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• Offshore 'Windcatcher' stacks turbines taller than the Eiffel Tower and could power 80,000 homes

  25-06-2021 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to its inventors, the 'Windcatcher' stacks numerous wind turbines into a grid taller than the Eiffel Tower and longer than the QE2, generating more energy while being easier to maintain
  
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• Internet trolls possess narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy and schadenfreude, study finds

  25-06-2021 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found internet trolls have the dark triad personality traits combined with schadenfreude, a German word describing someone receiving pleasure from other people's misfortunes.
  
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• Sicilians living under Islamic rule 2,000 years ago ate PORK even though it was banned, study finds

  25-06-2021 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis on residue taken from 2,000-year-old cooking pots found in Sicily shows those living in rural areas ate the forbidden meat pork, along with dairy products and grapes.
  
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• Leaked UN report warns climate change will leave MILLIONS hungry, in drought and diseased

  25-06-2021 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A draft report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was leaked by AFP, which states warming beyond 2.7F could produce 'irreversible consequences.'
  
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• There may be more water on Mars than previously thought, but it could be frozen

  25-06-2021 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study says Mars may have more water on Mars than previously thought, including 'dozens' of lakes less than a mile beneath the surface, according to NASA JPL researchers.
  
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• Farmer stumbles across 2,600-year-old tablet from pharaoh strangled to death by his own subjects

  25-06-2021 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tablet associated with Pharaoh Apries, who ruled Egypt in the 6th century BC, was found outside Cairo. Apries' failure to protect Jerusalem from the Babylonians is cited in the Old Testament.
  
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• Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin 'heist'

  25-06-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investors accuse South African firm of absconding with Bitcoin valued at billions of dollars.
  
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• Shock: European Union Reports 1.5 Million Vaccine Injuries, 15,472 Deaths

  25-06-2021 18:43 via technocracy.news
  
  It is inconceivable that all of these gene therapy “vaccines” are not summarily terminated by every nation on earth. The EU counterpart to the U.S. VAERS database reports deaths and injuries that are likely understated because not all cases are reported. Even still, the actually reported numbers are staggering.
  The Technocrats/Transhumans who are running this global human reset must be stopped. ⁃ TN EditorThe European database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVig
  
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• The most devastating comet to hit Earth since the dinosaurs likely altered how humans organize

  25-06-2021 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A comet that hit Earth 13,000 years ago could have completely altered how humans organized themselves, according to a newly published study.
  
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• Scientists hail stunning 'Dragon Man' discovery

  25-06-2021 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese researchers unveil an ancient skull that could belong to a completely new species of human.
  
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• Carpet senses human poses for 3D models and other news

  25-06-2021 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Romana Kreider looks at the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Hearing loss declines with physical fitness, study finds 

  25-06-2021 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hearing loss can affect physical functioning through 'reduced perception of auditory input that contributes to walking and balance', say experts at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
  
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• India Recognizes Carbon Slavery As A New Wave Of Colonization

  25-06-2021 18:11 via technocracy.news
  
  Modern Technocracy is global and thus as it seeks to reform everyone, everywhere, people from around the world are reacting and sounding alarm within their own cultural and religious settings. Technocracy doesn’t respect national boundaries, religion, culture, philosophy or tradition. It will crush and control everyone in its path.
  India is particularly sensitive to colonization because its history is full of brutal conflicts with other nations who sought to dominate and control it. India
  
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• Google testing feature that tells you when it doesn't have reliable info on quickly evolving stories

  25-06-2021 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google confirmed it's posting warnings on some search pages that 'results are changing quickly' if it's not confident of the results. Examples might include UFO sightings and celebrity gossip.
  
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• Archaeology: 'Dragon Man' from 150,000 years ago may replace Neanderthals as our closest relative

  25-06-2021 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Re-analysis of the 'Harbin cranium' first found in 1930 in northeast China has suggested that it did not belong to Homo heidelbergensis, but instead a new species - 'Homo longi'.
  
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• HAARP Upgrade: National Science Foundation Funds Observatory At HAARP Facility To Study Upper Atmosphere

  25-06-2021 17:10 via technocracy.news
  
  Geoengineering research is ramping up at Alaska’s High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) as taxpayer funds roll in from the National Science Foundation to build a companion observatory to study the effects of intentional manipulation of the upper atmosphere. ⁃ TN EditorA five-year, $9.3 million National Science Foundation grant will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute to establish a new research observatory dedicated to exploring Earth&rsquo
  
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• Can't get your kids to eat veg? Just double the serving size, study says

  25-06-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It can be difficult to get young children to eat enough vegetables, but a team of researchers in Pennsylvania have a solution - add more vegetables to their plates.
  
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• Cosmic hand supernova light reached Earth 1,700 years ago

  25-06-2021 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This light would have reached Earth during the third century when the Mayan empire was flourishing, the Jin dynasty ruled China, and England was a Roman territory.
  
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• Stanford Prof Sees ‘Superhero’ Vaccine For ‘Body-Wide Genetic Upgrade’ Within 10 Years

  25-06-2021 16:45 via technocracy.news
  
  Transhumanist scientists are coming out of the closet world-wide, emboldened by the current unapproved and untested gene therapy injections for COVID-19. This Stanford geneticist calls it an ‘autocorrect’ vaccine that literally rewrites your DNA that will be passed to your offspring. ⁃ TN EditorA groundbreaking “superhero” vaccine inspired by the DNA code of Olympic athletes could help transform society over the next decade, a top genetic scientist claims.
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• Google tracking cookies ban delayed until 2023

  25-06-2021 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google says it intends to phase out third-party cookies, which track web users' activities online.
  
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• ISS takes 20 rapid-fire photos of the ISS as it passes in front of the Sun's surface

  25-06-2021 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image, captured by Portugal-based photographer Miguel Claro, 43, shows the space station crossing the Sun's disc to form what looks like a golden belt.
  
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• Pet database still plagued with problems, say users

  25-06-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Petlog customers say a database upgrade is continuing to cause problems, three months on.
  
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• Virgin Galactic gets go ahead to take paying customers to the edge of space

  25-06-2021 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic said there are still three test flights to go from New Mexico before it takes the first commercial astronauts to space next year, but getting approval from the FAA is an important step.
  
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• Is Windows 11 the beginning of the end for Skype?

  25-06-2021 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Windows 11 will not have Skype installed by default - favouring Microsoft Teams instead.
  
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• Calculator created to 'predict your risk of dementia'

  25-06-2021 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The calculator uses 'risk factors' to predict the onset of dementia within five years, which could be delayed or stopped with lifestyle changes, say the team from Ottawa Hospital in Canada.
  
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• SpaceX delays ride-share launch that included three British-built satellites

  25-06-2021 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  '[The] team is taking additional time for pre-launch checkouts ahead of the Transporter-2 mission,' from Florida, the company announced, without giving a new date for the trip.
  
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• Health: Another coronavirus epidemic hit humanity more than 20,000 years ago, DNA analysis reveals 

  25-06-2021 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The genes in human DNA that code for proteins that interact with coronaviruses were analysed by an international team of researchers led from the University of Queensland in Australia.
  
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• Chocolate in the morning may help burn fat, study claims 

  25-06-2021 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting the day with chocolate could have 'unexpected benefits' by helping to burn fat and reduce blood glucose levels, scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said.
  
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• The valuable car part gone in 60 seconds

  25-06-2021 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why international criminal networks are behind a jump in the theft of catalytic converters.
  
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• Shine on strawberry moon! Skywatchers take amazing pictures of 2021's last supermoon

  25-06-2021 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The supermoon, which happens when our natural satellite is in its closest point in its orbit with Earth, reached peak brightness just before sunset last night, but the weather obscured it in the UK.
  
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• Amazon and Google probed over efforts to stop fake reviews

  25-06-2021 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK competition watchdog begins formal probe into whether the internet giants have broken consumer law.
  
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• Why Windows 11 should be Microsoft’s last ever OS

  25-06-2021 07:00
  
  Microsoft lied once before about ending the operating system merry-go-round. Don’t let it lie again
  
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• Mars race: China dreams of nuclear rockets, manned bases, and space elevators

  25-06-2021 04:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  We're looking forward to the late 21st-century colony wars Over the next quarter century, China wants to set up a permanent base on Mars for "large scale development of the Red Planet," and install a sci-fi carbon-nanotube elevator to shuttle goods between the surface and spacecraft in orbit.…
  
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• Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich

  25-06-2021 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crackonosh malware, which mines for cryptocurrency, is being hidden in free versions of popular games.
  
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• UK's departing spy tech chief: We're at serious risk if we lose edge

  25-06-2021 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Science is transforming espionage and many countries are taking advantage, says Prof Finkelstein.
  
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• The online scammers renting out other people's homes

  25-06-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fraudsters copy adverts from legitimate websites before taking deposits and fees from their victims.
  
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