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• Fossil of 'small butcher' reptile found in storage shifts modern lizard's origins by 35M years 

  02-12-2022 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fossil specimen of a reptile discovered inside a museum's storage cupboard has rewritten the origin story of modern lizards.
  
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• Could this wearable for COWS improve the world's food systems? New device tracks health markers

  02-12-2022 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Farms in the future may feature cows outfitted with smart devices that track their movements, monitor their health vitals and look out for signs of disease - to improve the end product for consumers.
  
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• Bright-eyed tree frog wins ecology photo prize

  02-12-2022 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  This year’s winners of the British Ecological Society competition "celebrate the diversity" of ecology.
  
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• Bristol: Fossil shows lizards millions of years older than thought

  02-12-2022 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A scientist says the fossil is "one of the most important found in the last few decades".
  
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• Twitter offers advertisers incentives - matching $500K in spending as Elon Musk platform struggles

  02-12-2022 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter is offering advertisers major incentives to spend money on the platform as a way to lure them back after Elon Musk's buyout prompted 50 of them to pull back.
  
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• Sen. Rand Paul On Fauci: “We’ve Caught Him Red Handed, He Won’t Get Away”

  02-12-2022 17:30 via technocracy.news
  If Anthony Fauci had been unfortunate enough to be born in early 20th century Germany and did the things during WWII that he has done during his present career, he would likely have ended up at the Nuremberg Trials pleading for his life. Millions of lives have been negatively affected, including death, not to mention ripping the social fabric of America to shreds with unproven, unscientific policies like business and school lockdowns, face masks, etc. ⁃ TN Editor
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• Artemis I leaves lunar orbit and begins 10-day journey back to Earth

  02-12-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US space agency's uncrewed Artemis I voyage is the first in a series of flights aimed at returning humans to the moon by 2025.
  
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• San Francisco One-Ups Dirty Harry With “Come on, punk. Make My Day” Killer Robot

  02-12-2022 16:34 via technocracy.news
  Desperate for solutions to stem the crime disaster of their own making, San Francisco turns to advanced technology for automated killing machines. Now that they have started down this road, they will find that there is no exit lane or a turn-a-round. The dystopian world they are creating always looks reasonable on the surface, but it is deadly on the inside. ⁃ TN EditorSupervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled ro
  
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• Predatory penguin-like dinosaur lived in Mongolia 70 million years ago 

  02-12-2022 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dinosaur's emains were uncovered in Omnogovi Province in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in 2008 and examined by researchers from Seoul National University in South Korea.
  
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• European Energy Crisis Making EV Battery Plants “Unfeasible”

  02-12-2022 16:05 via technocracy.news
  The alternative energy industry is headed for a brick wall. The reality is that it takes cheap energy to make things like battery packs. The declared war on “fossil” fuels will continue to backfire on any country that buys into the false economic proposition that solar and wind is a free lunch. Will they ever learn that there is no such thing as a free lunch. ⁃ TN EditorWe’ve already written this month about how the “tax break” incentive to buy an EV
  
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• How does Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip actually work?

  02-12-2022 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  So what exactly is the Neuralink chip? How does it work and how will it cure medical problems like paralysis? Is it safe? MailOnline takes a look.
  
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• No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights

  02-12-2022 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  EU airlines will be able to install equipment that lets them provide 5G on board planes by June 2023.
  
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• Virgin with Child and Adoring Angels statues on Florence's Duomo seen in color for the first time

  02-12-2022 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coloring on the Virgin with Child and Adoring Angles marble sculptures that sit above the door of Florence's Duomo were discovered during restorations of the cathedral's north side.
  
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• Vactidy Blitz V8 cordelss vacuum review and it's under £170

  02-12-2022 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Mail Best reviewed the Vactidy Blitz V8 Cordless Stick Vacuum over carpets and various hard floors, including floorboards, laminate and tile. Here's our verdict.
  
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• Switzerland will BAN electric cars from the roads during power shortages

  02-12-2022 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plans drawn up in the event Switzerland is hit by blackouts this winter call for all electric cars to be banned from the roads except for 'essential journeys' to limit power consumption.
  
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• A Proactive Way to Detect Cancer at Its Earliest Stages

  02-12-2022 13:00
  Medtech firm Earli is working on a way to make tumors announce themselves as they appear—and even provide directions to where they are in the body.
  
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• Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence

  02-12-2022 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Elon Musk confirmed the rapper had violated Twitter's rules around inciting violence.
  
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• James Webb Telescope unveils a new view of the Pillars of Creation

  02-12-2022 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Resembling a ghostly hand, the Pillars of Creation are part of the Eagle Nebula - which is 6,500 light-years away from Earth - and are known for being a source of star formation.
  
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• '5G makes my phone pretty worthless'

  02-12-2022 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Some users are finding the next generation of mobile internet slow and patchy, three years after it launched.
  
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• Neuralink's AI brain chip could be in humans within six months claims Elon Musk

  02-12-2022 01:30 via go.theregister.com
  This is a Musk prediction, so don't get your hopes up After testing on monkeys and pigs, Neuralink may be able to plant its first chip into a human brain in six months, its founder and CEO Elon Musk claimed on Wednesday.…
  
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• India seizes opportunities in African healthcare

  02-12-2022 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The rapid expansion of Indian healthcare firms in Africa has not been without problems.
  
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