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• Sinkhole that killed a man and swallowed his home in 2013 has reopened in Florida

  14-07-2023 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A revived 2013 sinkhole has grown to 19-ft wide near homes in a Tampa, Florida suburb. The body of the 37-year-old fatallyconsumed by this sinkhole has never been found
  
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• Anger and fear after popular diabetes app breaks

  14-07-2023 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The manufacturers of a popular diabetes app have removed it from the App Store after it broke.
  
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• Zuckerberg’s Twitter Clone ‘Threads’ Sees Massive Drop In Engagement After Launch Surge

  14-07-2023 19:35 via technocracy.news
  Once again, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg has misjudged both his product and the public. This follows the disaster of the Metaverse, with remains largely empty after costing billions to develop. If it were not for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, all formerly developed platforms, Zuckerberg would be an also-ran. One must wonder just how smart he really is. ⁃ TN EditorThreads, the new social media platform launched by Mark Zuckerberg as a rival to Twitter, has experienced a significant drop
  
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• Mass Casualty At Concerts: Vaccinated Crowds ‘Die Suddenly”

  14-07-2023 19:13 via technocracy.news
  This story needs serious investigation to determine the cause of this phenomenon. By comparison, the 1969 Woodstock event attracted some 400,000 people to a three-day marathon of music activity and partying. Only two people died: one from a drug overdose and the other was run over in his sleeping bag with a tractor collecting trash. Deaths from heart attack at Woodstock? ZERO. ⁃ TN EditorWhat is happening with “mass casualty events” at concerts?
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• From Contact Tracing To Carbon Footprint Tracking: WEF’s Carrot Or Stick Approach To COVID & Climate Policy

  14-07-2023 18:55 via technocracy.news
  
  If the object is to enforce a lower and lower carbon footprint on humans, then at some point, one could be standing naked, homeless and penniless on a street corner, breathing out CO2 fifteen times per minute. What’s next? Eliminate you to stop you from emitting. This is the only logical extreme for carbon footprint measuring: it is anti-human.⁃ TN EditorWith digital ID and CBDC, it would be easy to turn carbon footprint measurement into enforcement under a social credit system.
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• Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky’s Arrest Won’t Fix Crypto

  14-07-2023 18:44
  
  Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of collapsed crypto lender Celsius, faces seven fraud charges. But while his arrest is cathartic for creditors, the industry is still prone to dangerous hero worship.
  
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• Why Is Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Called Cerberus? It’s Complicated

  14-07-2023 18:39
  
  Cerberus, an unofficial name for the current European heat wave, has gone viral—but some meteorologists find it sensationalistic and worry it won't help people take extreme weather seriously.
  
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• Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer pushes legislation to declassify documents about UFO phenomena

  14-07-2023 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New amendment gives federal agencies 300-day deadline to deliver their UFO files. It will also form a UFO panel modeled on 1992 JFK Assassination Records Review Board
  
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• The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors

  14-07-2023 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As actors strike in Hollywood, unions say they want more protection from artificial intelligence.
  
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• DailyMail.com reviews the transparent Nothing Phone (2) which lights up with LEDs inside it

  14-07-2023 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Nothing (2) has a 'minimalist design,' a frame made from recycled aluminum and transparent glass on the back with patterned LED strips, and a transparent USB cable on the way.
  
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• The hobby loved by teenage girls that could ward off dementia

  14-07-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People over the age of 70 who engaged in literary activities were less likely to develop dementia, report scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
  
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• Prosecco could be wiped out by climate change, research finds

  14-07-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mountainside vineyards -where the grapes that go into the bubbly beverage are produced - are most at risk from soil degradation and drought, say scientists at University of Padova in Italy.
  
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• Harvard claims it found elixir of youth - but biologists have expressed concerns over the claims

  14-07-2023 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists and Harvard staff are slamming a study co-authored by David Sinclair with Harvard Medical School that claims to have found a way to reverse ageing - saying it provides no evidence.
  
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• The 40 Best Series on Netflix Right Now

  14-07-2023 16:00
  
  From The Witcher to Glitch, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.
  
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• British-built solar powered drone reaches the stratosphere

  14-07-2023 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British drone took off from New Mexico and soared to more than 66,000 feet, officially reaching the stratosphere, before landing successfully.
  
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• Popular apps that most drain your phone battery revealed by tech experts amid Threads warning

  14-07-2023 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The apps which are most damaging to your smartphone's battery life are ones which are constantly running in the background - even when they are not actively being used.
  
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• Twitter users who subscribe to blue ticks FINALLY start getting paid for their posts

  14-07-2023 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk will now 'help people earn a living directly on Twitter' as the platform announced plans to kickstart monetisation features just last night.
  
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• Think 'Foundation' Is Beautiful? Thank the James Webb Telescope

  14-07-2023 13:00
  
  The Apple TV+ adaptation of the Isaac Asimov series uses the telescope's images to make the show look incredible.
  
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• Fresh boost for Microsoft bid to buy Call of Duty maker

  14-07-2023 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US watchdog has lost its latest bid to temporarily stop the technology giant's $69bn Activision takeover.
  
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• Chandrayaan-3: India's historic Moon mission lifts off successfully

  14-07-2023 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With Chandrayaan-3, India aims to be the first to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
  
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• Scientists cross two fruits to create a 'Lemon Melon' that's juicy, sweet and slightly sour

  14-07-2023 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Farmers in Hokkaido, Japan, have developed an entirely new fruit known as the 'Lemon Melon'. This is reportedly on sale at an eye-watering price of ¥3,218 - being £17.79/$23.30.
  
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• Brits may need to work earlier to avoid 'uncomfortable' heat

  14-07-2023 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Oxford have outlined potential 'cooling interventions' that could make the UK better prepared for sweltering conditions in the coming years.
  
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• Cambridge Uni hopes to build own solar farm

  14-07-2023 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Any application will need to go to the secretary of state before a solar farm can be installed.
  
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• US refuses climate reparations for developing nations

  14-07-2023 05:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate envoy John Kerry made the remarks before he travels to China to discuss climate change issues.
  
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• Watch: Man catches Florida’s longest-ever Burmese python

  14-07-2023 04:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Florida hunter has wrestled and caught a 19ft Burmese python, the longest-ever documented in the state.
  
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• AI trend drives rise in students wanting to study computing

  14-07-2023 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A record number of 18-year-olds are picking computer-based courses, the university admissions body UCAS says.
  
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• The US military revives an idea for stealthy sea power

  14-07-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines.
  
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• First of its kind study finds ChatGPT makes us 40% MORE productive and boosts output quality by 18%

  14-07-2023 00:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An MIT team gave 453 college-educated professionals writing tasks with and without the help of ChatGPT. The AI made their subjects 40% more productive, their study said
  
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