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The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

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The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

Russian strikes have forced Ukraine to build high-tech air defense on the cheap.

7 months ago

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Romeo Is a Dead Man review

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Romeo Is a Dead Man review

PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, PC; Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Inc After some dumb fun hacking at zombies, legendary developer Suda51’s first original game in a decade sadly only delivers a host of incoherent disappointments

7 months ago

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was never a love story. It was a warning

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was never a love story. It was a warning

Watch Michel Gondry’s 2004 time-twister as a hard sci-fi film and you might heed its advice – on technology and its futility against our romantic woes

7 months ago

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UBS downgrades U.S. tech sector despite a recovery. It gave 3 reasons why

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UBS downgrades U.S. tech sector despite a recovery. It gave 3 reasons why

UBS revised its outlook on U.S. IT stocks on Tuesday and struck a more cautious tone as the company warned of 'mixed investor reactions' to the sector.

7 months ago

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Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world

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Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world

Astronomers had warned that proximity of INNA facility to telescopes would have irreparably damaged observation

7 months ago

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Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers a ticking bomb for sea life, say experts

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Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers a ticking bomb for sea life, say experts

Exclusive: Analysts say there will be oil spill catastrophe that could be far bigger than Exxon Valdez disaster

7 months ago

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China's Alibaba launches AI model to power robots as tech giants talk up 'physical AI'

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China's Alibaba launches AI model to power robots as tech giants talk up 'physical AI'

Nvidia and Google are among a handful of major tech giants developing models for robotics and so-called "phyiscal AI."

7 months ago

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America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs

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America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs

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7 months ago

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The Rip is a solid thriller swallowed by the streaming era

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The Rip is a solid thriller swallowed by the streaming era

That a $100 million action thriller pairing the A-list power couple Ben Affleck and Matt Damon with Smokin’ Aces (2006) director Joe Carnahan has been relegated to a Netflix-only release portends a grim reality for movie theaters — especially as the streaming giant moves to swallow Warner Bros.

7 months ago

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Vehicle owners need control of their data

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Vehicle owners need control of their data

Over 60 years ago, The Jetsons imagined a future filled with flying cars. While we may not be soaring through the skies just yet, today’s vehicles are smarter, safer, and more connected than ever before. These advances promise efficiency and consumer comfort. But as vehicles become increasingly connected, a pressing question has emerged: who owns the data they generate?

7 months ago

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Houseplant hacks: is candle wax useful for taking cuttings?

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Houseplant hacks: is candle wax useful for taking cuttings?

There’s a new trend for propagating plants by dipping cuttings in melted wax. Is it worth all the faff?

7 months ago

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Back gardens in the sky! The riotous, post-apocalyptic buildings of ‘eco-brutalist’ Renée Gailhoustet

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Back gardens in the sky! The riotous, post-apocalyptic buildings of ‘eco-brutalist’ Renée Gailhoustet

The French architect, who once had her nose broken by Jean-Marie Le Pen, created apartment blocks with cascading terraces that seemed to have surrendered to nature. They are still loved by their residents

7 months ago

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