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• Buzzard attack leaves runner with six holes in his head

  15-05-2023 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ewan Cameron was running near his home in Angus when the bird attacked, leaving him covered in blood.
  
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• NASA could only give a 30-minute warning before a killer solar storm hits Earth

  15-05-2023 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA announced it developed an AI-powered tool that detects killer solar storms 30 minutes before they strike Earth, but many people believe that is not enough time to prepare for devastating blackouts.
  
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• Tesla owners sue claiming software update cut range 20%, forcing some to buy $15k new batteries

  15-05-2023 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Attorneys for the plaintiffs say that the class action applies to the company's Model S and Model X cars and that other Tesla owners appear to be effected as well.
  
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• Apple Music and App Store back online after short worldwide outage

  15-05-2023 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple Music and App Store were down for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. The outage hit around 2 pm ET, leaving people unable to listen to music or download new apps.
  
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• Some Apple services are DOWN: iOS users hit with outage impacting Music and the App Store

  15-05-2023 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple Music and App Store are down for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. The outage hit around 2 pm ET, leaving people unable to listen to music or download new apps.
  
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• Tom Hanks says he will live on the big screen forever thanks to AI

  15-05-2023 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks has predicted the advancement of AI for nearly 20 years and now believes that it will recreate him on the big screen long after he is dead.
  
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• WhatsApp lets you LOCK individual chats to stop people snooping on your messages

  15-05-2023 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Meta-owned app has launched a feature called Chat Lock that lets you protect your most private conversations with a password.
  
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• Meet the creepy crawlies that have sex on your FACE while you sleep

  15-05-2023 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Weiss, a microscopist at Bournemouth University with passion for microbial life, captured the new footage of Demodex that were living on his own face.
  
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• Here's why people will always weigh LESS in parts of Canada than anywhere else in the world

  15-05-2023 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thanks to a unique geological formation carved by glaciers over 20,000 years ago, you would weigh about 1/25,000 less your average weight up here
  
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• Star 150 TRILLION miles from Earth shines as a blue dot in the night sky in May

  15-05-2023 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vega, the fifth brightest star in our sky, will appear like a stunning blue dot in the night sky all throughout May - even though it is 150 trillion miles from Earth. And here is how you can see it.
  
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• Spanish man who survived being shot in the head woke up to find he could now see the world backwards

  15-05-2023 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The soldier was shot by a gun-launched missile while fighting on the Valencian front during the Spanish Civil War. When he regained consciousness after the blast, he saw the world upside down.
  
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• Microsoft's Activision takeover approved by EU after UK veto

  15-05-2023 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK has already blocked the deal over concerns it would affect competition in the cloud gaming.
  
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• Burglars beware! Scientists have found a way to collect human DNA from almost ANYWHERE

  15-05-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Florida have issued a warning after discovering complex human DNA can be detected from the air, water and even a footprint on a sandy beach.
  
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• A Third Of Scientific Papers May Be Fraudulent

  15-05-2023 16:59 via technocracy.news
  
  The best known secret in the scientific publishing world is that a large number of papers are fraudulent. There are many reasons for this, from conflicts of interest to professional jealousy to climbing the ladder to securing more grants. Whatever the reason, screening tools to detect fraud are pitifully scarce. ⁃ TN EditorAround a third of studies published in neuroscience journals, and about 24% in medical journals, are “made up or plagiarized,” according to a new paper.
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• Will AI Be Used To Skew The 2024 Election Results?

  15-05-2023 16:42 via technocracy.news
  Chatbots, voice duplication, deep fakes and search algorithms in the hands of progressive and Technocrat actors, intend to freeze out all other voices in the 2024 election. This is an existential threat to election integrity in America, but the national dialog is not happening. News about the threat itself is being censored.⁃ TN EditorComputer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to
  
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• Dyson moans about state of UK science and tech, forgets to suck up his own mess

  15-05-2023 16:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Brexit-supporting offshore merchant wonders what has happed to all the investment Opinion  If one man should know how living with the consequences of his own actions might suck, it's James Dyson.…
  
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• Post-Covid: Twelve Challenges For A Shattered World

  15-05-2023 16:00 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy’s main assault on humanity started with the “Great Panic of 2020” and it left a shattered world. The war is far from over and the enemy will to whatever it takes to widen the divisions and inflict more damage. Thanks to non-stop propaganda, the masses are looking elsewhere for solutions. Addressing these 12 challenges is essential, but only in the context of this ongoing war. ⁃ TN EditorThree years ago, in the depths of lockdowns, it became obvious that we des
  
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• London to Sydney in 2 hours: How flying via space could slash flight times

  15-05-2023 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Typically, a flight from London to Sydney on a commercial plane takes more than 22 hours, but suborbital flights would cut this to a mere two hours, breaking the record set by Concorde in 1985.
  
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• Huge asteroid the size of London's Big Ben will zip past Earth tomorrow at 29,000mph, NASA reveals

  15-05-2023 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named '2023 JD2', the asteroid is estimated to measure up to 360ft (110 metres) in diameter, according to NASA.
  
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• This Is the Quietest Sound in the Universe

  15-05-2023 13:00
  
  Chill materials to extreme temperatures, and their vibrations show properties that could one day be exploited to create memory in quantum computers.
  
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• Apple's next major product is 'so good', expert claims - and we could get a glimpse within WEEKS

  15-05-2023 10:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's next major product is mere weeks away from launching - and an early review suggests it will live up to the hype.
  
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• Forget oysters! Champagne pairs just as well with PILCHARDS, food scientist claims

  15-05-2023 10:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pairing food and drink is largely a marketing ploy, according to Professor Charles Spence, a psychologist and expert in the sensory qualities of food from the University of Oxford.
  
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• The UK’s Secretive Web Surveillance Program Is Ramping Up

  15-05-2023 08:00
  
  A government effort to collect people’s internet records is moving beyond its test phase, but many details remain hidden from public view.
  
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• More Penguins Than Europeans Can Use Google Bard

  15-05-2023 08:00
  
  Nobody in the EU can access Google’s Bard chatbot. But the 50,000 penguins who live on a dormant volcano in the South Atlantic can sign up right now.
  
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• Holidaymakers will fly from London to Sydney in just two hours within ten years time - through space

  15-05-2023 03:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Travellers could be thrown into space for a short time period before descending to their destination much quicker than via airplane, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
  
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• Should social media face-altering filters be regulated?

  15-05-2023 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With photo manipulation technology now extending to videos some want authorities to intervene.
  
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