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• Joe Rogan: White House praises Spotify's new Covid disclaimers

  01-02-2022 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The administration says it believes tech giants should do more to fight misinformation.
  
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• New study suggests genetic mutations are NOT always random

  01-02-2022 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel question the idea all genetic mutations are random, finding that the generation of the human hemoglobin S (HbS) mutation is not random.
  
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• Climate change: More than HALF the ocean surface has seen excessively warm temperatures since 2014

  01-02-2022 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A century-and-a-half's worth of global marine temperature data was analysed by a team of researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California
  
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• Total elimination of meat production could save the planet, study says

  01-02-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eliminating all animals in our diet in 15 years would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, say experts in Stanford and Berkeley, California.
  
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• NASA reveals plans to destroy the International Space Station in January 2031

  01-02-2022 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA will gradually de-orbit the facility, sending it hurtling through Earth's atmosphere before it plunges into the South Pacific Ocean near Point Nemo, the most remote place on the planet.
  
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• Scientists discover a unique genetic marker carried by close relatives of Robert the Bruce

  01-02-2022 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genealogy researchers from the University of Strathclyde found the marker in male line descendants of the Bruces of Clackmannan, who were related to Robert the Bruce.
  
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• Your brain shows images from 15 seconds 'in the past' instead of trying to update you in real-time

  01-02-2022 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California, Berkley, have found that human brains show us 15 seconds 'in the past' instead of trying to update our vision in real-time.
  
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• Friendly dogs are lower down the pecking order in multi-dog households, study reveals 

  01-02-2022 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on online questionnaires of dog owners, researchers in Budapest have found friendlier dogs are lower down the pecking order in multi-dog households.
  
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• Toxic gas found in chemical weapons may have been the building blocks for life

  01-02-2022 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hydrogen cyanide was one of the most important molecules in the formation of RNA, according to astrobiologists from Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland.
  
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• Earth has a second 'Trojan asteroid' that is trapped in the same orbit as our planet

  01-02-2022 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2020 XL5 asteroid is most likely composed of carbon, and may have been ejected from the main asteroid belt by Jupiter, according to researchers led by the University of Barcelona.
  
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• Wordle inventor 'overwhelmed' as New York Times buys game

  01-02-2022 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Briton Josh Wardle sells his online game sensation to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum.
  
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• Fossils: Hundreds of worm faecal pellets found inside a 9 MILLION-year-old fish skull

  01-02-2022 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fish specimen - a bottom-dwelling ambush predator known as a stargazer - was found along the Calvert Cliffs in Maryland and first described back in 2011.
  
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• Beijing Olympics: China Has Access To DNA Of Top U.S. Athletes

  01-02-2022 16:01 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats in China have long been collecting Western DNA from the United States, Canada and Europe. Now, they have direct access to the DNA of top athletes. Futuristic military applications include development of advanced bioweapons that specifically target non-Asian races. ⁃ TN EditorSealed from the rest of Beijing in a “closed-loop” bubble, over 200 American athletes are receiving daily COVID screening for the Winter Olympics. But some experts worry that U.S. Olympians&rsqu
  
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• Mercola: COVID Jabs Are Creating ‘Vaccine Addicts’ As Immune Systems Fail

  01-02-2022 15:45 via technocracy.news
  
  Whether intentional or not, data is suggesting that mRNA vaccines and boosters are inducing a form of “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” that may leave a large segment of society dependent on additional shots to provide protection against further diseases. Medical Technocrats who have brought this scourge upon humanity must be held accountable. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> Omicron infection is rapidly ripping through populations, leaving natural herd immunity in its wake
  
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• Facebook-funded cryptocurrency Diem winds down

  01-02-2022 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Assets of the cryptocurrency project, launched two-and-a-half years ago as Libra, are sold.
  
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• Cyber-attack strikes German fuel supplies

  01-02-2022 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reports suggest loading and unloading systems are paralysed but extent of the issue is not yet known.
  
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• US Military Data Reveals Skyrocketing Rate Of mRNA Injection Injuries

  01-02-2022 15:13 via technocracy.news
  
  The U.S. military has been severely compromised by forcing mRNA injections on soldiers, in spite of volumes of safety data that warned leaders not to mandate the shots in the first place. The injections have done nothing to prevent viral infections. This could be the second biggest health scandal in our history, eclipsed only by the intentional suppression of life-saving drugs. ⁃ TN EditorA Bomb: Last week a lawyer for military personnel spoke about the extraordinary rise in medical c
  
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• Meta takes on Snapchat with cartoon avatars on Instagram Stories

  01-02-2022 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Avatars come to Instagram for the first time, Mark Zuckerberg's Menlo Park, California-based firm has said. The 3D avatars include realistic expressions, faces and skin tones.
  
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• FBI urges temporary phones for Olympic athletes

  01-02-2022 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new advice comes ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
  
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• Scientists find four-year-old mummy buried in Egypt 2,000 years ago had a dressed, pus-filled wound

  01-02-2022 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The preserved individual - bearing the first-known example of an original ancient Egyptian dressing - was found in the 'Tomb of Aline' at Hawara, Egypt, in 1892.
  
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• Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang

  01-02-2022 13:00
  
  Internal messages WIRED has viewed shed new light on the operators of one of the world's biggest botnets.
  
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• Can a Digital Ski Coach Refine Your Runs? Amazingly, Yes

  01-02-2022 13:00
  
  We tested a sensor-packed ski boot insole to see if it really could perfect our parallel turns.
  
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• Britcoin is Coming. The Treasury is Woefully Underprepared

  01-02-2022 12:55
  
  Central banks around the world are rolling out digital currencies. The UK risks falling behind.
  
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• UK government told to tighten purse strings or public will have to foot the bill for nuclear decommissioning

  01-02-2022 12:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Reverse this trend of overspending, says watchdog The UK government is being warned that taxpayers will have to make up a multibillion-pound shortfall to decommission nuclear power stations unless a history of overspending is reversed.…
  
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• Hydrogen-powered flying BOAT will be built in Dubai next year 

  01-02-2022 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubai will host the first ever test run of the vehicle, called 'The Jet', to coincide with COP28, next year's United Nations Climate Change Conference.
  
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• Shazam! Two world-record lightning events recognised

  01-02-2022 08:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  One streaked across 750km of sky, the other set a duration record The World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations' weather watching agency, has certified two new world records for lightning.…
  
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• Sony to buy Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6bn

  01-02-2022 05:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after Microsoft revealed plans to buy Activision Blizzard in the largest ever gaming deal.
  
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• Global chip shortage: Jaguar Land Rover loses £9m

  01-02-2022 05:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK-based car maker warned that it expects the chip shortage to continue throughout this year.
  
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• Earth has more tree species than we thought

  01-02-2022 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are more tree species than previously thought but mostly in fast disappearing forests.
  
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• Wordle: New York Times buys popular word game

  01-02-2022 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The New York Times says it bought the game from its creator for a price “in the low seven figures".
  
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• Longleat welcomes first southern koala joey

  01-02-2022 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The joey was born six months ago at Longleat safari park but has only recently started leaving its mother’s pouch.
  
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• Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it

  01-02-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious.
  
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