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• New species of whale discovered last year is 'on the edge of extinction' in the Gulf of Mexico

  14-10-2022 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Rice's Whale was discovered just last year, it was previously thought to be a different species, but it is already the most endangered whale on the planet due to offshore oil and gas drilling.
  
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• SpaceX reportedly fed up with providing free Starlink to Ukraine

  14-10-2022 21:00 via go.theregister.com
  How can Elon mess up geopolitics today? The Starlink-Ukraine honeymoon period appears to be at an end: SpaceX reportedly wants the US to begin picking up the tab for more of its war-zone services, while CEO Musk's tweets have only served to upset the situation.…
  
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• Elusive black shark that EJECTS its jaws out of its mouth looks like Marvel's Venom'

  14-10-2022 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An image of a black shark ejecting its jaw from its mouth has captivated the internet, with many users saying the elusive viper dogfish looks like Marvel's comic book character Venom.
  
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• Storm simulator launched in Denmark to raise awareness of climate-driven extreme weather 

  14-10-2022 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Beat the Storm' in Nordborg, Denmark is comprised of two storm simulators that allow people to experience an up to a category II hurricane with winds of over 100 mph.
  
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• Shein owner Zoetop fined $1.9m over data breach response

  14-10-2022 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Zoetop of lying about the extent of the 2018 attack.
  
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• Watch Martian moon eclipsing Jupiter in eerie footage

  14-10-2022 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip released by the European Space Agency shows Deimos, one of Mars' two moons, passing in front of Jupiter and four of its moons.
  
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• Women fake orgasms because they feel insecure about being seen as 'abnormal' for not reaching climax

  14-10-2022 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a study of 360 women, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that those who struggled to orgasm were much more likely to put on a show to convince their partner that they had climaxed.
  
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• Boffins grow human brain cells to play Pong

  14-10-2022 17:00 via go.theregister.com
  Now let’s see what happens when we get it drunk, say researchers Researchers have succeeded in growing brain cells in a lab and hooking them up to electronic connectors proving they can learn to play the seminal console game Pong.…
  
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• UK's most online-obsessed areas REVEALED: Londoners use 11% more data than the national average

  14-10-2022 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK regions which use the most data have been identified in a study from BroadbandUK. The most online-obsessed Brits live in Greater London using 506 Gigabytes of data per month.
  
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• Shein parent company fined $1.9 MILLION by New York officials for 2018 data breach

  14-10-2022 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York officials say Zoetop only told a fraction of the 39 million data breach victims that their accounts had been compromised. Hundreds of thousands of them belonged to New Yorkers.
  
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• In China, It’s “You Spy, I Spy, We All Spy For Xi Spy”

  14-10-2022 15:46 via technocracy.news
  Xi Jinping is a Technocrat who has mastered Technocracy’s prime goal of the “science of social engineering”. China now has 370 networked cameras per 1,000 citizens, meaning that no one can escape daily surveillance and immediate retribution if you make an “unapproved” move. This is the reality of scientific dictatorship and it is spreading to the whole world. ⁃ TN EditorWhen Chen picked up his phone to vent his anger at getting a parking ticket, his message on
  
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• Court Orders CDC to Release Data Showing 18 Million Vaccine Injuries in America

  14-10-2022 15:27 via technocracy.news
  America was warned by top medical professionals, scientists and even TN that these shots were harming millions of people in America and around the world. The truth will now come out and all who took mRNA shots must strive to rebuild their immune system and detox their bodies. The long-term effects will take a huge toll. ⁃ TN EditorMore than 18 million people were injured so badly by their first COVID shot from Pfizer or Moderna that they had to go to the hospital. That’s according to
  
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• Is Neom a dystopian nightmare in the desert

  14-10-2022 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VIDEO; Neom bills itself as a futuristic megatropolis where residents will live in a 110-mile long skyscraper. But others fear a dystopian nightmare
  
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• Elon Musk under federal investigation over Twitter deal

  14-10-2022 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The court filing said the billionaire was under investigation but it did not explain why.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse legs were staged

  14-10-2022 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the Connect event this week, Mark Zuckerberg appeared as an avatar to show off his virtual legs - but Meta has admitted they were animations from motion capture.
  
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• Aerobot designed for hell-world Venus first braves something worse: Nevada

  14-10-2022 13:47 via go.theregister.com
  And by worse, we mean: The endless casinos Scientists have successfully launched a prototype aerial robotic balloon 4,000 feet high over a desert in Nevada to test whether it could one day be sent on a space mission to roam Venus' clouds.…
  
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• Twitter is working on a 'don't @ me' feature that can limit who mentions a user in posts

  14-10-2022 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter is working on a new feature that will let you control who mentions you in posts. This could be used to prevent bullying or harassment, by enabling those targeted to reduce their interactions.
  
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• Brian Eno on Why He Wrote a Climate Album With Deepfake Birdsongs

  14-10-2022 13:00
  The ambient music pioneer is back with ForeverAndEverNoMore, an album that wants to get you in touch with your climate emergency feelings.
  
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• A Reboot of the Maxwell’s Demon Thought Experiment—in Real Life

  14-10-2022 13:00
  Physicists just reconstructed a 19th-century paradox that seems to violate the second law of thermodynamics (but really doesn’t).
  
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• AirPods Pro 2 review: Mind-bending noise cancellation - but the touch controls are temperamental 

  14-10-2022 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It takes a bit of time for your brain to adjust - even if you're used to using noise-cancelling headphones - but once it has, the effect is really quite profound.
  
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• Women are better at finding and remembering words than men, study shows

  14-10-2022 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway have analysed the results of 168 studies on gender difference in verbal fluency and memory, and found there is a 'small but robust' female advantage.
  
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• Netflix's plan to charge £4.99 a month for new ad-supported tier is branded 'disgusting' by users 

  14-10-2022 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix users took to Twitter to voice their displeasure about the new tier, called 'Basic with Ads', and the idea of having to endure ads midway through their favourite content.
  
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• Meet the daredevil who broke the sound barrier jumping from SPACE 10 years ago

  14-10-2022 10:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: On this day in 2012, daredevil Felix Baumgartner, now 53, jumped from the edge of space, armed only with a pressure suit, a parachute, and nerves of steel.
  
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• Amazon's most popular Fitbit activity tracker is 50% off

  14-10-2022 09:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Stay accountable this winter with thephenomenally popular Fitbit Versa 2 Smartwatch, now a massive £100.99 off on Amazon.
  
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• Japan space agency blows up eight satellites aboard Epsilon rocket

  14-10-2022 06:57 via go.theregister.com
  This is not why this mission was dubbed the 'Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration' The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is in damage control mode after a launch of its Epsilon rocket was terminated with a self-destruct command on Wednesday.…
  
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• Humans as Bioreactors: How DARPA pioneered the idea behind mRNA vaccines

  14-10-2022 06:11 via technocracy.news
  DARPA is the Technocrat/Transhumanist dark arm of the military/biodefense industry. mRNA “vaccines” were initially considered for military use against biowarfare, but Moderna was used to test the concept on the entire global population. The results have been disastrous but leaders refuse to stop the injections. The cozy relationship between DARPA and Moderna needs to be blown wide open. ⁃ TN EditorNucleic Acid Vaccines
  A nucleic acid vaccine is a vaccine that uses gene delivery
  
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• Office time is not for video calls, says tech boss

  14-10-2022 03:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The boss of messaging platform Slack says people should come into work to do other things.
  
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• Climate change: Summer 2022 smashed dozens of UK records

  14-10-2022 03:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Half of the UK’s oldest weather stations set new records in the July heatwave.
  
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• E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022

  14-10-2022 03:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.
  
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• India's solar-powered future clashes with local life

  14-10-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  India wants 40% of its electricity to come from renewable sources, which will require vast amounts of land.
  
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