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• Hubble finds persistent water vapor on one half of Europa that some experts believe is home to life

  14-10-2021 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that Jupiter's ice moon, Europa, has persistent water vapor on just one hemisphere - the trailing hemisphere.
  
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• Stranded 600lb turtle returned to Atlantic Ocean

  14-10-2021 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sea turtle washed ashore a riverbank in Massachusetts this week.
  
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• Volvo unveils world's first load carrier made of fossil fuel-free steel

  14-10-2021 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The all-electric, autonomous truck features a load carrier for carrying materials. Volvo said it was made using electricity from renewable sources to create the clean-burning gas.
  
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• Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China

  14-10-2021 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company will offer a jobs-only site with no social-media elements, instead.
  
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• Facebook is creating an AI that can view the world and interact with it like a human

  14-10-2021 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is creating an artificial intelligence capable of viewing and interacting with the outside world the same way a person can, letting the AI learn from 'videos from the center of action.'
  
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• Snakes experienced a sudden burst of evolution after the dinosaurs were wiped out

  14-10-2021 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This rapid diversification led to the nearly 4,000 species we see today, according to researchers from the University of California and University of Michigan.
  
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• YouTube U-turns over David Davis vaccination passports clip after protest

  14-10-2021 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The site says "sometimes we make the wrong call" after being accused of attacking free speech.
  
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• WhatsApp launches end-to-end encrypted BACKUPS of messages and video

  14-10-2021 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature is being rolled out globally to iOS and Android users to provide an 'optional extra layer of protection' to existing backups, says the Menlo Park, California based tech giant.
  
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• Living fossil': Fisherman captures nearly 40-pound alligator gar in Kansas

  14-10-2021 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A rare 4.5-foot fish known as an alligator gar was caught in Kansas for the first time ever last month, baffling experts as to how it arrived in the state.
  
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• Facebook helps AI take a first-person view of life

  14-10-2021 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It hopes artificial intelligence may one day tell you where on earth you've put your keys.
  
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• Raspberries are the healthiest food... but instant noodles rank the worst, study says

  14-10-2021 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have designed a new 'food compass' that solves the confusion surrounding what food and drink is the healthiest option to eat. Invested US scientists the system scores food out of 100.
  
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• 'Confused' Waymo self-driving cars are flooding a dead-end street in San Francisco

  14-10-2021 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents say the 'confused' Waymo self-driving vehicles are driving through the dead end all hours of the day and multiple cars are sometimes coming to the street at the same time.
  
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• Britain could lose its longest-lasting patch of snow this week

  14-10-2021 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as The Sphinx, the 13ft strip of snow at Braeriach, in the Cairmgorms, is known to have survived virtually every summer since records began.
  
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• Earth 2500: Shocking images reveal how the Amazon will be barren and India too hot to live in

  14-10-2021 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Future climates were modelled under three greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios by an international team of researchers led from Canada's McGill University.
  
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• Medical Chaos: Result Of Firing Unvaccinated Nurses In Houston

  14-10-2021 17:18 via technocracy.news
  
  Across the entire spectrum of essential industries, we can expect that shortages of employees over vaccine mandates will create chaotic interruption of services. Some claim these are unintended consequences. However, Technocracy and Technocrats have implemented these policies as a scorched earth economic meltdown that is necessary for them to “build back better”. ⁃ TN EditorHouston hospitals have “reached a breaking point” amid a COVID-19 outbreak, which struck week
  
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• Checklist used by last man on the moon Eugene Cernan in 1972 goes on the auction

  14-10-2021 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An online auction is featuring several historic items that accompanied the last man on the moon, the first American in space and the second person to walk across the lunar surface.
  
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• One third of UK farmers could be depressed - survey

  14-10-2021 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulation, the pandemic and extreme weather are among factors causing high stress to farmers.
  
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• Just two MINUTES of 'doomscrolling' through social media can bring your mood down, study warns

  14-10-2021 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scrolling through stories about coronavirus on Twitter or viewing them on YouTube is enough to cause people's positive mood to plummet, according to research from the University of Essex.
  
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• Saturn's moon Titan has San Andreas Fault-like tectonic plates researchers discover

  14-10-2021 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists believe Saturn's moon Titan has a fault similar to the San Andreas Fault in California and it's likely active. If true, it could break up the icy surface and be a precursor to life, according to a new study.
  
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• Pilots Resist: Pilot Shortage Looms Over Vaccines As Firing Deadline Approaches

  14-10-2021 16:51 via technocracy.news
  
  Approximately 25-30 percent of pilots and airline workers remain unvaccinated and risk being fired. Airline executives cite obedience to Biden’s Executive Order that has failed to materialize in the Federal Register. This means that they are essentially following a press statement that has no substance whatsoever. ⁃ TN EditorSouthwest Airlines said Monday that it would implement the federal vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden, disregarding objections raised mos
  
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• Employees Resist: TSA Says 40% Remain Unvaccinated As Deadline Looms

  14-10-2021 16:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Medical Technocrats just cannot understand why people don’t comply with their draconian commands to vaccinate or lose everything. Nevertheless, battle lines of resistance are being drawn because large numbers of employees have had enough of being pushed around. ⁃ TN EditorThe Transportation Security Administration says 4-in-10 members of its workforce, including screeners, remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 as its deadline looms.
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• Cops Resist: Chicago Could Lose 50% Of Police Force Over Vaccine Mandate

  14-10-2021 15:50 via technocracy.news
  
  The pressure of COVID vaccine dictatorship is creating battle lines in the oddest places, like Chicago’s police force. It is risking a mass firing over employees refusing to take the gene therapy injections, which could be catastrophic to law and order in an already troubled city. ⁃ TN EditorThe head of the Chicago police officers union on Tuesday called on its members to refuse to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which is set to take effect
  
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• Women are more creative during the fertile stage of their monthly cycles, study finds 

  14-10-2021 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study of 751 women with a healthy cycle was carried out in Poland by experts from SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw.
  
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• NASA's $981 MILLION Lucy asteroid mission will launch this weekend

  14-10-2021 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucy is scheduled to launch on Saturday, October 16 at 05:34 ET (10:34 BST) on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  
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• Three is finally back up and running after a seven-hour outage

  14-10-2021 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 05:00 BST, prompting thousands of complaints across the UK. The problem was not fixed until about 12:30 BST.
  
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• Bitcoin: Bank deputy calls for urgent crypto regulation

  14-10-2021 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England's Sir Jon Cunliffe raises concerns about the financial stability risk of cryptocurrencies.
  
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• This is what’s at stake at the COP26 climate summit

  14-10-2021 14:05
  
  This year’s COP26 climate conference is the most important since 2015 and the Paris Agreement. Here’s what you need to know
  
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• Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras

  14-10-2021 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Amazon devices were found to invade privacy and break data laws in a landmark UK case.
  
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• Killer bot? Terrifying robot dog fitted with a 6.5mm sniper RIFLE unveiled at the US Army trade show

  14-10-2021 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle' (SPUR) is the brainchild of Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotics and arms manufacturer SWORD International of Sparks, Nevada.
  
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• Five sites shortlisted for UK's prototype fusion energy plant

  14-10-2021 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK government first announced a £200millioninvestment into the development of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production - or 'STEP' - in October 2019.
  
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• Nuclear fusion: Five sites shortlisted for UK energy plant

  14-10-2021 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A final decision for the location of the UK's prototype fusion energy plant is due in 2022.
  
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• Sharing medical records with researchers: Assumed consent works in theory – just not yet in practice

  14-10-2021 12:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  The UK shows us how not to run an opt-out approach Register Debate  Welcome to the latest Register Debate in which writers and experts go head to head on technology topics, and you – the reader – choose the winning argument. The format is simple: we propose a motion, the arguments for the motion will run this Monday and Wednesday, and the arguments against on Tuesday and Thursday.…
  
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• Eating less red meat and more fruit and veg 'could increase life expectancy by eight months'

  14-10-2021 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The recommendations are part of a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society, which looked at how climate change measures can improve people's health in the UK.
  
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• The BMW i4 is the most important electric BMW yet

  14-10-2021 11:57
  
  With astonishing performance and tech designed to emulate old-school ICE driving, the BMW i4 is here to convert the petrolheads
  
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• Nokia is releasing a new version of its 6310 'brick phone' - and yes, it still has Snake!

  14-10-2021 11:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HMD Global, the Espoo, Finland-based makers of Nokia phones, said the device would have the original and iconic silhouette of the classic 6310 with its trademark long battery life.
  
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• Taking your children outside in nature for just 10 minutes a day could stop tantrums, study claims

  14-10-2021 10:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children who were more interested in nature had a fewer behavioural problems than those whose connection with green spaces decreased, experts from the University of Cambridge say.
  
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• Three network crashes across the UK

  14-10-2021 09:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 05:00 BST, prompting almost 1,500 complaints from users across the UK so far.
  
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• The unsolved mystery of the Putney Pusher

  14-10-2021 07:00
  
  In May 2017 a runner pushed a woman in front of a London bus. Despite the city’s vast CCTV network – and the close attentions of internet sleuths – the case remains unsolved
  
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• Prince William: Saving Earth should come before space tourism

  14-10-2021 06:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prince says great minds should focus "on trying to repair this planet" not exploring space.
  
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• Climate change: Carbon emissions from rich countries rose rapidly in 2021

  14-10-2021 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emissions from the richest countries are going up again this year as the global economy rebounds.
  
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• Fashionable farming - the people growing their own clothes

  14-10-2021 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of people in the north of England are now making clothes, from seeds to finished garments.
  
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• Climate change in India: Teen inventor's solar-powered ironing cart

  14-10-2021 00:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's ironing vendors use charcoal as fuel, but Vinisha Umashankar's cart harnesses the Sun's energy.
  
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