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• Zoo gorillas have developed a new sneeze-like call to get attention from their human keepers

  10-08-2022 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Georgia have found that gorillas are able to make novel calls when in new situations, after discovering captive primates make a unique sound to attract keepers.
  
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• Microwaved fish could help scientists create sustainable LEDs

  10-08-2022 19:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Supermaterial created from heated scales. Sorry about the smell Scientists in Japan have figured out a new way to create sustainable LEDs: by microwaving fish.…
  
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• Head Of Lancet’s COVID-19 Origins Commission Blows Whistle

  10-08-2022 17:13 via technocracy.news
  Piece by piece the Big Pharma/globalist narrative is unwinding as scientists with important positions within the system are crying foul. In this case, Professor Jeffrey Sachs warns that government must demand and enforce transparency from biodefense labs engaging in gain of function research.
  Jeffrey Sachs is hardly a denier of anything, working at Columbia University and closely aligned with the United Nations. He is, however, revealing an important part of the inner workings of the COVID-19 or
  
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• East Antarctic Ice Sheet could cause sea levels to rise by up to 16 FEET by 2500, study warns

  10-08-2022 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Durham University predict that the melting of ice sheet and the resulting effects on coastal communities could be halted if we reach emissions targets set in the Paris Agreement.
  
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• ‘Anything But A Cashless Society’: UK Consumers Defy Banks’ War On Cash

  10-08-2022 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  The more you resist plastic credit cards in favor of cash, you are contributing to the worldwide resistance against total bank control. While cash may be less convenient for some, it stymies global banks, central banks, the Bank for International Settlements and the World Economic Forum. Whenever you pay in cash, tell the receiver why you are doing so and encourage them to do the same. ⁃ TN EditorThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has been pushing hard for a ‘cashless society’ in a
  
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• Robot Arms Replace Shelf Stockers In Japan Stores, Targets World

  10-08-2022 16:32 via technocracy.news
  
  Since Technocrats crave efficiency, it is easy to design robots that will replace human store shelf stockers. There are well over 150,000 stores targeted for such automation and Microsoft and Nvidia are both key technology leaders who want to spread it to the whole world ⁃ TN EditorTelexistence Inc. and FamilyMart Co. are rolling out a fleet of AI-driven robots to restock shelves in 300 convenience stores across Japan.
  The robot arms are designed to replenish drinks in refrigerators and ar
  
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• The Hacking of Starlink Terminals Has Begun

  10-08-2022 16:00
  
  It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.
  
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• Samsung announces its most expensive smartphone yet

  10-08-2022 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At its Unpacked event on Wednesday, the Korean tech giant lifted the lid on several new products including the Galaxy Fold 4, its most expensive smartphone yet.
  
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• Meta's new AI chatbot BlenderBot 3 calls Mark Zuckerberg 'creepy'

  10-08-2022 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta's AI chatbot BlenderBot 3, created by the Menlo Park, California social network, has some rather strong opinions about its boss, Mark Zuckerberg.
  
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• Smart cat flap temporarily locks your kitty out if it detects it's holding prey

  10-08-2022 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tech entrepreneur has developed the OnlyCat smart cat flap that detects if your kitty is holding a squirming mouse or bird, and will temporarily locks them outside until they drop it.
  
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• Scientists say ice creams with a hard chocolate coating are the best to enjoy during the heatwave

  10-08-2022 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study, Dr Edward Breeds, Principal Lecturer in Physics at Nottingham Trent University, set out to uncover the optical types of ice creams to eat during heatwaves.
  
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• Beavers maintain wetlands that would otherwise become 'muddy puddles' in drought

  10-08-2022 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beavers are creating networks of waterways in UK estates, which are helping to maintain wetlands during the heatwaves. The dams stop rivers drying out, but will also help prevent floods.
  
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• Men are seen as less intimidating and threatening when holding small dog than when alone

  10-08-2022 10:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Jaen in Spain have revealed that men are seen as less intimidating and threatening when holding a small dog than when alone.
  
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• Russian anti-satellite test added to a 'pressing threat to security' in space

  10-08-2022 09:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Too much junk in the orbital trunk Debris from a Russian anti-satellite missile is causing chaos in orbit, with shards of ex-spacecraft circling the Earth at perilous speeds.…
  
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• Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares as Twitter lawsuit looms

  10-08-2022 06:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's richest man says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn.
  
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• NASA's six-mile-wide orbital telescope is 1/6th built

  10-08-2022 06:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Interferometry will be used to turn six toaster-sized satellites into one giant solar observatory NASA has plans to build a telescope six miles (9.66km) wide in Earth orbit, comprised of a constellation of six toaster-sized satellites. The first of those toasters has just been finished. …
  
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• Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers

  10-08-2022 04:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain.
  
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