check your iPhone NOW: Apple will permanently delete photos next month

  30-06-2023 11:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Apple feature that's more than a decade old is being permanently removed on July 26. It could result in photos being lost if they're not backed up to devices.
  
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• Baffled by the symbols on your car's dashboard? Your iPhone will soon tell you what they mean 

  30-06-2023 11:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But the days of frantically rooting around for your car's handbook could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to Apple's next iPhone update.
  
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• Britain's 'most dangerous plant' leaves teen with a painful blister the size of an ORANGE

  30-06-2023 09:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ross McPherson reckons he brushed past the dreaded giant hogweed while cycling near his home in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.
  
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• Pokemon Go maker Niantic cuts a quarter of its workforce

  30-06-2023 04:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US-based firm says it will also close its studio in Los Angeles and cancel two video game titles.
  
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• Google to scrap local news links in Canada over Online News Act

  30-06-2023 04:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move is a protest against a Canadian bill that will make tech giants pay for news content.
  
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• Canada is going to war with Google, and it might not win

  30-06-2023 03:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country is the latest front in a fight that analysts say has big stakes for news - and democracy.
  
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• The climate change-denying TikTok post that won't go away

  30-06-2023 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm is struggling to stop climate misinformation spreading on its platform, BBC investigation finds.
  
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• BBC Weather shows wrong temperatures after technical glitch

  30-06-2023 02:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users are being incorrectly shown forecasts in the single figures throughout the coming days.
  
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• The quest to grow the perfect strawberry

  30-06-2023 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gene editing is being introduced which could improve the flavour and growing time for British strawberries.
  
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• Milky Way: Icy observatory reveals 'ghost particles'

  30-06-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An extraordinary image of ghost particles in the Milky Way is captured by an observatory buried at the South Pole.
  
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• Jurassic sea creatures once swam across Texas and north Mexico, new plesiosaur fossil records show

  30-06-2023 00:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The newly unearthed remains of plesiosaur, a fossilized backbone and flipper, found in Texas are the first ever evidence of a Jurassic-period vertebrate in the Lone Star state.
  
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• Research finds no 'clear' proof controversial ULEZ zones slash rates of lung conditions

  30-06-2023 00:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 16 studies of zones across the world, including London, Berlin and Tokyo, the study found low emission zones did not show a 'clear' reduction in respiratory diseases.
  
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• Virgin Galactic finally gets its first paying customers to edge of space

  30-06-2023 00:06 via go.theregister.com
  
  It only took nearly 20 years and one death to get there Video  Virgin Galactic today sent six people to the edge of space in its first-ever commercial flight.…
  
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