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Massive solar eclipse 2024 to show in US after 100 years — how is it different?

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Solar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile. — AFP/FileSolar eclipse 2024 is going to rule the skies of the United States next month.When the moon totally obscures the sun's face and moves between the sun and the earth, it is... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/AVx7GEf via IFTTT

Will TikTok survive in US as Congress set to vote bill today?

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This representational image shows the TikTok logo with the shadow of the US flag.. — AFP/FileTikTok, in its last-ditched effort, has pulled up a great entertainment show by gathering a number of influencers on its platform ahead of a potential app ban by Congress.The bill for a ban on Tiktok... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/PithTos via IFTTT

Donald Trump wanted to sell Truth Social to Elon Musk — but did he accept?

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump gesture during separate gatherings. — AFP/FileThe Washington Post revealed on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump offered Elon Musk a cash-losing social media network sale last summer. Truth Social was bogged down in a protracted and unfinished merger... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/QLnJrSA via IFTTT

Comet bigger than Mount Everest will rule skies of Earth after 71 years

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Images of the Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks and Mount Everest. — Aristocrat/Pinterest/FileThis month, there is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for stargazers to watch a comet the size of Mount Everest speeding across the sky. Officially identified as Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks, it has drawn... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/0AcQnUJ via IFTTT

Donald Trump calls TikTok 'national security threat', Facebook 'enemy of the people'

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US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC early on November 4, 2020. — AFPWhile acknowledging on Monday that he believes the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok poses a threat to national security, former president Donald Trump contended... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/wr7lQVM via IFTTT

iPhone 16 to have new 'game changer' button — here's everything to know about it

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A display of the Apple iPhone 16. — Apple/FileThough, Apple has made every effort to keep any information regarding its new iPhone 16 smartphone completely confidential, fans ow have the clearest picture yet of the design of the tech giant's gadget.Design images reveal a new... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/QfWhld7 via IFTTT

Scientists detect mysterious waves in Jupiter's core, what are they?

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Scientists detect mysterious waves in Jupiter’s core, what are they?—NASA/File A team of researchers from Harvard University have proclaimed that they detected mysterious waves moving deep inside Jupitar's core changing its magnetic field, Science Focus reported. A... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/TRv8any via IFTTT

X TV: Elon Musk set to launch YouTube-like app

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Tesla, X CEO Elon Musk. — AFP/FileTesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is reportedly planning to launch a television app, similar to YouTube for Amazon and Samsung smart televisions, FirstPost reported. Sharing a tweet on X, Musk wrote "Coming Soon." A screengrab of Elon Musk's... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/VrQMKIw via IFTTT

How old is 'oldest dead galaxy' of Universe?

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False-colour JWST image of a small fraction of the GOODS South field, with JADES-GS-z7-01-QU highlighted. — Jades/FileThe oldest dead galaxy in the Universe has been found by astronomers with the help of recent observations acquired from the James Webb Space Telescope .This newly... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/bvZV2KL via IFTTT

Aliens or military tech? Has US been lying about UFO sightings?

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An illustration depicting a UFO. — Aaron Foster/The Image Bank/FileMore than 12,000 UFO sightings have been reported in the United States from the 1940s to the present, however, as per a Pentagon report, these events were either ordinary objects or military planes and drones, which... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/O71WhK4 via IFTTT

Joe Biden plans to ban TikTok ahead of US elections — but why?

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Joe Biden gestures during a gathering. A display of the TikTok logo on a smartphone. — Unsplash/Wikimedia Commons/FileJoe Biden, the President of the United States, has validated a bipartisan bill which could result in the ban of the popular social media application TikTok in the country.The... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/4zygTiw via IFTTT

Empowering women is key to driving progress: Google on Pakistani women's role

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Pakistani employees of online marketplace company Kaymu at work in Karachi. — AFP/File Popular search engine platform and tech giant Google, as part of its effort to recognise the potential and aspirations of Pakistani women, has reiterated its commitment towards women's empowerment on... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/6wN8RsK via IFTTT

WhatsApp introduces new feature to address link preview bug

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A representational image of WhatsApp logon on a mobile phone. — AFP/FileWhatsApp, the Meta-owned social messaging platform, is introducing a new feature to resolve the issue of annoying link preview bug.According to WABetaInfo, several beta testers reported that the image preview does not... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/MtNGs3x via IFTTT

'Hottest February ever': February 2024 breaks global temperature records

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This representational picture shows tourists and locals walking in scorching heat in Mexico on June 12, 2023. — AFPFebruary 2024 has secured its place as the warmest February globally, marking the ninth consecutive month of record-breaking temperatures, as indicated by scientists, The... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/uCgavkL via IFTTT

Elon Musk says considerations underway to remove likes and reposts from X content

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Friday, June 16, 2023. — BloombergElon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, revealed that his social media platform, X, is contemplating the elimination of displaying like and repost counts on... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/R4mtcvz via IFTTT

Russia, China race to build nuclear power plant on Moon — but can they succeed?

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An image of the Moon. — Nasa/FileTalks are underway between China and Russia to establish a nuclear power plant on the Moon's surface to support further lunar colonisation.The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, made the comment, according to the state news agency RIA in... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/RDZ057p via IFTTT

OpenAI rejects Elon Musk claims, provides detailed reply

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. — AFP/SkyNews/FileIn a blog post on the OpenAI website, Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and other executives have provided a detailed reply with supporting documents to all the accusations Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made against them, AFP... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/fVrZTY3 via IFTTT

'Nightmarish' fossil of 66-million-year old sea lizard discovered

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A reconstructed image by scientists depicting how the sea creature must have looked like 66 million years ago. — BBC via University of BathIn a scientific marvel, a fossil of a sea lizard species named "Khinjaria Acuta" has been discovered off the coast of Morocco. It is believed to have... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/qz3kvpn via IFTTT

Meta platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger — down across the globe

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Logos of Instagram and Facebook on tables. — AFP/FileMeta platforms — Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger — down across the globe, showed Downdetector.com.Spike in reports of social sites' outages was seen around 8:16pm in the graphs provided by real-time internet and social... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/5rIQiWZ via IFTTT

VIDEO: Japanese student builds flying bicycle powered by pedalling

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A screengrab of a flying bicycle made by university student Fusha Sakai. — Youtube/@NARGALStudents from Japan's Osaka Public University have created a unique aircraft bicycle named Tsurugi, demonstrating extraordinary invention and engineering, Super Car Blondie reported.It is a... from The News International - Sci-Tech https://ift.tt/T2qVGCF via IFTTT