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• Getting enough sleep is now officially a marker of good heart health

  29-06-2022 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The American Heart Association has added a good night's sleep to its list of 'essential' tips to keep hearts healthy, with experts saying adults should aim for a solid 7-to-9 hours a night.
  
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• Hackers target pro-life US state government agencies in Kentucky and Arkansas

  29-06-2022 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of hackers known as SiegedSec is targeting US state agencies with anti-abortion stances in protest of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade that guaranteed the right to an abortion.
  
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• Cab-less autonomous truck gets greenlight to cruise on US public roadsr

  29-06-2022 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Einride's Pod is the first fully autonomous truck to get permission from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to cruise on US public roads. It starts driving later this year.
  
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• NASA's James Webb Telescope will reveal 'deepest' image of our universe and the earliest galaxies

  29-06-2022 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's James Webb Telescope will soon reveal 'the deepest image of our universe that's ever been taken.' The telescope has taken 20 years to build at a cost of $10 billion.
  
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• FCC commissioner urges Google and Apple to BAN TikTok because it 'harvests swaths of sensitive data'

  29-06-2022 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Carr, commissioner of the FCC, posted on Twitter urging the tech giants to remove the video sharing platform 'from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices.'
  
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• City-killing asteroid won't hit Earth in 2052 after all

  29-06-2022 20:10 via go.theregister.com
  
  ESA ruins our day with some bad news An asteroid predicted to hit Earth in 2052 has, for now, been removed from the European Space Agency's list of rocks to be worried about.…
  
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• Analysis of ancient Roman jars suggests wine was made using native grapes in waterproofed containers

  29-06-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new analysis of three ancient wine-making jars at Avignon University suggests that Romans used them to make red and white wine with native grapes, and waterproofed them with imported tar.
  
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• Volkswagen board chairman says it will overtake Tesla by 2025

  29-06-2022 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Herbert Diess told workers at the VW headquarters that Tesla will lose its strength while ramping up its Austin and Germany gigafactories, allowing VW to swoop in and take the lead in EVs.
  
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• Open Sesame: ‘Elmo Got The COVID Vaccine Today’

  29-06-2022 18:55 via technocracy.news
  
  And then they came for the children… Sesame Street is not about entertainment or education, but rather brainwashing. If little Elmo bravely got the shot, it was for the “greater good” of protecting his family, friends and neighbors from getting sick. This lowers any resistance of families who may resist mRNA EUA injections for their children aged 6-months and up.  ⁃ TN EditorThe famed Sesame Street character Elmo on Tuesday announced on social media that h
  
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• Rockefeller Agenda At Work: The Great Reset Of The U.S. Food System

  29-06-2022 18:09 via technocracy.news
  
  The Rockefeller Foundation predicted food shortages in 2020 in a major policy paper, Reset the Table: Meeting the Moment to Transform the U.S. Food System. Was this merely predictive or was it a signal for causation? Whatever the case, it calls for cradle-to-grave management of our food system for the sake of “food security”. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> We’re told looming food shortages are primarily the result of climate change and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Yet
  
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• Satellite with GoPro attached takes epic selfie above Australia's Great Barrier Reef

  29-06-2022 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Blue Planet looks spectacular. NanoAvionics put a GoPro that was mounted on a selfie stick on one of its satellites to capture a stunning view of Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.
  
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• Burial mound of 'Bluetooth Viking king' is FOUND

  29-06-2022 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The burial mound was discovered using sensing tools on satellites. The tools are able to see beneath layers of earth to look for disturbances. The mound is believed to be in Wiejkowo, Poland.
  
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• UN Agenda: Women Kept Under The Watchful Eye Of The AI God

  29-06-2022 17:29 via technocracy.news
  
  The United Nations promotes its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to create the Fourth Industrial Revolution, aka Technocracy. SDG #5 promises safety for women and girls, but we all know now that safety requires surveillance and careful monitoring, and this is no different. ⁃ TN EditorIn Our Common Agenda, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants to achieve gender equality in all areas, including decision-making, through quotas and special measures. Women entrepreneurs should be e
  
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• Glastonbury attendees used 182 TERABYTES of data during event - 76% more than in 2019, EE reveals

  29-06-2022 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EE has revealed that a whopping 182 terabytes of data was used by festivalgoers at Worthy Farm during the five-day event - 76 per cent more than in 2019.
  
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• Analysis suggests dogs trace their ancestry to TWO separate populations of Ice Age wolves

  29-06-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from The Francis Crick Institute in London have discovered that modern-day dogs descended from two separate populations of Ice Age wolves; from both Asia and the Middle East.
  
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• NASA suggests rovers may need to dig up to 6.6ft beneath the Martian surface to find ancient life

  29-06-2022 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rovers may have to dig6.6ft under the Martian surface to find signs of ancient life because ionizing radiation degrades amino acids relatively quickly, analysis by the US space agency suggests.
  
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• Canadian admits to hacking spree with Russian cyber-gang

  29-06-2022 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, who worked with the NetWalker crew, had $27m (£22.2m) in Bitcoin when arrested
  
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• Dogs given their own treat-dispensing game console

  29-06-2022 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plugging into a television, Go Dogo rewards pets that successfully follow commands.
  
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• UK government's climate change advisers want you to cut back on meat, fly less and cycle to work

  29-06-2022 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Climate Change Committee revealed its recommendations in its annual report on the progress being made to address Britain's contribution to global warming.
  
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• Census 2021: The changing face of ageing Britain: Over-65s outnumber under-15s and women dwarf men

  29-06-2022 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The population has swelled by 3.5m in the past decade to a record nearly 60million, with the East of England seeing the biggest growth, the new census for England and Wales shows.
  
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• Young Thug and What Happens When Prosecutors Use Social Media

  29-06-2022 13:00
  
  The rapper and several members of his group Young Slime Life are facing criminal charges, many of which are based on lyrics and Instagram posts.
  
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• China Is Tightening Its Grip on Big Tech

  29-06-2022 13:00
  
  The country’s regulatory measures range from vetting medical and financial influencers to algorithmic audits. What, if anything, can the West learn?
  
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• Meet Nombe Nombe! Giant kangaroo with a muscular body roamed Papua New Guinea 50,000 years ago

  29-06-2022 12:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rather than being closely related to Australian varieties, the new species most likely belongs to a unique genus, found only in Papua New Guinea, according to researchers from Flinders University.
  
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• Snapchat launches £3.99 a month subscription service

  29-06-2022 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat Plus, which rolls out on Wednesday, is Snapchat's first ever subscription model and initially includes six new exclusive features.
  
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• NanoAvionics satellite pulls out GoPro to take stunning selfie over Earth

  29-06-2022 11:59 via go.theregister.com
  
  Consumer-grade camera was refitted with custom housing and software to survive in the vacuum NanoAvionics has unveiled a 4K satellite selfie taken by a GoPro Hero 7 as the company's MP42 microsatellite flew 550km above the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef.…
  
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• Tributes paid to Oxford neuroscientist Professor Sir Colin Blakemore

  29-06-2022 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Colin Blakemore received death threats for defending medical research on animals.
  
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• Changes coming to your Uber trip as rideshare drivers sign 'historic' agreement

  29-06-2022 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rideshare company Uber and the Transport Workers' Union have signed an agreement on worker rights in what they say is a first for Australia's digital economy
  
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• Chinese boffins suggest launching nuclear Neptune orbiter in 2030

  29-06-2022 09:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there. Use them together, use them in peace Scientists at top universities in China propose sending a spacecraft powered by nuclear fission to orbit Neptune – the outermost planet in our solar system – in 2030.…
  
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• Airbnb permanently bans parties and events around the world

  29-06-2022 06:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The home rental platform said a temporary ban, which was introduced in 2020, was popular with hosts.
  
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• New biometrics laws urgently needed, review finds

  29-06-2022 02:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ryder Review finds existing laws are fragmented and have failed to keep up with technology.
  
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• NHS App to offer video consultations by 2024

  29-06-2022 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users will be able to receive messages from their GP and see their medical records, the government says.
  
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• NHS App to get new digital features by 2023

  29-06-2022 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By March 2024, the app should offer face-to-face video consultations, the government says.
  
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• Climate change: UK heading for failure on climate goals - report

  29-06-2022 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Climate Change Committee also cites a "shocking" lack of policy to insulate people's homes.
  
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• Climate change: UK government told to insulate more homes

  29-06-2022 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Climate Change Committee says the lack of a policy to insulate people's homes is "shocking".
  
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• One in six UK adults doubt human link to climate change - report

  29-06-2022 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The King's College study also says the UK public underestimates how much scientists agree on the link between human activity and climate change.
  
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• Megalodon feasted on the noses of sperm whales

  29-06-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sperm whale's snout, which makes up a third of its body, was particularly appealing to megalodon because it is packed with oily saturated fats, according to researchers at the University of Zurich.
  
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