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• NASA's Lucy probe dodges space traffic around Earth in gravity-assist flyby

  17-10-2022 23:55 via go.theregister.com
  Spacecraft coming through, outta the way, watch your step, we're heading to Jupiter NASA's Lucy spacecraft has successfully performed its first gravity-assist flyby of Earth, dodging tens of thousands of satellites and bits of debris.…
  
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• Brain implant kills aggressive tumors by zapping the deadly masses in the cerebrum with heat

  17-10-2022 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brain chip uses infrared light to activate nanoparticles inside the implant, which increase temperature by up to 40 degrees to kill cancer cells without damaging surrounding tissue.
  
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• Collapsed Arecibo telescope to be replaced by school

  17-10-2022 22:10 via go.theregister.com
  Space scientists lament loss, say it won't be the same without actual working instruments The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has decided not to rebuild Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, shut down in August 2020 due to damage accrued three years earlier.…
  
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• Apple could release new iPad Pro models in 'a matter of days' that will likely feature its M2 chip

  17-10-2022 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple announced its next earnings call will be on October 27 and the firm is notorious for launching new iPad Pros ahead of the report. But the tablets could be revealed in just a press release.
  
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• People who talk to strangers as well as friends and family are happiest, study suggests 

  17-10-2022 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard University have discovered that people with a diverse set of relationship types are happier than those who don't try to branch out.
  
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• Neanderthals were carnivores, study of ancient tooth suggests

  17-10-2022 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysis of a Neanderthal tooth from Spain suggests our primitive ancestors primarily ate meat, report experts at Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, France.
  
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• US Dept of Energy injects more particles of cash into tokamak fusion reactors

  17-10-2022 20:45 via go.theregister.com
  The funding will continue, until the atoms fuse The US Department of Energy is handing out more fusion power funding, this time doling out $47 million to 38 projects that explore the feasibility of tokamak reactors. …
  
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• A score to your door: Uber Eats starts delivering MARIJUANA for first time ever from today

  17-10-2022 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents in Toronto are now able to access a cannabis menu from the app thanks to an exclusive deal with the online cannabis marketplace Leafly.
  
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• The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem

  17-10-2022 19:47
  There’s a fight brewing over how Hollywood stars can protect their identities. But it’s not just actors who should be paying attention.
  
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• The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone's Problem

  17-10-2022 19:47
  There’s a fight brewing over how Hollywood stars can protect their identities. But it’s not just actors who should be paying attention.
  
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• White House pulls inspiration from 'Operation Dark Storm' in The Matrix to combat global warming

  17-10-2022 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Matrix used solar engineering to stop machines from taking over the Earth, but the White House wants to use limit how much sunlight hits Earth with the hopes of cooling the planet.
  
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• Kanye West agrees to buy right-wing platform Parler

  17-10-2022 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Ye "will never have to fear being removed from social media again", Parler boss George Farmer posts.
  
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• Anti-Bird flu measures in place across Great Britain

  17-10-2022 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Bird keepers in England, Scotland and Wales must implement biosecurity measures, the government says
  
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• Can't stop thinking about your ex? Playing sounds during sleep can help you forget bad memories

  17-10-2022 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team, from the University of York, hopes the findings could pave the way for techniques to help weaken traumatic and intrusive memories.
  
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• What is Parler? And why does Kanye West want to buy it?

  17-10-2022 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parler is a social media app touted as 'the world's pioneering uncancelable free speech platform'. It is associated with supporters of Donald Trump, conservatives and far-right extremists.
  
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• More than 30,000 near-Earth asteroids have now been discovered

  17-10-2022 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are 30,039 near-Earth asteroids that are known to science - and the number is rapidly rising, says the European Space Agency from its Paris HQ.
  
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• Almost 1M Brits have cancelled streaming subscriptions due to cost of living, report says

  17-10-2022 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The number of UK homes that have at least one paid-for subscription fell by 937,000 between January and September, says London analytics firm Kantar.
  
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• Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link

  17-10-2022 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  An Iraqi minister tells the BBC that air pollution from oil fields is a major health problem.
  
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• A Crypto Alchemist Made Me an Accidental Billionaire

  17-10-2022 13:00
  Valentin Broeksmit tried to exploit crypto vulnerabilities to squeeze money out of thin air. The catch is, he couldn’t cash out.
  
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• World's heaviest bony fish is a 2.7-tonne southern sunfish found dead in the Azores

  17-10-2022 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Atlantic Naturalist Association hoisted the giant southern sunfish, which weighed exactly 6,049 pounds, out the Atlantic Ocean using a mechanical winch and forklift truck.
  
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• Virgin Orbit rocket arrives in Cornwall ahead of maiden UK launch next month

  17-10-2022 10:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LauncherOne, the 70-foot-long launch vehicle, is due to be packed full of satellites and tucked into the belly of Virgin Orbit'sspace plane, 'Cosmic Girl', next month. It arrived in Newquay on Friday night.
  
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• Will Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's blind faith in metaverse dream be the ruin of $400bn empire?

  17-10-2022 03:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has often been accused of looking like a sinister robot and cameras that captured his image from every angle were certainly trying to make him look more human.
  
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• Chemtrails: White House Openly Exploring Ways To Cool Earth By Reflecting Back Sunlight

  17-10-2022 02:10 via technocracy.news
  Chemtrails have been present in American skies for at least 15 years but anyone who complained about them was immediately branded a conspiracy theorist, then shamed, cancelled and censored. Now, with enough data collected, the Biden Administration has openly declared its open intention to reflect sunlight back into space. ⁃ TN Editor> The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is coordinating a five-year research plan to study ways of modifying the amount of sunlight that r
  
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• Risk On: The Dramatic Rise Of Genetically Modified Food

  17-10-2022 01:38 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat tinkering with life is risky to human life and well being. While skating by the the Department of Agriculture as “substantially equivalent” foods, our human food supply is permanently tainted. The biggest risk is to the human biome and the immune system. Each year large numbers of food items are added to the GLO shelf in supermarkets. ⁃ TN EditorGene editing has long been primarily used for research, treatment, and disease prevention. Currently, this technology is in
  
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• 80 Anti-Vaccine Bills Have Been Introduced In State Legislatures

  17-10-2022 01:17 via technocracy.news
  A wall of legislation is working its way through state legislatures to limit mRNA experimental injections being presented as vaccines. Technocrats at vax makers are trying to re-dominate the narrative to maximize shots for the coming winter. The public isn’t buying it because it is waking up to the reality of damage being inflicted. ⁃ TN EditorPaul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, does not mince words when describing th
  
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• Could solar-powered headphones be the next must-have?

  17-10-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Solar panels are now being fitted to headphones and items of clothing.
  
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