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• NASA's Perseverance collects sample of ancient Martian rock

  02-02-2022 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Perseverance has hit the rock 'issole' again to finally get a sample of Mars, finding the rock covered in 'drill and abrasion marks' that resemble a shocked face.
  
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• Havana Syndrome may be caused by ‘directed energy’

  02-02-2022 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new intelligence report provides another twist in the long-running mystery of US officials falling sick.
  
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• Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics

  02-02-2022 21:07
  
  China’s Winter Games are overshadowed by human rights problems and overreaching state surveillance.
  
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• NASA DELAYS the final 'wet dress rehearsal' of its 332ft SLS 'megarocket'

  02-02-2022 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the latest in a long line of delays to hit the $23 billion Space Launch System (SLS) project, which has been in development for more than a decade.
  
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• ASMR videos can help reduce anxiety, study reveals 

  02-02-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ASMR - the pleasurable tingly feeling triggered by whispering and gentle touches - can help reduce anxiety, researchers in Newcastle upon Tyne report.
  
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• Dogs turn to their owners for help when faced with a difficult task

  02-02-2022 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, led by Aix-Marseille University, experimented with 51 dogs to see what they would do when a plate of food was just out of their reach.
  
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• Inside of your car is dirtier than the average toilet, study says

  02-02-2022 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The inside of your car is dirtier than the average toilet, and is home to a thriving community of harmful bacteria, reveal researchers at Aston University in Birmingham.
  
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• New 2030 target set for nationwide 1Gbps broadband

  02-02-2022 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The date, five years later than first promised, is announced in the government's Levelling Up White Paper.
  
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• Netflix now lets you remove films and TV programmes clogging up your 'Continue Watching' section 

  02-02-2022 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is a long requested featured, allowing users to get rid of a list of half watched movies, TV shows they sampled but didn't enjoy, and boring documentaries.
  
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• Wordle code could be copied to play for seven years

  02-02-2022 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But anyone tempted might need a degree of coding know-how and there could be legal issues.
  
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• Northern Lights could be visible as far south as North Wales and north Norfolk

  02-02-2022 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bad news is that cloud cover is forecast for much of the UK, leaving skywatchers in northern Scotland best-placed to observe the spectacular natural phenomenon, the Met Office has said.
  
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• Tesla recalls cars that may roll past stop signs

  02-02-2022 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm will disable a feature in its self-driving software that lets them slow down but not stop.
  
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• Materials: Scientists develop a substance as light as plastic but stronger than STEEL

  02-02-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The substance created by Massachussets Institute of Technology-led experts achieves something long thought impossible - polymerisation in two dimensions.
  
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• DeepMind AI rivals average human competitive coder

  02-02-2022 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After simulating 10 contests, with more than 5,000 participants, AlphaCode has ranks in the top 54%.
  
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• Chinese Scholar Declares The Benefits Of Technocracy In China

  02-02-2022 16:25 via technocracy.news
  
  The Beijing-based author is an apologist for Technocracy in China and explores all the right historical contexts to conclude: “Technocracy is a better and fairer use of power than any other hierarchical system… a better way to confront social problems than authoritarian politics divorced from technical expertise.” As such, President Xi is supremely qualified to lead the way.
  This article should be read word-for-word and contemplated in light everything we know about the modern
  
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• SpaceX Starlink to offer new 'top tier' broadband speeds for $500 per month

  02-02-2022 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Elon Musk-owned firm has been rolling out its internet service to customers last year, and now has approximately 145,000 users in 25 countries worldwide.
  
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• Human vertebra uncovered in Israel dates back 1.5 MILLION years

  02-02-2022 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have performed re-analysis of vertebra fossil, referred to as UB 10749, that was unearthed at the archeological site of Ubeidiya, Jordan Valley, Israel.
  
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• YouTube is getting a MAKEOVER to make it easier to like, dislike and comment on videos 

  02-02-2022 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new interface is being rolled out gradually, with some users already reporting having access to the slimmed down layout, making buttons more accessible.
  
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• China Showcases Massive Surveillance Capabilities At Beijing Olympics

  02-02-2022 15:13 via technocracy.news
  
  China is a full-blown Technocracy where the “science of social engineering” has been honed to a razor’s edge. The Beijing Olympics is displaying the depth and extent of its capabilities for the world to see. Dissenters and critics are patently not allowed and those who remain will be like ants under a microscope. ⁃ TN EditorChina’s preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been characteristically extensive. Poorly advertised, but no less far-reaching, though
  
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• Mental health helpline ends data-sharing relationship

  02-02-2022 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crisis Text Line shared anonymised data with an AI firm but ends the relationship after backlash.
  
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• Toddler Refused Heart Surgery Because Parents Not Jabbed

  02-02-2022 15:04 via technocracy.news
  
  Insanity within the medical community has reach a new level when a three-year old toddler is virtually sentenced to death because his parents have not been injected with the mRNA jab. The Technocrat mind has no capacity for basic human compassion or regard for life. ⁃ TN EditorA Cypriot toddler has been refused necessary heart surgery in three separate countries over the fact his parents were not vaccinated.
  A three-year-old Cypriot toddler with a serious heart disease was refused necessar
  
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• Men with sex addiction have higher levels of the 'love hormone' oxytocin

  02-02-2022 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery could lead to the development of a drug that blocks oxytocin for those with a sex addiction, or 'hypersexual disorder', according to researchers at the University of Cyprus.
  
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• Supermarket cameras to guess age of alcohol buyers

  02-02-2022 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Major chains begin testing automated age-verification, to avoid the wait for staff at self-checkouts.
  
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• UK to splash another £1.4bn on protecting non-existent 'national interests in space'

  02-02-2022 13:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  But what of the domestic launchers? The UK government is to spend an extra £1.4bn on space defence on top of the £5bn allocated to upgrade the Skynet satellite communication system.…
  
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• Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them

  02-02-2022 13:00
  
  A pre-pandemic policy on airport usage is pressuring airlines to keep "ghost flights" in the air. The climate impact is massive.
  
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• Pokémon Legends: Arceus Isn’t Great. It Doesn’t Matter

  02-02-2022 13:00
  
  Game Freak once again gets away with not nailing an open-world Pokémon game. And we are powerless to stop it happening again and again.
  
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• Out-of-Control Cybercrime Will Cause More Real-World Harm

  02-02-2022 13:00
  
  Ransomware and online attacks can cause deadly real-world harm. Governments need to raise their game in response.
  
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• 6 of the Best Travel Watches Around Right Now

  02-02-2022 13:00
  
  Whether you call them GMTs or worldtimers, these watches will be back on active duty in 2022.
  
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• What Happens When More Companies Start Acting Like Banks?

  02-02-2022 12:55
  
  Financial services are being upended as many non-banking brands begin to enter the market.
  
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• Australia plans to use human urine as plant fertiliser in city parks

  02-02-2022 12:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The trial is currently planned for public parks in Sydney and Brisbane, although authorities want to gauge the public's response to such a scheme first.
  
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• Archaeology: Headless HORSE skeleton with rider unearthed in a medieval graveyard in Germany

  02-02-2022 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Found in the town of Knittlingen, the remains date back some 1,400 years, archaeologists from the Stuttgart Regional Council's State Office for Monument Preservation and ArchaeoBW said.
  
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• Second Trojan asteroid confirmed to be leading our planet around the Sun

  02-02-2022 10:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Good candidate for fly-by, say scientists, and we’ve got 4,000 years to do it Scientists have confirmed the discovery of Earth's second Trojan asteroid leading the planet in its orbit around its nearest star.…
  
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• Can tech help make us better football players?

  02-02-2022 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Omar Mehtab tries the wearable tech used by professionals which is now offered as consumer versions.
  
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• Britain's cranes have most successful year since 1600s

  02-02-2022 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's tallest bird is making a strong comeback with a record-breaking 72 pairs.
  
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• India says it will launch digital rupee as soon as this year

  02-02-2022 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the latest major economy to announce its own virtual currency, as China trials the digital yuan.
  
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• Climate change: The science briefing that convinced Boris Johnson

  02-02-2022 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister has called the presentation "very important' - now we get to see it.
  
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• Climate change: UK plants now flowering a month earlier

  02-02-2022 02:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If flowers continue to appear earlier as the planet warms, there are risks for farming and nature.
  
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• What next for Wordle and its fans?

  02-02-2022 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fans have been left guessing what will come next, as the viral puzzle is sold to the New York Times.
  
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• Nearly 200 human vertebrae are found threaded onto posts to reconstruct the dead 500 years ago 

  02-02-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery of 192 examples of 'vertebrae-on-posts' was made by an international team of archaeologists in the Chincha Valley, on the southern coast of Peru.
  
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• Magnetic balls that heat up and then blast away tumours

  02-02-2022 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered that a device the size of a ball bearing can be sent into the centre of a cancerous growth. An MRI machine guides the chrome-plated steel ball through the body.
  
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