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• These bizarre objects are all health gadgets - but can you work out what they're meant to treat?

  07-11-2022 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This genie's lamp-like device (pictured) is a neti pot, used to flush out the sinuses and ease congestion. You fill it with sterile, salt water and, with a tilted head, you pour the water into one nostril.
  
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• Full-page ad in New York Times claims Tesla poses 'life-threatening danger to children'

  07-11-2022 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A software company took out the ad, which cost around $150,000, to warn the public of its findings - Tesla's Full Self-Driving system 'does not register or stop for small mannequins in the road.'
  
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• Stolen $3bn Bitcoin mystery ends with popcorn tin discovery

  07-11-2022 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  James Zhong pleads guilty to the 2012 hack as police find stash of 50,000 Bitcoin.
  
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• Instagram debuts new age-verification tools in UK and EU

  07-11-2022 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Users changing their date of birth to that of an adult can upload a video of themselves to prove their age.
  
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• Low-frequency bass gets people on the dancefloor, study finds 

  07-11-2022 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Low frequency bass really does get us dancing, even when we can't even hear it, report researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
  
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• What your favourite song lyrics say about your romantic attachment style

  07-11-2022 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to researchers from the University of Toronto, the lyrics to our favourite songs about relationships may reveal our attachment style as secure, anxious or avoidant.
  
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• 'There really is more to life than posting on Instagram'

  07-11-2022 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A small but growing number of people are giving up the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
  
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• The Amazon Echo Buds are HALF-PRICE at just £59.99 - that's the lowest price ever

  07-11-2022 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: You can now snap up the Echo Buds (2nd generation) wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation and Alexa for the lowest price ever, now £59.99 on Amazon
  
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• Hurry! The Amazon Echo Buds are HALF-PRICE at just £59.99 - that's the lowest price ever 

  07-11-2022 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: You can now snap up the Echo Buds (2nd generation) wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation and Alexa for the lowest price ever, now £59.99 on Amazon
  
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• 'World's most advanced' humanoid robot says she'll have working legs in less than a year

  07-11-2022 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robot - which has been designed by British company Engineered Arts - revealed that engineers are working on 'prototype legs' which should be ready within the next year.
  
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• Energy Crisis May Lead To De-Industrialization Of Europe

  07-11-2022 14:29 via technocracy.news
  Early Technocracy sought to control economic activity by controlling energy. It should be self evident to anyone with a little grey matter between their ears that all economic activity is directly related on available energy. The attack on traditional fuels in Europe is specifically designed to cause de-industrialization. ⁃ TN Editor
  European industries including ferroalloys, fertilizer plants and specialty chemicals are shutting down as a result of the ongoing energy crisis.
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• Ten days of Twitter chaos

  07-11-2022 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Elon Musk's first week-and-a-half at Twitter has been a rollercoaster of big changes.
  
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• What is Mastodon? Everything you need to know about Twitter's rival

  07-11-2022 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mastodon is similar to Twitter but it describes itself as a 'decentralized' alternative that doesn't have 'a single company monopolizing communications'.
  
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• Twitter will ban unlabelled parody accounts, says Elon Musk

  07-11-2022 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The site's new owner says accounts failing to specify they are parodies will be permanently suspended.
  
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• Perfect Storm Of Global Reset: It’s Raining Cats And Technocrats

  07-11-2022 14:05 via technocracy.news
  The currently dominant class of Technocrats and Transhumanists must be so thoroughly rejected that they never get the upper hand in public policy again. They are pitted against government structures and the people they represent. This is a global issue, not just American. As such, they have declared war on humanity. ⁃ TN EditorStorms come in many forms and may consist of many different constituent elements, but when all these elements combine at the same critical moment, we call it a &ldqu
  
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• Flu Season Sees Calls For Return To Face Mask Mania

  07-11-2022 13:47 via technocracy.news
  They are at it again. Medical Technocrats will not let face masks go until the public thoroughly and openly rejects and rebukes them for bringing destruction to our nation. Face masks have been proven beyond a shadow of doubt to be worthless against the spread of a virus. Bottom line: Don’t comply, don’t consent, be vocal. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE
  According to mainstream media, hospitalizations for respiratory infections are on the rise and “experts” warn of a p
  
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• From New Girl to Suits: All the shows and films BLOCKED under Netflix's new ad-supported plan

  07-11-2022 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Basic with Adverts' is £11 cheaper each month than Netflix's most expensive packag,. However, many of the most popular movies and TV shows are blocked with this option.
  
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• Facebook owner Meta expected to announce major job losses

  07-11-2022 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The company faces difficult economic conditions and is investing heavily in its metaverse push.
  
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• Twitter’s Ex-Election Chief Is Worried About the US Midterms

  07-11-2022 13:00
  Edward Perez says that “manufactured chaos” by bad actors will be even riskier thanks to Elon Musk’s own mayhem.
  
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• Europeans Are Burning Trees to Keep Warm

  07-11-2022 13:00
  Sky-high energy prices have people turning to wood to provide a cheaper alternative—and EU laws are helping incentivize this.
  
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• Clearview Stole My Face and the EU Can't Do Anything About It

  07-11-2022 13:00
  One man’s battle to reclaim his face shows regulators across the bloc are failing to reprimand the US face search engine.
  
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• NASA will launch a huge flying saucer-like inflatable heat shield into space this week

  07-11-2022 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology is set to launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Wednesday (November 9) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, alongside a JPSS-2 polar-orbiting weather satellite.
  
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• Sizewell C nuclear plant up for review as UK faces financial black hole

  07-11-2022 10:30 via go.theregister.com
  'Every major project' on the table, says government as Autumn Statement looms About half of the UK's planned civil nuclear capacity could be reviewed as the government struggles to fill a £40 billion ($45 billion) black hole in its finances.…
  
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• Amazon will put off users with its new fee for choosing music on Alexa, consumer watchdog warns 

  07-11-2022 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon faces losing subscribers after making users pay extra to pick music on Alexa, Which? has warned.
  
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• Catching a falling rocket with a helicopter more complex than it sounds, says Rocket Lab

  07-11-2022 09:45 via go.theregister.com
  And it should know – having just failed to catch one Private launch outfit Rocket Lab has again failed to catch one of its Electron launcher's first stages with a helicopter as it floated back to Earth.…
  
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• COP27: Rishi Sunak urges global push on 'clean growth'

  07-11-2022 05:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM will urge world leaders at the COP27 summit to deliver on promises to tackle global warming.
  
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• 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

  07-11-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  A small but growing number of people are giving up the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
  
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