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• Elon Musk's fleet of Starlink satellites are spewing out RADIATION

  10-07-2023 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amount of radiation leaking from SpaceX's Starlinks is enough enough to be mistaken as radio waves from distant celestial objects and hinder scientific discoveries.
  
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• Stink or swim! Over HALF of US beaches contain unsafe levels of FECES, 'troubling' report finds

  10-07-2023 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Environmentalists have revealed that 55% of America's beaches were contaminated with sewage on at least one day last year. Experts warned the situation was 'troubling'.
  
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• Can YOU hear it? Scientists prove people can hear SILENCE for first time

  10-07-2023 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has found that shows our brain actively processes silence itself, which they say could explain why we pay so much attention to an awkward pauses.
  
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• Starlink satellites leaking astronomy-disturbing EM radiation, say boffins

  10-07-2023 19:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  The light pollution problem is so 2022 Nevermind the light pollution – the ever-growing swarm of Starlink satellites orbiting Earth are creating a fresh unknown problem for astronomers: They're leaking electromagnetic radiation. …
  
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• Starlink satellites leak astronomy-disturbing EM radiation, say boffins

  10-07-2023 19:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  The light pollution problem is so 2022 Nevermind the light pollution – the ever-growing swarm of Starlink satellites orbiting Earth are creating a fresh unknown problem for astronomers: They're leaking electromagnetic radiation. …
  
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• Over 1.5 million Android users downloaded spyware apps that are sending data to China

  10-07-2023 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cybersecurity experts are warning Android users of two spyware apps that are scraping devices of sensitive information, which is then sent to servers in China.
  
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• Is this the world's ultimate swear word? Mathematician uses algorithm to create new offensive term

  10-07-2023 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most people have a favorite curse word, but a mathematician from Kings College London has created a new one with an algorithm, which she says is the world's ultimate swear word.
  
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• UN Summit: AI Robots Could Run The World Better Than Humans

  10-07-2023 17:16 via technocracy.news
  
  The United Nations views AI as essential to accomplishing its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Why? Because AI can run the world more “efficiently” and autocratically than humans. With AI, enforcement of SDGs would be “standardized” for all, and would thoroughly dispassionate. Technocracy thrives on data, and there is no such things as too much. ⁃ TN Editor
  A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots told a United Nations summit on Friday that they could eventu
  
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• Transparent mouse could improve cancer drug tests

  10-07-2023 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say a new scanning method that can identify tiny tumours could revolutionise medical research.
  
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• Europe heatwave: 61,000 people died across the continent in summer 2022- including 3,469 in the UK

  10-07-2023 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health estimate that there were 61,672 heat-attributable deaths between 30 May and 4 September 2022.
  
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• Scientists find 72% of male macaque monkeys are bisexual

  10-07-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Imperial College London studied rhesus macaques in Puerto Rico and found that 72 per cent of males engaged in homosexual acts.
  
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• Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week

  10-07-2023 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meta's rival to Twitter has surpassed a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app since its launch.
  
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• Transhumanism & Technocracy are Evil Twins, Says Expert Patrick Wood

  10-07-2023 16:39 via technocracy.news
  
  International journalist Alex Newman recently interviewed author Patrick Wood and the video is definitely worth watching. Transhumanism and its exposé may be the main topic of the 2024 election cycle, thanks in part to the Democrat candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who is outspoken about Big Pharma and the biodefense industry. ⁃ TN Editor
  The efforts to redesign humanity through transhumanism and society through technocracy are running in parallel as the elitists behind it seek to
  
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• BIS Says CBDC Roll-out May Require Changing The Constitution

  10-07-2023 16:13 via technocracy.news
  There is no doubt that the Federal Reserve’s implementation of a CBDC would require modification of the U.S. Constitution. This gives urgent globalist emphasis to a Constitutional Convention (Convention of States) because there is no other way to change our Constitution. Since most people still do not understand the nature and threat of DBDCs, a Constitutional Convention would blindside the nation.⁃ TN EditorThe IMF is warning that with all these CBDCs about to launch, there need to
  
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• Shaving body hair and taking bottles of frozen water to bed - how Brits are staying cool this summer

  10-07-2023 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britons are going to extreme lengths to stay cool this summer, according to a new study that reveals how the nation handles a heat wave.
  
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• Drink beer to help the planet! London brewery creates world's first carbon negative pint

  10-07-2023 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gipsy Hill Brewery in South London has created what it claims is the world's first carbon negative beer.
  
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• London wildfire response hit by crew shortages - report

  10-07-2023 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crew shortages meant 39 engines were not available to fight London's wildfires last July, a review finds.
  
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• Meta's Twitter-killer app Threads passes 100million users in five days

  10-07-2023 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Threads went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries late on July 5, and has surpassed the 100 million marks in less than five days - making it the fastest growing app ever.
  
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• Mario was not supposed to be a plumber - leaving fans baffled

  10-07-2023 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mario has been a fan favorite since 1981, when he first graced gamers' screens in Donkey Kong. But over the years, many have questioned: why did creator Shigeru Miyamoto make him a plumber?
  
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• Video games: YouTube channel NoClip rescues tapes from landfill

  10-07-2023 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of hours of gaming history were set to be lost until film-maker Danny O'Dwyer stepped in.
  
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• iPhone 15 will come in a 'unique' colour, leaker claims - here are the shades we expect

  10-07-2023 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Together with MacRumors, seasoned tipster, Unknownz21 , posted photos of the new shade, which it describes as 'dark blue with a grey tone.'
  
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• Threads users say Meta's new app is DRAINING their battery - what to do if your phone is affected

  10-07-2023 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While users have been enjoying getting to know Meta's new app, many have claimed that it is draining their smartphone's battery.
  
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• NASA humanoid robot to be tested as remote oil rig attendant

  10-07-2023 08:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Doing the dirty work for Australia's Woodside Energy will help prepare bot for work in space NASA announced on Friday its humanoid robot, Valkyrie, is headed to Western Australia, where Perth-based Woodside Energy will put it through its paces with a view to "remote caretaking of uncrewed and offshore energy facilities."…
  
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• Best early Amazon Prime Day vacuum cleaner deals

  10-07-2023 08:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHOPPING: Shopping for a new upright vacuum? Take advantage of these Amazon Early Access Sale vacuum cleaner deals and save up to 39 per cent on bestselling cleaning brands.
  
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• Ukraine War: Rebuilding Is an Act of Resistance

  10-07-2023 08:00
  
  Russia's invasion has caused $1 trillion of damage. Technology will be at the heart of Ukrainian recovery from the war.
  
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• Temu Sellers Are Cloning Amazon Storefronts

  10-07-2023 08:00
  
  The Chinese-owned ecommerce app faces lawsuits for copyright infringement after sellers allegedly copied products and stole photos and text from Amazon.
  
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• Crunch talks due on deep-sea mining controversy

  10-07-2023 04:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists are concerned about the environmental impact if commercial deep sea mining begins.
  
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• Rattlesnakes are warm and cuddly creatures who like to be around other snakes, researchers say

  10-07-2023 02:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Loma Linda University in California says the venomous snake appears to take comfort in being close to its own kind - much like humans.
  
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• Taking five minute 'brain breaks' can increase productivity in tasks by more than 50 per cent

  10-07-2023 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the University of Sydney experiment, 72 students undertook a self-taught lesson and two gruelling mental maths tests. Those who took 5-minute breaks between tasks achieved 57 per cent higher marks.
  
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• Byju's: The unravelling of India's most valued start-up

  10-07-2023 02:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Once a darling of investors, Byju's is struggling to retain their confidence after a series of setbacks.
  
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• The entrepreneurs celebrating their past failures

  10-07-2023 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Success in business is acclaimed, but a growing global movement wants failure to be celebrated too.
  
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• AI robot asked 'will you rebel against humans'?

  10-07-2023 00:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The question was posed at the world's first robot-human press conference at a UN summit in Geneva.
  
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