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• Scientists use supercritical carbon dioxide to power the grid

  19-08-2022 23:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sandia has been working on the project for more than a decade – now comes scaling When it comes to turning turbines, steam is out and supercritical carbon dioxide is in – as demonstrated by Sandia National Labs when it connected a closed-loop system to the local grid, supplying 10 kilowatts of power for nearly an hour. …
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites in 175th launch for Elon Musk's company

  19-08-2022 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX successfully launched 53 Starlinks into orbit Friday using a Falcon 9 rocket to bring the internet satellites to space. The rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  
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• NASA reveals regions on moon that are potential landing targets for the 2025 Artemis III mission

  19-08-2022 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA announced 13 candidate landing spots for its 2025 return to the moon. The sites are on the lunar South Pole, making this the first time humans have stepped foot on the dark side of the moon.
  
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• Freya the walrus: Did she have to be euthanised?

  19-08-2022 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After becoming a tourist attraction in Oslo, a travelling walrus was killed. Was that right?
  
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• Tesla owner unlocks his car with chip IN HIS HAND - saying his phone's Bluetooth doesn't always work

  19-08-2022 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One Tesla owner won't ever forget his car keys. Brandon Dalaly had a tiny contactless chip implanted into his skin on his hand so that he unlock his vehicle without relying on his smartphone.
  
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• Netflix back online after outage left users unable to stream content

  19-08-2022 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix is back online after a more thanone-hour outage. People in the UK and US were among those affected, as well as those in several European countries, including Spain and Italy
  
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• Climate change 'triggered age of the dinosaurs' 250 million years ago

  19-08-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by Harvard researchers challenges this theory that the explosion in diversity of reptiles was triggered by two of mass extinction events, around 261 and 252 million years ago.
  
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• Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates

  19-08-2022 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long A spacewalk by a pair of cosmonauts working on the European robotic arm on the International Space Station ended prematurely due to battery power issues.…
  
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• Andrew Tate banned from Facebook and Instagram

  19-08-2022 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meta removes influencer Andrew Tate from its platforms for violating its policies.
  
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• Where has a drought been declared, and what does it mean?

  19-08-2022 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An official drought has been declared in several parts of the UK.
  
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• Netflix is down as users complain of being unable to stream content

  19-08-2022 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People in the UK and US are among those affected, as well as those in several European countries, including Spain and Italy.
  
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• Meta-mutants! AI's creepy images of what it thinks humans look like in the metaverse

  19-08-2022 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Artificial intelligence has produced creepy images of what it thinks humans will look like in the metaverse. Craiyon AI, a popular text-to-image system, is responsible for the pictures.
  
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• Sites ban gamer who removed Spider-Man Pride flags

  19-08-2022 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The user replaced them with American flags in the PC version of the Spider-Man Remastered video game.
  
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• Trusted News Initiative: Orwellian Global Ministry of Truth

  19-08-2022 17:22 via technocracy.news
  
  To Orwell’s litany of doublethink, “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”, we must add “Lies are true.” The Trusted News Initiative is the master global propaganda machine designed to crush any and all dissent against Technocracy’s war on humanity. The human cost of TNI’s propaganda is now in the millions. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> The Trusted News Initiative (TNI) was founded by the BBC in July 2019. While TNI claims to
  
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• Hosepipe ban starts as drought declared in south-west Wales

  19-08-2022 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drought is officially declared in south-west Wales after heatwave causes water levels to plummet.
  
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• Astronaut snaps 'spectacular' pictures of aurora from the International Space Station

  19-08-2022 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US astronaut Bob Hines, who snapped the amazing images, tweeted: 'SPECTACULAR aurora today!!! Thankful for the recent solar activity resulting in these wonderful sights!'
  
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• UN Debauchery: African Nation Turned Into The ‘Rape Capital Of The World’

  19-08-2022 16:32 via technocracy.news
  
  The UN’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals promise no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well being, quality education, gender equality and sustainable communities. In reality, UN “peacekeepers” do the polar opposite, raping women and children, promoting poverty and creating permanent inequality. This is the same UN that wants to run the world and dictate your health. ⁃ TN EditorMy father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already le
  
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• Scientists develop new low-cost method for destroying hazardous 'forever chemicals'

  19-08-2022 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chemists at UCLA and Northwestern University have discovered a new way of breaking down a class of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals'. It is low-cost and does not produce harmful byproducts.
  
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• Creepy: AI Predicts Metaverse Future

  19-08-2022 15:53 via technocracy.news
  
   
   
  Artificial intelligence has created images of “what happens if humans live in the metaverse” – and the results are seriously creepy.
  The popular Craiyon AI, formerly DALL-E mini AI image generator, created several images that look like humans have merged with VR headsets to become one mutant being.
  A metaverse future isn’t totally beyond the realms of possibility as tech companies like Mar
  
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• Tonga volcanic eruption released more energy than the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated

  19-08-2022 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Sheffield determined that the eruption was equivalent to around 61 Mt of TNT, whereas the Tsar Bomba released between 50-58 Mt.
  
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• Breakthrough over potentially harmful chemicals found in most homes

  19-08-2022 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US scientists have discovered a low-cost method for destroying chemicals associated with cancer.
  
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• NASA tool allows people to track Artemis I moon mission in real time

  19-08-2022 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Artemis Real-time Orbit Website will allow space fans to 'pinpoint where Orion is and track its distance from the Earth, distance from the moon, mission duration, and more.'
  
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• Bloodthirsty mosquitoes can smell out their prey in more than one way, scientists find

  19-08-2022 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Rockefeller University have discovered that neurons which transmit scent information to the brains of mosquitoes are activated by more than one human body odour chemical.
  
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• How Long Droughts Make Flooding Worse

  19-08-2022 13:00
  
  Parched ground is less likely to absorb water and increases the risk of dangerous flash floods. But there are ways to mitigate these conditions.
  
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• Hackers may have exploited security flaws - Apple

  19-08-2022 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users of some models of iPhone, iPad and Mac are being urged to run "important" security update.
  
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• How to protect yourself from the Apple security flaw affecting iPhones, iPads and Macs

  19-08-2022 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here MailOnline answers all the key questions and tells you what you need to do to protect yourself following the Californian company's announcement.
  
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• NASA selects 'full force' for probe into UFOs

  19-08-2022 08:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  'We're placing a high priority on it' NASA is pushing ahead to recruit a panel of experts and publish a much-awaited report on unidentified aerial phenomenons (UAPs), all with a budget of up to $100,000.…
  
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• Doubts cast over Elon Musk's Twitter bot claims

  19-08-2022 05:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk thinks a third of visible Twitter accounts could be bots, but researchers have their reservations.
  
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• Eerie image of parasitic 'zombie' fungus erupting from a fly wins ecology photo competition 

  19-08-2022 02:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images of lounging elephants, treefrog embryos and a parasitic fungus erupting from the body of a fly have all won prizes at the BMC Ecology and Evolution Image Competition
  
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• Driverless cars: Experts warn no easy answer to how safe they should be

  19-08-2022 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It might not be enough for self-driving cars to be safer than usual cars as people expect more, experts say.
  
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• $2.8m gene therapy treatment is America's most expensive drug ever

  19-08-2022 01:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sure, it's pricey, but not using it would be more expensive, says drug maker A one-time gene therapy treatment recently approved by America's FDA is gaining attention not just for its clinical value, but for its price: at $2.8 million, Bluebird Bio's Zynteglo is the most expensive drug in US history.…
  
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• Medieval friars twice as likely to be riddled with intestinal parasites as townspeople

  19-08-2022 01:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by University of Cambridge researchers, is the first to compare parasite prevalence in people from the same medieval community who were living different lifestyles.
  
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