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• Virgin Galactic sends first mother-daughter duo in space who told DailyMail.com they feel more grounded and connected to the Earth after historic mission in New Mexico

  10-08-2023 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first mother-daughter duo in space told DailyMail.com that they feel more grounded and connected to Earth after the historic Virgin Galactic mission that took them to the final frontier.
  
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• Mom and daughter who became Virgin Galactic's first space 'tourists' tell DailyMail.com they feel more 'grounded' after historic mission in New Mexico

  10-08-2023 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first mother-daughter duo in space told DailyMail.com that they feel more grounded and connected to Earth after the historic Virgin Galactic mission that took them to the final frontier.
  
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• Prototype 'Brain-like' chip promises greener AI, says tech giant

  10-08-2023 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  IBM says its prototype microchip could make artificial intelligence more energy efficient.
  
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• Big freeze drove early humans out of Europe

  10-08-2023 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and returned.
  
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• The 2023 Perseid meteor shower peaks in America this weekend - here's when, where and how to see hundreds of shooting stars

  10-08-2023 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the most beautiful celestial events of the year takes place this week, with skywatchers across the US and Canada among those best able to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower.
  
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• Go on grandad! Former British Olympian's 'proud' family including his 11-year-old grandson cheer him on as he becomes Virgin Galactic's first paying space tourist after splashing out $250,000 for a ticket

  10-08-2023 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former British Olympian Jon Goodwin has become the first paying customer to ever fly to space aboard a flight chartered by Sir Richard Branson's firm Virgin Galactic.
  
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• Disney is HIKING the price of its ad-free Disney+ to $13.99 a month and plans to launch $19.99 premium duo that includes Hulu without commercials

  10-08-2023 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disney will raise the price of its ad-free Disney+ subscription to $13.99 per month and plans to launch a premium duo that includes Hulu without commercials for $19.99.
  
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• Go on grandad! Former British Olympian's 'proud' family including his 11-year-old grandson cheer him on as he becomes Virgin Galactic's first paying space tourist

  10-08-2023 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former British Olympian Jon Goodwin has become the first paying customer to ever fly to space aboard a flight chartered by Sir Richard Branson's firm Virgin Galactic.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's first space tourists - a mother and daughter and Olympian - blast off from New Mexico for historic flight

  10-08-2023 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic's first space tourists blasted off inside a spaceplane attached to a 'mothership' carrier plane and are now heading toward space. The spaceplane is set to separate at 44,000ft.
  
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• Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature

  10-08-2023 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons.
  
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• What could possibly go wrong? Scientists cut open 200 MILLION-year-old parasite eggs found in fossilized FECES of ancient predator

  10-08-2023 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilized eggs of five different parasites were ID'ed in a 2.91-inch-long poo fossil. The poo fossils had been 'repurposed as talismans' by 'intrigued' villagers, one scientist said
  
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• Virgin Galactic's first space tourists - a mother and daughter and Olympian - blast off

  10-08-2023 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic's first space tourists blasted off inside a spaceplane attached to a 'mothership' carrier plane and are now heading toward space. The spaceplane is set to separate at 44,000ft.
  
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• Would you be able to survive on the moon? NASA's simple exercise which tests your survival skills

  10-08-2023 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NASA Moon Survival test was developed by a University of Texas professor to test team-building skills in the office.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's first space tourists - a mother and daughter and Olympian - complete hero walk before historic flight

  10-08-2023 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic's first space tourists hugged family and friends during their 'hero walk' out of the hangar and to the launch pad in New Mexico. The three-person crew will launch 50 miles above Earth's surface.
  
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• No 10 suggests UK still EU member in tweet gaffe

  10-08-2023 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A now-deleted post said the UK "is home to twice as many AI companies as any other EU country".
  
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• Disney+ announces Netflix-style crackdown on password sharing and a new ad-based streaming option for UK users as it fights to reverse falling profits

  10-08-2023 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US company is currently battling to reverse falling profits amid a sharp drop in advertising sales and a poor showing at the Box Office for several of its recent films.
  
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• Your next car salespersons could be an AI bot and selling vehicles in just 18 months as ChatGPT technology advances

  10-08-2023 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The next time you buy a car, it might not be from your standard dealership - it could be from an AI bot, predicts Johan Sundstrand, CEO of Phyron.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight is set to take off TODAY as mother and daughter who won free tickets join British ex-Olympian, 80, paying $250,000

  10-08-2023 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Galactic 02' mission will send a crew of six into orbit - including three tourists - aboard the VSS Unity spaceplane when it blasts off from New Mexico this afternoon.
  
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• Leaked Yandex Code Breaks Open the Creepy Black Box of Online Advertising

  10-08-2023 12:00
  
  As the international tech giant moves toward Russian ownership, the leak raises concerns about the volume of data it has on its users.
  
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• Who is on Virgin Galactic's space tourism flight? Meet the crew and passengers including mother and daughter duo Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers

  10-08-2023 09:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest days in history is here, and the first flight for a paying 'space tourist' has gone into space. Who are the VSS Unity crew? And who are the three tourist among them?
  
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• Most distant observed star is blue – and it isn't alone

  10-08-2023 08:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Light from Earendel takes 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, and it's serendipitous the JWST can see it at all It was a little more than a year ago that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted the most distant star ever observed: the 12.9 billion light-years-away Earendel.…
  
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• Elon Musk to auction Twitter signs and other memorabilia

  10-08-2023 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move comes just weeks after he dropped the blue bird logo and replaced it with a black and white X.
  
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• Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count down to space flight

  10-08-2023 06:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space.
  
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• Fossilised spider found in quarry in Germany is discovered to be 310million years old after being donated to museum

  10-08-2023 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilised spider, found in the Piesberg quarry near Osnabruck in Lower Saxony, has been named arthrolycosa wolterbeekiafter Tim Wolterbeek, the man who unearthed the ancient bug
  
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• Is AI a threat to the world of fabric design?

  10-08-2023 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  You can now ask an artificial intelligence system to design you a fabric pattern and get it printed.
  
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• Never mind room temperature, LK-99 slammed as 'not a superconductor at all'

  10-08-2023 01:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  It may actually be the anti-superconductor, quips one research team Enthusiasm over the purported room temperature superconductor LK-99 is waning further as more research teams are unable to reproduce the original findings. In fact, one at a US university has concluded it is not a superconductor at all.…
  
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• Minister defends safety law on messaging apps

  10-08-2023 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech Secretary insists technology is in development to access illegal content without breaking encryption.
  
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• Hawaii wildfires: Six deaths confirmed as blazes engulf Maui

  10-08-2023 00:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds.
  
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• Canada accuses China of targeting lawmaker in misinformation campaign

  10-08-2023 00:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Beijing denies the claim it was behind a campaign to target a member of parliament with misinformation.
  
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• Our shame at sea: Discarded fishing gear and litter responsible for up to two-thirds of turtle deaths, small study suggests

  10-08-2023 00:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trashed fishing gear caused two-thirds of all turtle injuries or deaths in the Maldives. The $23.5B trade in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is to blame, a new study said
  
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