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NASA rover discovers potential signs of ancient life on Mars:
Over four years since it landed on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover might have made serious headway in its mission to find signs of ancient microbial life on the planet.
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13 September 2025.
Flights bring Ghost Bat drone closer to combat readiness:
The RAAF's MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone has completed public flight trials to demonstrate its operational capabilities.
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14 September 2025.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt:
This week, we’ve got a double-win on the insightful side for MrWilson.
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14 September 2025.
Top 10 AI Tools That Will Transform Your Content Creation in 2025:
Looking to level up your content creation game in 2025? You're in the right place! The digital landscape has evolved dramatically, and AI tools have become essential for creators who want to stay ahead of the curve.
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02 January 2025.
AI hardware reimagined for lower energy use:
A new innovation from Cornell researchers lowers the energy use needed to power artificial intelligence – a step toward shrinking the carbon footprints of data centers and AI infrastructure.
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12 September 2025.
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals:
Research suggests increase in office snooping in trend that some managers claim undermines trust with staffHow employers are gathering Australian workers’ dataShare your experience of tech surveillance at work in the UKA third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing.
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15 September 2025.
British woman among crew training for Mars simulation mission:
Laura Marie is one of six research volunteers preparing to spend 378 days inside Nasa’s Mars Dune Alpha in HoustonIt sounds like the premise of a new reality show: take four strangers, isolate them in a 3D-printed Martian habitat for more than a year, and watch them tackle equipment failures, communication delays and attempts to grow vegetables.
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15 September 2025.
Should you upgrade to an iPhone 17 Pro from last year's model? I am - here's why:
The iPhone 16 Pro is barely a year old, but there's a strong argument for upgrading.
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15 September 2025.
US energy chief tells BBC nuclear fusion will soon power the world:
AI will soon enable harnessing of the energy that powers the sun and stars, says Chris Wright.
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11 September 2025.
Why parents need to talk to their teens about AI — and how to start the conversation:
Many teens are using artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT for everything from homework to relationship advice.
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13 September 2025.
Research as reconciliation: Oil sands and health:
Canada's government and health science sectors should commit to researching the health effects of oil sands tailings, as previous research suggests that air, water, and land contaminations negatively affect local people's health, authors urge in a CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) commentary.
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15 September 2025.
Roblox Sued for Wrongful Death After Teenager’s Suicide:
At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate.
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15 September 2025.
Starlink service down for Ukraine's military:
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Robert "Madyar" Brovdi announced on Monday via Telegram that Starlink has stopped working along the entire front line in Ukraine.
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15 September 2025.
Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time:
Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages.
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15 September 2025.
Insect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study finds:
Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline.
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12 September 2025.
Starlink service down for Ukraine's military:
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Robert "Madyar" Brovdi announced on Monday via Telegram that Starlink has stopped working along the entire front line in Ukraine.
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15 September 2025.
What Happens After the Death of Social Media?:
"These are the last days of social media as we know it," argues a humanities lecturer from University College Cork exploring where technology and culture intersect, warning they could be come lingering derelicts "haunted by bots and the echo of once-human chatter.
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15 September 2025.
China’s humanoid robots are gaining ground – but they’re not there yet:
The U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily tasks – but the complexity of home and business environments makes that challenging.
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29 August 2025.
AI could use online images as a backdoor into your computer, alarming new study suggests:
Artificial-intelligence agents — touted as AI's next wave — could be vulnerable to malicious code hidden in innocent-looking images on your computer screen.
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14 September 2025.
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.
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