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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reveals private meetings with Steven Gerrard during lockdown



Jurgen Klopp never got to manage Steven Gerrard at Liverpool but the pair still have a strong relationship given their connections to the club.




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Premier League clubs scared 50 players could revolt and put stop to Project Restart plans



Premier League clubs are fearful that a significant number of first-team stars may refuse to return to action if the league's Project Restart plan gets the green light.




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China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

China has connected the world’s first portable ground station for quantum communication to the Mozi satellite, and has plans to launch another quantum satellite soon




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A Scheme of Heaven reveals what scientists can learn from astrology

Astrology is bunk, but a new book exploring its ancient history argues that it has crucial lessons for today's data science with its seemingly opaque algorithms




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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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Journey to the Savage Planet review: It's wacky but not in a good way

There’s nothing like crash-landing on an alien planet. Journey to the Savage Planet doesn't always get it right, but it has echoes of classic Metroid Prime, says Jacob Aron




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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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NASA's next Mars rover is called Perseverance and will search for life

Out of 28,000 suggestions, NASA selected the name Perseverance for its Mars 2020 rover, which will search for signs of life on the Red Planet




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Mars may once have had right conditions for RNA to develop into life

When Mars was young, parts of the planet may have been able to sustain RNA, a molecule that probably played a key role in the beginnings of life on Earth




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Bombing asteroid Ryugu reveals it is a spritely 9 million years old

The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft bombed the asteroid Ryugu in April. Analysing the crater it left behind suggests Ryugu is a relative youngster at 9 million years old




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Astronomers have spotted the most powerful supernova ever

An explosion 4.6 billion light years away has released 10 times more energy than the sun will put out in its lifetime, making it the most extreme supernova ever found




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Transcripts Reveal the Lies of Schiff & Dems on Russia

The Trump-Russia collusion investigation was an elaborate and intentional hoax, staged by the most unscrupulous and power-mad political operatives this country has ever seen.




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DARPA Subterranean Challenge: Tunnel Circuit Preview

Get ready for the first scored event in DARPA's latest Grand Challenge




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Soft Exosuit Makes Walking and Running Easier Than Ever

A lightweight, flexible exosuit pulls on your muscles as you move to make you more efficient




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6 Things to Know About the Biggest Chip Ever Built

Startup Cerebras has built a wafer-size chip for AI, but it isn’t the only one possible




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3 Easy Ways to Evaluate AI Claims

Interrogate the data, consider possible incentives, and look for the dreaded “hype salad”



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New Double 3 Robot Makes Telepresence Easier than Ever

With mapping and semi-autonomous navigation, even you can drive a Double 3




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Stochastic Robots Use Randomness to Achieve More Complex Goals

Little swarm robots that can't do much on their own can use their random behavior to accomplish tasks like locomotion




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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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Swappable Flying Batteries Keep Drones Aloft Almost Forever

Mid-air docking of flying batteries can massively extend the flight time of a drone




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NASA Hiring Engineers to Develop “Next Generation Humanoid Robot”

Job postings from a NASA contractor suggest that a new humanoid robot is under development




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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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  • robotics/artificial-intelligence

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Skydio’s New Drone Is Smaller, Even Smarter, and (Almost) Affordable

Skydio crams all its autonomous magic into a sleek consumer drone that costs under $1k




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Drones as Detectives: Surveying Crime Scenes for Evidence

Researchers in Brazil are developing a drone that scouts for evidence—and want to use its footage to reconstruct crime scenes




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From Mainframes to PCs: What Robot Startups Can Learn From the Computer Revolution

In their search for killer apps, robotics companies should look at the amazing evolution of computers




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Labrador Systems Developing Affordable Assistive Robots for the Home

A startup led by robotics veterans is announcing a pre-seed funding round with participation from Amazon's Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures




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Harvard's UrchinBot Is One of the Weirdest Looking Robots We've Ever Seen

The unique body and locomotion strategies of echinoderms inspired this robot that emulates a juvenile sea urchin




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In 2016, Microsoft’s Racist Chatbot Revealed the Dangers of Online Conversation

The bot learned language from people on Twitter—but it also learned values



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Skydio 2 Review: This Is the Drone You Want to Fly

Flying this $999 obstacle-dodging drone is a magical experience




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Video Friday: This Robot Refuses to Fall Down Even if You Hit, Shove It

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos






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Oh, Internet: Artificial Intelligence Attempts To Create Additional Lyrics To Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'

This is a video of the result of Youtuber Lil'Alien [Agentalex9 Alt.] feeding Rick Astley's rickrolling classic 'Never Gonna Give You Up' into the Jukebox neural network developed by OpenAI to create more song lyrics for the song. The music video consists of AI upscaled gifs from the original video. If you're really interested in the technology utilized and just what the hell is going on, there are a bunch of links on the video's Youtube page HERE. I just managed to watch the whole video and I can attest that, uh, that was really something. "Something good?" Haha, now let's not get ahead of ourselves. Keep going for whatever this is.




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I'll Take The Stairs: Elevator Starts Ascending Before Man Is Fully Inside

This is a terrifying elevator cam gif from Korea of an elevator that begins ascending before a man enters, tripping him and almost creating a classic horror movie death scene in real life. Thankfully he was able to escape. And this is exactly why I don't take elevators -- or escalators. "So you're a stair guy?" Please *jiggling belly* jetpack or grappling gun only. Thanks to PK, who agrees they always say use the stairs in case of emergency, and what's 2020 if not a nonstop emergency? Besides, how do you social distance in an elevator? I mean if somebody farts everyone smells it.




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Xbox Series X exclusive Scorn revealed during Inside Xbox livestream



Today, Microsoft and Ebb Studios revealed that Xbox Series X would be getting the launch exclusivity for Scorn




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Assassin's Creed Valhalla first 'gameplay' revealed as in-engine footage shown



Ubisoft debuted some in-engine footage of the latest Assassin's Creed game during the Inside Xbox stream




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Second Extinction reveal: Xbox Series X game gives us serious Turok vibes



During Inside Xbox's special stream today, Systemic Reaction gave us our first taste of next-gen dino hunting glory




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Fortnite Party Royale Event Skin 'Nightlife' available from Epic Games Item Shop



The new Nightlife reactive skin is now live ahead of the Fortnite Party Royale event which starts later today.




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Call of Duty Modern Warfare Update: Patch Notes revealed for new May 8 download



Call of Duty Modern Warfare players can today download a brand new update for Warzone and Modern Warfare multiplayer. Here are the patch notes for PS4, Xbox One and PCs.




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Fortnite Party Royale Event Warning and server Status Epic Games next live event



Epic Games has issued a warning ahead of the Party Royale event, but it might not be the only problem facing players this evening.




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Fortnite Party Royale Event COUNTDOWN: Start time, Epic Games Rewards and more



Fortnite Party Royale event starts soon. Here's everything you need to know including start times for Deadmau5, Dillon Francis and Steve Aoki - PLUS how to claim the many live event rewards available from Epic Games as they celebrate 350 million players.




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SnowRunner Review: In for the long haul

It seems a dream heading out in a truck and living your best life, but in this simulation, it’s all about being precise. Is that where the fun is though?




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RPGCast – Episode 266: “It’s A SE3cret To Everybody”

What a week. First we learn what really happens at E3. Then Quin gets hungry. After that, Square Enix gets real specific. But Diablo 3...




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RPGCast – Episode 310: “Mario Will Never Run Over A Hooker”

Another E3 comes to pass and we try to help you digest all of what happened and what it means to RPGamers. Chris and Anna...




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RPGCast – Episode 317: “Everyone Gets Tropico 4!”

Manny and Chris report back from their recent hunting expedition. Phil teaches us about MMOs for beginners. Anna Marie does all the picrosses. And Jon...




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RPGCast – Episode 371: “EVERYONE’S FIRED”

As Anna works on replacing the podcast staff, Chris tries to figure out who can twink him through FFXI RoV. Alice doesn’t deliver missiles, but...




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RPGCast – Episode 379: “Neverwinner”

Chris learns a hard lesson about how free-to-play isn’t really free. Alice learns how to import Gunpla games. Alex learns how to properly cross check...




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RPGCast – Episode 387: “Level Up Your Goku”

Kelley watches over her shoulder. Anna Marie starts a musical act. Alice takes some turns at ruling a space empire. And Chris totally hammers out...




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RPGCast – Episode 394: “Where Everyone Loves Everyone”

Someone forgets to take out the trash. Inazuma Eleven gets an alternate timeline. Sega gets a mini of their own. There’s a talking dog and...




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RPGCast – Episode 398: “I Think You Mean Seven…?”

Today’s podcast has a feline bend, but we still aren’t the official Cat Fancy podcast. The full crew is here today with tons of games,...