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• Do YOU have 'gamer head'? Twitch user finds indent on his cranium from wearing headphones for hours

  14-06-2023 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dedicated gamer shaved his head for charity during a live stream only to find there was an indentation at the top of his cranium where his headphones typically sit for hours on end.
  
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• California's Lake Oroville is now 100% capacity, Shasta Lake at 97% after years of extreme drought

  14-06-2023 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California has experienced 11 'atmospheric rivers' of rain and snowfall this year, experts say. The record weather has revived the state's parched reservoirs after years of drought
  
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• Harvard professor believes aliens will make first contact with AI - not humans

  14-06-2023 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aliens might make contact with artificial intelligence on Earth, rather than humans, according to Harvard professor Avi Loeb who shares this theory in the new film 'God Versus Aliens.'
  
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• Gentle Brain Stimulation Can Improve Memory During Sleep

  14-06-2023 20:06
  
  Stimulating the frontal lobes of sleeping epilepsy patients improved their recall of information—and may one day help treat Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Are YOU tired of spam calls? Here is how to block 'no caller ID' on your iPhone

  14-06-2023 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fears of an 'Unknown' caller can be very justified: Callers who show up on your phone without caller ID have taken an extra, premeditated step to hide their number from you.
  
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• Harvard professor believes aliens will make first contact with artificial intelligence - not humans

  14-06-2023 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aliens might make contact with artificial intelligence on Earth, rather than humans, according to Harvard professor Avi Loeb who shares this theory in the new film 'God Versus Aliens.'
  
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• What does the Vodafone and Three mega-merger mean for YOU?

  14-06-2023 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vodafone and Three joined forces today as they announced plans to become Britain's biggest mobile operator from next year - serving 28million customers combined.
  
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• Are aliens on Saturn's MOON? Scientists discover phosphates on Enceladus

  14-06-2023 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system has just taken a 'giant leap forward', according to experts at Freie Universität Berlin.
  
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• World's deadliest diseases are coming to Britain - because of climate change

  14-06-2023 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts warn Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and other disease carried by mosquitoes and ticks are expected to make their way to the UK due to climate change and could become established here.
  
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• People reveal the things they're convinced that others are just PRETENDING to enjoy in life

  14-06-2023 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Ask Reddit user 'Wentleworth' asked 'what are you convinced people are just pretending to enjoy?', the comments came thick and fast...
  
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• What an average person's day looks like - so does it sound familiar to YOU?

  14-06-2023 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Canada's McGill University have have revealed what a normal day looks like for typical people across 58 countries.
  
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• Archaeologists discover a 6-inch stone penis that was used to sharpen weapons 500 years ago 

  14-06-2023 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mysterious penis was dug up at the Tower of Meira in Ría de Vigo, Spain, by a team of Arbore Arqueoloxía researchers who believe it may have had a violent purpose.
  
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• Competing With God? WEF Calls For AI To Rewrite The Bible, Create ‘Religions That Are Actually Correct’

  14-06-2023 15:18 via technocracy.news
  
  Noah Yuval Harari has declared open war on God by suggesting that AI may soon be able to write a Bible that is “actually correct.” Such a new religious proposition is met with mostly blank stares, but Harari is dead serious. Unfortunately, AI is incapable of incorporating mercy or grace into its output. ⁃ TN Editor
  A top official with the World Economic Forum (WEF) has called for religious scripture to be “rewritten” by artificial intelligence (AI) to create a globa
  
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• Competing With God? Harari Suggests AI Could Write Bible, Creating ‘Religions That Are Actually Correct’

  14-06-2023 15:18 via technocracy.news
  
  Noah Yuval Harari has declared open war on God by suggesting that AI may soon be able to write a Bible that is “actually correct.” Such a new religious proposition is met with mostly blank stares, but Harari is dead serious. Unfortunately, AI is incapable of incorporating mercy or grace into its output.
  Editor’s note: the title is edited to more accurately reflect the content of the video. Like most Transhumanists, Harari eschews Christianity and the Bible, believing it to be m
  
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• The Safest Thing Is Not To Get Lured Into The Matrix In The First Place

  14-06-2023 15:15 via technocracy.news
  
  The Metaverse is alive and well: unemployable, UBI, Soma, dopamine, virtual reality: “Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money  of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves” …(and CBDCs will be the money of serfs).” (Frantz) The time to flee the matrix is now, before you are lured into it. ⁃ TN EditorIn “The Metaverse is a Scam” I called Virtual Reality “late state globalism’s
  
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• Global Warming: WEF Calls For Vastly Restricted Car Ownership By 2050

  14-06-2023 15:05 via technocracy.news
  Reducing global automobiles by 75 percent from 1.45 billion to 500 million by 2050 is totally dystopian, but the WEF thinks this is a key part of the Global Reset where you “will own nothing and be happy.” This reflects historic Technocracy and the UN’s rabid push for public transport in 15-minute cities. No cars for you. ⁃ TN EditorIn the global technocratic dystopia the World Economic Forum (WEF) is currently constructing to house the slaves (at least, the ones permitte
  
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• Huh? UK To Get ‘Early Or Priority Access’ To AI Models From Google And OpenAI

  14-06-2023 15:00 via technocracy.news
  
  The Prime Minister of England, Riski Sunak, is a Technocrat who pursues digital vaccine passports, digital banking AI and quantum computing. Why early access to the latest versions of AI? Certainly not to figure out how to best weaponize it against mankind? Any, why England? Financial center of the world? ⁃ TN EditorIt’s unclear at this time what access the U.K. will receive, but the reported commitment could be the first of its kind.
  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently annou
  
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• Using AI for loans and mortgages is big risk, warns EU boss

  14-06-2023 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margrethe Vestager tells the BBC using AI for decisions that affect lives could lead to discrimination.
  
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• WhatsApp will soon let your friends send VIDEO messages

  14-06-2023 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WABetaInfo has spotted a new video message feature in the latest beta updates for iOS and Android.
  
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• What is AI, is it dangerous and what jobs are at risk?

  14-06-2023 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AI is transforming modern life, but some experts fear it could be used for malicious purposes.
  
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• You thought it was hot now! Scientists predict the UK's average weather in the year 2080

  14-06-2023 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heatwaves during the 2080s in London will carry a 'life-threatening risk', report experts at the University of Bath.
  
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• ‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Wants to Break the Content Machine

  14-06-2023 12:00
  
  After years of exploring society’s dark absurdities, the sixth season of Netflix’s wildly popular sci-fi show looks at its own reflection.
  
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• The secret trick supermarkets use to make shoppers spend 10% MORE, revealed 

  14-06-2023 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you want to stay focused during your next shop, a new study from the University of Bath suggests you should bring some earplugs with you.
  
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• There's a number hidden in this red speckled background - but only sharp-eyed people can spot it

  14-06-2023 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musicologist @thefigen has shared an image of a red speckled background on Twitter, with a number sneakily hidden within it.
  
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• NASA to tear the wings off plane in the name of sustainability

  14-06-2023 08:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  They'll be replaced with longer, thinner wings supported by a truss NASA has named the MD-90 jetliner it will rebuild with a radical new type of wing support in an effort to develop technology that reduces CO2 emissions.…
  
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• Microsoft-Activision: US judge temporarily blocks $69bn deal

  14-06-2023 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The takeover, which has split global regulators, would be the largest in the video games industry.
  
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• Amazon Web Services are back online: 4-hour outage knocked out HUNDREDS of websites

  14-06-2023 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon Web Services was down for four hours due to issues at a Virginia data center. The outage also took down dozens of websites that use the company's cloud hosting services.
  
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• Amazon server outage makes some websites go dark

  14-06-2023 00:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The outage is being resolved and affected web services for some fast food apps, airlines and others.
  
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• Netflix 'is planning a live sporting event' - and it could be a celebrity golf tournament

  14-06-2023 00:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The event will star drivers from their Formula One series 'Drive to Survive' and PGA series 'Full Swing.' But can Netflix avoid the outages that plagued 'Love Is Blind'?
  
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