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• Science reveals the scariest scene in horror movie history... can YOU guess it?

  18-10-2023 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 200 people wore heart rate monitors while they watched a horror movie fest over the course of two weeks. Experts used the measurements to find the scariest scene in history.
  
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• AI can diagnose people with diabetes in 10 SECONDS using voice recording, new study reveals

  18-10-2023 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Canada trained the AI on the voice recordings of 267 patients.The AI correctly diagnosed 89 percent of women and 86 percent of men based on 10 seconds of audio
  
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• Now we can blame spacecraft for polluting the atmosphere

  18-10-2023 22:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  'My god, it's full of aerosolized metals!' A group of scientists studying the effects of rocket and satellite reentry vaporization in Earth's atmosphere have found some startling evidence that could point to disastrous environmental effects on the horizon. …
  
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• Want a clean energy transition? Better start putting cash into electrical grid

  18-10-2023 20:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Spending needs to double to $600B by 2030 if we want to stay within 2°C warming Renewable energy investments continue to rise, but a key component of our planned zero-carbon future is being ignored, and could endanger the future of Earth: Energy grids.…
  
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• Microsoft's new AI assistant can go to meetings for you

  18-10-2023 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ChatGPT-style tech can take notes, write emails, and take care of other "drudgery".
  
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• AI imagines what Americans in all 50 states look like using stereotypical European views

  18-10-2023 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AI created images of Americans for each US state based on what it thinks Europeans envision them to be, such as Alabamians have missing teeth and New Mexicans look like aliens.
  
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• How Amazon uses drones to deliver from the sky

  18-10-2023 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon is about to bring its drone delivery service to the UK.
  
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• The Techno-Optimist Manifesto: Proof That Technocrats Live In A Simulacrum

  18-10-2023 18:38 via technocracy.news
  
  Be very careful when you read this manifesto by Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape. It is full of logical inconsistencies, contradictions, and wishful thinking. Nevertheless, Andreessen provides a window into his philosophy and worldview. He issues a call to ditch your “zombie ideas” and “Become our allies in the pursuit of technology, abundance, and life.” This is what early Technocrats said in the 1930s, who were also living in a simulacrum, detached from reality.
  
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• Mystery of why more than 2,000 gray whales have died along US coast since the 1980s may have been SOLVED - and the reason is haunting

  18-10-2023 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Since 2019, 688 more gray whales have died in a new mass die-off event researchers 'did not expect.' Scientists now say melting Arctic sea ice has starved them of their prey
  
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• Moonstruck Modi wants lunar Indian crew by 2040

  18-10-2023 18:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  A space station, Venus, and Mars also on the cards but the budget is TBD Flushed with robotic lunar success, India says it has plans to send a crew to the Moon by 2040.…
  
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• Moonstruck Modi wants Indian crew on lunar surface by 2040

  18-10-2023 18:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  A space station, Venus, and Mars also on the cards but the budget is TBD Flushed with robotic lunar success, India says it has plans to send a crew to the Moon by 2040.…
  
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• Revealed: The key signs your boss might be a PSYCHOPATH - so, does your manager have any of these traits?

  18-10-2023 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Anglia Ruskin University say that some managers are so manipulative that they should be classed as 'corporate psychopaths'.
  
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• Global CO2 emissions are on track to hit an all-time HIGH this year, climate scientists warn

  18-10-2023 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say carbon pollution will need to be cut almost in half this decade if the Paris Agreement is to meet its goal of capping global warming at 1.5°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial levels.
  
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• Face search company Clearview AI overturns UK privacy fine

  18-10-2023 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Controversial firm, which acts as a search engine for faces, wins appeal against a watchdog.
  
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• Revealed: The key signs your boss might be a PSCYHOPATH - so, does your manager have any of these traits?

  18-10-2023 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Anglia Ruskin University say that some managers are so manipulative that they should be classed as 'corporate psychopaths'.
  
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• Snap-solutely terrifying! Watch the moment a huge crocodile eats a baby hippo - with the umbilical cord still attached

  18-10-2023 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage shows the crocodile effortlessly swinging the hippo calf as it thrashes in the muddy water of Kenya's Mara River.
  
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• A new British King? Gold coin discovered in Hampshire is stamped with the name 'Esunertos' - a previously unrecorded Iron Age ruler

  18-10-2023 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British history may have been rewritten, following the discovery of a coin stamped with the name of a forgotten Iron Age ruler.
  
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• Boris Johnson's mad hydrogen for homes bubble bursts

  18-10-2023 14:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  It was a gas while it lasted but 'no public policy' to replace natural gas for heating The UK should abandon its efforts to replace gas boilers for heating homes with hydrogen systems, an independent advisory commission says.…
  
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• Mysterious engraved rock that lay unstudied for 4,000 years could be a TREASURE MAP for lost monuments in France, scientists say

  18-10-2023 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called Saint-Bélec slab was claimed as Europe's oldest map by researchers in 2021 and they have been working ever since to understand its etchings.
  
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• US-China chip war: Beijing unhappy at latest wave of US restrictions

  18-10-2023 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US is making it tougher for companies like Nvidia, AMD and Intel to sell existing or new chips to China.
  
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• Teledriving Is a Sneaky Shortcut to Driverless Cars

  18-10-2023 13:00
  
  German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving.
  
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• Remote Driving Is a Sneaky Shortcut to the Robotaxi

  18-10-2023 13:00
  
  German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving.
  
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• DeepMind Wants to Use AI to Solve the Climate Crisis

  18-10-2023 13:00
  
  WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s climate lead about techno-utopianism, ways AI can help fight climate change, and what’s currently standing in the way.
  
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• A Chatbot Encouraged Him to Kill the Queen. It’s Just the Beginning

  18-10-2023 13:00
  
  Companies are designing AI to appear increasingly human. That can mislead users—or worse.
  
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• Microsoft 'salary leak' reveals how much tech firm's top employees get... along with eye-watering bonuses

  18-10-2023 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The top earners could rake in over a million dollars the moment they sign on the dotted line, with on-hire bonuses eclipsing any salaries detailed in the leaked memo.
  
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• India reveals plans to send an astronaut to the MOON by 2040... so, can it do it for a fraction of the cost of the US and China?

  18-10-2023 11:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  India is aiming to become the second country to put humans on the lunar surface after announcing plans to send an astronaut to the moon by 2040.
  
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• Twitter begins CHARGING new users to access basic features - here's what you need to know

  18-10-2023 11:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  X (formerly Twitter ) will begin charging some new users $1/year (£0.82/year) to access basic features such as writing, liking, retweeting, and replying to posts.
  
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• Bone appetit! Dogs prefer food over toys, study confirms

  18-10-2023 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Florida have revealed that nine out of 10 dogs will choose food over toys.
  
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• Why scientists say it's not a BAD idea to hit the snooze button and treat yourself to an extra 30 minutes in bed in the morning

  18-10-2023 08:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, published in the Journal of Sleep Research, presents the results of an online questionnaire filled out by 1,732 people in Sweden, the US, UK, Finland and Australia.
  
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• India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040

  18-10-2023 06:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country's space goals also include include plans for a space station by 2035.
  
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• MI5 head warns of 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage

  18-10-2023 05:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of British businesses are warned of the risk of having their innovation stolen.
  
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• X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines

  18-10-2023 05:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new trial, beginning in New Zealand and Philippines, is to combat bots and spammers, says X.
  
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• Call for more help on heat pumps to meet net zero target

  18-10-2023 03:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government needs to expand subsidies for heat pumps, say its independent advisers on infrastructure.
  
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• Experts call for tighter limits on 'forever chemicals' in water

  18-10-2023 02:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of leading scientists have said the current levels of PFAS could be damaging to human health.
  
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• Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked

  18-10-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US spies and informants could have been directed to hostile nations through a CIA mistake made on X.
  
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