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• Elon Musk's Neuralink should be disqualified from FDA approval, advocacy groups says

  16-12-2022 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of more than 17,000 doctors are urging the FDA to investigate Elon Musk's Neuralink for violations of 'good laboratory practices,' claiming the neurosurgeon deviated from protocol.
  
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• Storytelling Will Save the Earth

  16-12-2022 21:39
  Emotional resonance, not cold statistics, will bring home the scale of the climate crisis—and the need for action.
  
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• Environment targets are job half-done, say charities

  16-12-2022 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Long-awaited targets to protect the environment will fail to fix water pollution, say nature groups.
  
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• Former US President Donald Trump sells out NFT trading cards

  16-12-2022 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The former US president flogs 'gifts' showing him as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.
  
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• Uber unleashes self-driving robots in Miami to deliver food

  16-12-2022 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber has employed a fleet of six-wheeled robots to deliver food items in parts of Miami. The announcement comes as human drivers in New York City are protesting the firm increase their pay.
  
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• More than 2 MILLION pounds of rock was ejected from asteroid during NASA's DART mission

  16-12-2022 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA shared new data from its DART mission that intentionally slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to test planetary defense technology in the event of a space rock is on a dangerous path for Earth.
  
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• Plaice in spaaace: NASA boosts astronauts' cognition with piscine diet

  16-12-2022 17:03 via go.theregister.com
  Study finds fruit and veg also help improve health and performance, even during space hops Space dietitians have discovered that increasing fruits, vegetables, and fish in the diets of astronauts — compared to their standard rations — can provide multiple health and performance outcomes.…
  
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• International Space Station will be visible to the naked eye on Christmas Eve 

  16-12-2022 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has revealed that the International Space Station (ISS) will be visible to the naked eye on 24 December, as it passes over the UK.
  
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• NASA photo of Jupiter's moon Io shows lava lakes glowing bright red 

  16-12-2022 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's image was taken by the Juno spacecraft's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) imager. It shows several of Io's volcanoes as bright lights, some erupting lava fountains miles high.
  
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• Schoolchildren should be taught to counteract 'Disneyfied' portrayals of love, scientists claim

  16-12-2022 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Exeter believe Disney films are giving teenagers the wrong idea about what a healthy relationship looks like.
  
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• Polished stones near Stonehenge may have been part of a 4,000-year-old goldsmith's TOOLKIT

  16-12-2022 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists from the University of Leicester detected traces of gold on the surfaces of the stone and copper-alloy artefacts, indicating they were once used as hammers or anvils for metalworking.
  
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• Aliens haven't contacted Earth yet because there's no sign of intelligence here, study claims 

  16-12-2022 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As we have only been sending out signals to space since the 1930s, aliens haven't had that long to receive a message or reply, says an expert at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  
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• TikTok is testing LANDSCAPE videos in a bid to 'move into YouTube's territory'

  16-12-2022 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chinese social network told TechCrunch that users who have access to the test feature will see a new 'full screen' button appear in their feed.
  
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• Twitter threatened with EU 'sanctions' over journalists' ban

  16-12-2022 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU says it requires respect of media freedom after Twitter banned some journalists who cover Elon Musk.
  
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• Scientists reveal how to make the perfect gravy ahead of Christmas

  16-12-2022 10:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University College London's Professor Mark Miodownik decided to take a scientific approach and analyse what makes the perfect gravy to sit alongside our Christmas dinners.
  
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• US-China chip war: How the technology dispute is playing out

  16-12-2022 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Washington announced some of the broadest export controls on chipmakers in October.
  
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• Former US President Donald Trump launches $99 NFT collection

  16-12-2022 04:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The former US president flogs 'gifts' showing him as a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.
  
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• Livestock farming polluted rivers 300 times in one year

  16-12-2022 02:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Only six farms are prosecuted for pollution despite 300 river contaminations in one year.
  
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• Biodiversity: Row over funding threatens to stall talks

  16-12-2022 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Countries are promising new funds to help protect 30% of the planet for nature but will it secure a deal?
  
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• Skilled tech workers snapped up despite downturn

  16-12-2022 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  For those with experience in AI, automation and cloud computing the tech downturn is not a big problem.
  
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• After the FTX chaos, is crypto down and out after a torrid 2022?

  16-12-2022 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  If Bitcoin was a boxer it would be on its back on the canvas. It is down but is it out?
  
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• Bill Gates' nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup

  16-12-2022 01:30 via go.theregister.com
  Putin it into operation will take a while at this rate The debut of Bill Gates' advanced nuclear power plant will be delayed for at least two years because the only company that makes its fuel in sufficient quantities to make it work is located in Russia.…
  
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• Climate boss Carney's firm linked with deforestation

  16-12-2022 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Brookfield sold Brazil farms despite boss's call not to "walk away" from carbon-intensive assets
  
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• TikTok tests landscape videos in major shake-up

  16-12-2022 00:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's fastest-growing social media platform has become known globally for its vertical format.
  
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