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• CIA is set to roll out its own version of ChatGPT to try and comb the internet for useful clues and potential security threats

  26-09-2023 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intended to work similarly to ChatGPT, the CIA has developed an artificial intelligence program to be rolled out across 18 agencies to help analyze the mountains of data on the internet.
  
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• The 'brainternt' project: Scientists create wireless implants that could let users control computes and smart devices with their MINDS

  26-09-2023 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The human brain could soon have broadband thanks to new neural implants that bring WIFI to the brain, letting people wirelessly communicate with computers.
  
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• Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly

  26-09-2023 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Federal Trade Commission alleges Amazon uses "unfair" and "illegal" strategies to keep power.
  
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• Operation Fetch the Space Station: NASA announces audacious $1bn plan to tow the ISS to Earth on the back of a spaceship - then slingshot it into the Pacific Ocean

  26-09-2023 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA will pay $1 billion for a space-tug design powerful enough to de-orbit the International Space Station and send it crashing back to Earth where it will land in the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Disinformation most active on X, formerly known as Twitter, EU says

  26-09-2023 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A European Commission report says the network has the most disinformation of six large social networks.
  
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• 15-Minute City: This Statement Should Be Read At Every City Council Meeting In America

  26-09-2023 19:10 via technocracy.news
  
  After this statement that “schooled” the entire city council in Aurora, ON, notice the spontaneous standing ovation with wild cheering that lasted over 30 seconds. Do you think the citizens got it? Most of the council members look like deer caught in the headlights. I am honored that my work on Technocracy is cited here. Most Canadians understand Technocracy better than their American counterparts.
  Still, American citizens could read this statement word-for-word to their city council
  
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• Forget beauty sleep, scientists say 'consistently' getting a good night's rest can SLOW ageing

  26-09-2023 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the US, who tracked the sleeping habits of more than 6,000 people, found that those who didn't stick to a consistent sleeping pattern had an older biological age.
  
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• Exercise in a pill: Scientists develop weight-loss drug that tricks muscles into thinking they're working hard

  26-09-2023 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The future of working out could be popping a pill and sitting on the couch, according to pharmacy experts in Florida and Missouri. They tested it in mice but human subjects could follow.
  
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• iPhone 15 Pro is plagued with issues just one week after hitting shelves: Buyers complain of overheating, metal changing colour and the £1,499 device bending in the hand - as one calls it 'Apple's biggest flop in history'

  26-09-2023 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Buyers have complained of multiple issues with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, including overheating, dust in the components and even the metal changing colour.
  
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• The final supermoon of 2023 rises this week - how and when to see the lunar phenomenon from the UK

  26-09-2023 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Friday night will be the last in a rare run of four supermoons for 2023 and will be your last chance to spot one until September 2024.
  
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• Americans think they'd be safer under Trump than Biden if ALIENS ATTACK: Daily Mail UFO poll shows 40% think aliens have visited in last 50 years - and 70% think Joe is hiding something

  26-09-2023 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DailyMail.com put several UFO-themed questions to 1,000 voters following a series of unprecedented Congressional hearings and a NASA investigation into unidentified craft flying in US skies.
  
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• Spotify launches AI-powered translation for top podcasters Trevor Noah and Dax Shepard that maintains the sounds of their voices in different languages

  26-09-2023 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The translation feature can transcribe English and other languages into English - but will be used to clone the speaker's voice.
  
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• Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts

  26-09-2023 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media site will split revenue with contributors who are awarded "gold" by other users.
  
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• Meet Andrew, the average British CEO: Study reveals the typical boss is a 55-year-old white, Cambridge-educated man who earns an annual salary of £4,196,000

  26-09-2023 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data from the FTSE100 - a list of the 100 biggest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange - has been used to work out the most common background for a UK CEO.
  
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• The real-life Atlantis? Archaeologists discover new treasures in a mysterious underwater city off the coast of Egypt dating back at least 1,000 years

  26-09-2023 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Precious' new objects found off the coast of Egypt include gold jewellery, silver dishes and an odd pouring device shaped like a duck.
  
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• Talk about striking gold! Britain's oldest coin hoard is discovered in Buckinghamshire dating back 2,173 years - and experts say it could be worth £30,000

  26-09-2023 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A metal detectorist has uncovered Britain's oldest hoard of gold coins dating back 2,173 years.
  
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• UFO fever grips America: Daily Mail poll shows nearly 40% of people think aliens have visited in last 50 years and 70% believe Biden is hiding information about UFOs

  26-09-2023 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DailyMail.com put several UFO-themed questions to 1,000 voters following a series of unprecedented Congressional hearings and a NASA investigation into unidentified craft flying in US skies.
  
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• Can YOU name these 10 upside-down celebrity faces? New study provides clues about why the 'inversion effect' is so difficult for our brains

  26-09-2023 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the face inversion effect (FIE), scientists have long been trying to work out whether it's an evolutionary or learned behavior. Now a New Hampshire study has found answers.
  
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• Water firms forced to pay back customers for poor performance

  26-09-2023 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulator Ofwat orders companies in England and Wales to cut bills after missing targets.
  
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• Stonehenge's Altar Stone did NOT come from Wales: Scientists debunk popular theory and claim the Neolithic slab may have been brought in from Orkney - over 682 miles away

  26-09-2023 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research, led by Aberystwyth University, analysed 58 rock samples from all over the country to figure out where the curious Bronze Age rock may have come from.
  
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• iPhone 15 Pro owners say their smartphones are overheating so much they can't hold them - with one user recording scorching temperatures of 48°C

  26-09-2023 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max users have complained that their new device becomes unbearably hot after a few minutes of continuous use.
  
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• iPhone 15 Pro Max fails the bend test! Watch the excruciating moment a YouTuber cracks Apple's new flagship device in his bare hands

  26-09-2023 12:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTuber JerryRigEverything, whose real name is Zack Nelson, tested Apple's most recent products to the point of destruction in his signature 'Durability Test'.
  
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• Is there anything climate change can't do? Now scientists say global warming is causing rising drug and alcohol abuse - because 'sunnier days encourage day drinking'

  26-09-2023 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are blaming climate change for an increase in alcohol- and drug-related hospital visits over the course of 20 years. They say higher temperatures are causing people to indulge more.
  
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• Would you roleplay with a chatbot? Bizarre AI bot can send you sexts and erotic voice notes - and they're eerily realistic

  26-09-2023 10:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users of the erotic audio platform, BLOOM, can now send and receive sexts and voice notes from their favourite characters with the launch of AI 'roleplaying' chatbots.
  
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• China identifies AI, optoelectric semiconductors, as challenges it wants to crack

  26-09-2023 06:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Underwater comms make list of 14 techs at which Beijing hopes to do better China's Academy of Engineering has issued its annual list of technologies it wants to develop, but considers major challenges worthy of prioritization.…
  
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• ChatGPT can now answer out loud with five different synthesised voices when users talk to the AI chatbot

  26-09-2023 02:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users can now talk out loud to the AI chatbot and it will answer back with its own synthesised voice. The feature is part of an upgrade to the mobile app.
  
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• Would YOU trust a robot to operate on your spine when a 1mm slip could be devastating?

  26-09-2023 01:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Fuller, 57, became the first NHS patient to undergo a new way of doing spinal fusion surgery using robot technology. Using the robot reduces surgery and recovery time of the traditional approach.
  
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• Spotify will not ban AI-made music, says boss

  26-09-2023 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a rare interview, Spotify boss Daniel Ek talks to the BBC about AI, regulation and Harry and Meghan.
  
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• US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech

  26-09-2023 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The race to get back to the moon is fuelling US investment in private sector space firms.
  
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• Getting ALL your body clocks in sync could help you live longer... Believe it or not, you've got a whole host of them

  26-09-2023 00:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the U.S. suggest we can boost our physical and mental health by adopting everyday habits to help keep our various internal clocks properly synchronised.
  
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