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• Made for Destruction: Draco Mission to Illuminate the Mysteries of Satellite Reentry

  30-09-2024 23:55 via scitechdaily.com
  For nearly seven decades, satellites have been reentering the atmosphere, but the specifics of their fiery demise remain largely unexplored. ESA’s Draco mission, set for a 2027 launch, aims to change this by directly collecting data during a satellite’s reentry using an indestructible pod equipped with sensors and cameras. Over the nearly 70 years of [...]
  
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• Iran's history of elaborate election interference efforts before the Trump campaign hack

  30-09-2024 23:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iran’s influence efforts using hacked material from the Trump campaign follow what the U.S. says was a series of influence operations in 2020.
  
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• Sam Altman Just Pitched The Biden Administration On A Massive Build Out Of AI Data Centers

  30-09-2024 23:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Altman proposes “building 5-gigawatt data centers across several U.S. states,’ with government backing and our tax dollars. Really? He expects Uncle Sam to provide all the energy too. Really? This is a total con. Altman laid an egg and he can hatch it without our help. ⁃ Patrick Wood, TN Editor.While most of the news this week about Sam Altman has been centered around the nearly $10 billion in equity he could be receiving in OpenAI, another headline slipped through the cracks m
  
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• Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage

  30-09-2024 23:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage
  
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• Cannibalism Confirmed: DNA Links Lost Officer to Franklin Expedition’s Darkest Hours

  30-09-2024 22:46 via scitechdaily.com
  The remains of James Fitzjames from the ill-fated Franklin expedition have been identified, confirming historical reports of cannibalism among the crew. Researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University have identified the skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 Northwest Passage expedition using DNA and genealogical analyses. In April of [...]
  
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• How Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and Martin Scorsese are paying tribute to Kris Kristofferson - PBS NewsHour

  30-09-2024 22:18 via news.google.com
  How Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton and Martin Scorsese are paying tribute to Kris Kristofferson  PBS NewsHourKris Kristofferson Stood by Sinead O’Connor as the Boos Rained Down  The New York TimesBarbra Streisand remembers ‘charming’ Kris Kristofferson  CNNKris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88  The Associated Press
  
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• UCLA Scientists Reveal How Brain Cells Encode the Flow of Time

  30-09-2024 21:31 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at UCLA suggest that their findings may enhance memory, cognitive functions, and artificial intelligence. A groundbreaking study conducted by UCLA Health has begun to unravel one of the fundamental mysteries in neuroscience – how the human brain encodes and makes sense of the flow of time and experiences. The study, published in the journal [...]
  
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• The Hunt For The Laws Of Physics Behind Memory And Thought

  30-09-2024 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The massive networks of neurons in our brains produce complex behaviors, like actions and thought. Now physicists want to understand the laws that govern this emergent phenomena.
  
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• iPhone 16 Pro vs 15 Pro cameras - 9to5Mac

  30-09-2024 20:38 via news.google.com
  iPhone 16 Pro vs 15 Pro cameras  9to5MacThe iPhone 16 Pro Max is a bigger upgrade than I was expecting  Fast CompanyiPhone 16 vs. iPhone 15: Key Differences Explained  CNETApple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Great for photos, but is it worth it? Hands-on review  CBS NewsiPhone 16 and 16 Pro review: A worthy upgrade after three years  Ars Technica
  
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• Magnetic Magic: Swirling Magnons Set to Revolutionize Computing

  30-09-2024 20:22 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to create more compact and energy-efficient computing devices using magnonic circuits. By utilizing alternating currents to generate and steer spin waves in synthetic ferrimagnetic vortex pairs, this new approach promises significant advancements over traditional CMOS technology, potentially leading to the next generation of computing systems. Breakthrough in Computing Miniaturization [...]
  
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• What time is the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2? - Space.com

  30-09-2024 20:00 via news.google.com
  What time is the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2?  Space.comA 'Ring of fire' eclipse is happening this week: Here's what you need to know  USA TODAYAn annular solar eclipse will grace Easter Island Oct. 2  Astronomy MagazineSolar eclipse livestream — Watch the annular eclipse online on Oct. 2  Space.com
  
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• NHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian

  30-09-2024 19:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty as part of a consent order after the unit failed to fully report a crash involving a pedestrian
  
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• New USC Research Reveals That Urban Men Live Longer and Healthier Than Their Rural Counterparts

  30-09-2024 19:13 via scitechdaily.com
  The disparity in life expectancy and health quality between urban and rural men approaching retirement has grown over the past twenty years. New research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics reveals that rural men have a shorter life expectancy and fewer healthy years in later life compared to men living in [...]
  
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• How to Build A Virtual Cell With Artificial Intelligence

  30-09-2024 19:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  AI virtual cells will simulate a vast range of cellular behaviours at resolutions never before possible, say scientists.
  
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• Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book

  30-09-2024 18:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Malcolm Gladwell revisits the concept of social epidemics in his latest book “Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the rise of Social Engineering.”
  
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• Astronauts’ Dream Oasis: Water Discovered in Unexpected Lunar Regions

  30-09-2024 18:04 via scitechdaily.com
  Comprehensive analysis of Moon maps has revealed multiple sources of water across various latitudes, indicating potential access points for future astronauts even near the equator. Using data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, researchers have detailed the stability and distribution of water and hydroxyl on the Moon’s surface, uncovering geological activities that facilitate the appearance of [...]
  
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• Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting - The Independent

  30-09-2024 17:33 via news.google.com
  Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting  The IndependentOpinion: Trump lied about mail-in voting. Now the GOP is spending millions to fix his mess.  USA TODAYTrump once again attacks USPS and mail-in ballots as Election Day nears  Cardinal & Pine'Trump keeps getting in the way' of the GOP’s voting plan: report  AlterNet
  
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• Unique Discovery Paints New Picture of Sauropod Migration Patterns

  30-09-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  'Outstanding' sauropod fossils found in Spain suggest Qunkasaura likely came from Asia. Paleontologists reveal how this shapes our understanding of dinosaur migration.
  
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• Mount Everest Ascending: Scientists Discover Hidden Growth Engine

  30-09-2024 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Mount Everest has grown an additional 15 to 50 meters due to the erosive forces of the Arun River. This erosion triggers isostatic rebound—a process where the Earth’s crust rises due to reduced surface mass, causing Everest to rise approximately 2 millimeters annually. Uplift Mechanisms of Mount Everest Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 [...]
  
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• Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services

  30-09-2024 16:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant
  
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• Rare Florida Fossil Finally Ends Debate About How Porcupine Jaws and Tails Evolved

  30-09-2024 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A porcupine fossil recovered in Florida was the key clue in solving a paleontological mystery.
  
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• Archaeological Mystery: Why Are So Many Women Buried in This 5600-Year-Old Necropolis?

  30-09-2024 15:51 via scitechdaily.com
  Multidisciplinary research reveals gender bias in the megalithic necropolis of Panoria, with burials of women occurring at twice the rate of men. A multidisciplinary research team, led by the Archaeometry group from the University of Tübingen and the GEA group from the University of Granada, made a remarkable discovery at the megalithic necropolis of Panoría [...]
  
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• Magma Feeding the Eruption in Iceland Has a Complicated Past

  30-09-2024 15:50 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The eruption at Sundhnúkur in Iceland has been going for over 10 months and we're starting to understand how the magmatic system feeding it works.
  
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• How Evolutionary Traps Plague the Animal Kingdom

  30-09-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  For many creatures, the modern landscape is a minefield rife with hazards that natural selection never saw coming.
  
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• Patient with type 1 diabetes functionally cured using stem cell injections - Medical Xpress

  30-09-2024 14:59 via news.google.com
  Patient with type 1 diabetes functionally cured using stem cell injections  Medical XpressType 1 diabetes reversed in Chinese woman using reprogrammed stem cells  South China Morning PostIn First, Type 1 Diabetic “Cured” by Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant  Inside Precision MedicineStem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first  Nature.comIn groundbreaking, world-first achievement, Type 1 diabetes cured in China using stem cell
  
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• Researchers Unveil Simple Drug-Free Spray That Could Prevent COVID, Flu, and Colds

  30-09-2024 14:30 via scitechdaily.com
  Brigham researchers have developed a nasal spray called PCANS that blocks a wide range of respiratory infections by trapping and neutralizing pathogens in the nose. In lab and animal tests, the spray effectively prevented infection, offering promising future applications if validated in humans. Researchers at Brigham have developed a spray that could provide wide-ranging protection [...]
  
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• DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit

  30-09-2024 14:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
  
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• AT&T exits entertainment industry with a $7.6 billion sale of its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG

  30-09-2024 13:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  AT&T exits entertainment industry with a $7.6 billion sale of its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG
  
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• Tiny Satellites, Giant Leaps: NASA to Fly International CubeSats Aboard Artemis II

  30-09-2024 13:15 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA is enhancing international collaboration by launching five CubeSats with Artemis II, the program’s first crewed mission. These miniature satellites, contributed by global space agencies, including Germany’s TACHELES, aim to extend our understanding of space and test technologies for lunar expeditions. Artemis II: Launching International CubeSats NASA is working to fly five CubeSats from international [...]
  
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• Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

  30-09-2024 13:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home
  
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• Gut Bacteria Form Communities To Outsmart Medications, New Study Finds

  30-09-2024 12:06 via scitechdaily.com
  Drug-sensitive bacteria can develop resistance when part of microbial communities, utilizing cross-protection mechanisms. Many human medications can directly inhibit the growth and disrupt the function of bacteria in our gut microbiome. However, researchers at EMBL Heidelberg have found that this impact is diminished when these bacteria form communities. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from EMBL [...]
  
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• Apple May Launch First iPad-Like Smart Home Accessory Next Year - MacRumors

  30-09-2024 11:55 via news.google.com
  Apple May Launch First iPad-Like Smart Home Accessory Next Year  MacRumorsApple’s rumored smart display may arrive in 2025 running new homeOS  EngadgetApple’s tabletop device might usher in a new OS with Apple Intelligence  Yahoo! VoicesApple may release an iPad-like smart home display next year  The VergeApple’s long-awaited ‘HomeAccessory’ could have square display, A18 chip for AI, more  9to5Mac
  
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• Not Sci-Fi: New Hand-Held Scanner Revolutionizes Disease Detection

  30-09-2024 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at UCL have developed a hand-held scanner that quickly creates detailed 3D photoacoustic images, potentially revolutionizing early disease diagnosis. This new technology enables real-time, high-quality visualization of blood vessels, crucial for detecting conditions such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. With its ability to capture images rapidly, it reduces motion blur, making it ideal for [...]
  
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• Breaking the Boundaries: Scientists Discover Ocean Waves 4x Steeper Than Believed Possible

  30-09-2024 10:21 via scitechdaily.com
  A recent study highlights that ocean waves, under certain conditions, can become four times steeper than previously believed, challenging the standard two-dimensional model of wave physics. Researchers found that three-dimensional waves in multidirectional settings can grow steeper even after breaking, with significant implications for offshore structure design, weather forecasting, and understanding of oceanic processes. Extreme [...]
  
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• Hubble Captures a Galaxy That Defies Classification

  30-09-2024 09:05 via scitechdaily.com
  NGC 4694, a galaxy 54 million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster, is not easily categorized. Featuring characteristics of both spiral and elliptical galaxies, it forms stars actively despite its armless disc. It’s connected via a hydrogen bridge to a dwarf galaxy, indicating a violent collision history, which complicates its classification further. NGC 4694: A [...]
  
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• Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

  30-09-2024 07:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An 81-year-old Montana man is expected to be sentenced for using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunts in Texas and Minnesota
  
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• According to Scientists, Following This Diet Could Slow Cognitive Decline

  30-09-2024 07:03 via scitechdaily.com
  A study found that following the MIND diet is associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment, particularly among women and Black participants. However, the study only shows an association, not proof, and was limited to older Black and white people. A study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, [...]
  
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• What to stream: Coldplay, an unhinged Charlie Puth, 'Salem’s Lot,' Sarah Paulson and NHL 25

  30-09-2024 06:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Coldplay’s 10th studio album, Charlie Puth starring as himself in Roku's mockumentary series “The Charlie Puth Show” and EA Sports' NHL 25 are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases
  
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• Rewriting Cosmic Calculations: New AI Unlocks the Universe’s Settings

  30-09-2024 05:31 via scitechdaily.com
  AI improves cosmological parameter estimation, enhancing understanding of the universe’s expansion and structure. The standard model of the universe depends on six numbers. Using a new method powered by artificial intelligence, researchers at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues extracted information hidden in the distribution of galaxies to estimate the values of five of these [...]
  
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• Cracking the “Neural Code”: How AI Will Surpass Human Intelligence

  30-09-2024 03:54 via scitechdaily.com
  In “Towards Human-Level Artificial Intelligence,” Eitan Michael Azoff proposes that cracking the neural code and emulating visual thinking are key to surpassing human intelligence with AI. Understanding how ‘visual thinking’ works is key to building human-level AI, says AI expert It may be possible for computers to emulate a type of consciousness, he suggests Expert [...]
  
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• Chilling last message and foreboding incident are among revelations from Titan sub hearing

  30-09-2024 03:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two weeks of public testimony concluded Friday in the U.S. Coast Guard's investigation to establish what caused the Titan submersible to implode during a deep ocean dive last year.
  
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• Discover How Nuclear Innovations Are Revolutionizing Timekeeping

  30-09-2024 03:03 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists are developing highly precise nuclear clocks based on the 229Th isotope, capable of potential applications beyond conventional timekeeping, such as in gravity sensors and GPS technology. Recent experiments have shown control over the isomeric state’s decay, offering insights into physical constants and the universe’s mysteries like dark energy. Atomic and Nuclear Clocks Atomic clocks, [...]
  
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• California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

  30-09-2024 03:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the two proposals.
  
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• ‘Veep’ Cast Reunites for Glitch-Plagued Democratic Fundraiser and Table Read | Video - TheWrap

  30-09-2024 02:38 via news.google.com
  ‘Veep’ Cast Reunites for Glitch-Plagued Democratic Fundraiser and Table Read | Video  TheWrapVeep cast reunites, with special guests, to raise money for Harris  The GuardianJulia Louis-Dreyfus: ‘Veep’ character ‘not a Kamala Harris type’  The Hill‘Veep’ Reunion Fundraiser Brings in $735K for Harris-Walz  Hollywood Reporter
  
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• California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

  30-09-2024 02:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models
  
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• Scientists Discover Bacterial Solution to “Forever Chemicals”

  30-09-2024 02:12 via scitechdaily.com
  A UC Riverside team has found bacteria that break down “forever chemicals” in water, potentially leading to cost-effective water treatment solutions Scientists from UC Riverside have discovered specific bacterial species capable of degrading certain PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” offering a potential low-cost solution for treating contaminated water. These microorganisms belong to the genus Acetobacterium and [...]
  
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• Proof That China Has Been A Technocracy Since 1976

  30-09-2024 01:31 via technocracy.news
  
  Quit referring to China as the Chicoms, or Chinese Communists. I have argued in the past that China was converted into a Technocracy in the mid-70s in How The Trilateral Commission Converted China Into A Technocracy (2016), China Is The World’s First Technate, Leading Chinese Scholar Lists The Benefits Of Technocracy In China, Day 7: China Is A Technocracy, among others. Now this article has come to my attention, driving the nail in the coffin.
  This a scholarly paper was presented in 2007
  
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• Uncovering New Worlds With Amateur Planet-Chasers – Join the Hunt for Alien Worlds From Home

  30-09-2024 01:21 via scitechdaily.com
  Through the collaboration of amateur astronomers and NASA researchers, vital details about the exoplanet WASP-77 A b have been uncovered, revealing its size and close orbit to its star. This research, facilitated by the efforts of volunteers and citizen scientists, enhances our ability to predict exoplanet transits, crucial for further space exploration and atmospheric studies. [...]
  
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• Breakthrough Study Reveals Molecular Clues to Dementia Origins

  30-09-2024 00:11 via scitechdaily.com
  Work could lead to the discovery of new therapeutic targets. For the first time, researchers have identified “molecular markers” linked to degeneration—detectable changes in cells and their gene-regulating networks—that are common across several types of dementia affecting different brain regions. Significantly, the UCLA-led study, published in the journal Cell, also discovered markers unique to specific [...]
  
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