Science
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Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals — open-source WiFireNet achieves precision detection on older 802.11a standard by analyzing how weapons distort wireless signals
The experimental prototype cannot pinpoint the weapon's location on the carrier
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This 'benchtop' nuclear fusion device could provide fuel for the next revolution in clean energy
Cambridge Heavy Industries is exploring ways to produce nuclear fusion and fuel in a smaller area.
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Drones
Discover more about Drones with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Overclocking
Discover more about Overclocking with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Virtual Reality
Discover more about Virtual Reality with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Data Centers
Discover more about Data Centers with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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This Serious Home Projector Lets Cinephiles Make All the Adjustments They Could Want
The Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K Projector delivers superb blacks and great brightness—but just OK sound.
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Dazzling meteor shower from rare comet to peak in the UK this week
The Orionid meteor shower, known for its fast, bright meteors, will peak in the coming week.
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An exotic future for Yorkshire parks?
Zebras grazing in a Yorkshire park might sound like a scene from an animated movie for children, but new University of Sheffield research has suggested introducing such African creatures could become vital in the fight against climate change and that the move would be likely to receive public backing.
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If not Edinburgh, where? What a campus saga asks about specialist degrees
The University of Edinburgh's announcement that 90 specialist degree programmes will close has raised questions about the purpose of university.
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Yes, Your AirPods Need a Better Case. These Are the Best for Stylish Protection
These accessories add personality to your Apple headphones case, make them easy to find, and offer some protection, too.
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Maps
Discover more about Map Software and Apps with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Climate Change Has It In for the World’s Best Surfing
As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.
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Magnesium May Not Reach Your Brain, Despite Supplement Label Promises
Some of the many variants sold today promise to penetrate our gray matter, but biology isn’t in the habit of respecting marketing declarations.
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OnlyFans Creators Are Pissed That Meta Lets Muse Talk Dirty
Adult performers are questioning why Meta allows its AI agent to sext while restricting their social media accounts.
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Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip
Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.
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Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan is launching a spacecraft on a groundbreaking mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of Mars' moons
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North Korea: What satellite images reveal about Kim Jong Un's summer retreat
Satellite images give clues about how Kim spends his holidays - something far out of reach for most North Koreans.
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Drivers warned of frisky deer that pose ‘possible danger to life’ on the roads
National insurance data shows drivers face a 1 in 145 chance of hitting an animal, with deer topping the list of struck wildlife
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US Army to use 3D-printed rocket motors for low-cost cruise missiles— X-Bow cuts prototype time to days after building 2,100 engines, will arm the ‘Arsenal of Freedom’
Additive manufacturing makes it easier to produce advanced solid rocket motors.
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HTC Made Smart Glasses That Are Way More Private
These smart glasses do just about everything Meta glasses can, but they're not tied to a social media platform.
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Don’t Let a Crypto Inheritance Get Stuck on the Blockchain
Claiming an inheritance of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency can be like hunting for buried treasure. It doesn’t have to be.
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Scottish Greens co-leader says 'realisation' of Zionism is racist
Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay hesitates on whether Zionism is racist, citing Gaza, the West Bank and Palestinian self-determination at SNP conference.
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Britain's £4 billion nuclear submarines have a bizarre last line of defence
UK nuclear submarines get emergency water jet defences against hostile drones at HMNB Clyde
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Noise-cancelling headphones prevent vomiting after surgery
Nausea and vomiting are common after surgery, which may be partly related to the noises patients are exposed to, even under general anaesthetic. Wearing noise-cancelling headphones while on the operating table reduces the risk
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides
Canada’s planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of threats to encryption that are spreading around the world.
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Short Days, Happy Plants: The Best Grow Lights for Winter
Keep your indoor garden illuminated through the darker months with these WIRED-tested picks.
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48-year-old man taken to hospital after collision - here's what we know
A man was taken to hospital following a collision.
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Why AI Isn’t Ready to Tackle Our Convoluted Genomes
The DNA inside our cells isn’t just a series of instructions, but something far more dynamic. Like scientists, AI models don't yet have the data to properly decode it.
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Super tanker ablaze after striking mine in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC
The IRGC navy accused the tanker of having turned off its positioning and radar systems in an effort to evade detection.
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Pope Leo to be discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
The 71-year-old had the lower lobe of his right lung removed after doctors detected a suspected cancerous nodule
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Tech Industry
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Microplastics React With Water, a New Study Says. That’s a Problem for Biology
Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in the environment and in our bodies.
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'Remarkably close to the minimum permitted by physics': this superconducting memory bit runs at an estimated 5x the limit, but at -269°C the fridge shrinks its claimed million-fold edge over today’s chips considerably
A single superconducting whirlpool can flip a bit for about 5x the energy physics demands
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Pour One Out for the Leap Second
The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.
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El Niño has killed hundreds of children in Sudan
Drought driven by El Niño is causing hunger and disease in Sudan that has already killed hundreds of children
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Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists
Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities.
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I waited so long for this flying Tesla Roadster that I lost all faith in Elon Musk
Elon Musk finally unveiled his-long-promised rocket-powered, flying Roadster, and it's exactly what we don't need right now.
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Japan is launching a mission to Mars’s largest moon Phobos
The Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, set to launch on 20 October, will bring back samples that should solve a moon mystery that has been vexing scientists for more than a century
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Here’s Exactly How Tesla Made Its New 230-Mph Car ‘Fly’
It turns out the Roadster 2 both sucks and blows.
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Razer’s Newest Headset Doesn’t Disclose My Degenerate Gamer Status
The Razer Barracuda V2 Pro headset has a place in the office as well as at your gaming battle station.
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Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
The short-lived White House press secretary was listed as an adviser to a Kristi Noem-linked company that aims to use AI for mining. Both the company and she say she never worked there.
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Scientists have just voted to abolish leap seconds
Since 1972, officials have added 27 leap seconds to the universal clock, but in a meeting this week in France they have decided to abandon the practice
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Thank Gen Z for the ‘Girls’ Revival
The HBO series served as a stand-in for everything wrong with white millennial women during its original run. Then Gen Z started watching.
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Qualified low-income students may be missing out on research opportunities
The UK’s STEM postgraduate pipeline could be leaving thousands of high-achieving students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds behind.
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Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push
Elon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the Republican party.
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New praying mantis species discovered hiding in plain sight
Species named in honour of renowned conservationist George Archibald
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US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers
