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‘Killer Robots’ Will Be Nothing Like the Movies
The sentient, murderous humanoid robot is complete fiction, and may never become reality. But, there’s always a ‘but’.
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Who Will Power the Future: Elon Musk or Twiggy Forrest? We Might Actually Need Both of Them
Australia’s richest man recently took on the world’s richest man over the shape of our green future. But it’s not either batteries or green hydrogen – we need both.
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How to Spot a Potential Chess Cheat, if the ‘Anal Beads’ Saga Has Taken Your Fancy
A few years ago, the chess website Chess.com temporarily banned U.S. grandmaster Hans Niemann for playing chess moves online that the site suspected had been suggested to him by a computer program. It had reportedly previously banned his mentor Maxim Dlugy. And at the Sinquefield Cup earlier this month, world champion Magnus Carlsen resigned without…
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There’s An Actual Reason Why Aeroplane Mode Is Necessary When You Fly
Is it true our phones are dangerous for aircraft navigation? An expert explains.