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SpaceX Launches NROL-153 Mission, Deploying Next-Gen Spy Satellites
SpaceX launched the NROL-153 mission on January 9 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission marks the seventh launch under the US National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture programme. Designed to deploy smaller, resilient satellites, the initiative aims to enhance surveillance capabilities. The Falcon 9’s first ...
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Britain To Make Creating, Sharing Sexually Explicit "Deepfakes" A Crime
Creating and sharing sexually explicit "deepfakes" will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.
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Washington Gets A Rude Jolt: How Pakistan Kept US Guessing Its Nuke Plans
Pakistan has a knack of pulling the rabbit out of the hat every once in a while - one that leaves the United States perplexed and perturbed time and again.
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SpaceX Launches NROL-149 Spy Satellites for NRO with Successful Rocket Landing
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the NROL-149 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, sending next-gen reconnaissance satellites into orbit. The mission marks SpaceX’s 127th successful launch of 2024, with the reusable first-stage booster landing safely on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. This is the eighth and fi...
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Earth Microbes Discovered in Asteroid Ryugu Sample, Raises Contamination Concerns
A study has confirmed that terrestrial microbes colonised a Ryugu asteroid sample after its return to Earth in 2020. The micro-organisms were found to proliferate upon exposure to Earth's atmosphere, raising concerns over contamination risks in planetary exploration. Published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, the findings underline the need for ...
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South Korea Summit Announces 'Blueprint' For Using AI In The Military
Among the details added in the document was the need to prevent AI from being used to proliferate weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches NROL-113 Mission, Deploying Spy Satellites for US
SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-113 mission on 5th September 2024, sending classified spy satellites into orbit for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. The mission was SpaceX’s second launch of the day, following an earlier Starlink mission. The Falcon 9 booster landed successfully on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You"...
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US Warns Pak Of "Potential Risk Of Sanctions" Over Trade Deal With Iran
The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of "potential risk of sanctions," adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran.
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White House "Alarmed" After Taylor Swift, Joe Biden Deepfakes Surface Online
Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence have proliferated on social media this month, claiming a string of high-profile victims and elevating the risks of manipulated media into the public conversation ahead of a looming US election cycle.
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"Something Has To Change": AB de Villiers Slams India vs South Africa Two-Match Test Series
AB de Villiers is annoyed that India and South Africa played only a couple of Test matches in the just concluded series and blamed proliferation of T20 leagues across the world.
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IMD Tests Use of AI in Weather Forecasts Amid Rise in Floods, Droughts
IMD, India Meteorological Department, is building climate models using AI to improve weather forecasting, according to a top weather official. The move comes as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across India. The IMD has also said it expects the AI-based climate models and advisories it is developing to help improve forecasts in the...
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Fried Rice Syndrome Trends On Social Media. Here's Everything About It
Social media is abuzz with the trending topic of fried rice syndrome, a form of food poisoning originating from the bacteria Bacillus cereus.
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US Sanctions 3 Chinese Firms For Giving Ballistic Missile Tech To Pakistan
The US has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items and technology for Pakistan's ballistic missile programme, the US State Department said.
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Spotify Removes Many AI-Generated Songs After Universal Music Noted Suspicious Bot Activities
Spotify, in an attempt to control the proliferation of computer-generated music on its platform, removed seven percent of the songs published by AI music company, Boomy. Universal Music reached out to Spotify recently, pointing out that bots could have been deployed to bring more listener counts to Boomy’s songs.
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Opinion: Don't Be Cheugy, Read This If You Want To Humblebrag
New-generation terminology is invading social media, get-togethers, college canteens and the like. It proliferates through conversations, especially with younger people more prone to using it.
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SpaceX Launches NROL-153 Mission, Deploying Next-Gen Spy Satellites
SpaceX launched the NROL-153 mission on January 9 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission marks the seventh launch under the US National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture programme. Designed to deploy smaller, resilient satellites, the initiative aims to enhance surveillance capabilities. The Falcon 9’s first ...
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Britain To Make Creating, Sharing Sexually Explicit "Deepfakes" A Crime
Creating and sharing sexually explicit "deepfakes" will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.
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Washington Gets A Rude Jolt: How Pakistan Kept US Guessing Its Nuke Plans
Pakistan has a knack of pulling the rabbit out of the hat every once in a while - one that leaves the United States perplexed and perturbed time and again.
-
SpaceX Launches NROL-149 Spy Satellites for NRO with Successful Rocket Landing
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the NROL-149 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, sending next-gen reconnaissance satellites into orbit. The mission marks SpaceX’s 127th successful launch of 2024, with the reusable first-stage booster landing safely on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. This is the eighth and fi...
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Earth Microbes Discovered in Asteroid Ryugu Sample, Raises Contamination Concerns
A study has confirmed that terrestrial microbes colonised a Ryugu asteroid sample after its return to Earth in 2020. The micro-organisms were found to proliferate upon exposure to Earth's atmosphere, raising concerns over contamination risks in planetary exploration. Published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, the findings underline the need for ...
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South Korea Summit Announces 'Blueprint' For Using AI In The Military
Among the details added in the document was the need to prevent AI from being used to proliferate weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches NROL-113 Mission, Deploying Spy Satellites for US
SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-113 mission on 5th September 2024, sending classified spy satellites into orbit for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. The mission was SpaceX’s second launch of the day, following an earlier Starlink mission. The Falcon 9 booster landed successfully on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You"...
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US Warns Pak Of "Potential Risk Of Sanctions" Over Trade Deal With Iran
The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of "potential risk of sanctions," adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran.
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White House "Alarmed" After Taylor Swift, Joe Biden Deepfakes Surface Online
Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence have proliferated on social media this month, claiming a string of high-profile victims and elevating the risks of manipulated media into the public conversation ahead of a looming US election cycle.
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"Something Has To Change": AB de Villiers Slams India vs South Africa Two-Match Test Series
AB de Villiers is annoyed that India and South Africa played only a couple of Test matches in the just concluded series and blamed proliferation of T20 leagues across the world.
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IMD Tests Use of AI in Weather Forecasts Amid Rise in Floods, Droughts
IMD, India Meteorological Department, is building climate models using AI to improve weather forecasting, according to a top weather official. The move comes as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across India. The IMD has also said it expects the AI-based climate models and advisories it is developing to help improve forecasts in the...
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Fried Rice Syndrome Trends On Social Media. Here's Everything About It
Social media is abuzz with the trending topic of fried rice syndrome, a form of food poisoning originating from the bacteria Bacillus cereus.
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US Sanctions 3 Chinese Firms For Giving Ballistic Missile Tech To Pakistan
The US has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items and technology for Pakistan's ballistic missile programme, the US State Department said.
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Spotify Removes Many AI-Generated Songs After Universal Music Noted Suspicious Bot Activities
Spotify, in an attempt to control the proliferation of computer-generated music on its platform, removed seven percent of the songs published by AI music company, Boomy. Universal Music reached out to Spotify recently, pointing out that bots could have been deployed to bring more listener counts to Boomy’s songs.
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Opinion: Don't Be Cheugy, Read This If You Want To Humblebrag
New-generation terminology is invading social media, get-togethers, college canteens and the like. It proliferates through conversations, especially with younger people more prone to using it.
