Dit is ons nieuw hondje Kira, een kruising van een waterhond en een Podenko. Ze is sinds 7 februari 2024 bij ons en druk bezig ons hart te veroveren. Het is een lief, aanhankelijk hondje, dat zich op een week snel aan ons heeft aangepast. Ze is heel vinnig en nieuwsgierig, een heel ander hondje dan Noleke.
This is our new dog Kira, a cross between a water dog and a Podenko. She has been with us since February 7, 2024 and is busy winning our hearts. She is a sweet, affectionate dog who quickly adapted to us within a week. She is very quick and curious, a very different dog than Noleke.
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UFO'S of UAP'S, ASTRONOMIE, RUIMTEVAART, ARCHEOLOGIE, OUDHEIDKUNDE, SF-SNUFJES EN ANDERE ESOTERISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN - DE ALLERLAATSTE NIEUWTJES
UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld In België had je vooral BUFON of het Belgisch UFO-Netwerk, dat zich met UFO's bezighoudt. BEZOEK DUS ZEKER VOOR ALLE OBJECTIEVE INFORMATIE , enkel nog beschikbaar via Facebook en deze blog.
Verder heb je ook het Belgisch-Ufo-meldpunt en Caelestia, die prachtig, doch ZEER kritisch werk leveren, ja soms zelfs héél sceptisch...
Voor Nederland kan je de mooie site www.ufowijzer.nl bezoeken van Paul Harmans. Een mooie site met veel informatie en artikels.
MUFON of het Mutual UFO Network Inc is een Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in alle USA-staten en diverse landen.
MUFON's mission is the analytical and scientific investigation of the UFO- Phenomenon for the benefit of humanity...
Je kan ook hun site bekijken onder www.mufon.com.
Ze geven een maandelijks tijdschrift uit, namelijk The MUFON UFO-Journal.
Since 02/01/2020 is Pieter ex-president (=voorzitter) of BUFON, but also ex-National Director MUFON / Flanders and the Netherlands. We work together with the French MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP.
ER IS EEN NIEUWE GROEPERING DIE ZICH BUFON NOEMT, MAAR DIE HEBBEN NIETS MET ONZE GROEP TE MAKEN. DEZE COLLEGA'S GEBRUIKEN DE NAAM BUFON VOOR HUN SITE... Ik wens hen veel succes met de verdere uitbouw van hun groep. Zij kunnen de naam BUFON wel geregistreerd hebben, maar het rijke verleden van BUFON kunnen ze niet wegnemen...
12-02-2024
Alien City On Planet Mercury, And A Platinum Pyramid, UFO Sighting News. Video.
Alien City On Planet Mercury, And A Platinum Pyramid, UFO Sighting News. Video.
Now the structures I show in the video are huge and the first seen in the video is about 1.5 miles high and 5 miles across. The platinum pyramid is about 10 miles across and 3 miles high with a glowing top stone. Just wanted to share this with you all, hope you like it.
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UFO turns USO as it falls into ocean over Hawaii, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO turns USO as it falls into ocean over Hawaii, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 10, 2024
Location of sighting:Hawaii
Now this blinding light was seen falling from the sky, well not really falling, but traveling like a plane across the sky. Its was burning and parts of it falling off. It's clearly too slow to be meteor but too fast to be space junk. This is a damaged alien ship coming into our atmosphere and traveling to the nearest alien base for repairs. And the base just so happens to be 5km below the ocean floor. Watch the video and judge for yourself. It's 100% alien.
Beroemdheden die ufo's hebben gezien Sinds een Amerikaanse legerofficier beweerde dat de Amerikaanse regering buitenaardse ruimtevaartuigen en 'niet-menselijke biologische overblijfselen' heeft, is de wereld volop bezig met de vraag of er buitenaards leven onder ons is. Er zijn veel ufo-waarnemingen geweest, waaronder die van beroemdheden.
Opleving van de kwestie De verklaringen van voormalig luchtmachtofficier David Grusch over mogelijke 'ufo's' hebben veel opschudding veroorzaakt. Te midden van deze 'buitenaardse controverse' kunnen we melden dat er enkele beroemdheden zijn die zonder angst voor kritiek publiekelijk hun vermeende ervaringen met buitenaardse wezens hebben ged
Miley Cyrus werd achtervolgd door een ufo Miley Cyrus beweerde dat ze visueel contact had met een buitenaards wezen. "Ik reed met mijn vriend door San Bernardino en ik werd achtervolgd door een soort ufo. Ik weet vrij zeker wat ik zag (...). De beste manier om het te beschrijven is als een vliegende sneeuwschuiver. Het had een grote ploeg aan de voorkant en het was knalgeel. Ik zag het vliegen, mijn vriend en andere auto's op de weg stopten ook om te kijken, daarom geloof ik dat wat ik zag echt was...
Miley Cyrus: 'het keek me aan en we maakten oogcontact' "... Ik trilde de vijf daaropvolgende dagen. Ik was naar de klote. Ik kon niet meer op dezelfde manier naar de lucht kijken. Ik dacht dat ze misschien terug zouden komen. Ik voelde me niet bedreigd, maar ik zag een wezen vooraan het vliegende object zitten. Het keek me aan en we maakten oogcontact, en dat heeft me denk ik echt aangegrepen, het kijken in de ogen van iets wat ik niet kon begrijpen. Je hebt helemaal gelijk dat het een vorm van narcisme is om te denken dat wij de enige wezens zijn in dit enorme universum", vertelde Miley aan Rick Owens van het tijdschrift Interview.
Kurt Russell: getuige van de 'Phoenix Lights' Een van de meest iconische lichtgebeurtenissen aan de hemel zijn de zogenaamde 'Phoenix Lights'. Het waren 6 lichten die een driehoekige vorm hadden en werden gezien terwijl ze van Phoenix naar Tucson in Arizona (VS) vlogen eind jaren 90. Dit werd gemeld door meer dan 20.000 mensen, waaronder acteur en piloot Kurt Russell.
Kurt Russell: zag de lichten vanuit zijn vliegtuig "Ik zag (vanuit zijn vliegtuig) zes lichten boven het vliegveld in een duidelijke V-vorm en meldde ze aan de verkeerstoren. Ze vertelden me dat ze niets hadden gezien of zagen, waarop ik antwoordde dat ik het als ongeïdentificeerd zou verklaren. Het waren zes objecten en ze vlogen. Het is de meest geziene gebeurtenis wereldwijd", zei Russell in een interview.
Demi Lovato: op afstand blijven Demi Lovato zei in een interview met E! News dat ze in Californië een ervaring had met buitenaardse wezens die haar kijk op de wereld veranderde. "We gingen naar de woestijn in Joshua Tree en ik zag een blauwe bol op ongeveer 15 meter afstand, misschien minder, en het zweefde boven de grond, het was alsof het afstand van me hield", zo vertrouwde ze toe aan E! News.
Demi Lovato: een verandering in haar leven Maar dat was niet de enige keer dat ze zo'n ervaring had, want op haar 28e verjaardag zag ze ook al ufo's. "We keken naar de sterren en plotseling verscheen er iets recht boven ons in de lucht, enorme lichten die een soort vraagteken in de lucht vormden. Ik realiseerde me dat mijn leven waarschijnlijk op een spirituele manier zou gaan veranderen", aldus Demi.
Camila Cabello ontdekte ufo's in haar video's In 2022 zei Camila Cabello in een interview met Jimmy Fallon dat ze ufo's had gezien tijdens een familievakantie in Chili. "Ik was foto's en video's aan het maken van mijn ouders. Toen begon mijn vader door de foto's te bladeren en hij zag toen we deze clips vertraagden twee objecten. Serieus, ik vertraagde de video en ik denk dat we waarschijnlijk een ufo hebben vastgelegd," legde de zangeres uit.
Camila Cabello: 'de buitenaardse wezens vertrouwden mij' Camila aarzelde om de video die ze had gemaakt te laten zien: "Ik twijfelde echt om hem hier te laten zien, want als de buitenaardse wezens me vertrouwden, omdat ik daar was, wil ik niet dat ze denken dat ik ze nu uitbuit. Ik zweer het, het is geen vogel, het is ook geen stipje op de mobiele telefoon, want je kunt het duidelijk zien bewegen van achter de berg, heel dicht bij de camera. Ik denk echt dat de buitenaardse wezens mij vertrouwden op het moment dat ik dit vastlegde," zei ze.
Nick Jonas zag ufo's vanuit zijn tuin Nick Jonas beweerde dat hij drie ufo's heeft gezien. "Het was waarschijnlijk ongeveer acht jaar geleden, ik was in de achtertuin van mijn huis in Los Angeles. Ik keek omhoog in de lucht en zag drie vliegende schotels. Ik draaide me om naar mijn vriend en vroeg hem: 'Zie jij wat ik zie of word ik gek?' Ook hij zag wat ik zag," vertelde de zanger in 2015 in het programma 'This Morning'.
Nick Jonas: 'die lichten gaven me kippenvel' "Ik keek op internet en zag dat er twee weken eerder drie identieke waarnemingen waren geweest. Mijn vriend, ik en andere mensen uit Los Angeles zagen het allemaal. Die lichten gaven me kippenvel, maar op een goede manier", zei hij hierover.
Khloé Kardashian: een ufo die boven Californië vliegt Khloé Kardashian zei dat ze ooit vreemde lichten en een ufo boven Californië zag vliegen, waardoor ze zeker weet dat er leven is op andere planeten.
Khloé Kardashian: een buitenaards pad Bij een andere gelegenheid, als onderdeel van haar realityshow 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', ging Khloé met Tristan Thompson naar een pad in Malibu, Californië, om 'buitenaardse wezens te gaan spotten'. "Malibu heeft veel ufo-waarnemingen aangetrokken. Toen ik op onderzoek uitging, ontdekte ik dit pad en dit pad zou verbazingwekkende buitenaardse energie hebben. Ik ben weer zo enthousiast. Wandelen, buitenaardse wezens, is er iets beters?", zei de socialite op dat moment erover.
Olivia Newton-John: verbazingwekkende snelheid Wijlen Olivia Newton-John zei dat ze als tiener een object zag dat met "verbazingwekkende snelheid" over de velden in Cambridge, Engeland vloog. Sindsdien geloofde ze in dergelijke gebeurtenissen.
Olivia Newton-John: mogelijkheid bestaan ufo's In een interview zei ze: "Tegenwoordig geloven de meeste mensen in Engeland in de mogelijkheid van het bestaan van ufo's. Hoeveel mensen zouden daar twintig jaar geleden aan gedacht hebben?"
Dan Aykroyd: onderzoek naar buitenaards leven Dan Aykroyd, vooral bekend door zijn optreden in de film 'Ghostbusters' (1984), heeft zijn hele carrière onderzoek gedaan naar het bestaan van buitenaards leven.
Unveiling the Enigma: An Exploration of Viral UFO Encounters
Unveiling the Enigma: An Exploration of Viral UFO Encounters
In recent times, the internet has become a rich repository of unexplained phenomena, among which, UFO sightings hold a special place in the collective imagination. From dense forests to open skies, these mysterious appearances challenge our understanding of the world. This article delves into some of the most compelling UFO videos that have captivated online audiences, offering a glimpse into the
Drone Captures: A New Perspective from Above
The advent of civilian drones has opened up new vistas for capturing unexplained aerial phenomena. Several videos, aggregated by enthusiasts, showcase high-speed objects traversing the sky with astonishing agility. One particularly intriguing footage reveals a triangular, white object, about 7 feet in length, cutting through the air above a forested area. Its size and speed suggest something beyond conventional aircraft or drones, igniting speculation about its origins.
The Clackamas Oregon Lights: A Skyborne Mystery
In Clackamas, Oregon, multiple observers recorded what appeared to be a group of objects flying in formation, adorned with flashing lights. Despite the grainy footage, the precision of their movement and the altitude at which they operated raised questions. Could these be drones, as some suggest, or is there a more extraordinary explanation? The sightings underscore the complexity of identifying aerial objects, especially when they exhibit unusual characteristics.
The Black Ring Phenomenon: An Ominous Shape in the Sky
Separate reports from different parts of the world have documented an odd, ring-shaped object flying at high altitudes. This “black ring” has been captured clearly on camera, yet its nature remains elusive. Witnesses describe it as having a blue, plasma-like underside, silent and with a pendulum-like motion. Such descriptions add layers of mystery to the phenomenon, challenging conventional explanations and fueling intrigue about its origin.
The Beach Encounter: An Invisible Presence Captured
A vacationer in Turkey captured something truly unusual. In a series of photographs taken at a beach, an object resembling a turtle shell appears, visible only through the camera and not to the naked eye. The clarity of the image, despite the object’s supposed speed, suggests a high shutter speed was at play. This incident highlights the role of technology in revealing the unseen, prompting us to question the nature of visibility and perception.
Each of these sightings brings to the forefront the enigma that UFOs represent. While some may eventually find explanations within the realm of known technology or natural phenomena, others remain stubbornly inexplicable. These mysterious encounters not only captivate our curiosity but also remind us of the vastness of our universe and the potential for undiscovered phenomena. As we continue to explore and document these mysteries, we edge closer to perhaps understanding a little more about the world beyond our current comprehension
Last weekend, NASA’s Juno spacecraftflew over the southern hemisphere of Jupiter’s moon Io. The close flyby brought Juno within 930 miles of the sulfur-shrouded hellscape of volcanoes and lava lakes that make up Io’s surface. In December 2023, the spacecraft flew over Io’s northern hemisphere and sent home striking photos. This time, Juno captured images of lava flows, volcanic eruptions, mountains, and roiling lakes of lava with islands in the middle.
Tons of sulfur erupted from Io’s volcanoes gives the moon its red and yellow coloring.
NASA
TWIN VOLCANIC PLUMES
One of the coolest images from the February 3 flyby shows two towering volcanic plumes rising over Io’s horizon — about 2,400 miles away from the spacecraft. The pair were “emitted either by two vents from one giant volcano, or two volcanoes near each other,” writes the Southwest Research Institute on its website.
More than 400 active volcanoes (that we know of) dot Io’s surface. The moon’s constant eruptions are the product of a fierce gravitational tug-of-war between Jupiter and two other moons, icy ocean worlds Europa and Ganymede. Their competing gravity creates powerful tides deep in Io’s interior, stretching the moon’s innards back and forth — and generating enough heat to power a world where rivers of lava flow beneath sulfurous plumes.
The question is whether all that volcanism is driven by an ocean of liquid magma, similar to Earth’s mantle but even hotter, or by a super-hot solid metal core? NASA hopes Juno can shed some light on that question by studying Io from above.
The pair of plumes here are visible over Io’s horizon from 2400 miles away. It’s not clear whether they come from one huge volcano or from two very close volcanoes, but SwRI scientists are trying to find out.
A CALL FOR HELP
The images released to the public so far come from the JunoCam, a high-resolution camera that Juno carries mostly to show Jupiter and its moons to the public in wavelengths of light that human eyes can actually see. But there’s a lot more from the JunoCam waiting to be converted from raw data into actual images.
“It will be a challenge to sort all this out, and the JunoCam scientists need your help, writes NASA in an announcement posted February 7. A community of volunteer image processors has worked with JunoCam data in the past, and other volunteers have churned out a steady stream of images made with JWST data, as well.
Other instruments, which see the universe in infrared and ultraviolet light, also gathered a trove of data as Juno flew past Io.
Though we're still a ways off from generating usable energy this way, the result shows promise for the field.
Interior of the Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak experimental fusion machine with a photo of the plasma overlaid.
(Image credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, courtesy of EUROfusion)
Since 1983, scientists have used England's Joint European Torus (JET) to recreate nuclear fusion, the merging of atoms that powers the sun and other stars, in Britain. An effective nuclear fusion setup could give us immense quantities of clean energy.
Now, during the last days of its four-decade-long life, JET has set a new record for the most energy created in a single fusion reaction. JET's new record is the latest milestone in an exciting few years for fusion. With each milestone, fusion scientists inch closer — slowly, very slowly, but steadily — toward constructing a commercial fusion power plant that can plug into the grid.
"JET's final fusion experiment is a fitting swansong after all the groundbreaking work that has gone into the project since 1983," UK Minister for Nuclear and Networks, Andrew Bowie, said in a statement. "We are closer to fusion energy than ever before thanks to the international team of scientists and engineers in Oxfordshire."
However, while JET did set a record for raw energy, it did not set a record for yield. That's the ratio of energy produced to the energy that scientists put in to trigger fusion in the first place. JET once held that record, too, but the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory surpassed it in 2022.
In fact, NIF was the first fusion facility in the world to do something that JET could not do: elicit a yield of more than 1, or, in other words, create more energy than scientists put in. As of late 2023, NIF has achieved yields of close to 2.
Tempting as it is to compare the two experiments, doing so directly is difficult. NIF is an example of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). NIF's apparatus relies on blasting a fuel-stuffed capsule with lasers, creating intense X-ray cascades that compress the fuel into fusion. JET, on the other hand, is a tokamak, or a doughnut-shaped container stuffed with superheated plasma. By magnetically sculpting the plasma, a tokamak's operators can ignite fusion.
For JET, this record means that the facility can end its life on a triumphant note. Its operators have already begun the lengthy process of decommissioning the reactor. But JET's end is certainly not the end for tokamak science. JET is a testbed for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER): a future reactor set to launch in 2025, with an eye of testing tokamak tech for a line of future reactors even farther in the future.
Courtesy of O. A. Hurricane/LLNL
Figure 1: Part of the inertial-confinement-fusion system at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
H. Abu-Shawareb et al. (Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration) [1]
Figure 2: The volume of the fusion-reaction region inside the capsule increases from left to right by a factor of 4. This volume increase corresponds to a 20-fold increase in the fusion-energy yield of the system.
Throughout human history, some people possessed an immense amount of knowledge in various fields. A Russian man named Genrikh Mavrikiyevich Ludvig had a vast knowledge of ancient culture. He was an outstanding architect, engineer, and researcher in ancient languages. Ludvig was even compared to Leonardo da Vinci. He is apparently known for getting access to secret Vatican archives and purportedly found information on ancient aliens.
Professor Ludvig’s story was first revealed by a very popular Russian newspaper “Sovershenno Sekretno” in 2011 in an article titled “Worlds of Professor Ludvig [English translation]” by Vladimir Kucharyants. The author described Ludvig as overweight, bald with a huge forehead and a Scandinavian beard. His blue bulging eyes looked very intent under thick gray eyebrows. He used to get in trouble with the Stalin regime many times, and the Soviet federal agency (NKVD) declared him as an agent of the Vatican counterintelligence, sending him to concentration camps in 1938.
Professor Ludwig
Kucharyants recalled Professor Ludvig’s first lecture in the 1960s that sounded interesting at first and then confusing for everyone by mixing linguistics, ancient and medieval history and architecture, plant symbolism, types of labyrinths, phenomena from the history of science. Though the author was Ludvig’s student and researched a lot about him, he is still unaware who Genrikh Ludvig really was: a phenomenal encyclopedist or a mystic. He wrote that after meeting with the professor his life changed, which allowed him to see the world from a different perspective.
Ludvig’s bizarre claims came from reading Vatican secret archives (now known as Vatican Apostolic Archive). It is fifty-three miles of shelving that holds 35,000 volumes of catalog and 12 centuries’ documents. The Archives are the stuff of historical legend. Documents at the repository are only released once they are at least 75 years old.
The World’s Most Secure Buildings: The Vatican Secret Archives
During the 1920s, Professor Ludvig somehow granted access to the Vatican library where he was able to read some bizarre ancient manuscripts that probably could change the course of humanity. He claimed to have come across numerous texts on ancient codes, alchemy, and strange things about UFOs and extraterrestrials who visited Earth in the ancient past.
According to him, he read texts which discussed the influence of aliens on the various ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, the Mayans, and the Mesopotamians. Subsequently, he began his research on the Maya civilization. Ludvig translated their symbols that turned out to be spaceships and spacesuits. He also found historical records of the use of nuclear weapons in ancient times and showed his photographs of the fortress walls of Babylon, melted by a monstrous temperature up to a height of one and a half meters.
Professor Ludvig was very interested in the Sumerian civilization and had great knowledge about it. It is not known from where Sumerians came to Mesopotamia but in the middle of the 4th millennium BC, a sudden and incredible transformation happened to them. They suddenly learned how to build cities and enclose them with strong walls, lay irrigation canals and create the world’s first complex irrigation systems. They invented the wheel and the writing system. At first, Sumerian writing was pictographic, that is, individual objects were depicted in the form of drawings. The oldest texts inscribed with such a letter date back to about 3200 BC.
He also discussed the esoteric meaning of pyramids in Egypt that, under certain ritual manipulations, generate an energy-informational exchange with the cosmic mind. He studied the Etruscan civilization and in particular, believed that images of angels in Christianity come from Etruscan culture.
Professor Ludvig was no ordinary man. During World War II, he worked as an architect, design engineer, and inventor while being an inmate of the GULAG. From 1941 to 1943, he had 17 military inventions on his name. He is very well known among UFO researchers and ancient alien theorists. In 2016, Wikileaks revealed thousands of emails that were allegedly linked to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta. The emails unfolded secret information shared with Podesta about UFOs and ETs. In 2015, Podesta received emails from Astronaut Edgar Mitchell that expressed his concern about the weaponization of space and its impact on the ETI (extraterrestrial intelligence). According to this set of leaks, the Vatican, one of the highest religious authorities in the world, knows about aliens.
Mitchell wrote: “My Catholic colleague Terri Mansfield will be there too, to bring us up to date on the Vatican’s awareness of ETI. Another colleague is working on a new Space Treaty, citing involvement with Russia and China. However, with Russia’s extreme interference in Ukraine, I believe we must pursue another route for peace in space and ZPE on Earth.”
Still, due to less corroborating information available about Professor Ludvig, there has been some skepticism of his claims. Did he really gain access to the secret Vatican archives and find all this amazing information?
QuEra has dramatically reduced the error rate in qubits — with its first commercially available machine using this technology launching with 256 physical qubits and 10 logical qubits.
The new machine, which has 256 physical and 10 logical qubits, is expected to launch in late 2024.
(Image credit: bpawesome/Getty Images)
The world's first commercial fault-tolerant quantum computer with "logical qubits" may be running before the year's end.
Logical qubits — physical quantum bits, or qubits, connected through quantum entanglement — reduce errors in quantum computers by storing the same data in different places. This diversifies the points of failure when running calculations.
The announcement follows a new study, published Dec. 6, 2023 in the journal Nature, in which researchers from Harvard, QuEra and several other institutions demonstrated a functioning quantum computer that contained 48 logical qubits — the largest number of logical qubits tested to date.
"It is the first machine with quantum error correction," study co-author Harry Zhou, a physicist at QuEra and Harvard University, told Live Science in an email.
While this computer doesn't have enough power to be useful on its own, it provides a platform on which software programmers can start testing code for future quantum computers, Zhou said.
Zoom-in view of the glass cell of Harvard experiment, where atoms are trapped and manipulated to perform complex logical algorithms. (Image credit: IQuEra)
Why quantum computing needs error-correction
While conventional computers store information in bits with a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers use qubits — which are a superposition between 0 and 1, thanks to the laws of quantum mechanics.
Qubits can also be stitched together using quantum entanglement to exist in multiple states simultaneously. This enables them to perform many calculations much faster than classical computers — assuming you can build a quantum computer with enough of them. But qubits can easily be disturbed, making them notoriously error-prone. Roughly 1 in 1,000 fail, versus 1 in 1 billion billion bits in conventional computers.
Quantum computers could outpace the best supercomputers if they incorporate millions of qubits, but the largest quantum computer built so far only has around 1,000 qubits, and qubits' high failure rate limits potential scale-up. Error correction could counteract qubits' tendency to fail, and building logical qubits is one way of doing it.
QuEra wants its quantum computers to overtake supercomputers by 2026
Logical qubits: turning down the quantum noise
The new error-correction system relies on data redundancy, where the same piece of data is stored in multiple places, Zhou said. Logical qubits perform the same calculations across several physical qubits — vastly reducing error rates if one or more physical qubits fail, because the data is available elsewhere so calculations can continue.
To make the logical qubit, researchers applied error-correcting computer code to regular qubits. They then set up logical gates, or circuits, between the qubits to entangle them. The quantum computer then calculates the 'syndrome' — a measure of whether it's likely an error has occurred or not. Using this information, the quantum computer corrects the errors and proceeds to the next step.
The new qubits represent a significant advance over past efforts. In 2023, the Google Quantum AI Lab demonstrated a 2.9% error rate using three logical qubits; Quera's error rate is 0.5% with 48 logical qubits. The world leader is the University of Oxford, which has achieved error rates of less than 0.01% — but only between two-qubit gates.
Last year, IBM also demonstrated error-correction technology in its 127-qubit Heron chip which reduced error rates fivefold compared with its other chips. But its first commercial fault-tolerant machine isn't expected until 2029.
QuEra plans to launch several quantum computers in the coming years, starting with a 30-logical-qubit, 3,000 physical qubit machine coming out in 2025. Its monster, a machine with more than 10,000 physical qubits and 100 logical qubits, is scheduled for 2026. "At 100 logical qubits, the [2026] machine can perform correct calculations that exceed the capability of today’s supercomputers," Zhou said.
Abbey Clancyhas claimed she was stalked by three alien UFOs in a horrifying out of this world experience.
The model, 38, addressed conspiracy theories on her and husband Peter Crouch's latest podcast The Therapy Couch.
She believes that she had a close encounter with UFOs when she saw three 'oblong shapes of white light' above her car on the A3.
She said: 'Bizarrely, the other day, I was on the A3 and I was driving. Now I'm not even joking, this is so true, Sophia saw it herself.'
Peter asked: 'What did you see, a UFO?,' to which Abbey replied: 'Yes, it's going to sound mental.'
Abbey Clancy has claimed she was stalked by three alien UFOs in a horrifying out of this world experience
She believes that she had a close encounter with UFOs when she saw three 'oblong shapes of white light' above her car on the A3
She explained: 'What I saw was very unusual. It was a grey rainy day, it had been raining but it wasn't raining.
'It was pre-dusk, there was no natural bright light and the street lights hadn't gone on yet. There was three oblongs of light – white light – above my car.
'But there was no glass, so it couldn't have been reflecting off any glass to create a rainbow effect. I was like, 'Sophia, can you see them lights?'
'And they were coming close together and they were travelling along the car, and then the three of them just went [makes whizzing noise] in three different directions.
'And they were gone.'
Abbey went on to call on her listeners and said she would like to reach out to a UFO expert for advice.
The mum-of-four said: 'I would love an alien expert to get in touch and tell me if what I saw was really a UFO… there was no explanation at all.
'It was like they were hovering and travelling at the same speed. Bizarre.'
While former footballer Peter added: 'I think we should always be open to the possibility.
The model, 38, addressed conspiracy theories on her and husband Peter Crouch's latest podcast The Therapy Couch
She explained: 'What I saw was very unusual. There was three oblongs of light above my car. And they were coming close together and they were travelling along the car, and then the three of them just went in three different directions. And they were gone.'
'What if they're all just in on it together and we're so far behind and they just look at us a bit like The Truman Show?
'Like, "Look at these dunces, they can't even get into space".'
The model has had fans in stitches with her very honest and open approach to her podcast and every week, the WAG and former England star have been dishing out their 'weekly wines', which see the couple reveal what has bugged them in their relationship that week.
And fans find it hilarious as they cannot get enough of the upfront and comical style as they comment on their own relationship and offer advice to their viewers.
Now, the star has been given the role of a lifetime as she has reportedly been offered a new role in a spin-off show, according to The Sun.
A source close to the model told The Sun: 'Abbey has proved a runaway success with her podcast The Therapy Crouch, with her husband Peter, so it was a no-brainer that she would be given her own solo podcast too.
It comes after Abbey reportedly landed a huge new role after the massive success of the podcast she hosts with husband Peter
'Abbey wanted to do something that celebrated women, so she is chatting to interesting females who have inspired her.
'She's in the studio recording it now and it's sure to rocket up the podcast charts when it's released later this year.'
Abbey and Peter have been a couple since their early 20s and they tied the knot in 2011. They renewed their vows in the Maldives in 2022.
They now have four children together and happily chat about the reality of parenting on The Therapy Crouch.
MailIOnline has contacted Abbey's representatives for a comment.
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This is an old UFO sighting from the "Project Blue Book" reports in the US National Archives, Montebello, California, 12/01/1957 four to six UAP were caught in a home movie! 👽👀🛸 As I said, aliens love California.
Funny thing though, these UFOs are similar in size and shape to the ones seen over Los Angeles, California in Feb 1942, called the Battle of Los Angeles, when hundreds of anti aircraft artillery shot at the UFOs only to have the UFOs left unharmed. My mother who lived there at the time told me about seeing shrapnel from the antiaircraft guns littering the roads and yards when it happened. Yeah, alien don't care if we see their craft and they don't care we think Earth is ours, but they will step in if we ever threaten the existence of Earth itself because it belongs to them.
Scott C. Waring - no longer in Taiwan, but now in USA
Alaskan Locals Encounter Mysterious and Unsettling UFO Phenomena
Alaskan Locals Encounter Mysterious and Unsettling UFO Phenomena
In the remote and wild landscapes of Alaska, where the beauty of nature collides with the mysteries of the universe, the residents of Yakutat have become unwitting participants in a series of extraordinary events. These occurrences, marked by erratic and eerie lights in the night sky, challenge our understanding of the world and hint at the vast unknowns that lie beyond our earthly confines.
The Witness Accounts
Among the witnesses is Nick Pavlik, a local commercial driver and fisherman, whose encounter with these unexplained phenomena left him and his community both terrified and awestruck. On a cold December morning in 2019, Nick’s routine life was interrupted by a sight that defied logic. Along with his girlfriend, Tessa Marie Devereaux, they observed a blinking light performing sporadic movements against the backdrop of Yakutat’s tree line. The light displayed an array of colors and moved in patterns that no known aircraft could replicate, covering vast distances in the blink of an eye.
Tessa, equally mesmerized and unsettled by the sight, joined Nick in an attempt to document this bewildering event. Armed with their phones, they captured footage of the phenomenon, hoping to make sense of what they were witnessing. Their recordings showed lights that zipped across the sky in erratic patterns, occasionally flashing bright colors, suggesting a technology far beyond human capabilities.
Community Impact
The incident was not isolated to Nick and Tessa. Other residents, including Cranston Negus and Quinn Newlin, reported similar sightings. Cranston, intrigued by the aerial maneuvers that defied conventional physics, witnessed the same phenomena alongside Nick, cementing the reality of their experience. Quinn, on a separate occasion, saw what he initially thought was a planet, only to realize it was moving in an inexplicable manner, further adding to the collective astonishment of the Yakutat community.
Reflections on the Unknown
These sightings have not only sparked curiosity but also ignited a sense of wonder among the witnesses. The advanced movements and capabilities of the unidentified objects have led many, like Nick, to feel a profound sense of humility in the face of such unexplainable technology. The encounters have opened up conversations about our place in the universe and the possibility of other intelligent life forms.
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The UFO sightings in Yakutat, Alaska, serve as a vivid reminder of the mysteries that surround us. While definitive explanations remain elusive, the accounts of Nick Pavlik, Tessa Marie Devereaux, and others stand as a testament to the extraordinary phenomena that defy our current understanding of the world. These events encourage us to look beyond our immediate reality and consider the endless possibilities that the universe may hold. As we continue to explore and seek answers, the skies above Alaska remind us that some mysteries remain just beyond our grasp, inviting us to keep questioning and dreaming.
Samengevat: Volgens onderzoekers kunnen en mogen we artificiële intelligentie (AI) niet volledig vertrouwen. Als AI steeds meer menselijke eigenschappen krijgt, dan bestaat de kans dat taalmodellen tegen ons gaan liegen. De band tussen mens en machine moet verder onderzocht worden.
De ontwikkeling van artificiële intelligentie gaat zeer snel. Sommige wetenschappers vragen zich dan ook af of we er genoeg bij stilstaan.
Gelezen: In het blad Journal of Social Computing waarschuwen wetenschappers voor de verdere ontwikkeling van AI.
Co-auteur John Levi Martin zegt tegenover de website scitechdaily dat machines een “vorm van zelfvervreemding zouden kunnen krijgen door over te gaan naar een specifiek linguïstische vorm van bewustzijn”.
Deze ontwikkeling zet zich nu al door. Computers wisselen onderling informatie uit, mensen geven steeds meer input aan taalmodellen, en AI krijgt een bepaalde mate van zelfbestuur, zoals bij zelfrijdende auto’s.
Als machines leren denken als mensen, zullen ze minder rationeel zijn. Martin noemt dat een “linguïstisch wezen”: iemand die ook bezig is met hoe iets overkomt op een ander en een bepaalde gevoeligheid ontwikkelt.
Bij linguïstische wezens speelt dan “meer het oriënteren op de strategische controle van informatie”. “Het introduceert een verlies van integriteit… niet iets wat we willen in apparaten die we verantwoordelijk maken voor onze veiligheid”, aldus de onderzoeker.
Met andere woorden: we moeten opletten dat machines ons niet gaan voorliegen.
De oplossing:Een duidelijk beleid.
De wetenschappers roepen dan ook op om nu al protocollen en testmethodes te ontwikkelen die computerwetenschappers in staat stellen om dit linguïstisch denken op te merken
Verder stellen ze dat de maatschappij als geheel na moet denken over omgang met machines die een bepaald zelfbewustzijn ontwikkeld hebben.
Fromsurveillance balloonsto metallic orbs, over the past few weeks it seems like bizarre objects are falling out the sky left, right and centre.
Scientists are able to debunk most of these instances, like how a blue spiral that appeared over Hawaii last month was actually just a SpaceX launch.
However, some of them still do not have a logical explanation to this day, including the apparent 'flying saucer' that flew over a school in Australia in 1966.
The silvery white webs that fell on the heads of local football fans from an egg-shaped craft in Italy in 1954 also remain a mystery.
MailOnline takes a closer look at the seven weirdest unidentified flying object - or UFO - sightings, that are still yet to be explained.
An apparent photograph of the supposed Westall UFO encounter where more than 200 students and teachers allegedly witnessed an unexplained flying object descend onto a nearby open wild grass field in 1966
1. The 'Flying Saucer' - Australia
On April 6 1966, at around 11am, over 300 students and teachers at Westall High School in Melbourne, Australia witnessed a 'flying saucer' hover above the grounds.
Children and staff were said to have seen a 'round humped object with a flat base being circled by what appeared to be light aircraft'.
It was described as grey or silver-grey in colour, but it was not known whether the UFO appeared high or low in the sky, or for how long it was seen by those at the school, according to reports at the time.
There was also confusion over whether there was just one UFO or several, as some people described seeing three saucer-like objects.
One newspaper report in the 1960s said that several children who saw the flying saucer 'collapsed and became ill with fright'.
'I saw a craft. A mechanical object intelligently controlled hovering above me,' Mr Andrew Greenwood - a science teacher at the time - told a 7NEWS Spotlight documentary in 2021.
During the 20 minute encounter, witnesses said that five planes came and surrounded the object, appearing to try and herd it up, before it flew away.
A newspaper clipping outlining what several witnesses at the school saw on that fateful day in 1966
2. Red and green lights - UK
In December 1980, sightings of unexplained red and green lights were reported by US Air Force personnel stationed near Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, UK.
These occurred on three separate nights just before the New Year, saying that the lights were flying in the sky and descending into the woodland.
US Air Force officer Steve Longero broke a 36 year silence in December 2016, to reveal he also saw red and green fluorescent lights hovering over treetops.
The incident became a topic of fascination in the UK after a group of servicemen went into Rendlesham Forest to investigate the mysterious lights and came out convinced they had seen seen an alien spacecraft.
They said the SAS wanted to take revenge on the US Air Force for capturing a squad and subjecting them to a brutal interrogation.
The British Ministry of Defence said the apparent UFOs were likely to be caused by a series of nocturnal lights.
Staff Sergeant Jim Penniston sketched the craft he says he saw at the time of the incident
The incident became a topic of fascination in the UK after a group of servicemen went into Rendlesham Forest to investigate the mysterious lights and came out convinced they had seen seen an alien spacecraft
3. 'Phoenix Lights' - USA
UFO sightings are relatively common in Arizona ever since the 'Phoenix Lights' incident on the night of March 13 1997.
Five lights were seen flying in formation, either stationary or as part of a moving V-shaped aircraft.
They were reported by thousands of people between 7.30pm and 10.30pm.
Sightings came from a space of about 300 miles, from the Nevada border, through Phoenix, to the edge of Tucson.
At the time, the military said it was part of a routine flare exercise, but many believed there was more to it.
To date it is the largest mass-UFO sighting in the USA.
In 1996, five lights were seen flying in formation, either stationary or as part of a moving V-shaped aircraft. Image of the Phoenix Lights newspaper article from USA Today
NASA joins the hunt for UFOs with study into 'unidentified phenomena'
NASA is conducting its first ever study into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) - known popularly asUFO's.
These are events in the sky that cannot be absolutely identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena.
Scientists are looking at current data into UAPs, and establishing which sightings are naturally-occurring or not worth further investigation.
Understanding unidentified phenomena in the atmosphere is of interest for both national security and aircraft safety.
Forget VAR, on October 27 1954 it was a UFO that caused a commotion during a football match between Fiorentina and Pistoiese in Florence, Italy.
Just after half time, thousands of fans began pointing to the sky, prompting the players to stop the game at the Stadio Artemi Franchi.
While accounts vary, general consensus is that a round spacecraft moving over the pitch, dropping silver glitter or web-like filaments as it passed
Footballer Ardico Magnini described it as 'like an egg moving slowly', while another spectator compared its shape to a cigar.
Samples of the UFO's trail were analysed at the University of Florence and were found to be made of boron, silicon, calcium and magnesium.
This debunked the theory that they were the webs of migrating spiders, as they do not contain any of these elements.
5. Alien sightings - Zimbabwe
On September 16 1994, 62 pupils of Ariel Primary School, located just outside Ruwa in Zimbabwe, saw one or more silver craft descend from the sky and land on a nearby field.
These aliens then shared messages about environmentalism telepathically, warning humans not to destroy the planet.
The alleged incident lasted about 15 minutes while the children, all aged between six and 12, were outside on break, while their teachers were in a meeting.
Not all children at the school claim they saw something that day, but some of those who did maintain it is true.
Researchers traveled to the school where they asked the kids to draw what they'd seen 'while it was fresh in their minds'
As for the humanoids some claimed to see emerge from the craft, Hofer said that most of the students' descriptions were 'very consistent of a short-looking being' and 'a lot of them described very large eyes'
One told The Sunday Mail in 2021: 'The most difficult part is that, up until today, I cannot tell what that thing was.
'I do not believe in aliens or tikoloshes. It helps explain why some of us would not want to be associated with the events of that day.'
Both the headteacher at the time and Harvard University psychiatrist Dr John Mack interviewed the children who both say their accounts and drawings were consistent.
However, some sceptics have ruled the incident as one of mass hysteria, which studies have shown are common in schools in Africa.
6. Encounter on the moors - UK
On December 1 1987, a retired police officer claims he came into contact with an alien figure while walking on Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire.
The creature made a gesture at the man, who uses the pseudonym Philip Spencer, before it ran away after he tried to take a picture of it.
He then saw a white-coloured craft which consisted of two saucer-shaped components one on top of the other rise up and disappear into the sky.
Mr Spencer then claimed that the encounter had caused his compass to break, and that he mysteriously arrived back in town two hours later than he expected later on.
His photo was studied by experts and was found to not show an animal or any evidence it had been tampered with, but it was too grainy to know for sure.
However, details of Mr Spencer's account did change after a session of hypnotherapy, when he then claimed he was abducted.
He said he taken inside the UFO and given a tour, had experiments performed on him and was forced to watch videos of apocalyptic imagery before being returned to Earth.
Sceptics also wonder why he did not photograph the spaceship.
On December 1 1987, a retired police officer claims he came into contact with an alien figure while walking on Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire.
Pictured: Mr Spencer's photo
The creature made a gesture at the man, who uses the pseudonym Philip Spencer, before it ran away after he tried to take a picture of it.
Pictured: Mr Spencer's photo
His photo was studied by experts and was not found to show an animal or any evidence it had been tampered with. Pictured: Newspaper reporting the sighting at the time
7. Unexpected Arrival - USA
At about 4:14pm on November 7 2006, a ramp employee at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, USA spotted a metallic, saucer-shaped craft hovering in the sky.
The employee notified other members of the crew of United Airlines Flight 446, which they were preparing for departure, including pilots, airline management and mechanics.
A total of 12 staff confirmed the sighting, including some passengers on other flights arriving at the airport.
Witnesses said it was a dark grey, disc-shaped craft that was 'obviously not clouds'.
After hovering silently for about five minutes, it reportedly shot up into the sky at a high velocity, leaving a hole in the clouds that eventually closed over.
Air traffic controllers did not see the object, but a United Airlines supervisor did contact those in the tower to report the sighting.
As it was not picked up by RADAR the Federal Aviation Administration refused to investigate, and ruled it a 'weather phenomenon', like a hole-punch cloud.
At about 4:14pm on November 7 2006, a ramp employee at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, USA spotted a metallic, saucer-shaped craft hovering in the sky. Pictured: An image of the UFO taken on an airport employee's phone
A total of 12 staff confirmed the sighting, which they say was a disc-shaped craft that was 'obviously not clouds'. Pictured: An image of the UFO taken on an airport employee's phone
FAMOUS UK UFO SIGHTINGS
1980 - Rendlesham Forest:Sightings of unexplained lights were reported by United States Air Force personnel stationed near Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk which became linked with claims of UFO landings
1977 - Broad Haven: A class of primary school pupils said they spotted a 'cigar-shaped' craft with a 'dome covering the middle third' near their playground, that was never debunked
1956 - Lakenheath-Bentwaters: A series of radar and visual contacts with UFOs over airbases in eastern England led to a report from the Codon Committee stating that the 'probability that at least one genuine UFO was involved appears to be fairly high'
2009 - Kim Wilde's encounter: The singer recounted on 'Loose Women' the time she saw an unfamiliar-looking light in the sky that darted back and forth while out in her garden. She credits the 'life-changing' experience for inspiring her album that followed
The spacecraft was destroyed in 2017 when it made a purposeful plunge into Saturn's atmosphere.
But new analysis of its data indicates that Mimas' position and orbit is best explained as being influenced by an internal ocean rather than having a solid core.
The researchers, from the Observatoire de Paris, calculate that the ocean lies beneath an icy shell approximately 20-30km deep, is less than 25 million years old and is still evolving.
The discovery, published in the journal Nature, is likely to trigger a 'thorough examination' of mid-sized icy moons throughout the Solar System.
In an accompanying comment piece Matija Ćuk, a research scientists at the SETI Institute in California, and Alyssa Rhoden, from the Southwest Research Institute in Colorado, said: 'The detection of liquid water oceans under the icy surfaces of outer Solar System moons suggests that these moons could provide abodes for life under conditions that differ markedly from those on Earth.
One of Saturn 's moons could be hiding an ocean beneath its icy cratered surface which may provide an abode for life, researchers suggest
There are many implications of Mimas being an ocean world. The idea that relatively small, icy moons can harbour young oceans is inspiring.
'The findings will motivate a thorough examination of mid-sized icy moons throughout the Solar System.
'The Solar System will always have surprises in store, and researchers must be open enough to new ideas and unexpected possibilities to recognise them.'
Dr Nick Cooper, honorary research fellow at Queen Mary University of London, said: 'Mimas is a small moon, only about 400 kilometres in diameter, and its heavily cratered surface gave no hint of the hidden ocean beneath.
'This discovery adds Mimas to an exclusive club of moons with internal oceans, including Enceladus and Europa, but with a unique difference: its ocean is remarkably young, estimated to be only five to 15 million years old.
'The existence of a recently formed liquid water ocean makes Mimas a prime candidate for study, for researchers investigating the origin of life.'
Guide dogs could soon be replaced by ROBOTS: Four-legged AI bot can lead blind people through museums, shopping centres, and hospitals - and can even talk to you RoboGuide is an AI-powered four-legged robot that could replace guide dogs
RoboGuide is an AI-powered four-legged robot that could replace guide dogs
The robot can understand speech, and can provide verbal responses
The idea of a robot taking your job may sound like the plot from the latest episode of Black Mirror.
But it could soon be a reality - at least for guide dogs.
Experts from the University of Glasgow have developed the RoboGuide, an AI-powered four-legged robot dog that could replace guide dogs.
Its developers say that RoboGuide could help blind and visually impaired people to move more freely around museums, shopping centres, hospitals and other public places.
'Assistive technologies like the RoboGuide have the potential to provide blind and partially sighted people with more independence in their daily lives in the years to come,' said Olaoluwa Popoola, the project's principal investigator.
The idea of a robot taking your job may sound like the plot from the latest episode of Black Mirror. But it could soon be a reality - at least for guide dogs
Experts from the University of Glasgow have developed the RoboGuide, an AI-powered four-legged robot dog that could replace guide dogs
People who lived with a pet-like robot for two months had lower levels of stress, similar to the benefits of having a dog (file photo of robot dog toy)
RoboGuide uses a series of sensors to accurately map and assess its surroundings.
Software developed by the team allows it to learn optimal routes between locations and interpret sensor data in real-time to help it avoid hitting moving obstacles while guiding a human.
The robot can also understand speech, giving it the ability to provide verbal responses in turn.
'One significant drawback of many current four-legged, two-legged and wheeled robots is that the technology which allows them to find their way around can limit their usefulness as assistants for the visually impaired,' said Mr Popoola.
'Robots which use GPS to navigate, for example, can perform well outdoors, but often struggle in indoor settings, where signal coverage can weaken.
'Others, which use cameras to 'see', are limited by line of sight, which makes it harder for them to safely guide people around objects or around bends.'
The ongoing development of the RoboGuide was showcased at the university's Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre on Thursday.
Developers say the prototype uses a number of cutting-edge technologies, and they aim to have a complete version available in the coming years
There are an estimated 2.2 billion people in the world living with some form of vision loss, with around two million people in the UK affected.
RoboGuide uses a series of sensors to accurately map and assess its surroundings. Software developed by the team allows it to learn optimal routes between locations and interpret sensor data in real-time to help it avoid hitting moving obstacles while guiding a human
It was trialled and tested for the first time with volunteers from both organisations at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow in December. The robot helped volunteers find their way around and provided interactive spoken guidance on six different exhibits
Spot the robot dog now has the ability to play tour guide using ChatGPT to answer questions and describe the world around it
Professor Muhammad Imran, dean of graduate studies at the James Watt School of Engineering, is co-investigator on the project.
He said: 'Our assistive technology project for the visually impaired embodies innovation, fostering inclusivity.
'In Glasgow, we're pioneering world-changing technologies that hold the potential to transform lives and reshape societal norms.
'This achievement was made possible through collaboration with industry and charity partners and co-creating the design with the invaluable input of end users.'
The Forth Valley Sensory Centre Trust (FVSC) and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland have lent their support to the development of the RoboGuide.
It was trialled and tested for the first time with volunteers from both organisations at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow in December.
The robot helped volunteers find their way around and provided interactive spoken guidance on six different exhibits.
Wasim Ahmad, of the James Watt School of Engineering and another co-investigator on the project, said: 'Ultimately, our aim is to develop a complete system which can be adapted for use with robots of all shapes and sizes to help blind and partially sighted people in a wide range of indoor situations.
There are an estimated 2.2 billion people in the world living with some form of vision loss, with around two million people in the UK affected
'We hope that we can create a robust commercial product which can support the visually impaired wherever they might want extra help.'
Jacquie Winning, chief executive of the FVSC, said: 'Mobility is a big issue for the blind and partially sighted community.
'RoboGuide is a wonderful solution to that problem, and we are delighted to help test this innovative and creative robot.'
James Adams, director of RNIB Scotland, added: 'We're delighted to be supporting the research and development of technology that could be part of making the world more accessible and empowering blind and partially sighted people to live their lives confidently.'
Physical jobs in predictable environments, including machine-operators and fast-food workers, are the most likely to be replaced by robots.
Management consultancy firm McKinsey, based in New York, focused on the amount of jobs that would be lost to automation, and what professions were most at risk.
The report said collecting and processing data are two other categories of activities that increasingly can be done better and faster with machines.
This could displace large amounts of labour - for instance, in mortgages, paralegal work, accounting, and back-office transaction processing.
Conversely, jobs in unpredictable environments are least are risk.
The report added: 'Occupations such as gardeners, plumbers, or providers of child- and eldercare - will also generally see less automation by 2030, because they are technically difficult to automate and often command relatively lower wages, which makes automation a less attractive business proposition.'
Guys this is just fantastic. Many UFO reports, videos and pilot recordings occurred on Feb 1 this week. Pilots were recorded seeing something glowing in the sky over Canada on their flights and it sounds like the FAA has zero protocol for dealing correctly with UFO sightings other than reporting it and having it filed away. Also two other recorded some interesting glowing and flashing objects over Ottawa. Watch the videos below and maybe you too will be a believer. Because this many eyewitnesses and professional pilots could not possibly be wrong...it was a UFO that created many cloud orbs shooting out of it.
Pilots are witnessing mass UFO sighting over Canada (Audio and video
Pilots are witnessing mass UFO sighting over Canada (Audio and video)
According toebaumsworld and ctvnews, early on Jan. 19, 2024, several pilots over the Canadian prairies reported "seeing multiple lights sometimes in a triangle formation" high above them.
Air traffic control confirmed that there were no unidentified aircraft in the area, at least not that they were aware of.
NORAD was also notified of the incident, which occurred over Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
There is an alleged video of the unknown multiple lights posted by UFO Sightings Daily on his X account.
And audio recordings of two of the conversations pilots had with air traffic control.
The audio recording with air traffic controllers was taken from LiveATC.net
(https://www.liveatc.net). Originally 2.5 hours long, the audio has been edited for length.
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Ik ben Pieter, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Peter2011.
Ik ben een man en woon in Linter (België) en mijn beroep is Ik ben op rust..
Ik ben geboren op 18/10/1950 en ben nu dus 73 jaar jong.
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