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Fly me to the moon: The full moon is seen during a partial eclipse in Melbourne on May 26, 2021.
Fly me to the moon: The full moon is seen during a partial eclipse in Melbourne on May 26, 2021.
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Meteorite impacts identified as driver of moon's tenuous atmosphere

By analyzing which forms of two elements, potassium and rubidium, were present in nine tiny soil samples from five Apollo missions, researchers determined that the lunar atmosphere was created and is sustained primarily by the effects of meteorites, large and small, striking the moon's surface.

1 day ago
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Spacecraft to swing by Earth, Moon on path to Jupiter

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Juice probe blasted off in April 2023 on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa are capable of hosting extra-terrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.

1 week ago
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Video game makers see actors as AI 'data,' says union on strike

While many demands are the same, consent and compensation for actors, whose voices and movements are used by AI to build game characters, the latest talks are posing unique challenges, union negotiators says.

1 week ago

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Chinese scientists identify super moss able to 'survive' in Mars

When subjected to conditions that simulate the environment on Mars, the moss - Syntrichia Caninervis - was found to be able to withstand extreme dryness, ultra-low temperatures and radiation, the academy said in a research paper published in The Innovation journal last week.

3 weeks ago
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World's oldest cave painting in Sulawesi shows a pig and people

The researchers used a new scientific approach to determine the minimum age of the newly disclosed painting inside the Leang Karampuang cave in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi province by using a laser to date a type of crystal called calcium carbonate that formed naturally on top of the painting.

1 month ago
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'Google is broken': How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods

Online businesses have been left considering layoffs and even site closures after Google's massive upgrade in March and April caused catastrophic drops in traffic.

1 month ago
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NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030

Elon Musk's company has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $843 million to develop and deliver the spaceship, dubbed the US Deorbit Vehicle.

1 month ago
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SASA affirms the power of food as it advances into the future

Technological advancement has been instrumental in bringing Indonesia into the future, whether it is integrated into the healthcare or education sector. In order to be sustainable, brands will also have to balance the need for digitalization without losing the human touch, which is usually the tool to pull customers in for a more personalized experience.

1 month ago
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Embracing technological transformations within classrooms

From iPads to augmented reality and artificial intelligence, schools across the country are harnessing new technologies to enrich their students’ learning.

1 month ago
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Online video adding to challenges for news firms: report

Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to further reduce traffic to news websites and apps, said the Reuters Institute at Britain's University of Oxford as it released its annual Digital News Report. 

1 month ago
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Can technology help to create better, employment-ready university graduates?

In the competitive world of job hunting in Indonesia, one currency seems to hold the key to unlocking most opportunities: “graduate from a well-known university.” The reality is that employers are seeking employment-ready graduates. Still, the traditional internship system, often intended to bridge between academia and the professional world, has not always effectively bridged this gap. The lack of a centralized hub for internship opportunities often creates a barrier between students and valuable industry experiences. This could hinder companies from finding qualified talents and limits students’ exploration of potential career paths.

1 month ago
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Frost discovered on top of giant Mars volcanoes

The early morning frost was spotted in images taken by the European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience on Monday.

1 month ago
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Apple brings ChatGPT and more AI to devices

In the nearly two-hour long presentation at Apple's annual developer conference, executives including CEO Tim Cook touted how voice assistant Siri would be able to interact with messages, emails, calendar, as well as third party apps. Siri will be able to write emails and change the tone of voice to suit the occasion.

1 month ago
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In first, SpaceX's megarocket Starship nails ocean splashdown

Scraps of fiery debris came flying off the spaceship as it descended over the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia, dramatic video from an onboard camera showed, but it ultimately held together and survived atmospheric reentry.

1 month ago
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Sri Lanka gives preliminary approval to Elon Musk's Starlink

Sri Lanka fast-tracked the approval process after Musk met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe last month in Indonesia on the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum. 

1 month ago
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Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content

Ferras Hamad, a Palestinian-American engineer who had been on Meta's machine learning team since 2021, sued the social media giant in a California state court for discrimination, wrongful termination and other wrongdoing over his February dismissal.

1 month ago
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China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

The Chang'e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration.

2 months ago
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Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again

Since coming online in 2022, the Webb telescope has ushered in a new era of scientific breakthroughs, peering farther than ever before into the universe's distant reaches -- which also means it is looking back in time.

2 months ago
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Musk's Starlink back up after brief outage

"The network issue has been fully resolved," Starlink said in a post on X. 

2 months ago
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Starless and forever alone: more 'rogue' planets discovered

Without being bound to a star, as the Earth is to the Sun, there are no days or years on these planets, which languish in perpetual night.

2 months ago
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Google tweaking AI Overview after Obama Muslim blunder

Google users took to social media to lampoon erroneous "AI Overview" responses to queries such as whether people should eat stones or stare into the sun, or how many Muslim US presidents there have been.

2 months ago
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Euclid space telescope unveils new images of the cosmos

It is the second set of images released by the European Space Agency since Euclid launched last year on the first-ever mission to investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

2 months ago
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Spotify sued over alleged unpaid royalties

The lawsuit against Spotify USA was filed in New York on Thursday by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit that collects and distributes royalties owed from music streaming services.

2 months ago
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OpenAI disbands team devoted to artificial intelligence risks

OpenAI weeks ago began dissolving the so-called "superalignment" group, integrating members into other projects and research, according to the San Francisco-based firm.

2 months ago
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Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts

Reddit, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, has been seeking to capitalize on the value of exchanges in its varied discussion groups as it seeks to improve revenues.

2 months ago
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Google to use AI-generated answers in search results

"I'm excited to announce that we will begin launching this fully revamped experience, 'AI overviews,' to everyone in the US this week," Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said at an event in California.

2 months ago
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OpenAI unveils new "realistic voice" AI model as competition heats up

New audio capabilities enable users to speak to ChatGPT and obtain real-time responses with no delay, as well as interrupt ChatGPT while it is speaking, both hallmarks of realistic conversations that AI voice assistants have found challenging, the OpenAI researchers showed at a livestream event.

2 months ago
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AI systems are already deceiving us and that's a problem, experts warn

Current AI systems, designed to be honest, have developed a troubling skill for deception, from tricking human players in online games of world conquest to hiring humans to solve "prove-you're-not-a-robot" tests, a team of scientists argue in the journal Patterns on Friday.

2 months ago
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Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad after backlash

Social media users immediately criticized the ad, which was posted on X by Apple CEO Tim Cook, as painfully tone-deaf at a time when the creative community is worried about its future with the emergence of generative AI.

2 months ago
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iPad 'Crush' ad causes uproar amid AI anxiety

Social media users immediately criticized the ad, which was posted on X by Apple CEO Tim Cook, as painfully tone-deaf at a time when the creative community is worried about its future with the emergence of generative AI.

2 months ago