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भारत में लॉन्च हुई Jaguar F-Type facelift, जानिए स्पोर्टी कार की कीमत और फीचर्स, सेकेंडों में पकड़ेगी 100 की स्पीड

वायरस महामारी और जारी लॉकडाउन के बीच Jaguar Land Rover ने भारत में चुपचाप अपनी 2020 Jaguar F-Type facelift लॉन्च कर दी है। Jaguar Land Rover कंपनी की गाड़ियों को पसंद करने वाले काफी लोग इसका बेसब्री से इंतजार कर रहे थे।




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What are the ethics of CGI actors – and will they replace real ones?

James Dean is set to be the latest actor to star in a film long after his death, but the rise of true Hollywood immortality raises big ethical questions




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It's too late to ban face recognition – here's what we need instead

Plans to ban face recognition in public places would only halt a tiny fraction of its use. Instead we need to regulate the technology – and fast, says Donna Lu




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GPS face-off: Why countries are vying to rule the skies with satnav

A geopolitical battle is being played out in orbit as countries vie for the best satellite navigation system




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US military face recognition system could work from 1 kilometre away

The US Special Operations Command is developing a portable face-recognition system designed to identify people 1 kilometre away. It could also be used by law enforcement




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E-scooters are a disaster for cities – but we must embrace them

Electric scooters are a nightmare. Rented by the minute, they clog up pavements and are an ungainly eyesore, but we still need them, says Donna Lu




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Surprise contender Honeywell enters the quantum computing race

Honeywell, the same company that might make your humidifier or home security system, is unveiling a powerful quantum computer that will be available to the public




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Twitter was once a fun place – now it is heading towards destruction

Twitter used to be full of cat memes and had a culture of sharing. Now, I pay a company to make sure my presence on the site is extremely limited, writes Annalee Newitz




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Software recreates a 3D model of your face from a smartphone video

A program that combines artificial intelligence and geometrical modelling can create an accurate 3D model of your face from a single 20-second video




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Places around England compete to host underground nuclear waste dump

Businesses, individuals with land, and local governments are competing to host an underground nuclear waste facility in the UK, and receive a yearly £2.5 million incentive




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Lyft, Like Uber, Will Also Now Require Drivers and Passengers Wear Face Coverings

Up until now mask-wearing had only been an unenforced suggestion by the company.




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Top-Secret Space Plane Set to Launch on Not-So-Secret Science Mission

X-37B? Sorry, I thought you said your name was X Æ A-12.




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Investors Brace for Big Oil’s Results—Energy Journal

Big Oil Companies Face Tough Comparisons as Earnings Near American and European oil giants spend a lot of time talking about their differentiated strategies and approaches to hot-button issues such as climate change. But their bottom lines are still primarily driven by the same common factor: commodity prices. That shared reality doesn’t bode well for […]




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Mysterious radio signal from space seems to have suddenly vanished

Strange blasts from space called fast radio bursts continue to puzzle astronomers with their odd behaviour, as they seem to come from a variety of galaxies




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SpaceX Starlink satellites could be ‘existential threat’ to astronomy

Huge constellations of satellites like SpaceX’s Starlink could make ground-based astronomy impossible, and we’re running out of time to deal with the problem




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The best picture ever taken of the sun reveals its bizarre surface

The best picture of the sun is more than five times more detailed than the previous highest-resolution images, revealing weird structures on our star’s surface




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Two stars with an odd wobble are stretching space and time around them

Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts that fast-spinning objects stretch space and time around them, and we’ve watched that effect make a pair of stars wobble




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We’ve finally spotted a pattern in mysterious radio blasts from space

Strange, powerful blasts of radio waves from space called fast radio bursts sometimes flash repeatedly, but never with any discernible pattern – until now




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Cork-coated spacecraft to be chucked out of the ISS for re-entry test

A spacecraft designed to study re-entry into Earth's atmosphere has a nose coated in cork, a cheap and lightweight alternative to other materials




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SpaceX has plans to fly space tourists twice as high as the ISS

SpaceX and the space tourism firm Space Adventures have announced a plan to fly paying customers into Earth orbit, higher than the International Space Station




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A wobbling star may explain pattern of weird radio signals from space

We’ve spotted strange blasts of radio waves from space in a pattern that may be produced by a magnetised neutron star wobbling as it spins




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For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race

When the Soviet Union lands on the moon first people in the US are shocked. But For All Mankind provides an even bigger surprise when one cosmonaut's identity is revealed, says Emily Wilson




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First private space rescue mission sees two satellites latch together

A private satellite that is low on fuel could survive five more years because another satellite has come to its rescue – a technique that could be used by future service spacecraft




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SpaceX plans to send 3 tourists to the space station next year

SpaceX is partnering with a US start-up called Axiom Space to launch three space tourists on a 10-day trip to the International Space Station




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Lettuce grown on space station is just as good as on Earth

Lettuce grown on the International Space Station has been served with tacos and cheeseburgers, and it turns out to be just as nutritious as the Earth-grown version




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How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like

Our images of deep space are spectacular, but don’t reflect what our eyes would see. Here's what their stunning true colours reveal about the cosmos




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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

Could life on Mars have hidden from extreme weather in a cavern on the Pavonis Mons volcano? This 2011 orbiter image of an otherworldly crater has NASA asking just that




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Pluto formed quickly with a deep ocean covering its entire surface

Pluto’s ancient oceans may have come about just after the icy world was born, melting from ice in a process that suggests the dwarf planet took just 30,000 years to form




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An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars

An unusually round and symmetrical deposit on Mars may be the result of an impact that popped the surface of the planet, causing a volcanic eruption less than 200,000 years ago




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Rockets armed with talcum powder could stop deadly space junk

Thousands of dead satellites and chunks of debris in orbit are a threat to active satellites, but rockets that launch clouds of talcum powder may prevent a disastrous collision




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Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

Spending at least six months in microgravity can cause astronauts’ brain volumes to increase, causing pressure to build up in their heads and creating vision problems




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Weird radio signals spotted in our galaxy could solve a space mystery

Weird blasts of radio waves from space called fast radio bursts have been baffling astronomers since they were discovered, but after finding one in our galaxy we may finally know what creates them




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SpaceX mission control to do social distancing for first crewed flight

SpaceX’s first crewed launch is planned for 27 May and will be run from a mission control with desks set six feet apart to comply with social distancing protocols




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I'm a space archaeologist studying junk strewn across the solar system

From vintage satellites to lunar rovers, space archaeologist Alice Gorman is teasing out a unique history of humanity from the objects we've dispatched from Earth




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China just tested a spacecraft that could fly to the moon and beyond

China just tested its biggest rocket yet, along with a new capsule designed to carry humans to its planned space station, the moon and beyond




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The Ultimate Optimization Problem: How to Best Use Every Square Meter of the Earth's Surface

Lucas Joppa, founder of Microsoft's AI for Earth program, is taking an engineering approach to environmental issues




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AI Faces Speed Bumps and Potholes on Its Road From the Research Lab to Everyday Use

Rigid IT departments and job-hopping data scientists are just two of the challenges that make implementing machine learning harder than you might think



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Watch Astrobee's First Autonomous Flight on the International Space Station

For the first time, NASA's Astrobee robot has demonstrated autonomous free flight in space




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Predicting the Future with AI and Sound, Starting With Robots in Space

Bosch SoundSee combines deep learning with mobile microphone arrays to identify problems on the ISS before they happen



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RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: #Methmentum

Given the overall strength of this top six, it’s surprising how messy these one-queen shows turn out to be.




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Three in race for port sale

The auction for the Port of Melbourne has come down to a three-way race with bidders lodging indicative bids.




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RPGCast – Episode 374: “Face Petting”

Simon curls into a crescent. Anna Marie goes to make lunch. Alice finally delivers some missiles. Chris is hacking web games. And Alex plays Madden....




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RPGCast – Episode 458: “Set In Space, Close Enough”

Half the cast is embroiled in battles in another world. Half the cast got to the bottom of the case with Detective Pikachu. But one...




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Coronavirus Live: Scottish death toll hits 1811 and FM says lockdown must stay in place

Keep up to date with all the latest coronavirus news from Glasgow, Scotland and beyond - LIVE





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Police stop fewer black drivers at night when a 'veil of darkness' obscures their race

After analyzing 95 million traffic stop records, filed by officers with 21 state patrol agencies and 35 municipal police forces from 2011 to 2018, researchers concluded that 'police stops and search decisions suffer from persistent racial bias.'




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Faces of the coronavirus pandemic: Remembering those who died

From a veteran fire chief to a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, over 71,000 people have died in the United States from the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.Those we've lost come from all backgrounds and walks of life and include the very people -- first responders and medical staff, who are working so diligently to stem the tide of the infection and care for the sick. Variously described as heroes, caring educators and loving family members, they will never be forgotten. ...





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Tracee Ellis Ross: 'As a kid, singing was too scary a dream'

She’s acted, modelled, worked with Kanye West and Drake. But the Black-ish star didn’t dare follow her mother, Diana Ross – until now

There is a strange noise coming from Tracee Ellis Ross’s Los Angeles garden. Hang on, she says, looking away from her computer screen to the window with an alarmed expression. “I’m just going to go check that out. Stand by!”

If this were a horror movie, then the stylish woman disappearing into the distance would never come back. But it isn’t a horror movie, it’s a Zoom interview, and Ross, a Golden Globe-winning actor best known for her role in the US sitcom Black-ish, is talking to me from the sunny living room of her home. Or at least she was; right now, I’m staring at a fiddle-leaf fig tree and a comfortable-looking couch.

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Texas Residents Warned Not to Flush Gloves and Face Masks, After Workers Unclog Sewage Pumps 20 Times in a Day

Water utility workers in El Paso, Texas were forced to unclog pumps over 20 times in 24 hours after residents refused to heed their call to refrain from flushing personal protective equipment and other coronavirus-related items down the toilet.




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Facebook Is Taking on Zoom With a 50-Person Video Chat Feature

Messenger Rooms will be free for all users, with no time limit