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Star Wars-style AI space lasers to blast junk

Star Wars-style AI space lasers to blast junk

Plus! Red alert as Britain braces for Storm Babet

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

October 19, 20236m 31s

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Show Notes

Network of powerful space lasers powered by artificial intelligence to track space junk is being researched in a Nasa-funded project by West Virginia University. ‘Risk to life’ red warning for UK's Storm Babet. Met Police’s face scanning scheme to nab shoplifters.

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