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• Microsoft disrupts Chinese cyber-spying group by seizing 42 websites used by the hackers

  06-12-2021 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft disrupted the Chinese hacking group it calls Nickle by seizing 42 websites used to infiltrate foreign ministries, think tanks and human rights organizations in 29 different countries.
  
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• NASA inaugurates 10 new astronauts who are set to walk on the moon and potentially Mars

  06-12-2021 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA inaugurated its 23rd class of new astronauts on Monday. This group of 10 individuals are set to walk on the moon and could potentially soar to Mars. They begin training in January 2022.
  
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• Gum laced with a plant-grown protein is found to reduce COVID-19 transmission by 95%

  06-12-2021 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cinnamon-flavored gum was infused gum with a plant-grown protein, known as ACE2, which'traps' the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a person's saliva and then neutralizes it to stop transmission.
  
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• Nasa unveils new class of astronaut candidates

  06-12-2021 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions to the Moon.
  
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• Uber prices could rise 20% after UK ruling

  06-12-2021 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a move that will affect the whole taxi industry, a judge has ruled Uber must make contracts with its customers.
  
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• Uber will now check on you if it detects a driver taking an unusual route 

  06-12-2021 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ridesharing giant, headquartered in San Francisco, wants to make passengers feel safer when they take a ride, following some high-profile cases involving drivers and passengers.
  
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• Justice: Face masks make it EASIER for jurors to tell if witnesses are lying or telling the truth

  06-12-2021 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ways in which COVID has affected the lie-detecting capacities of juries via measures like face masks and virtual courtrooms was examined by experts led from the University of Portsmouth.
  
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• Remains of a man and woman buried with GOLDEN tongues 2,500 years ago are found in Egypt

  06-12-2021 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man and woman who lived in ancient Egypt 2,500 years ago were buried with gold plates in place of their tongues, which allowed their spirits to speak to Osiris, god of the underworld.
  
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• The solar system may be shaped like a croissant

  06-12-2021 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hydrogen particles slamming into the solar system from interstellar space are responsible for bending heliospheric jets emanating from the sun's poles, University of Boston researchers say.
  
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• Global Digital ID: Bum’s Rush To Inject Children Hides Technocrat Objective

  06-12-2021 17:35 via technocracy.news
  
  There is zero medical justification for injecting children with mRNA or DNA shots. The real reason appears to build a registry of digital ids on the entire generation of children, in order to track further injections as well as all other facets of their lives as they grow up. This plan has been underway well before COVID hit in early 2020.
  The feigned concern for welfare of children is dangerous beyond measure. It was Hitler who said,
  “The state must declare the child to be the most precio
  
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• Top Space Force official says China is developing space capabilities at 'twice the rate' of the US

  06-12-2021 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  General Thompson added during a Reagan National Defense Forum panel that '2030 is not an unreasonable estimate' of when China could surpass the U.S. in space capabilities.
  
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• The Technocrat Mind: Pfizer’s Unconscionable Crimes, Past And Present

  06-12-2021 17:03 via technocracy.news
  
  The Atlantic Council conferred it highest honor, the Distinguished Business Leadership Award, to Pfizer Chairman Albert Bourla. The Council is one a top-tier global elite clique whose membership has been tightly intertwined with the Trilateral Commission since 1973, leading critics to declare that global policies of the two organizations are synonymous.
  Pfizer has demonstrated its character as a giant vampire squid, having no concern for public health or the individual lives that it has destroye
  
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• Migratory birds have evolved to have lighter-coloured feathers to keep them cool

  06-12-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany found that migratory birds tend to have pale plumage, which absorbs less heat than dark feathers.
  
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• Cannibalistic lancetfish washes ashore on a San Diego beach

  06-12-2021 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four-foot-long lancetfish, although dead was found intact with its long silver body, ridged black fins and piercing blue eyes. It is unclear how it washed up on San Diego's La Jolla Shores.
  
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• WhatsApp expands its Disappearing Messages feature

  06-12-2021 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp users now have two extra options for how long the deletion period is - 24 hours and 90 days, the Menlo Park-based chat platform has revealed.
  
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• Terrifying images reveal what it's like driving with eye conditions like myopia and cataracts

  06-12-2021 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to The College of Optometrists, half of drivers in the UK are unaware that driving without their prescribed glasses or contact lenses is illegal.
  
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• Heath: Terrifying images reveal what it's like driving with eye conditions like myopia and cataracts

  06-12-2021 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to The College of Optometrists, half of drivers in the UK are unaware that driving without their prescribed glasses or contact lenses is illegal.
  
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• Great Barrington Declaration Now Exceeds 870,000 Signatures

  06-12-2021 15:22 via technocracy.news
  
  On October 4, 2020, three highly-respected medical professionals wrote The Great Barrington Declaration to protest damaging COVID-19 policies, including physical and mental health impacts. Today, just 14 months later, the Declaration has attracted 870,000 signatures, including almost 60,000 from medical scientists and practitioners.
  The original drafters included:Dr. Martin Kulldorff, professor of medicine at Harvard University, a biostatistician, and epidemiologist with expertise in detecting a
  
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• Ancient Egyptian elites drank thick porridge-like beer 5,800 years ago, study suggests 

  06-12-2021 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed fragments of pottery found at Hierakonpolis, an archaeological site in southern Egypt.
  
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• China's Yutu 2 rover spots a cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on the far side of the moon

  06-12-2021 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's Yutu 2 rover, which almost three years ago arrived with the first spacecraft to ever land on the dark side of the moon, took pictures of the object while travelling across the Von Kármán crater.
  
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• Space: The only total solar eclipse of 2021 is revealed in stunning photos from Antarctica 

  06-12-2021 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spectacle of the moon blocking out the sun reached its greatest extent at around 07:33 GMT for spectators near the edge of Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, which went dark for two minutes.
  
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• What Will Work Look Like in 2022? (Hint: Not the Metaverse)

  06-12-2021 13:00
  
  Here’s what industry leaders think about the future of work, from changing office hours to, yes, staying in the meatspace.
  
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• The Real Reason Hold Music Bothers You So Much

  06-12-2021 13:00
  
  We swear your call is very important to us.
  
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• Is There a Genetic Link to Being an Extremely Good Boy?

  06-12-2021 13:00
  
  Guide dogs need the right personality, health, and training. Scientists are studying the genetics behind the traits that make a dog suited to working.
  
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• Earth's Black Box will track climate change 'and other man-made perils'

  06-12-2021 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earth's Black Box will be situated about four hours from the city of Hobart, somewhere near the western coast, between Strahan and Queenstown.
  
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• NASA is monitoring two British adventurers as they attempt to trek across the Antarctic

  06-12-2021 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former soldier Justin Packshaw, 57, and 37-year-old doctor and ex-Army medic Jamie Facer Childs are trying to reach Antarctica's most isolated spot, the so-called Pole of Inaccessibility, in 80 days.
  
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• Online Safety Bill : What to expect

  06-12-2021 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Politicians are due to give their recommendations for the landmark piece of legislation.
  
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• Galileo satnav system gets two new somewhat confusing satellites

  06-12-2021 08:16 via go.theregister.com
  
  Despite being the 27th and 28th launched, they're the first of a dozen first-gen birds The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the successful launch of the 27th and 28th satellites in its Galileo satnav constellation on Sunday.…
  
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• China's Yutu rover spots 'mysterious hut' on far side of the Moon

  06-12-2021 06:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Cube-shaped object is probably just a rock. Yutu will check it out anyway China's Moon rover, Yutu 2, has sent images of a strangely geometric object.…
  
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• Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid

  06-12-2021 03:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More funding is needed to prepare for pandemics and prevent gains from being lost, Dame Sarah Gilbert says.
  
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• Climate change: Is ‘blue hydrogen’ Japan’s answer to coal?

  06-12-2021 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Fukushima disaster turned Japan away from nuclear. A new energy source may help it quit coal.
  
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• The tech helping shops - and Santa - deliver this Christmas

  06-12-2021 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of tech solutions are out there to help retailers optimise sending out our presents.
  
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