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• Long-lost letter from Amelia Earhart's captain detailing their final trip in 1937 is found

  08-06-2021 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A letter detailing Amelia Earhart and her Captain Fred J. Noonan's adventure around the globe resurfaced that could provide clues to what happened to the pair 84 years ago.
  
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• Apple's augmented reality headset will launch spring 2022

  08-06-2021 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's oft-rumored augmented reality headset could launch as soon as the second quarter of 2022, according to one prominent analyst that covers the company.
  
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• Cancer patients more likely to die of Covid-19 than people who have recovered from cancer

  08-06-2021 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An study be researchers at NYU found that people with active cancer cases are 90 percent more likely to die from Covid-19. People who have recovered from cancer are not at risk, though.
  
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• Voice tracking app could detect depression, scientists say

  08-06-2021 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An app that uses deep learning could be used to assist mental health classifications, experts at University of Maryland say.
  
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• New population of blue whales are discovered in the Indian Ocean thanks to bomb detectors

  08-06-2021 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There may be as few as 5,000 blue whales left in the world, but researchers may have discovered a new population of the largest animal in the world in the Indian Ocean, thanks to bomb detectors.
  
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• Pierced skull of Ice Age cave bear may be earliest evidence of humans hunting the animal 

  08-06-2021 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skull of a small Ice Age cave bear was found in Russia with a large hole at the back. Scientists believe the hole was made by a spear that was driven into the animal's head while it hibernated.
  
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• Massive asteroid Ryugu has boulders that are porous, study finds

  08-06-2021 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that boulders on asteroid Ryugu are 'porous,' leading some to wonder if the discovery could help experts learn more about how planets are formed.
  
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• Tunbridge Wells: Skinners' Kent schools closed after data breach

  08-06-2021 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Two schools in Tunbridge Wells are shut after "sophisticated" hackers encrypted student data.
  
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• ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app

  08-06-2021 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds are arrested worldwide after using the ANOM app, where their messages were monitored.
  
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• New NHS patient data store delayed by two months

  08-06-2021 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The creation of a central store of data from GP records in England had been due to start on 1 July.
  
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• Cosmic cartographers create stunning maps of the 'nurseries' where stars are born

  08-06-2021 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Contrary to previous scientific opinion, these stellar nurseries do not all look and act the same, according to the team from Ohio State University.
  
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• Do you REALLY want to live forever? Only 33% of Americans would take an immortality pill

  08-06-2021 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A survey asked more than 900 Americans if they would take an immortality pill. Only 33% said yes, 42% declined the offer and 25% were unsure. However, more men said they would take the pill.
  
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• What really went down when the internet went down

  08-06-2021 18:03
  
  Fastly’s outage took out a chunk of the internet. The next one could be even bigger
  
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• Sony’s WF-1000XM4 are the new king of in-ear headphones

  08-06-2021 17:58
  
  Sony has yet again made a sublime set of earphones. They're not perfect, but the package is compelling
  
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• Power Grid: Energy Secretary Warns Of Crippling Cyberattacks

  08-06-2021 17:57 via technocracy.news
  
  As fear mongering on cyber security gains traction, as is the case right now, you can be certain that there are other disingenuous motives to promote Technocrat goals in hopes of capturing the world into a Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of using cyber intrusions to shut down the U.S. power grid.
  “I think that there are very malig
  
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• Cockroaches could be steered remotely for search and rescue missions 

  08-06-2021 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an impressive scientific feat, researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have fitted backpacks to a cockroach to dictate the direction of its movement.
  
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• ZeroHedge: Cyber/Crypto Crooks To Be Equated As Terrorists

  08-06-2021 17:44 via technocracy.news
  
  For the pending war on cyber crime, two birds will be killed with one stone. First, Internet privacy will evaporate, permitting total invasion of your private life. Second, transparency for crypto currency will be abolished, allowing tracking of every conceivable financial transaction. ⁃ TN EditorThe Department of Justice announced on Monday that they’ve recovered some $4.4 million dollars worth of Bitcoin paid in ransom to hackers who prompted the shutdown of the Colo
  
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• Cyber Polygon Narrative Rapidly Picking Up Steam

  08-06-2021 17:20 via technocracy.news
  
  The next shoe to drop in Technocracy’s coup d’etat is to declare war on cyber criminals. The current news cycle is full of stories about cyber security and politicians are reciting the talking points like parrots in a pet store.
  The end result will be calls for a global registration system for all Internet users in order to isolate the evil-doers. In the process, all Internet activity will thus be monitored, analyzed and judged for its content.
  In the meantime, be watching for big cy
  
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• Giant Megalodon sharks were even BIGGER than previously thought and measured 'up to 65 FEET'

  08-06-2021 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The revised estimate came about when a school lesson at the Florida Museum of Natural History went awry, leading to the creation of new equations based on the width of a megalodon's teeth.
  
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• Space travel weakens immune system and scientists have figured out why 

  08-06-2021 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have figured out why astronauts generally get sick after returning to Earth, as space travel negatively impacts their immune systems, with T regular cells at the root cause of the issue.
  
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• Apple pays millions in iPhone-repair explicit photo case

  08-06-2021 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Intimate images and videos were shared from a woman's iPhone while it was being repaired.
  
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• Artificial intelligence can calculate someone's risk of dying from COVID-19 scanning blood vessels

  08-06-2021 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AI trained to detect abnormalities in fat surrounding blood vessels can measure blood inflammation levels to determine a patient's risk of dying from the coronavirus.
  
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• Capcom accused of infringing artist's copyright in Resident Evil games

  08-06-2021 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Capcom used dozens of images from a book of textures in games for decades, the case alleges.
  
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• How to become a social media ghost on Facebook and Twitter

  08-06-2021 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook and Twitter both have tools that allow people to delete old messages to avoid embarrassment or worse, while setting profiles to private is also an option.
  
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• Websites begin to work again after major breakage

  08-06-2021 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cloud computing provider Fastly, which was behind the problems, said it was implementing a fix.
  
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• Alarming images reveal the different types of facial reactions related to face masks

  08-06-2021 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team from King's College Hospital, London looked at all forms of facial PPE, including face shields, visors, safety glasses, surgical masks and respirators.
  
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• Archaeology: CHICKENS lived longer in Iron Age as they were seen as sacred and not food

  08-06-2021 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first method for reliably finding the age of fowl that live thousands of years ago was developed by researchers led from the University of Exeter.
  
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• Hundreds of websites worldwide are DOWN

  08-06-2021 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of websites worldwide are down this morning - with Amazon, Spotify and Amazon all experiencing issues.
  
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• Companies are finally getting rid of dumb work perks

  08-06-2021 12:59
  
  Work-from-anywhere policies spell doom for in-house DJs, yoga teachers and corporate food providers
  
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• Amazon, Spotify, Reddit and Twitch are DOWN

  08-06-2021 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The issue, affecting customers worldwide, appears to be related to Amazon's Web Service crashing, leaving people unable to connect to other websites.
  
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• YouTube launches TikTok copycat 'Shorts' in the UK

  08-06-2021 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The YouTube Shorts feature was first tested in India and the US, but is finally available to budding content creators in the UK from today.
  
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• iPhones will MUTE work emails out of the office to tackle burnout in iOS 15 software update 

  08-06-2021 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Focus setting, announced at the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, California, lets users setup their device to only allow certain people to reach them.
  
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• Underwater avalanche off West Africa kept moving for two days

  08-06-2021 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The event happened underwater in Congo Canyon, a deep submarine canyon leading away from the mouth of the Congo River, on Africa's west coast.
  
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• Scientists are examining whether Tibetan MONKS can provide tips for space travel 

  08-06-2021 10:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research includes more than 100 practicing monks and has been approved by the Dalai Lama, according to the team from Moscow State University.
  
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• Italy’s failed digital democracy dream is a warning

  08-06-2021 07:00
  
  The Five Star Movement’s row with its voting platform bodes ill for the future of online politics
  
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• Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, justice department says

  08-06-2021 04:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Department of Justice says it has seized most of the $4.4m (£3.1m) paid to cyber-criminals.
  
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• Scientists say new dinosaur species is largest found in Australia

  08-06-2021 04:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Australotitan grew up to 30m (96ft) long and is among the largest dinosaurs found worldwide.
  
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• Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years

  08-06-2021 03:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indigenous people lived sustainably in the tropical Amazon rainforest for more than 5,000 years, a study shows.
  
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• E-bike sales boom despite high prices and confusing rules

  08-06-2021 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electric bike sales are soaring, despite high prices and confusing rules over their speed and power.
  
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• Donald Trump calls Bitcoin 'a scam against the dollar'

  08-06-2021 03:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The controversial former US president thinks the cryptocurrency is a threat to the US dollar.
  
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• Vegetarians and pescatarians are up to 73% less likely to develop severe Covid-19

  08-06-2021 00:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eating a plant-based diet reduced the risk of severe Covid-19, say the team from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland who looked into diet and Covid-19 severity.
  
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• E-scooter drivers 'prone to alcohol-fuelled risk taking', study says

  08-06-2021 00:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  E-scooter drivers are prone to alcohol-fuelled risk taking, such as kerb jumping, the analysis of e-scooter injuries in the German city of Berlin reveal.
  
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