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• Yawns could help keep us safe by making people nearby more vigilant to threats when someone is tired

  19-09-2023 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that seeing someone yawn makes people more vigilant to threats.
  
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• DoD hopes $30M BEACONS will shine light on next-gen American battery designs

  19-09-2023 23:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  And less than half the cost of a single F-35 – bargain! The Department of Defense has become the latest US government body to push for next-gen battery manufacturing in America, with a $30 million (£24m) investment in an energy storage systems campus in the Lone Star State. …
  
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• DoD hopes $30M BEACONS will light the way to next-gen American battery designs

  19-09-2023 23:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  And less than half the cost of a single F-35 – bargain! The Department of Defense has become the latest US government body to push for next-gen battery manufacturing in America, with a $30 million (£24m) investment in an energy storage systems campus in the Lone Star State. …
  
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• Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed

  19-09-2023 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The law aims to force firms to remove illegal content and protect children from some legal but harmful material.
  
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• Prince William warns against 'doom and gloom' in eco-debates

  19-09-2023 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales joins the global stage in New York as the Earthshot Prize finalists are revealed.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: I'm a former defense official who warned about F-35 safety and security problems years ago - this is why it may have been HACKED or malfunctioned

  19-09-2023 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former Marine at a Defense watchdog told DailyMail.com that the Pentagon has know about software issues and vulnerabilities in the F-35 since 2019, but has not rectified the problems.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: I'm a former defense official who warned about the F-35's catalogue of safety and security problems years ago - this is why it may have been HACKED or malfunctioned

  19-09-2023 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former Marine at a Defense watchdog told DailyMail.com that the Pentagon has know about software issues and vulnerabilities in the F-35 since 2019, but has not rectified the problems.
  
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• I'm a former defense official who warned about the F-35's catalogue of safety and security problems years ago - this is why it may have been HACKED or malfunctioned

  19-09-2023 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former Marine at a Defense watchdog told DailyMail.com that the Pentagon has know about software issues and vulnerabilities in the F-35 since 2019, but has not rectified the problems.
  
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• FTX: 'King of Crypto' parents sued over missing millions

  19-09-2023 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are being sued as his bankrupt crypto firm FTX seeks to recover money.
  
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• Rocket Lab launch streak goes up in smoke with 41st mission

  19-09-2023 18:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Electron rocket was lost when reusable first stage separated early this morning It's back to zero days without incident at Rocket Lab, whose 41st launch ended in failure this morning, breaking a streak that had been going since 2021.…
  
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• Was YOUR Twitter down AGAIN? Site now known as X crashes for second time in two days - causing more chaos for Musk

  19-09-2023 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's X crashed for the second time in 24 hours. Users reported issues with the platform around 10am, which were impacting the website and app.
  
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• Was YOUR Twitter goes down AGAIN? Site now known as X crashes for second time in two days - causing more chaos for Musk

  19-09-2023 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's X crashed for the second time in 24 hours. Users reported issues with the platform around 10am, which were impacting the website and app.
  
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• Mortal Kombat 1: Nintendo Switch version will be fixed, says boss

  19-09-2023 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fighting series' creator admits the Nintendo edition isn't "the version we wanted to release".
  
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• Microsoft will launch new Xbox consoles by the end of next YEAR, huge leak suggests

  19-09-2023 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A leaked internal document shows Microsoft is planning a revamped version of the Xbox Series X, along with two other new products.
  
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• The Fruits of Technocracy: Quantitative Analysis Shows Google Steered 6 Million Votes to Biden in 2020

  19-09-2023 17:26 via technocracy.news
  
  In the aftermath of the 2020 election, people fought over voting machines, mail-in ballots, signature validation, etc. Meanwhile, Technocrats disguised as the 800-pound gorilla stole the election well before the first ballot was cast – in fact, 6 million of them. Google has been demonstratively caught, but who cares? Google’s smoke-and-mirror response: “Who, us?” ⁃ TN EditorNothing is so sacred as our Democracy™ — so goes the corporate state media mantra
  
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• DeepMind’s New AI Can Predict Genetic Diseases

  19-09-2023 16:33
  
  AlphaMissense, a new model from Google’s artificial intelligence team, analyzes the effects of DNA mutations and will accelerate research into rare diseases.
  
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• Google DeepMind AI speeds up search for disease genes

  19-09-2023 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google DeepMind has used its technology to identify parts of human DNA that might cause diseases.
  
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• Twitter goes down AGAIN: Site now known as X crashes for second time in two days - causing more chaos for Musk

  19-09-2023 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's X has crashed for the second time in 24 hours. Users reported issues with the platform around 10am, which are impacting the website and app.
  
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• X users threaten to DELETE their accounts if Elon Musk starts charging them to use the app: 'The day Twitter becomes a pay only service is the day I move on'

  19-09-2023 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The billionaire owner of X - formerly known as Twitter - fuelled outrage today as he announced that extra charges for all users are the only way to tackle bots.
  
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• Scientists reveal the secret to the perfect PINT (and it's bad news if you're not a fan of a foamy head!)

  19-09-2023 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beer drinkers may want to get their money's worth of liquid by insisting on very little head - but this may come at a cost, shows a new study from experts in Fukuoka, Japan.
  
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• YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income

  19-09-2023 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC has also removed some shows featuring the comedian and actor from its streaming services.
  
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• Researchers discover the best two-hour window to exercise each day if you want to lose fat

  19-09-2023 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the US, who carried out the study, said 7am to 9am was the best time to exercise if you wanted to lose weight. They said people in this group had lower BMIs.
  
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• Almost half of over-65s struggle to use the internet, study finds

  19-09-2023 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by AgeUK claims that nearly six million over-65s are unable to conduct a number of basic yet crucial tasks to stay safe online.
  
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• The Fall of Babylon Is a Warning for AI Unicorns

  19-09-2023 13:00
  
  When it went public in 2021, Babylon Health was valued at over $4 billion. Now it has declared bankruptcy. Insiders say it could never live up to its hype.
  
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• Tired of the way your iPhone sounds? iOS 17 has 24 new ringtones - here's how to access them

  19-09-2023 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has quietly added 24 new ringtones in the iOS 17 udpate, as well as 12 new text tones. Here's how you can access the new ringtones on iOS 17.
  
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• iPhone users say Apple's iOS 17 update is RUINING their battery life, with reports of charge draining within hours - here's what to do if your phone is affected

  19-09-2023 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Complaints have taken X (formerly Twitter) by storm over the past 24 hours as users allege that the latest iOS 17 release has ruined their iPhone battery life.
  
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• Northern Lights will be visible as far south as Cumbria tonight: How and when to see the stunning auroras as the sun hurls a huge coronal mass ejection towards Earth

  19-09-2023 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dazzling phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, could be visible as far south as Cumbria, although it's best viewed further north, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Now Elon Musk says he will CHARGE people to use X because it's the 'only way to protect against bot accounts' dominating the platform formerly known as Twitter

  19-09-2023 10:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has said he will charge people to use X because it is the 'only way to protect against bot accounts'. The billionaire owner of the platform says users will face a 'small monthly payment'.
  
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• Researchers discover the best time to exercise if you want to lose weight

  19-09-2023 09:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the US, who carried out the study, said 7am to 9am was the best time to exercise if you wanted to lose weight. They said people in this group had lower BMIs.
  
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• Universal Music Declares War on Streaming Noise

  19-09-2023 08:00
  
  The world’s largest record label has struck a deal in France to demonetize “functional music” like AI sludge and noise tracks and give more money to artists.
  
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• Royal Society aims to boost number of black scientists

  19-09-2023 04:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Royal Society's scheme comes after black scientists tell the BBC they feel unsupported and overlooked.
  
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• Elon Musk: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, could go behind paywall

  19-09-2023 04:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".
  
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• US Defense Department enlists Google for AI-powered cancer-spotting kit

  19-09-2023 02:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  A different type of ARM - the Augmented Reality Microscope Google has contributed software to an AI-powered microscope the US Department of Defense hopes will help pathologists spot cancerous cells in tissue samples much more quickly.…
  
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• World's most powerful free-electron laser upgraded to fire a million X-rays per second

  19-09-2023 01:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  US DoE particle will be a 'strobe light' in atomic disco The world's most powerful publicly known X-ray laser at the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has fired its first pulses with an upgrade that could see it scan our world in strange new ways.…
  
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• Chandrayaan-3: How important are India's Moon mission findings?

  19-09-2023 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former Nasa scientist decodes the significance of the discoveries made by the lunar lander and rover.
  
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• The turbo-charged plants that could boost farm output

  19-09-2023 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers are tweaking the photosynthesis process to raise the output of crops like soy, maize and wheat.
  
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• Diabetics could go needle-free thanks to new implantable device that slowly releases insulin when needed

  19-09-2023 00:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new implantable device with a built in 'oxygen factory' could replace insulin injections for type 1 diabetics, according to scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
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