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• Best Amazon Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 73 Discounts Still Live Tonight

  12-07-2023 23:51
  
  Genuine savings on headphones, laptops, phones, TVs, and gaming—still live tonight and tested by WIRED.
  
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• Elon Musk accused of owing £385m in Twitter severance

  12-07-2023 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The layoffs ultimately affected roughly 6,000 people, according to the lawsuit.
  
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• Multi-million blow for Bezos: Blue Origin rocket engine EXPLODES just 10 seconds into a firing test

  12-07-2023 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anonymous leaks reports that a BE-4 rocket engine detonated during a June 30 test run. ABlue Origin spokesperson confirmed the incident, but said 'no personnel were injured'
  
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• China succeeds where Elon Musk has failed with first methalox rocket

  12-07-2023 22:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Maybe bigger isn't better when it comes to complicated, error-prone space machines? China's private space industry took a giant leap past Musk, Bezos and everyone else today with the first successful orbital launch of a methane-powered rocket.…
  
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• Best Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 73 Discounts Still Live Tonight

  12-07-2023 21:13
  
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• Elon Musk announces new AI start-up

  12-07-2023 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new entity is called xAI, and employs several engineers that have worked at companies like OpenAI and Google.
  
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• Oceans are no longer blue: Study finds 56% of water has become more green due to climate change

  12-07-2023 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA satellite data from 2002 to 2022 shows increased blooms of plant-like microbes. The 'pond scum'-like blooms drain oxygen as they decay, creating 'dead zones'
  
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• Best Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 67 Discounts Still Live Tonight

  12-07-2023 19:56
  
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• Prime Day tech deals: The best last-minute offers on Amazon for Fire TVs, Kindles and more

  12-07-2023 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Get ready to snag the best deals before the clock strikes midnight as Amazon devices hit their lowest prices ever on Prime Day, offering a shopping extravaganza that should not be missed.
  
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• The best Shark vacuum cleaner deals on Amazon Prime Day 2023

  12-07-2023 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Don't miss out Amazon Prime Day discounts of up to 53 per cent off on a wide range of Shark vacuum cleaners, including upright, handheld, and stick models.
  
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• Elon Musk announces new artificial intelligence company 'xAI' 

  12-07-2023 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has officially entered the AI race. The Twitter boss announced his new company called xAI with a goal 'to understand the true nature of the universe.' More details are set for Friday.
  
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• Powerful Google tool is almost as good as human doctors in giving answers to basic ailment questions

  12-07-2023 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google reports in the journal, Nature, that its latest model, which processes language similarly to ChatGPT, can answer a range of medical questions with 92.6 per cent accuracy.
  
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• iPhone 15 rumors revealed by Apple insider with track record for leaks

  12-07-2023 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Ives, a New York-based tech expert who has made accurate Apple predictions, told Daily Mail.com the best features and improvements to expect with Apple's iPhone 15.
  
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• Get ready for AI BABIES: New tech is boosting success rate of IVF abroad

  12-07-2023 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI technology, developed by a Tel Aviv-based firm in Israel, is already in use across Europe, Asia, and South America, and the US is expected to follow close behind.
  
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• Transhumanism: Bowing Down To A Techno-Industrial God

  12-07-2023 18:06 via technocracy.news
  
  Transhumanism is a “techno-industrial suicide machine is staffed by humans who appear not to recognize that their joint mission is programmed to end in collapse.” Yet, it the ideology is so pervasive and deceptive that a great percentage of the world is now bowing down to it. It’s time to stop.⁃ TN EditorOn the side of an apartment high-rise block dominantly visible between buildings surrounding Brussels’ Gare du Midi railway station, the finishing touches are being
  
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• US-EU Hold Collaborative Workshop On Digital Twins, AI

  12-07-2023 17:50 via technocracy.news
  
  Rapid advances in AI have accelerated the concept of digital twins, where AI models an exact working copy of something in the real world. The digital twin is updated in real time with sensor information, AI interprets its condition and then forces the changes back to the reality twin. ⁃ TN EditorEU and US participants discussed topics of mutual interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twins to intensify collaboration in addressing the common challenge of adaptation to climate c
  
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• Just what Musk needs! Worldwide Twitter outage impacted tens of thousands of users

  12-07-2023 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter appears to be back online after a worldwide outage hit the app and website for more than one hour. Issues of problems appeared around 10:00am ET.
  
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• Perseverance reveals more detail on Martian organic chemistry

  12-07-2023 17:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Building blocks for life could have been present for up to 2.6 billion years on the Red Planet, rover discovery shows The Perseverance Mars rover has found evidence of a range of organic molecules that suggest a more complex chemical cycle on the planet than previously thought.…
  
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• 2023: Santa Clara University Students Must Take mRNA Covid Shots Or Withdraw

  12-07-2023 17:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Tyranny continues to lurk in the academic community, but is on wide-open display at Santa Clara University. If you don’t have the mRNA gene therapy shot, you won’t be attending SCU. Thus, informed consent is costly: withdraw registration and apply to another university.⁃ TN EditorCollege COVID vaccine mandates remain some of the most coercive mandates ever declared. While most colleges have now rescinded their mandates, some colleges refuse to let go, and Santa Clara University
  
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• Even 'SAFE' levels of air pollution can trigger heart attacks, study warns

  12-07-2023 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Columbia University researchers found people can be struck down within just an hour of breathing in dirty air. Tougher air quality standards are urgently needed, experts claimed.
  
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• What are cluster bombs and how deadly are they?

  12-07-2023 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline takes a closer look at the controversial weapons, including how they're deployed and where they're banned.
  
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• Amazon devices plummet to lowest prices on Prime Day

  12-07-2023 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Get ready to snag the best deals before the clock strikes midnight as Amazon devices hit their lowest prices ever on Prime Day, offering a shopping extravaganza that should not be missed.
  
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• Life on Mars? NASA's Perseverance rover discovers diverse organic matter on the Red Planet

  12-07-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover has detected organic compounds in the Red Planet's Jezero Crater, an ancient lake basin with 'high potential' for past habitability.
  
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• Best Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 56 Discounts Live on Day Two

  12-07-2023 16:58
  
  Real discounts on headphones, laptops, phones, TVs, and gaming—tested by WIRED's Gear team.
  
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• Apple insider tells DailyMail.com the iPhone 15 will have 'AI functionality'

  12-07-2023 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Ives, a New York-based tech expert who has made accurate Apple predictions, told Daily Mail.com the best features and improvements to expect with Apple's iPhone 15.
  
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• Britain's top 10 emoji 'icks' revealed - so are YOU guilty of using any of these icons? 

  12-07-2023 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of World Emoji Day next week, experts from musicMagpie have revealed Britain's top 10 emoji 'icks'.
  
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• James Webb telescope image dazzles on science birthday

  12-07-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The space observatory delivers a fascinating view of starbirth to mark one year of operations.
  
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• Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again

  12-07-2023 15:00
  
  Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse.
  
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• Prime Day 2023: ECOVACS's robot hoover on sale for over half-price off!

  12-07-2023 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Hurry! The ECOVACS DEEBOT N8 Robot Vacuum Cleaner with Mop drops to just £219 (56 per cent off) in Amazon Prime Daylightning deal. Run, don't walk.
  
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• This Amazon Echo Dot deal has just won Prime Day 2023

  12-07-2023 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: The Echo Dot (5th generation, 2022 release) is now available for just £21.99, down from its original price of £54.99 - this Prime Day deal is too good to pass up.
  
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• Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta

  12-07-2023 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US comedian joins two other authors who claim their copyright was infringed to train AI systems.
  
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• Crows and magpies are using anti-bird spikes to build their nests, study finds 

  12-07-2023 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the Netherlands' Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the Natural History Museum of Rotterdam discovered that birds make use of roof spikes to scare off predators.
  
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• The best Amazon Prime Day AirPods deals

  12-07-2023 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Take advantage of the incredible Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) offer at their lowest price ever, now available for just £209 for Amazon Prime Day 2023.
  
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• Methane-spotting satellite that gives true readings of industry emissions hits skies in 2024

  12-07-2023 13:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Potent greenhouse gas even worse for climate than too much carbon dioxide A methane tracking satellite that can calculate emissions of this potent greenhouse gas with extreme accuracy is due to go into operation next year, following the successful testing of its instrumentation aboard a jet aircraft.…
  
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• Best Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 55 Discounts Live on Day Two

  12-07-2023 13:28
  
  Real discounts on headphones, laptops, phones, TVs, and gaming—tested by WIRED's Gear team.
  
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• The Problem With Sunscreen Isn’t Its Ingredients—It’s You

  12-07-2023 13:00
  
  Humans need protecting from the sun more than ever, and yet this gloopy white cream is widely distrusted, misunderstood, and misused.
  
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• 'Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning' Is the Perfect AI Panic Movie

  12-07-2023 13:00
  
  Tom Cruise takes on The Entity—an all-powerful, all-seeing, sentient AI—in what may be the most well-timed action movie yet.
  
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• Indian Ocean has a 'gravity hole' where sea levels are 300ft lower - experts think they know why

  12-07-2023 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 'gravity hole' south of India was formed by plumes of low-density magma that rose up from Earth's mantle, according to scientists at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru.
  
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• Best Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 52 Discounts Live on Day Two

  12-07-2023 12:04
  
  Real discounts on headphones, laptops, phones, TVs, and gaming—all tested by WIRED's Gear team.
  
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• Mega-SLOW-don! The Meg could only swim at 1.2mph (five times slower than Michael Phelps!)

  12-07-2023 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While previous estimates suggested that megalodon could swim at 3.1mph, researchers from DePaul University in Chicago now believe its top speed was more like 1.2mph.
  
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• Elon Musk's own employees are using Threads! Twitter staff are flocking to the Meta rival

  12-07-2023 11:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many Twitter employees have flocked to rival app Threads in the aftermath of its record-breaking launch, a new report claims.
  
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• 56% off: ECOVACS's robot vacuum cleaner with mop drops to just £219

  12-07-2023 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Hurry! The ECOVACS DEEBOT N8 Robot Vacuum Cleaner with Mop drops to just £219 (56 per cent off) in Amazon Prime Daylightning deal. Run, don't walk.
  
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• Quiz: Can you spot which images were made using AI?

  12-07-2023 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test your skills at detecting AI-generated images with Bitesize's monthly AI or real quiz.
  
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• Japan schedules August launch for 'Moon Sniper' lander

  12-07-2023 09:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Nifty XRISM plasma-spotting scope to ride the same Mitsubishi Japan's Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has named August 26 as its intended launch date for a lunar lander it hopes will improve humanity's ability to touch down on other worlds – as well as an astronomical observation that might help us understand how they form.…
  
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• Why we'd prefer to be in pain than miss out on some juicy information

  12-07-2023 09:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We all love to be let in on secrets. But scientists have discovered that many of us would even put up with significant physical pain to uncover information that we know to be fairly meaningless.
  
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• India CEO criticised for picking AI bot over human staff

  12-07-2023 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suumit Shah, founder of an e-commerce website, said that his firm had laid off 90% of its support staff.
  
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• South Korea welcomes first panda twins

  12-07-2023 04:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The moment a giant panda gave birth to twins for the first time in South Korea has been captured on camera.
  
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• Threads: The BBC drama which affected a generation of viewers

  12-07-2023 02:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Threads is a social media app for some and a nightmarish BBC movie from 1984 for others.
  
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• The surface of the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than scientists previously thought

  12-07-2023 01:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers point to a giant indentation called the Imbrium Basin, thought to be one of the largest craters in our solar system, as an example of their findings.
  
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• Best Prime Day Deals (2023) UK: 44 Discounts Live Today

  12-07-2023 01:37
  
  Real discounts on headphones, laptops, phones, TVs, and gaming—all tested by WIRED's Gear team.
  
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