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• 'I lost millions through cryptocurrency addiction'

  28-05-2021 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jake got addicted to trading cryptocurrency and lost more than £1m of money that was not his.
  
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• Apple to release new AirPods in 2021, AirPods Pros next year, report says 

  28-05-2021 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking to boost its wearable device business, Apple will reportedly introduce new AirPods later this year and a new version of the AirPods Pro in 2022.
  
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• SpaceX satellite plans 'unsustainable' warns competitor Arianespace

  28-05-2021 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Launching thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit is 'unsustainable' and could lead to a few companies like SpaceX having a de-facto monopoly, warns France-based Arianespace.
  
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• Health: A new tool can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer's within the next four years

  28-05-2021 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The diagnostic approach has the potential to speed up diagnoses while also eliminating the need for expensive equipment, the researchers from Sweden's Lund University said.
  
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• Climate change: warming effect of greenhouse gases 'has been overestimated', ice core study suggests

  28-05-2021 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ice cores from Antarctica, which have trapped within ancient soot particles from Africa, Australia and South America, were analysed by Harvard-led researchers, revealing a smokier past than thought.
  
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• Japan is going to put a baseball-sized robot that transforms on the moon in 2022

  28-05-2021 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japan's space agency is working with a Japanese robotic exploration company to put a transformable robot, roughly the size of a baseball on the moon's surface in 2022.
  
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• Dwarf emu egg found on a remote island near Australia

  28-05-2021 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers discovered a nearly-intact dwarf emu egg, a bird that went extinct nearly 200 years ago on a remote island near Australia. The 'unique' egg was found near a sand dune.
  
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• Eggs benedict and champagne are the 'perfect pairing for bottomless brunch'

  28-05-2021 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Champagne and eggs benedict go together so well because both have a 'umami synergy' and pack a rich, savoury, 'meaty' hit, according to University of London professor Barry C Smith.
  
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• Drivers urged to download app that can track insect populations by counting splats on number plates

  28-05-2021 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drivers should clean their number plate, make a journey and then count the bugs squashed using a 'splatometer' grid. The hope is that the data will allow scientists to estimate Britain's insect decline.
  
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• Homes set to be heated by sewage plants in future

  28-05-2021 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heat from industry and warmth from the sea feature in advice to government on future home heating.
  
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• Tesla is 'checking up on drivers' with new monitoring software

  28-05-2021 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system is now active in the California firm's new Model Y and Model 3, according to reports - even though owner Elon Musk had previously been against the idea of having it installed.
  
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• Health: Very premature or low birth weight babies are more likely to have a lower IQ as adults

  28-05-2021 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data on the outcomes of term and either very preterm or very low birth weight births from eight previous studies was compared by researchers from the University of Warwick.
  
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• Fully autonomous drones may have 'hunted down' and attacked humans for the first time

  28-05-2021 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a UN report, rebels in Libya were bombarded by 'unmanned combat aerial vehicles' in 2020. The drones, Kargu-2 quadcopters, were programmed to attack without a human operator.
  
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• Social media and the law: Could your next tweet get you in trouble?

  28-05-2021 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A lawyer tells Newsbeat we should all think twice before posting anything online.
  
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• Amazon offers 'wellness chamber' for stressed staff

  28-05-2021 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "AmaZen" chambers will let staff watch meditation videos and see "calming scenes".
  
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• Insider: Evidence For Natural Origin Theory Of COVID-19 Is Virtually Non-Existent

  28-05-2021 17:28 via technocracy.news
  
  The Wuhan Institute of Virology is almost certainly going to be blamed for the “leak” of COVID-19. However, we may never know for certain if it was biowarfare or an accidental release by some bumbling scientist inside the lab.
  We can know for certain that China will never bend to tell the truth and it will be belligerently militant toward anyone who accuses them of any involvement. Watch for the use of military power to intimidate the world into self-censorship. ⁃ TN EditorHour
  
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• Brain-Computer Interfaces: Don’t Worry, It’s Just A ‘Game’

  28-05-2021 17:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Parents, beware. Virtual reality headsets with a brain-computer interface can permanently condition your kids brains to be unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a demand to do so. ⁃ TN Editor“Where it gets weird is when who you are becomes editable through a BCI.” ~ Gabe Newell
  Valve, the company behind Life and Counter-Strike, has just announced that the video games giant is ushering humanity into a Br
  
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• Politics: More than half of Europeans would gladly replace their MPs with AI, study finds

  28-05-2021 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest European Tech Insights Survey points to a growing scepticism of'Big Tech' firms but a greater willingness to embrace technology overall, experts from Spain's IE University said.
  
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• Fish Story: Genetically Engineered Salmon To Hit Dinner Plates

  28-05-2021 16:43 via technocracy.news
  
  The FDA approved genetically engineered salmon as “safe and effective” in 2015 but now the land-locked harvest is rolling out to commercial institutions nationwide. Critics have nicknamed the product “Frankenfish”.
  Normally, the term GMO, or Genetically Modified Organism, would apply. In this case, the salmon are clearly identified as “genetically engineered” because of extensive DNA editing. It is only a matter of time before they spread to wild fish. ⁃
  
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• The best smartwatches for Android and iPhone

  28-05-2021 16:38
  
  WIRED Recommends the best smartwatch for iPhone and Android users for every budget
  
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• The robot paramedic saving lives, and other tech news

  28-05-2021 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at the best tech news stories of the week.
  
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• Map of the internet shows the most popular websites represented as countries

  28-05-2021 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inspired by historical maps, Slovakian designer Martin Vargic grouped together websites in categories such as 'search engines', 'news sites', 'social networks' and 'e-commerce'.
  
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• Twitter experiment finds correcting misinformation 'makes the problem worse'

  28-05-2021 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Posting 'polite corrections' to misinformation on Twitter can lead to less accurate tweets and 'greater toxicity', reveals experts at the University of Exeter and MIT Sloan in Massachusetts.
  
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• This 'powerful little fan' will keep your home cool during the mini-heatwave and it's £26 on Amazon

  28-05-2021 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the majority of the UK set to enjoy a mini heatwave next week, many of us will be looking for ways to keep our homes cool. The solution? A fan is a must-have. The Honeywell Turbo Fan...
  
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• Tesla cameras will monitor driver awareness

  28-05-2021 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The electric car company says it will now "detect inattentiveness" amid safety concerns.
  
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• Russian hackers target aid groups in new cyber-attack, says Microsoft

  28-05-2021 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fresh wave of cyber-attacks targets government agencies and human rights groups, mostly in the US.
  
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• NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completes a sixth flight despite some 'unexpected motion'

  28-05-2021 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest trip by the Mars helicopter was designed to expand the flight envelope and demonstrate aerial-imaging capabilities by taking pictures of a region of interest to the Perseverance rover team.
  
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• Pregnant woman who take paracetamol 'are more likely to have children with autism'

  28-05-2021 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health data on more than 70,000 children in six European countries including the UK was analysed by a team from the University of Barcelona.
  
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• Japan’s karoshi culture was a warning. We didn’t listen

  28-05-2021 12:44
  
  For decades, Japan has grappled with the problem of people overworking themselves to death. Now, it’s a global issue
  
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• Japan’s Karoshi culture was a warning. We didn't listen

  28-05-2021 12:44
  
  For decades, Japan has grappled with the problem of people overworking themselves to death. Now, it's a global issue
  
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• Dragons' Den-style competition to find 'UK's next great entrepreneur' launches on TIK TOK

  28-05-2021 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The competition, which has a winning prize of £5,000 plus mentoring and marketing from TikTok, runs from today until June 30 and is open to anyone aged 18 or over and living in the UK.
  
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• Waiters, shelf fillers and retail assistants are most likely to be replaced with robots

  28-05-2021 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers found an obvious geographical trend as well, with the north, particularly Wigan, Doncaster and Sunderland at the greatest risk from robots.
  
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• Divebombing killer flies lose control and miss their target, study shows 

  28-05-2021 11:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Killer flies can reach accelerations of 3.6g when aerial diving to catch their prey, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge.
  
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• Police raid cannabis farm, find Bitcoin mine

  28-05-2021 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say they raided the building thinking they were going to find a cannabis farm.
  
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• Harambe: Gorilla photo to be sold as an NFT five years after he was shot dead

  28-05-2021 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Memes and vigils were sparked worldwide when the western lowland gorilla was shot dead five years ago.
  
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• Frome couple lose savings in Royal Mail text scam

  28-05-2021 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom and Freyja Cuff say their bank account was emptied by fraudsters, leaving them with nothing.
  
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• Lonely men are driving an online astrology boom

  28-05-2021 07:00
  
  Astrology and psychic apps have been booming in lockdown – and now they’re growing even faster by targeting men
  
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• Twitter: Social media giant lists new 'Blue' subscription service

  28-05-2021 05:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as the social media giant attempts to diversify its revenue sources from advertising.
  
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• NASA to return to the Moon by 2024. One problem with that, says watchdog: All of it

  28-05-2021 04:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  Three years to go and space agency is way behind schedule The chances of NASA sending the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024 is looking less and less likely, according to a report this month by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).…
  
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• Drones and live-streams: How tech is changing conservation

  28-05-2021 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Around the world, animal conservation has evolved so it's not just humans monitoring wildlife.
  
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• The tech promising to bring lectures alive

  28-05-2021 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  College educators are trying new technology to make online classes more engaging.
  
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• 'I don't think online school is right for me'

  28-05-2021 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  College educators are trying new technology to make online classes more engaging.
  
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• NHS to launch app so 'long Covid' patients can track their recovery

  28-05-2021 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The public will not have direct access to the app, which is set to launch on June 1, but 'long Covid' patients in 27 NHS Trusts, including the Salford Royal, will be invited to download it by their doctor.
  
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• Mathematician reveals how Ross could have moved the sofa upstairs in Friends scene

  28-05-2021 00:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematician Caroline Zunckel ran simulations based on different measurements of the stairwell and couch, and found the sofa only needed to be tilted upwards.
  
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