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• Girl, 8, makes contact with NASA's International Space Station using dad's ham radio

  24-08-2022 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Isabella Payne, eight, fell in love with space at the age of two and she recently had a dream come true when she spoke to a NASA astronaut on the ISS using her father's ham radio.
  
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• Japan reverses course on post-Fukushima nuclear ban

  24-08-2022 20:19 via go.theregister.com
  
  PM says shuttered plants can re-open, fresh reactors will be built, old ones are getting their lives extended Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today his country would begin not only restarting nuclear plants sitting idle since the Fukushima affair, but will begin building reactors as well.…
  
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• YouTube to show ads educating users about fake news

  24-08-2022 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pilot scheme will run in eastern Europe to help combat disinformation about Ukrainian refugees.
  
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• Apple confirms 'Far Out' event on September 7 to debut iPhone 14

  24-08-2022 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has confirmed its annual September event, which could see the new iPhone and Apple Watch. Rumors speculate the devices will see a hike in price due to inflation.
  
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• Dolphins show signs of health issues 8 years after Deepwater Horizon, blood tests revel

  24-08-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists from the National Marine Mammal Foundation in the US have found evidence that dolphins are still suffering adverse health effects as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.
  
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• Dogs with more active owners 'get more exercise'

  24-08-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dog owners who spend more time exercising tend to have dogs who exercise more too, say experts at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.
  
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• Sharks are 'walking' on land longer to survive the climate crisis

  24-08-2022 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The epaulette shark, a species of long tailed carpet sharks, has evolved the ability to walk on land over the past 9 million years, but recently has been found to do so much longer than ever before.
  
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• California to begin plan for sweeping BAN on new gasoline car sales TOMORROW

  24-08-2022 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California is unveiling its plan to start the ban of new gasoline-powered tomorrow. This will require that 35% of new passenger vehicles sold in the state by 2026 produce zero emissions.
  
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• California to begin sweeping BAN on new gasoline car sales TOMORROW

  24-08-2022 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California will start the ban on sale of new gasoline-powered cars starting Thursday. This will require that 35 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in the state by 2026 produce zero emissions
  
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• Why you SHOULD let your teenage children lie in: Starting school an hour later in the morning can...

  24-08-2022 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Getting up early for school has to be the bane of any teenager's life.
  
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• Energy Crisis: Thousands Of UK Firms Could Collapse And Disappear

  24-08-2022 17:45 via technocracy.news
  
  Economic destruction is the certain outcome of energy shortages. This is piled on top of economic destruction seen from 2020-2022 COVID lockdowns. Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum continues to blather on about the benefits of the Great Reset and Build Back Better. The problem is that millions could die in the process while no one is held accountable. This is the heartbeat of Technocracy and it is coming fast. ⁃ TN EditorThe UK government needs to act decisively to help businesses with s
  
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• Energy Crisis: Europe Faces Total Chaos As Forced Energy Rationing Begins

  24-08-2022 17:22 via technocracy.news
  
  The contrived war in Ukraine has brought Europe’s energy dependence to its knees, driving prices to the moon. Worse, there will be large pockets of population that have zero energy at any price. People will die and new riots will make the old ones look like a birthday party. Considering Biden’s war on energy in the U.S., do  you wonder what he and his son, Hunter Biden, were doing in Ukraine in the first place?
  Hunter received $50,000 per month from a Ukrainian energy company, B
  
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• Ancient human species Sahelanthropus was bipedal 7 MILLION years ago, study reveals

  24-08-2022 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from University of Poitiers analysed the remains of an ancient human species that lived on Earth seven million years ago and suggest it walked on two legs.
  
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• Energy Crisis: 20 Million US Homes Are Behind On Power Bills

  24-08-2022 16:29 via technocracy.news
  
  The cumulative pressure brought by anti-energy Technocrats is succeeding at the gas pump and households. Since the early 1930s, Technocracy has demanded absolute control over all energy distribution and consumption in order to control the “resource-based” economic system to be run by them. Secondarily, creating energy shortages is killing free market economy, paving the way for the Great Reset.
  These anti-human lunatics must be stopped. The global energy shortage is 100 percent contr
  
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• Facebook blames 'configuration change' for glitch that flooded feeds with posts to celebrity pages

  24-08-2022 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of the social network's 2.8billion global users reported falling victim to the bizarre bug that filled news feeds withmemes, pornography and cryptocurrency spam.
  
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• Facebook glitch flooded user feeds with posts from random people

  24-08-2022 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of the social network's 2.8billion global users reported falling victim to the bizarre bug that filled news feeds withmemes, pornography and cryptocurrency spam.
  
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• World's most popular weed killer Roundup causes dramatic convulsions in worms, study warns 

  24-08-2022 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Florida Atlantic University has found that glyphosate, the active ingredient of the herbicide Roundup, causes convulsions in round-worms even at very low concentrations.
  
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• TikTok can secretly track your web activity!

  24-08-2022 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTok runs code that enables it to track users' screen taps when they visit other sites through its iOS app, software engineer Felix Krause has revealed using his security tool InAppBrowser.com.
  
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• This first water map of Mars could help NASA choose where to land

  24-08-2022 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have created the first water map of Mars, based on data from its Mars Express Observatory and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  
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• NASA's Space Launch System rocket is on track for August 29 liftoff

  24-08-2022 14:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Artemis 1 is ready to light its candle NASA's most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System, just passed its flight readiness review, bringing it one step closer to meeting a target launch date of August 29. …
  
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• Facebook feeds flooded with celebrity spam

  24-08-2022 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of users reported issues on Wednesday as a glitch hit the social media site's homepage.
  
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• Has Facebook been hacked? Glitch floods feeds with random posts

  24-08-2022 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of the social network's 2.8billion global users reported falling victim to the bizarre bug that filled news feeds withmemes, pornography and cryptocurrency spam.
  
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• What is a dugong? The manatee-like animal that is now extinct in China

  24-08-2022 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dugong has been declared the first functionally extinct large mammal in Chinese waters by scientists from the Zoological Society of London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
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• First water map of Mars could help NASA choose where to land in the future

  24-08-2022 13:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have created the first water map of Mars, based on data from its Mars Express Observatory and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  
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• Thames Water admits drinking water is being used to cool data centres

  24-08-2022 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thames Water is launching a probe into how much drinking water is being used by data centre operators as the region enters a hosepipe ban today.
  
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• This Giant Sprinkler System Can Protect Cities from Wildfires

  24-08-2022 13:00
  
  Two Spanish towns have built a network of towers that douse surrounding trees with recycled water—stopping fire in its tracks.
  
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• Clip-on tech turns spectacles into smart audio glasses

  24-08-2022 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington tries out audio glasses, a smart skipping rope and some other new technology.
  
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• Doppelgängers don't just look similar! Lookalikes share DNA and personality traits

  24-08-2022 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Barcelona have revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants.
  
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• Would YOU try a beetle burger? Scientists create 'meat-like flavouring' by cooking insects in sugar

  24-08-2022 11:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Wonkwang University have cooked up mealworms with sugar, and claim they taste just like real meat.
  
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• TikTok can track users' taps as they browse other sites through its iOS app, researcher claims

  24-08-2022 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTok runs code that enables it to track users' screen taps when they visit other sites through its iOS app, software engineer Felix Krause has revealed using his security tool InAppBrowser.com.
  
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• 'World's most advanced' humanoid robot can now wink, purse its lips and scrunch its nose

  24-08-2022 10:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The humanoid robot Ameca can be seen winking, pursing its lips, frowning and grinning in a mirror after receiving an upgrade to its facial expression capabilities.
  
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• Facebook glitch is flooding feeds with posts from random people

  24-08-2022 09:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook users flooded to Twitter to share their experiences with the bizarre glitch, which the site's owner, Meta, is yet to comment on.
  
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• Hurry! You can get Apple AirPods for as little as £109 in the Very bank holiday sale

  24-08-2022 09:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: We have some good news if you love the latest Apple tech. Very's big summer deals event has kicked off, and it includes great discounts on Apple AirPods.
  
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• Dugong: Animal that inspired mermaid tales extinct in China

  24-08-2022 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.
  
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• Dugong is declared 'functionally extinct' in China

  24-08-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dugong has been declared the first functionally extinct large mammal in Chinese waters by scientists from the Zoological Society of London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
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• Britain's love of seafood is killing off dozens of species that rely on it for food, report warns 

  24-08-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by WWF is calling for 'urgent' efforts to strengthen regulation of the seafood sector, amid concerns our love for seafood is killing off dozens of species that rely on it for food.
  
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• Twitter whistleblower raises security concerns

  24-08-2022 00:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-security chief appears to echo claims by Elon Musk over the number of fake accounts on its site.
  
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