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• Political views, religion and sexual preference fields will DISAPPEAR from Facebook accounts

  17-11-2022 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The notification can be found in the Facebook app, under your profile picture. The update will hit all accounts on December 1, but users can download a copy of their page before it disappears.
  
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• From cells to steak: FDA says meat grown in a LAB is safe to eat, paving the way for products

  17-11-2022 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lab-grown chicken developed by a California company will soon make its way to a supermarket or restaurant near you after today's FDA approval.
  
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• The Director of 'Pentiment' Wants You to Know How His Characters Ate

  17-11-2022 20:09
  When Josh Sawyer created his video game about 16th-century Bavaria, he set out to capture the feeling of that world, right down to the food on the table.
  
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• Chip designed to mimic a human placenta and embryo could replace drug testing pregnant mice

  17-11-2022 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A breakthrough chip with human placenta and embryo cells could replaces drug safety testing on pregnant mice. Scientists said these animals are not accurate for testing such drugs.
  
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• New FTX boss condemns crypto exchange's failure

  17-11-2022 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  John Ray says there was a "complete absence of trustworthy financial information" at the company.
  
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• 10 Best Early Black Friday Deals: Dyson, Google, And More

  17-11-2022 18:43
  All the worthwhile early offers on TVs, phones, streaming sticks, vacuum cleaners, and more.
  
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• TikTok influencer reveals clever hack for flying your pet dog in the comfort of the aircraft cabin

  17-11-2022 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LA native Lora McLaughlin Peterson recently shared a TikTok video that shows her placing her pooch in a ventilated pet carrier before slotting it under her aeroplane seat.
  
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• NASA starts 'new chapter in astronomy' with image of a galaxy that formed 350M years after big bang

  17-11-2022 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new James Webb Telescope picture shows a tiny orange speck in the distance that is the farthest starlight ever seen by human eyes. It formed just 350 million years after the big bang.
  
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• AI 'Time Machine' transports your photos into another historical era

  17-11-2022 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genealogy website MyHeritage has released 'AI Time Machine', an online tool that can reimagine you as someone from another historical era.
  
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• Earth CAN regulate its temperature over thousands of years to keep the planet in a habitable range

  17-11-2022 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earth can regulate its temperature over hundreds of thousands of years to keep them within a steady range, a new study confirms.
  
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• Huge turtle measuring up to 12 FEET long roamed Spain 83 million years ago, fossil analysis reveals 

  17-11-2022 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aside from being one of the largest marine turtles found anywhere in the world, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica represents the largest to have been discovered in Europe.
  
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• Floating poo, hearing voices and excessive sweating: Six of the strangest cancer symptoms REVEALED

  17-11-2022 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is not just a cough and lumps and bumps that you need to watch out for. Floating poo, hearing voices and excessive sweating can also be signs of cancer.
  
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• Wet dog food is worse for the environment than dry kibble, scientists say 

  17-11-2022 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at University of Sao Paulo in Brazil found that owners are able to make their pet's diet more sustainable by switching to kibble and biscuits, without compromising on nutritional value.
  
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• Frank Green’s 3-in-1 Is the Only Cup You Need

  17-11-2022 16:56
  Is this the ideal reusable cup? We think so. A clever lid, drinking straw, sensible size, and insulation make for a heady caffeine-fueled combo.
  
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• Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash 100,000 TONNES of pathogens, study warns 

  17-11-2022 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Aberystwyth University have warned that more than 100,000 tonnes of microbes could be released as the world's glaciers melt.
  
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• Air pollution 'leaves children prone to high blood pressure'

  17-11-2022 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by King's College London analysed eight studies involving around 15,000 children aged 10 to 19.
  
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• China urges military veterans to work at iPhone factory

  17-11-2022 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The country wants retired military personnel to help boost production at the plant in Zhengzhou.
  
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• German Government Worried About Bank Runs, “Aggressive Discontent” Ahead of Energy Shortage

  17-11-2022 15:19 via technocracy.news
  Germans depend on cash and cash banking machines to get it into their pockets. During a energy blackout, the bank machines don’t work. Now, put two and two together here and figure out just how dangerous and outright destructive climate alarmist energy policies are. Germany could literally be reduced to a “Mad Max” movie scenario within a few days. ⁃ TN EditorWhile Europe has been keeping a generally optimistic facade ahead of the coming cold winter, signaling that it has
  
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• German Meat Industry Warns Of Empty Supermarket Shelves, 40% Jump In Meat Prices

  17-11-2022 15:03 via technocracy.news
  Radical global warming extremists have declared all-out war on meat because bovines produce too much flatulence, which they say is a leading cause of warming. They are pathetically ignorant of the facts, but are nevertheless driving the meat industry out of business. Their preferred diet? insects and an occasional vegetable treat. ⁃ TN Editor
  “The current federal government would like to abolish animal husbandry and switch the diet in Germany to vegetables and oatmeal,” says Hu
  
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• Space tourism firm is turning ships into floating spaceports

  17-11-2022 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Florida-based firm Space Perspective has acquired a 292-foot-long shipping vessel, which it plans to turn into a 'marine spaceport' for luxury human spaceflights.
  
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• Techno-Authoritarianism: China And Deep State Have Joined Forces

  17-11-2022 14:54 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy by any other name is still Technocracy. China is the world’s first purely “engineered” society. It is neither Capitalism or Communism, but rather Technocracy. It leads straight to scientific dictatorship while the algorithm micromanages every aspect of life. The only way out of Technocracy is to not go there in the first place. ⁃ TN Editor“If this government ever became a tyranny, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity
  
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• Lab-grown chicken safe to eat, say US regulators

  17-11-2022 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  It is the first time a meat product grown in a lab has been cleared for human consumption in the US.
  
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• Leonid Meteor Shower will peak this evening with up to 10 shooting stars flying overhead every hour 

  17-11-2022 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Leonids, which are described as 'fast' and 'bright' by the Royal Museums Greenwich, will peak between midnight and dawn this evening.
  
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• World of Warcraft to go offline in China

  17-11-2022 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A number of Activision Blizzard titles will disappear, following the end of an arrangement with publisher NetEase.
  
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• Twitter will ditch the 280 character limit and allow longer tweets 'soon', says Elon Musk

  17-11-2022 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk announced that he will remove Twitter's character limit 'soon' this morning while responding to an 82 tweet-long thread. Users are currently restricted to tweets of 280 characters.
  
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• Amazon has slashed the price of a Fitbit Versa 4 by $80 so you can hit your fitness goals for less

  17-11-2022 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: The Fitbit Versa 4 is a personal trainer on your wrist, allowing you to take a holistic approach to health. Track stress management and recovery plus calorie burn, heartrate and more
  
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• Twitter’s Moderation System Is in Tatters

  17-11-2022 13:00
  Disinformation researchers have spent years asking Twitter to remove toxic and fake posts. After Elon Musk’s staff cuts, there’s hardly anyone to talk to.
  
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• This Plastic Packaging Alternative Can Compost in a Year

  17-11-2022 13:00
  British startup Shellworks is fed up with waste, so it created a vegan material that can be turned into fertilizer.
  
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• Bureaucracy Is Blocking the Green Energy Revolution

  17-11-2022 13:00
  Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, tells WIRED Impact that red tape is causing “disastrous” delays to sustainable energy projects.
  
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• FIFA World Cup technologies including AI-powered limb-tracking and a stadium inspired by LEGO

  17-11-2022 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a four-and-a-half-year wait, the FIFA World Cup will kick off on Sunday. Here are the technology innovations fans and players will encounter in Qatar.
  
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• Brown bears are mating with polar bears and creating a more climate resilient hybrid animal

  17-11-2022 11:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Polar bears and brown bears are thought to be mating in Russia due to rising temperatures depleting sea ice and forcing the Arctic species to venture inland to hunt, where they meet grizzlies.
  
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• People who regularly show gratitude to their partner have better relationship satisfaction

  17-11-2022 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Giving and receiving gratitude in a relationship can be a great tool in helping couples weather tough times, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found.
  
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• Sight and sound: Smart Xrai Glass specs can rewind conversations in front of your eyes

  17-11-2022 09:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new pair of glasses (pictured) can rewind the chat in text in front of your eyes. The smart spectacles, made by British firm Xrai Glass, are designed for people who are hard of hearing.
  
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• Amazon rainforest on brink of destruction near point of not absorbing greenhouse gases WWF says

  17-11-2022 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Amazon rainforest is now 'alarmingly close' to dying by 2030 due to climate change and forest loss. It came as Brazil's president-elect Lula (pictured), attended COP27 in Egypt.
  
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• White dwarf study suggests planets are as old as their stars

  17-11-2022 08:30 via go.theregister.com
  Scientists have long been unsure of the 'when' of planetary formation – but that question may have been answered Astronomers have long known how planets form, but the when of it has always been unclear. If a Cambridge University team's conclusion from a study of white dwarf stars proves correct, that question has been answered.…
  
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• Meteorite that fell on Britain has clues to how life formed on Earth, experts say 

  17-11-2022 02:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis of the space rock, which fell on to Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, has revealed it contains 11 per cent water and 2 per cent carbon.
  
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• Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to work long hours or leave

  17-11-2022 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Elon Musk says workers at the social media firm must be "hardcore" if they want to stay, reports say.
  
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• Astronomer in Twitter limbo over 'intimate' meteor

  17-11-2022 01:54 via bbc.co.uk
  An animated video of a meteor shower shared by Mary McIntyre was banned by Twitter's automated tools.
  
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• Sight and sound: Smart Xrai Glass specs costing £400 can rewind conversations in front of your eyes

  17-11-2022 01:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new pair of glasses (pictured) can rewind the chat in text in front of your eyes. The £400 smart spectacles, made by British firm Xrai Glass, are designed for people who are hard of hearing.
  
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