Category: Shorts
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Interstellar Travel Just Got a Whole Lot Harder
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in ShortsInterstellar Travel Just Got a Whole Lot Harder #shorts #light #speed #spacecraft #Earth Scientists say that if we ever build a spacecraft that can travel close to the speed of light, the crew will be on their own after a while. That’s because the speed of light is finite and the distance between stars is…
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Elon Musk and Paris Hilton: A Feud Explodes!
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in ShortsElon Musk and Paris Hilton: A Feud Explodes! #shorts #Musk #advertisers #platform #kitchenware ads Elon Musk is having a heck of a time getting advertisers to stick with him since he endorsed an antisemitic post on Twitter and then told them to go f— themselves. He’s also taken aim at Paris Hilton after she pulled…
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AI Images Are So Power-Hungry, They Could Melt the Polar Ice Caps
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in ShortsAI Images Are So Power-Hungry, They Could Melt the Polar Ice Caps #shorts #generative AI tools #image #researchers #equivalent Generative AI tools like OpenAI’s DALL-E are power-hungry. Generating a single image with DALL-E uses as much power as charging a smartphone. And generating 1,000 images with DALL-E generates the carbon emission equivalent of driving 4.1…
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ChatGPT: Watermarking ChatGPT
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in ShortsChatGPT: Watermarking ChatGPT #shorts #ChatGPT #Rosarío #AP #chatbot A city in southern Brazil just passed the country’s first legislation entirely written by the chatbot Chat. The chatbot infamously can’t tell truth from fiction, let alone solve simple math problems. But the city councilman who used Chat to write the law said he did it on…
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You’ll Be Shocked By What Eating Burnt Toast Does To Your Body!
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in ShortsYou’ll Be Shocked By What Eating Burnt Toast Does To Your Body! #shorts #cancer #chemical reaction #bread #toast Toast is great, but burnt toast is bad for you. It contains a chemical called acrylamide, which is a probable carcinogen. But don’t worry, you’re probably fine unless you’re burning your toast to a crisp every day.…
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The REAL Truth About the Dark Ages: They Weren’t So Dark!
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in ShortsThe REAL Truth About the Dark Ages: They Weren’t So Dark! #shorts #only period #Dark Ages #Lucy Marten #next few centuries The so-called “Dark Ages” were actually pretty lit. There was a lot going on in the world, from the Islamic Golden Age to the Maya civilization. Even in Europe, there were significant cultural developments…
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Phantom Stinger Nebula Photographer Body
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in ShortsPhantom Stinger Nebula Photographer Body #shorts #Steeve Body #team #sky #part Astrophotographer Discovers New Nebula An amateur astrophotographer has discovered a new nebula, dubbed the “Phantom Stinger Nebula,” in the constellation of Scorpio. The discovery was made using a modest-sized telescope and narrow filters that cut out all the light other than the exact wavelengths…
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New Zealand Tobacco Ban REVERSED: Here’s Why
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in ShortsNew Zealand Tobacco Ban REVERSED: Here’s Why #shorts #lives #tobacco products #revenue #thousands New Zealand’s bold plan to create a smoke-free generation is up in smoke, thanks to the country’s new right-wing government. The move, which was inspired by similar policies in the UK, was set to prevent anyone born after 2009 from purchasing tobacco…
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You Won’t Believe What Just Happened At This UK Zoo!
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in ShortsYou Won’t Believe What Just Happened At This UK Zoo! #shorts #eastern black rhino #Chester Zoo #front #birth Conservationists at Chester Zoo are celebrating the birth of an eastern black rhino calf. The critically endangered species is now one step closer to being saved from extinction. The baby rhino, who has yet to be named,…
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Swine Flu: Is It The End Of The World As We Know It?
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in ShortsSwine Flu: Is It The End Of The World As We Know It? #shorts #UK #virus #pigs #flu strain A new flu strain has been detected in the UK. It’s similar to the one that’s going around in pigs, but it’s not the same strain that caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009. So far,…