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• Five Surprisingly Deadly Creatures in Your Backyard

  06-10-2023 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colorado River Toads secrete ooze strong enough to paralyze or even kill a dog. Deer kill more people annually than bear, wolves, alligators and sharks combined
  
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• Tweet saying FTX was "fine" was false, court hears

  06-10-2023 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FTX co-founder tells court that Sam Bankman-Fried's public claims about FTX did not match reality.
  
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• Musk and Bezos' billionaire space race switches tracks - as Amazon launches internet satellites to compete with SpaceX's Starlink

  06-10-2023 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bezos' test launch begins an ambitious plan to launch 3,236 internet satellites over Earth. Amazon said it plans to have rival satellite internet offerings by Q4 2024
  
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• Elon Musk's ambitions for Starship soar high while reality waits on launchpad

  06-10-2023 19:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Monster rocket yet to trouble orbit, let alone the Red Planet Comment  Elon Musk took part in an interview at the International Astronautical Congress this week and demonstrated a reality distortion field that would make even the most ardent Steve Jobs fanatic take a step back.…
  
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• Technocrats In The European Union Quietly Roll Out Identity Wallet

  06-10-2023 19:26 via technocracy.news
  
  Global Technocrats have sparked a stampede for digital ids for every person on earth. One research organization forecasts that governments will have issued 5 billion digital ID credentials by the end 2024, or 62.5 percent of the global population. By 2030, this will likely approach 90 percent. This will enable them to cut off all dissenters by denying access to services such as finance, government services, travel, etc.
  Didn’t they tell us all along that “no person would left behind&
  
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• New tests confirm ancient human footprints in New Mexico are thousands of years older than previously thought

  06-10-2023 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study confirms findings from previous controversial 2021 research, which suggested that human footprints found in New Mexico were about 23,000 years old.
  
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• Snapchat: Snap AI chatbot 'may risk children's privacy'

  06-10-2023 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The My AI feature could be shut down in the UK following an initial investigation by the data watchdog.
  
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• Electric sheep? World's most advanced humanoid robot reveals what she DREAMS about

  06-10-2023 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new video, Ameca, a humanoid robot designed by Cornish startup Engineered Arts, is asked whether she dreams.
  
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• Dartmouth researchers reveal why your Wi-Fi router should be wrapped in aluminum foil

  06-10-2023 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dartmouth researchers confirmed aluminum foil can make 'optimized reflectors' for WiFi. The hack can boost signal where you need it and reduce it where you don't
  
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• 'A Galactic Embarrassment': The Crypto World Is Already Sick of SBF's Trial

  06-10-2023 17:00
  
  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial for fraud is sucking all the air out of the room. Crypto folks can't wait for it to be over.
  
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• Look up next week! Draconid Meteor Shower will peak on Monday night - how to see shooting stars from the UK

  06-10-2023 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Draconid Meteor Shower will peak on 9 October, providing you with the perfect opportunity to see shooting stars from the UK.
  
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• See Earth's hotspots from SPACE: Satellite dubbed the 'world's thermometer' sends back its first pictures - revealing the heat emitted from car parks in Las Vegas and wildfires in Canada

  06-10-2023 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From oil refineries in Oklahoma to wildfires in Canada, the new technology tracks heat emissions worldwide - and can help ensure big companies keep their emissions promises.
  
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• Graphcore Was the UK's AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Survive

  06-10-2023 13:59
  
  The British chipmaker wanted to challenge the dominance of Nvidia, but having been left out of government AI projects, is urgently looking to raise money.
  
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• Graphcore Was the UK's AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Stay Afloat

  06-10-2023 13:59
  
  The British chipmaker wanted to challenge the dominance of Nvidia, but having been left out of government AI projects, is urgently looking to raise money.
  
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• Gingers have been around for 10 MILLION years, scientists say

  06-10-2023 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from University College Cork have discovered fragments of phaeomelanin - the pigment that produces ginger colouration - in fossilised frogs.
  
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• How a chatbot encouraged a man who wanted to kill the Queen

  06-10-2023 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The case of Jaswant Singh Chail raises questions about the safety of AI-powered chatbots.
  
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• Move over, umami! Scientists have discovered a SIXTH basic taste detected by the tongue

  06-10-2023 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's time to rewrite the textbooks, as scientists from the University of Southern California have discovered a new taste.
  
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• Why Everyone Is Talking About ‘Dicks’

  06-10-2023 13:00
  
  The new musical is like nothing Hollywood has ever seen. Probably because Hollywood didn't make it.
  
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• This 90s AI Yearbook trend is taking over TikTok - here's how to give your photos the retro treatment

  06-10-2023 11:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new social media trend is allowing users to reimagine their high school yearbook photos, but with a glam nineties twist - here's how to try it.
  
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• Earth is hit by blast of energy from a dead star so powerful that scientists can't explain it

  06-10-2023 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The intense gamma rays come from the Vela Pulsar, around 1,000 light years from Earth, which has already been compared in appearance to the mask from the Phantom of the Opera.
  
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• Revealed: The 'alien' species most likely to wreak havoc in Scotland over the next decade

  06-10-2023 10:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and NatureScot have revealed the species most likely to wreak havoc in Scotland.
  
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• ESA funds space weather satellite swarm to understand and combat orbital debris

  06-10-2023 10:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  Prof warns El Reg solar storms may cause cascading collisions that make some orbits unusable The European Space Agency has funded a mission to launch a fleet of satellites that will help scientists study space weather and how it can increase debris orbiting our home world.…
  
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• UK and Japan space agencies team for orbital telemetry network

  06-10-2023 08:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  InRange will eliminate reliance on line of sight for the H3 launcher The UK Space Agency (UKSA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have teamed to build an in-orbit telemetry relay service named InRange to assist Japan's latest launch rocket, the H3.…
  
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• Fujitsu, RIKEN open Japan's first superconducting quantum 'puter to eggheads

  06-10-2023 01:50 via go.theregister.com
  
  64-qubit system paired with 40-qubit simulator to get some sort of accuracy Development of Japan's first superconducting quantum computer is complete, Fujitsu and the country's scientific research institute RIKEN announced this week.…
  
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• The extreme robot arm that can chop up a ship

  06-10-2023 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Giant robot arms with waterjets can slice up retired ships, but can they clean up the shipbreaking industry?
  
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• AI facial recognition: Campaigners and MPs call for ban

  06-10-2023 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AI-powered facial recognition has been used in real time by police forces and private companies.
  
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