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• The science behind the 'witching hour' and how new parents can survive it

  16-03-2023 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is the time of day new parents dread - the witching hour. Your newborn starts screaming at 5 pm and continues until at least 11pm. But experts provide tips on how to survive the night.
  
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• Do YOU identify as an alien? Psychologists reveal why some people believe they are 'starseeds'

  16-03-2023 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousand of people are now identifying as starseeds, claiming they are aliens from another planet brought to Earth for a specific mission - but experts reveal where this idea comes from.
  
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• 'Dad jokes' teach children to survive embarrassment, study finds

  16-03-2023 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dad jokes are important in helping children learn to be embarrassed by their parents, an expert researcher from Aarhus University argues.
  
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• ChatGPT-style tech brought to Microsoft 365

  16-03-2023 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant reveals how AI will be embedded into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
  
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• Warning over worldwide boom in labs designed to handle deadliest pathogens

  16-03-2023 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A boom in labs handling the deadliest pathogens on Earth in Asia and a rise of labs that could be doing risky experiments in urban centers are just two trends in disease research worrying top scientists.
  
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• Trailer for 'BlackBerry' is released: Movie reveals rise and fall of the world's first smartphone

  16-03-2023 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The official trailer about the rise and fall of BlackBerry has been released. The dramedyfollows the story of the company's co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin.
  
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• China's AI news anchor can only answer pre-set questions with propaganda-driven responses

  16-03-2023 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named 'Ren Xiaorong', the virtual young woman is only able to answer pre-set questions, and the responses she gives promote the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party line.
  
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• Younger people are far more likely to have a midday nap than seniors

  16-03-2023 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A poll of 2,000 people, carried out by Silentnight, found 45 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds enjoy a siesta compared to just 30 per cent of those aged 65 and over.
  
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• Climate Change Flip-Flop? Bank of England Drops It, Biden Drills For Big Oil

  16-03-2023 16:00 via technocracy.news
  
  The grand narrative on climate change hasn’t changed (yet) but the hypocrisy of it all is showing through. In a major reversal, the Bank of England is cutting climate change spending while Biden just approved a gigantic oil drilling initiative. Could this be the beginning of the end of the war on carbon? Not likely. Technocrats still want to destroy capitalism. ⁃ TN EditorThis week the financial world balances on the edge, and all the old rules have broken. Joe Biden is signing off o
  
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• Climate Change Flip-Flop? Bank of England Drops It, Biden Drills For Big-Oil

  16-03-2023 16:00 via technocracy.news
  
  The grand narrative on climate change hasn’t changed (yet) but the hypocrisy of it all is showing through. In a major reversal. the Bank of England is cutting climate change spending while Biden just approved a gigantic oil drilling initiative. Could this be the beginning of the end of the war on carbon? Not likely. Technocrats still want to destroy capitalism. ⁃ TN EditorThis week the financial world balances on the edge, and all the old rules have broken. Joe Biden is signing off o
  
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• Nuclear energy: How environmentally-friendly and safe is it?

  16-03-2023 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government announced new support for nuclear power in the Spring Budget.
  
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• Whitehead: First, They Spied On Protesters. Then Churches. You’re Next…

  16-03-2023 15:45 via technocracy.news
  
  The 1930s western song could be retitled, “Don’t Geofence Me In”: ” Oh give me land lots of land under starry skies above / Don’t (geo)fence me in / Let me ride through the wide open country that I love / Don’t (geo)fence me in / Let me be by myself in the evening breeze / Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees.” ⁃ TN Editor“I know the capability that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency and
  
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• Tick, Tick, Tick: The Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami

  16-03-2023 15:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Since Technocrats demonstrably have it in for Capitalism and Free Market Economics, is it conceivable that they would intentionally pull the tripwire on the gargantuan derivative market? The size of this obscure market is well over 1 quadrillion dollars and is built like a house of cards. Warren Buffet calls it “weapons of mass destruction.”
  The following video explains only one aspect of the derivatives market. ⁃ TN Editor
  On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collaps
  
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• How worried should you be about TikTok? Everything you need to know as the UK Government BANS app

  16-03-2023 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The restriction comes in response to concerns that users' sensitive data could be accessed by the authorities in Beijing from the firm's owner ByteDance, which has its headquarters in China.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the UK government's TikTok ban

  16-03-2023 14:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The restriction comes in response to concerns that users' sensitive data could be accessed by the authorities in Beijing from the firm's owner ByteDance, which has its headquarters in China.
  
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• Samsung's photos of the moon are FAKE: Tech giant admits it uses AI to 'enhance' snaps

  16-03-2023 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung users have been left furious after discovering that their smartphone's 'Space Zoom' camera tool uses artificial intelligence (AI) to 'enhance' photos.
  
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• Ransomware gang claims to have stolen 3,000 of Elon Musk's designs for SpaceX ROCKETS

  16-03-2023 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prolific ransomware group LockBit called out billionaire Elon Musk earlier this week as it warned of auctioning off the 'certified' drawings in a significant data leak.
  
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• Scientists call for the world's first OCTOPUS FARM to be shut down

  16-03-2023 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plans for the world's first commercial octopus farm should be scrapped on grounds of cruelty, according to campaigners.
  
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• Capital crunch: Virgin Orbit confirms all ops on pause until Tuesday

  16-03-2023 12:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  Staff reportedly furloughed as firm scrambles to find funding after failed launch Virgin Orbit has hit the pause button on the business to "conserve capital" while it seeks funding and explores strategic opportunities.…
  
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• Musicians, Machines, and the AI-Powered Future of Sound

  16-03-2023 12:00
  
  Fears that computers could replace composers are real. But some music-makers are finding ways to harness generative AI creatively.
  
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• Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?

  16-03-2023 12:00
  
  More than a trillion insects are raised each year as high-protein, low-carbon animal feed, but the practice might have an ethical blind spot.
  
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• Crypto Faces a Banking Crisis. For Some, It’s a Conspiracy

  16-03-2023 12:00
  
  The collapse of crypto-friendly Silvergate and Signature Bank has left the industry scrambling to find anyone willing to work with them.
  
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• TikTok says US threatens ban if China stake not sold

  16-03-2023 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TikTok, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, says it has been contacted about a change in ownership.
  
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• Is fasting during Ramadan good for you? Are there any risks? Everything you need to know

  16-03-2023 09:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From suhoor, to iftar MailOnline looks at what health conditions might be impacted by Ramadan, whose exempt from fasting, and could skipping meals actually be healthy for you?
  
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• NASA spots first evidence of an active volcano on Venus – in a big pile of CD-ROMs

  16-03-2023 09:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Disc-trawling expedition of 30-year-old data turns up trumps Astronomers have uncovered the first evidence of an active volcano on Venus, using computer images captured more than 30 years ago by a NASA spacecraft.…
  
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• Vote to be held on eradicating all Uist estate's deer

  16-03-2023 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A call for a cull in South Uist follows concerns about the spread of Lyme disease from infected deer ticks.
  
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• Virgin Orbit to pause all operations from Thursday

  16-03-2023 06:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision comes after the failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from the UK.
  
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• Reg fashion: Here's what the well-dressed astronaut will wear on the Moon in 2025

  16-03-2023 06:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  Charcoal gray with orange highlights – so chic, and so deliberately fake NASA and its spacesuit provider Axiom Space have revealed what the astronauts on the Artemis III mission will wear if, as planned, they reach the surface of the Moon in 2025.…
  
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• World's first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists

  16-03-2023 03:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Methods used on the Spanish farm would be "cruel" to such intelligent animals say experts, as details emerge.
  
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• Drought risk to England regions after dry February, scientists warn

  16-03-2023 03:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of England could face drought conditions again without sustained rain in coming weeks.
  
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