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• Twitter tests a new system that lets users 'unmention' themselves from tweets

  07-04-2022 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Unmention' has been a widely requested feature among users regularly tagged into tweets, and something the social network has hinted at launching in the past.
  
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• OpenAI releases Artificial Intelligence tool that can produce an image from text

  07-04-2022 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as DALL·E 2, the second generation of the text to image AI is able to create realistic images and artwork at a higher resolution than its predecessor.
  
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• Shock result in particle experiment could spark physics revolution

  07-04-2022 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with one a theory underpinning modern physics.
  
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• Mystery of alleged Chinese hack on eve of Ukraine invasion

  07-04-2022 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A western intelligence official believes the aim was espionage - but questions remain.
  
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• This Is How Twitter’s Edit Button Can Actually Work

  07-04-2022 19:03
  
  The ability to edit tweets is coming—but it’s full of risks. This is how to do it right.
  
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• World's biggest Triceratops had 'combat wound in its neck frill'

  07-04-2022 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big John died 66 million years ago and was buried in an ancient floodplain that eventually ended up beneath a private ranch 70 miles from Rapid City, South Dakota.
  
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• Ronin Network bailed out by crypto giant Binance after hack

  07-04-2022 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hacked cryptocurrency and games company says its customers will now be reimbursed.
  
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• Earth's oceans move when fish have SEX, helping to circulate nutrients

  07-04-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Southampton found that waters in coastal regions are mixed during anchovy spawning, which helps to circulate nutrients and oxygen.
  
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• Selfridges recruits an 8ft ROBOT to 3D-print designer objects

  07-04-2022 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At Selfridges' store at Oxford Street in central London, the robot will be printing items made of 'upcycled' plastic taken from the world's seas.
  
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• European Environmentalists Have Made Energy Independence Impossible

  07-04-2022 16:38 via technocracy.news
  Energy is required for all economic activity. It is being disrupted throughout the industrialized world by policies attacking traditional energy sources like oil, coal and natural gas  and replacing the deficit with windmills and solar panels. It’s impossible. The later is pushed by radical environmentalists and the clear intent is to destroy the existing economic system. ⁃ TN EditorEurope is not going to achieve a competitive energy transition with the current interventionist p
  
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• New World Disorder And The Demise Of Capitalism

  07-04-2022 16:19 via technocracy.news
  
  It is prevalent thinking that destructive economic policies are the result of bumbling politicians like Biden who “hasn’t got a clue that his ’empire is crumbling around him.” But in fact, the WEF Great Reset ideologues know exactly what they are doing to torch the existing global economy, making way for Technocracy. ⁃ TN Editor“There is gonna be a new world order out there and we’ve gotta lead it!And we gotta unite the rest of the world in doing it!&rdq
  
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• Big Tech’s Surveillance Capitalism Is Killing Privacy

  07-04-2022 15:55 via technocracy.news
  
  “Surveillance Capitalism” is a little-understood development that was defined by Professor Shoshana Zuboff in 2020.  It was first used by Google to predict and control behavior, selling that information to others for a huge profit. Now, other companies are following suit and privacy is being shattered. ⁃ TN EditorDespite recent advances in privacy measures that have disrupted online tracking, new highly effective tracking methods have been deployed by the Masters of the Un
  
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• Nano ink solar cells allow tech to charge in any light

  07-04-2022 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Custom nano inks allow solar cells to be made to any shape and can use ambient light to power devices.
  
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• New breed of honey bee has been bred to resist its greatest parasite

  07-04-2022 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Pol-line' bees were bred for resistance to the parasitic Varroa mite in a rigorous 20-year breeding programme as part of a study by the universities of Louisiana and Exeter.
  
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• SpaceX to launch first fully commercial crew to the International Space Station tomorrow

  07-04-2022 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The group, which also includes former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría acting as commander for Axiom Space, are launching on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
  
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• Robot nose can distinguish between different WHISKIES - and could replace trained sommeliers

  07-04-2022 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney have developed a robotic nose called NOS.E that can distinguish between different brands, origins and styles by 'sniffing' the liquor.
  
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• Working from home part-time could harm the environment, study says

  07-04-2022 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who work from home at least once or twice a week live further away than those who work in the office full-time, report researchers at the University of Sussex in Brighton.
  
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• The Fitbit Charge 4 is on sale for its cheapest price ever on Amazon 

  07-04-2022 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Need a push to get moving this spring? The hugely popular Fitbit Charge 4 Advanced Fitness Tracker is on sale for just £79.99 (was £129.99) - that's an impressive saving of £50.
  
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• Ichthyosaurs had BLUBBER just like whales, study finds

  07-04-2022 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Natural History Museum in Oslo have shown for the first time that ichthyosaurs - ancient marine reptiles that lived 150 million years ago - had blubber, just like whales.
  
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• Scientists find fossil from THE DAY the dinosaurs died 66m years ago

  07-04-2022 11:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarkable discoveries, made by palaeontologist Robert DePalma at a dig site known as Tanis in North Dakota, will feature in a BBC documentary next week.
  
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• Fragment of Chicxulub asteroid unearthed in US - along with remains of a dinosaur killed by impact 

  07-04-2022 09:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarkable discoveries, made by palaeontologist Robert DePalma at a dig site known as Tanis in North Dakota, will feature in a BBC documentary next week.
  
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• Turn your TV into a smart TV Fire TV Stick is on sale in the Amazon Spring Sale

  07-04-2022 09:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking for the best cheap streaming deals for April 2022? The Fire TV Stick is now on sale in the Amazon Spring Sale for just £22.99, down from £39.99, so you can upgrade your TV to a smart TV for less.
  
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• First Light says it's hit nuclear fusion breakthrough with no fancy lasers, magnets

  07-04-2022 04:08 via go.theregister.com
  
  We talk to CEO about projectile-based implosion design British startup First Light Fusion claims it has achieved nuclear fusion with a novel reactor that requires no lasers or magnets, possibly providing a cheaper and more simple alternative to generating power.…
  
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• Cuddly toy reviews used for headphones on Amazon

  07-04-2022 03:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sellers are boosting ratings of electronics with reviews for completely different products, Which? finds.
  
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• Bafta Games Awards 2022: 'Plucky underdogs' go up against hit titles

  07-04-2022 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hit titles go up against games made by four people during the pandemic "because they were bored".
  
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• Being privately educated does not make you happier, study finds 

  07-04-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A private education doesn't lead to better mental health than state schooling, nor does it bring with it greater life satisfaction, a University College London study reveals.
  
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