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Japan’s MMX mission will reveal the origins of weird Martian moons

Although Phobos and Deimos may look like lumpy space potatoes, they’re actually moons of Mars. No one knows how they formed, but a newly launched spacecraft should soon offer answers

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Deutsche Welle

How smart gadgets and AI agents invade our privacy

Deutsche Welle - 12 hours ago

Apple Watches, Meta smart glasses and other gadgets are turning everyday life into a data stream. Even people who don't own them are being watched, recorded and profiled.

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Wired News

Human receives AI-designed virus for the first time

Not to kill the human, of course – to kill the antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing their infection

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Wired News

Data centers are a target of modern warfare. How do we secure the infrastructure that runs our digital lives?

Scientific American - 1 day ago

Attacks against data centers in Europe and the Middle East are raising questions as to how we protect the infrastructure on which our digital lives depend

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The Mercury News

Kenya: Is Nairobi prepared for the new El Nino?

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Nairobi is undertaking efforts to protect residents and infrastructure against damage from the coming El Niño. Can it properly prepare for the next onslaught?

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NBC News

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

NBC News - 4 days ago

After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in part of the Gulf, a new study found. Those populations haven’t recovered.

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Ars Technica

World leaders warn of security flaws found in PHP programming language

Aljazeera - 2 days ago

AI was used to pinpoint two vulnerabilities in the PHP language, used by about 70 percent of websites.

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Wired News

‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers

CTV News - 2 hours ago

NASA offered new details Friday about a mad dash to get two lunar landers — built by competing companies Blue Origin and SpaceX — and the space agency’s own rocket and spacecraft ready for a crucial test mission next year.

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