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• Rise of the five-year-old 'TikTots'

  29-03-2022 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children as young as five are regularly using social media despite the rules, a survey finds.
  
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• Ofcom: One in three internet users can't spot fake accounts or content

  29-03-2022 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'sheer volume' of information meant having the critical skills and understanding to decipher fact from fiction had 'never been more important', reports London-based online regulator Ofcom.
  
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• Helium-3 is leaking from Earth's core, scientists discover

  29-03-2022 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some natural processes can produce helium-3, but it is made primarily in nebulae - massive, spinning clouds of gas and dust, with most traced back to the Big Bang.
  
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• Remains of one the Milky Way's most famous explosions are not expanding evenly

  29-03-2022 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The inner nebula of the much-studied supernova may have collided with another phenomenon, according to a team from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard.
  
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• Forcing WhatsApp and iMessage to Work Together Is Doomed to Fail

  29-03-2022 18:01
  
  Europe’s Digital Markets Act requires interoperability between popular messaging apps. But experts warn encryption could be compromised.
  
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• More must reconsider Russian anti-virus software use, UK warns

  29-03-2022 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But the National Cyber Security Centre says Kaspersky anti-virus is safe for individual users.
  
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• Pluto has ICE VOLCANOES that were 'recently' active - including one the size of Hawaii's Mauna Loa

  29-03-2022 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, analysed images taken by New Horizons of an area south-west of the Sputnik Planitia ice sheet.
  
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• Ancient Roman bust uncovered in HS2 dig is cleaned up to reveal remarkable new details

  29-03-2022 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists at L-P Archaeology have now cleaned the busts, revealing intricate details on the sculptures such as tear ducts and the curvature of the lips on the female carved head.
  
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• Humans may have eaten the last giant Mongolian camels 27,000 years ago

  29-03-2022 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have studied fossils of the extinct species (Camelus knoblochi) from Tsagaan Agui Cave in the Gobi Altai Mountains of southwestern Mongolia.
  
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• Scientists add ground avocado seeds and peel to DOG FOOD to increase pooches' fibre intake 

  29-03-2022 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign say that meal made from ground avocado seeds and peel could be added to dog food to increase pooches' fibre intake.
  
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• You’ll Be Transhuman Whether You Like It Or Not

  29-03-2022 16:48 via technocracy.news
  
  Transhumans and Technocrats, joined at the hip like Siamese twins, are bent on taking over the entire world and all genetic life within it. Moderna, et al, have successfully invaded human flesh to hack the “software of life”. They are now using AI to create endless, artificially synthesized mRNA shots to continually hack the “software of life.” This is a must-read article.
  The next invasion will not be voluntary as “vaccines” are being turned into communicable
  
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• Climate change: Heatwave temperature threshold raised in England by Met Office

  29-03-2022 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the UK's climate warms, the temperature threshold in eight counties is raised by the Met Office.
  
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• Military Looks For AI To Replace Decision-Making On Battle Field

  29-03-2022 16:06 via technocracy.news
  Left unchecked, artificial Intelligence will eventually subsume all areas of life on earth, including health, population management and warfare. As the wounded are harvested from battlefields, AI is now sought for performing triage to decide which soldiers to treat first who are deemed to be “savable”, potentially leaving others to die. ⁃ TN EditorWhen a suicide bomber attacked Kabul International Airport in August last year, the death and destruction was overwhelming: The viol
  
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• Eric Schmidt: The Real Brains Behind Biden’s Science Office

  29-03-2022 15:38 via technocracy.news
  
  Biden has thrown open the doors of power of science and health care to Eric Schmidt, former Alphabet and Google chairman and member of the Trilateral Commission. Schmidt is heir apparent to Henry Kissinger, a founding member of the Trilateral Commission in 1973. Fauci, Gates and Collins are figureheads of health tyranny, but Schmidt may be the principal director. ⁃ TN EditorThe White House science office sets strategic priorities for the nation’s more than $1.4 trillion in annual hea
  
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• TikTok to finally let users look back over previously watched videos

  29-03-2022 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The'Watch History' feature appears to be just a beta test at the moment, not widely available for all users, and was spotted by Twitter user Hammod Oh .
  
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• YouTube is testing time-specific emoji reactions for users to respond to specific moments in videos 

  29-03-2022 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users have an array of emoji reactions to choose from, including the crying laughing face, a heart, the shocked face, the celebration party poppers, a question mark and a screaming cat.
  
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• Pompeii enlists Spot the robot dog to inspect the ancient city's streets

  29-03-2022 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spot, the nimble four-legged robot dog created by US firm Boston Dynamics, is using its cameras to provide a feed of hard-to-reach Pompeii structures.
  
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• Masculine titles like chairman are SEXIST and undermine women's roles as leaders, study claims 

  29-03-2022 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Houston found that the title of Chairman increases assumptions that a leader is a man, more than the title of Chair.
  
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• Artificial intelligence beats EIGHT world champion bridge players at their own game

  29-03-2022 11:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French startup NukkAI spent four years developing the AI bot, called NooK, which took home the crown at the two-day Nukkai Challenge in Paris last week.
  
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• Heatwave threshold is increased across eight counties as climate warms 

  29-03-2022 09:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The temperature at which a heatwave is declared is being increased in eight counties as the climate warms, Met Office has announced from its Exeter HQ.
  
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• Naps are beneficial to children right up until the age of FIVE and could boost reading skills

  29-03-2022 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Macquarie University in Australia found that daytime naps can benefit children's ability to map letters to sounds - an important indicator of early reading skills.
  
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• Biodiversity: Pressure grows for deal to save nature

  29-03-2022 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Observers have slammed the 'snail's pace' of negotiations and are pressing for a step up of ambitions.
  
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• Biodiversity: What is it and how are we protecting it?

  29-03-2022 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The planet is experiencing its sixth mass extinction event, but it is hoped action can be agreed.
  
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• Can tech help you to manage the cost of living?

  29-03-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Personal finance apps are everywhere but are they useful if you are already in debt or on low wages.
  
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• Gene-edited cats could stop owners sneezing by slashing protein that triggers allergy 

  29-03-2022 00:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Catlovers who are allergic could soon have a gene-edited pet which does not make them sneeze. (file photo)
  
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