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• The moment Facebook became Meta

  28-10-2021 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meta, the rebranded Facebook, made its debut at the company’s headquarters with a new sign today.
  
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• Meta teases 'Project Cambria' headset that will bring the firm's metaverse to life

  28-10-2021 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced a its upcoming high-end virtual and augmented reality headset codenamed 'Project Cambria.'
  
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• Lake Erie is home to a giant ship graveyard: Nearly 2,500 sunken vessels litter the bottom

  28-10-2021 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lake Erie is home to a ship graveyard that is included up to 2,500 vessels. The earliest dates to the 1800s when the lake was part of the water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the upper Midwest.
  
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• Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand

  28-10-2021 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media giant says the new name will better encompass what it does.
  
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• Meet Homo bodoensis: Newly-identified ancient human species lived in Africa 500,000 years ago

  28-10-2021 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A skull of a new species of ancient human has been discovered in Ethiopia that experts believe was a direct ancestor of modern humans.
  
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• Chinese payment-terminal company searched by FBI

  28-10-2021 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pax Technology is a major provider of payment terminals worldwide.
  
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• Humans could soon TALK to whales: AI is learning to decode clicking sounds made by the animals

  28-10-2021 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The initiative, called Project CETI, is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to interpret clicking sounds, or 'codas,' Sperm whales make to communicate with one another.
  
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• Climate change could devastate the world's largest economic powers, report warns

  28-10-2021 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research by the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change has been released on the eve of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, which begins on Sunday.
  
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• Arm-Nvidia: Europe investigates chip-designer sale

  28-10-2021 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulators have "serious doubts" about the technology giant's $40bn takeover of British company Arm.
  
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• Dogs tilt their heads to help them hear and process their owner's requests more easily, study finds 

  28-10-2021 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest suggest that tilting the head may help dogs to hear and process information more easily.
  
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• Two common birds in Patagonia regularly consume truffles, study finds 

  28-10-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study, the researchers spotted chucao tapaculos and black-throated huet-huets seeking out and consuming truffles in Patagonia.
  
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• Cats: Almost a quarter of a MILLION strays are estimated to live in cities across the UK

  28-10-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first-ever estimate for the UK's total number of unowned cats was calculated by researchers from Cats Protection based on resident surveys and reports combined population modelling.
  
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• Next: 1,000 Private Jets Will Assemble In Davos To Execute The Great Reset

  28-10-2021 16:45 via technocracy.news
  
  Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy, is a Utopian myth that will not “save the world” but rather destroy it. Its cracked policies have been noted for at least 30 years and the fruit of destruction is all around us. If successful, their dream that “You will own nothing” will not bring happiness, but rather homelessness. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> The wealthy elite travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meetings via a “steady stream”
  
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• The scary truth about Halloween candy: Harvesting ingredients requires deforestation and child labor

  28-10-2021 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every Halloween, 600 million pounds of candy is sold in America, but these treats are grown on farmland that were once forests and uses child and trafficked labor to harvest ingredients.
  
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• COP26 & The Great Reset: The Not So Glorious Prospect Of Owning Nothing

  28-10-2021 16:24 via technocracy.news
  
  The snake is eating its tail. Curtailing energy in any form curtails economic activity by the same amount because all economic activity requires energy. Many countries will have a cold, dark winter thanks to the contrived energy crunch around the world. The transformation to Technocracy is predicated on the destruction of the existing economic system. ⁃ TN EditorEither you go along with the green program (that ignores nuclear as green) or you don’t get credit. Which is a policy that
  
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• Glasgow, COP26, World Economic Forum, Great Reset

  28-10-2021 16:07 via technocracy.news
  
  Get ready for the “Glasgow Declaration” as the UN meets with global oligarchs from the World Economic Forum in Glasgow to hammer out the destruction of the old economic system and the initiation of the Great Reset. As attendees fly in on private jets, the discussions will focus on removing carbon from the atmosphere.
  It is noteworthy that the WEF is co-sponsoring this UN “Conference of the Parties” and is intricately embedded in Sustainable Development doctrines, aka Tech
  
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• 29 of the best science fiction books everyone should read

  28-10-2021 15:46
  
  Looking for your next read? Take a trip into the future with our pick of the best science fiction novels of all time
  
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• 36 of the best fantasy books everyone should read

  28-10-2021 15:20
  
  Looking for your next read? Cast your eyes upon our list of some of the best fantasy novels of all time
  
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• Countries unable to reach COP26 could soon vanish

  28-10-2021 14:00
  
  Small island nations that will likely be wiped from the face of the Earth by rising sea levels risk having the smallest voice at a crucial moment
  
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• Fossils: Baby pterosaurs could fly from BIRTH and overshadowed their smaller adult rivals

  28-10-2021 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilised bones of baby pterosaurs found in the Aferdou N'Chaft mine in Morocco were analysed by researchers led from the University of Portsmouth.
  
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• The ultimate WIRED Christmas gift guide for 2021

  28-10-2021 12:56
  
  Our 2021 edit of clever Christmas gift ideas from £35 to £14,000
  
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• Instagram ditches swipe-up link feature in favour of a link sticker for all 

  28-10-2021 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Instagram previously had the option to add swipe-up links on Stories, this feature was limited to accounts with more than 10,000 followers.
  
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• Why giant pandas are black and white: Bears evolved distinctive markings to help them camouflage

  28-10-2021 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Bristol say that the dark patches help pandas to blend in with tree trunks, while their lighter patches allow them to camouflage against patches of snow.
  
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• Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro go on sale TODAY

  28-10-2021 10:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The phones will start at £599 for thePixel 6 and £849 for the Pro, putting the flagship devices at a much lower price point than the latest iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro from Apple.
  
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• Sitting Bull: DNA confirms great-grandson's identity

  28-10-2021 09:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sample of the Native American leader's hair confirms the identity of his great-grandson.
  
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• Whistleblower: Facebook's response to child abuse 'inadequate'

  28-10-2021 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Another anonymous Facebook employee has detailed how the firm allegedly handles child abuse images.
  
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• Pikmin Bloom: Why Pokémon Go creators are working with Nintendo again

  28-10-2021 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New game wants to encourage people to get walking, again, but this time planting virtual flowers.
  
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• The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is ideal for DIY projects

  28-10-2021 08:00
  
  The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is powerful for a computer the size of a matchbox, but get a Pi 4 or Pi 400 if you want a better desktop experience
  
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• Pack your bags – we may have found the first planet outside of our galaxy

  28-10-2021 04:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  Alas, we will have to wait 70 years to confirm the sighting Astronomers have for the first time discovered what looks like a planet outside the Milky Way, judging by a study published this week in Nature.…
  
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• 'We will not rest until the periodic table is exhausted' says Intel CEO on quest to keep Moore's Law alive

  28-10-2021 02:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  From developers to zettascale-by-2027 promises, the key things chip boss covered in speech this week Analysis  Intel won't give up on Moore's Law, even though just about everyone has declared it dead or on its way out.…
  
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• Climate change: Human activity makes forests emit carbon

  28-10-2021 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Human activity and wildfires have turned highly protected forests into net sources of carbon, a study suggests.
  
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• Climate change: Polls shows rising demand for government action

  28-10-2021 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of COP26, a BBC World Service poll finds growing support for strong political leadership.
  
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• Budget 2021: How green is Chancellor Rishi Sunak?

  28-10-2021 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From planes and trains to insulation - this is how green the Budget looked ahead of COP26 starting on Sunday.
  
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• Climate change: Can India meet its targets?

  28-10-2021 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As a major global climate summit approaches, is the Indian government on track to meet its own commitments?
  
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• Toilet on SpaceX's Inspiration4 craft malfunctioned and URINE collected under the capsule's floor

  28-10-2021 00:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New details of SpaceX's malfunctioned toilet on the Inspiration4 craft reveal urine leaked under the capsule's floors while the crew was orbiting Earth - but it didn't happen until their last day in space.
  
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