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• Switzerland loses 10% of its glaciers in two years as hot summers 'dramatically' accelerate the loss of ice

  28-09-2023 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Switzerland has lost 10 per cent of its glaciers in the past two years as hot summers and a lack of snow 'dramatically' accelerate the loss of ice.
  
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• Is Seattle set for a MEGAQUAKE? Scientists find two fault lines that are capable of releasing a 7.8-magnitude earthquake - and it could kill more than 1,600 people and destroy over 10,000 buildings

  28-09-2023 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered two fault lines in the Seattle area are capable of producing an earthquake that would be devastating to the four million people who live in the region.
  
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• Is Seattle set for a MEGAQUAKE? Scientists find two fault lines that are capable of releasing a 7.8-magnitude earthquake - and it would kill more than 1,600 people and destroy over 10,000 buildings

  28-09-2023 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered two fault lines in the Seattle area are capable of producing an earthquake that would be devastating to the four million people who live in the region.
  
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• Average child is sent up to nearly 5,000 alerts on their cellphone every day

  28-09-2023 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has revealed that our children are being plagued by smartphone notifications. The pings primarily came from social media apps, with Snapchat , Discord and Instagram at the top.
  
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• These Megalomaniac Technocrats Are On Course To Wreck Earth And Outer Space

  28-09-2023 19:26 via technocracy.news
  Elon Musk could easily destroy the planet and outer space, but add others like him, such as Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, and you have a recipe for total disaster. One onlooker: “Gotta love lack of oversight that allows megalomaniacs to ruin the planet for everyone.” – TN Editor
  A video of Elon Musk’s web of Starlink satellites has left onlookers stunned as scientists warn of their little-known risks to the night sky.
  There are, at most, around 9,000 stars visible to Ea
  
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• Netflix's new 'Encounters' documentary features UFO sighting of a mile-long 'spaceship' spotted by more than 300 people in Texas

  28-09-2023 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineer Robert Powell analyzed 2.8 million radar returns from the 2008 UFO case. Powell told DailyMail.com the FAA has stopped releasing this radar data to the public
  
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• Unique George Washington letter written in 1777 in which he says God and Heaven back American independence emerges for sale for the first time

  28-09-2023 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A unique letter written by George Washington in which he says that God and Heaven were supportive of American independence has gone on sale, after historians thought it lost.
  
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• Fortnite maker Epic Games cutting 16% of workforce

  28-09-2023 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says it is shedding the staff because it's spending "way more" than it earns
  
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• PlayStation boss Jim Ryan to retire from Sony next year

  28-09-2023 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He said he took the decision due to issues he had living in Europe while working in North America.
  
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• New York City is SINKING: NASA reveals 'hotspots' that are dipping more than TWICE as fast as the entire metropolitan region

  28-09-2023 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A runway at LaGuardia Airport and Arthur Ashe Stadium are sinking up to 0.18 inches per year compared to the average 0.06 inches New York City dips each year.
  
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• Mile-long 'spaceship' is spotted by more than 300 people in Texas in one of America's most compelling UFO cases ever, reveals new Steven Spielberg-produced Netflix documentary 'Encounters'

  28-09-2023 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineer Robert Powell analyzed 2.8 million radar returns from the 2008 UFO case. Powell told DailyMail.com the FAA has stopped releasing this radar data to the public
  
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• Biodegradable carrier bags are MORE toxic than conventional plastic versions, study claims

  28-09-2023 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite being marketed as eco-friendly, there's a high level of toxicity in compostable plastic bags, report experts in Spain.
  
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• Sahura's Pyramid's secret rooms revealed: Scientists uncover mysterious chambers in Egypt's 4,400-year-old monument that could reveal its ancient secrets

  28-09-2023 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg explored the monument and uncovered a number of storage rooms that have not been documented before.
  
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• X scraps tool to report electoral fake news - researchers

  28-09-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A research organisation says the feature is now only available in European Union countries.
  
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• Disney Plus' password-sharing crackdown is starting sooner than expected - here's what you need to know

  28-09-2023 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In August, Disney+ admitted it would soon be clamping down on users sharing passwords. Now it seems the first stage of the crackdown has arrived.
  
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• This is what funerals and the afterlife will be like by 2050, according to futurists: From 'digital twins' that live on after death to downloading loved ones' onto computers

  28-09-2023 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From being buried above ground in a 'mushroom suit' to AI digital twins of relatives who stay alive after death, the funeral is about to change forever.
  
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• US astronaut, Frank Rubio, breaks the record for the longest continuous space flight by an American, having spent 371 days in orbit - as he jokes he's excited for some SILENCE following a year in the constant hum of the ISS

  28-09-2023 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After spending 371 days on the ISS and orbiting Earth 5,936 times, Rubio arrived in Kazakhstan alongside his two Russian crewmates Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.
  
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• The sun has turned BLUE over Britain - but there's a simple explanation

  28-09-2023 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photos of the bizarre phenomenon have flooded X (formerly Twitter ), with one baffled user writing: 'Gosh never seen a blue sun before!'
  
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• Neuroscientist shares must-know trick to boost your chances of a successful date (and it's not what you might think)

  28-09-2023 13:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Tara Swart (pictured), a senior lecturer in behavioural sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, explained why looking into someone's left eye could help you make a lasting connection.
  
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• Mind-boggling map reveals how it's possible to sail from India to the USA in a completely straight line

  28-09-2023 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Budding sailors could theoretically set off from India and arrive 8,000 miles (13,000km) later in the far east of Alaska without once touching the helm or hitting land.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Scientist reveals what the mysterious black dust on the Bennu asteroid sample is likely to be - as NASA halts work until it is formally identified

  28-09-2023 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist at Australian National University in Canberra, revealed what he thinks the mysterious black material is likely to be.
  
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• Meta launches £299 smart glasses with Ray-Ban featuring two hidden cameras - as Mark Zuckerberg desperately tries to maintain interest in the 'metaverse'

  28-09-2023 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £299 glasses are the latest wearable from Meta, which unveiled them during the Meta Connect 2023 conference last night.
  
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• The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, Explained

  28-09-2023 12:00
  
  White-collar defendants use three main defenses: “It wasn’t me, I didn’t mean it, and the people that say I did are lying.” FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried is likely to go for “I didn’t mean it,” experts say.
  
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• Can FTX Be Revived—Without Sam Bankman-Fried?

  28-09-2023 12:00
  
  As SBF’s trial approaches, a group of FTX creditors want to relaunch the collapsed exchange. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.
  
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• Unravelling the mystery of Britain's medieval murders: Interactive map gives a unique insight into violence in London, York and Oxford - from a deathly football match to a priest killing a man he found with his lover

  28-09-2023 11:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have released an interactive map that shines a light on the 14th century bloodshed across London, Oxford and York.
  
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• US astronaut, Frank Rubio, breaks the record for the longest continuous space flight by an American, having spent 371 days in orbit

  28-09-2023 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After spending 371 days on the ISS and orbiting Earth 5,936 times, Rubio arrived in Kazakhstan alongside his two Russian crewmates Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.
  
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• Unravelling the mystery of Britain's medieval murders: Interactive map gives a unique insight into violence in London, York and Oxford - from a deathly football match to a priest killing a man he found with his lover

  28-09-2023 09:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have released an interactive map that shines a light on the 14th century bloodshed across London, Oxford and York.
  
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• Watch: The robot wolves trying to scare off Japan's bears

  28-09-2023 06:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A howling 'monster wolf' is scaring wild bears away from the city of Takikawa.
  
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• Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally home after over a year in orbit

  28-09-2023 04:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Rubio spent 371 days on the ISS, the longest any American has been aloft NASA astronaut Dr. Frank Rubio has returned home after a 371-day stint aboard the International Space Station, setting a new record for the longest time an American has stayed in space.…
  
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• The self-driving trucks that are deliberately crashed

  28-09-2023 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A maker of autonomous lorries is using AI software to prang computerised versions of the vehicles.
  
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• Health chiefs might UP 'alcohol-free' ABV limit to 0.5% in push to get Brits to cut back on booze

  28-09-2023 01:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK officials have launched a public consultation on increasing the alcohol by volume (ABV) threshold for drinks to be considered 'alcohol free' from 0.05 per cent to 0.5 per cent.
  
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• Unravelling the mystery of Britain's medieval murders: Incredible interactive map gives a unique insight into violence in London, York and Oxford

  28-09-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have released an interactive map that shines a light on the 14th century bloodshed across London, Oxford and York.
  
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• Revealed: The UK cities with the fastest and slowest broadband speeds - so, how does your area stack up?

  28-09-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slow broadband speeds are something that many Brits must contend with, and now new figures from Broadband Genie have revealed the cities with the worst connections.
  
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• Meta announces AI chatbots with 'personality'

  28-09-2023 00:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At Meta's first in-person event since before the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg announced his AI plans.
  
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