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• Here are potential impact zones of NASA's dead spacecraft heading for Earth

  19-04-2023 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's dead satellite is now just hours away from crashing into Earth and astronomers have have drawn up a map of potential impact zones that places anywhere in South America, Africa or Asia.
  
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• Metal-rich stars inhibit chances of life on their planets

  19-04-2023 22:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  They give off less UV, but more is absorbed by their planets’ atmospheres, boffins tell life hunters Scientists hoping to narrow down the hunt for life outside of our solar system have hit on an indicator that may guide the search: metal.…
  
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• First Hybrid Solar Eclipse in 10 years will appear today with the best view from Western Australia

  19-04-2023 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stargazers are in for a treat today, as a rare 'hybrid' lunar eclipse is set to plunge parts of the world into total darkness.
  
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• Goodbye subtitles! Amazon Prime Video launches new 'dialogue boost' feature

  19-04-2023 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Do you watch Amazon Prime Video with subtitles? You are not alone. The company rolled out an AI-powered feature to all users worldwide, after complaints about terrible sound quality.
  
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• Facebook owner Meta sees latest layoffs begin

  19-04-2023 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media giant is under pressure after a sharp slowdown in its ads business last year.
  
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• Scientists discover creepy creature with 24 eyes for first time in Hong Kong pond

  19-04-2023 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Hong Kong have discovered a small, venomous creature with 24 eyes that has been named a new species of box jellyfish - and it is the first ever found in Chinese waters.
  
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• Mexico Became Largest User Of World’s Most Notorious Spy Tool

  19-04-2023 18:10 via technocracy.news
  
  Pegasus Spyware: “It can infect your phone without any sign of intrusion and extract everything on it — every email, text message, photo, calendar appointment — while monitoring everything you do with it, in real time. It can record every keystroke, even when you’re using encrypted applications, and watch through your phone’s camera or listen through its microphone, even if your phone is turned off.”⁃ TN EditorThe Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a
  
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• This might be what the ChatGPT humanoid robot will look like

  19-04-2023 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, has invested in 1X, a Norwegian company that makes humanoid robots designed to do human jobs after the success of the online chatbot.
  
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• Stunning candidates for the Miss United Kingdom pageant are revealed - but there's a HUGE catch

  19-04-2023 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stunning candidates for the next Miss United Kingdom have been revealed online this week - but there's a huge catch.
  
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• Return To Peasant Lifestyle: Germany Closes Last Nuclear Power Plant

  19-04-2023 17:46 via technocracy.news
  
  The Dark Ages represented the worst period in human history, with suffering, misery and poverty. Technocracy is a form of neo-Feudalism that is headed in the same direction, and Germany is leading the way. By the time they figure out what is happening, it will be too late to stop it.⁃ TN Editor x
  One might say that the timing could not be worse for the implementation of “net zero” climate goals given the already boiling economic instability across the western world.  Then
  
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• The Search for Long Covid Treatments Takes a Promising Turn

  19-04-2023 17:32
  
  Scientists believe lasting symptoms following a coronavirus infection is not a single disorder. New clinical trials could more effectively reach solutions.
  
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• 'Mrs. Davis' Gets AI Right—Because It's a Comedy

  19-04-2023 17:00
  
  Damon Lindelof’s new Peacock series is about a tech-averse nun on a quest for the Holy Grail. And that’s the least zany thing about it.
  
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• A cure for grey hair on the horizon? Scientists discover the mechanism for the color change

  19-04-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists believe they have found a way to reverse greying. Stems cells get stuck in the hair follicle bulge that causes our hair to lose color, so now they are working to add mobility to the cells.
  
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• Did Instagram Just Kill Linktree?

  19-04-2023 16:45
  
  Meta is finally allowing people to add more links to their Instagram profiles. It’s an existential threat to link-in-bio companies.
  
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• Spotify is back online after worldwide outage plagued MILLIONS of users

  19-04-2023 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of people worldwide were unable to stream music through Spotify. The app and website experienced an outage that hit around 8am ET. Spotify has acknowledged the issues.
  
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• First Hybrid Solar Eclipse in 10 years will appear tomorrow - here's where YOU can see it 

  19-04-2023 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This type of astronomical event - where the moon blocks out a different proportion of the sun in different parts of the world - only occurs once every ten years.
  
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• How Netflix's DVD-rental business transformed the way people watched TV and movies from home

  19-04-2023 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix has announced it will axe its DVD-rental business in September. MailOnline looks at how the little red envelopes paved the way for video streaming.
  
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• Criminal Records Service still disrupted 4 weeks after hack

  19-04-2023 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People wishing to work with children or gain emigration visas are still facing long delays.
  
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• James Webb captures a stunning photo of the moment two spiral galaxies collided

  19-04-2023 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two galaxies - collectively called Arp 220 - are merging 250 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens (the Serpent).
  
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• Spotify is DOWN! Worldwide outage plagues MILLIONS of users

  19-04-2023 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of people worldwide can't stream music through Spotify. The app and website are experiencing an outage that hit around 8am ET.
  
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• ESA's Aeolus wind-measuring satellite takes terminal trip into Earth's atmosphere

  19-04-2023 12:42 via go.theregister.com
  
  Weather forecasting mission to end on April, but Aeolus-2 is on the drawing board The European Space Agency will destroy its Aeolus wind-measuring satellite by sending it hurtling back into Earth's atmosphere with its remaining fuel shortly after it reaches the end of its mission on April 30. …
  
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• How to see the Northern Lights in the UK this week

  19-04-2023 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aurora borealis could be visible across Scotland, as well as possibly Northern Ireland and much of northern England, the Met Office's Space Weather arm has said.
  
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• Netflix delays its password-sharing crackdown as it ends DVD-by-mail service for good

  19-04-2023 11:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix has delayed its long-touted crackdown on password sharing, and will permanently shutter the DVD-mail-service that originally defined the company when it launched about 25 years ago.
  
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• Lyrid meteor shower set to dazzle stargazers on Saturday with up to 18 meteors an hour 

  19-04-2023 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Lyrid shower takes its name from the constellation of Lyra, where the shooting stars appear to originate from. It will peak at 2:06 BST on Sunday April 23.
  
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• Emergency alert will create 'perfect opportunity' for scammers to target the public, experts warn

  19-04-2023 10:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britons have been urged to watch out for any official looking texts or emails in the days leading up to Sunday as they may be fake and contain malicious links.
  
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• Smallsats + solar sails = Photos of exoplanets at 1970s digital camera resolution

  19-04-2023 09:37 via go.theregister.com
  
  Sundiver spacecraft could snap the first surface pics using solar lens It's time to stop hemming and hawing about the monetary and temporal costs of exploring the outer solar system and beyond, say an international group of boffins. We've all the materials we need to do it faster and cheaper by combining modern smallsats with solar sails, and the end result could be actual photographs of exoplanets.…
  
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• The Collapse of Childcare Is Putting Pressure on UK Employers

  19-04-2023 08:00
  
  British parents often can’t afford to go back to work, exacerbating a labor shortage.
  
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• Biodiversity targets may be slipping out of reach - study

  19-04-2023 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ambitious targets to halt the decline in nature may already be slipping out of reach, research suggests.
  
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• Is YOUR data for sale on the dark web? Here's how to check if you've been affected

  19-04-2023 00:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Your personal data could sell for more than $1,200 on the dark web. Cybersecurity experts reveal ways to see if your passwords, credit card details and social security numbers are up for sale.
  
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