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Warp theorists say we have embarked on an exotic propulsion space race to build the world’s first working warp drive – The Debrief

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An international team of physicists behind several revolutionary warp drive concepts, including the first that doesn’t require exotic matter, say recent unprecedented breakthroughs in physics and propulsion have pitted world powers in a 21st-century Cold War-style space race launched to become the world’s first working warp drive. “A space race is brewing,” says Gianni Martie, … Read more

NASA and SpaceX are working to reduce the dangers of space debris

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Watch a simulation of space debris orbiting Earth The following images are computer-generated images of low Earth orbit objects currently being tracked. The orbital debris points are scaled according to the image size of the image to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth. (Courtesy: NASA ODPO) WASHINGTON – NASA now acknowledges that … Read more

Lost NASA probe that stopped working in deep space in 2023 finally sends a message

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AFTER months of disorder, a probe floating in deep space has resumed normal transmission to Earth. NASA announced Friday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft was fully operational for the first time in months. NASA announced that its historic Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal data transmission for the first time since November 2023Credit: AP: Associated … Read more

The British bank’s CEO says introducing a four-day working week was much easier than going hybrid

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As banks around the world struggle to find the right balance between flexibility and authority over their workforces, the CEO of British digital bank Atom has a simpler solution: eliminating the fifth working day. Speaking to the Financial times, Atom CEO Mark Mullen said the bank’s four-day working week, introduced in 2021, has been “significantly … Read more

Microsoft CEO says FBI catches Chinese spies in Exchange Online cloud is working as intended

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Lawmakers on Thursday questioned Microsoft President Brad Smith about the Windows giant’s businesses trading in China — and the supercorp’s repeated security lapses — at a time when Beijing-backed spies are accused of breaking in in Microsoft-hosted email accounts of US government officials. A hearing was held in the U.S. House of Representatives in response … Read more

The new head of Legal & General will start working on the overhaul of the insurer

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. António Simões, the new CEO of Legal & General, has unveiled a major overhaul of the insurer, including putting its residential building business up for sale, announcing the departure of its asset management director and … Read more

Taking out a pension before you stop working: what you need to know

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Withdrawing money from your pension while you are still working can make financial sense You could also damage your future finances or make a tax mistake The minimum age at which you can access private pensions will rise from 55 to 57 in 2028 Nearly one in three people over 55 give up their pension … Read more

Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a museum in Denver is working to reveal it in full

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Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of North Dakota’s badlands when they made a discovery that left them “completely speechless”: a T. rex bone sticking out of the ground. The trio publicly announced their discovery Monday during a Zoom news conference, as workers at the Denver Museum of Nature … Read more

Scientists are working on a unified theory of consciousness

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The origins of consciousness have plagued the minds of philosophers and scientists for centuries. In the past decade, neuroscientists have begun to map its neural basis, that is, how the brain, through its intricate connections, transforms electrical signals between neurons into consciousness. Yet the field is fragmented, an international team of neuroscientists recently wrote in … Read more