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• AI influences people's decision to swipe right in dating apps by repeating certain profiles

  26-04-2021 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Spain found test subjects were more likely to select someone as a potential date if their profile appeared repeatedly than if they were told they were '90 percent compatible.'
  
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• Ancient Mars could have had a thin layer of icy clouds that caused a GREENHOUSE EFFECT

  26-04-2021 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new study led by University of Chicago proposes that Mars could have had a thin layer of icy, high-altitude clouds that caused a greenhouse effect.
  
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• Going to university does NOT protect you against dementia or heart disease, scientists confirm

  26-04-2021 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Education has long been associated with health benefits - including a decreased risk of heart disease, a delayed peak in cognitive abilities and lower risk of dementia.
  
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• NASA shares FIRST color aerial photos of surface of Mars taken by Ingenuity helicopter

  26-04-2021 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA released the first color color aerial images of the surface of Mars. The photos were captured by Ingenuity while it soared 17ftabove the Martian landscape during its second flight.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope releases stunning photo of giant star AG Carinae 'on edge of destruction'

  26-04-2021 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The giant star, named AG Carinae, featured in this latest image is 'on the edge of destruction'. It is surrounded by an expanding shell of gas and dust, also known as a nebula.
  
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• Stiff lower jaw allowed T.Rex to deliver bone-crushing bites, study shows

  26-04-2021 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paleontologists used computed tomography (CT) scans of dinosaur fossils and modern reptiles to build a detailed 3D model of the T.Rex jaw.
  
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• Climate change has shifted the axis of the Earth, study shows

  26-04-2021 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say melting glaciers from climate change caused changes in Earth's mass in the mid-1990s. This caused the movement of the poles to turn and accelerate eastward.
  
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• Spotify users FURIOUS as it increases UK subscription prices by up to £2 a month

  26-04-2021 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premium Student, Premium Duo and Premium Family plans will increase in price, with the biggest price increase to the Family tier, jumping from £14.99/month to £16.99/month.
  
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• Laser paintbrush creates miniature version of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' that's erasable

  26-04-2021 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The laser heated a titanium canvas to the point of evaporation, creating a thin film of metal oxide. Depending on how long the surface is allowed to cool, different colors are reflected by the film.
  
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• Terrifying new species of spider discovered in Miami

  26-04-2021 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists report the discovery of the Pine Rockland trapdoor spider in Miami. Spiders of this type can live for decades in the same burrow for their entire life.
  
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• Health: Eye-tracking app can diagnose children with autism from 16 months old

  26-04-2021 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tell-tale sign of autism in youngsters is the tendency to focus attention more on objects than people - a habit which can be revealed by analysing gaze patterns.
  
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• Proof That Twitter’s Censorship Of Big-Pharma Critics Is A Global Phenomenon

  26-04-2021 17:34 via technocracy.news
  
  Twitter’s censorship of anti-globalist content is global and not limited to the United States. This article chronicles Twitter’s blatant censorship in India. Technocracy’s coup d’etat is global and intends to control the entire population of the earth. ⁃ TN EditorOn Saturday, Twitter admitted that it is actively working with the Indian government to censor criticism of its handling of the pandemic as the number of cases and deaths continues to skyrocket. There are w
  
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• The best recipe boxes and meal kits in 2021, tried and tested

  26-04-2021 17:22
  
  WIRED Recommends the best recipe box companies to create (almost) restaurant-worthy meals from the comfort of your kitchen
  
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• Shadowy DARPA-Linked Company Took Over ‘Chunk’ Of Pentagon’s Internet In Inauguration Day Mystery

  26-04-2021 17:14 via technocracy.news
  
  Something big is brewing with control over and surveillance of the Internet. With the Biden Administration pushing for government control over the nation’s Internet infrastructure, it is revealed that the Pentagon (creator of the Internet in the first place) is shifting massive numbers of unused IP addresses to shadowy entities. ⁃ TN EditorA shadowy company set up last September linked to a DARPA / FBI contractor who peddled a ‘lawful intercept’ internet spy device to gov
  
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• U.S. Post Office Surveillance Program Feeds Reports To DHS Fusion Centers

  26-04-2021 16:51 via technocracy.news
  
  The surveillance-crazed Department of Homeland Security has apparently turned the United States Postal Service into a clandestine source of intelligence information that feeds directly to local intelligence units called Fusion Centers. This completes the web of surveillance in America. ⁃ TN EditorYahoo News revealed that the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been secretly tracking and collecting Americans’ social media posts.“The details of the surveillanc
  
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• Ocado's robotic workforce can fulfil a 50 item order in five minutes, the firm claims

  26-04-2021 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British online supermarket is now as much a technology company as it is a grocer, licensing its automation system to retailers around the world.
  
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• Spotify users are FURIOUS as it announces it's increasing its subscription prices

  26-04-2021 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premium Student, Premium Duo and Premium Family plans will increase in price, with the biggest price increase to the Family tier, jumping from £14.99/month to £16.99/month.
  
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• New Renault and Dacia models to have top speeds limited to 112mph

  26-04-2021 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French car firm Renault will electronically limit the top speed of all new models to 180kmh (112mph) from 2022. It will also launch a raft of new safety tech it hopes will cut accidents in its cars.
  
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• Nature 'more important than ever during lockdown'

  26-04-2021 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Data confirms what many suspected - that nature and green spaces have provided solace during lockdown.
  
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• Coronavirus: 9 out of 10 people in the UK properly self-isolate after contact with a case

  26-04-2021 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Office for National Statistics survey found 90 per cent of people in England claimed they had self-isolated. Experts warned the data was likely an overestimate because it relied on honest answers
  
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• Vets warn of a possible surge in potentially-fatal parvovirus in dogs

  26-04-2021 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vets Now, an emergency service for ill animals in the UK, has seen a 129 per cent spike in parvovirus cases in the first three months of 2021 compared to last year.
  
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• Guy Martin to attempt to break 376.3mph motorcycle speed record in 30-ft-long vehicle

  26-04-2021 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineer and ex-racer Alex Macfadzean, 77, and his team designed the 'streamliner' which will make its record attempt next year at the Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia.
  
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• Speed: British engineers will try to break the 376.3mph motorcycle record in a 30-ft-long vehicle

  26-04-2021 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineer and ex-racer Alex Macfadzean, 77, and his team designed the 'streamliner' which will make its record attempt next year at the Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia.
  
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• YouTube is DOWN: Streaming giant crashes around the world

  26-04-2021 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Complaints registered by independent site DownDetector indicate the outage is global, but the source of the issue is currently unknown.
  
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• PJ the cuckoo returns to his breeding grounds in Suffolk after a staggering 50,000-mile-journey

  26-04-2021 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tracker shows that PJ has now arrived in Suffolk, making him a record breaker in the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) project which has seen dozens of cuckoos fitted with tags since 2011.
  
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• Facebook and Google 'failed to remove scam adverts'

  26-04-2021 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Which? investigation indicates fraudulent content was left online even after it had been reported.
  
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• Pink Supermoon is set to dazzle the night sky making our lunar satellite appear 30% brighter

  26-04-2021 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the 'pink supermoon' it be full just before sunset on April 27 as the moon rises in the east and will be visible until it sets in the west the next morning.
  
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• US teen's Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

  26-04-2021 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The case could determine whether schools can discipline pupils for what they post or say off-campus.
  
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• NASA shares incredible timelapse video from the SpaceX Crew-2 launch

  26-04-2021 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The nine-second timelapse video posted by NASA shows the reusable first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket lighting up the skies as it falls back to Earth.
  
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• The best 65-inch TVs for any budget

  26-04-2021 12:25
  
  It's a great time to really push the cinematic experience you can get out of a TV. These large TVs are your best bet
  
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• AI system can detect nine different emotional states in FARM ANIMALS

  26-04-2021 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of images of cows and pigs from six farms around the world were used to train the network, called WUR Wolf, which was accurate 85 per cent of the time.
  
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• Google Argentina's domain name bought by man for £2

  26-04-2021 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The web designer said he did not think it was possible, but Google regained control of it very quickly.
  
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• Google and Facebook are 'failing to take action to remove online scam ads'

  26-04-2021 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Consumer group Which? reveals Facebook and Google are failing to remove online scam adverts reported by victims. Firms make hefty profits from ads, including ones that lead to scams.
  
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• El Reg checks in with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck to see how that hat tastes amid reusable rockets and swelling payloads

  26-04-2021 10:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Everything in this industry always goes to schedule and to plan,' he says Interview  Rocket Lab is on a roll, notching up multiple launches and unveiling plans for something considerably grander than its workhorse Electron.…
  
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• NASA’s getting really good at this flying a helicopter on Mars thing

  26-04-2021 10:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Ingenuity's third flight goes further, faster, as Perseverance snaps pics 'n' vid of 'copter zipping past VIDEO  NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has flown flying faster and further than ever before - even when it was on Earth - and we even have video of Sunday's 80-second flight because the Perseverance Rover’s Mastcam-Z had its eye on the drone's third flight.…
  
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• Tenet: Why we performed backwards and forwards

  26-04-2021 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Oscar-winning film's VFX supervisor explains how the team created sequences inverted in time.
  
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• The race to replace cash with crypto is hotting up

  26-04-2021 07:00
  
  Worried by crypto’s ascent, central banks are designing official digital money. But what’s the need for it?
  
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• The future of social media is sharing less, not more

  26-04-2021 07:00
  
  We may never leave social media completely. But we will control which aspects of our identities we share, and with whom
  
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• Geology: Earth's continental crust emerged 500 million years EARLIER than thought, scientists reveal

  26-04-2021 04:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first appearance of the continents would also have seen the onset of weathering - a process which adds characteristic minerals and nutrients to the ocean.
  
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• Facebook v Apple: The ad tracking row heats up

  26-04-2021 01:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why is there a dispute between the two tech giants and does it affect you?
  
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• Space junk map tracks 200 ‘ticking time bombs’

  26-04-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large defunct rocket bodies have the potential to break into thousands of pieces, threatening functioning satellites that provide vital services like GPS.
  
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• The salmon you buy in the future may be farmed on land

  26-04-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A giant fish farm in Florida is rearing salmon for the US market in a huge indoor facility.
  
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