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• Scientists say sun will expand to 1,000 times its size and obliterate Earth instantly - after studying similar transition of a star in outer space

  01-11-2023 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dying star 57 light-years from Earth paints a picture for scientists at the University of California of how our planet could be obliterated when the sun swells to 1,000 the size.
  
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• Is this how Earth goes out, too? Scientists say sun will expand to 1,000 times its size and obliterate our planet instantly - after studying similar transition of a star in outer space

  01-11-2023 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dying star 57 light-years from Earth paints a picture for scientists at the University of California of how our planet could be obliterated when the sun swells to 1,000 the size.
  
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• Non-alcoholic beers are a breeding ground for E.coli and salmonella, scientists claim

  01-11-2023 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cornell researchers found that the harmful bacteria thrived at57.2 Fahrenheit in non-alcoholic beer. They advise that brewers institute pasteurization and other new safety policies
  
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• Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month

  01-11-2023 19:06
  
  Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury.
  
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• Rishi Sunak: AI firms cannot 'mark their own homework'

  01-11-2023 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Governments must act to protect citizens from potential AI risks, prime minister tells the BBC.
  
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• America's new super-nuke explained: B61-13 is the first 'gravity bomb' to feature guided tail kit and will unleash blast radius the size of two Manhattans

  01-11-2023 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon's proposed new B61-13 is set to replace nukes stockpiled from the Cold War and currently produced models, but would destroy 15 times more land than the Hiroshima bomb.
  
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• Bloodthirsty vampire bats have been spotted just 30 miles outside of Texas and scientists fear the rabies-riddled creatures will invade the US in the next five years

  01-11-2023 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vampire bat habitat is creeping north at six miles per year due to climate change. Scientists warn the bloodthirsty creatures could invade the US in the next five to 20 years.
  
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• Bow hunting enthusiast Joe Rogan bets Elon Musk he can penetrate a Cybertruck with an arrow... but it bounces clean off in hilarious video

  01-11-2023 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Rogan is eating his words after betting Elon Musk he could penetrate a Cybertruck with an arrow. Rogan attempted and failed, leaving a small dent and broken arrow on the ground.
  
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• Has the mystery of how the moon formed finally been solved? Scientists find new evidence our lunar satellite was created during a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized planet 4.5 billion years ago

  01-11-2023 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not only did the collision create the moon, a new study says, but it also buried relics of Theia deep within Earth's mantle which ultimately went on to help form Hawaii and Iceland.
  
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• Scientists reveal where a starfish's head is - with VERY surprising results

  01-11-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have finally settled the starfish head debate, and the answer is 'much more complicated than expected'.
  
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• Nordangard: UN, WEF And The Coming Technocracy

  01-11-2023 16:54 via technocracy.news
  
  A prominent scholar in Sweden, Jacob Nordangård, PhD, blows the lid off the United Nations and the WEF’s plans to drive the world straight into a Technocracy. The reason their plans have never slowed down since inception is that they haven’t been identified, and you can’t fight an enemy that cannot be seen. The stubborn ignorance of people who refuse to accept this reality will be crushed by it. The clear and present danger is not Communism, Socialism, or Fascism; it is T
  
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• King Charles: Tackle AI risks with urgency and unity

  01-11-2023 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  King enters debate on AI as UK holds summit and announces global declaration on managing threats.
  
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• WeWork: Shares plunge after reports say firm is filing for bankruptcy

  01-11-2023 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm was once seen as the future of the office, but it has been plagued by problems in recent years.
  
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• FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles

  01-11-2023 16:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  No launch license until environmental investigation is complete SpaceX has inched a little closer to being granted a license for the next Starship launch after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it had completed the safety review of the company's Starship-Super Heavy license evaluation.…
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried Sealed His Fate Long Before the FTX Trial

  01-11-2023 16:08
  
  Prior to his arrest, the FTX founder did a string of media interviews to tell his side of the story. In the courtroom, those comments came back to haunt him.
  
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• British Bulldog! Boston Dynamics' creepy robot dog can now talk in an English accent thanks to ChatGPT

  01-11-2023 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spot, the robot dog designed by Boston Dynamics, shows off its new ability to talk in an English accent as this video demonstrates how the four-legged bot might work as a tour guide.
  
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• Broadband providers block suicide website linked to 50 deaths

  01-11-2023 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bereaved families had asked internet providers to block the forum, following a BBC investigation.
  
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• Do YOU know how your cat is feline? Experts reveal what your kitty's facial expressions really mean

  01-11-2023 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study led by researchers from Lyon College in Arkansas has provided crucial new clues to how your kitty is really feeling.
  
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• Disney+ raises its prices in the UK by up to £36/YEAR today - and you'll have to endure adverts if you want to pay less

  01-11-2023 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Up until now there had only been a single price for Disney+ in the UK - a £7.99 per month or £79.90 a year subscription. But from today the platform has brought in three new tiers.
  
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• Rise of the robots: 'AI' is crowned Word of the Year - closely followed by 'greedflation', 'nepo baby' and 'ULEZ'

  01-11-2023 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the shortlist for word of the year, Collins Dictionary ranked AI just above 'greedflation', 'Nepo Baby' and 'ULEZ'.
  
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• It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth

  01-11-2023 11:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  All in the name of science, or just a political stunt? This week marks 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and became the oldest person to orbit the Earth.…
  
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• Could your PHONE be making you infertile? Alarming study on plunging sperm counts sparks warning for men to 'be conscious' of using their mobile too much

  01-11-2023 09:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team, from the University of Geneva, collected data on 2,886 men aged 18 to 22, who provided a semen sample. Participants also answered questions on their mobile phone use.
  
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• AI named word of the year by Collins Dictionary

  01-11-2023 02:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usage of the acronym for artificial intelligence has quadrupled this year, the publisher says.
  
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• Temu adverts banned for sexualising a child and objectifying women

  01-11-2023 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's advertising regulator upheld complaints about five of the online shop's adverts.
  
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• As NASA struggles to open OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample can, probe heads off to next rock

  01-11-2023 01:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  Screw it... no wait, unscrew it, cry boffins NASA's first-ever asteroid sample-collecting spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has had its mission extended – and will next visit Apophis, a near-Earth object expected to fly as close as 20,000 miles to our home planet in 2029.…
  
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• The AI will see you now! Artificial intelligence 'is TWICE as good at diagnosing severity of cancers as biopsies'

  01-11-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research, say an AI can extract information about the patient's disease from medical images, better than the human eye.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried pressed in court over past comments

  01-11-2023 00:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As inconsistencies were put to him, the former crypto boss tried to distance himself from some decisions.
  
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