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• New dinosaur tracks from 113 MILLION years ago found in Texas - revealed by DROUGHT

  01-09-2023 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footprints included the three-taloned claw of T. rex ancestor the Acrocanthosaurus - and volunteers are in a race against time to catalogue the fossils for posterity
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: What does AI think of YOUR state? DailyMail.com asked tech to come up with a phrase and photo for the average person across the US

  01-09-2023 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ChatGPT said New Jersians are all connected to the mob and Idahoans are gun-toting survivalists. Midjourney was hardest on states with outsized reputations, like California
  
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• Whitehead: The FBI’s Gestapo-Like Tactics Are Hallmarks Of An Authoritarian Regime

  01-09-2023 19:45 via technocracy.news
  
  All authoritarian regimes, including Technocracy, require a enforcement function: “Secret police. Secret courts. Secret government agencies. Surveillance. Censorship. Intimidation. Harassment. Torture. Brutality. Widespread corruption. Entrapment. Indoctrination. Indefinite detention.” ⁃ TN Editor“We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. FBI is tending in that direction.”—Harry Truman
  With every passing day, the United States government borrows yet another le
  
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• Daily Mail at IFA tech conference in Berlin: Robot that thinks 'replacing humanity will be fun', a video game vest that imitates feeling of being shot and a suitcase TV

  01-09-2023 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB WAUGH in Berlin: 'I'm not sure when the robots will take over but I sure am looking forward to it. I think it will be a lot of fun,' says the three-legged humanoid Desdemona as I stand in awe.
  
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• World's first handbag-inspired smartphone is revealed: Bizarre foldable device looks like a purse and is decked out in chains, feathers and tassels

  01-09-2023 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Honor V Purse, revealed at the IFA technology show in Berlin, is a foldable smartphone that doubles up as a purse. The design is aimed at giving fashion brands a run for their money.
  
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• 'Manly' men won't buy electric cars because they think it will dent their macho image, study claims

  01-09-2023 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Michael Parent, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, claims that men who want to seem 'like real men' often view electric vehicles in a negative light.
  
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• The 48 Best Films on Netflix This Week

  01-09-2023 16:00
  
  From Oxygen to Marry My Dead Body, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.
  
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• The 47 Best Series on Netflix Right Now

  01-09-2023 16:00
  
  From One Piece to Ragnarok, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.
  
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• The 27 Best Series on Amazon Prime Right Now

  01-09-2023 16:00
  
  From Jack Ryan to Good Omens 2, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer.
  
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• X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data

  01-09-2023 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media firm, formerly Twitter, will gather facial information if premium users give consent.
  
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• India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover performs a pirouette on the moon's south pole - as experts say it's 'like a child frolicking in the yard'

  01-09-2023 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colour footage posted by India's space agency shows the four-wheeled device performing a 360-degree 'pirouette' as it searches for a new path to explore.
  
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• Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare

  01-09-2023 13:00
  
  Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures.
  
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• Paper Coffee Cups Are Just as Toxic for the Environment as Plastic Ones

  01-09-2023 13:00
  
  Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures.
  
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• Beer could be GOOD for you: Scientists find drinking could boost gut health

  01-09-2023 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in China have found drinking pints in moderation could be better than abstaining all together. This is because of a collection of healthy bacteria that benefits the gut.
  
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• Revealed: What the average people in 13 UK counties look like, according to AI - so do YOU agree?

  01-09-2023 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Duncan Thomsen, 53, a film editor from Brighton, asked AI to envisage the average people in 13 UK counties - with hilarious results.
  
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• As if the iPhone 15 wasn't expected to be expensive enough! Designers create a $564,000 version of Apple's upcoming smartphone with 570 diamonds encrusted in the back

  01-09-2023 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The devices are made by luxury brand, Caviar, and are each encrusted with a whopping 570 diamonds.
  
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• Forget Planet Nine! Scientists say an Earth-like world could be hiding within our Solar System

  01-09-2023 11:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese astronomers say there could be an 'Earth-like' planet waiting to be discovered much closer to home than Planet Nine.
  
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• NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is returning with its first-ever asteroid sample

  01-09-2023 03:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  Regolith scraped from the surface of Bennu will reach Earth on 24 September NASA is preparing to nab its first-ever asteroid sample as the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft drops a capsule containing fragments of the potentially hazardous object Bennu onto Earth.…
  
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• The firms hoping to cut down on wasted cosmetics

  01-09-2023 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By tailoring cosmetics to the individual some firms are hoping to cut waste in the cosmetics industry.
  
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• Met Office reveals the names of the first storms of the season - so do YOU share a name with any?

  01-09-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has revealed the names of the storms set to batter Britain in the upcoming season, which runs from September 2023 through to the end of August 2024.
  
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