Cosmic billiards: 1.3 million asteroid paths check for 2029 impact

In 2029, a large asteroid will whizz past Earth so close it’ll be visible to the naked eye. But could collisions with other asteroids bounce it off-course into us? To find out, astronomers have now crunched the paths of 1.3 million known asteroids.

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Flow: We really are unconscious when we’re ‘in the zone’

Analyzing the brain waves of improvising jazz musicians, researchers now understand how the brain achieves a creative flow state. The findings have practical implications for anyone wanting to get ‘in the zone’ to generate creative ideas.

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Smarter than GPT-4: Claude 3 AI catches researchers testing it

Working on these next-gen intelligent AIs must be a freaky experience. As Anthropic announces the smartest model ever tested across a range of benchmarks, researchers recall a chilling moment when Claude 3 realized that it was being evaluated.

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Juno probe tweaks the odds for life on Europa

Data from NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter suggests that the Jovian moon Europa produces about 26 lb/s (12 kg/s) of oxygen or almost 100 times less than previously estimated. This changes the probability of life being found in the moon's subterranean ocean.

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Diamond nanomembranes make electronics 10x cooler, 5x faster to charge

Fraunhofer scientists have used ultra-thin diamond membranes to drastically cool electronic components and boost electric vehicle charging speeds, taking advantages of diamond's outstanding thermal conductivity.

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White House Recommends Memory-Safe Programming Languages and Security-by-Design

A new White House report focuses on securing computing at the root of cyber attacks — in this case, reducing the attack surface with memory-safe programming languages like Python, Java…

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Papaya Global Review (2024): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons

Papaya Global: Fast factsOur star rating: 4.2 out of 5Starting price: $25/employee/moAvailable in 160+ countries.Designated country experts for compliance support.Employee self-service with time and attendance tracking.Automated local currency payments. Image:…

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NCC chief ‘excited’ over telecoms waiver in Zamfara

Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory chief is “excited” by Zamfara State Government's decision to waive charges on Right of Way (RoW) for telecoms infrastructure deployment across the state.

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NordVPN Replaces Warrant Canary With Transparency Reports to Improve Transparency

Todd Faulk Published on: March 4, 2024 NordVPN announced last month that it was transitioning from a warrant canary to detailed transparency reports to inform its users of government inquiries. Many…

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