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• La Niña will bring up to 32 inches of snow to New York City and worsen California droughts

  19-10-2021 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  La Niña returned to the Pacific Ocean for a second consecutive year. It will bring rainstorms to the northwest, dry conditions along the southwest and above average snowfall in the northeast.
  
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• NASA's new $150M gamma-ray telescope will study the Milky Way galaxy's evolution

  19-10-2021 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has picked a new telescope that will help study the Milky Way, giving new insight into how stars are born and die, the $145 million Compton Spectrometer and Imager.
  
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• Facebook settles US worker discrimination claims

  19-10-2021 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant will pay $14.5m to settle claims it routinely hired foreign instead of US workers.
  
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• California has driest year since 1924 as only 28 inches of precipitation fell

  19-10-2021 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the 2021 water year, California recorded its driest water year in more than 90 years, as only 11.9 inches of rain and snow were recorded, the lowest in more than 90 years.
  
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• TikTok star is shocked to discover Amazon has more than 3,000 recordings of her

  19-10-2021 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The data privacy campaigner, who goes by the username @my.data.not.yours, asked Amazon to send all data it has on her, including from smart speakers.
  
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• Moment mysterious object slams into Jupiter AGAIN is captured by Japanese astronomers

  19-10-2021 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A bright light, which lasted for justfour seconds, appeared in Jupiter's North Tropical Zone near the southern edge of the North Temperate Belt. The footage of this event has been released.
  
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• Rats take down Devon broadband

  19-10-2021 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 1,800 Openreach customers are affected by the outage in North Devon.
  
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• 12 cool PS5 accessories you can buy (and not just the Sony ones)

  19-10-2021 19:31
  
  If you've managed to get a PS5, these are the best accessories to get the most out of your new console, and we've scoured beyond just the licensed Sony stuff
  
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• Smokers who switch to e-cigs are 10% more likely to relapse and use cigarettes again

  19-10-2021 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that the best way to quit smoking is not by weening yourself off of tobacco, but to instead drop the drug entirely.
  
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• Google reveals Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones

  19-10-2021 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'completely reimagined Google Phones' are powered by Google Tensor, the firstprocessor designed by the California firm, with a focus on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Google's Pixel 6 processor brings AI photo features

  19-10-2021 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New AI features such as "magic" photo editing and on-device voice processing come with the new chip.
  
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• Japanese ghost ships sunk during World War II are spotted as seismic activity raise them

  19-10-2021 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seismic activity at Japan's Mount Suribachi has resulted in a number of ships being raised after they were sunk as part of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
  
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• Africa's rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades due to climate change, report warns

  19-10-2021 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report from the World Meteorological Organization warns the dramatic warming in Africa is causing the continents glaciers to melt - and the massive ice sheets could disappear by the 2040s.
  
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• Discovery Tour Viking Age: Can video games teach history?

  19-10-2021 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has been adapted for use in schools for teaching about the Vikings.
  
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• Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets?

  19-10-2021 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With weeks to go until the UK hosts a global climate summit, is the government on track to meet its own commitments?
  
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• Net zero announcement: UK sets out plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions

  19-10-2021 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government reveals its long-awaited strategy days before global leaders meet for COP26 in Glasgow.
  
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• Motorcycle concept could allow future astronauts to cruise on the moon at 10mph 

  19-10-2021 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed the 'Tardigrade' after the microscopic 'water bears' that can survive in the extreme conditions of space, the vehicle was brought to life by Nico von Hookie, of the German company Hookie.
  
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• Budweiser reveals plans for the UK's first hydrogen-powered BREWERY in South Wales by 2024

  19-10-2021 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Budweiser has joined forces with Protium, a UK-based green hydrogen energy services company, to install hydrogen-powered solutions at its Magor Brewery in South Wales.
  
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• What is net zero and how are the UK and other countries doing?

  19-10-2021 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts have recommended developed countries adopt targets to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.
  
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• Pornhub owner settles with Girls Do Porn victims over videos

  19-10-2021 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of 50 women sued MindGeek over a sex-trafficking operation by Girls Do Porn.
  
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• Orion: Nasa's Moon ship ready to be attached to rocket

  19-10-2021 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Orion spacecraft is ready to be placed on top of a rocket that will send it towards the Moon.
  
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• Instagram will now let users upload photos and videos from their laptops or desktop computers

  19-10-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ability to post photos and videos up to one minute from a browser will be rolled out to globally from Thursday, October 21, according to the Menlo Park, California-based social media giant.
  
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• Schools warned over facial recognition systems

  19-10-2021 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Biometric data is being used by some schools to allow pupils to make contactless lunch payments.
  
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• Businesses Face $700,000 Fine For Not Forcing Shots On Employees

  19-10-2021 16:39 via technocracy.news
  
  The Biden Administration is destroying the supply chain via port traffic, border controls by removing the wall, health by mandating vaccines, consumers with hyper-inflation and is now destroying companies and the labor market. Never have so few done so much to implement a scorched-earth program of economic destruction.
  Or, is this just a necessary step for the Great Reset to “build back better”?
  Technocracy cannot complete its coup d’etat until the existing capital-based econom
  
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• Scientists identify 14 species of shrimp larvae that look like 'part alien,' live in the deep ocean

  19-10-2021 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered 14 different species of larvae (mostly shrimp) that were once believed to be different species which live in the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, surpassing 3,000 feet.
  
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• NASA's $10 BILLION James Webb Space Telescope is unpacked for launch

  19-10-2021 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been unpacked in French Guiana. The $10 billion observatory is a successor to Hubble, and will let astronomers peer deeper into the Universe.
  
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• Fisher-Price releasing a modern-day version of nostalgic 1961 Chatter Telephone makes phone calls

  19-10-2021 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mobile Chatter Telephone features the iconic smiling face, red wheels, connected handset and the retro rotary dial. Pre-orders are available at BestBuy.com for $60.
  
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• It’s Here: Robot Dogs With Powerful Assault Rifles

  19-10-2021 15:58 via technocracy.news
  
  The government wants your guns but has no problem building frankengun monsters of its own. The dog pictured carries a very potent 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle, which also has a machine gun configuration. A swarm of these armed robots could overwhelm and slaughter dozens of combatants in minutes. ⁃ TN EditorGhost Robotics and SWORD International have teamed up to create a rifle-toting “robot dog.” Called the Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle, or SPUR, the system adds a 6.5mm Creedmoo
  
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• Credit Card Cuts Off Spending When You Reach Your CO2 Limit

  19-10-2021 15:36 via technocracy.news
  
  Doconomy’s vision is Technocracy’s first-born as their website states: “Our understanding of impact is reshaping all commercial activity on earth.” Your life will be data-mined for carbon footprint and your Mastercard will stop working when you exceed the CO2 limit they set for you. ⁃ TN EditorThe company that created a credit card to track your purchases’ CO2 emissions is set to launch a “premium” version of the card that cuts off your spending as
  
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• Gaming: World's smallest console is the same size as a POSTAGE STAMP-but is fully functional

  19-10-2021 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Thumby' console from Ohio-based TinyCircuits comes with five retro games pre-installed, including tiny takes on classics like Tetris, Space Invaders and Snake.
  
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• Heat pump grants worth £5,000 to replace gas boilers not enough, say critics

  19-10-2021 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The England and Wales subsidies cover just 90,000 gas boilers out of more than 20 million households.
  
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• The MacBook Pro is the future of Apple’s ports mess

  19-10-2021 14:11
  
  The new MacBook Pros go back to the future to try and sort Apple’s ports problem. But the issue is bigger than just laptops
  
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• Heat pumps: How much do they cost and how do they work?

  19-10-2021 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wants people to replace gas boilers with heat pumps.
  
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• Scientists are trying to restore people's sense of smell by creating an implant that zaps the brain

  19-10-2021 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University are currently working on the revolutionary device, which is based on a cochlear implant used to improve hearing.
  
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• Fossils: Scary dog-sized SEA SCORPION swam the waters of what is now China 435 million years ago

  19-10-2021 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossil remains of the new species were found near Chongqing and Wuhan and analysed by researchers led from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
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• NASA releases incredible audio captured by its Perseverance rover on Mars

  19-10-2021 12:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysing the sounds of Mars revealed it has 'strong bass vibrations,' say researchers from L'Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie in Toulouse, France.
  
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• 'Louvre of Wine' is to be frozen so grape varieties can be revived if affected by climate change

  19-10-2021 11:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The facility, opened by the French National Institute for Research into Agriculture, Food and the Environment, will preserve tissues from the vines at -320°F (-196°C) in liquid nitrogen in a cryobank.
  
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• Diver finds 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel's coast

  19-10-2021 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The blade, which is encrusted with marine organisms, is believed to be about 900 years old.
  
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• Climate change: Over 99.9% of studies agree that global warming is mainly caused by humans

  19-10-2021 10:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In total 88,125 studies published from 2012 to 2020 were reviewed by experts from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
  
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• The horse, the drone and the epic fight for gambling success

  19-10-2021 07:00
  
  In the world of in-running sports betting, fractions of a second can equal big money
  
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• Headband could beat insomnia by zapping the brain while sufferers wear it for 20 minutes at bedtime 

  19-10-2021 02:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A headband worn for 20 minutes before bedtime may help beat insomnia. One person in ten in the UK has difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, with women twice as likely to be affected as men.
  
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• Apple unveils new computer chips amid shortage

  19-10-2021 02:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips expand the firm's use of silicon it has designed.
  
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• The battle to make lighter life-saving body armour

  19-10-2021 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New materials are making body armour lighter but nanotechnology could provide a breakthrough.
  
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