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Facebook turns 20: From Mark Zuckerberg’s dormitory to a $1trn company | Science & Tech News
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Facebook is 20 years old today. On 4 February 2004 Mark Zuckerberg launched ‘thefacebook.com’ from his Harvard dormitory. Two decades later, many users struggle to remember a time they weren’t scrolling through its news feed – or that of its social media sibling, Instagram. While allowing us to find long-lost friends and family, and supporting…
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A game changing computer: Apple’s first Macintosh turns 40 | Science & Tech News
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Apple’s first Macintosh – a device that revolutionised personal computers – turns 40 today. The “game-changing” computer first went on sale on 24 January 1984, two days after being introduced to the world in a big-budget Super Bowl advert, by renowned British director Sir Ridley Scott. The advert, referencing George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, was…
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ChatGPT turns one: The first year of the chatbot that changed the world | Science & Tech News
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It’s one year since the launch of ChatGPT. Before it was unleashed upon the world on 30 November 2022, AI chatbots were broadly considered a joke. It’s certainly hard to imagine anyone trusting Microsoft’s infamous Tay bot to help with homework or trip planning. ChatGPT has had much more staying power, becoming part of daily…
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Google turns 25: Key moments in search giant’s history – including that iconic J-Lo dress | Science & Tech News
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Google celebrated the 25th anniversary of its launch this week – and it’s hard to envisage what life was like before. Few companies have become so integral to society that they become a verb, but the search giant remains the shorthand for looking something up online despite AI threatening the habit. Google has of course…
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Long COVID: Unusual case turns man’s legs blue after 10 minutes of standing up | Science & Tech News
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An unusual case of long COVID has resulted in a man’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing. The 33-year-old patient has developed a condition called acrocyanosis, which is when leg veins don’t allow blood to flow back up to the heart and instead collect in a pool. A minute after standing, his legs…
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Decades of research destroyed after cleaner turns off beeping lab freezer, lawsuit claims | US News
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A cleaner turned off a freezer at a university – leading to decades of research to be ruined, a million-dollar lawsuit has claimed. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute filed the lawsuit against a cleaning company, after one of its employees tried to stop an “annoying beep” by turning off the freezer. The New York-based institution used Daigle…
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Sony World Photography Award 2023 winner turns down top prize after admitting his image was created with AI | Science & Tech News
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The winner of a major photography award has turned down the prize after admitting the image he submitted was created by artificial intelligence. German artist Boris Eldagsen’s entry, entitled Pseudomnesia: The Electrician, was awarded a Sony World Photography Award last week in the creative open category. In a statement on his website, the artist said…
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Northern lights: EasyJet pilot turns plane around to show passengers spectacle | Science & Tech News
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The Northern Lights were seen over the UK for a second night in a row on Monday. The spectacle, also known as the Aurora Borealis, was visible from parts of southern England including Dorset and Devon. Perfect conditions during the day before meant they were visible as far south as Cornwall on Sunday. Image: The…
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Party atmosphere turns quiet after space launch goes wrong – but crowd remains proud | UK News
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“Space is hard” – a mantra often repeated by Virgin Orbit and those in charge of Spaceport Cornwall in the last few months leading up to this mission – and last night proved that point. As an American Virgin Orbit presenter announced something had gone wrong on the big screen at the airport, an electric…
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Elon Musk turns up at Twitter HQ carrying a sink as takeover nears completion | Business News
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Elon Musk has been seen entering Twitter HQ carrying what appears to be a sink. Mr Musk tweeted a video showing himself walking into the building in San Francisco a day after reports that he could close his $44bn takeover of the site by the end of this week. The 51-year-old captioned the video: “Entering…