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• Charred ruins of a fortress dating back 2,100 years are 'tangible evidence' of the Hanukkah story

  18-11-2021 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fortress was destroyed and burned by Jewish rebels who were fighting to reclaim their land from a Greek dynasty, which is part of the Hanukkah story that honors the revolts.
  
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• Ancient four legged creature thought to be the link between snakes and lizards is actually a lizard

  18-11-2021 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A four-legged snake discovered in 2015 that was believed to be the 'missing piece' is not actually a snake, but a long-bodied marine lizard, according to a newly published study.
  
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• Apple working on the 'holy grail' option for its car project: No human intervention by 2025

  18-11-2021 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is accelerating the advancement of its electric vehicle project and wants the 'holy grail' option for its oft-rumored autonomous car by 2025: no human intervention.
  
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• Health: The next coronavirus could come from RATS, study warns

  18-11-2021 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A genomic analysis of the evolution of various mammal species - looking specifically at the receptors that SARS viruses bind to - was performed by researchers from Princeton University.
  
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• Crypto adverts on London Tube under investigation

  18-11-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The advertising watchdog says it is part of a wider look at the way cryptocurrency is advertised.
  
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• Instagram copies Snapchat with new 'rage shake' feature

  18-11-2021 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram's Rage Shake feature is available for iOS and Android, but only for US users 'for now', according to Instagram, which is owned by Menlo Park, California-based social media giant Meta.
  
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• Everything but the catch: '90s pop act or a successful mission for Rocket Lab?

  18-11-2021 18:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  2022's plan: Playing with boosters and helicopters Rounding out a successful launch this morning, Rocket Lab has made good on CEO Peter Beck's promise to do pretty much everything bar catching the returning Electron booster in the company's recovery efforts.…
  
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• AI robot can tell if you are lying by studying subtle facial movements

  18-11-2021 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project, led by Tel Aviv University, worked by using machine learning and artificial intelligence to quickly analyse very small changes in muscle movements during lie-telling.
  
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• Apple's iOS 15.2 eliminates restrictions for third parties to repair broken iPhone 13 screens

  18-11-2021 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When a third-party fixed a broke iPhone 13 screen the FaceID would be disabled, but the new iOS 15.2 beta eliminates this restriction. This is a major win for the right to repair movement.
  
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• Fair-skinned people suit blue clothes the most, study claims 

  18-11-2021 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fair-skinned people are judged to best suit blue clothing, while people with tanned complexions were thought to go best with 'warm' orange and red hues, say experts at the University of St Andrews.
  
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• Technopopulism: How Technocracy And Populism Are Fitting Together

  18-11-2021 17:22 via technocracy.news
  
  TN has warned in recent years on the dangers of Technopopulism, or the merging of Populism with Technocracy. The first authoritative book, Democracy by Disclosure: The Rise of Technopopulism by Mary Graham, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, appeared in 2002.
  Since Populists can provide limited solutions to the problems they protest against, it is all to easy to turn to Technocrats for answers. ⁃ TN EditorChristopher Bickerton and Carlo Invernizzi Accetti describe, define, and d
  
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• Health: Selfies of post-surgical wounds could help doctors spot serious infections early

  18-11-2021 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A randomised clinical trial of the 'surgery selfie' concept involving a total of 492 abdominal surgery patients was conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh.
  
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• Singapore’s Technocracy Dream Is Turning Into A Surveillance State Nightmare

  18-11-2021 16:37 via technocracy.news
  
  Singapore is long acknowledged as a Technocracy and is home to Parag Khanna, author of Technocracy in America.  The PR spin on Singapore claims it is a bastion of enlightened and progressive living, but the reality of actually living there is intolerant authoritarianism, massive and constant surveillance, curtailed rights. ⁃ TN EditorOn a hard disk somewhere in the surveillance archives of Singapore’s Changi prison is a video of Jolovan Wham, naked, alone, performing Hamlet.
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• Health: Smartphone pictures of post-surgical wounds could help doctors spot serious infections early

  18-11-2021 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A randomised clinical trial of the 'surgery selfie' concept involving a total of 492 abdominal surgery patients was conducted by researchers from the from the University of Edinburgh.
  
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• First fossilized evidence of a pine cone sprouting seeds is found in 40-million-year-old amber

  18-11-2021 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The process shown in the 40-million-year-old amber is called precocious germination and typically only found among fruits, makingthis pine cone the earliest evidence of the occurrence in a cone.
  
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• WIRED’s Best of British Christmas Gift Guide

  18-11-2021 16:06
  
  Gifts for all from homegrown brands that aren’t being crippled by the Brexit trade blockages.
  
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• Looking for life on Mars could be hampered by 'false biosignatures' created by chemical actions

  18-11-2021 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking for life on Mars could be thrown off by 'false biosignatures,' fossil-like specimens that are created by chemical processes, according to a newly published study.
  
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• It Begins: FBI SWATS Mom Who Protested Colorado School Board, Terrorizes Family

  18-11-2021 15:52 via technocracy.news
  
  Historically dealing only with violent, law-breaking criminals, the FBI has tragically morphed into a domestic terror organization under the control of a radical leftist federal administration. This police-state tactic of lawless intimidation must be stopped immediately, first by constitutional sheriffs forbidding the FBI from entering their jurisdictions and secondly, by Congressional defunding of the agency.
  The controllers behind this lawless act are the Great Reset Technocrats who want to cr
  
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• SpaceX could send its Starship rocket into orbit in JANUARY

  18-11-2021 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk revealed the ambitious timeframe during an online meeting on Wednesday, but he's not betting on success for that first test flight, which would take off from its Boca Chica, Texas site.
  
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• DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android

  18-11-2021 15:00
  
  The privacy-focused tech company's latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone.
  
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• Relationships: Older couples subconsciously synchronise their heart rates when close together

  18-11-2021 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The heart rates and proximity of ten long-term married senior couples were measured by researchers from the University of Illinois using electronic monitoring devices.
  
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• Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax

  18-11-2021 13:00
  
  The oil producing nation is learning what happens after a country fills its roads with electric vehicles.
  
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• 6 Essential Numbers to Understand the Glasgow Climate Pact

  18-11-2021 13:00
  
  Last week nearly 200 countries agreed to take key steps to tackle the climate crisis. Here’s what you need to know.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance rover collects its third Martian sample

  18-11-2021 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NASA Perseverance rover landed on the Red Planet in February and is slowly trundling its way across the floor of the 28-mile-wide Jezero Crater.
  
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• All the Decent Early Black Friday Deals You Can Get Now

  18-11-2021 12:57
  
  It’s mid-November and the early Black Friday deals are at the mid point, with discounts on Apple, Samsung, Razer, Shark and more.
  
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• The Fitbit Versa 2 Smartwatch is at its cheapest price ever in the Amazon early Black Friday sale

  18-11-2021 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you've been struggling to stay active or you want to track your workout goals, listen up. Amazon early Black Friday sale has slashed the price of the Fitbit Versa 2 Smartwatch by a whopping 45 per cent.
  
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• New study demonstrates iodine as satellite propellant... in space

  18-11-2021 12:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  Tech promises to support boom in small satellites Scientists are trying to support the boom in miniaturised satellites with the development of a plasma engine using an iodine propellant — rather than the commonly used xenon — for the first time.…
  
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• Meta unveils a haptic GLOVE that lets you feel objects in VR

  18-11-2021 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The glove, unveiled by Meta Reality Labs in Menlo Park, California, is lined with a series of small air pockets called actuators along the palms and fingers that inflate to create a sense of touch.
  
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• Crypto bid to buy US constitution print raises over $40m

  18-11-2021 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group called ConstitutionDAO is crowd-funding an auction bid, but there are concerns.
  
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• Longest partial lunar eclipse of the CENTURY will take place tomorrow morning

  18-11-2021 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It will be best viewed from North America, with Hawaii experiencing the full 97 per cent coverage, and much of the continent able to experience the entire event.
  
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• Amazon Echo Dot is now its lowest price ever in Black Friday deals

  18-11-2021 10:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Save £21 - that's a 53% saving on Amazon's bestselling Echo Dot (3rd Gen) smart speaker, taking it down to its lowest price ever in Black Friday deals.
  
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• DNA data of healthy babies could be hacked or sold by Governments in future, ethics expert says

  18-11-2021 09:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mass genetic screening of newborn babies is unethical an UK expert has warned with concerns over how Governments of the future will use and abuse such information for more than health.
  
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• Paytm: Shares plunge in India's biggest ever market debut

  18-11-2021 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paytm, which counts Chinese giant Ant among its backers, raised $2.5bn in its IPO.
  
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• It's fake ooze, don't fall for fake ooze: Alien fossils found on Mars might just be simple chemistry, uni pair warn

  18-11-2021 08:29 via go.theregister.com
  
  Similar mistakes have been made in the past, after all Scientists should remain skeptical if they study rock samples drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover for evidence of alien life lest they be fooled by fake fossils, academics in the UK have warned.…
  
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• Rural broadband: Residents miss out on NI scheme

  18-11-2021 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Project Stratum promises to deliver full-fibre broadband to rural properties in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Baby elephant dies after losing half its trunk in poacher's trap

  18-11-2021 04:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The one-year-old calf succumbed to its injuries two days after being rescued by Indonesian villagers.
  
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• Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK

  18-11-2021 03:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online giant says high Visa fees mean it won't process credit card transactions from 19 January.
  
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• The mums using Instagram to offer advice to new parents

  18-11-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Covid has led to an increase in parenting gurus using social media to support new mums and dads.
  
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• 'I've seen irreversible change but hope too for planet'

  18-11-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Over decades, correspondent David Shukman has seen climate change become our most important issue.
  
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