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4 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
The Air Force's Hypersonic Scramjet Missile Aced Its Final Test, Beautifully
The U.S. Air Force successfully tested and concluded its Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile, a technology demonstrator.
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4 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
Teen captures dazzling image of rare comet only seen once every 50,000 years
A teenage amateur astrophotographer in Canton managed to snap a brilliant image of the newly-discovered and incredibly rare comet flying near Earth on Saturday night.
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4 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
Missing radioactive capsule found in Western Australia
Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search along a 1,400 km (870-mile) stretch of highway, an emergency services official said.
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5 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
A woman accused Marilyn Manson of grooming and sexually assaulting her when she was a minor in a new lawsuit
A woman has accused Marilyn Manson of sexually abusing her when she was a minor, according to a new lawsuit filed in Nassau County, New York, on Monday. The woman, identified only as "Jane Doe" in the suit, alleges that she first met Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — after one of his concerts in September 1995, when he invited her onto his tour bus. She was 16 years old at the time.
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5 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
What is the radioactive capsule missing in WA used for and how dangerous is it?
Authorities are continuing the search for a tiny radioactive capsule lost along a 1,400km stretch of Western Australian desert highway. The 8mm by 6mm capsule fell from a secure device on a truck that was travelling from a Rio Tinto mine site, north of Newman in the Pilbara region, to Perth, where it was being sent for repair.
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5 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
Anti-insect laser gun turrets designed by Osaka University; expected to work on roaches too
Considering we are now in the year 2023, it feels like there ought to be some better way to defend our homes from invading insects such as cockroaches than a rolled-up magazine or noxious mixtures of chemicals. Sure, there have been some novel devices over the years, but never something that felt like the true future of pest control.
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6 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
Google exec fired after female boss groped him at drunken bash, suit says
A Google executive claims he was booted by the tech giant for rejecting a high-ranking female colleague’s grabby advances at a posh company dinner. Ryan Olohan, 48, accuses Google of firing him after one its top executives, Tiffany Miller, groped him at a Chelsea restaurant in December 2019 and told him she knew he liked Asian women — which Miller is, according to a blockbuster November federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan.
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6 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
ChatGPT, AI, and the future of privacy
The first month of 2023 has brought brutal layoffs from Big Tech(new window), a potential ban of TikTok in the US(new window), and another Twitter breach(new window). But the biggest development of this new year has to be the ascent of ChatGPT(new window). The chatbot can produce remarkably human-sounding text and, depending on the prompt, even generate creative responses that sound like they could not possibly have come from a computer:
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6 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
Kuo: Apple to Release Foldable iPad With Carbon Fiber Kickstand in 2024
In a series of tweets, Kuo said he expects an "all-new design foldable iPad" to be the next big product launch in the iPad lineup, with no other major iPad releases in the next nine to 12 months. The analyst said he was "positive" that the foldable device would arrive in 2024, but did not provide a more specific timeframe.
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7 days agoExpression geoleo
Mumbling actors, bad speakers or lazy listeners? Why everyone is watching TV with subtitles on
Subtitles aren’t just for the hard of hearing, with Netflix reporting 40% of its viewers regularly use them. But do we just enjoy them or is there a more annoying reason?
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7 days agoAnalysis geoleo
Study: Aspirin as Effective as Blood Thinner Injections
New clinical trial finds inexpensive over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective as an injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots.
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10 days agoCurrent Event geoleo
John Williams Beats His Own Record as Most Oscar-Nominated Living Person
The legendary composer received his 53rd Academy Award nomination for his work on Steven Spielberg's 'The Fabelmans' on Tuesday.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Netflix thinks some subscribers will cancel after password sharing crackdown
Netflix expects some subscribers will react badly to the streamer's upcoming plans to stop password sharing between multiple people. "This will not be a universally popular move," Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters candidly said during the company's 2022 fourth quarter earnings interview.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis geoleo
Inside the mind of a 6-year-old shooter
Police say a 6-year-old in Virginia shot his elementary-school teacher intentionally. But scientists say that's not how kids' brains are wired.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
More than half of US states have cracked down on TikTok access from government devices | CNN Business
More than half of all US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices, according to a CNN analysis, reflecting a wave of recent clampdowns by governors and state agencies targeting the short-form video app.
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2 weeks agoExpression geoleo
Here's Why OpenAI's ChatGPT Still Has A Long Way To Go
ChatGPT is the very popular AI-powered bot that can generate text on demand, but is it generating text with any depth, or are the same old biases creeping in?
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
Netflix's hit series 'Wednesday' gives Romania a TV tourism boost
Fans of the Netflix show Wednesday will be delighted to hear that it is possible to visit the sets, including the "Nevermore Academy", all filmed in the Buftea studios in Romania, just outside Bucharest.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
The US government is building an AI sandbox to tackle cybercrime
CAP-M AI will be used to test and learn about cyberthreats
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovers furthest galaxy
The galaxy discovered by the James Webb existed only 325 million years after the Big Bang, say NASA scientists.
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3 weeks agoExpression geoleo
Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers
Apple Inc is actively working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the project. The first touch-screen Mac could be launched as soon as 2025 as part of an update to Apple's MacBook Pro, the report said. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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3 weeks agoExpression geoleo
FAA's outdated tech can't keep up with modern demand
The FAA relies on ancient computers and infrastructure to run some of its systems.
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3 weeks agoExpression geoleo
CNET Is Quietly Publishing Entire Articles Generated By AI
The popular tech site has employed the use of AI for its financial explainer articles under the byline of "CNET Money Staff."
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3 weeks agoExpression geoleo
Working fewer hours is associated with higher life satisfaction, according to new research
Published in Health Economics Review, a new study has found that working fewer hours is associated with higher life satisfaction, which is mediated by one's level of health.
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3 weeks agoExpression geoleo
How to Get People to Share Their Secrets With You
The antecedents and consequences of revealing secrets are discussed.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event geoleo
FCC’s new broadband map greatly overstates actual coverage, senators say
Errors suggest ISPs are claiming to serve more homes than they actually do.
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