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• Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects?

  12-08-2024 23:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth The US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG), a federation of public interest advocacy groups, has asked the FCC to halt low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite launches until the environmental consequences of space pollution can be better managed.…
  
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• Experts weigh in on whether Kamala Harris' 2024 election rally crowd photo was REALLY 'AI-doctored'

  12-08-2024 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AI experts have revealed that the image of Harris' rally in Michigan last week may have been edited, but not to the extent claimed by Donald Trump who said the vice president used AI to exaggerate the crowd.
  
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• Boeing sensationally given $2.5bn NEW government contract - despite leaving two astronauts stuck in space

  12-08-2024 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States Air Force announced Friday that it would be awarding another $2.56 billion to scandal-plagued aerospace giant Boeing for two prototype aircrafts
  
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• I worked at NASA - here's the shocking truth about some of most iconic photos from space (they're NOT real!)

  12-08-2024 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Google search for images of the Milky Way will turn up dozens of pictures of a spiraling, disc shaped galaxy. But none of these are actually real photos, an Ex-NASA scientist reveals.
  
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• Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

  12-08-2024 21:00 via bbc.com
  
  Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
  
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• Life on Mars? Scientists discover 'oceans' of water 12 miles beneath the surface of the Red Planet - and say they could harbour microbes

  12-08-2024 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seismic data from NASA's Insight lander indicates deep, porous rock filled with liquid water that experts predict would cover the entire red planet to the depth of around a mile.
  
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• Scientists unlock secrets of 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets - and find terrifying predictions for future

  12-08-2024 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancient Babylonians predicted death omens by deciphering lunar eclipses, a newly translated tablet revealed. The 4,000-year-old tablet said that the omens often foretold the death of the king.
  
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• Vet issues warning to dog owners about communal water bowls this summer

  12-08-2024 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When walking your dog in the summer heat, it can be tempting to let them drink from communal water bowls. But a vet has warned pet owners to beware the public water sources.
  
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• Think twice before giving your child the iPad: Kids who use a tablet for an extra hour a day are 22% more likely to experience outbursts of ANGER, study finds

  12-08-2024 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children who use their tablets for an extra hour a day are more like to be angry or frustrated a year later, a study led by the Universite de Sherbrooke in Quebec suggests.
  
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• Look up tonight! Northern Lights will light up skies as far south as Newcastle as a huge coronal mass ejection strikes Earth - so, will the dazzling display be visible from your hometown?

  12-08-2024 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK's Met Office says people in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland will be able to witness the colourful light display.
  
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• A day in the life of a NASA astronaut trapped on the ISS: From 6am wake-up calls to 15-HOUR shifts - what Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will have to endure over the next 6 months stuck in space, revealed

  12-08-2024 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA carefully schedules every minute of its astronauts' days - from the exact moment they wake up to when they can take their single hour of personal time.
  
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• Science writer ditches her iPhone and switches to a 'dumb' cell to curb her addiction - but what happened next left her shocked and put a strain on her marriage

  12-08-2024 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I switched to a dumb phone for two weeks and was shocked by what I found. I had hoped to disconnect from technology and find some peace, but instead found it hurt my relationships.
  
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• 'Crazy cat ladies' really DO exist! Feline owners are more anxious and lonely than people who own dogs, study confirms

  12-08-2024 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cat owners tend to be more neurotic than dog owners, report psychologists at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia.
  
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• In celebration of Curiosity's successful landing on Mars

  12-08-2024 11:40 via go.theregister.com
  
  Forget the woes of Starliner with an audacious NASA landing on another planet that went very very right While NASA might be struggling to get its Starliner crew home, it's worth remembering that circa 12 years ago, the agency was celebrating the successful deployment of the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars.…
  
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• Microsoft is quietly axing a popular app - and disappointed fans call it the 'end of an era'

  12-08-2024 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's a favourite app among budding artists. But Microsoft is quietly axing Paint 3D later this year, a leaker has revealed.
  
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• And you thought Mount Everest was big! Incredible interactive map reveals the tallest mountains in the Solar System - with the peaks on Earth dwarfed in comparison to those on other worlds

  12-08-2024 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This incredible interactive map reveals the tallest mountains in the solar system and shows how these celestial peaks dwarf Earth's highest points.
  
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• What Is AI Really? Digital Illusions, False Promises And Mass Reeducation

  12-08-2024 05:40 via technocracy.news
  
  AI is about to pop its own personal “dot-com” bubble: bankruptcies, unmet expectations, and public repudiation. It has not provided any tangible or constructive social benefits to humankind but rather only promises harm instead, like throwing millions of people out of work. AI is an oxymoron that will never be “human” because it never will possess a soul or spirit. In the meantime, it is the slickest display of snake oil in modernity. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Much fan
  
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• Chinese satellite broadband launch rocket breaks up into space junk

  12-08-2024 03:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Plus: Vietnam's PM leads chips push; Tesla backs out of Thailand; Drones fly trash off Everest; and more Asia In Brief  US Space Command last Friday warned that a Chinese Long March 6a rocket launched on August 6 broke up in orbit and created at least 300 pieces of debris.…
  
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• Higher compensation proposed for poor water service

  12-08-2024 01:34 via bbc.com
  
  Water companies that miss standards should pay customers more compensation, the government proposes.
  
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