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• Amazon predicts slower sales growth as Covid boost eases

  29-07-2021 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant says third quarter sales growth will be slower as customers return to physical shops.
  
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• 'Penis snakes' from South America have taken up residence in Florida

  29-07-2021 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Legless amphibians, known as'penis snakes,' have been found living in a canal outside the Miami International Airport. Experts say they are harmless and may be discarded pets.
  
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• Hyenas have stored tens of thousands of bones in Saudi Arabia lava tube for at least 6,000 years

  29-07-2021 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of bones, both animal and human, left by striped hyenas have been found in a Saudi Arabia lava tube. The hyenas have been using the cave for thousands of years.
  
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• Mars' 'hidden underground lakes' might just be frozen clay and not liquid water

  29-07-2021 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lakes under the Martian surface could be frozen clay and liquid water afterscientists reexamined radar data taken in 2018 by the Mars Express spacecraft, according to a new study.
  
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• Mesmerizing video shows Earth's four billion year evolution in just four minutes

  29-07-2021 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clips starts 4 billion years ago when earth was a hellish protoplanet. We are then shown the formation of tectonic plates, oceans and continents that lead up to a human colonized world.
  
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• Astronomer finds exoplanet 35 light-years from Earth, has a temperature hot enough to bake cookies

  29-07-2021 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have directly imaged an exoplanet to 35 light-years away, the closest one to be imaged so far, experts at the University of Hawaii said.
  The exoplanet is known asCOCONUTS-2b.
  
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• Weight-loss treatment that makes mice SWEAT out fat could work on humans too

  29-07-2021 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings support the possibility that increasing sebum production via the immune system could be a strategy for tackling obesity in humans, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers.
  
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• Rick Astley rolls into a billion YouTube views

  29-07-2021 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rickroll meme helps Never Gonna Give You Up reach new heights.
  
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• 47 of the best podcasts for curious minds

  29-07-2021 18:56
  
  Our pick of the best podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more covering technology, culture, science, politics and new ideas
  
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• Have you turned it off and on again? Russia's Nauka module just about makes it to the ISS

  29-07-2021 18:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  Elderly lab negotiates tricky docking Russia's elderly Nauka module has made it to the International Space Station (ISS), some 25 years since construction of the research module began.…
  
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• Archaeology: Jawbone of huge canine from 1.8 MILLION years ago with human remains in Georgia

  29-07-2021 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Remains freshly collected from the Dmanisi site in Georgia - which has previously yielded several hominin skulls - were analysed by experts led from the University of Florence.
  
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• Google to ban sugar-daddy apps from Play Store

  29-07-2021 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apps focused on "compensated sexual relationships" will be prohibited from 1 September.
  
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• The willingness to try new foods is sexually desirable, study claims

  29-07-2021 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you want more luck with love, be more adventurous when choosing from the dinner menu, suggests a new study from experts at Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Jawbone of a giant vampire bat dating back 100,000 years is discovered in an Argentinian cave

  29-07-2021 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A jawbone from the extinct Desmodus draculae - one of the largest vampire bats to ever exist - was found in Pleistocene-era sediments in a cave not far from the Buenos Aires town of Miramar in Argentina.
  
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• The Roku Express HD Streaming Media Player is on sale for £20 on Amazon 

  29-07-2021 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the £19.99 Roku Express you can stream the most talked about TV across free and paid channels like Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Disney+ and Prime Video. It also lets you watch movies and live TV.
  
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• Elon Musk announces Tesla's AI day set for August to recruit talent 

  29-07-2021 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla will holds its AI day next month, on August 19. Musk said the event will focus on recruiting the best talent to work for Tesla.
  
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• Russia successfully delivers its 'Nauka' laboratory upgrade module to the ISS

  29-07-2021 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia dockets its new Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module to the ISS at 9:29am ET on Thursday. The new module provides additional crew quarters, a galley and toilet.
  
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• WSJ: It’s White Evangelical Christians Who Refuse Vaccines

  29-07-2021 17:09 via technocracy.news
  
  The pivot to blaming white Christians for causing the pandemic is happening right now. Yesterday’s taking points were merely blaming the un-vaxxed but now Christians, and white ones at that, are being singled out as the real perpetrators. Predictably, the next conclusion from this will be that not taking the vaccine is racist and that all white Christians are therefore racist.
  Perhaps the Wall Street Journal doesn’t know that Christians come in all skin colors. ⁃ TN EditorMore
  
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• People over 100 may be protected by unique gut bacteria, study says

  29-07-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A family of 'friendly' bacteria that's ubiquitous in people who have reached the of 100 stops the growth of other dangerous bacteria that cause disease, report experts in Tokyo, Japan.
  
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• Invasive species have cost the UK economy more than £5 BILLION over the past 50 years 

  29-07-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings represent one of the highest totals in Europe for managing these types of species, according to scientists from Queen's University Belfast.
  
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• Delayed Russian Nauka module joins space station

  29-07-2021 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It was scheduled to launch in 2007, but the 13m-long, 20-tonne laboratory is finally in position.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg confirms Facebook will release its long-awaited Ray-Ban 'smart glasses'

  29-07-2021 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed during an earnings call this week that the firm will release Ray-Ban 'smart glasses,' which are a key player in helping it become a metaverse company.
  
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• 51 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  29-07-2021 16:49
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly
  
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• Archaeologists discover stash of 1,400 year-old copper coins in ancient Greek City site in Russia

  29-07-2021 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered 6th century copper coins in Phanagoria, an ancient Greek city, in southwestern Russia, near the Black Sea.
  
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• The Department Of Justice Just (Illegally) Gave Green Light For Employer-Forced Vaccinations

  29-07-2021 16:37 via technocracy.news
  
  The DOJ has just dropped a nuclear legal bomb on America’s legal system by summarily declaring that employers have a legal right to force employees to receive injections of FDA unapproved gene therapy. This is totally false and shows that yet another federal agency has been weaponized against the American system and people. ⁃ TN EditorThe corporate media is making much ado about the U.S. Department of Justice issuing a legal opinion that employer mandates of the Covid shots are &ldqu
  
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• Digital Health Passes Are Popping Up All Over The Worlld

  29-07-2021 16:20 via technocracy.news
  
  Note that it is private tech companies and not governments that are creating digital passports. Technocracy will ultimately throw governments under the bus and in their place, the technocratic system of Scientific Dictatorship will provide direct governance. What can be monitored can be controlled. ⁃ TN EditorIn many different formats and under many different names, digital health pass systems to prove a person’s COVID-19 status are being developed around the world. They can sho
  
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• Archaeology: Rare Roman 'highway' and canal unearthed in the Netherlands

  29-07-2021 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from archaeological consultancy firm RAAP made the finds in the municipality of Oosterhout, south of Rotterdam, in the south of the country.
  
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• NHS Covid-19 app pings rise by over 70,000 to new record

  29-07-2021 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of coronavirus alerts hits a new record, with nearly 690,000 sent in England and Wales.
  
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• Friends who behave badly are easier to forgive than strangers, study finds

  29-07-2021 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People experience less anger, contempt and disgust when it is their family or friends who have committed transgressions, researchers at the University of Toronto found.
  
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• Nothing’s Ear 1 buds are budget AirPods Pro killers

  29-07-2021 14:50
  
  Built to take on Apple’s AirPods Pro at a fraction of the cost, Nothing’s true wireless Ear 1 buds have done the unimaginable
  
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• The Amazon Echo Dot Kids is now available to buy - and it can even help out with homework 

  29-07-2021 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brand new Amazon Echo Dot Kids helps with homework, reads bedtime stories, filters explicit songs and even rewards good manners. It's priced at £59.99 and available to buy now from Amazon.
  
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• Older Kindles may lose internet connection, Amazon warns

  29-07-2021 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon tells customers older Kindles might lose their ability to connect online.
  
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• Switching flights could slash your carbon footprint

  29-07-2021 14:00
  
  Emissions can vary wildly between flights on the same route, but will giving flyers access to that data change which flights they pick?
  
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• Sex with humans caused blood disorder that helped drive Neanderthals to extinction, study claims

  29-07-2021 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The condition is often worse in second and subsequent pregnancies, meaning it would have limited the number of offspring Neanderthals could have, experts at Aix-Marseille University found.
  
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• Testosterone levels don't drive success, study finds 

  29-07-2021 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Higher testosterone in men has previously been linked to various kinds of social success - but a new study from the the University of Bristol claims the hormone itself isn't the cause.
  
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• Get ready to fry! UK summers are to hit 104°F within the decade, forecasters warn

  29-07-2021 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The jump to scorching temperatures of 104°F (40°C) in the UK could come within the decade and become a regular occurrence every three to four years by the end of the century.
  
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• New Zealand is rated as the best place to survive a global collapse

  29-07-2021 11:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand is rated as the best place to survive a global collapse, report experts from the Global Sustainability Institute in Cambridge.
  
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• Marine scientists spot the 'real life' SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star

  29-07-2021 10:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The adorable duo were spotted on the side of an underwater mountain called Retriever seamount, around 200 miles east of New York City.
  
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• UK already undergoing disruptive climate change

  29-07-2021 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Last year was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record in the UK, scientists warn.
  
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• Google app charges targeted by mass legal claim

  29-07-2021 08:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new legal action seeks compensation for all UK Android users who buy apps on Google Play.
  
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• Uber slides over reports SoftBank selling 45 million shares

  29-07-2021 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan's SoftBank is selling the shares to cover losses in other investments, according to one report.
  
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• Fresh warning over rip-off locator forms on Google

  29-07-2021 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'Devious' sites which charge money for a free passenger locator form top search engine results.
  
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