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• Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson not yet astronauts, US says

  23-07-2021 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US government has tightened rules on which space-goers can claim their astronaut wings.
  
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• Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson may not be astronauts, US says

  23-07-2021 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US government has tightened rules on which space-goers can claim their astronaut wings.
  
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• California jury could decide if Tesla's 'Autopilot' claim is false advertising

  23-07-2021 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California judge is allowing a lawsuit against Tesla to move through the Santa Barbara Superior Court. The case claims Tesla is false advertising when marketing its 'Autopilot.'
  
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• NASA is using AI to take better pictures of the sun as space telescopes can be damaged staring at it

  23-07-2021 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA is using artificial intelligence to get a better view of the sun, using machine learning on the Solar Dynamics Observatory and its Atmospheric Imagery Assembly instrument.
  
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• UNESCO determines the Great Barrier Reef is NOT in danger despite 60% of it hit by bleaching events

  23-07-2021 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced Friday that it will not list the Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger,' it is asking for reports on how it will be protected moving forward.
  
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• NASA's James Webb Telescope will explore a planetary system 63 light-years away

  23-07-2021 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has already picked out one spot for the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, to study despite it not launching until October.
  
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• Amazon rolls out male voice for its smart speakers

  23-07-2021 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon smart speaker users in the US can just say 'Alexa, change your voice' to hear the male alternative. But the Seattle-based tech giant wouldn't say when it's coming to the UK.
  
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• Video camera and vibrating wristband system could reduce collisions for visually-impaired people

  23-07-2021 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who have visual impairments are at a significantly higher risk for collisions and falls, say the team from Mass General Brigham in Boston, Massachusetts.
  
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• Female artist-scientist is named a finalist for one of the eight seats on SpaceX flight to the moon

  23-07-2021 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Tracy Fanara is an engineer and research scientist who is now the Coastal Modeling manager for NOAA. She is also one of the finalists that could spend a week in space traveling around the moon.
  
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• Treasure hunter finds gold coin worth $98,000 from the world's most valuable shipwreck

  23-07-2021 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A rare gold coin from the 'world's most valuable shipwreck' has been found off the Florida Keys and it's worth an estimated $98,000, or more if it has certain conditions, experts said.
  
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• Dogs know when people are being deceitful, study suggests

  23-07-2021 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dogs can follow their own intuition when given misleading instructions by humans about where food is, experts in Vienna report.
  
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• High coffee consumption linked with increased risk of dementia

  23-07-2021 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If your coffee consumption is heading up toward more than six cups a day, 'it's about time you rethink your next drink', according to experts in Adelaide, Australia.
  
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• Major Johns Hopkins Study Concludes Zero COVID Deaths Among Healthy Kids

  23-07-2021 18:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Global Technocrats and Big Pharma are perpetrating the biggest fraud in world history against the most vulnerable segment of society – children. In fact, there have been ZERO deaths among healthy children with no pre-existing health conditions and yet they are being forced to wear masks in school and to prove vaccination status.
  “Children are the vessels into which adults pour their poison.” (Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children) ⁃ TN EditorA team of Johns Hopki
  
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• YouTube Flexes Power Over World Leaders By Summarily Deleting Content

  23-07-2021 17:48 via technocracy.news
  
  YouTube has god-like powers to censor anyone, anywhere, anytime. It just deleted 15 videos from the video channel of Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro because they contained “misinformation” about the uselessness of face masks to contain a virus and the use of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle-owned YouTube is once again flexing more power than world leaders by deleting 15 videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s channel over claims of
  
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• NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is gearing up for its TENTH flight

  23-07-2021 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tiny 4lb chopper could return to the Martian skies as early as tomorrow, according to the US space agency, almost three weeks after its last trip.
  
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• Study reveals that wealth in middle age leads to a longer life

  23-07-2021 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over 5,400 people in the US were tracked for 25 years, and data on their wealth and life was analysed by researchers from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
  
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• Fossils: Duck-billed dino found in Argentina had a foot tumour and two tail fractures, study reveals

  23-07-2021 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unearthed at Salitral Moreno, 15 miles south of General Roca, the poor creature - Bonapartesaurus rionegrensis - was originally thought to have a fractured foot.
  
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• Inserting gene from an animal made potato, rice crops 50 percent bigger and more drought-resistant

  23-07-2021 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Splicing the gene FTO into rice and potato crops boosted growth 300 percent in the lab and 50 percent in the field. FTO 'muffles' genetic signals that tell plants to slow down and stop growing.
  
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• Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey Unleashes Hate: ‘Start Blaming The Unvaccinated Folks’

  23-07-2021 16:42 via technocracy.news
  
  The political rhetoric against health freedom is spinning out of control as it pivots to outright hatred against those who choose not to be vaccinated. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is a Republican who is intentionally shredding the social fabric of her state. ⁃ TN EditorAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey said people are “supposed to have common sense” as she unloaded on unvaccinated people for driving coronavirus outbreaks and hospitalizations in her state.
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• Ransomware key to unlock customer data from REvil attack

  23-07-2021 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The gang behind the attack had previously asked for $70m to access the stolen files.
  
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• Jeff Bezos is NOT an astronaut! FAA changes rules for how it awards astronaut wings

  23-07-2021 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bezos and the crew of Blue Origin took off from their base at Van Horn, Texas, at 9.12am EST on Tuesday, the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing.
  
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• Printer ink pricier than champagne finds Which?

  23-07-2021 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  According to a Which survey a pint of printer ink could cost up to £1,300.
  
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• We've seen things you people wouldn't believe. An exoplanet building its own moons

  23-07-2021 15:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  400 light-years away, satellites are forming Pic  Astronomers have for the first time spotted what appears to be a moon-forming ring of matter around a young exoplanet, and described their findings in a paper published on Thursday.…
  
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• Space: Japanese firm to launch a sex toy into space this summer for research purposes

  23-07-2021 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space shot is a collaboration between Japan's male masturbation aid designer Tenga and civilian spaceflight company Interstellar Technologies Inc.
  
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• Zuckerberg wants Facebook to become online 'metaverse'

  23-07-2021 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CEO wants users to work, game and communicate in a virtual world, often using VR headsets.
  
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• She became a cam girl. Then her face morphed

  23-07-2021 13:42
  
  Coconut Kitty is ushering in the unsettling future of digital pornography – one where nothing is as it seems
  
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• Amazon's Alexa can now answer questions about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  23-07-2021 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users of Alexa-enabled devices can ask the smart assistant a range of questions, including 'Alexa, which country has the most gold medals?', and receive answers almost immediately.
  
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• Beach rover picks up cigarette butts and other tech news

  23-07-2021 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• India Zomato: Shares of food delivery app soar on market debut

  23-07-2021 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm's stock exchange listing sets the pace for other start-ups that are thriving in the pandemic.
  
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• Didi shares fall on reports China is planning penalties

  23-07-2021 05:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ride-hailing giant's shares are now down by more than 25% since their New York market debut last month.
  
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• Road planners able to ignore climate change, campaigners claim

  23-07-2021 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government guidelines mean road planners can effectively ignore climate change, campaigners say.
  
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• Mike Lynch: UK extradition treaty doesn't rely on any facts

  23-07-2021 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Autonomy's founder, Mike Lynch, says he will fight the US authorities' bid to try him for fraud.
  
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• What does a future-proofed home look like?

  23-07-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology exists to make homes more resilient to extreme weather, but it can be expensive.
  
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• Twitter and Snap add users as restrictions ease

  23-07-2021 00:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media companies passed analysts' expectations with their latest financial update.
  
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