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• Is Washington's 'high threat' volcano about to blow? Scientists baffled by record spike in earthquakes around Mount Adams

  04-10-2024 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earthquakes typically occur only once every three years at Mount Adams, but the region was hit with six in just one month. Scientist are scrambling to determine what caused the quakes.
  
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• Jeff Bezos claims a one-hour ritual led to his success - now science says he's right

  04-10-2024 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeff Bezos has been doing the same on-hour ritual everyday for years, which he claims has improved his decision-making skills and productivity.
  
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• Kim Kardashian's $4bn SKIMS empire no better than TEMU, says bombshell new report

  04-10-2024 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian's SKIMS has received a scathing score of zero in a 2024 Fashion Accountability Report due to a stark lack of transparency around the company's social and environmental impact.
  
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• Historic solar flare heading to Earth will trigger stunning auroras across the northern US - here's where to see the phenomenon

  04-10-2024 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sun released an enormous explosion of radiation on Thursday, which is barreling through space. The solar flare is set to hit our planet Friday, triggering auroras in skies over several US states.
  
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• Harvard-backed math question that reveals if someone could be autistic

  04-10-2024 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Harvard psychologist explained that this one question could reveal if you have autism. The question relies on whether you use an initial gut response or are more rational and logical.
  
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• If you're excited by that $1.5B Michigan nuke plant revival, bear in mind it's definitely a fixer-upper

  04-10-2024 18:44 via go.theregister.com
  
  Activists, ex-insider sound the alarm as operator says all is under control Analysis  A shuttered Michigan nuclear power plant is going to need a lot of work to get back online, according to atomic watchdogs. But its operators say the project is still on track despite extensive steam tube damage.…
  
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• The Resurgence Of Technocracy In China

  04-10-2024 17:41 via technocracy.news
  
  Measuring the ebb and flow of Technocrats in China’s political structure over the years is instructive. However, this article misses the mark that Technocrats are not “a cohesive political force with a shared ideology and group identity.” Yet, Technocrats have engineered every economic and social initiative in China since Deng Xiaoping, from the massive Belt and Road project to its social credit system. ⁃ Patrick Wood, TN Editor.The promotion of political elites under Mao
  
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• Britain is entering its first 'atheist age': Non-believers now outnumber those who believe in God - as parents fail to pass their religious beliefs on to their children, study finds

  04-10-2024 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time in history, the UK now has more atheists than people who believe in the existence of a god, researchers have found.
  
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• Revealed: The exact amount of sleep the average middle-aged woman gets - so, are you snoozing more or less than your peers?

  04-10-2024 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A poll of 1,000 women aged 60 to 60 reveals the harsh reality of menopause, with broken sleep and joint pain emerging as the two most prominent issues.
  
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• Amazon is about to roll out even MORE ads on Prime Video - and users who don't want them will have to pay extra each month

  04-10-2024 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly Day, the head of Prime Video International, has confirmed that more adverts will be shown during films and TV programmes in 2025.
  
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• Ever been mauled by a crocodile? Intriguing NHS data shows thousands were hospitalised last year due to animal attacks... and it's NOT just dog bites

  04-10-2024 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS data shows dogs were the most dangerous animal in England overallwith nearly 11,000 bites and strikes, the latter being when a canine bowls someone over.
  
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• Meta must limit data for personalised ads - EU court

  04-10-2024 14:27 via bbc.com
  
  Privacy activist Max Schrems claimed Meta unlawfully processed data relating to his sexual orientation.
  
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• Is this why you're obsessed with Netflix's 'hot Rabbi?' Psychologists pinpoint 3 key features of a 'perfect man' as the internet goes wild for Adam Brody's character in hit show Nobody Wants This

  04-10-2024 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old actor plays newly-single, Noah, a basketball-playing rabbi who finds himself tangled in a relationship with Joanne, an agnostic relationships podcaster.
  
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• Northern Lights possible as solar storms gather

  04-10-2024 13:59 via bbc.com
  
  The largest solar flare since 2017 has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface.
  
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• Why the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is so captivating - and it could also explain the appeal of the Mona Lisa

  04-10-2024 13:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered the strange reason why 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is so captivating, and it could explain the appeal of other great works of art like the Mona Lisa.
  
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• ULA nears second launch of Vulcan Centaur in pursuit of US Space Force approval

  04-10-2024 12:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  No spaceplane in the payload, but it won't be a wasted mission United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur is ready to blast off from Florida this morning, the second flight to space for the rocket.…
  
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• Mystery surrounds Musk interview with US regulators

  04-10-2024 11:31 via bbc.com
  
  Musk abruptly cancelled a deposition with government lawyers and now there is mystery over whether he attended yesterday's hearing
  
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• Seeing double? Mutant COW is born at a farm in Kentucky with two heads - and experts say it's 'one in 400 million'

  04-10-2024 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tarter family were left shocked by the bizarre birth, which they have been told is 'one in 400 million'.
  
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• Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases an urgent security update that fixes a 'rare' bug - here's how to install it on your device

  04-10-2024 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iPhone users have been warned to update their software immediately as Apple releases the iOS 18.0.1 update featuring important bug fixes and security updates.
  
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• Antarctica is turning GREEN: Vegetation cover has increased more than tenfold over the last 40 years - with climate change to blame

  04-10-2024 11:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you were asked to visualise Antarctica, it's likely a vast white landscape would spring to mind. But a concerning new study might have you rethinking that image in your head.
  
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• White-tailed eagles are set to be reintroduced to the Lake District after being hunted to extinction 300 years ago

  04-10-2024 08:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  White-tailed eagles could be brought back to the Lake District - over two centuries since being hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
  
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• California is hit with three earthquakes in less than 24 hours

  04-10-2024 01:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US state has been rocked by three earthquakes in the last 24 hours. Residents of nearby areas, especially near the epicenters, reported feeling the ground shake.
  
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• Airlines look to cut time spent on the tarmac

  04-10-2024 01:21 via bbc.com
  
  Airlines are hoping to cut waiting times by using AI to allocate gates at airports.
  
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• Rare brightening comet seen passing Earth from Hawaii

  04-10-2024 00:02 via bbc.com
  
  Scientists estimate the last time Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visited our solar system was 80,000 years ago.
  
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• Mysterious 100-foot geyser erupts in US state's oilfield recently hit by earthquakes

  03-10-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A geyser erupted in an oilfield Wednesday, sending water contaminated with oil 100 feet into the air. Responders attributed it to groundwater injections from fracking sites.
  
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• US state hit with three earthquakes in less than 24 hours

  03-10-2024 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US state has been rocked by three earthquakes in the last 24 hours. Residents of nearby areas, especially near the epicenters, reported feeling the ground shake.
  
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• US Army is testing 'Lone Wolf' robot dog with AI-powered rifle in the Middle East

  03-10-2024 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Army shared a photo of a war machine that was sent overseas to the Middle East. The image shows a robot dog strapped with an AR-15 rifle that is mounted on an AI-powered platform.
  
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• Scientists discover 'pause button' for human life

  03-10-2024 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered a 'pause button' for human embryo development that could help improve in vitro fertilization (IVF). This mechanism temporarily slows embryo development.
  
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• Terrifying 'skyquakes' are being heard around the world including the US - and scientists don't know what they are

  03-10-2024 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mysterious skyquakes that were first reported 200 years ago are still stumping scientists today. People across the globe have experienced loud bangs coming from seemingly nowhere.
  
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• Iran first use of new hypersonic missiles that can evade Israel's Iron Dome system has experts afraid next attack could trigger WWIII

  03-10-2024 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some analysts now argue Iran's goal in firing scores of missiles in the space of minutes may have been to 'exhaust Israel's air defenses' ahead of worse conflict to come
  
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• AI’s Ominous Split Away From Human Thinking

  03-10-2024 18:05 via technocracy.news
  
  While you still have some reasoning power left, you should consider this deeply philosophical question: does AI think the way humans think? The only way you might think that is based on language, where AI is giving you answers in your own language. But what if AI creates its own digital language to explain the world and everything in it? Communicating with you will be like a speed bump, even an inconvenience. Why would it bother? Artificial thinking is not human thinking. ⁃ Patrick Wood, T
  
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• Google introduces new way to search by filming video

  03-10-2024 18:00 via bbc.com
  
  It is the latest move from the tech giant to change how people search online using artificial intelligence.
  
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• Has Nessie finally been FOUND? Seasoned Loch Ness skipper shares images of monster-like shape caught on sonar

  03-10-2024 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shaun Sloggie, a seasoned Loch Ness skipper, was cruising across the Loch when he spotted a mysterious shape on sonar.
  
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• London's first EVER carbon-negative pub opens its doors - featuring electricity-converting floor tiles and guilt-free pints

  03-10-2024 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doing your bit for the environment is about to become a lot more fun as London's first ever carbon-negative pub opens its doors.
  
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• The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was NOT alone: Scientists discover evidence that a second devastating space rock smashed into Earth 66 million years ago

  03-10-2024 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's well known that the reign of the dinosaurs came to an end when a giant asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago. But a new study suggests that this huge asteroid wasn't alone.
  
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• Experts reveal why McDonald's tastes better outside the US

  03-10-2024 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have revealed what makes McDonald's Big Mac or McChicken taste so good in Europe while the US offers lackluster options to consumers.
  
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• iPhone users baffled by 'scary' feature that suggests they check in with ex-lovers and dead relatives

  03-10-2024 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iPhone users have noticed a bizarre feature that has prompted them to check in with a specific contact. The feature, powered by Siri, has suggested people's ex-husbands, bosses and dead relatives.
  
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• Inside the wacky plan to 'de-extinct' the woolly mammoth as early as 2028

  03-10-2024 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It has been more than 4,000 years since the last woolly mammoth vanished. But if one group of scientists is right, it may be less than four years before these gentle giants return.
  
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• You've been eating cheese all wrong! Food experts reveal what you should NEVER wrap it in, the worst place to store it, whether you can eat the mould, and more...

  03-10-2024 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Revealing how to enjoy cheese and the very worst faux pas to save your blushes at dinner parties are experts from the UK-based Academy of Cheese.
  
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• NASA switches off Voyager 2 plasma instrument to stretch out juice

  03-10-2024 13:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Veteran probe set to score a half-century while still doing science Engineers have turned off Voyager 2's plasma science instrument in an effort to eke out the veteran probe's dwindling power supply.…
  
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• Revealed: The 4 new emoji hundreds of Britons are calling to be added

  03-10-2024 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From friendly smiley faces to cheeky peaches, emoji now form a staple part of many of our day-to-day messages. But four key characters are missing, according to a new poll.
  
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• The dark side of Meta's smart glasses: Harvard students reveal how Mark Zuckerberg's creepy spectacles can be used to instantly find strangers' names and addresses

  03-10-2024 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creepy system uses AI and facial recognition software to instantly dox people's identities.
  
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• Urgent warning over rare 'Devil's Fingers' fungus that smells like rotting FLESH and looks like a 'hand reaching out from a grave'

  03-10-2024 11:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The alien-like fungus has earned the nickname 'Devil's Fingers' thanks to its ghoulish, hand-like appearance.
  
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• The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone

  03-10-2024 11:15 via bbc.com
  
  A second asteroid hit Earth around the same time causing a "catastrophic" event.
  
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• Musk faces regulators' questions over X takeover - but will he show up?

  03-10-2024 10:50 via bbc.com
  
  Musk abruptly cancelled a deposition with government lawyers and now they fear he'll ghost them again.
  
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• Toyota delays US electric car plans as sales slow

  03-10-2024 06:20 via bbc.com
  
  The Japanese car maker has become the latest industry giant to scale back its EV plans.
  
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• 'Ctrl Alt De-leaf': Shortlist for name of Network Rail leaf-busting train revealed - and YOU can vote for the winner

  03-10-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 1,300 nominations were submitted by the public before being whittled down by a panel of judges - including railway historian, presenter and author Tim Dunn.
  
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• T-Mobile suffers nationwide outage as thousands report they have no signal

  02-10-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Americans across the US reported drops in their T-Mobile cell service Wednesday, with as many as 3,767 complaints coming in at 3:30pm Eastern
  
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• First case of rare parasite-borne illness reported in the Northeast - as scientists warn more states could be next

  02-10-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yale scientists have reported the first case of a rare parasite-borne illness in the Northeast, which causes fevers, headaches, rashes and muscle aches. It can be life-threatening if not treated early.
  
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• OpenAI value surges to $157bn in funding deal

  02-10-2024 23:07 via bbc.com
  
  The deal makes the ChatGPT-maker one of the most valuable start-ups in the world.
  
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