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• Deathloop reviews: 'Ingenious' shooter is a contender for game of the year

  15-09-2021 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The action thriller, which takes place in a time loop, delights critics as it debuts on Playstation 5.
  
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• Eight-foot statue of Roman emperor Hadrian discovered in pieces nearly 2,000 years after it fell

  15-09-2021 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six segments of a rare statue of Hadrian have been excavated in Turkey's western Aydin province. Experts believe the statue was erected in 120 AD in honor of a visit by the Roman emperor.
  
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• Walmart announces driverless grocery delivery system with AI-powered Fords in Austin, Miami, and DC

  15-09-2021 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Walmart will begin testing an autonomous delivery service this year Austin, Miami, and Washington D.C. that will allow customers to have their groceries delivered by a driverless Ford Escape.
  
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• Inspiration4's Dr Sian Proctor will be the first black female to pilot a spacecraft

  15-09-2021 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sian Proctor, 51, is making history tonight by becoming the first black female to pilot a spacecraft and the fourth black woman in space when she launches into orbit at 8pm ET.
  
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• SpaceX prepares to launch four civilians and a glass dome into space

  15-09-2021 20:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Musk to demonstrate his is mightier than Bezos or Branson's The first orbital spaceflight crewed completely by civilians, Inspiration4, is due to launch tonight from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A atop a SpaceX Falcon 9.…
  
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• Holding hands with your partner during a scary film reduces levels of fear, study finds 

  15-09-2021 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If watching scary film leaves you with nightmares, there's good news, as research from Brigham Young University in Utah revealed that holding a hand can help to reduce levels of fear.
  
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• Oldest artwork? Hand and footprints discovered on the Tibetan Plateau date back up to 226,000 years

  15-09-2021 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Found in 2018 on a rocky outcrop in Quesang, on the Tibetan Plateau, the prints may have been 'prehistoric graffiti' left by young Denisovan children, researchers have said.
  
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• Covid US: Nearly HALF of women trying to get pregnant have paused plans for motherhood

  15-09-2021 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many women who were planning or even actively trying to get pregnant before the COVID-19 pandemic have since dropped their plans, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center found.
  
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• Amateur astronomers capture the moment mysterious object slams into Jupiter

  15-09-2021 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two amateur astronomers captured footage of what may be the 8th recorded impact on Jupiter. A bright flash appeared in the planet's atmosphere on Monday and lasted for just two seconds.
  
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• Microsoft's passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login

  15-09-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft says users can delete all passwords from their accounts and use a different login system.
  
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• Australian bandicoot brought back from brink of extinction

  15-09-2021 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The small furry Eastern Barred Bandicoot is bumped off an Australian "extinct in the wild" list.
  
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• Extraordinary 'megapod' of 150 humpbacks filmed having lunch off the coast of New South Wales

  15-09-2021 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A massive pod of up to 150 humpback whales has been spotted in New South Wales The whales are thought to be solitary but may be responding to reduced marine traffic or an uptick in their numbers.
  
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• New Fibit feature detects if you or your partner are snoring to help address health issues

  15-09-2021 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fitbit confirmed that its Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches now have a microphone-powered 'Snore & Noise Detect' feature that tracks 'snoring events' and overall noise quality through the night.
  
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• Supernova first spotted over China in 1181 is solved after 900 years

  15-09-2021 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A faint, fast expanding nebula called Pa30 has been identified as the source of the explosion, which 12th century Chinese astronomers said was as bright as Saturn and visible for six months.
  
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• Astronaut takes stunning pictures of the Southern Lights from the International Space Station

  15-09-2021 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has captured breathtaking images of the Southern Lights with what appears to be a rare bluish hue. Here are five of his photos of the stunning phenomenon...
  
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• Vaccines Fail Singapore: Cases Rise Despite 80% Vaccine Rate

  15-09-2021 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Singapore is a self-admitted Technocratic state. After vaccinating 80% of its population, new cases are soaring. The solution? More people need to be vaccinated. Thus, the blame is placed on the unvaccinated while the nation remains under severe mask mandates, social distancing, etc. ⁃ TN EditorSingapore has just reached a level of vaccination penetration that many other developed economies would envy: 80% of its adult population has been vaccinated. And yet, it continues to struggle with
  
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• Teachers In Colorado Face Year In Jail If They Don’t Enforce Student Mask Mandates

  15-09-2021 16:23 via technocracy.news
  
  The Tri-County Health Department is clearly running the show in Littleton, Colorado where schools have lost autonomy to settle their own issues internally: Teachers who don’t enforce mask mandates for students can be charged as criminals and face jail time plus huge fines. It’s no wonder that parents are protesting. ⁃ TN EditorSome parents are suing Tri-County Health Department over its mask mandate. At issue is whether teachers and administrators can be arrested, charged and p
  
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• Fossils: Scientists reconstruct Carnotaurus - revealing a complex coat of scales, bumps and wrinkles

  15-09-2021 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The updated reconstruction comes after palaeontologists led from the Unidad Ejecutora Lillo in Argentina examined its complex fossilised skin in closer detail.
  
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• Fossilized mother spider protecting her young is found preserved in 99-million-year-old amber

  15-09-2021 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossilized remains of a mother spider with parts of an egg sac underneath her body have been found encased in amber. Three other samples house nearly 100 spiderlings that are all siblings.
  
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• Federal Judge Blocks Forced Vaccination For Medical Personnel In New York State

  15-09-2021 16:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Medical Technocrats in New York are likely grinding their teeth after a federal judge blocked forced vaccination for medical personnel. This sets an important legal precedent for other legal actions against unconstitutional vaccine mandates. ⁃ TN EditorA federal judge has blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of healthcare workers sued the state, including the governor, the health department, and others, claiming their constitutional righ
  
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• LG launches an enormous 325-inch TV with an eye-watering £1.2 MILLION price tag

  15-09-2021 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The TV, dubbed the Extreme Home Cinema, is described by Seoul-based LG as the 'supercar of home theatre displays', and is available in 2K, 4K and 8K configurations.
  
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• Three ex-US intelligence officers admit hacking for UAE

  15-09-2021 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The three men allegedly helped a UAE-based firm break into computers and phones around the world.
  
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• Firms fined over 'frustrating' nuisance messages

  15-09-2021 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We Buy Any Car, Saga and Sports Direct are fined for sending millions of nuisance messages.
  
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• TikTok faces privacy investigations by EU watchdog

  15-09-2021 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish regulator says it is looking at how TikTok handles children's data - and where it goes.
  
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• Facebook under fire over secret teen research

  15-09-2021 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It had evidence Instagram was a harmful place for young people - but failed to share its findings.
  
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• iPhone 13 backlash begins as fans claim the new smartphone has no major improvements

  15-09-2021 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After months of anticipation, Apple finally revealed its new iPhone 13 during an annual product event hosted live from its headquarters in Cupertino, California.
  
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• Aliens? Elon Musk sparks a Twitter frenzy with claim that 'there are UFOs'

  15-09-2021 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Elon, phone home - Mars!' one commenter wrote, while others welcomed Mr Musk to #ufotwitter and shared pictures of clouds with allegedly extraterrestrial origins.
  
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• Unmanned submarine earmarked for Irish Sea freight crossings

  15-09-2021 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A start-up company has been given £380,000 to develop the hydrogen-powered concept.
  
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• This is why the iPhone 13 still has a notch

  15-09-2021 12:33
  
  Why on Earth does Apple’s iPhone 13 still have an intrusive black slab cut out of its screen? Many others manage just fine without
  
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• Life-size camel carvings in Saudi Arabia are almost TWICE the age of Stonehenge

  15-09-2021 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Life-size camel sculptures in Saudi Arabia that were thought to be 2,000 years old actually date back 8,000 years, new analysis by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has revealed.
  
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• Canva: Australian online design platform valued at $40bn

  15-09-2021 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online design platform has become one of the most valuable private firms in the world.
  
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• The sea’s next big plastic problem? Old paint

  15-09-2021 07:00
  
  Oil rigs, turbines and other megastructures are shedding tonnes of plastic-laden paint into the ocean. That is bad
  
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• Remote workers are trapped in a quitting nightmare

  15-09-2021 07:00
  
  Same place, different Zooms. People who have quit their jobs while remote working say it’s depressing and weird
  
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• Mohammed is Palestinian. Why does 23andMe think he’s Egyptian?

  15-09-2021 07:00
  
  Genetic ancestry tests such as 23andMe attempt to place individuals into neatly-defined country groups. But people from Palestine are finding their heritage erased
  
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• Mental health: TikTok rolls out support to combat suicide searches

  15-09-2021 05:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move comes as Instagram is facing fresh scrutiny over its impact on young people's wellbeing.
  
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• Nature: Primate mothers grieve over the death of infants by carrying the corpse with them for MONTHS

  15-09-2021 01:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data on 409 reports of primate mothers reacting to the death of their child, from across 50 species, was compiled and analysed by researchers from University College London.
  
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• Pakistan: How to cool Karachi as temperatures rise

  15-09-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Karachi, Pakistan, one entrepreneur is on a mission to plant urban forests to cope with rising temperatures.
  
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