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• Iffy voltage: The plague of PC builders and Hubble space telescope controllers alike

  15-07-2021 23:23 via go.theregister.com
  
  Buckle up, the great switchover starts today Good news, Hubble fans – NASA reckons it may have worked out what has upset the orbiting observatory: an iffy Power Control Unit (PCU).…
  
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• 2,700-year-old pig skeleton found home in Jerusalem suggests some ancient Jews ate pork 

  15-07-2021 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The complete skeleton of a seven-month-old pig that lived 2,700 years ago has been found inside a home of an early elite Jewish family, suggesting some ate pork that was forbidden by religious law.
  
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• Venom from lancehead snake used to create 'super glue' that stops life-threatening bleeding

  15-07-2021 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists created a 'super glue' adhesive that sticks to body tissue to prevent life-threatening bleeding using the blood clotting enzyme found in the venom of lancehead snakes.
  
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• High-ranking hyena mothers pass their social networks to their cubs, study finds 

  15-07-2021 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They live in groups that can grow to more than 100, but within their clans there is an order and the females are in charge, say University of Pennsylvania biologists.
  
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• NASA's $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft snaps 'starship captain' view images of Jupiter and Ganymede

  15-07-2021 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Juno captured stunning images of Jupiter and its moon, Ganymede. The spectacular time-lapse takes viewers within 645 miles of Ganymede and 2,100 miles above Jupiter.
  
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• Megacomet 1,000 times larger than a normal comet has first signs of activity from its massive core 

  15-07-2021 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers spotted the first activity on the megacomet C/2014 UN271, spotting signs of a coma, a zone of spreading of gas and dust spreading, marking the first time they had seen it as active.
  
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• GM tells Chevy Bolt owners to park their EVs outside of garages after two 'burst into flames'

  15-07-2021 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  General Motors (GM) is warning owners of 2017 through 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to not park their vehicles inside or keep them charged overnight due to battery packs catching fire.
  
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• Blue Origin: Teenager to fly into space with Jeff Bezos

  15-07-2021 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oliver Daemen, 18, will become the youngest person to fly to space with the Blue Origin venture.
  
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• Answering work emails out of hours increases your risk of stress, experts warn

  15-07-2021 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study led by the University of South Australia surveyed more than 2,200 academic and professional employees across 40 universities from June to November 2020.
  
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• AI girl group called Skullz will release NFTs rather than singles 

  15-07-2021 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skullz is an emo pop trio inspired by the Spice Girls and K-pop bands like BTS from Seoul, South Korea. Skullz consists of three members that only exist as avatars in the 'metaverse' - a virtual shared space.
  
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• Instagram admits moderation mistake over racist comments

  15-07-2021 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social-media platform said its technology had been erroneously identifying the comments as benign.
  
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• 18-year-old physics student takes place of $28M auction winner to fly with Jeff Bezos to space

  15-07-2021 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin said Thursday that 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen will take the place of the anonymous bidder to fly to space and be the 'first paying customer' to fly on the New Shepard rocket.
  
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• WhatsApp to let users message without their phones

  15-07-2021 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time, billions of people will be able to use the service even if their phone has no battery.
  
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• Unilever to add carbon footprint labels to its products this year 

  15-07-2021 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carbon footprint labels will feature on to around two dozen products 'in either North America or Europe' as part of a pilot by British consumer goods giant Unilever, based in London.
  
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• Glaucoma: New blood test 15 TIMES more likely to identify high-risk people before vision loss

  15-07-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The effectiveness of the test was assessed on a total of 413,8344 individual with and without glaucoma by researchers from Australia's Flinders University.
  
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• 2,000-year-old banquet hall where people ate sacrificial animals and drank wine is found in Cyprus

  15-07-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The banquet hall was used for religions rituals 2,000 years ago in Cyprus, where attendees would feast on the meat of sacrificed animals and drink wine to honor unknown gods.
  
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• TV that costs $100,000 and ROLLS up like a piece of paper is finally coming to the US next month 

  15-07-2021 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LG will start selling its $100,000 rollable LG Signature OLED R 65-inch 4K TV in the US next month, according to reports. The TV is tucked into an aluminum housing unit when not in use.
  
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• Thousands of FLYING ANTS are emerging, encouraged by the hot and humid weather

  15-07-2021 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Met Office radar detected millions of ants swarming over London during the finals of Wimbledon and the UEFA European Football Championship on Sunday.
  
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• Inside Formula 1’s biggest ever rule change

  15-07-2021 16:15
  
  F1 has a new set of rules for 2022. But will the new regulations actually increase overtaking?
  
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• World's first lab-grown FOIE GRAS is created from duck stem cells

  15-07-2021 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cell-based product has been developed by Paris startup Gourmey, which is aiming to create a number of sustainable alternatives to traditional, farmed meat.
  
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• Netflix is planning an expansion into video games, report claims

  15-07-2021 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mike Verdu, a former executive of Electronic Arts (EA), the successful video games firm, has been appointed by the Los Gatos, California-based streaming giant.
  
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• National Food Strategy: Tax sugar and salt and prescribe veg, report says

  15-07-2021 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says he will consider the proposal, but finds the idea of extra taxes on people unattractive.
  
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• Egyptian mummy wrap linen fragments in New Zealand matched to those in the US

  15-07-2021 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery joins two long separated pieces of an ancient shroud together virtually, one from the Getty Institute in California, the other from the Teece Museum in New Zealand.
  
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• Health: Scientists are developing a new type of pain medication from TARANTULA VENOM

  15-07-2021 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using computational biology techniques, a team from UC Davis are using computational biology techniques to turn poisonous peptides - small proteins - into useful ones.
  
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• World's first 3D-printed steel footbridge is unveiled in Amsterdam's Red Light District

  15-07-2021 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bridge, created by a Dutch company called MX3D, has been installed over the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in Amsterdam's Red Light District.
  
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• Clippy returns - as an emoji

  15-07-2021 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft changes its paperclip emoji to look like its early virtual assistant, the object of much affection and frustration.
  
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• United, Mesa airlines order 200 electric 19-seater planes for short-hop flights

  15-07-2021 13:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sorry, how much do you charge?! America's United Airlines and regional carrier Mesa Airlines have together ordered 200 electric airplanes from an aerospace startup for short-distance passenger flights.…
  
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• United, Mesa airlines order 200 electric 19-seater aircraft for short-hop flights

  15-07-2021 13:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sorry, how much do you charge?! America's United Airlines and regional carrier Mesa Airlines have together ordered 200 electric aircraft from an aerospace startup for short-distance passenger flights.…
  
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• Shocking graphic reveals the devastating effects on the body after just one DAY of poor sleep

  15-07-2021 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Body aches, low mood and a paler complexion are all possible after three nights of sleep deprivation, according to a series of CGI images created by Yorkshire-based mattress specialists Otty.
  
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• NASA will attempt a 'risky' manoeuvre to fix Hubble telescope TODAY 

  15-07-2021 10:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hubble accidentally went offline due to a mysterious glitch on June 13 that took down one of its main computers - but the Washington, D.C-based space agency is trying a fix today.
  
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• Climate change: 'No more excuses' at COP26 climate summit - poor nations

  15-07-2021 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 100 developing countries set out key demands ahead of the climate summit in Glasgow.
  
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• Cambridge data shows Bitcoin mining on the move

  15-07-2021 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New analysis shows crypto-mining moving away from China, while Kazakhstan boomed.
  
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• Sandstone caves in Derbyshire are a near-complete 9th century Anglo-Saxon house

  15-07-2021 08:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New analysis of the caves cut out of the soft sandstonewas carried out by Wessex Archaeology and the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
  
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• Plans submitted for electric battery 'gigafactory' in Coventry

  15-07-2021 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plant at Coventry Airport could create 6,000 new jobs, those behind the plans say.
  
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• It Begins: Biden Uses Far-Left Community Organizer Groups To Door-Knock For Vaccines

  15-07-2021 04:22 via technocracy.news
  
  Needles, syringes and gene therapy shots are following the door knockers to administer on the spot. Federal law prohibits government paid employees or contractors from canvassing from door to door, but they are being told to ignore the law and apply pressure anyway. ⁃ TN EditorJoe Biden wasn’t kidding. When his spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the Biden administration would send people door-to-door to convince people to get the COVID shot, there was a chill sent down the spines of freedom-
  
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• Google And Wikipedia: The Brainwash Titans Of Big Tech

  15-07-2021 04:13 via technocracy.news
  
  Even Wikipedia’s co-founder says that it has been run off the rails by leftist ideologues. Using advanced AI programs, Google tailors what you see in search results without you having a clue that they are intentionally hiding information from you, even though you requested it. ⁃ TN EditorAccording to research done by We Are Social, the average internet user spends over 6 and half hours online every day.
  The internet is both a blessing as a curse. On the one hand, it gives u
  
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• Poll Shock: 23% Of Vaccine Recipients Say They Experienced ‘Negative Reactions’

  15-07-2021 04:05 via technocracy.news
  
  The mRNA gene therapy injections are a train wreck in progress but the medical industry will not allow a halt. Furthermore, the media has been muzzled to from telling the public exactly what kind of injuries are occurring, even up to death. ⁃ TN EditorNearly a quarter of those who have been vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus say they have experienced “negative reactions” to the vaccine, and 18 percent say they will not get the vaccine, according to a poll from The Econ
  
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• Healthy adults should take statins even if they don't have heart problems, study says

  15-07-2021 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Oxford University looked at data from 120,000 patients to establish if those who do not have existing heart disease still benefit from statins as a preventative measure.
  
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• MPs call for complete reset of music streaming to ensure fair pay for artists

  15-07-2021 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The music industry is weighted against artists, who see "pitiful returns" from streaming, MPs say.
  
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• Should we trust big tech with our health data?

  15-07-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Our medical records are in demand by tech firms who want to use the data to help tackle illnesses.
  
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• The man-made sun in Oxfordshire that could power our planet

  15-07-2021 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harnessing fusion on a commercial scale has been the energy technology sector's holy grail since the 1930s. Now, that goal is no longer sci-fi fantasy but fast approaching science fact.
  
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• Scientists develop contraceptive antibodies that PARALYZE sperm

  15-07-2021 00:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by scientists at Boston University's School of Medicine the Human Contraception Antibody (HCA) causes sperm to stick together and become immobile within 15 seconds of application.
  
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