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• Astronomers capture the moment a star explodes at the end of its life

  14-03-2022 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A supernova explosion happenswhen a very large star can no longer fuse atoms within its core, causing it to explode, shedding off its outer layers.
  
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• UAE Mars probe captures images of massive 2,500 miles wide dust storm

  14-03-2022 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the Hope probe, it provides details of the structure and variability of the Martian atmosphere using a number of onboard cameras and scientific instruments.
  
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• More than 850 animal species could go extinct due to urban expansion, study warns 

  14-03-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Particularly threatened species include Javan slow loris, a primate native to Java in Indonesia, and pink-headed warbler, a bird found in Mexico and Guatemala.
  
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• Ukraine offered tool to search billions of faces

  14-03-2022 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clearview AI's face-search tech could be used to uncover infiltrators and to identify the dead.
  
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• Microsoft claims breakthrough in quantum computer system

  14-03-2022 18:56 via go.theregister.com
  
  If true, Redmond is capable sustaining a stable working environment somewhere after all Microsoft is claiming an important breakthrough in its journey to build and operate a viable quantum computer.…
  
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• Octopuses are using human litter for shelter, shocking images reveal 

  14-03-2022 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photos complied by researchers at the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil show octopuses 'interacting' with litter including beer cans, plastic bottles, a battery and a rusted metal pipe.
  
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• Newly discovered species of softshell turtle roamed North America alongside T.Rex

  14-03-2022 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hutchemys walkerorum was described as a new species after researchers studied a fossilised specimen discovered in southwestern North Dakota in 1975.
  
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• TikTok frantically working to move all US user data to the US, and put American staff in control

  14-03-2022 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ByteDance, owner of the popular social video app, has launched Project Texas, which will also see an end to US employees reporting to its managers in Beijing.
  
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• Red Alert: With New EO, Biden Is Probing How To Terminate Fiat Currency, Implement Digital Money

  14-03-2022 17:10 via technocracy.news
  According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution, Congress is specifically granted exclusive responsibility “To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures”.  No problem for Biden, who rules with a pen. Fintech is the chosen financial system for the post-Great Reset world, aka Technocracy. Read the full EO below, with highlights provided by TN.
  This Executive Order is full of globalist/United Natio
  
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• Permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are approaching carbon release 'tipping point'

  14-03-2022 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frozen peatlands store twice the amount of carbon as all of the European forests put together, but global warming is causing them to melt, a University of Leeds-led study warns.
  
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• Murder hornets leave distinctive sex chemicals in their wake

  14-03-2022 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It may be possible to track and kill the Asian giant hornet, also known as the 'murder hornet', says an expert at University of California San Diego. The insect can kill humans with a toxic sting.
  
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• Ukraine Turns To Clearview AI For Facial Recognition During War

  14-03-2022 15:50 via technocracy.news
  Clearview AI is relatively new surveillance company backed by Peter Thiel and engaged in massive collection of photos from social media platforms. Clearview is making its system available to Ukraine for FREE and it will be used for security and surveillance identification of its populace. Clearview’s system is already banned in several countries and has caused privacy outrage in the U.S. ⁃ TN EditorUkraine’s defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI’s facial r
  
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• Congress earmarks cash for fusion energy development

  14-03-2022 15:21 via go.theregister.com
  
  When it comes to smashing atoms, things are really starting to heat up A new funding bill in the US Congress has put aside millions of dollars for fusion energy research, despite the fusion-powered future being some years away. …
  
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• Asteroid half the size of a giraffe strikes Earth off the coast of Iceland

  14-03-2022 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some people in Iceland reported hearing a boom or seeing a flash of light around the time 2022 EB5 scooted across the sky between Greenland and Norway at 21:22 GMT (16:22 ET) on March 11.
  
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• Big Economic Trouble In China Further Threatens Global Supply Chain

  14-03-2022 15:19 via technocracy.news
  
  Before the war started in Ukraine, China was already headed into a huge economic abyss. The Hang Seng tech index has dropped 61% from its top last year, while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of U.S.-traded stocks has fallen 68%. Now the city of Shenzhen, China’s equivalent to Silicon Valley, has been shut down over COVID. ⁃ TN EditorWith war raging across the world’s bread basket, risk of World War 3 the highest it has been since the Cuban missile crisis, commodities hitti
  
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• 'Solar Express' is a superyacht covered in solar panels for cleaner cruising

  14-03-2022 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Solar Express' was created by Hong Kong-based Anthony Glasson and inspired by steam trains like the one featured in the 2004 film The Polar Express.
  
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• Northern Lights light up the skies over Scotland following a huge solar flare

  14-03-2022 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New photos from Kinross to the Outer Hebrides show flashes of brilliant fluorescent green and pink lighting up the night's skieson Sunday.
  
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• The War Puts Ukraine's Clinical Trials—and Patients—in Jeopardy

  14-03-2022 12:00
  
  Hundreds of trials have been disrupted in the medical research hub. Some patients are at risk of losing their last chance at survival.
  
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• China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses

  14-03-2022 12:00
  
  Food delivery drivers are using platforms’ data-powered systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions.
  
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• People who include emoji in their work emails are seen as less powerful, study reveals 

  14-03-2022 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Tel Aviv University have revealed that people who included pictures and emoji in their emails are seen as less powerful than those who use words.
  
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• Children could be responsible for up to a QUARTER of ancient rock art across Spain

  14-03-2022 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Cambridge University and Spain's University of Cantabria studied 180 examples of art involving outlines of hands that were made by blowing pigment through a hollow reed or bone.
  
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• Why 10,000 steps a day is NOT holy grail: Study finds 6,000-8,000 cuts risk of early death in HALF

  14-03-2022 10:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American researchers reviewed findings from 15 studies which looked at the effect of daily steps on mortality from all causes for nearly 50,000 people in four continents.
  
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• Want to stop procrastinating? Try the 3-minute rule!

  14-03-2022 09:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you've become a pro at procrastinating, help may be at hand. It's as simple as telling yourself: Do the dreaded job on your to-do list, but only for three minutes.
  
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• The innovative surfing tech making waves

  14-03-2022 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sport of surfing is modernising, using technology to offer bigger, better and safer thrills.
  
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