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• California company making ice cream with lab-made fungus 'molecularly identical' to real milk

  16-08-2021 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Perfect Day has created 'animal free' dairy by encoding a fungus with the genetic code for whey protein. It's then filtered and dried into a powder used to make ice cream and other dairy treats
  
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• Asteroid that causes Geminid meteor shower gets brighter approaching the sun, shooting out sodium

  16-08-2021 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Asteroid Phaethon gets brighter as it approaches the sun because it's shooting out sodium from its back, a new study published on Monday, suggests.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space company sues NASA over SpaceX's $3 billion lunar- lander contract

  16-08-2021 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space company, has filed a lawsuit against NASA, claiming the space agency unfairly awarded a $2.9 billion lunar-lander contractto rival Elon Musk's SpaceX in April.
  
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• Bezos sues Nasa over its deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX

  16-08-2021 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Bezos's Blue Origin says it was unfairly treated after being excluded from lunar landing contract.
  
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• Twitter is 'actively looking for a fix' for its new Chirp font over migraine complaints

  16-08-2021 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social media platform posted on its accessibility account it was 'actively looking for a fix' to the font, and that they found issues specifically with the font on Windows.
  
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• Newly created membrane removes 99.9% of salt from seawater and make it drinkable within MINUTES 

  16-08-2021 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists created a technology that can remove nearly all of the salt from seawater. The new membrane removes 99.9% percent of salt from seawater and it lasts up to a month.
  
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• Saturn has a much bigger gassy core than first thought, scientists discover 

  16-08-2021 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seismic measurements from Saturn's rings and data on its gravitation field allowed for a detailed picture of its core to be created by a team from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
  
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• Google testing accessibility feature that will let Android users control features with a smile

  16-08-2021 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest upgrade to the Android Accessibility Suite app allows users tocontrol some functions, like 'scroll forward, 'home' and 'notifications,' by linking them to certain facial movements.
  
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• Dogs: Blonde coats come from an extinct canid that split from grey wolves some two MILLION years ago

  16-08-2021 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Variations in two locations of the dog genome are responsible for creating five distinct coat patterns, researchers from the University of California, Davis, found.
  
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• Internet revamp for the humble landline

  16-08-2021 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK plans to make all landlines into internet-based connections over the next few years.
  
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• Tesla Autopilot: US opens official investigation into self-driving tech

  16-08-2021 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The investigation covers all Tesla cars since 2014, focusing on crashes with emergency vehicles.
  
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• NASA hits back at Russian claims that astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor drilled a HOLE in the ISS

  16-08-2021 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia claims Aunon-Chancellor made the hole after a blood clot developed in her jugular vein that she had to treat herself, leading to an 'acute psychological crisis'.
  
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• Parcel delivery texts now the most common con-trick

  16-08-2021 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Text messages asking for a fee to deliver a package are responsible for most "smishing" fraud.
  
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• Origins of Arthur's Stone are revealed by archaeologists

  16-08-2021 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists said the imposing Stone Age tomb is linked to two 6,000-year-old 'halls of the dead' that were hailed as 'the discovery of a lifetime' when they were unearthed in Herefordshire in 2013.
  
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• Short men and obese women earn $1,000 less a year than taller, thinner people, study warns 

  16-08-2021 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study is evidence of a 'beauty premium' in the workforce that shows a bias towards attractiveness, according to researchers from the University of Iowa.
  
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• Twitter's new design to get fix after headache complaints

  16-08-2021 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unveiled last week, the redesign involved high-contrast colours and a custom-designed font, Chirp.
  
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• Tech: Tiny battery that runs off of SWEAT could power smartwatches and other wearables

  16-08-2021 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device - which measures just 0.8 square inches and is as flat as a bandage - was designed by engineers from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
  
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• Gamers burn up to 472 calories over a two-hour session, study finds 

  16-08-2021 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Male gamers can burn a whopping 420 calories over a two-hour gaming session, while female gamers can burn up to 472 calories, according to research by London-based Stakester.
  
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• More than three million children in England 'attend schools in areas with toxic air pollution'

  16-08-2021 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children in London are four times as likely to attend a school in an area with toxic levels of air pollution as children in the rest of England, analysis by the mayor of London's office has found.
  
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• NASA hits back at Russianclaims that astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor drilled a HOLE in the ISS

  16-08-2021 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia claims Aunon-Chancellor made the hole after a blood clot developed in her jugular vein that she had to treat herself, leading to an 'acute psychological crisis'.
  
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• 42 of the best documentaries you need to watch

  16-08-2021 10:59
  
  The WIRED approved list of the best documentaries available in the UK, including the best on YouTube and BBC iPlayer
  
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• Branson sews cash parachute for Virgin Atlantic with $300m Virgin Galactic share sale

  16-08-2021 09:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  COVID’s been harder on airlines than space companies Richard Branson last week offloaded 10.4 million shares of Virgin Galactic, worth US$300M, to prop up his other businesses including pandemic-damaged airline Virgin Atlantic.…
  
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• You're back in the office. So are your disgusting WFH habits

  16-08-2021 07:00
  
  Butt-scratching and selective showering are some habits that went unnoticed during the pandemic. Now they’re difficult to shake
  
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• You’re back in the office. So are your bad WFH habits

  16-08-2021 07:00
  
  Butt-scratching and selective showering are some habits that went unnoticed during the pandemic. Now they’re difficult to shake
  
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• Apple and Google still have an LGBTQ problem

  16-08-2021 07:00
  
  Silicon Valley should get out of the business of regulating sexually explicit materials – its actions against NSFW material put marginalised groups at even more risk
  
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• There and back again: The epic adventures of China's wandering elephants

  16-08-2021 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a mammoth journey across the country the pack of pachyderms are finally heading home.
  
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• The zero-power sewage plant inspired by cows

  16-08-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifty sustainable sewage treatment plants have been built that work in similar way to a cow's stomach.
  
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• Streaming service DAZN seeks to shake up TV sport

  16-08-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boss James Rushton has ambitious expansion plans for the service dubbed "the Netflix of sport".
  
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• Would you let a robot lawyer defend you?

  16-08-2021 00:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by the legal profession.
  
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