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• Poor management increases risk of depression among staff by 300%, study finds

  24-06-2021 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study found companies that fail to prioritize their employees' mental health increases depression among staff by 300%. This includes undervaluing staff and imposing unreasonable demands.
  
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• Apple restores 1920s Los Angeles Tower Theatre into a new store

  24-06-2021 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple transformed Los Angeles's Tower Theatre into one of its product stores. The store keeps much of the 1927 theater's charm, but adds a forum, video wall and display area for Apple products.
  
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• Tesla will start sharing its worldwide Supercharger network with other automakers starting in 2022

  24-06-2021 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla will start allowing other automakers to use its Supercharger network in September 2022, according to a new report, citing Norwegian officials.
  
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• New type of ancient human discovered in Israel

  24-06-2021 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers working in Israel have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human.
  
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• Archaeology: 'Nesher Ramla Homo', a new type of ancient human, is discovered in Israel

  24-06-2021 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skull and jaw fragments of a 'Nesher Ramla' Homo were found at an open-air prehistoric site of the same name at a cement plant near the city of Ramla, Israel.
  
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• Lego bricks, upcycled iPhone lenses used in new low-cost, high-res microscope

  24-06-2021 20:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Full instructions given away for free, to 'nurture natural curiosity' A trio of boffins at the Georg August University Göttingen and Münster University have put together a low-cost yet high-resolution microscope for educational users – using smartphone parts and Lego bricks.…
  
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• Fortnite: UK band Easy Life to play virtual gig

  24-06-2021 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group from Leicester will perform in a virtual recreation of the O2 arena.
  
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• Uber and Lyft drivers to add 10,000 face-tracking tablets in cars that gauges riders' reactions

  24-06-2021 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alfi is giving Uber and Lyft drivers tablets to help boost their income. The tablets play personalized ads and messages, and tracks how riders react and engage with the displayed visuals.
  
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• Earth-like conditions on exoplanets in the Milky Way could be far fewer than experts believed: study

  24-06-2021 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study says only the exoplanet Kepler-442b receives enough sunshine from its star to form a biosphere with 'oxygenic' photosynthesis, a precursor to holding life.
  
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• Map shows where more sugary drinks are consumed by adults in England

  24-06-2021 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol and parts of London all have high rates of sugary drink consumption and low rates of fruit and veg consumption among adults, experts reveal.
  
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• Microsoft unveils Windows 11 operating system

  24-06-2021 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The updated operating system has a new look and will let Android apps run on the Windows desktop.
  
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• Fossils: Dinosaur 'maternity ward' with remains of seven different species unearthed in the ARCTIC

  24-06-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilised remains of very young dinosaurs were recovered from the Prince Creek Formation in Alaska by researchers from the universities of Alaska Fairbanks and Florida State
  
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• Researchers find evidence that stress does turn your hair grey, and it can be reversed – you just need a holiday

  24-06-2021 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  But the hair dye market isn't about to implode, there are limits Researchers have found that stress does indeed turn your hair grey, and that taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot, even reversing the process – a discovery with potential ramifications for our understanding of the ageing process.…
  
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• Dorset drone survey finds 123,000 bits of litter dropped in one week 

  24-06-2021 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AI-powered drones found more than 123,000 litter items - including bottles, cigarette butts and PPE - in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole over the May bank holiday.
  
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• Mobile roaming charges in Europe: What you need to know

  24-06-2021 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Britons have to pay more to use their mobiles in Europe, now the UK has left the EU?
  
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• First stars in the universe fired up 250 to 350 million years after the Big Bang, study finds

  24-06-2021 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hubble images from galaxies 550 million years after the Big Bang allowedUCL and the University of Cambridge experts to calculate the age of the oldest stars in those galaxies.
  
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• WHO Declares Mask And Social Distancing Policies To Continue Indefinitely

  24-06-2021 16:17 via technocracy.news
  
  Don’t think for a minute that masks and social distancing policies are outdated or even relaxed. They are here to stay and the UN’s propaganda machine will continue to sound the alarm to force nations into compliance. Without the application of force by national governments, citizens would totally ignore the UN. ⁃ TN EditorA top WHO official says that mask mandates and social distancing should continue indefinitely in order to protect against new variants of COVID-19.
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• FAA Warns About ‘Electromagnetic Radiation’ Around Alaska’s HAARP Facility

  24-06-2021 16:02 via technocracy.news
  
  HAARP was deactivated in the early 2010s but it may be springing back to operational status in 2021 as the FAA issues a flight advisory about electromagnetic radiation over its location in Gulkana, Alaska. It’s purpose is shrouded in secrecy but it is directed at Earth’s ionosphere. ⁃ TN EditorA longstanding topic of great speculation among curious minds is HAARP, a controversial Alaska-based research facility that studies the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere: t
  
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• License Plate Readers Ticket Cars For Polluting The Air

  24-06-2021 15:33 via technocracy.news
  
  And just like that, certain cars disappeared from the roadways. This is a perfect example of what Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy, looks like, and why it must be resisted at all costs. ⁃ TN EditorForget all the exaggerated claims public officials told you about CCTV cameras and public safety. Move over Vision Zero proponents because there is a new player in town.
  License plate readers that can ID and fine vehicles for polluting the air will soon be coming to a city near you.
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• First stars in the universe fired up 250 to 350 million years ago, study finds

  24-06-2021 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hubble images from galaxies 550 million years after the Big Bang allowedUCL and the University of Cambridge experts to calculate the age of the oldest stars in those galaxies.
  
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• Astronomers work out when the first stars shone

  24-06-2021 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Called the "cosmic dawn", this period happened between 250 and 350 million years after the Big Bang.
  
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• Three British-built satellites are to launch on a SpaceX rocket TOMORROW

  24-06-2021 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The satellites are due to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-2 ride share mission at 19:56 BST (14:56 ET) on Friday.
  
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• Ancient DNA: Humans may have lived alongside BOTH Denisovans and Neanderthals in Siberian cave

  24-06-2021 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sediments from the Denisova Cave in Siberia's Altai mountains were analysed by a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.
  
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• EE to reintroduce Europe roaming charges in January

  24-06-2021 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mobile operator EE is to charge new UK customers to use their phones in Europe.
  
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• Apple claims 'sideloading' apps is 'serious' security risk

  24-06-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant claims that allowing users to avoid the App Store would lead to widespread abuse.
  
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• Britain is to get its first new beauty zones in 26 years

  24-06-2021 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire Wolds and Cheshire Sandstone Ridge are 'under consideration' to become Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), the UK government revealed today.
  
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• Ministers 'should urge public to eat less meat'

  24-06-2021 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK public should be urged by the government to eat less meat and dairy produce, advisers say.
  
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• Tiny extinct bird from China had a skull similar to a T.REX

  24-06-2021 12:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed the Mesozoic bird's skeleton, which can fit in the palm of a human hand and was discovered in a shallow lake in the Jiufotang Formation in China's Liaoning province.
  
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• The final years of John McAfee's controversial life

  24-06-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anti-virus entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in Spain.
  
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• Final supermoon of the year will make our lunar satellite appear larger and brighter tonight

  24-06-2021 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The peak is at about 19:40 BST (14:40 ET) but the Met Office forecast suggests rain and cloud cover across most of the UK throughout the night, so it will be obscured.
  
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• UK urged to choo-choo-choose hydrogen-powered trains in pursuit of carbon-neutral economic growth

  24-06-2021 11:14 via go.theregister.com
  
  Meanwhile, Porterbrook's Hydroflex trials continue A railway pressure group is calling on the UK government to throw its weight behind a new fleet of hydrogen-powered trains to help modernise existing rolling stock and get the nation's transport policy back on track.…
  
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• Japanese man was killed by a tiger or white shark 3,000 years

  24-06-2021 09:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists found evidence of the ancient attack in the Seto Inland Sea of the Japanese archipelago then used forensic techniques to discover what happened to the victim (pictured).
  
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• Climate change: Large-scale CO2 removal facility set for Scotland

  24-06-2021 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plant that could remove the equivalent to 40 million trees every year is planned for Scotland.
  
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• To make a new kind of electric vehicle, first reinvent the factory

  24-06-2021 07:00
  
  Arrival set out to make affordable, electric commercial vehicles. First it had to build a whole new production line
  
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• Many cars were harmed in the making of this film

  24-06-2021 07:00
  
  F9’s trademark blend of carnage and car chases required a mix of CGI and plenty of real-world stunts
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope may now depend on a computer that hasn't booted since 2009

  24-06-2021 03:10 via go.theregister.com
  
  Perhaps instrument-halting failure is due to compute and interconnect hardware, not memory, after all The Hubble Space Telescope may need to boot up a backup computer that's been dormant since 2009 to carry on operations.…
  
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• What is the Great Reset - and how did it get hijacked by conspiracy theories?

  24-06-2021 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A global Covid recovery plan by the World Economic Forum has inspired false rumours about the creation of a tyrannical world government.
  
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