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We thought starfish didn’t have heads – we were wrong | Science & Tech News
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Starfish have long been presumed to have no heads – but new research suggests they may in fact be nothing but. Their distinctive shape has long puzzled scientists, with their bodies incomparable to most animals. They are from a group called echinoderms, which also includes sea urchins and sand dollars. Their bodies are divided symmetrically…
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AI drone ‘kills’ human operator during ‘simulation’ – which US Air Force says didn’t take place | Science & Tech News
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An AI-controlled drone “killed” its human operator in a simulated test reportedly staged by the US military – which denies such a test ever took place. It turned on its operator to stop it from interfering with its mission, said Air Force Colonel Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton, during a Future Combat Air & Space Capabilities summit…
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Stadia to shut next year after Google says it didn’t gain enough ‘traction’ with gamers | Science & Tech News
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Google has said it’s shutting down its Stadia cloud gaming service early next year. It launched three years ago and allows players to stream games to their TV, laptop or phone without needing a console. But Google said it had made the “difficult decision” because it hadn’t “gained the traction with users that we expected”.…
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Most people with Omicron didn’t even realise they had COVID-19, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Most people who were infected with the Omicron variant didn’t even realise they had COVID-19, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in the US. The lack of public awareness about being infected means that people can’t take steps to prevent themselves transmitting the virus further, which is a major stumbling block for…