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• Gates-backed nuclear plant breaks ground without guarantee it'll have fuel

  11-06-2024 23:23 via go.theregister.com
  
  TerraPower's atomic facility needs lots of low-enriched uranium and who mainly makes it ... ah, jeez Unwilling to let a little thing like reality stand in its way, Bill Gates' TerraPower has broken ground on its Wyoming nuclear power plant without any guarantee it'll have the fuel needed to run the thing once it's finished. …
  
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• Urgent warning to all iPhone users not to download iOS 18 beta or risk crippling consequences

  11-06-2024 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech enthusiasts have issued a warning to all iPhone users, urging them not to download Apple's latest iOS update after finding a trove of bugs that can crash smartphones and apps.
  
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• How common is quicksand? Map defines where in the US to steer clear after woman was swallowed on Maine beach during walk with husband

  11-06-2024 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quicksand is a dense, mud-like substance found near bodies of water that could kill if the tide rolls in while people are trapped. However, people typically only sink to waist height and are rescued quickly.
  
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• Tech Life: Helping our animal friends

  11-06-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This edition of Tech Life is all about animals and tech.
  
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• Urgent warning to all iPhone users not to download newest iOS 18 update or risk crippling consequences

  11-06-2024 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech enthusiasts have issued a warning to all iPhone users, urging them not to download Apple's latest iOS update after finding a trove of bugs that can crash smartphones and apps.
  
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• Molten lunar regolith heats up space colonization dreams

  11-06-2024 20:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  Human settlement of the Moon made a little easier thanks to thermite topsoil A study proposes that the Moon's dusty topsoil, also known as regolith, can produce thermal energy.…
  
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• Manufacturing Simulacrum: Technocratic Tyranny Behind A Medical Mask

  11-06-2024 19:55 via technocracy.news
  
  When Technocracy defined itself as the “Science of Social Engineering” in 1937, it assembled all the tools it would need to deceive mankind. Nobody took them at their word back then. Today, the evidence is clear that the world is unwittingly captive to a technocratic tyranny. Scoffers take note: if you WILL NOT read authoritative articles like this, you will be a captive forever. ⁃ TN EditorIntroduction
  There can be little doubt that big-tech global domination, taken shape over
  
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• Biden admin fuels up Rocket Lab with $24M for space-grade solar cell chip shop

  11-06-2024 19:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Funding will expand manufacturing by 50% in three years, says Uncle Sam The Biden administration's push to bring more semiconductor manufacturing to the US has reached new heights with $23.9 million to expand Rocket Lab's New Mexico space chip bakery.…
  
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• Experts discover earliest record of Jesus' childhood after deciphering 2,000-year-old Egyptian manuscript

  11-06-2024 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The earliest known recollection of Jesus' childhood was discovered at a university library in Germany. The 2,000-year-old text depicts the story of the 'vivication of the sparrows.'
  
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• Revealed: How you can get the new iOS 18 on your iPhone BEFORE Apple releases it to the public this autumn

  11-06-2024 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here's how to get an early 'beta' version of iOS 18, which is available to download now.
  
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• Has the mystery of Stonehenge finally been solved? 'Lost' boulder proves the bluestones were transported from Wales by glacier ice - and NOT by humans, study claims

  11-06-2024 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study of a 'lost' boulder taken from the Stonehenge site over 90 years ago suggests that humans might not have moved the stones at all.
  
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• Experts discover incredible story from Jesus' childhood after deciphering 2,000-year-old Egyptian manuscript

  11-06-2024 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The earliest known recollection of Jesus' childhood was discovered at a university library in Germany. The 2,000-year-old text depicts the story of the 'vivication of the sparrows.'
  
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• Missions to Mars could cause permanent kidney damage for astronauts, study warns

  11-06-2024 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review of the health impacts of space travel on the 24 astronauts who have travelled to the moon has found that many of them suffered changes to their kidneys as a result.
  
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• How Apple's new products will ALL have creepy inbuilt AI that can remove people from photos, track your family on flights, and reply to emails for you - whether you like it or not

  11-06-2024 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple Intelligence is essentially a snazzy brand name for Apple's new-found focus on AI, triggered by the huge success of the ChatGPT chatbot 18 months ago.
  
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• Apple's AI overhaul: How the tech giant's new products will ALL have creepy inbuilt AI that can remove people from photos, track your family on flights, and reply to emails for you - whether you like it or not

  11-06-2024 13:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple Intelligence is essentially a snazzy brand name for Apple's new-found focus on AI, triggered by the huge success of the ChatGPT chatbot 18 months ago.
  
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• Apple fans left divided by new iOS 18 - with some in awe by 'mind boggling' new tools while others are concerned it will increase cheating in relationships

  11-06-2024 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple fans have been left divided over iOS 18's controversial new features. While some have praised the 'mind boggling' advances others have labelled the update a 'cheaters' paradise'.
  
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• Apple enters the AI race: How the tech giant is embedding artificial intelligence across ALL your devices and apps whether you like it or not - including removing people from your photos and tracking your family on flights

  11-06-2024 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple Intelligence is essentially a snazzy brand name for Apple's new-found focus on AI, triggered by the huge success of the ChatGPT chatbot 18 months ago.
  
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• Apple's iOS 18 won't be compatible with several popular iPhones - is YOURS on the list?

  11-06-2024 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While iOS 18 will officially be released this autumn, it will only be available on selected iPhones - so, is yours on the list?
  
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• Apple brings ChatGPT to iPhones in AI overhaul

  11-06-2024 11:31 via bbc.com
  
  The company has been slower to roll out generative AI features than rivals including Google and Microsoft.
  
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• Apple WWDC 2024 RECAP: All the announcements including iOS 18, AI features and more

  11-06-2024 10:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's hotly anticipated conference WWDC 2024, where the tech giant finally unveiled its plans for integrating AI into its products, kicked off Monday at 1pm ET
  
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• Elon Musk warns he will BAN Apple devices from his firms after new AI deal to integrate ChatGPT into iPhones and iPads - calling it a 'security violation'

  11-06-2024 09:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk announced Monday that he'll ban Apple devices from his companies' premises if the iPhone maker goes forward with its planned OpenAI integration.
  
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• Legendary Glastonbury farm using bovine excreta power plant adds graphene boffinry

  11-06-2024 09:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  This is not BS, it's cutting-edge material science Worthy Farm, host of the world-famous Glastonbury music festival, already uses cow manure to produce power, but will now allow local startup Levidian to insert its tech into the carbon producing process, thereby producing graphene.…
  
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• Legendary Glastonbury farm turning bovine excreta into graphene

  11-06-2024 09:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  This is not BS, it's cutting-edge material science Worthy Farm, host of the world-famous Glastonbury music festival, will provide local startup Levidian with cow manure to be transformed into graphene.…
  
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• Major fault line off West Coast could trigger catastrophic 9-magnitude earthquake, study finds - and it's due to blow

  11-06-2024 02:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause the next major earthquake that could destroy parts of the West Coast. The zone extends along 600 miles of the ocean floor from norther Cali to Canada.
  
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• Vegan fake meats are linked to increase in heart deaths, study suggests: Experts say plant-based diets can boost health - but NOT if they are ultra-processed

  11-06-2024 02:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While many of us may assume the vegan option is healthier, opting for ultra-processed products - such as plant-based sausages - is linked with a higher risk for these conditions.
  
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