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• Microsoft leaks a new Sony PlayStation console set for later this year

  05-07-2023 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft may have leaked an upcoming gaming console for its rival Sony in court documents, which shows gamers could see a new PlayStation 5 Slim console released later this year.
  
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• What is Threads and how does it work? Features of the Meta app rivalling Elon Musk's Twitter

  05-07-2023 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new app is expected to hit the App Store at 7pm EST - or midnight BST - after having its release date brought forward by 15 hours. Zuckerberg is keen to capitalize on the chaos at Musk HQ.
  
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• Report compares T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T to reveal which is the best service in the US

  05-07-2023 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report reveals not all cellphone carriers in the US are created equal. An analytics company looked at data from T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T to see which has the fastest speeds.
  
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• Canada stops advertising with Facebook and Instagram in news row

  05-07-2023 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's the latest move over a new bill that will force tech giants to pay Canadian media for news content.
  
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• Could Africa split in HALF? 2,000-mile crack is widening by one inch every year

  05-07-2023 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A massive rift is ripping through the northeastern region of Africa that is predicted to split the continent in two. Somalia and half of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania would form the new continent.
  
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• Where DID Earth's water come from? Scientists make major breakthrough

  05-07-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the California Institute of Technology say Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocks, indicating that its water must have arrived late in the history of the planet's formation.
  
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• Independence Day: Federal Court Hands Down Massive Victory For Free Speech

  05-07-2023 19:21 via technocracy.news
  The federal lawsuit Missouri v. Biden has produced the first major fruit documenting outright collusion between the Biden Administration and Big Tech social media companies. As the case proceeds, there are two caveats: the temporary injunction forbidding further contact extends only through the end of trial and expected appeals. Second, some people have been excluded from the blackout.
  Caveat #1: “Preliminary Injunction Order shall remain in effect pending the final resolution of this case
  
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• Don't be afraid of AI, says government's new chief scientific advisor

  05-07-2023 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Dame Angela McLean said she is an 'AI optimist' but that public acceptability of new technologies is 'very important'.
  
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• Google Declares It Will Scrape Entire Internet For AI ‘Learning’

  05-07-2023 17:13 via technocracy.news
  
  Is Google asserting ownership of the entire Internet? It appears that way, but other AI companies are thinking in the same direction. If data exists anywhere, Technocrats believe they have a right to possess it. Data is the Technocrat’s heroin and like addicts, they will bluster, lie, cheat and steal to feed their habit. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle updated its privacy policy over the weekend, explicitly saying the company reserves the right to scrape just about everything you post online to bu
  
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• Drumming should be taught in schools to help children deal with dyslexia and autism, scientists say

  05-07-2023 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A project backed by the drummer from Blondie, Clem Burke, found children with autism showed reduced symptoms after eight weeks of drumming lessons.
  
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• Global Censorship Machine Accelerates To Silence Climate ‘Solutions’ Debate

  05-07-2023 16:51 via technocracy.news
  
  Censorship is a global phenomenon because Technocracy’s war on humanity is global. All opposing narratives to Technocrat schemes will be mercilessly attacked. Scientific dissent, critiques of ludicrous government and eco-alarmist policies, and even casual discussion, is targeted for suppression.⁃ TN EditorSocial media “climate misinformation” policies are targeting a wide range of people on both the Right and Left who dispute official narratives about climate “solut
  
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• Sky TV viewers are DEVASTATED as a popular channel will shut down tonight

  05-07-2023 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 24-hour film station, TCM, is to be permanently scrapped from tomorrow after more than two decades on air in the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Watch the horrifying moment a monkey EATS her baby's corpse

  05-07-2023 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'rare' event was captured on camera at a safari park northeast of Prague in the Czech Republic.
  
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• Celebrities including Gordon Ramsay and Shakira ALREADY using Meta's 'Twitter-killer' app Threads

  05-07-2023 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's one of the most eagerly-anticipated apps of the year, and now it seems that several celebrities have been given early access to Meta Threads.
  
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• iPhone 15 will bring back a fan favourite COLOUR, leaker claims

  05-07-2023 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A source on the Chinese site Weibo claims that Apple will make the upcoming iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus in a bright shade of green.
  
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• Meta's new Threads app has a CHEAT CODE that lets you be one of the first to download it

  05-07-2023 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Threads is a new app from Mark Zuckerberg's company Meta - and is closely linked with an account on Instagram. It could spell trouble for Elon Musk, who owns rival Twitter.
  
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• Fukushima: Anxiety and anger over Japan's nuclear waste water plan

  05-07-2023 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan wants to release Fukushima's waste water into the ocean - and a lot of people are not happy.
  
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• US officials must limit contact with social media firms

  05-07-2023 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge bars officials from contacting platforms over "content containing protected free speech".
  
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• Memo reveals pressure on UK climate finance pledge

  05-07-2023 05:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says it remains committed to spending £11.6bn of its overseas aid budget on climate.
  
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• E2E encryption: Should big tech be able to read people's messages?

  05-07-2023 02:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who will win in the years-long stalemate between governments and big tech around super-secure messaging?
  
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• What is end to end encryption and why are police concerned about its rise?

  05-07-2023 02:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp, iMessage, Android Messages and Signal all use the super secure technology called end to end encryption. So how does it work and why are governments opposed to it?
  
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• Elephants vary what they eat for dinner every night - just like humans, study finds

  05-07-2023 02:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Brown University have discovered elephants consume up to 137 different types of plant, and alter their diet based on the weather and their own preferences.
  
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• The 'dangerous' of competitive eating like those at Nathan's hot dog contest

  05-07-2023 00:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest saw Joey Chestnut scarf down 62 wieners in just 10 minutes, but this victorious feat could have grim health consequences in the future.
  
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