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• Scientists develop laser guided system that could send a spacecraft to Mars in 45 days

  16-02-2022 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, say they have developed a 'laser-thermal propulsion' system, where lasers are used to heat hydrogen fuel, to get to Mars in just six weeks.
  
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• Amphibious camper-trike goes on sale for £12,000

  16-02-2022 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the Z-Triton 2.0, it has gone on sale for £12,000 ($16,295), or in the form of a simplified DIY kit version that will cost  £3,768 ($5,116), according to Zeltini, the firm behind the strange vehicle.
  
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• Untrained orangutans instinctively know how to strike rocks together

  16-02-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tool making and use was tested in two captive, male apes at Kristiansand Zoo in Norway by researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany.
  
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• Huge dinosaur with a crocodile-like skull and spiny back roamed Portugal 125 million years ago

  16-02-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have reanalysed the fossilised remains of a specimen discovered in Portugal back in 1999, and say it is a new species of spinosaur.
  
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• Google moves to make Android apps more private

  16-02-2022 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No details are available but it says it will not be using the same approach as Apple.
  
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• Gas cloud around galactic nucleus reveals unified view of center

  16-02-2022 17:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  It's all about perspective Research published today confirms that what scientists thought were two types of active galactic nuclei are, in fact, one: the features were simply tilted at different angles.…
  
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• DeepMind Has Trained an AI to Control Nuclear Fusion

  16-02-2022 17:00
  
  The Google-backed AI firm taught a reinforcement learning algorithm to control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor.
  
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• Neolithic fisherman who died 5,000 years ago 'drowned in saltwater', forensic test revealed 

  16-02-2022 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Southampton University in England used a modern forensics technique, used to determine the cause of death, on the ancient remains.
  
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• Nintendo receives backlash from fans over ending eShop purchases

  16-02-2022 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Consumers will no longer be able to buy hundreds of Nintendo's older games from March 2023.
  
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• Tonga underwater volcanic eruption triggered nearly 590,000 lightning strikes

  16-02-2022 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In total there were almost 590,000 lighting strikes over the three days - significantly more than the next largest event, the eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia in 2018.
  
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• NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps a stunning photo of Crescent Jupiter

  16-02-2022 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jupiter's orbit is outside Earth's, which means an observer on our planet can only see the side of Jupiter that is illuminated by the sun, so the planet always appears full, according to the US space agency.
  
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• Amazon workers in Alabama vote again on joining union

  16-02-2022 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first election was found to be invalid due to interference in the process from the tech giant.
  
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• Infrastructure Bill Provides Billions To Roll Out Smart City Tech

  16-02-2022 15:32 via technocracy.news
  
  City-based Technocrats are thrilled that Biden’s recently passed infrastructure bill will lather cities with billions of dollars for smart city projects designed to light up the Internet of Things, provide ubiquitous surveillance and wrap in outlying areas that are currently out of reach of the surveillance state. Did you think that infrastructure spending was about fixing potholes and bridges? ⁃ TN Editor
  In recent years, smart cities have received criticism for over-promising and u
  
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• Electronic Cash Designed By The Boston Fed, MIT

  16-02-2022 15:07 via technocracy.news
  
  The Fed in general is studying the plausibility of releasing a U.S. digital currency. It has said that a digital currency would not be intended to replace cash, in spite of a mountain of global evidence that cash is in the crosshairs for extinction. The United Nations has declared Fintech to be to financial system to support Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorSome members of the Federal Reserve are continuing to explore the launch of its own digital dollar, as the Federal
  
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• Twitter expands its crackdown on trolling and hate

  16-02-2022 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its auto-blocking feature will be expanded to many more users in English-speaking countries.
  
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• Robot Bartender: 120 Cocktails Per Hour And Tells Bad Jokes

  16-02-2022 14:48 via technocracy.news
  
  With limitations to the menu of available drinks, Cecilia can dish them out faster than 4 human bartenders working non-stop. However, she won’t lend a sympathetic ear or give advice to weary travelers. Alas, Technocrats solve problems that don’t really need to be solved and mostly just because they can. ⁃ TN EditorThe robots are rising. But at least they’re making us drinks. Or, at least, Cecilia is making us drinks. She looks like an arcade game but pours like an angel.
  
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• Dogs can recognise their owner by their voice alone, study reveals 

  16-02-2022 14:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary have revealed that dogs can recognise their owner by their voice alone.
  
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• Facebook rebrands its News Feed to Feed to 'better reflect the diverse content people see'

  16-02-2022 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature, which allows users to scroll through what their friends and family have shared, has been known as News Feed ever since theCalifornia-based company launched it 15 years ago.
  
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• Snapchat teams up with Ticketmaster on 'Ticketmatcher' feature

  16-02-2022 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat and Ticketmaster's new 'Ticketmatcher' tool is launching in more than 20 countries around the world, and will suggest events to users based on their interests.
  
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• Is Firefox Okay?

  16-02-2022 13:00
  
  Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining. What it does next is crucial for the future of the web.
  
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• Is Firefox OK?

  16-02-2022 13:00
  
  Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining. What it does next is crucial for the future of the web.
  
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• Astronomers discover a mysterious Trans-Neptunian object in our solar system

  16-02-2022 11:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The trans-Neptunian body, called 2021 XD7, was spotted by Richard Boyle using the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope on December 3 last year.
  
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• Pod-based ice cream aims to overhaul frozen treats industry

  16-02-2022 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The system uses recyclable aluminium cans which allow the product to be frozen rapidly on demand.
  
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• Creepy robot child is developed that can convey SIX facial expressions - and it's eerily human-like 

  16-02-2022 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project in Japan have developed a robot child called Nikola, which can convey six basic emotions.
  
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• Full Snow Moon will light up the skies around the world this evening

  16-02-2022 10:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The only way views might be hampered is by cloud cover, which will blanket most of Scotland and the south of England from 18:00 GMT. Forecasters believe this will largely clear by 21:00 GMT.
  
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• Natural History Museum confirms stick insect is male and female

  16-02-2022 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlie the pet stick insect is revealed to be both male and female after moulting.
  
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• Disney appoints executive to oversee metaverse strategy

  16-02-2022 05:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology giants, including Meta and Microsoft, are pouring billions of dollars into the metaverse.
  
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• Trendy woodburning stoves do NOT pollute the atmosphere as much as they were previously feared to

  16-02-2022 03:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New data has cut the estimated proportion of small particle pollution that comes from woodburners stoves in the UK from 38 per cent to 17 per cent.
  
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• More than eight million trees lost this winter in the UK

  16-02-2022 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How eight million trees have already been brought down this winter, with thousands more threatened by storms.
  
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• Telegram: Where women's nudes are shared without consent

  16-02-2022 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC investigation has found that women’s intimate photos are being shared in large groups on Telegram.
  
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• Car industry calls for electric charge watchdog

  16-02-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manufacturers call for a regulator to monitor electric car charging prices and charge point rollout.
  
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