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• Lowering the levels of two proteins in a person's blood can help them live a longer life

  28-01-2022 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh identified two proteins that they believe are tied to shorter, less healthy lives. Reducing protein levels could potentially expand lifespans.
  
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• Coffee could be harder to grow as climate change takes hold, study warns

  28-01-2022 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Combining climate models with soil data, experts from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, examined the potential changes in crop yield for coffee, cashew and avocado.
  
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• HP wins multibillion-dollar fraud case over Autonomy sale

  28-01-2022 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant says Autonomy's founder "artificially inflated" the Cambridge-based firm's worth.
  
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• Apple lets you use Face ID to unlock your iPhone when wearing a MASK

  28-01-2022 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It gives users the option touse Face ID while wearing a mask, although the Cupertino tech giant says Face ID is more effective while being able to see the entire face.
  
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• Ground squirrel hibernation holds the key to the future human space travel, scientists claim 

  28-01-2022 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To better understand how this unusual hibernation process works, Université de Montréal biologist, Matthew Regan, injected the blood of ground squirrels with tracking agents.
  
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• Tech: Smart horse-riding SADDLE alerts others when an equestrian takes a fall

  28-01-2022 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The saddle - which is powered by the motion of the rider - was designed by a team of researchers led from the Inner Mongolia University.
  
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• Wiltshire Police 'Digi-dogs' trained to sniff out technology

  28-01-2022 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The specialist search dogs can identify USB sticks, hard drives, and even mobile phone SIM cards.
  
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• China confirms it's joining Russia to build a moon base by 2035

  28-01-2022 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Confirmation of the project came on Friday from officials at China National Space Administration (CNSA) in Beijing.
  
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• SpaceX on target to launch a rocket a week in 2022

  28-01-2022 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This would be a remarkable achievement for the space firm, building on 31 launches last year - carrying a combination of private and government payloads.
  
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• Physics: Glaciers are slightly 'SQUISHY' and hold more ice than previously thought, study reveals

  28-01-2022 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On the scales ice sheets this compressibility means that the ice is denser than it would be otherwise and its surface tens of feet lower, a University of Washington expert calculated
  
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• South Carolina Proposes Law To Make It Illegal To Request Vax Status

  28-01-2022 15:33 via technocracy.news
  
  Legislators in South Carolina are commended in their application of legislation to stop the apartheid in their state. This proves that states have the power to override mandates and outside dictates from the federal government as well as industry. Medical Technocrats will be grinding their teeth over this as it forces them to get back to legitimate health care. ⁃ TN EditorA newly proposed South Carolina law would make it illegal for certain institutions to ask a person for their&
  
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• Song sparrows have a 'playlist' to entice a mate, study says

  28-01-2022 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Male song sparrows keep track of the order of their songs and how often each one is sung for up to 30 minutes, according to experiments in southwestern Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
  
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• Buttigieg Accelerates UN Agenda To Ditch Cars, Promote Walking, Bike Lanes

  28-01-2022 15:00 via technocracy.news
  
  Gotta get those dangerous, dangerous cars off the road and make people walk, bicycle and scooter to their destinations. Federal transportation funding will be channeled through the unconstitutional, soviet-style Councils of Government and Metropolitan Planning Organizations. These quasi-governmental bodies attach conditionalities to all disbursements and force cities to comply with globalist agendas.
  Memo to cities: Don’t take the money. ⁃ TN EditorTransportation Secretary Pete Butti
  
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• Denmark Ends Almost All COVID Restrictions

  28-01-2022 14:40 via technocracy.news
  
  The Technocrat COVID narrative of lockdowns, masks, distancing and passports continues to crumble. Denmark was the first nation in Europe to impose harsh restrictions and now it is the first to give them up. This means that two years of artificial panic is all that people can tolerate before they say “game over”. ⁃ TN EditorDenmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on January 26 Denmark would be throwing out most of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions it placed, includi
  
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• HP Wins Huge Fraud Case Against Autonomy’s Mike Lynch

  28-01-2022 14:22
  
  The ruling by the UK’s High Court could also lead to Lynch's extradition to the United States, where he faces further charges.
  
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• Apple adopts the latest emoji including a pregnant MAN

  28-01-2022 13:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's own designs for the new emojis are already available in a beta test of iOS 15.4 released on Thursday prior to its full release in the spring.
  
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• Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?

  28-01-2022 13:00
  
  As countries declare endemicity and drop restrictions, how does a battered and bruised society embrace a sudden return to normality?
  
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• UK government responds to post-Brexit concerns and of course it's all the fault of those pesky EU negotiators

  28-01-2022 12:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Incalculable cost' of non-participation in Horizon programme 'continues to rise' The UK's European Scrutiny Committee has published the government's response to concerns over the Brexit divorce bill and the impact on the UK's participation in EU programmes.…
  
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• Pets: Genetic mutation that makes some dogs small originated in WOLVES 53,000 years ago

  28-01-2022 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mutation in a canine growth hormone-regulating gene that is associated with small body sizes was identified by a team of researchers led from the US National Institutes of Health.
  
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• One in four people struggle to keep up with friends because they are using too many apps

  28-01-2022 10:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The YouGov survey of 1,966 smartphone users across the UK found that of those who used two apps, 23 per cent experienced app fog.
  
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• Robots could be used to support soldiers in combat

  28-01-2022 08:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three companies are being given £3m each to investigate the use of autonomous technology in combat.
  
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• Anglia Ruskin scientist makes 'once-in-a-lifetime' insect find

  28-01-2022 06:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Alvin Helden was leading a student field trip in Uganda when he spotted the rare leafhopper.
  
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• Bacteria that has survived in boiling volcanic lake could hold clues to how life existed on Mars

  28-01-2022 06:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A few specialist microbes, known as extremophiles, have been found living in the  Poás volcano in Costa Rica, one of the most hostile habitats on the planet.
  
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• US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns

  28-01-2022 05:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China Unicom is the latest Chinese company to be banned in the US over national security concerns.
  
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• Apple unveils AirTag safety guide amid stalker fears

  28-01-2022 03:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has released an updated safety guide amid ongoing concerns over the company's AirTag device.
  
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• Twitch: Concerns over streamers' mental health

  28-01-2022 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says it wants to support its streamers with the pressures of content creation.
  
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• The scramble for cargo aircraft as shipping costs soar

  28-01-2022 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cargo aircraft are being rushed into service amid a worldwide shortage in shipping capacity.
  
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• Apple sales soar despite chip supply shortages

  28-01-2022 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The iPhone giant's revenue jumped to a record over the Christmas quarter, sending shares up.
  
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