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• Elon Musk's SpaceX gets green light from the FCC for orbital launch of Starship early next year

  09-12-2021 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FCC application shows the orbital launch could take place anytime between December 20, 2021 and March 1, 2022, from SpaceX's testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
  
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• DNA evidence from frozen permafrost reveals woolly mammoths roamed Canada until 5,000 years ago

  09-12-2021 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancient 30,000-year-old DNA of past environments found in permafrost from Yukon, Canada reveals woolly mammoths roamed the region as recently as 5,000 years ago, a new study finds.
  
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• Gas giant 11 times the mass of Jupiter discovered in b Centauri binary system

  09-12-2021 20:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Orbit roughly 100 times wider than that of similar planets in our solar system Scientists have discovered a gas giant planet 11 times the mass Jupiter orbiting the binary system of b Centauri A and B.…
  
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• Gas giant 10 times the size of Jupiter discovered in b Centauri binary system

  09-12-2021 20:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Orbit roughly 100 times wider than that of similar planets in our solar system Scientists have discovered a gas giant planet 10 times the size of Jupiter orbiting the binary system of b Centauri A and B.…
  
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• WhatsApp adds cryptocurrency payment option using Meta's new digital wallet Novi

  09-12-2021 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp users in the US can send and receive cryptocurrency within a chat using Meta's Novi digital wallet. Payments are sent as an attachment within a chat and can be transferred instantly.
  
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• Fossils: Theropod dinosaurs could reach impressive speeds of up to 28mph 100 million years ago

  09-12-2021 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossil footprints found on a trackway near the village of Igea, Spain were analysed by a team of researchers led from the Universidad de La Rioja.
  
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• People with OCD could have brains zapped to stop obsessive compulsion as it happens 

  09-12-2021 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around one in 50 people suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) during their lives, and there are more than a million people with the condition in the UK.
  
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• Naps TRIPLES your chances of solving complicated puzzles because it taps into 'creative sweet spot'

  09-12-2021 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study found those who spent at least 15 seconds in N1 had an 83 percent chance of discovering the hidden rule to solving math puzzles, while those who remained awake had only a 30 percent chance.
  
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• Instagram boss calls for more teen protection

  09-12-2021 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media giant's chief urged US lawmakers to create a new governing body.
  
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• Instagram Playback lets you look back on the highlights from your Stories in 2021 

  09-12-2021 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram's Playback feature has launched globally, and offers users the chance to select up to 10 stories from their archive to share with their followers in a special package on their Story.
  
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• VAERS Data Rising: 913,268 Injuries, 19,249 Deaths

  09-12-2021 18:04 via technocracy.news
  
  Every war has its casualties. The “official” count of 19,249 reported deaths from COVID injections is likely understated by 90%, meaning that the actual death count could be approaching 200,000 in less than one year. In comparison, the Vietnam war lasted 20 years and saw only 47,434 U.S. soldiers die. The magnitude of today’s casualties is well into the genocide category.VAERS data started being collected in 1991. I personally generated this chart showing all vaccine-related de
  
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• Stunning Viking sword featuring an animal paw design on the buckle is discovered in Orkey

  09-12-2021 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mayback Viking burial in Papa Westray was first discovered back in 2015, but analysis of the precious items is now well underway.
  
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• Huge solar flare is spotted on a distant star

  09-12-2021 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Distant star EK Draconis was observed ejecting a cloud of scorching-hot plasma with a mass in the quadrillions of kilograms, according to researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
  
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• Hydroelectric dams linked to tiger and jaguar losses

  09-12-2021 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rapid, global growth of dams is having a destructive impact on the habitats of tigers and jaguars.
  
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• Space sleeping bag to solve astronauts' squashed eyeball disorder

  09-12-2021 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists hope the hi-tech sleeping bag will stop eyeballs being squashed by zero-gravity in space.
  
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• Space: High-tech SLEEPING BAG is developed that could help prevent vision issues in astronauts

  09-12-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sack built at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center works by using vacuum tech to relieve the fluid pressure on the brain and the optical nerve.
  
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• 'Zombie fires' burn near the world's coldest village despite temperatures of MINUS 60C

  09-12-2021 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oymyakon, a village in Siberia in northeastern Russia, is believed to be the coldest human settlement on Earth, but smoke can be seen billowing from underneath its huge snow drifts.
  
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• Dragonflies and damselflies disappearing as wetlands are lost

  09-12-2021 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The loss of marshes, bogs and swamps is driving a global decline in dragonflies and damselflies, conservation research finds.
  
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• Amazon is shutting down its Alexa.com platform which ranks the world's most popular websites

  09-12-2021 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is shutting down Alexa.com - it's global website ranking system that has been monitoring traffic online to list the most popular websites around the globe since 1996.
  
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• Technocracy Was Born In US, Grew Up In China, Now Conquering The World

  09-12-2021 16:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Propaganda and high-tech weapons of suppression are used in the U.S. to obscure the rise of Technocracy-based authoritarianism. As the world’s first and largest model of Technocracy, China is guiding the narrative every step of the way. Columbia University originally crystallized early Technocracy in the 1930s, the Trilateral Commission fed it to China in the 1970s and now it is dominating us in the 2020s.
  The only natural and effective enemy of propaganda is free speech. Without it, the e
  
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• Canadian man charged over ransomware attacks

  09-12-2021 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old is accused of co-ordinating cyber-attacks on businesses and individuals.
  
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• Tinder launches MUSIC MODE that automatically plays users' favourite songs from their profiles

  09-12-2021 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Music Mode will automatically play users' chosen Anthems from their profiles. The feature will be rolling out to Tinder members globally, in the coming weeks.
  
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• They Got Married In The Metaverse…

  09-12-2021 14:58 via technocracy.news
  
  With billions of real dollars being poured into development of metaverse fantasy worlds, participants are willingly jumping in. The bride opined, “I’m always a size 4, even in January, and I never have a bad hair day.” It won’t be long until a virtual divorce court is created to preside over virtual split-ups. ⁃ TN EditorTraci and Dave Gagnon met in the cloud, so it only made sense that their wedding took place in it. On Labor Day weekend, the couple — or rath
  
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• Amazon fined $1.2bn by Italian regulators

  09-12-2021 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It marks the second fine against the company by the country in a matter of weeks.
  
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• Maker of suicide pod plans to launch in Switzerland

  09-12-2021 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Those offering end-of-life services and legal experts are not convinced.
  
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• Super-rare giant phantom jellyfish with bizarre mouth arms is spotted off the coast of California

  09-12-2021 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The giant but elusive creature, which was first officially documented in 1899, was filmed using a deepwater robot by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
  
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• Deal alert! You can buy TWO Amazon Echo Dots for £29.99 right now

  09-12-2021 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you missed out over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, right now, you can buy two Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) smart speakers for £29.99 - so you can treat yourself and a friend this Christmas.
  
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• Health: Microplastics cause cell death and allergic reactions in humans at levels reached via food

  09-12-2021 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Previous studies on the toxicological impacts of microplastics on human cells in a laboratory setting were reviewed by a team of experts led from the University of Hull.
  
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• Who’s Buying and Selling Artfully Folded Ham on Facebook?

  09-12-2021 13:00
  
  The pandemic has spurred an explosion of home cooks selling dubiously-edible, but Instagram-friendly “graze boxes.”
  
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• When It Comes to Buses, Will Hydrogen or Electric Win?

  09-12-2021 13:00
  
  Clean transport needs clean vehicles. New power developments are crucial for a mass transit revolution, and each has pros and cons.
  
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• We Tested the First All-Mountain Skis That Fold in Half

  09-12-2021 13:00
  
  Military tech has been used to create the world's first folding all-mountain skis. And they aren't half bad.
  
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• Actual metal being welded in support of the UK's first orbital 'launch platform'

  09-12-2021 12:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Orbex is still testing, but aiming for the real thing in 2022 UK rocketeers Orbex have thrown their hat in the ring of Blighty's very own space race by kicking off construction of a Scottish launch platform for its Prime rocket.…
  
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• Blood from ultra-fit 'marathoner' mice 'boosts brain function in their couch-potato counterparts'

  09-12-2021 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Injections of blood from young adult mice that are getting lots of exercise benefited the brains of sedentary mice the same age, according to a study by the Stanford School of Medicine in California.
  
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• Moray rocket test launch pad 'first in 50 years'

  09-12-2021 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The test site is being built in Moray as part of the development of a space port in the Highlands.
  
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• About time! Instagram will finally bring back the chronological feed next year

  09-12-2021 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the return of the chronological feed during a hearing before a Senate subcommittee yesterday, saying that the platform is 'actively working on' it.
  
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• Shelby Lynch: TikTok influencer on dispelling disability myths

  09-12-2021 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shelby Lynch, who has spinal muscular atrophy, answers questions and tackles trolls online.
  
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• UK chief vet warns avian flu at phenomenal level in UK

  09-12-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The risk to humans is low but diseased birds should not be touched, officials say.
  
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• World's largest lab-grown steak weighing nearly four ounces was 3D printed

  09-12-2021 00:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Israeli-based MeaTech 3D unveiled the world's largest lab-grown steak. The 'meat' weighs 3.67 ounces and is made from real fat and muscle cells taken from tissue samples of a living cow.
  
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• Report proposes six ways to geoengineer Earth's oceans to combat climate change

  09-12-2021 00:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ideas listed in the report include adding fertilizer to increase growth of tiny photosynthetic, passing electric currents through the water to boost alkalinity and changing the seawater's chemistry.
  
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