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• Aliens could use a 21-million-year-old supernova as a beacon for communication

  12-06-2023 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A supernova discovered in May could be a beacon for alien communication. Scientists are studying nearly 100 stars within 300 light-years of the stellar explosion, looking for inhabited planets.
  
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• New dialect is appearing in Southern Florida that mixes Spanish and English

  12-06-2023 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phrases like 'get down from the car' are unique to the region, a new study has found. The new dialect has come from repeated, direct Spanish to English translations.
  
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• A Massive Vaccine Database Leak Exposes IDs of Millions of Indians

  12-06-2023 21:01
  
  Personal information, including ID documents and phone numbers, have been released on Telegram.
  
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• MOVEit hack: Media watchdog Ofcom latest victim of mass hack

  12-06-2023 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The regulator says information about firms and employees has been affected by a cyber-attack.
  
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• Millions of Reddit users hit with 2-hour outage during 'Blackout Day'

  12-06-2023 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The outage appeared around 10am ET and is impact the website and app. IT comes as more than 7,000 forums have been set to private for 48 hours. Users are protesting developer fees.
  
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• Xbox goes back to black! Microsoft announces new $349 Series S console

  12-06-2023 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft announced a new Xbox Series S that comes with double the storage space than the previous model and reverts back to the gaming console's roots with an all-black exterior.
  
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• Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study

  12-06-2023 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that severe turbulence had increased 55% between 1979 and 2020 on a typically busy North Atlantic route.
  
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• Venus will pass through the Beehive Cluster tonight

  12-06-2023 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Venus has been steadily approaching the Beehive Cluster for weeks and will appear just above it in the night's sky from Monday to Wednesday this week.
  
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• Reddit is DOWN on Blackout Day

  12-06-2023 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The outage appeared around 10am ET and is impact the website and app. IT comes as more than 6.,500 forums have been set to private for 48 hours. Users are protesting developer fees.
  
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• Reddit is DOWN: Website hit with outage as 6,5000 forums 'go dark' in user protest

  12-06-2023 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The outage appeared around 10am ET and is impact the website and app. IT comes as more than 6.,500 forums have been set to private for 48 hours. Users are protesting developer fees.
  
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• Pictured: The £300million catamaran that looks like a giant vintage sports car

  12-06-2023 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Created by London-based designer Andy Waugh, the catamaran 'embodies the spirit of the 1920s, taking inspiration from the extraordinary automotive advances of the era'.
  
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• The REAL Star Wars planet! Scientists discover a new world in a Tatooine-like system

  12-06-2023 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Planets that orbit two stars was until recently thought to be in the realm of science fiction. Now experts at the University of Birmingham announce the discovery of one such planet, called TOI-1338 c.
  
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• Great Reset: Dutch Government To Buy Farms As Thousands Face Shut Down

  12-06-2023 17:08 via technocracy.news
  
  The Dutch government is unrelenting in shutting down “pollution-emitting” farmers and forcing them to sell to the government. The lever is a severe cutback in nitrogen-based fertilizers that are essential to profitable food production. This is the epitome of the WEF’s Great Reset where “By 2030 you will own nothing and be happy.”
  The farmers are about to own nothing and they are far from happy.⁃ TN EditorThe Dutch government launched its long-anticipated Great
  
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• Don't want to spend $3,499 on Apple's Vision Pro? Tech giant plans to release a CHEAPER model

  12-06-2023 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trademark filings hint at a strategy identical to what Apple has pursued with its iPhone and iPhone Pro lines. The filings suggest that 'Vision One' will be the line's budget option.
  
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• New spider is discovered on Brighton beach - and experts warn it's likely to spread across the UK

  12-06-2023 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The jumping spider, Heliophanus Kochii, is normally found in warmer parts of the world, but it has now turned up on Brighton Beach, in East Sussex.
  
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• Biden Reinstitutes Face Masks, Social Distancing For The Unvaccinated

  12-06-2023 16:06 via technocracy.news
  
  The “pandemic” is over, peer reviewed studies have proven that face masks and social distancing are worthless practices, and yet Biden has signaled the nation to bring them back – but only for the unvaccinated. This insanity proves that it was never about health in the first place, but about dictatorial control and submission.
  This occurred on the very day that the media frenzies over President Donald Trump’s criminal indictment. ⁃ TN EditorIf you thought Democrats
  
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• The Censorship Leviathan Must Be Stopped

  12-06-2023 15:51 via technocracy.news
  
  Lawsuits against government agencies to stop censorship are meeting with every conceivable legal dirty trick to block discovery and forward motion. Orwell’s Ministry of Truth has been institutionalized and weaponized to crush anyone who would speak the actual truth. The censorship leviathan monster  must be stopped.⁃ TN EditorOne year ago, I joined the states of Missouri and Louisiana and several other co-plaintiffs to file a suit in federal court challenging what journalist Mic
  
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• People who work with AI are more likely to be lonely, suffer from insomnia and drink

  12-06-2023 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered working with AI can have 'damaging' effects on employees' personal lives.
  
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• Xbox showcase 2023: Is Microsoft back in the game?

  12-06-2023 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft had a lot to prove in some people's eyes - did it manage to convince the doubters?
  
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• What the Scientists Who Pioneered Weight-Loss Drugs Want You to Know

  12-06-2023 13:00
  
  Two researchers whose work led to the development of Wegovy and Ozempic spoke to WIRED about the creation of these drugs and how they should be used.
  
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• Heatwave hack that could prove DEADLY: TikTokers urged not to attach frozen towels to their fans

  12-06-2023 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With parts of the UK set to hit 87°F (31°C) today, many Britons are struggling to cope in the heat. But experts have urged against a dangerous new hack that's sweeping TikTok amid the heatwave.
  
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• Reddit communities go dark in protest at changes

  12-06-2023 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of subreddits are shut down for 48 hours following controversial charging plans.
  
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• UFO caught on camera? World's first manned flying saucer takes to the skies over Shenzhen 

  12-06-2023 11:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Incredible footage shows the flying saucer soaring over a lake in Shenzhen with a pilot on board, although it remains unclear when or if it will be ready to accept other passengers.
  
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• Scientists beam solar power to Earth from SPACE - in major step towards unlimited clean energy

  12-06-2023 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Space solar power' is a concept conjured by science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1941 - but researchers in California have now shown it's possible.
  
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• HotSat spacecraft to map heat loss from buildings

  12-06-2023 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HotSat-1 will sense heat loss through roofs and walls to help direct insulation improvements.
  
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