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• Coral living at least 147 feet below the surface display glowing colors to attract prey

  18-07-2022 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Corals can grow in the depths of the ocean and illuminate those dark waters - but now researchers have discovered that their fluorescent colors serve as a way to lure their prey.
  
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• Uber to pay $2.2m to disabled riders over wait fees

  18-07-2022 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move settles claims that its wait time fees discriminated against passengers with disabilities.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope captures data on 68 GB drive - enough to hold a day's worth of info

  18-07-2022 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope, which has wowed the world with gorgeous images, stores its data on a relatively small 68 GB drive - that's enough to hold only a day's worth of images.
  
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• Homeland Security purchased 'vast quantities' of private citizens app location data

  18-07-2022 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 6,000 records show DHS collected data on more than 336,000 location data points across North America that was gathered from apps on millions of people's smartphones.
  
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• Russia hits Google with fine for 'illegal content'

  18-07-2022 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian regulator says the content included "fake" reports that discredited Russia's military.
  
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• Twitter Has Entered the Elon Musk Twilight Zone

  18-07-2022 20:07
  
  In the tortured deal’s alternate reality, it makes sense for the company's leaders to try and force Musk to take over—but things will get tricky if they succeed.
  
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• Disney+ is BACK: Website went down for more than an hour for users around the world

  18-07-2022 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disney+ is back online, following a more than one-hour outage that hit users around the world.Thewebsite was impacted the most during the outage, while some users had problems with streaming.
  
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• Robot dog can walk after ONE hour of training as scientists hope it can play fetch in the future

  18-07-2022 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watch: Scientists revealed a robot dog that can teach itself to walk, roll over and navigate obstacles in just one hour.
  
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• Disney+ is DOWN: Website crashes for users around the world

  18-07-2022 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 16:56 BST, and are affecting users worldwide.
  
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• How to keep your cats, dogs and other pets cool during the heatwave

  18-07-2022 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vets from the PDSA advise how to keep your pets safe during the heatwave. Ensuring access to shade and fresh water are essential, but you can also give them a cold towel to lie on.
  
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• 'Black hole police' discover the first dormant black hole outside the Milky Way

  18-07-2022 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dormant black hole has been identified orbiting a star outside the Milky Way. A team of international researchers called the 'black hole police' identified it with the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
  
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• Invasive crabs that threaten New England's marine ecosystem are being used to make WHISKEY

  18-07-2022 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Green crabs, which came from Europe to the US in the 1800s, is feasting on native marine life and destroying sea grass. Now, a distillery is using the invasive animals to make whiskey.
  
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• People around the world use a higher voice when speaking to babies, study finds

  18-07-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard University analysed recordings from people from 21 cultures and found that they all used a higher voice when speaking to infants than they spoke to other adults.
  
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• Neom: Saudi Arabia To Build The World’s Largest Smart City In History

  18-07-2022 16:59 via technocracy.news
  China constructed its infamous technocrat-inspired “ghost cities” designed to house tens of millions but rather stand empty today. Saudi Arabia is building a technocrat-inspired smart city that is 33 times larger than New York that will make Dubai look like an outpost. Both examples are completely unplugged from reality. Technocrats build because they can, not because there is any good reason to do so. ⁃ TN Editor
  One day last September, a curious email arrived in Chris Hables
  
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• Stop phone overheating: Remove case and switch on 'battery saver' - but don't put it in the freezer

  18-07-2022 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline has gathered advice from gadget experts Uswitch and So-Sure on how to keep your devices cool during the heatwave - and what not to do!
  
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• The Folly Of Scientism As Pseudoscientific Theories Masquerade As Science

  18-07-2022 16:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Both Technocracy and Transhumanism are products of Scientism; both promote pseudoscience as real science and then demand that we follow the fake science. Scientism is a deep philosophical religious proposition that itself masquerades as a non-religion, so it is often obscured in the havoc it causes. In 1944, C.S. Lewis reasoned that Scientism would eventually result in the Abolition of Man. ⁃ TN Editor  
  When I decided on a scientific career, one of the things that appealed to me abou
  
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• Microsoft launches simulator to train drone AI systems

  18-07-2022 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It hopes the platform will let firms train drones and air taxis virtually without risking crashes.
  
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• Mercola: Pathologist Dr. Ryan Cole On Post-Jab Cancer Explosion And Excess Mortality

  18-07-2022 15:56 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy’s was on humanity continues to be seen “on the ground” by pathologists who deal with disease in the lab every day. The mRNA injections are causing damage in unexpected area, such as a huge increase in reoccurrence of agressive cancers and mortality. The evidence of war is that the mRNA programs are not immediately terminated. ⁃ TN Editor4111
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> In the wake of the COVID jab rollout and additional boosters, a number of health conditions are on
  
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• Space rock that hit James Webb telescope caused more damage than thought

  18-07-2022 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Webb's primary mirror was permanently altered when it was impacted by a single micrometeorite, the US space agency revealed, although it won't affect the telescope's ability to take mesmerising images.
  
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• Government says video game loot boxes will not be regulated

  18-07-2022 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Instead it told the video game industry to take action to protect young people.
  
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• Snapchat for WEB launches - allowing users to call and message from their computers

  18-07-2022 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool will initially launch for Snapchat+ subscribers in the US, UK and Canada, and for all users in Australia and New Zealand, but will eventually roll out to all users.
  
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• UK weather: Why do trains get cancelled when there's a heatwave?

  18-07-2022 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Network Rail has revealed how abnormally high temperatures across the UK can cause steel rails across the network to buckle.
  
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• The science behind the UK heatwave

  18-07-2022 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met Office estimates that the extreme heat we will be seeing over the next couple of days has been made ten times more likely because of it.
  
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• This Band Wrote the Best Legend of Zelda Song of 2022

  18-07-2022 13:00
  
  Among the Boston slowcore group's inspirations are The Ocarina of Time, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Mario Party 3.
  
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• Abortion Pill Demand Is Driving an Underground Network

  18-07-2022 13:00
  
  Desperate people in the US and beyond are turning to an unregulated, cross-continental supply chain.
  
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• Why DO heatwaves disrupt railways? Networks warn tracks could BUCKLE under extreme 41°C temperatures

  18-07-2022 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Network Rail has revealed how abnormally high temperatures across the UK can cause steel rails across the network to buckle.
  
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• Long-lost bison will roam in Kent from today in new rewilding project in Canterbury

  18-07-2022 11:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Initially, one male and three female bison - a bull from Germany, a matriarch from Scotland and two youngsters from Ireland - are being introduced. Pictured: A Kent bison.
  
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• LOL! Generations at war over peach and winking emoji...and don't even think of using the aubergine

  18-07-2022 11:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's the latest issue dividing the generations: just what's in a wink when you add one to a message?
  
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• Why is it so hot today? 'Azores High', Saharan air and climate change to drive record temperatures

  18-07-2022 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Part of the reason behind the hot weather is that a pressure system called the Azores High, which usually sits off Spain , has grown larger and is being pushed northwards, meteorologists say.
  
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• UK heatwave: Why is it so hot? Is climate change impacting our weather?

  18-07-2022 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It could culminate in the UK's hottest day in history on Monday, with the country put on a 'national emergency' footing amid fears even healthy people could die.
  
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• Corporate structures for environmental sustainability

  18-07-2022 02:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Formal management frameworks and processes are helpimg ZTE meet its environmental responsibilities Sponsored Feature  Tackling climate change is a collective responsibility that extends beyond individual consumers and governments. And when you consider their high-scale use of available resources and the volume of the goods and services they produce, operate and ship, it's clear that global corporations certainly have a major role to play.…
  
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• UK set to have world's biggest automated drone superhighway

  18-07-2022 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reading, Cambridge and Rugby are among the places set to be connected by drones.
  
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• Climate change: Heat deaths could triple by 2050

  18-07-2022 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government's advisors on climate change warn that Britain's homes are not fit for hotter summers.
  
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• Firms 'going to war' against rivals on social media

  18-07-2022 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of a high-tech monitoring company says some retailers are spreading lies about competitors.
  
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• World's longest 'drone superhighway' connecting the Midlands and Southeast approved by government

  18-07-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 165-mile long drone 'superhighway' has been given the green light from the UK government. It will involve installing ground-based sensors that can guide drones connected to the superhighway network.
  
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