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• Apple's new macOS will now let users drag and drop between their Macs AND iPads 

  07-06-2021 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple announced that its new Mac operating system, macOS Monterey, will have a feature that lets people drag and drop files between both devices, blurring the lines between the Mac and iPad.
  
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• 'Glacier blood' caused by microalgae could help scientists understand climate change

  07-06-2021 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Glaciers atop the French Alps are covered in blood, experts say. The red snow is caused by a microalgae that blooms when carbon dioxide levels increase, which could help scientists study climate change.
  
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• You'll soon be able to use your Apple Wallet to check in at the airport and unlock your hotel room

  07-06-2021 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is working with the TSA to enable driver's licenses to be uploaded to Apple Wallet and used as ID at the airport. The announcement cameMonday at the Worldwide Developers Conference,
  
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• iOS15: Apple continues privacy war with app tracker reports

  07-06-2021 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant will now provide updates showing when apps access a device's microphone and photos.
  
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• There are a lot of people out there who'd like to fire Jeff Bezos into space – but he's doing the honours himself

  07-06-2021 21:16 via go.theregister.com
  
  With his brother in tow, poor sod Jeff Bezos has confirmed he will buckle up with his brother, Mark, next month and head into space as part of the first human flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.…
  
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• Turning off lights in cities at night could result in fewer birds dying by crashing into buildings

  07-06-2021 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Chicago estimate that turning off half the lights in the city during a 'handful of high-risk days' in the spring and autumn migration seasons could result in up to 11 times fewer collisions.
  
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• Quitting maths at age 16 can affect teens' BRAINS

  07-06-2021 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teenagers who stuck with maths in their A-levels had higher levels of a brain chemical important for memory, learning and problem-solving, researchers led by the University of Oxford found.
  
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• Bids to become the first paying customer on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spacecraft top $3 million

  07-06-2021 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bidding to be the first paying on Blue Origin's New Shephard rocket topped $3 million on Monday, as the auction gets set to close in the coming days.
  
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• Google combines 225 million images to create the most detailed 3D map ever of the human brain 

  07-06-2021 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has developed a 3-D online map charting one cubic millimeter of the human brain. Using over a million gigabytes of data, it shows 4,000 incoming axons connecting to a single neuron.
  
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• Apple announces iOS 15 at its Worldwide Developers Conference

  07-06-2021 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple gave users the first look at its new iOS 15 Monday during its WWDC. The new iOS provides FaceTime with a number of new features to enhance how users communicate.
  
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• When and where can I ride an e-scooter legally?

  07-06-2021 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London is the latest UK city to trial e-scooters - which the government hopes will be a more environmentally-friendly way to travel.
  
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• Apple pays millions to student after repair techs posted explicit images from her iPhone to Facebook

  07-06-2021 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has paid 'millions of dollars' in compensation to a 21-year-old student after iPhone repair techs posted personal explicit images and videos of her to social media.
  
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• Health: Drinking four coffees a day may QUADRUPLE your risk of developing sight-threatening glaucoma

  07-06-2021 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dietary, health and genetic data on more than 120,000 adults aged from 39-73 was studied by researchers led from the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
  
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• Melting Norwegian glacier releases 500-year-old perfectly preserved wooden box full of candles

  07-06-2021 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists uncovered a wooden box in 2019 in Norway that has been frozen for up to 500 years. The team finally opened the sealed lid, revealing remains of beeswax candles inside.
  
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• Health: Even moderate smartphone use leaves teens more likely to be overweight or obese

  07-06-2021 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Associations between smartphone usage, overweight and health-related behaviours was explored among more than 53,000 adolescents by researchers from the Korea University.
  
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• Daredevil takes life-risking flight on electric 'Copterpack' jetpack with dual rotors 

  07-06-2021 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Australian company released video of the first test flight of its dual-rotor jetpack. The battery-powered CopterPack has 'self-leveling autopilot,' maintaining stability by tilting forward and back.
  
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• Twitter’s Purge Of Dr. Naomi Wolf Proves Bans Are Over Issues, Not Political Philosophy

  07-06-2021 17:21 via technocracy.news
  
  This article ignorantly smears Dr. Naomi Wolf for her anti-vaccine views, even though she is a major voice for progressivism and feminism. This underscores the fact that Big Tech censors issues rather than ideologies and is not just anti-conservative.
  When examining the issues that are being censored, a clear pattern of Technocrat agenda emerges. Conservatives just happen to be more likely to touch those forbidden topics, but it is a dangerous and false notion to conclude that all Big Tech censo
  
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• Move over, tardigrades! Rotifers can live in frost for 24,000 years

  07-06-2021 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Previously, rotifers - minuscule microorganisms - had been reported to survive only up to 10 years when frozen, based on earlier evidence, according to experts in Pushchino, Russia.
  
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• China To Build 25 More Level 4 Virology Labs Around World

  07-06-2021 17:01 via technocracy.news
  
  Regardless of country of origin, all Level 4 virology labs have direct connections to the military of their host nation and are staffed with Technocrat-minded scientists who have no ethical constraints on their research. Creating killer GMO viruses has no purpose except to wage bio-warfare. ⁃ TN EditorIn the next few years, the world could see almost 60 maximum security Level 4 virology labs in operation. The Guangdong province announced in May that it was planning to build between 25 to 3
  
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• Tiny Trackers Give Rise To The Age Of Stalking

  07-06-2021 16:41 via technocracy.news
  
  When Apple released it coin sized AirTags, it said proclaimed “a supereasy way to keep track of your stuff.” In reality, it now appears that your “stuff” may include your children, co-workers, ex-spouses, enemies, lovers and complete strangers. ⁃ TN EditorAlison Kessler told police she was suspicious when her son’s father, John Stacey, seemed to know that she had paid a visit to the courthouse. She didn’t see him following her. How did he know?
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• Fireball that flew over Brazil may be the third object to originate outside the Solar System

  07-06-2021 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Brazil believe they may have spotted a third interstellar object, a space rock that turned into a fireball over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on May 30.
  
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• Forget a four-day work week. How about seven?

  07-06-2021 16:00
  
  Companies have spent years experimenting with ditching ‘fixed’ weekends altogether – with surprising results
  
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• Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin spacecraft

  07-06-2021 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outgoing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced thatthat he and his brother Mark will flyon New Shepard, a Blue Origin spacecraft, when it blasts off on July 20.
  
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• Apple employees rally against office working plan

  07-06-2021 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff are pushing back against Tim Cook's declaration that most working days need to be at the office.
  
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• Humans have the 'untapped' ability to regenerate body parts just like salamanders, scientists claim

  07-06-2021 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Studying axolotls helped experts from MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, to conclude humans have an 'untapped' ability to regenerate.
  
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• Nearly 2% of the 1,000 highest grossing apps on the App Store are SCAMS

  07-06-2021 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple profits from the apps because it takes up to 30 per cent commission. The US tech giant is separately facing a £1.5 billion legal action over claims it has 'overcharged' millions of UK customers for its apps.
  
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• Early Prime Day deals 2021: Save 58 per cent on the Amazon Echo Buds

  07-06-2021 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prime members can start shopping early Prime Day 2021 exclusive offers and deals, including a whopping saving of 58 per cent off Amazon Echo Buds, now £49.99 (non-deal price £119.99).
  
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• Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight

  07-06-2021 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Amazon founder will take the first human flight launched by his space company, Blue Origin.
  
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• Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin next month

  07-06-2021 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outgoing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced thatthat he and his brother Mark will flyon New Shepard, a Blue Origin spacecraft, when it blasts off on July 20.
  
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• Nature: Great apes could lose up to 94 per cent of their homelands in Africa by 2050

  07-06-2021 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even if steps are taken to protect the primates, the team led from Liverpool John Moores University found that their habitat ranges will likely shrink by 84 per cent.
  
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• Fossils: Huge dinosaur the same length as a BASKETBALL COURT roamed Australia 96 million years ago

  07-06-2021 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new species, dubbed 'Australotitan cooperensis', was unearthed in 2007 and has just been formally described by Queensland Museum and Eromanga Natural History Museum palaeontologists.
  
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• Tinder launches 'Block Your Ex' feature to help users avoid any awkward run-ins

  07-06-2021 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool is rolling out to all Tinder users this week, but was originally tested in India, Korea and Japan, where it proved popular.
  
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• Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference will take place TODAY

  07-06-2021 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple will reveal a range of new hardware products, as well as its major annual software update, live-streamed from its Apple Park HQ in Cupertino, California.
  
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• How treatment involving sonic blast could benefit up to 75,000 Britons with sky-high blood pressure

  07-06-2021 10:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The therapy, which could benefit 75,000 in the UK if it gets the go-ahead on the NHS, involves blasting nerves in the kidneys with sound waves to stop them sending signals that drive up blood pressure.
  
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• Unique paint-like coating transforms ANY surface into a light-responsive pathway

  07-06-2021 10:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The STARPATH formula uses natural earth materials that absorb UV light during the day and then emits light in the hours of darkness, according to its London-based inventor.
  
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• Skeleton of Roman slave bound in shackles discovered in Rutland

  07-06-2021 10:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'internationally significant' find was made by builders working on a home extension in the village of Great Casterton in Rutland.
  
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• As Uber pays compensation, drivers claim foul play

  07-06-2021 07:00
  
  Thousands of Uber drivers are receiving compensation for missed holiday pay, but they say the figures don’t add up
  
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• 'Clothes are torn, worn out - I can't find work gloves'

  07-06-2021 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How supply chains can be strengthened to protect against shocks and shortages in the future.
  
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• Covid vaccine stickers come to dating apps in UK

  07-06-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The optional badges will be displayable on dating profiles as part of a government collaboration.
  
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• 'My foggy glasses solution helped me through Covid'

  07-06-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alex Wickens explains how a business idea during the pandemic restored his hopes for the future.
  
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