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• Was YouTube down for YOU?  Worldwide outage knocked out website, app and streaming service for one hour

  22-08-2023 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube was hit by a worldwide outage for at least one hour on Tuesday. Users reported issues with the website, app and the company's streaming service, YouTube TV.
  
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• Could ChatGPT save us from the next pandemic? Researchers are using the free AI to simulate future outbreaks

  22-08-2023 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ChatGPT unleashed a virus on a small town of just 100 residents to see how they would react. The simulation could be more accurate in slowing the spread than mathematical analyses.
  
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• YouTube is DOWN: Worldwide outage knocks out the website, app and streaming service for thousands of users

  22-08-2023 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube has been hit by a worldwide outage. Users report issues with the website, app and the company's streaming service.
  
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• Could ChatGPT save us from the next pandemic? Researchers are using the free AI to simulation future outbreaks

  22-08-2023 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ChatGPT unleashed a virus on a small town of just 100 residents to see how they would react. The simulation could be more accurate in slowing the spread than mathematical analyses.
  
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• NASA discovers sunspot so big it can be seen from Mars that could release solar storms that knock out Earth's power grids next WEEK

  22-08-2023 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts predict the sunspot will continue togrow as it moves across the sun's surface to a region that faces Earth. The event could see solar storms that knock out power grids on our planet.
  
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• Lockheed's ARRW hypersonic missile: Sometimes it flies, sometimes it just tries

  22-08-2023 19:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  US Air Force keeping mum on results of weekend test A deal's a deal. Despite canning Lockheed Martin's hypersonic weapon program over repeat failures, the US Air Force is still flying planned tests of the platform – including one over the weekend that the Air Force isn't giving many details on.…
  
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• Disney's ESPN Bet Is a Play for Younger Gamblers

  22-08-2023 18:18
  
  With ESPN Bet, Disney brokers a marriage between sports betting and the entertainment industry.
  
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• Teachers and parents are told to be on lookout for Chinese vapes that are disguised as HIGHLIGHTER pens and contain as much nicotine as 50 cigarettes

  22-08-2023 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chinese vapes are packaged in bright neon colors to look like a typical pencil case item and come in 20 kid-friendly flavors like blueberry ice, mango and strawberry banana.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to cost a whopping $2,100 - which is 60% more than a MACBOOK

  22-08-2023 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is predicted to increase storage capacity for the iPhone 15 Max Pro to 2TB, swap the steel for titanium and include a more powerful chip that will increase the price to more than $2,000.
  
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• Look up next month! New 'potentially interstellar' comet will be visible with the naked eye in September - here's how to see it before it leaves our solar system forever

  22-08-2023 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Comet Nishimura, which was only discovered earlier this month, will make its closest approach to Earth at 10:00 BST on Tuesday, September 12.
  
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• The largest smartphone in the iPhone 15 line has a brand new NAME, leaker claims - here are the four devices we expect Apple to unveil next month

  22-08-2023 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leakers claim that an 'iPhone 15 Ultra' could hit the markets next month, showcasing a much larger display and an impressive camera lens.
  
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• The 43 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

  22-08-2023 16:00
  
  From Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire to The Wonder Years, here's everything you should be watching on Disney+.
  
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• Threads: Meta to launch web version of flagging Threads app

  22-08-2023 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant says it is working to add new features after many early users drifted away.
  
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• First-ever slavery plantation is discovered in Africa: Ruins of a nearly 500-year-old sugar mill and estate located on a tiny island to the west

  22-08-2023 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 16th-century ruins of a sugar mill and estate found on a small West African island are deemed the oldest slavery plantation. Experts said the system was then adopted in the Americas.
  
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• All aboard the mansion on WHEELS! Incredible double-decker RV features a huge fisheye windshield, spa room and 13ft sofa - but it will set you back $4 million

  22-08-2023 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swiss-led Marchi Mobile has developed a game-changing RV with all things VIP including a 6ft 6 bed, supplied by the Royal Family's very own bed manufacturer.
  
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• Budget satellite drag sail shows space junk how to gracefully exit orbit

  22-08-2023 14:16 via go.theregister.com
  
  Students prove $30 device could help declutter Earth's backyard A prototype satellite built to test a deployable drag sail to de-orbit satellites appears to have fulfilled its purpose, burning up on re-entry earlier this month after spending just 445 days in orbit.…
  
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• Microsoft makes new bid to unblock Call of Duty deal

  22-08-2023 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firm makes fresh offer to acquire Activision after UK regulators rejected its first bid.
  
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• Scientists use AI to visualise 10 people's ORGASMS - and say 'every single one is unique'

  22-08-2023 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Lovehoney have taken a new approach to visualise the 'Big O' - by enlisting the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
  
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• Never clean a toilet again! 3D-printed latrine is so slippery that NOTHING can leave a mark, scientists say

  22-08-2023 11:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, have developed a super slippery toilet resistant to fake faeces, yoghurt and even porridge.
  
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• Aliens could message Earth TODAY: Scientists are eagerly awaiting an extraterrestrial response to radio signals beamed into space 40 years ago

  22-08-2023 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 1983, scientists sent a message from a Stanford University telescope towards a star 16.7 light years away. Experts are hoping a reply will arrive today from aliens on any nearby planets.
  
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• 'Britain's most dangerous spider' strikes in Kent: Man's finger begins ROTTING away after he's bitten by a noble false widow

  22-08-2023 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man in Broadstairs, Kent, was left in off-the-scale agony with his finger rotting away after a bite from 'Britain's most dangerous spider'.
  
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• NASA still serious about astronauts living it up on Moon space station in 2028

  22-08-2023 09:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  Assuming the orbital hotel is even built by then The first group of astronauts to set foot into NASA's Moon-orbiting Gateway space station will be the Artemis IV crew in 2028, if everything goes as planned.…
  
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• Anglian Water bills to rise to pay for infrastructure

  22-08-2023 06:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The East of England is "seriously water-stressed" and its biggest water firm is working on upgrades.
  
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• Conservation: Lifeline for endangered insect feared extinct

  22-08-2023 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tiny insect, the scarce yellow sally, is bred in a zoo, raising hopes for saving the species.
  
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• UK microchip giant Arm files to sell shares in US

  22-08-2023 00:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arm files papers to list in New York after opting against London, in a blow to the UK.
  
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