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• Will I ever be able to fly without feeling guilty again?

  13-08-2021 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More efficient planes and sustainable fuels could lower air travel's impact, but not for a while.
  
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• Will I ever be able to fly again without feeling guilty?

  13-08-2021 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More efficient planes and sustainable fuels could lower air travel's impact, but not for a while.
  
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• Landline phones to be axed by 2025: Digital switchover leads to fears elderly will struggle to cope

  13-08-2021 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From 2025, all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls under a digital shake-up, meaning It means millions will be pushed online for the first time or forced to use mobile.
  
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• Twitter pauses its verification program AGAIN to improve its review process

  13-08-2021 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter announced Friday that it is pausing its verification program. The move comes after it was just relaunched in May after being paused since 2017.
  
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• Mutations in sperm of older men can pass health disorders onto their children, study finds

  13-08-2021 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mutations in the sperm of older men can be passed down to their children and cause health disorders, such as heart disease or autism, with 1 in 15 men at risk, a new study has found.
  
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• Starliner takes off ... back to the factory and not space

  13-08-2021 22:11 via go.theregister.com
  
  This isn't Boeing very well, is it? Boeing's troubled CST-100 Starliner capsule, once expected to ferry astronauts to and from space, is heading back to the workshop after suffering mechanical failures.…
  
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• Asteroid impacts Mars may have thrown microscopic life to Phobos billions of years ago

  13-08-2021 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Life on Mars could have been flung to its moon Phobos billions of years ago by means of asteroid impacts - and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is set to explore the moon in 2024.
  
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• Two planes report 'bright green UFO' flying over Canadian air space

  13-08-2021 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two pilots over Canadian airspace reported a 'bright green flying object' that flew into a cloud and 'disappeared' towards the end of last month, with the military plane abruptly changing course.
  
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• Russia: Forget about the Nauka incident. Who punched the hole in the Soyuz, hmm?

  13-08-2021 21:23 via go.theregister.com
  
  Borked module and fingerpointing puts space relationship with US under strain Opinion  NASA's relationship with its Russian International Space Station (ISS) partner is under a similar strain to, say, an orbiting outpost that has been given a surprise spin by a malfunctioning module.…
  
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• Forests help create clouds and are more essential to cooling the planet than previously thought

  13-08-2021 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forests in midlatitude regions like the United States have a net positive impact on combating global warming, according to Princeton researchers, because they attract clouds that reflect sunlight.
  
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• Scientists urge using plant-made vaccines that are cheaper and can be tailored to patients

  13-08-2021 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plant-made vaccines use molecular farming, which places DNA that creates proteins inside a plant cell. This then transforms into an extract to make a vaccine that can be taken orally or as a shot.
  
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• July was the hottest month in recorded history, NOAA says

  13-08-2021 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  July 2021 is the hottest July and the hottest month in 142 years of recorded history, NOAA said, as the combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 1.67F above the 20th-century average.
  
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• AI recreates actor Val Kilmer's voice that was lost to throat cancer 

  13-08-2021 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sonantic, a tech firm based in London, used Val Kilmer's voice recordings from throughout his career, which were fed to the company's AI to create the lifelike yet artificial mock-up.
  
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• Covid almost halved home advantage for Premier League teams, says study

  13-08-2021 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 and the ban on fans in stadiums almost halved the home advantage for teams in European football leagues, experts at the University of Leeds and Northumbria University report.
  
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• Sleep: Quick naps WON'T make up for a bad night's kip, study warns

  13-08-2021 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In tests on 275 volunteers, experts from the Michigan State University found that short naps only slightly relieved cognitive impairments from sleep deprivation.
  
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• Apple regrets confusion over 'iPhone scanning'

  13-08-2021 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The iPhone-maker will introduce tools that can detect child sex abuse images uploaded to iCloud.
  
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• Dogs changed their diet to became omnivores 8,000 years ago, prehistoric canine droppings show

  13-08-2021 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dog droppings from over 3,400 years ago indicate dogs' gut microbes produced an enzyme, amylase, that allowed them to eat starch long before their DNA adapted to an omnivorous diet.
  
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• Massive iceberg the size of LONDON brushes coast of Antarctica

  13-08-2021 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Between August 9 and August 11 the iceberg made a very light contact with the Antarctic coast, scraping along the edge of the western Brunt ice shelf, experts at the British Antarctic Survey said.
  
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• App monitors vital signs of employees when they look at their phone

  13-08-2021 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Binah Teams, created by Tel Aviv company Binah, comes in the form of an application for smartphones, as well as tablets, laptops and desktops.
  
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• Handheld railgun as powerful as an air rifle, uses electromagnets to fire, set to go on sale in US

  13-08-2021 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The GR-1 Anvil, which uses electricity not gun powder, is capable of accelerating a projectile over 200 feet a second and firing 100 rounds a minute. It's less lethal than traditional firearms.
  
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• Social media: Users on Facebook and Twitter are encouraged to express outrage by likes and shares

  13-08-2021 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Artificial intelligence was used by researchers from Yale University in Connecticut to scan the tweets of more than 7,000 individuals and see how levels or moral outrage changed with time.
  
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• Bouquets of flowers left as offerings to the gods 1800 years ago found under Teotihuacan pyramid

  13-08-2021 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four bouquets of offering flowers were uncovered 59 feet below temple of the god Quetzalcóatl - a pyramid that still stands in the Mexican ruined city of Teotihuacan.
  
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• Only Overwhelming Resistance Can Stop Technocracy’s Demonic Assault On Humanity

  13-08-2021 16:47 via technocracy.news
  
  We are at war because war has been declared against us, not because we are a warlike people. We are the defenders, Technocrats are the aggressors. They will not be stopped, much less turned back, without massive resistance of epic proportions. ⁃ TN Editor
  They sense now is the time to make their final move toward a lockdown technocratic surveillance state
  ‘Screw your freedom’ says former California governorDigital health passports are no longer the stuff of conspiracy theo
  
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• Israel Reports 65% Of Seriously Ill COVID Patients Are Vaccinated

  13-08-2021 16:19 via technocracy.news
  
  A simple and straightforward status report of COVID activity shockingly reveals that “Among seriously ill patients, 35% are not vaccinated, compared to 61% who are fully vaccinated and 3% who received one dose of the vaccine.” Do the math.
  As a group, the unvaccinated only comprise 35 percent of the seriously ill. ⁃ TN EditorA total of 5,755 new cases of the coronavirus were reported across Israel Tuesday, according to data released by the Health Ministry Wednesday morning,
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• Murder hornets are back! Washington state records first live sighting of giant bugs this year 

  13-08-2021 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Murder hornets are back in Washington state after a resident spotted a live insect on August 11, officials said on Thursday after confirming the sighting.
  
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• Silicon Valley Is Fused With the National Security State

  13-08-2021 16:03 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats in Silicon Valley are bonded to Technocrats in the National Security State. This is the glue that binds. Their common objective is to create a scientific dictatorship that will directly control the entire population, while condemning outliers as security risks. ⁃ TN EditorIn June 2021, the U.S. National Security Council released a new “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.”1 While it’s being largely framed as a tool to fight White supremacy
  
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• Solar Orbiter captures gleaming view of Venus during flyby

  13-08-2021 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both the UK-built Solar Orbiter and the BepiColombo probe made a flyby of Venus this week, in a bid to use its gravity for a speed boost to their final destination.
  
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• Nature: Bumblebees use paths and lanes created by humans to navigate their way around, study finds 

  13-08-2021 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bee hives were transplanted to a landscape, a rice farm, where the only features were a grid of paths. Queen Mary University of London experts then tracked the bees' flights.
  
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• OK boomer: Data separates generational myths from realities

  13-08-2021 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Infographics from Kings College London show how lifestyles differ between Millennials, Baby Boomers and Gen X in areas including home ownership, marriage and sex.
  
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• Hades is the best game of the pandemic

  13-08-2021 13:22
  
  A masterpiece of intensity inspired by Greek mythology, Hades is finally available on PlayStation and Xbox
  
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• Crypto hacker offered reward after $600m heist

  13-08-2021 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The anonymous hacker has returned almost all the money, but claims not to be interested in reward.
  
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• Lord of the Rings: Amazon moves show to UK from New Zealand

  13-08-2021 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The multi-million dollar production is one of the most expensive shows in the history of television.
  
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• Lee Jae-yong: Samsung heir released from prison on parole

  13-08-2021 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics say the move raises fresh questions about the preferential treatment of business leaders.
  
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• Stunning jack fish spiral wins annual image competition

  13-08-2021 08:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapped by Kristen Brown at the University of Pennsylvania, the winner of BMC's Ecology and Evolution competition shows a school of jack fish at Heron Island in Australia.
  
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• The wild logistics of the Istanbul Canal megaproject

  13-08-2021 07:00
  
  From the stench of rotten eggs to sea snot as far as the eye can see, Istanbul’s grand canal project has some serious issues to overcome
  
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• The wild logistics of the Istanbul Canal

  13-08-2021 07:00
  
  From the stench of rotten eggs to sea snot as far as the eye can see, Istanbul’s grand canal project has some serious issues to overcome
  
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• Council policies 'inconsistent' with climate goals

  13-08-2021 04:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A third of English councils support policies that could increase emissions, BBC research suggests.
  
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• The $8bn EV company you’ve probably never heard of

  13-08-2021 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electric vehicle firm Arrival is worth $8bn (£5.7bn) - and is only making vans, buses and taxis.
  
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• The fiendish new trick cyber-criminals are using to evade capture

  13-08-2021 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bitcoin researchers discover a new darknet tool criminals are using to help launder their digital money.
  
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• How can new technology protect outdoor workers?

  13-08-2021 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Working outdoors in extreme heat can be deadly, new tech and better protection for workers could help.
  
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• Virtual reality: 'There's no max, there's no limit!'

  13-08-2021 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "There's no max, there's no limit" to virtual reality, so is it the future of live music?
  
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• Crypto heist hacker returns most of the stolen funds

  13-08-2021 00:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In notes sent to the blockchain, the hacker claimed to be offered a reward for returning the assets.
  
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