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February 5, 2024
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USA TODAY

Apple Vision Pro makes triumphant appearance courtside on Celtics fan’s face

Has virtual reality become so ubiquitous that it’s making its way to live sporting events? Maybe. The NBA and other pro sports leagues have long attempted to incorporate virtual or augmented reality into the game-watching experience. Based on the video, …

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BBC News

Huge atom-smasher bid to find missing 95% of Universe

Researchers at the world’s biggest particle accelerator in Switzerland have submitted proposals for a new, much larger, supercollider. Its aim is to discover new particles that would revolutionise physics and lead to a more complete understanding of …

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ABC News

A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported Sunday. The 59-year-old has now spent more than 878 days and …

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The Guardian

Cern aims to build €20bn atom-smasher to unlock secrets of universe

The Large Hadron Collider, built inside a 27km circular tunnel beneath the Swiss-French countryside, smashes together protons and other subatomic particles at close to the speed of light to recreate the conditions that existed fractions of a second after …

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The Guardian

AI helps scholars read scroll buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD79

Hundreds of papyrus scrolls held in the library of a luxury Roman villa in Herculaneum were burned to a crisp when the town was devastated by the intense blast of heat, ash and pumice that destroyed nearby Pompeii in AD79.

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Space.com

SLIM lander’s precise ‘moon sniper’ tech will lend itself to future lunar missions

The technology that enabled SLIM’s precision moon landing could assist future touchdowns by allowing spacecraft to land in relatively small areas amid rocky or uneven terrain. Comments (6). a roughly cube-shaped spacecraft covered in solar panels …

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The Guardian

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: the Swiss army knife of phones, now with AI

It is a very fast phone that handles games, demanding apps and multitasking with aplomb, but the extended battery life is more noticeable in day-to-day use.

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Gizchina.com

AI-Powered Chat for Work: Microsoft Copilot Webinar | February 7

Discover the power of AI chat and learn how to enhance your work efficiency with Microsoft Copilot! Come learn more about generative AI and access to this free tool in this webinar hosted by Information Technology and Analytics on Wednesday, February 7 …

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The Guardian

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko sets world record for most time spent in space

As of 0830 GMT, Oleg Kononenko overtook the record set by his compatriot Gennady Padalka, according to Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos. Padalka logged 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds during five space flights before retiring in 2017.

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NUS News

NUS researchers develop AI-powered ‘eye’ for visually impaired people to ‘see’ objects

Assoc Prof Suranga Nanayakkara (left) with NUS student Mark Myres (right), who tested AiSee as a visually impaired user. Shopping for groceries is …

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