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• Buffalo shooting: NY probes 'bone-chilling' social media role

  18-05-2022 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors will ask whether social platforms were "used to stream, promote, or plan" the murders.
  
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• EU reveals its plans to stop using Russian gas

  18-05-2022 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It will invest in pipelines in other countries but will speed up a shift to green energy.
  
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• Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions

  18-05-2022 18:00
  
  Many life-limiting conditions can only be detected 12 weeks into pregnancy—but some US states are planning to set to the abortion limit much earlier.
  
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• Is Google’s DeepMind AI Close To ‘Human-Level’ Intelligence?

  18-05-2022 17:22 via technocracy.news
  
  Google’s hype on DeepMind exceeds reality in achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). According to Tristan Greene of TheNextWeb, “It’s not a general AI, it’s a bunch of pre-trained, narrow models bundled neatly.” What is certain is Google’s ability to ‘make it so’ and fool a public that cannot distinguish between magic and reality. ⁃ TN EditorDeepMind, a British company owned by Google, may be on the verge of achieving human-leve
  
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• President Rodrigo Chaves says Costa Rica is at war with Conti hackers

  18-05-2022 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conti cartel, which is thought to be run from Russia, has upped its ransom demand to $20m (£16m).
  
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• Just friends? Women are more jealous than men of their spouse's opposite-sex friends, study reveals

  18-05-2022 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Texas in Austin claim that women are more jealous than men of their spouse's opposite-sex friends.
  
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• Galaxy is used as a 'cosmic telescope' to study young universe's heart

  18-05-2022 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of experts from Australia and North Carolina had to use a unique new instrument to observe clouds of neutral diffuse gas, known as Damped Lyman-α systems (DLAs).
  
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• Australia's rainforest trees are dying faster than ever, study finds 

  18-05-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Oxford have studied almost 50 years of data on tree numbers in the moist tropical regions of North Queensland.
  
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• Girls see physics as for white men only, MPs told

  18-05-2022 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "If you are black or a woman, you don't see yourself fitting in," a leading female physicist says.
  
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• Mask Redux: Apple Mandates Face Diapers For Employees In 100 U.S. Retail Stores

  18-05-2022 16:39 via technocracy.news
  Don’t think for a minute that the face mask controversy in America is over. Apple continues its dystopian ways by reinstating masks for employees, even though the ineffectiveness of masks has been thoroughly established. It is now just a matter of political will, arbitrarily forcing employees to submit whether they want to or not. ⁃ TN EditorApple retail employees at around 100 stores will need to go back to wearing a mask while working, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark
  
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• Neo-Con War Monger Insanity: ‘Monkeys With Matches In A Room Full Of Dynamite’

  18-05-2022 16:17 via technocracy.news
  
  This essay is a bit of a ramble, but it brings up all the right points. The Technocrat loonies who are in charge of the world are doing everything they can to destroy it. Are they just idiots or are we all being played by a larger misinformation campaign to keep from looking in the right places? The Trump enigma is especially concerning. ⁃ TN EditorIn Part 1 of this article I examined previous Fourth Turnings and the Gray Champions who won and lost, but made a difference in the c
  
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• Netflix cuts 150 US-based jobs after losing subscribers

  18-05-2022 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US streaming giant is forced to lay off staff to minimise cost of viewers quitting the service.
  
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• WhatsApp is testing a feature that lets you quietly leave group chats without alerting other members

  18-05-2022 14:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets you quietly leave a group chat without sending a notification to other members, according to independent WhatsApp experts WABetaInfo.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites into orbit

  18-05-2022 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A used two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from NASA's Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 06:59 ET (11:59 BST), about 39 minutes later than SpaceX initially planned.
  
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• How man has changed his best friend: Experts reveal what dogs USED to look

  18-05-2022 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From German Shepherds to Basset Hounds, many breeds have changed dramatically following years of selective breeding.
  
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• Vets reveal what pugs USED to look like amid warning that the breed is being cruelly overbred

  18-05-2022 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pugs' flat faces, curly tails and big eyes did not evolve naturally, and instead are the result of selective breeding, which puts them at risk for a range of health condiions.
  
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• Google's DeepMind says it is close to achieving 'human-level' artificial intelligence

  18-05-2022 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nando de Freitas, a scientist at London-based firm DeepMind, has said 'the game is over' in regards to solving the hardest challenges in the race to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI).
  
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• WhatsApp is testing a feature that lets you quietly leave group chats without sending a notification

  18-05-2022 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets you quietly leave a group chat without sending a notification to other members, according to independent WhatsApp experts WABetaInfo.
  
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• Alien space rock found in Egypt 'may be first evidence on Earth of a rare supernova explosion'

  18-05-2022 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Johannesburg analysed the Hypathia stone and found that its chemical makeup suggests it contains bits of the dust and gas cloud surrounding a type Ia supernova.
  
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• Cambodian officials plead the public to stop picking 'penis plants'

  18-05-2022 11:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A warning from the country's Ministry of Environment comes after three women were filmed picking the plant on Bokor Mountain in Kampot, Cambodia.
  
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• Buying a pug is CRUEL: Vets warn against celebrity-driven obsession with 'cute' flat-faces

  18-05-2022 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Royal Veterinary College is urging people not to buy pugs, following a study that revealed the breed has such severe health conditions it can no longer be considered a 'typical dog'.
  
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• Greenhouse gases, sea-level, ocean heat and ocean acidification all reached record highs in 2021

  18-05-2022 10:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seven years from 2015 to 2021 have also been the warmest since the industrial revolution, with 2016 being the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization report said.
  
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• NASA's InSight doomed as Mars dust coats solar panels

  18-05-2022 02:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  The little lander that couldn't (any longer) The Martian InSight lander will no longer be able to function within months as dust continues to pile up on its solar panels, starving it of energy, NASA reported on Tuesday.…
  
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• Pugs can no longer be considered 'typical dogs', vets warn

  18-05-2022 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pugs are significantly more likely to suffer from breathing, eye, and skin disorders than other breeds, according to vets from the Royal Veterinary College.
  
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• Climate change swells odds of record India, Pakistan heatwaves

  18-05-2022 01:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A UK study says record-breaking temperatures in NW India and Pakistan are now 100 times more likely.
  
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• How Gen Z is hooked on cryptocurrency and NFTs

  18-05-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A growing number of young people are getting into crypto trading - despite the risks.
  
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