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• Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive revenue and downplays billions spent on VR

  18-11-2022 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta's Mark Zuckerberg said that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company's sales growth - despite the firm having invested at least $36 billion into the metaverse.
  
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• Waymo unveils autonomous, all-electric MINIVAN with no steering wheel - in ride-hailing expansion

  18-11-2022 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waymo unveiled an autonomous, all-electric minivan with no wheels, pedals or mirrors that represents a bet on the future of ride-hailing.
  
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• From bud to Bud Light: Legalizing marijuana causes alcohol use to RISE, major study finds

  18-11-2022 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers looked at data for 4.2 million people in all 50 states from 2010 until 2019. They found significant increases in alcohol use in states where pot was legalized for recreational use. 
  
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• Victoria Beckham as a Viking? MailOnline tests AI 'Time Machine'

  18-11-2022 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new tool from genealogy site MyHeritage reimagines any adult as if they werefrom another historical era, simply using a small sample of uploaded photos.
  
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• Interactive tool lets you track Orion spacecraft around the moon 

  18-11-2022 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most powerful rocket blasted NASA's Orion spacecraft into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday ahead of a 25-day journey around the moon and back again.
  
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• Elon Musk trolled as 'space Karen,' 'mediocre manchild' in news-ticker style projection at Twitter

  18-11-2022 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk was trolled at Twitter's headquarters last night by news-ticker style projected messages that called the Chief Twit 'space Karen,' 'bankruptcy baby' and a 'mediocre manchild.'
  
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• Wait times for Apple's iPhone 14 Pro models reach 'extreme' levels - up to 34 DAYS in most markets

  18-11-2022 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wait times for Apple's higher-end iPhone 14 Pro models are reaching 'extreme' levels - and consumers are not choosing cheaper models - as the firm grapples with supply chain problems.
  
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• White House To Expand Already Massive Spy Operations On U.S. Citizens

  18-11-2022 17:44 via technocracy.news
  “We know what you say, what you think, where you go and where you are.” If you wonder why the federal system is so corruptly weaponized against citizens, consider that AI and massive data mining of billions of data points are producing stupidity, inaccurate conclusions and the targeting of innocent citizens. Technocrat controllers cannot understand the meaning and context of anything produced by AI. ⁃ TN EditorThe Biden administration is about to sign a contract with
  
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• Boom: Trilateral Commissioner Jeffrey Epstein’s Global Empire Of Corruption Revealed

  18-11-2022 17:26 via technocracy.news
  Investigative writer Whitney Webb drills down into the dark global network of Jeffrey Epstein to expose how global elitists attempt to run the world. As a member of the Trilateral Commission, Epstein undoubtedly served his own interests but he became the go-to dungeon master of sexual blackmail that kept global leaders and operators in line. No, the infamous “black book” will likely never be released. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> The political corruption we see today has g
  
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• Twitter locks staff out of offices until next week

  18-11-2022 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  It comes amid reports that large numbers of workers have resigned from the social media platform.
  
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• Insane G20 Calls For Vaccine Passports On All Future International Travel

  18-11-2022 16:47 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats at the G20 conference plotted out the next pandemic, as if it were a certainty, and concluded the best thing is to require vaccine passports for all international travel NOW in order to head off future global consequences. Yes, President Biden attended G20 on behalf of the United States. There is no global legal authority that can shoot this down.
  The G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration, posted on WhiteHouse.gov website states.:
  We acknowledge the importance of shared technical
  
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• Boffins are studying Martian clouds to avoid another Opportunity episode

  18-11-2022 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  They look and behave a lot like those on Earth – except they're made of dust While Mars might have looked a bit like Earth once upon a time, these days they couldn't be much more different. One's a red dust bowl, the other is a beautiful blue marble containing all the life we know of. But ESA and NASA scientists have found some surprising common ground – clouds.…
  
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• iPhone trick displays hidden codes to will reveal whether you've been sold a refurbished phone 

  18-11-2022 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aakaanksh Autade, who goes by @kaansanity on TikTok, shared a trick to tell if your phone is new or pre-owned.
  
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• Even INSTAGRAM is dreading the demise of Twitter with affectionate tweet

  18-11-2022 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Friday, Instagram's official account on Twitter posted the affectionate - and unexpected - message 'tbh we love twitter' with a crying face emoji.
  
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• How to Use a Super-Intense Laser to Kick an Electron out of a Molecule

  18-11-2022 14:00
  By firing pulses quintillionths of a second long, physicists study the fleeting motion of an electron leaving two bonded atoms.
  
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• Is this really the end of Twitter?

  18-11-2022 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's technology editor looks at claims that Twitter may be heading for calamity.
  
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• T.rex was 70% larger than previously thought and could weigh up to 33,000lbs, study claims 

  18-11-2022 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature built a model that predicted the maximum size of a T. Rex, but warn it is speculative until a specimen of this size is discovered.
  
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• World Cup: England has only a 7% chance of winning, scientists say

  18-11-2022 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at London's Alan Turing Institute say Gareth Southgate's men have only a seven per cent chance of winning the World Cup for the first time since 1966.
  
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• Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad

  18-11-2022 13:00
  Indoor agriculture promises to massively reduce the water and land needed to support crops. But at the moment, it only works for a tiny percentage of foods.
  
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• Diverse Teams Are Needed to Save the Planet

  18-11-2022 13:00
  Bringing people with a range of perspectives to the table is the quickest way to solve difficult problems, experts tell WIRED Impact.
  
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• Binance Has a Cunning Plan to Save Crypto—But It’s Too Late

  18-11-2022 13:00
  Crypto exchanges want to prove that the market can thrive after the FTX collapse. Despite all their efforts, future failures may be inevitable.
  
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• Scroll through the UNIVERSE: Incredible interactive map lets you explore 200,000 galaxies

  18-11-2022 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Johns Hopkins gathered two decades worth of data to create this stunning interactive map of the observable Universe.
  
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• 15 Best Early Black Friday Deals: Dyson, Google, And More

  18-11-2022 12:44
  All the worthwhile early offers on TVs, phones, streaming sticks, vacuum cleaners, and more.
  
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• Photographer is locked out of Twitter account after video of NASA launch is mistaken for PORN

  18-11-2022 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Florida-based John Kraus was happily sharing pictures and video of the historic blast-off when he received a notification saying his account had been locked for 'violating the Twitter rules'.
  
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• Scientists create 'mini eyes' in the lab that could help thousands at risk of sight loss

  18-11-2022 11:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at University College London have created the first artificial retinas in the lab from children with a condition called Usher syndrome.
  
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• 'Landmark vote' gives boost to threatened sharks

  18-11-2022 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  More sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what's seen as a conservation milestone.
  
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• Rising sea levels could reduce Britain's coastline by up to 72 FEET by 2100, study predicts 

  18-11-2022 11:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Imperial College London found that Scalby in Yorkshire could see between 43 and 72 feet of coastal retreat by 2100, and between 33 and 46 feet in Bideford in Devon.
  
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• The Red Planet was once BLUE: Mars was covered by 984ft-deep oceans 4.5 billion years ago

  18-11-2022 10:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen has revealed that 4.5 billion years ago, Mars was covered by 984ft (300 metre)-deep oceans.
  
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• Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done

  18-11-2022 08:30 via go.theregister.com
  Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board After several delays, NASA's Artemis I mission has finally launched and the Orion spacecraft is on its way to an orbital date with the Moon. There aren't any human passengers aboard, but that doesn't mean the mission is only about stress testing a new crew capsule.…
  
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• Black-naped pheasant-pigeon sighted in PNG for first time in 140 years

  18-11-2022 07:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists say capturing footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon was "a moment you dream about".
  
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