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• Can tech stop India wasting so much of its harvest?

  02-10-2023 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech firms say they have systems that can help prevent the huge loss of fresh produce in India.
  
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• NASA awards $1.5m for 'three steps to Mars' astronaut health program

  02-10-2023 20:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  One (very) small leap for humanity's future in space NASA has announced plans to fund eight short-term research projects aimed at improving our understanding of space's effects on the human body, but all eight will have to share just $1.5 million in funding to accomplish their goals. …
  
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• iPhone 15 Pro Max users say their smartphone speaker rattles at high volumes - with one buyer now on his third replacement

  02-10-2023 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple fans across the world have already branded the model 'fragile', after a 'durability test' by one user found that the phone's back glass shattered in his bare hands after being bent.
  
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• Exclusive: Here's what AI thinks these iconic 'gone too soon' celebrities, including Tupac, would look like if they had lived to be 80 years old - do YOU recognize them?

  02-10-2023 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DailyMail.com asked AI image-maker Midjourney to imagine aging celebs like Tupac Shakur and Amy Winehouse. The results were unusual and uncanny, but recognizable. Can you tell who they are?
  
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• Pompeii's Parliament! Archaeologists discover electoral inscriptions in an ancient house caught in Mount Vesuvius' devastating eruption

  02-10-2023 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inscriptions appear to mention a candidate running for office at Pompeii named Aulus Rustius Verus - who may have bribed voters in the ancient Italian city in exchange for bread.
  
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• Can Meta’s new VR headset stop me feeling sick?

  02-10-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company's new VR headset retails at $499 - but can Mark Zuckerberg stop it making me nauseous?
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: I tested an AI 'digital afterlife' service so my clone can live on after death

  02-10-2023 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When I spoke to my phone, my face appeared on screen and I said, 'Hi, my name is Robert, and I'm looking forward to telling you about my life. I was talking to an AI avatar of myself.
  
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• The Biggest Hack of 2023 Keeps Getting Bigger

  02-10-2023 17:07
  
  Victims of the MOVEit breach continue to come forward. But the full scale of the attack is still unknown.
  
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• Sam Altman Wants To Replace Normal People With AI

  02-10-2023 17:06 via technocracy.news
  Sam Altman is a pure Technocrat who fancies himself as the savior of the world: most likely, he will destroy it. Some compare him to Albert Einstein. He wrote, “My work at OpenAI reminds me every day about the magnitude of the socioeconomic change that is coming sooner than most people believe.” ⁃ TN EditorThat’s one way to talk about other human beings.
  As writer Elizabeth Weil notes in a new profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in New York Magazine, the powerful AI exe
  
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• Revealed: The dogs that give humans the most expressive stares - so how does your pooch stack up?

  02-10-2023 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from George Washington University have revealed the dogs that give humans the most expressive stares.
  
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• NASA's New Horizons probe scores extended vacation in Kuiper Belt

  02-10-2023 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Good news: More science. Bad news: Somebody has to pay for it NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which performed a flyby of Pluto in 2015, is being granted a mission extension through 2029.…
  
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• Will we EVER learn? The most commonly compromised passwords revealed - so, are you still using any of these phrases?

  02-10-2023 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research by Stockholm-based firm Specops Software revealed that 'password' and 'research' are often easily cracked by hackers, along with 'cleopatra' and 'passwordGG'.
  
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• Mysterious alien-like sea creature with thousands of sperm-shaped organisms in its 'belly' that baffled scientists for years is finally identified

  02-10-2023 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It took nearly five years, but scientists have finally identified an alien-like create pulled off the coast of Japan. The tiny swimmer has appendage-like structures coming from a center blob.
  
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• Scientists develop a new internet addiction spectrum - so, where do YOU fall on the scale?

  02-10-2023 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed a new internet addiction spectrum that reveals just how reliant you are on having a strong connection.
  
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• These 5 household items could get you fined or even jail time if thrown in the garbage

  02-10-2023 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are several electronics and household that are illegal to toss them in the trash. This includes e-waste and certain chemicals. Violators could be fined or even see jail time.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captures a 1.2 mile-high ghostly 'dust devil' as it moves across the surface of the Red Planet

  02-10-2023 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New footage captured by NASA s Perseverance rover shows a dust devil measuring a whopping 1.2 miles high at Thorofare Ridge on Mars.
  
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• Water firms want bill rises to cut leaks and spills

  02-10-2023 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies in England and Wales want to charge up to £84 a year more in 2025, rising to £156 extra by 2030.
  
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• The first British Baked Beans could soon be on the breakfast menu! Scientists successful grow haricot beans in the UK for the first time

  02-10-2023 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Farmers had previously been unable to grow the variety because it was unsuited to the country's climate, meaning the UK had to rely on imported beans.
  
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• Why your new Apple iPhone 15 is overheating

  02-10-2023 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm says a bug in its operating system and updates to apps like Instagram are behind the issue.
  
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• Tom Hanks warns dental plan ad image is AI fake

  02-10-2023 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actor says he is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a deepfake scam, and has "nothing to do with it".
  
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• Why Silicon Valley Falls for Frauds

  02-10-2023 13:00
  
  FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried will stand trial on charges of overseeing fraud that sucked in high-profile investors and hundreds of thousands of clients. Why do smart people buy into bad companies?
  
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• James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion

  02-10-2023 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new space observatory sees pairs of Jupiter-sized objects floating free between the stars.
  
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• Google Pixel 8 phones leak online just two days ahead of the launch event - and they hint at some huge design changes

  02-10-2023 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photos leaked to Facebook show the Pixel 8 Pro will have a matte glass finish on the back - mimicking the design of the new iPhone 15.
  
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• Scandium-based nuclear clocks promise punctuality for next 300 billion years

  02-10-2023 11:16 via go.theregister.com
  
  It's about time! Set your watches! Scientists have set the clock ticking for the development of a new generation of timepieces with accuracy of up to 1 second in 300 billion years or about 22 times the age of the universe.…
  
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• Want to impress your boss? Praise your colleagues (and yourself)! Scientists claim 'dual promotion' is the key to seeming competent at work

  02-10-2023 10:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Vanderbilt University say the 'dual promotion' tactic is the perfect way to make sure we are perceived as competent while still radiating 'warmth'.
  
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• The people going 'monk mode' to limit social media use

  02-10-2023 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A growing number of individuals are using apps to block access to social media and the internet.
  
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