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• Engineers develop a 'magnetic tentacle robot' for lung operations

  21-03-2022 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like something from a horror film, the new robot's 'magnetic tentacle' would slowly creep into the mouth of a patient under under general anesthesia, University of Leeds scientists show.
  
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• Why WhatsApp Survived Russia's Social Media Purge

  21-03-2022 21:31
  
  Russia has branded Meta an "extremist organization" and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story.
  
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• Apple services were down for thousands of users on Monday

  21-03-2022 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 4,000 users reported problems accessing Apple Music, while nearly 4,000 reported problems with iCloud.
  
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• Scientists use spent grounds as a coating for electrodes in the brain

  21-03-2022 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of Cincinnati in Ohio, used spent coffee grounds in their experiment, finding it an efficient electrode coating for sensitive measurements.
  
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• Dinosaurs were wiped out by sulphur gases and climate cooling after asteroid impact

  21-03-2022 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gases and subsequent cooling contributed to the mass extinction of life around 66 million years ago, according to University of St Andrews researchers.
  
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• Enzymes that EAT polyester in drinks bottles and clothing could help reduce plastic waste

  21-03-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Northwestern University believe they may have the solution to reducing plastic waste, in the form of enzymes that eat polyester.
  
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• Multiple Apple services suffer outages

  21-03-2022 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several Apple services were down on Monday, including the App Store. The company says the outages have now been resolved.
  
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• Thousands of Apple users complain of issues with the App store and iCloud

  21-03-2022 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, a website which monitors website outages, thousands of people across the UK complained of having issues around 16:30 GMT (11:30 ET).
  
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• Apple is DOWN in the US: Outage hits iCloud, Maps, Apple TV, iTunes, iMessage and Apple Support 

  21-03-2022 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users have reported problems on the website DownDetector, although the Cupertino, California-based firms own system status page is still showing no issues.
  
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• AI came up with thousands of chemical weapons just hours after being give the task by scientists 

  21-03-2022 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team wanted to see just how quickly and easily an artificial intelligence algorithm could be abused, if it were set on a negative, rather than positive task.
  
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• Orangutan speech is shaped by social mingling just like humans, study finds 

  21-03-2022 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have studied the vocal calls of wild orangutans - one of the four types of great apes - in Borneo and Sumatra, Southeast Asia.
  
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• Influencers in Australia risk jail for breaking finance tips rules

  21-03-2022 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A watchdog in the country reminds them they may need a licence to give financial advice to followers.
  
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• Scottish mental health charity SAMH targeted in cyber attack

  21-03-2022 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at SAMH say it is difficult to understand why anyone would try to disrupt their work.
  
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• UK home owners urged to create insect-friendly habitats in their gardens to feed endangered birds

  21-03-2022 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The aim of the Wildlife Trusts and Royal Horticultural Society is to attract more migratory birds each summer after swifts and house martins were added to the UK's red list of threatened birds.
  
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• Boom! Tucker Carlson Interviews Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  21-03-2022 15:46 via technocracy.news
  
  Tucker Carlson interviews Robert F. Kennedy over his explosive new book, The Real Anthony Fauci. Big Pharma and complicit politicians are freaking out as Kennedy blows the lid off of the greatest medical scam of history.
  This is a must-listen 55 minute blockbuster of irrefutable information that every American should listen to in full.1:27 – Why did I write this book3:30 – FDA receives 45% of it’s budget from BigPharma4:36 – CDC and NIH own thousands of vaccine patents6:3
  
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• New form of ice found that may be common on distant, watery planets 

  21-03-2022 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By slowly raising pressure, and blasting water ice with a laser beam, researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found it make the transition from a known cubic phase to a newly-identified Ice-VIIt.
  
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• Gates, Fauci, Daszak Charged With Genocide In International Criminal Court

  21-03-2022 15:13 via technocracy.news
  
  Don’t fall for propaganda stating that Gates, Fauci or Daszak are just normal people doing benevolent work for the world. Legal challenges are being brought all over the world that they have crossed the rubicon into the darkness of crimes against humanity.
  On the other hand, remember that the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, so it isn’t too likely that it will prosecute co-conspirators of other U.N. agencies such as the Word Health
  
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• OneWeb to fly on competitor SpaceX's rockets

  21-03-2022 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The London-based satellite internet firm turns to its US rival to get its spacecraft into orbit.
  
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• iPad Air 5 warning: Frustrated users claim the new £569 Apple tablet is so thin it CREAKS

  21-03-2022 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several customers complained that the device's aluminium back plate is considerably thinner than on previous versions, and that they can hear 'creaking' noises when they hold it
  
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• U.N. Guterres Says High Gas Prices Good For The Planet

  21-03-2022 14:48 via technocracy.news
  
  The U.N. is cheering high gas prices to teach the world a lesson about global warming. High prices are an intentional strategy to kill carbon-based energy in favor of walking, bicycling and resetting the global economy back to the 1800s. ⁃ TN EditorThe pain of soaring gas prices must be endured because any wider embrace of fossil fuels as an alternative is “madness” and threatens global climate targets, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned Monday.
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• Tiny WORMS could be used to sniff out lung cancer, study suggests 

  21-03-2022 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Myongji University in Korea conducted lab experiments with the roundworm C.elegans, and found it wriggles its way towards cancer cells by following an odour trail.
  
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• Android update allows users to DELETE the last 15 minutes of their Google search history

  21-03-2022 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature, which came to iOS in July last year, will have rolled out for all Android users globally 'in the next few weeks', the Mountain View, California tech giant has said.
  
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• Boston Dynamics' $75,000 robot dogs join the New York Fire Department

  21-03-2022 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four-legged robots, known as Spot, will be used to aid firefighters in search and rescue missions across New York, according to fire officials.
  
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• iPad Air 5 warning: Frustrated users claim their new £569 Apple tablets are CREAKING in their hands

  21-03-2022 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several customers complained that the device's aluminium back plate is considerably thinner than on previous versions, and that they can hear 'creaking' noises when they hold it
  
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• iPad Air 5 warning: Some users claim their new £569 Apple tablets are CREAKING in their hands

  21-03-2022 11:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several customers complained that the device's aluminium back plate is considerably thinner than on previous versions, and that they can hear 'creaking' noises when they hold it
  
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• Googling information makes us more likely to forget things, study finds

  21-03-2022 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our brains are not inclined to deeply process information on search engines because we know it's easily accessible and retrievable online, says a University of Cologne expert.
  
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• Climate change: 'Madness' to turn to fossil fuels because of Ukraine war

  21-03-2022 10:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UN Secretary General says climate goals are in danger if countries turn to coal because of Ukraine.
  
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• Climate change: IPCC scientists to examine carbon removal in key report

  21-03-2022 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's likely to be a new emphasis on technology to suck CO2 from the air in IPCC report on mitigation.
  
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• Not smart but clever? The return of 'dumbphones'

  21-03-2022 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why sales of very basic mobile phones, without apps and internet connection, are increasing.
  
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• E-waste: Royal Mint wants to turn your old phone into gold

  21-03-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Royal Mint has found a way to turn old circuit boards from phones, computers and televisions into gold.
  
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