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• 'Dark explorer' opens its eyes to the cosmos: British-backed Euclid space telescope beams back first incredible images of distant galaxies on mission to uncover universe's hidden secrets

  31-07-2023 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European space telescope, named after the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid, captured glittering galaxies and stars after making a million-mile journey from Earth.
  
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• Drinking kombucha may help to reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes

  31-07-2023 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study claims drinking kombucha can significantly lower blood sugar levels for those with type 2 diabetes, after a group of 12 volunteers drank it daily for four weeks.
  
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• Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners

  31-07-2023 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A social media monitoring group says legal threats sent by X Corp are an attempt to "silence criticism".
  
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• Why is Twitter 'X' now? Fans fume after Elon Musk rolls out app rebrand on millions of devices

  31-07-2023 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Faithful Twitter users are inan uproar about Elon Musk officially changing the app to X. Experts said people are emotionally invested in the brand and feel betrayed by the change.
  
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• Scientists discover 'variant-proof' antibodies that can neutralize every strain of Covid - as virus rates tick up across US amid 'late summer wave'

  31-07-2023 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say E7 antibody in particular works against even 'newest Omicron subvariants.' The new findings bring hope that a 'universal coronavirus vaccine' is 'achievable'
  
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• The big eco lie: Solar panels produce five TIMES more carbon dioxide than previously thought, report claims

  31-07-2023 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report sheds light on the fact 80% of the world's solar panels are manufactured in China, which uses coal in the process - and the nation is on track to hold 95% of the market.
  
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• Dartmoor wild camping to resume after appeal win

  31-07-2023 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Park Authority win battle against landowners to allow wild camping in Dartmoor without permission.
  
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• Revealed: How you can GUARANTEE a National Lottery win by buying just 27 tickets - but why mathematicians say there's a catch

  31-07-2023 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematicians claim they know how to guarantee a National Lottery win - and tests by MailOnline show that it does indeed work.
  
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• ChatGPT sets its sights on university! AI bot can now reason as well as the average college student, study claims

  31-07-2023 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI language programme GPT-3, which powers the popular chatbot ChatGPT, beat the average test score among 40 university students, according to the University of California, Los Angeles.
  
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• Former European Politician And Diplomat Blasts Technocracy And Transhumanism

  31-07-2023 17:17 via technocracy.news
  
  An enclave of resistance in eastern Europe is gaining traction with a major conference in September. My three books on Technocracy and Transhumanism have emerged at the center of the resistance, and I have been invited to make a presentation. Technocracy and Transhumanism are anti-human and anti-civilizational and are waging a winner-takes-all battle against the entire planet. This is the clear and present danger we face.⁃ TN Editor
  Former Moldovan politician Iurie Roşca discusses how
  
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• Move over voice notes! WhatsApp unveils new video messaging feature that allows users to record and send 60-second clips to friends

  31-07-2023 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like all written message and voice notes, the video messages will be protected by the app's end-to-end encryption service,' the California-based company announced.
  
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• RFK, Jr. Blasts Public Health Agencies For Endorsing Mass Lockdowns

  31-07-2023 16:23 via technocracy.news
  
  As TN declared in early 2019, Technocracy’s coup d’état started with the release of COVID-19. It was a complex and vicious attack on human liberty all over the world. Thus far, the only U.S. presidential candidate who has launched a counter-attack is RFK, Jr. No other candidate, including Donald Trump, has spoken so forcefully against the pincers of globalization: the biosecurity state and rampant censorship.⁃ TN Editor
  Speaking during a townhall style interview Tuesday,
  
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• Permissionless Travel To Europe Soon To Be History

  31-07-2023 16:01 via technocracy.news
  
  To global Technocrat controllers, tracking and restricting the movement of people is essential. By 2024, permission to travel will be required to every major nation in the world. This includes Visa applications, fees and long wait times to be approved. Eventually, this trend will come to the individual states in the U.S., where travel between states will require “permission”. Technocracy has teeth. ⁃ TN EditorAmericans will need a visa to visit Europe in 2024. Meanwhile, Europe
  
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• Fisker Ocean 2023 EV First Drive: Not Ready Yet

  31-07-2023 15:24
  
  California Mode is outstanding, and the EV’s design is a clear win—but too many features are missing or “coming soon,” making this SUV a jumble of hits and misses.
  
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• What is carbon capture? How the UK government plans to slash the amount of CO2 being released into the atmosphere by catching it and storing it under the North Sea

  31-07-2023 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Government says carbon capture and storage could help the UK meet net zero targets, but opponents say it is a 'fledgling science' that has not been scaled up to prove its effectiveness.
  
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• Why is the weather so bad in the UK? Rain and cooler temperatures are here to STAY for the summer because low pressure systems are currently 'in charge of Britain's weather', experts say

  31-07-2023 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Why has Britain had rain while Europe swelters in extreme heat? The answer, scientists have told MailOnline, lies in the arrival of a series of low pressure systems.
  
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• Apple iOS, Google Android Patch Zero-Days in July Security Updates

  31-07-2023 13:00
  
  Plus: Mozilla fixes two high-severity bugs in Firefox, Citrix fixes a flaw that was used to attack a US-based critical infrastructure organization, and Oracle patches over 500 vulnerabilities.
  
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• Satnav for the Moon could benefit from Fibonacci’s expertise

  31-07-2023 11:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Middle Ages maths to the rescue Future satellite navigation systems intended for Earth's Moon may be aided by a model of it developed with methods that go back to mathematician Fibonacci, who lived 800 years ago.…
  
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• Once in a blue moon! TWO supermoons will light up the night sky next month in a rare phenomenon that won't be seen again for 14 YEARS

  31-07-2023 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twice in the space of a calendar month, the moon will appear in the night's sky as an extra big and bright orb. The supermoons will occur on August 1 and August 31.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: 'World's first ROBOT CEO' speaks to MailOnline about what its like to head up a Colombian rum company

  31-07-2023 10:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mika, who heads up the Polish spirits firm Dictador, believes that more CEOs just like her will soon crop up around the world as AI blends into businesses.
  
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• The UK’s New Flexible Working Law Falls Short

  31-07-2023 10:34
  A bill that’s supposed to empower workers to request flexible work arrangements doesn't go far enough, critics say.
  
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• NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2

  31-07-2023 07:59 via go.theregister.com
  
  Thankfully the probe can phone home to fix this sort of mess NASA revealed on Friday that its venerable Voyager 2 probe is currently incommunicado, because the space agency pointed its antenna in the wrong direction.…
  
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• The return of cargo-carrying sail ships

  31-07-2023 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As concerns about climate change continue wind-powered shipping is making a comeback.
  
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• Europe weather: How heatwaves could for ever change summer holidays abroad

  31-07-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will the European heatwave and wildfires spell the end of British holidays to hot places?
  
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