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• Chicago scientists are testing an unhackable quantum internet in their basement closet

  10-10-2022 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are trying to find a way to get quantum particles to travel over long distances without becoming corrupted. They could offer security for health information and bank transfers.
  
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• Girls with brothers are no more likely to grow up as 'tomboys', study finds

  10-10-2022 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our personality is not determined by whether we grow up with sisters or brothers, says a new study led by Leipzig University researchers.
  
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• What dog breed should I get? How different breeds attract different types of owners

  10-10-2022 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who have border terriers are likely to be charming, lively and exuberant while Staffordshire bull terrier fans are trustworthy and the most affectionate.
  
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• Men age FASTER than women, study finds

  10-10-2022 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anti-ageing experts from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland said men intheir fifties to seventies had aged up to four years more quickly than their female counterparts.
  
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• Methane leak from Nord Stream pipeline is detected from space

  10-10-2022 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Imagery from satellite company GHGSat show a stream of methane on the surface of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden.
  
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• Life on MARS: Red Planet may once have been home to microbes that fed on hydrogen

  10-10-2022 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of international researchers analysed the interaction between the early environment on Mars and an ecosystem of microorganisms called methanogenic hydrogenotrophs.
  
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• How does Elon Musk's Starship stack up against NASA's Space Launch System?

  10-10-2022 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US space agency's Space Launch System (SLS) and Elon Musk's Starship will blast humans to space, lunar orbit and the surface, and potentially even to Mars within the next few decades.
  
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• Early Mars could have been home to methane-producing microbes just like Earth

  10-10-2022 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of international researchers analysed the interaction between the early environment on Mars and an ecosystem of microorganisms called methanogenic hydrogenotrophs.
  
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• 'Baby talk' is the same in every language, study reveals

  10-10-2022 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of York and Aarhus University studied baby talk across 36 languages and found similarities in pitch, melody, and articulation rates.
  
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• John Kerry Commits Biden Admin To WEF’s ‘Great Reset’

  10-10-2022 16:54 via technocracy.news
  The Great Reset seeks to plunge the world into Technocracy while destroying capitalism and free market economic practices. It is way beyond being merely transformative; rather, it is revolutionary and will result in neo-Feudalism that returns the world to the Dark Ages. ⁃ TN EditorIn June, elites at important international institutions such as the World Economic Forum and the United Nations launched a far-reaching campaign to “reset” the global economy.
  The plan involves d
  
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• Italy’s Meloni Says Technocrats May Join New Government

  10-10-2022 16:38 via technocracy.news
  Italy’s Conservative PM Georgia Meloni will likely turn to Technocrats to fill key Cabinet posts. She was swept in on a populist campaign but is shifting to Technopopulism, a dangerous blend of populism and Technocracy. TN has warned about Technopopulism for several years.
  For other TN articles on Technopopulism, click here. ⁃ TN EditorItaly’s next cabinet will include “high-profile” figures who might not be career politicians, Giorgia Meloni, widely expected to be
  
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• Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Struggles For Relevancy

  10-10-2022 16:17 via technocracy.news
  As a classic example of a Technocrat mind, Mark Zuckerberg pictures himself as being personally responsible for bringing billions of people to Facebook. His switch to Metaverse is rapidly deflating his ego as his groupies reject his shoddy and ill-conceived alternate reality. ⁃ TN EditorLast October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” he sketched a vision of a utopian
  
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• Rollercoaster rides trigger emergency calls from new iPhones

  10-10-2022 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Users say the rides triggered the phones' crash detection system, US media reports.
  
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• World's oldest marine DNA is discovered in Antarctica

  10-10-2022 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fragments of organic material were found beneath the floor of the Scotia Sea north of the Antarctic by a team of international researchers led by the University of Tasmania in Australia.
  
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• Giant methane leak from Nord Stream pipeline is detected from SPACE

  10-10-2022 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Imagery from satellite company GHGSat show a stream of methane bubbles on the surface of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden.
  
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• From carbon labels to calorie equivalents: What food packaging could look like in the future

  10-10-2022 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With brands and retailers looking to become more sustainable, food products could soon include eco-labels that tell you how sustainable it is, or come in a biodegradable, plant-based coating.
  
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• These Remote Tech Workers Secretly Juggle Multiple Jobs

  10-10-2022 13:00
  Working from home makes it easier to take on several full-time posts. The extra cash is nice—but simultaneous Zoom meetings can be tricky.
  
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• Hurricane Ian Destroyed Their Homes. Algorithms Sent Them Money

  10-10-2022 13:00
  Google's AI scanned satellite imagery to identify the worst-hit neighborhoods—helping direct aid to residents' phones.
  
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• How ‘The Mandalorian’ Inspired One of the Year’s Best Rap Videos

  10-10-2022 13:00
  Miami MC Denzel Curry started singing the hook to “X-Wing” just minutes after for finishing the show’s second-season finale.
  
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• Woke AI that claims to help firms improve diversity discriminates against candidates for home decor

  10-10-2022 12:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that during video interviews, AI favours people sitting in front of bookshelves, people wearing headscarves, and those without glasses.
  
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• How Elon Musk's Starship stacks up against NASA's SLS

  10-10-2022 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US space agency's Space Launch System (SLS) and Elon Musk's Starship will blast humans to space, lunar orbit and the surface, and potentially even to Mars within the next few decades.
  
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• iPhone 15 will have USB-C charger, expert claims 

  10-10-2022 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to an Apple tipster, next year's iPhone 15 will have USB-C charging instead of the Cupertino tech giant's connector technology 'Lightning'.
  
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• Different dog breeds attract owners with certain personality traits, study finds 

  10-10-2022 09:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who have border terriers are likely to be charming, lively and exuberant while Staffordshire bull terrier fans are trustworthy and the most affectionate.
  
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• No, no, hear us out, say boffins: Foot fungus to measure your walk

  10-10-2022 08:27 via go.theregister.com
  Posture, posture, posture, posture, posture, posture, mushroom, mushroom Four researchers at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory at the University of West England have enlisted fungi to measure how people walk.…
  
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• No, no, hear us out, say boffins: Foot fungus to measure your gait, steps

  10-10-2022 08:27 via go.theregister.com
  Posture, posture, posture, posture, posture, posture, mushroom, mushroom Four researchers at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory at the University of West England have enlisted fungi to measure how people walk.…
  
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• Elon Musk wades into China and Taiwan tensions

  10-10-2022 05:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The billionaire wins China's praise for comments but Taipei says freedom is "not for sale".
  
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• Pacific Island Fiji aims for a high-tech future

  10-10-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The Pacific Island is attempting to gradually move away from traditional industries to IT services.
  
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• Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea

  10-10-2022 00:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean - putting seals at risk.
  
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