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• US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew

  26-01-2023 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Department of Justice says its operation against the cyber gang was a 21st Century stakeout.
  
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• 4,300-year-old Egyptian mummy wrapped in gold is thought to be the oldest EVER

  26-01-2023 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists believe a mummy wrapped in layers of gold is the oldest found yet. The remains date back 4,300 years and were found in a limestone sarcophagus etched with the name 'Hekashepes.'
  
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• Monstrous stingrays up to 10 FEET long are tagged in the wild for the first time

  26-01-2023 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  National Geographic explorers tagged 11 massive smalleye stingrays in the wild - a first. The feat will share information about the creatures to better protect them from extinction.
  
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• Human activity has degraded more than a THIRD of the remaining Amazon rainforest, report reveals

  26-01-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new study, 38 per cent of what's left of the Amazon has been degraded in some way by humans - more than previously realised.
  
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• Government green heating scheme off to slow start

  26-01-2023 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take up of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is lagging behind schedule
  
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• Have YOU suffered Apple's 14 Pro Max's 'freezing bug'?

  26-01-2023 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Is your iPhone 14 Pro Max freezing? You are not alone. Many users of the new smartphone report the 'freezing bug' that strikes randomly - but DailyMail.com has tips to stop it from happening.
  
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• True wild camping on Dartmoor not threatened say landowners

  26-01-2023 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They say it is "perfectly understandable" that people are upset that wild camping was restricted.
  
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• Find the hidden codes in these FOUR-BILLION pixel photos and you could win a cruise

  26-01-2023 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The codes are hidden in ultra-high-resolution pictures of Santorini, Athens, Dubrovnik, Barcelona and Florence. Find them to be in with a chance of winning a Celebrity Cruises break.
  
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• Moderna Announces Trials Of mRNA Shot For Heart Attacks

  26-01-2023 17:27 via technocracy.news
  
  Moderna is planning a plethora of mRNA shots for all kinds of health problems, including heart attacks. Using Messenger RNA to modify cellular functions, hormones, enzymes and proteins is extremely dangerous, but Transhumans and Technocrats are bent on creating Humanity 2.0. TN warned right after the announcement of mRNA shots for COVID-19 that once the conveyor belt to your arm was put in place, there would be a never-ending stream of shots. ⁃ TN EditorOne misappropriated term making the
  
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• Interactive tool reveals how dogs see the world

  26-01-2023 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new interactive tool from TrustedHousesitters shows you how dogs, cats, rabbits and birds perceive the world around them, by placing special filters over your photos.
  
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• Former ISS commander Chris Hadfield speaks exclusively to MailOnline

  26-01-2023 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The 63-year-old Canadian, who is touring the UK this June, spoke to MailOnline about the Cornish space launch, British astronaut Tim Peake's retirement and the Artemis moon missions.
  
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• Science behind cat fights: Kicking is playing but chasing means fur could be about to fly

  26-01-2023 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A scientific study from the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia found cats being playful tend to engage in rough-and-tumble wrestling, without making much noise.
  
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• Project Veritas Stings Pfizer, Discovers ‘Directed Evolution’ Of Virus To Maximize Profits

  26-01-2023 16:35 via technocracy.news
  Of course, the Pfizer executive says “directed evolution” is different than “gain-of-function”, but the result is the same and pre-meditated as well. Creating mutations of a virus in order to prepare vaccines for that mutation in advance is not only grossly unethical but patently illegal as well. This is the darkest side of Technocracy at work. ⁃ TN Editor
  > Jordon Trishton Walker, Pfizer Director of Research and Development, Strategic Operations – mRNA Sci
  
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• Didn’t Take Long: Crushed Bug ‘Additive’ Being Fed To Kids Across The EU

  26-01-2023 15:56 via technocracy.news
  
  In the wake of EU approval of two types of insects for human consumption, products are flooding the shelves of EU grocery stores. Now children are being fed meatless diets in order to save the world from flatulating bovines and resource-intensive ranchers. Some cultures in poorer areas of the world eat bugs mostly because they are poor and cannot afford other types of protein. ⁃ TN EditorAs of yesterday, a food additive made out of powdered crickets began appearing in foods from pizza, to
  
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• Morse Code is making a comeback! Children as young as FIVE are learning it

  26-01-2023 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Despite being created 180 years ago, Morse Code has been kept alive by radio enthusiasts - and now more young people are getting involved.
  
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• This is how much salt Paracetamol can contain... it's a LOT

  26-01-2023 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts are warning the millions of Britons who buy the dissolvable versions ofpainkillers to be careful, because their salt levels can be 'dangerously high'.
  
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• Fascinating maps show how being a pilot is the world's No.1 dream job from the USA to the UK

  26-01-2023 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On the map - generated using 12 months of Google search data - country names have been supplemented by the jobs their residents most want information about with a view to a career change.
  
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• Space mining startup prepping to launch 'demo' refinery... this April

  26-01-2023 13:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Last (failed) attempts at such an endeavor happened a decade ago, but AstroForge thinks it can do better Cast your mind back to the year 2012 and you might stumble upon a very similar story, but this isn't a flashback: There's a new startup in town that wants to mine asteroids, and this one claims to be ahead of the game.…
  
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• Britain's oldest northerner: Human remains found in a Cumbria cave date back 11,000 years 

  26-01-2023 13:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ancient man was laid to rest in Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Great Urswick, just after Britain thawed following the last Ice Age.
  
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• The Workforce Is Failing Women. Business Leaders Can Stop It

  26-01-2023 13:00
  
  Workplaces must undergo huge structural changes if they are to stop the exodus.
  
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• The Rise of the Tech Bro Supervillain

  26-01-2023 13:00
  
  For decades movie bad guys were easily identified by their mustaches or mwa-ha-has. These days, evil wears a hoodie.
  
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• Huge asteroid the size of a London bus will fly within 2,100 miles of Earth TONIGHT

  26-01-2023 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as '2023 BU', this space rock was only discovered by NASA scientists on Saturday, and is set to pass by our planet's surface at about 00:30 GMT (19:30 ET).
  
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• Women are more attracted to rugged men like Chris Hemsworth during times of uncertainty, study finds

  26-01-2023 11:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have found that women find men with 'tougher' facial features more attractive during times of uncertainty.
  
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• Donald Trump to be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram

  26-01-2023 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media firm Meta said the former US president's suspension will end "in the coming weeks".
  
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• Drones could soon be forced to have electronic NUMBER PLATES so police can track them

  26-01-2023 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plans are part of new regulations being drawn up by the Government that would allow a drone's speed, location, height, take-off point to be tracked - as well as the operator's location.
  
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• Punchbags become smart with activity-tracking cover

  26-01-2023 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click’s Lara Lewington tries out some of the latest fitness technology.
  
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• Asteroid 2023 BU: Space rock to pass closer than some satellites

  26-01-2023 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About the size of a bus, the space rock will whip over the southern tip of South America.
  
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• Lockheed Martin demos 50kW anti-aircraft frickin' laser beam

  26-01-2023 09:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Looks like a reboot of SWIV Lockheed Martin this week showed that a 50kW laser being developed for air defense scenarios can be turned on to create a coherent beam, a milestone the defense giant calls "first light."…
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope suffers another hitch: Instrument down

  26-01-2023 06:06 via go.theregister.com
  
  Second system to be knocked offline The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is currently offline, and all science observations using the instrument will have to be rescheduled as engineers try to repair the thing.…
  
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• Elms: England greener farming payments detail unveiled

  26-01-2023 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Landowners and farmers in England are told exactly what environmental work they will be paid for.
  
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• Elms: England green farming subsidies detail unveiled

  26-01-2023 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Landowners and farmers in England are told exactly what environmental work they will be paid for.
  
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• Watch Rocket Lab lift off from US for first time, put radio-sniffing sats into orbit

  26-01-2023 02:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  Nice of someone to give SpaceX a little competition Video  Rocket Lab this week successfully launched its first Electron rocket from American soil, and put three satellites into low Earth orbit.…
  
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• Artificial intelligence could kill off the human race and make mankind extinct, MPs are warned

  26-01-2023 02:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Oxford University said when AI eventually becomes more intelligent than us it is likely to pose as great a threat as mankind did to the dodo.
  
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• Can these rocks really power light bulbs? No, say the experts

  26-01-2023 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Viral videos of minerals with apparent electrical properties are not what they seem.
  
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• Iranian and Russian hackers targeting politicians and journalists, warn UK officials

  26-01-2023 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Politicians and journalists are being targeted with espionage attacks, the UK government is warning.
  
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