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• Netflix: Big hits reverse subscriber losses

  18-10-2022 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The company added over 2.4 million subscribers, reversing losses earlier in the year.
  
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• Tomb of 'Santa Clause' is FOUND: Burial spot of Saint Nicholas discovered underneath Turkish church

  18-10-2022 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tomb has been hiding underneath a Byzantine church in Turkey that was built atop an ancient basilica, which was destroyed by rising sea levels during the Middle Ages.
  
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• Great 'white gold' rush hits Nevada that sees claims for lithium on tribal land

  18-10-2022 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  About three-quarters of lithium sits beneath trial land, sparking concern among Native Americans who fear their ancestral homes will be destroyedfor the sake of electric car batteries.
  
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• Hurricane Ian: Florida suffering record levels of flesh-eating bugs

  18-10-2022 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flooding from the hurricane has led to a surge in deadly infections due to Vibrio vulnificus, a type of bacteria found in warm seawater, the Florida department of health has said.
  
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• Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK's competition watchdog CMA

  18-10-2022 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media giant says it is disappointed with the ruling but will accept it.
  
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• Apple launches its M2 supercharged iPad Pro that starts at $799

  18-10-2022 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has officially launched a new iPad Pro. The tablet, available in 11 or 12.9 inches, is the first to feature Apple's new M2 chip that provides the device with compute-like capabilities.
  
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• Sky Stream TV box launches in the UK from 'less than £1 a day'

  18-10-2022 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky Stream is a palm-sized box that can be plugged into any TV to stream content over Wi-Fi, without the need for a dish to be installed, the London firm has said.
  
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• Incredible $9,000 electric hydrofoil bike can be ridden over water at 12.4mph

  18-10-2022 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hydrofoiler SL3 from Manta5 is described as 'half bike, half plane'. It works by the rider pedalling to spin a propeller, which is augmented by an electric motor to help gain speed.
  
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• Doctors find orgasm regime helps pelvic floor recover after birth

  18-10-2022 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Indian scientists have found encouraging new mothers to orgasm helps their pelvic floor recover faster after giving birth and improve their post-baby sex lives compared to doing Kegels alone.
  
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• Metaverse Blues: ‘An Empty World Is A Sad World’

  18-10-2022 16:50 via technocracy.news
  Mark Zuckerberg’s obsession with his virtual world known as the Metaverse, threatens to drag his multi billion dollar empire into a vortex of doom. The real world apparently is not ready for corny virtual reality that can thrive only by sucking the last little bit of data from its participants. Technocrat dreams don’t come true just because they say so. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook’s “Horizon Worlds” metaverse, which allows users to interact in virtual worlds with an a
  
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• Zuckerberg At Risk: Metaverse Attracts Dismal Traffic

  18-10-2022 16:32 via technocracy.news
  Beware of billion dollar startup valuations in the Metaverse space. Analysts looking in are warning, “Anyone telling you that there’s a metaverse today that has worked is lying through their teeth.” Technocrat dreams and hard reality are two distinctive phenomenon. Thus far, the Metaverse is hot air and hype. ⁃ TN EditorLonely Road
  Metaverse project Decentraland, a sandbox environment that allows users to buy and sell virtual real estate, isn’t exactly teeming with
  
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• Boston University Creates Deadly COVID Strain With 80% Mortality In Humanized Mice

  18-10-2022 16:02 via technocracy.news
  For all the lies that gain-of-function research was non-existent, it not only exists but it is racing forward with potentially deadly possibilities. People like Peter Daszak, Anthony Fauci and all of their direct researchers, should be permanently banned from any involvement with laboratory facilities. ⁃ TN EditorResearchers at Boston University have created a new strain of Covid-19 that has an 80% kill rate in humanized mice.
  In an effort to research what makes Omicron so transmissib
  
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• Moon has been drifting away from Earth for 2.4 billion years, rocks reveal

  18-10-2022 15:45 via go.theregister.com
  Even our nearest satellite can't stand our gravity An analysis of Australian sedimentary rock has helped to show the Moon was about 60,000km closer to the Earth 2.46 billion years ago than it is now.…
  
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• Is TikTok turning into OnlyFans? Video app is launching an adults-only option for live broadcasts

  18-10-2022 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TikTok claims the new feature could be used for comedy routines better suited for people over age 18, or livestreams about 'difficult life experiences'.
  
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• Can artificial intelligence design your perfect perfume?

  18-10-2022 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Anna Holligan finds out whether artificial intelligence can create a unique fragrance just for her.
  
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• Netflix rolls out 'Profile Transfer' tool in password-sharing crackdown

  18-10-2022 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Profile Transfer, lets Netflix users migrate their profile to a new account. This means favourites, recommendations and viewing history are salvaged.
  
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• Female dogs judge you when you make mistakes, study finds 

  18-10-2022 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Kyoto University, Japan has found that dogs do surreptitiously judge us when we make mistakes - but only if they're female.
  
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• Interactive map reveals the technologies that could one day power our cities

  18-10-2022 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map showing the smart city of the future was created by UK Green Building Council and EON, the Essen, Germany-based utility company.
  
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• Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It

  18-10-2022 13:00
  Public health officials are racing to contain an outbreak in Uganda. It’s an urgent warning to the rest of the world.
  
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• Teachers could give higher marks to GIRLS because they're neater and easier to teach, study finds

  18-10-2022 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Trento analysed the results of almost 40,000 studentsand found that teachers awarded girls higher grades even if they were the same academically.
  
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• Boffins propose Slinky-like robot that can build stuff in space

  18-10-2022 11:30 via go.theregister.com
  E-Walker is a 'seven degrees-of-freedom fully dexterous end-over-end walking robot' Although large in-space construction projects are the stuff of science fiction, they will have to become science fact as missions grow ever more ambitious. Researchers at the University of Lincoln have decided to get a head start.…
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp is 'far more private and secure' than iMessage 

  18-10-2022 11:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zuckerberg posted a photo of WhatsApp's latest advertising campaign on his Instagram page yesterday, claiming WhatsApp is 'far more private and secure' than iMessage.
  
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• World War II shipwreck is leaking TOXIC explosives and heavy metals into the water, study finds

  18-10-2022 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Ghent University have discovered an 80-year-old shipwreck that is still leaking toxic explosives and heavy metals into the water around it, affecting the marine microbiome.
  
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• Ivory seized decades ago still turning up in raids

  18-10-2022 03:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Elephant ivory that's supposed to be under lock and key has turned up in recent seizures, say scientists.
  
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• The dating-style matchmaker that pairs patients with cutting-edge trials

  18-10-2022 01:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The process couldn't be simpler - you enter your name, date of birth, a few key characteristics about yourself and then wait for interested parties to click on your profile.
  
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• Australia challenges China in mining for essential elements

  18-10-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  It is an industry that has been dominated by China for years, but now the rest of the world wants in.
  
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