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The Korean government is planning to develop a technology for Korea's first artificial sun KSTAR to maintain 100 million degrees for 300 seconds by 2026. The 300 seconds is the minimum time required for the commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on December 30 that it held the 16th National Fusion Committee at the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy and finalise the '4th basic plan of nuclear fusion energy development (2022-2026)'. The science ministry sets goals and…

A lot of the criticism directed towards Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness pertains to that final word. Aside from a brief montage of Doctor Strange being quickly flung through a bunch of multiverses, the film just wasn’t mad enough for most people.Well, more fool us. A clip from the movie has just gone viral, and it contains perhaps the maddest thing put to film in the last decade. We just didn’t notice it at the time, because it happened in the background. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll know that there is a…

Pop band 5 Seconds of Summer had to cut its performance short Sunday when drummer Ashton Irwin fell victim to “extreme heat exhaustion.”The Australian band was performing at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, an outdoor venue in the Woodlands, Texas. After a few songs, the drummer was escorted off the stage and taken to a hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion, according to 5SOS’s Instagram story.“As you may have heard, last night’s show ended early due to a medical incident during the show,” the statement read. “Upon…

The final decades of a human's life are a litany of gradual mechanical failures. Strength wanes, fitness drops, and the brain can get a little foggy.Balance is among the first to slide, sending us wobbling some time in our mid-fifties. Given the fact that falls are a major cause of injury-based death around the world, keeping track of this vital function should be more of a priority than it currently is.  One obstacle to medical surveillance of balance in old age is we simply don't know what to look for as an early sign…

After three previous aborted attempts, NASA successfully fueled its new massive deep-space rocket, the Space Launch System, for the first time on Monday — completing a critical milestone ahead of the vehicle’s first flight. However, there was a shadow over the achievement. The fueling was part of an elaborate dress rehearsal that ended 20 seconds earlier than NASA had planned, and it’s unclear if the agency got all the data and practice it needed to proceed with the rocket’s debut launch. The Space Launch System, or…

Billions of usernames have fallen into the hands of hackers who are selling compromised logins on the Dark Web. According to a stark new study from Digital Shadows, more than 24billion username and password combinations are being sold on cybercrime marketplaces. That staggering number is equivalent to almost four times the world's population, which means there's a chance one of your logins has been stolen without you realising it.The study from the threat intelligence and digital risk protection firm noted a sharp rise in…

A Juror Speaks On The Amber Heard & Johnny Depp Case (Pic Credit: Instagram, Wikipedia) Even though the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial ended and the verdict was out weeks ago, the former pair are still buzzing all over the media. Heard decided to speak up about the verdict, which is once again causing a lot of stir amongst Depp‘s fans. She spoke about the actor, his lawyers, the jurors, and whatnot. It was being said that JD could sue her again due to her recent interview. Meanwhile, a…

CASHe has launched a credit line service using its AI-powered chat capability on WhatsApp. Using the feature, customers can get a loan in 30 seconds. Check details here. WhatsApp users will now be able to get instant loans just by typing their name in 30 seconds. An industry-first credit line service has been launched by Financial wellness platform CASHe using its AI-powered chat capability on WhatsApp. As per the information, an instant credit limit will be…

UPDATE: The issues affecting Spotify users today appear to have been resolved. Spotify users this afternoon were reporting issues with the leading music streaming app, saying web player wasn't working properly for them and either skipping songs or songs simply not playing.Down Detector recorded a huge spike in Spotify down reports, with a peak of almost 3,000 Spotify down reports coming in today.However, reported issues with Spotify have begun to drop sharply - indicating whatever was causing issues for users has now been…

Apple's upcoming iOS 16 update will include some new improvements to the iPhone's Mail app, with one of the additions being the ability to unsend an email when needed. However, people should note that they'll have just ten seconds to realize their mistake if they need to cancel an outgoing email. The iOS 16 update was announced during the WWDC22 opening keynote and brings with it a raft of improvements. The Mail app has plenty of them with the ability to cancel an outbound email just one. The addition of such a feature…