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• See the preserved 52-foot-long Book of the Dead papyrus laid in found in an ancient Egyptian tomb

  24-02-2023 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 52-foot-long Book of the Dead was uncovered from an ancient Egyptian tomb in March 2022 and officials have shared the first images of the scroll that features scenes of gods and the afterlife.
  
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• The real-life Black Mirror: Creepy VR app lets you rewatch memories

  24-02-2023 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It may remind you of Netflix's Black Mirror, but we will soon be able to relive our memories using a new VR app that captures footage and uploads it to a VR headset.
  
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• Scientists create 'biogel' that's infused via an IV and heals heart attack damage as it's happening

  24-02-2023 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The biogel is administered through an IV and while the heart attack is happening. The treatment binds with cells, closing the gaps and accelerates the healing of the blood vessels.
  
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• 'Cocaine Bear' Is a Buzz Kill

  24-02-2023 20:28
  
  The movie seems destined for internet infamy, but doesn’t live up to the promise of its viral trailer.
  
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• Signal would 'walk' from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption

  24-02-2023 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bosses of the messaging app fear the Online Safety Bill could force it to weaken its users' security.
  
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• It's getting crowded on the ISS: SpaceX Crew-6 to launch Monday

  24-02-2023 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA is used to dealing with extra guests: just sleep on the ceiling With SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station set to lift off Monday, and three astronauts trapped up there by a malfunctioning Soyuz capsule, it's about to get pretty crowded on the orbital outpost.…
  
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• HMS Gloucester: New footage reveals the 'awe-inspiring' ship wreck

  24-02-2023 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Artefacts recovered from the wreck - including clothes, navigational equipment, glass bottles and the ship's bell - are on public display for the first time in Norwich from this weekend.
  
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• Moonpig is to stop selling cards featuring pugs and French bulldogs

  24-02-2023 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The internet-based UK company is pulling all designs featuring the popular pets from its website following concerns over the health issues of flat-faced dogs.
  
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• Boom: Biden Appoints Member Of The Trilateral Commission To Head The World Bank

  24-02-2023 17:47 via technocracy.news
  
  President Biden is stacking his Administration with current or former members of the Trilateral Commission.Anthony Blinken – Secretary of State
  Susan Rice – Domestic Policy Advisor
  Eric Schmidt – Office of Science and Technology Policy
  John Podesta – Green New Deal spending tsar
  Ajay Banga – President of the World BankWhen the Trilateral Commission was formed in 1973 by David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski, they successfully engineered the takeover of the Carte
  
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• ChatGPT is 'BLOCKED' in China: Officials fear American chatbot will spread propaganda online

  24-02-2023 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China reportedly banned big tech companies from offering ChatGPT to its users over fears the American-made chatbot will spread propaganda online, specifically social media apps.
  
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• Biodigital Convergence: The Pandemic Started The Genetic Transformation Of Humanity

  24-02-2023 16:55 via technocracy.news
  
  The Pandemic was never just about a virus and a “vaccine”. It was the first mass-scale application of synthetic biology to the human condition. As such, it transitioned theoretical Convergence science  into applied science but on a global scale. For a world that mostly never heard of Transhumanism, they have arbitrarily been placed on the conveyor belt of transformation.
  As Spartacus concludes:
  “There needs to be a public conversation about synthetic biology and neurotechn
  
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• TikTok under investigation by Canadian privacy authorities

  24-02-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The investigation into the video-sharing platform will have a particular focus on younger users.
  
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• The 40 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now

  24-02-2023 16:00
  
  From Physical: 100 to Wednesday, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.
  
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• The 36 Best Films on Netflix This Week

  24-02-2023 16:00
  
  From Bigbug to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
  
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• The 35 Best Films on Netflix This Week

  24-02-2023 16:00
  
  From Call Me Chihiro to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
  
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• The 11 Best Amazon Prime Films Right Now

  24-02-2023 16:00
  
  From Shotgun Wedding to Licorice Pizza, these are the best films available on the streamer.
  
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• Scientists release a 'colossal' map of the universe featuring over one billion galaxies 

  24-02-2023 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mesmerising view has been put together with the help of images from telescopes at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
  
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• Blue-collar workers have 50% higher sperm counts than their peers, Harvard study indicates

  24-02-2023 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men with physically demanding jobs had 46 percent higher sperm concentration and 44 percent higher total sperm count than those with less physical jobs.
  
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• Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa Dive Watch Gets a 3-Hour Makeover

  24-02-2023 15:30
  
  Rolex didn’t set the blueprint for analog dive watches, Blancpain did. To mark its 70th anniversary, the brand has dropped a new Tech model.
  
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• BIS Chief Agustin Carstens says Crypto Lost Battle to Fiat Currencies

  24-02-2023 14:55 via technocracy.news
  
  Thus sayeth the Bank for International Settlements: The BIS is in charge of global currencies, not cryptocurrencies. The global network of central banks now have the green light to ignore and shun publicly traded crypto and instead pursue Central Bank Digital Currencies (DBDCs). ⁃ TN EditorThe general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Agustin Carstens, says the “battle has been won” between fiat and cryptocurrency, and vigilance is no longer needed.
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• The simple change YOU can make to your language for a happier marriage, revealed

  24-02-2023 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Quebec say that people who use 'we-talk' when describing experiences have happier marriages.
  
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• Instagram users say 'porn bots' keep liking their Stories 

  24-02-2023 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram users are increasingly noticing that their Stories are being liked by porn bots - fake accounts that try to lure in users with sexual photos.
  
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• Ukraine’s War Brings Autonomous Weapons to the Front Lines

  24-02-2023 13:00
  
  Drones that can find their own targets already exist, making machine-versus-machine conflict just a software update away.
  
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• The Return of ‘Party Down’ Proves the Power of Cult Love

  24-02-2023 13:00
  
  Like many resurrected shows, it has a lot of fan expectation to live up to.
  
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• Ben & Jerry's are developing a secret new recipe that stops ice creams melting

  24-02-2023 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British company Unilever has not disclosed exactly how it will make the new ice cream, but experts believe the answer is likely to lie in either using more starch, or removing some of the sugar.
  
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• Netflix CUTS prices in more than 30 countries in a desperate attempt to attract more subscribers 

  24-02-2023 10:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix prices have been reduced in European countries including Croatia, Slovenia and Bulgaria and further afield in parts of Africa and Asia - but not in the UK.
  
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• How electric planes could 'revolutionise' the way Australians travel

  24-02-2023 10:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dovetail Electric Aviation will show off a Cessna Caravan plane fitted with battery pods at the Australian International Airshow. The company said that 'aviation is ripe for disruption'.
  
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• Mummified ancestor of Boris Johnson did NOT die of syphilis

  24-02-2023 10:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Branded 'Switzerland's most famous mummy', the corpse made headlines in 2018 when it was identified as Anna Catharina Bischoff, Johnson's sixth great-grandmother.
  
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• How Ukraine’s Trains Kept Running Despite Bombs, Blackouts, and Biden

  24-02-2023 10:00
  
  Since Russia’s full-scale assault began, Ukraine’s railways evacuated 4 million people and brought 300 foreign delegations to Kyiv.
  
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• H5N1: Cambodian girl dies in rare bird flu case

  24-02-2023 09:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first known human transmission of bird flu in the South East Asian nation since 2014.
  
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• England's archaeological history gathers dust as museums fill up

  24-02-2023 05:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts say time is running out to solve the storage crisis that has long plagued archaeology.
  
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• UK phone repair apprenticeship needed, says firm

  24-02-2023 05:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Repair firm says there is no industry standard training for fixing smartphones and other devices.
  
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• Netflix cuts prices for subscribers in more than 30 countries

  24-02-2023 05:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The streaming giant has faced increasing competition from rivals including Amazon, HBO and Disney.
  
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• Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson arrested for fraud scheme

  24-02-2023 00:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Watson "directed a scheme to defraud investors" of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors claim.
  
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