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• Researchers claim hip bone of an infant in France who lived 45,000 years ago belonged to an unknown human lineage

  08-08-2023 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tiny hip bone belonging to an infant who lived 45,000 years ago was found in France. Experts believe the child was part of a previously unknown human lineage that lived with Neanderthals.
  
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• Meta is ditching this useful feature from Facebook Messenger in September

  08-08-2023 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Messenger's integration with cell phone SMS texts will end on September 28. But industry watchers speculate Meta may relaunch a revamped SMS feature, as it did in 2016
  
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• Boeing abandons plans for crewed Starliner flight in 2023

  08-08-2023 20:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  The calamity capsule won't be ready to fly until March 2024, and even then a launch date hasn't been ironed out Boeing has thrown in the towel on trying to launch Starliner to the International Space Station this year, and is now targeting the first half of 2024 for the calamity capsule's first crewed flight.…
  
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• Boulder storm 'as deadly as Hiroshima' accidentally unleashed by NASA during test to change the trajectory of an asteroid

  08-08-2023 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study reveals consequences of NASA's planetary defense test to change the trajectory of an asteroid. The spacecraft released 37 large boulders that are now traveling 13,000mph in space.
  
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• The Mystery Genes That Are Keeping You Alive

  08-08-2023 20:00
  
  Nobody knows what around a fifth of your genes actually do. It’s hoped they could hold the secret to fixing developmental disorders, cancer, neurodegeneration, and more.
  
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• Central Bank Gold Demand Soars To New All-Time High

  08-08-2023 19:26 via technocracy.news
  
  The largest gold holdings of the top six Central Banks in the world are, in tonnes: US (6,133), Germany (3,352), Italy (2,451), France (2,436), Russian Federation (2,329) and China (2,113). The UK only has 310 tonnes of gold but China is expected to keep another 2-3,000 tonnes of gold off its official books, potentially making it the largest holder in the world.
  What does this mean? Gold is not dead. Central banks love gold and are positioning for a post-capitalist, post-Great Reset world. All t
  
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• The Coming Death Throes Of Capitalism And Free Market Economics

  08-08-2023 18:55 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy cannot flourish until capitalism and free market economics die a permanent death. Thus, there is an unprecedented moral hazard to give Humpty Dumpty a good push off the wall. The Great Reset, Sustainable Development, Green New Deal, etc., are all positioned to destroy our prevailing economic system.
  This article provides some economic markers that show the internal economic rot that is being disguised by propaganda and false news from governments and Technocrats alike. ⁃ TN Edi
  
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• Resistance Isn’t Futile: The Global Rejection Of CBDCs

  08-08-2023 18:40 via technocracy.news
  
  This insightful article only misses the key point that Central Banks are privately owned and not government institutions. There are only 214 central banks in the world, each serving only one client, that is, the host nation. The CBDC steamroller emanates from the central bank for central banks, the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.
  Together, these Central Banks make up the giant vampire squid that is trying to take over the entire world and everything in it. These are the
  
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• Cyber-attack on UK's electoral registers revealed

  08-08-2023 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Electoral Commission warns the public to be vigilant for unauthorised use of their personal data.
  
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• The dangers of 'TWALKING': People who text and walk at the same time are more likely to suffer serious fall

  08-08-2023 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even when test subjects tried to be cautious, texting and walking increased falls, a new study found. Plus, texting accuracy dropped by half on just mildly risk walks
  
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• Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is delayed AGAIN as company pushes $410 million spacecraft's maiden astronaut flight to next year

  08-08-2023 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Repairs are needed for Starliner's parachute system, Boeing said, but these won't be completed until later this year, meaning the crewed launch won't happen until 2024.
  
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• Apple is about to cut off support to these three iPhone models - here's what it means if you own one

  08-08-2023 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and older models won't be eligible for iOS 17 updates. But any iPhone capable of running iOS 12 will still get Apple's security updates - for two years.
  
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• NASA's ice-hunting cubesat lunar mission is over, thanks to a stuck valve

  08-08-2023 15:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Plus: India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully enters orbit around Moon, and beams photos back NASA has terminated the LunaH-Map mission after a stuck valve on the ice-hunting cubesat prevented it from reaching the Moon's south pole.…
  
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• India's moon mission sends back its first photos of the lunar landscape as the country looks to become only the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the surface later this month

  08-08-2023 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If successful, India will also be the first country to land a spacecraft near the south pole, which is where NASA is looking to return human boots to the moon in 2025 as part of its Artemis programme.
  
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• Guide to the mushrooms you can safely eat - and the poisonous ones you must avoid

  08-08-2023 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All four Australian guests became ill after they ate their meal, which included hand-picked mushrooms. Within a week, three were dead. But which lethal line up of fungi should you definitely avoid?
  
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• July is confirmed as the hottest month EVER recorded on Earth as scientists warn of 'dire consequences for the planet'

  08-08-2023 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  July 2023 smashed a heat record set four years ago, experts from the EU's Copernicus climate change programme have said.
  
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• Zoom denies training AI on calls without consent

  08-08-2023 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company updates its terms of service after a backlash from worried users.
  
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• The AI Doomsday Bible Is a Book About the Atomic Bomb

  08-08-2023 13:00
  
  The Making of the Atomic Bomb details how scientists led humanity to a new era of destruction. Artificial intelligence safety researchers say it offers valuable lessons for humanity’s current plight.
  
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• How to see the Perseid meteor shower from the UK this week - as the stunning display peaks on Saturday with up to 100 shooting stars flying overhead every hour

  08-08-2023 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Perseids can be viewed across the UK but, like with all meteor showers, are best viewed with the naked eye in areas with clear skies and low light pollution with a wide view of the sky.
  
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• Air pollution is linked to a rise in antibiotic resistance that poses a significant threat to human health across the world, study claims

  08-08-2023 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's a link between air pollution and cases of bacteria becoming immune to antibiotic drugs, researchers at Zhejiang University in China warn.
  
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• Sex Workers Took Refuge in Crypto. Now It’s Failing Them

  08-08-2023 12:00
  
  Banks and payments companies have long penalized sex workers. Many thought crypto would be a solution, but now exchanges are dumping them too.
  
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• Watch: Fiery ‘meteor’ over Australia probably Russian space rocket

  08-08-2023 06:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.
  
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• Antarctic could be turning from the planet's fridge into Earth's 'radiator', scientists warn

  08-08-2023 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ice on land and sea in the Antarctic- would normally reflect the sun's rays back into space, but as water forms ponds and lakes on Antarctica, this absorbs heat.
  
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• Melbourne meteor: Incredible moment bright fireball flashes across the night sky across the city - as experts say it could be space junk

  08-08-2023 04:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bright fireball which lit up Melbourne's night skies was spotted as far as Mount Buller, Ballarat, Bendigo and even across the border in Adelaide.
  
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• Scientists struggle to follow recipe for holy grail room-temp superconductor

  08-08-2023 01:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Race to replicate LK-99, and the process used to create it, hits plenty of hurdles Scientists are struggling to verify South Korean eggheads' claim to have synthesized a material that exhibits superconductivity at room temperature and normal pressure.…
  
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• Scientists strangely unable to follow recipe for holy grail room-temp superconductor

  08-08-2023 01:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Race to replicate LK-99, and the process used to create it, hits plenty of hurdles Scientists are struggling to verify South Korean eggheads' claim to have synthesized a material that exhibits superconductivity at room temperature and normal pressure.…
  
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• Baffled boffins balk in quest for room temperature superconductor

  08-08-2023 01:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Race to replicate LK-99, and the process used to create it, hits plenty of hurdles Scientists are struggling to verify South Korean eggheads' claim to have synthesized a material that exhibits superconductivity at room temperature and normal pressure.…
  
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• Urban foxes are braver than their country-dwelling cousins but no smarter, research finds

  08-08-2023 01:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Urban foxes were found to be braver when it comes to getting food from containers but are no more likely to figure out how to get inside, the research from 104 locations around the UK has found
  
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• How YOU can see Jupiter and the 'half' moon join up in the night sky TONIGHT during rare cosmic event

  08-08-2023 01:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system will become the brightest object in the sky tonight.
  The gas giant will get even brighter later this month as it orbits closer to Earth
  
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• Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?

  08-08-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Small electric aircraft will be carrying passengers soon in Europe soon, but will they catch on?
  
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