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Star Wars-style AI space lasers to blast junk

Oct 19, 20237 min
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Episode description

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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