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Mark Zuckerberg plans to build $270m underground bunker in Hawaii: report

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Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. — AFPMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan plan to construct a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter on their Hawaii ranch, supplying... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/xRpVfql via IFTTT

Parker Solar Probe: Nasa aims for first-ever 'Sun landing' in 2024

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An illustration depicting Nasa's Parker Solar Probe near the sun. — NasaNasa's Parker Solar Probe will blast by the Sun at an incredible 435,000 mph on December 24 of next year which is expected to be a pivotal point in space exploration history.Relative to our star, it is only 6.1 million... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/rbGADEt via IFTTT

We may be living in simulation — here's how to tell what is not real

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An illustration of a computerised simulation. — X/@popsciPeople may be right if they feel as though they're living in a computer simulation similar to The Matrix controlled by some external entity.Melvin Vopson, an associate professor of physics at the University of Portsmouth, says as much.... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/xzYAGXa via IFTTT

Massive 'devil comet' hurtling towards Earth might explode today

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An image of a horned "Devil Comet". — Comet ChasersA horned "Devil Comet", the size of a small city, has been hurtling toward Earth and experts say that it might explode today marking its second eruption in just over two weeks."The last few outbursts have been on a 15-day cadence and we... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/KU14tAT via IFTTT

Shocking fireworks effect: How New Year's Eve endanger certain bird species?

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Fireworks on New Year's Eve near birds sitting on a tree. — X/@howardignatiusResearchers have advised creating areas off-limits to fireworks and reducing the volume of light displays to save bird populations as its impacts can be seen for up to six miles, increasing bird flight activity, as... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/fm9rheH via IFTTT

World's fastest plane to hit skies in 2025 as part of US secret plan

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"Son of Blackbird" or the SR-72 - is set to be the fastest-ever plane. — X/@violetpilot1The SR-72 aircraft, also known as the "Son of Blackbird," is a component of the US Air Force's top-secret goal to advance aviation technology and take control of the sky and is scheduled for its first... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/8pHsAwm via IFTTT

WhatsApp: You can soon use 'username exchange' feature without phone number sharing

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A display of a WhatsApp logo. — AFP/FileWhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature that would enable users to control their privacy more fully when utilising the web interface as they will no longer need to give others their phone numbers in order to communicate on the instant messaging... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/MeP2Y0x via IFTTT

Elon Musk says Tesla in race against time to wheel out fully self-driving cars

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the new Tesla Model X Crossover SUV on September 29, 2015, in Fremont, California. — X/@justinsullivan Tech billionaire Elon Musk disclosed that electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is working on artificial general intelligence for... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/wDrc0Nh via IFTTT

Sam Altman, Jony Ive approach Apple iPhone design boss for AI collaboration

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Apple has not released any comments on possible AI collaboration among Sam Altman, Jony Ive, Tang Tan from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/g5XTwEm via IFTTT

Caltech scientists develop least invasive mind-machine control technology

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Brain activity can be read by brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) subsequently advancing towards mind control from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/PtqhmCN via IFTTT

Supernovae: Why scientists are still perplexed about origin of star explosions?

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Supernovae are celestial events that disperse radiation, light, elements, energy throughout space from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/ACKpovY via IFTTT

New York Times files lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

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Lawsuit argues that OpenAI's and Microsoft's actions could amount to statutory and actual damages, potentially in billions from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/VpYTJZ7 via IFTTT

Nasa's OSIRIS-APEx spacecraft set to study 'God of Chaos' asteroid

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"God of Chaos" asteroid is predicted to pass Earth at distance of only 20,000 miles in 2029 from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/5Cow04F via IFTTT

Gaia spacecraft reveals dwarf galaxies unaffected by dark matter

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Dwarf galaxies surrounding Milky Way have long been considered as old satellites circling around for 10 billion years from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/cnbEFq6 via IFTTT

Scientists reveal 127-year-old mystery behind quinoa 'water balloons'

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More resilient quinoa plant species are expected to be produced as per this discovery from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/oUmXF7Y via IFTTT

WhatsApp develops new dark user experience for Web

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WhatsApp's new dark user experience is expected to result in interface that is more appealing, aesthetically pleasing from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/ZSxTWay via IFTTT

Can humans finally communicate with aliens, stop intergalactic war in case of contact?

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Human beings have been looking into possibilities of alien existence for decades in hopes of hearing back from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/sRXVzKP via IFTTT

US son brings back deceased father's voice using AI as Christmas gift for mother

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“I decided to do something special for my mom this year for Christmas," says tech wiz Philip Willet from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/soCePVY via IFTTT

US legislators stress as Microsoft forms smooth AI ties with 'rival' China

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Congressmen from US are alarmed by Microsoft's CEO visit to China from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/ftHj2ZW via IFTTT

Can firing nuclear weapon stop 'catastrophic' asteroid from reaching Earth?

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Nuclear devices have larger percentage of energy density making them more effective to combat asteroids, says researcher from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/hKfktpa via IFTTT

Millennials or Gen Zs: Who makes up 20% of tech injuries?

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Researchers discover that there has been 20% increase in tech-related injuries since 2020 from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/bjF9Nc1 via IFTTT

Rockstar Games faces major blow as GTA 5 source code leaks

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Game developers like Rockstar Games and Insomniac do not seem to be having a very merry Christmas from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/AZQb0LI via IFTTT

Whatsapp to roll out new interface for sharing channel updates to Status

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New interface will be available for beta testers after installing WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.1.6 update from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/lkbAVvP via IFTTT

Top if-true scientific claims that made headlines in 2023

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Some of this year's major scientific claims could shake up their fields — if they turn out to be true from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/XOfJTNU via IFTTT

PTA issues warning on fraudulent links circulating on WhatsApp, social media

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PTA urges public to refrain from clicking on links from unknown numbers/senders and report them from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/QCRwsqE via IFTTT

WhatsApp may soon allow users to share music on group calls like Apple FaceTime

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WhatsApp's music sharing feature is comparable to Apple's SharePlay tool, which users can use while on FaceTime chats from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/6B8GDtA via IFTTT

Nasa discovers 'Christmas Tree Cluster' sparkling in cosmic emerald glory

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'Christmas Tree Cluster' is group of stars in Milky Way Galaxy that up to five million years old from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/MukVZYz via IFTTT

GTA 6 trailer leak: Teen hacker sentenced to life in secure hospital

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He hacked GTA developer in police protection at a hotel while on bail for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/LVITr7s via IFTTT

Astronomers stumble upon eerie alien whistles through hunting telescope

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Purpose of this telescope is to detect any indications of possible alien intelligence from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/5uvQI8j via IFTTT

Dear iPhone users — You have to know about this new secret photo-sharing trick

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Secret iPhone photo-sharing trick is revealed by user in social media thread from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/iUxZVqj via IFTTT

VIDEO: How do astronauts cut their hair in space?

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Video released by China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) shows how astronauts groom themselves in space from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/N2wcabt via IFTTT

X, formerly Twitter, down for users worldwide

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Users are unable to view posts on the application, with just "Welcome to X!" visible on their feeds from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/hzgDn1Z via IFTTT

How British DNA detectives solved mystery of 2,000-year old Cambridgeshire corpse?

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2,000-year-old Cambridgeshire corpse of a man was identified surprisingly by DNA detectives from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/hjGI9ET via IFTTT

WhatsApp introduces audio sharing in video calls for more interactive experience

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Before this, WhatsApp users could share screens, have video conversations, and make calls, but audio sharing was not available from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/CAanuVk via IFTTT

Unitree Robotics unveils world's most powerful humanoid robot

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Unitree Robotics says the world's most powerful humanoid robot can walk at a pace of about 3.4 mph from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/wdM1JRE via IFTTT

Year-ender: A look at best space news of 2023 — Moon, asteroids, space tourism, more

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2023 also marked Elon Musk's enormous rocket reaching space before bursting again from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/5RhMQHx via IFTTT

Elon Musk claims Tesla's Cybertruck will soon be able to become boat

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Elon Musk first revealed Cybertruck in 2019, but truck's deliveries didn't start until late November from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/eSWDsTJ via IFTTT

NASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million miles

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Nasa hopes to one day stream very high-bandwidth video and other data from deep space from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/z0aUeOv via IFTTT

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin postpones space travel due to technical difficulties

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin keep facing hindrances obstructing its anticipation for successful space expedition from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/31VnLvh via IFTTT

Here's how to use two WhatsApp accounts on one phone

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Users can now switch between two separate WhatsApp accounts, their inboxes at any time while still logged in to app from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/aoy2IsT via IFTTT

Elon Musk's X faces big trouble as EU launches 'illegal content' probe

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Elon Musk's X remains tangled in series of controversies since start of Israel-Hamas war from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/aoKkL32 via IFTTT

WhatsApp releases new chat filter feature for better desktop organisation

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WhatsApp's new chat filter feature allows users to categorise their chats by choosing preferred filter from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/PYLTwB4 via IFTTT

Social media sites 'down' across Pakistan

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Users from different parts of the country report an outage of YouTube, Facebook and X from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/6RVhBsC via IFTTT

'Liability': Women face rejection as AI bias emerges in resume-screening systems

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All AI models including ChatGPT and Bard AI models reject resumes with maternity gaps from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/7Q1KwRy via IFTTT

Chicago man captures UFO resembling alien face from his balcony

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Chicago man Dietrich Zeigler describes this UFO as "striking, with a palette of purple, gold and green" from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/q25ydiZ via IFTTT

World's first pilotless robo-plane is set to fly. But when?

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World's first pilotless robo-plane has potential to revolutionise e-commerce from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/2m3zMCV via IFTTT

Android, iPhone users beware: Here's list of 17 apps which may be malwares

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Poor phone connections, dropped calls are two further signs of malware from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/ciqCw6Q via IFTTT

WhatsApp status update header gets two new options

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Camera button and pencil icon shortcuts to allow users to share images, videos, GIFs, and text as status updates from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/YO5NPmk via IFTTT

Jeff Bezos says humans likely to live in space stations before inhabiting planets

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Jeff Bezos says there are enough resources in our solar system to sustain civilisation from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/p4ZVtGC via IFTTT

AI researchers claim technology behind ChatGPT can generate new insights

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Researchers made breakthrough discovery while using chatbots to crack unsolved math problems from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/s5gS6AC via IFTTT