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• Would YOU pay to use Facebook and Instagram? Meta plans for 'possible paid features,' memo shows

  01-09-2022 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta is setting up a product organization to identify new 'possible paid features' for its family of popular apps in the wake of seeing its advertising business impacted by Apple's ad changes.
  
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• Vast majority of Great Pacific Garbage Patch's plastics come from overfishing in just FIVE countries

  01-09-2022 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most of the vast floating 'garbage' patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean comes from overfishing in two countries - Japan and China - new research reveals.
  
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• James Webb snaps its FIRST 'alien world': New images of an exoplanet just 385 light years from Earth

  01-09-2022 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The exoplanet, located just outside of our solar system, can be seen in several filters of infrared light. This reveals different details of the alien world never before seen by human eyes.
  
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• Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed using long-lost branch of the Nile

  01-09-2022 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New evidence suggests the massive blocks used to build the Great Pyramid of Gaza were not transported over land as previously believed, but were sent off in boats through the Nile river.
  
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• Twitter's edit button could be used to SCAM users by letting authors update links on viral tweets

  01-09-2022 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter's new edit button could be used to scam users with links to fraudulent websites. The social platform will allow Twitter Blue users to have up to 30 minutes to edit tweets.
  
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• Great Pyramid of Giza were constructed using long-lost branch of the Nile

  01-09-2022 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New evidence suggests the massive blocks used to build the Great Pyramid of Gaza were not transported over land as previously believed, but were sent off in boats through the Nile river.
  
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• Heatwave: England has had joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says

  01-09-2022 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Temperatures this summer tied with 2018, according to data stretching back to 1884.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX lands $1.4BN NASA deal for five more astronaut launches to the ISS

  01-09-2022 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX has landed another $1.4 billion contract to send astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) in the coming years.
  
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• LG unveils the world's largest OLED TV with a 97-INCH screen

  01-09-2022 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The OLED evo Gallery Edition TV, which is being displayed at LG's booth at IFA 2022 in Berlin, will be available towards the end of the year in time for the World Cup.
  
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• Britons urged to 'stop peeing on themselves' to cure jellyfish stings

  01-09-2022 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SEA LIFE London Aquarium said it was dispelling the myth that a jellyfish sting is best treated with urine, after a new survey found almost a third of Britons still believe it to be true.
  
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• Twitter gives in to user requests for edit button

  01-09-2022 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  It is testing the feature among staff and will roll it out in the coming weeks to Twitter Blue subscribers.
  
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• Human creators in a uproar after AI-generated photo wins the first place in Colorado art competition

  01-09-2022 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Human creators are furious after news spread about AI-generated image won first prize at a Colorado art competition. The images, which are stunning, were made with Midjourney.
  
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• Secretive Geofence Surveillance Software Being Snapped Up By Law Enforcement

  01-09-2022 17:06 via technocracy.news
  Fog Reveal hoovers up cell phone location data by tracking ad ids and pings from local censors, and then sells it to law enforcement. It doesn’t require a search warrant but can display your pattern of life within minutes. Its use is seldom mentioned in court cases; one spokesman said, “The success lies in the secrecy.”
  EFF reports in Inside Fog Data Science, the Secretive Company Selling Mass Surveillance to Local Police:
  EFF could not verify Fog’s claims. But there is r
  
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• Forget the stereotypical stoner! Cannabis users are NOT lazy and apathetic, study finds

  01-09-2022 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cambridge say that cannabis users are no less likely to be motivated or to enjoy life's pleasures than non-users.
  
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• Space wars? NASA and China are eyeing some of the SAME landing sites near the moon's south pole

  01-09-2022 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China and the United States have identified overlapping possible landing sites at the moon's south pole as the rivals could end up competing for limited lunar resources in the coming years.
  
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• California Bans Gas Cars Then Says “Avoid Charging EVs”

  01-09-2022 16:23 via technocracy.news
  The push for alternative energy has created a fragile power grid that does not and cannot supply consistent levels of energy to the economy. The sheer lunacy of this is seen in California where the government is actually telling EV owners to forego charging their cars. ⁃ TN EditorShortly after 1800ET, just as Californians begin to head home for the day, the California Independent System Operator issued a level-1 energy emergency alert shortly after tapping all its available power
  
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• The Plague Of Green Elephants

  01-09-2022 16:09 via technocracy.news
  “These disastrous Green adventures are driven by the UN Billionaires’ club and promoted endlessly by government media and education bureaucracies, and vocal vested interests. This plague of Green Elephants will destroy our industries, our farms and our access to cheap reliable fuels and electricity.” ⁃ TN EditorLegend says that if you displeased the King of Siam, he would give you a white elephant. These rare and protected elephants were incredibly expensive to keep. So a
  
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• Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max release date and specs: What we know so far

  01-09-2022 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of Apple's 'Far Out' launch event next week, MailOnline takes a look at what we could expect from the new iPhone 14 range. Leaks suggest a purple colour option and the ditching of the 'notch'.
  
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• Twitter is testing an Edit tool that lets users amend tweets up to 30 minutes after posting them

  01-09-2022 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter has begun internal testing of the Edit Tweet tool, and will soon expand the test to some users of its Twitter Blue subscription service.
  
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• Twitter Gets an Edit Button

  01-09-2022 15:00
  Users will have 30 minutes to alter their tweets, and their version history will be tracked.
  
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• Hackers target politicians with fake news website

  01-09-2022 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The Australian government is among those targeted by the hackers, according to Proofpoint.
  
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• Microsoft Activision deal could lessen competition, UK watchdog finds

  01-09-2022 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The $69bn takeover of the Call of Duty maker may now be investigated in-depth by a UK watchdog.
  
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• Inside $18 billion Orion spacecraft that will fly to the moon on Saturday as part of Artemis I

  01-09-2022 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spacecraft, due to launch uncrewed atop NASA's new mega moon rocket on Saturday, has cost more than $18 billion to build and will be used for the US space agency's Artemis programme.
  
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• IFA 2022: Nokia announces new smartphones and a subscription service 

  01-09-2022 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HMD Global, the maker of Nokia devices, has revealed four new devices and an environmentally-friendly subscription service at IFA 2022 in Berlin.
  
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• Africa's oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe

  01-09-2022 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The skeleton of a long-necked Mbiresaurus raathi is believed to be more than 230 million years old.
  
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• Prehistoric mammals grew up twice as fast as their modern-day counterparts 

  01-09-2022 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Edinburgh-led experts used dental analysis to uncover the life history of Pantolambda bathmodon - a member of the earliest known group of herbivores in the post-dinosaur era.
  
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• African Swine Fever threat prompts UK border limits on pork

  01-09-2022 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  New border controls on travellers bringing in pork, in bid to keep out African Swine Fever.
  
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• New law of nature may have been discovered as scientists think rain causes species to grow larger

  01-09-2022 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Field Museum researchers examined skulls of 450 mice and found the ones on the western side of the mountains were larger, despite being genetically identical to those on the east.
  
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• To Fight Severe Drought, China Is Turning to Technology

  01-09-2022 13:00
  The country is exploring cloud seeding, GM crops, and a multibillion-dollar water-transfer system to address its worst water shortages on record.
  
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• This Band Made a $3.44 Music Video. Then They Went Viral

  01-09-2022 13:00
  “Smoko" launched the Chats from obscurity in an Australia surf town to answering questions for Iggy Pop—and they're still making music five years later.
  
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• Astronaut blood reveals genetic mutations for cancer and heart disease

  01-09-2022 11:08 via go.theregister.com
  Could just be a coincidence ... let's keep going into space and see what happens Analyses of blood taken before and after spaceflight have confirmed astronauts undergo genetic mutations that could make them more susceptible to developing cancer and heart disease.…
  
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• What is the NASA Artemis I moon mission? Everything you need to know

  01-09-2022 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA was due to launch its new moon rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida today (Monday, August 29), but an engine issue forced engineers to delay lift-off until Friday at the earliest.
  
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• US chip makers hit by new China export rule

  01-09-2022 06:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Nvidia says two of its top computing chips were affected by a "new license requirement" for exporting to China.
  
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• Kinder Scout: Nature reserve that saw 'mass trespass' extended

  01-09-2022 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Kinder Scout, where walkers famously staked their claim to the countryside, grows by over 500 acres.
  
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• Meet the BBC’s 'undercover voters' for the US midterms

  01-09-2022 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  An investigation into what US voters see on social media in the run-up to the midterm elections.
  
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• Wildlife photographer of the year: Is this ape really cuddling a pet mongoose?

  01-09-2022 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Mystery and wonder in this year's shortlisted images for Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
  
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• Is this monkey really cuddling a pet mongoose?

  01-09-2022 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Mystery and wonder in this year's shortlisted images for Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
  
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• Biscuits, sweets, and sausages 'increase men's risk of bowel cancer', new study suggests

  01-09-2022 00:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ultra-processed foods - including instant soup and noodles and sweet or savoury packaged snacks - have been linked to higher rates of the disease, researchers said.
  
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