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• First woman appointed UK's chief scientific adviser

  20-02-2023 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prof Dame Angela McLean is to replace Sir Patrick Vallance as the government chief scientific adviser.
  
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• Twitter to charge users for text-message authentication

  20-02-2023 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk said Twitter was being "scammed" by phone companies over fake authentication-text costs
  
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• iPhone 15 will DITCH physical volume and power buttons, report claims

  20-02-2023 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iPhone 15 has a thinner bezel, thicker camera bumps, more curved edges and haptic side buttons controlled by touch instead of physical buttons, the renders reveal.
  
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• Remote driving in UK from abroad should not be allowed, says Law Commission

  20-02-2023 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Law Commission of England and Wales says remotely driven vehicles are a "legal grey area".
  
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• Layoffs? Companies Turn To AI To Pick The Throwaways

  20-02-2023 17:37 via technocracy.news
  
  AI hireth and AI fireth. Long live AI. Nobody will be happy with impersonal, dispassionate and buggy AI coming up with who should be laid off when downsizing. Those what reapply for jobs elsewhere will be further depressed when they realize that AI aso makes the hiring decision. This is the heartbeat of mechanistic Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorDays after mass layoffs trimmed 12,000 jobs at Google, hundreds of former employees flocked to an online chatroom to commiserate about the seemingly
  
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• Facebook Messenger is back after short outage

  20-02-2023 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, a website which monitors such outages, reports of problems first began to surface at about 14:30 GMT (09:30 ET) with users in the UK and across the world.
  
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• Saudi Arabia Announces Another Futuristic Metropolis With Giant “Virtual Reality” Cube

  20-02-2023 17:20 via technocracy.news
  The Saudis are the most prolific builders of fantastical cities in the world. First Neom and now New Murabba with its futuristic centerpiece of a golden cube (The Mukaab) of 1,300 on each side. This is a combination of physical and virtual reality that sounds like an immersive Metaverse simulation.
  There are more questions than answers at this point, and there is much explaining to do. All of the promo videos are simulations, but to get to this point, millions of dollars have already been spent.
  
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• Implant gives hand control nine years after stroke

  20-02-2023 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heather Rendulic was able to use her left arm and hand for the first time in nine years.
  
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• So THAT'S how the zebra got its stripes! Monochrome pattern repels horseflies, study claims

  20-02-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Bristol say zebras' monochrome fur design may have evolved to deter pesky horseflies.
  
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• Is Google’s AI Manipulating Your Brain?

  20-02-2023 16:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Google is a core powerbase of this global cabal, often referred to as the Deep State — a hidden power structure based on wealth and financial influence behind (and above) the individual governments of the world — because the cabal’s control powers hinge on electronic surveillance and social engineering.” [Mercola] ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE
  > It has become essential to enlighten people about the global forces that are trying to seize control, with the ulti
  
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• Facebook Messenger is down

  20-02-2023 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, a website which monitors such outages, reports of problems first began to surface at about 14:30 BST (09:30 ET) with users in the UK and across the world.
  
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• 'One-in-10-billion' binary star system is discovered

  20-02-2023 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unusual star grouping, known as CPD-29 2176, is located about 11,400 light-years from Earth and was first identified by the US space agency's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched to space in 2004.
  
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• How to Protect Yourself from Twitter’s 2FA Crackdown

  20-02-2023 16:04
  
  Twitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication. Switch to these alternatives to keep your account safe.
  
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• 'Have Outlook's spam filters broken?' Users say inboxes are FLOODED with junk

  20-02-2023 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frustrated Outlook users took to Twitter to share their problems and ask the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant for an explanation.
  
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• Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute City

  20-02-2023 15:08
  
  A movement to promote neighborhoods with amenities within walking distance has enraged far-right activists, climate deniers, and extremists.
  
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• Spain to extradite British suspect to US over Twitter hack

  20-02-2023 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joseph O'Connor faces several charges in connection with the hack of more than 130 Twitter accounts.
  
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• How cauliflower captured Americans: From pizza to pasta, the vegetable is now in all your top meals

  20-02-2023 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once seen as the ugly stepchild to broccoli, it's now in everything from pizza, pasta, rice and even steaks. So why is this vegetable experiencing a renaissance in popularity?
  
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• Flushable TOILET dating back 2,400 years is unearthed in China

  20-02-2023 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ancient toilet facility in China's Yueyang archaeological site was likely only used by the elite and required assistance from an unlucky servant.
  
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• Workers Are Dying in the EV Industry’s ‘Tainted’ City

  20-02-2023 13:00
  
  In Indonesia, sickness and pollution plague a sprawling factory complex that supplies the world with crucial battery materials.
  
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• Heat Pumps Sell Like Hotcakes on America's Oil-Rich Frontier

  20-02-2023 13:00
  
  In Alaska, people are flocking to buy electric appliances instead of fuel-guzzling furnaces, as oil prices soar and temperatures plummet.
  
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• Climate change: World War II-style rationing of petrol, energy and meat could slash carbon emissions

  20-02-2023 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Leeds also said that governments could restrict the number of long-haul flights people make in a year or 'limit the amount of petrol one can buy in a month'.
  
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• 'Why would Instagram copy Twitter?' Users SLAM Meta's plan to charge fee for verification

  20-02-2023 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta users have been vocal about their distaste for the 'utterly ridiculous' Meta Verified, which will demand a subscription fee in exchange for a blue tick on Facebook or Instagram profiles.
  
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• Is YOUR home at risk? Study reveals UK regions most vulnerable to climate change

  20-02-2023 06:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ranking comes from climate data provider XDI Systems, which compared over 2,600 global regions by their projected levels of damage from climate change hazards.
  
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• 6.3in-long wooden object found at Roman Vindolanda may have been used as a SEX TOY 2,000 years ago

  20-02-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have discovered a strange wooden artefact at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in northern England that they believe may have been used during sex.
  
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• The tech helping people get a better night's sleep

  20-02-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Individuals suffering from insomnia are increasingly turning to tech for assistance.
  
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