Category: Science
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Giant Fossils Suggest Ancient Warm Climates Encouraged Monster Snakes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The discovery of a massive snake fossil in India suggests that giant serpents once roamed the Earth’s warmer regions alongside various other creatures, researchers say. Continue Reading
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US Government Sought Telegram Backdoor for Surveillance: Founder – Space/Science news
One of the reasons Durov decided against establishing the company in San Francisco was the attention from the FBI, he disclosed. Originally from St. Petersburg, Durov, along with his mathematician brother Nikolay, initially founded VK, Russia’s… Continue Reading
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Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in Milky Way Found – Space/Science news
This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission because it imposes an odd ‘wobbling’ motion on the companion star orbiting it. Data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) and… Continue Reading
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Iran Space Agency Sets Course for Expansion with Satellite Launch Plans – Space/Science news
Emphasizing significant milestones in satellite development and international collaboration, Head of Iran Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh highlighted the completion of the second sample of the Pars 1 satellite and the finalization of tests for the… Continue Reading
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US Plans to Block Use of Russian Anti-Virus Software: Report – World news
This move marks an unprecedented step, as such measures have not previously targeted private entities and citizens. The comprehensive ban is nearing finalization and could be implemented as early as this month, according to sources familiar with… Continue Reading
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Turing Award-Winning Scientist Warns of Unregulated AI Weapons’ Potential Disaster – Space/Science news
The former Google engineer, who quit the company last year, compared the use of the technology for military purposes to chemical weapons deployment – warning that “very nasty things” will occur before the global community arrives at a… Continue Reading
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Meta to Flag AI-Generated Content on Facebook, Instagram – Space/Science news
In a blog post on Friday, Meta explained that it will apply “Made with AI” labels to photo, audio, or video content generated using artificial intelligence. These labels will be automatically applied when Meta detects “industry-shared signals” of… Continue Reading
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Report: Up to 8 Million UK Jobs at Risk from Artificial Intelligence – Other Media news
Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the UK was facing a “sliding doors” moment around its implementation of generative AI, and called on the UK government to ensure that a fair industrial strategy was in place,… Continue Reading
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Iran among Top 10 Countries in Advanced Space Technology: ICT Minister
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is among the top 10 countries in the world in the space industry and has attained the most sophisticated space technology in the world, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Issa Zarepour said. Continue Reading
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Evidence of Planetary Ingestion Can Be Found in At Least One in A Dozen Stars – Space/Science news
The international research team studied twin stars that should have identical composition. But, in about 8% of cases, they differ, perplexing astronomers. The team, led by ASTRO 3D researchers has found that the difference is due to one of the… Continue Reading