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TRAPPIST planets bugged to listen in on alien radio comms:
If aliens are watching Earth, they might be able to detect us from the radio signals we beam to Mars to control our rovers there.
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21 October 2024.
Watch: Intrepid robodog goes for underwater stroll:
From fire-breathers to sprinters, climbers and gymnasts, we've seen more than our fair share of impressive quadruped robots.
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21 October 2024.
Italy’s ‘Piracy Shield’ Misfires, Blocks Google Drive In Anti-Piracy Blunder:
In a stunning display of technological and regulatory ineptitude, Italy’s ‘Piracy Shield’ law has managed to block access to Google Drive, apparently confusing the popular cloud storage service with a hotbed of illegal activity.
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21 October 2024.
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01 January 1970.
LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features:
In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges as a unique platform in the realm of generative AI tools.
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12 December 2023.
Death of a robot: Repairing robots fosters social bonds:
Researchers at Cornell Bowers CIS found that repair and maintenance should be central in the design of social robots, as reuse keeps robots working longer and brings robot owners together and fosters social bonds among them.
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21 October 2024.
TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project:
ByteDance dismissed person in August it says ‘maliciously interfered’ with training of artificial intelligence modelsThe owner of TikTok has sacked an intern for allegedly sabotaging an internal artificial intelligence project.
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21 October 2024.
Does mood lighten or darken as clocks go back? Britons urged to join study:
Project examines how switch to winter time affects wellbeing – either positive or negative – and time perceptionDoes the prospect of darker evenings make you feel gloomy, or will you relish the extra hour in bed for one morning? Scientists are launching a study to better understand how the annual switch back to winter time affects people’s wellbeing and time perception – and they need your help.
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21 October 2024.
You can still buy the M3 MacBook Pro for up to $500 off on Amazon, and I highly recommend it:
Apple's M3 Max MacBook Pro wowed us when it first came out in 2023, performing as well as a Mac Studio.
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21 October 2024.
What is biodiversity and how can we protect it?:
Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.
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18 October 2024.
Hackers steal information from 31 million Internet Archive users:
The digital library's website was defaced earlier this month with a message boasting its theft of Internet Archive users' sensitive records.
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21 October 2024.
If your child is watching TV and playing online games, you should do it with them—here's why:
Young children spend a lot of time using screens: watching television, playing on touchscreen apps, or face timing with grandparents.
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21 October 2024.
Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying:
The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.
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21 October 2024.
Why AI is 'a jetpack' for some people: CNN’s Van Jones:
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21 October 2024.
You can still buy the M3 MacBook Pro for up to $500 off on Amazon, and I highly recommend it:
Apple's M3 Max MacBook Pro wowed us when it first came out in 2023, performing as well as a Mac Studio.
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21 October 2024.
Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way:
By learning the secrets of 2,000-year-old cement, researchers are trying to devise greener, more durable modern options.
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21 October 2024.
Little is known about the striped skunk's smellier, spotted cousin. That's changing:
New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest.
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20 October 2024.
Major Recall: Frozen Waffles Sold at Walmart, Target Linked to Listeria Risk:
Breakfast Interrupted
There’s another big food recall, and this time it’s for something many busy households keep in the freezer: frozen waffles.
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21 October 2024.
Linus Torvalds Growing Frustrated By Buggy Hardware, Theoretical CPU Attacks:
jd writes: Linus Torvalds is not a happy camper and is condemning hardware vendors for poor security and the plethora of actual and theoretical attacks, especially as some of the new features being added impact the workarounds.
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21 October 2024.
Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor:
Georgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday.
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07 March 2023.
James Webb telescope discovers 'inside out galaxy' near the dawn of time:
A bright spiral galaxy appears on a background of thousands of other distant galaxies.
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21 October 2024.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
Longer term weather forecast
