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• The new £350 Google Pixel 2 smartwatch that can tell you if it's time to stop stressing

  04-10-2023 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pixel Watch 2 will measure microscopic beads of sweat on the wrist, alongside heartrate and skin temperature, to work out how the wearer is coping.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 17 update to address overheating - but some users are still seeing smartphone temperatures reach over 100F

  04-10-2023 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has released the highly anticipated iOS 17 update that addresses overheating issues plaguing the new iPhone 15 lineup. But some users find the devices are still reaching over 100F.
  
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• Apple FINALLY releases iOS 17 update to address overheating iPhone 15 Pros - but some users are still seeing smartphone temperatures reach over 100F

  04-10-2023 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has released the highly anticipated iOS 17 update that addresses overheating issues plaguing the new iPhone 15 lineup. But some users find the devices are still reaching over 100F.
  
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• Did YOU get the alert? Millions of US smartphones hit with blaring warning during nationwide emergency drill - as conspiracy theorist claimed the test would spark a zombie apocalypse

  04-10-2023 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Americans were hit with a blaring alarm today as part of the national emergency test to ensure systems are working. But conspiracy theorists took it as an opportunity to spread their ideas.
  
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• I'm called Siri - and I've had to change my name to stop iPhones pinging every time someone says my name

  04-10-2023 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Siri Price, 26, from Edinburgh , has put up with sharing her name with Apple's personal assistant for over a decade but reached her limit with the company's latest update.
  
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• The winding journey humans took out of Africa 80,000 years ago: Incredible map reveals the lush corridor-route early migrants took as they headed for Eurasia

  04-10-2023 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Early man left Africa for Eurasia 80,000 years ago along a 'corridor' of rivers across the Sinai peninsula through Jordan, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Southampton.
  
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• Now Biden Admin Says “We Didn’t Force Anyone To Do Anything… Didn’t Demand Anyone Be Fired”

  04-10-2023 19:19 via technocracy.news
  
  When forced to watch their own lips as they utter the words that crushed America, now the Biden Admin blithely claims, “We didn’t force anyone to do anything,” “We didn’t demand anyone be fired,” “…didn’t force anyone to be vaccinated”, “…didn’t force businesses to shut down,” etc. We are ruled by psychotic, sociopathic liars who believe their own lies. They are thoroughly divorced from reality, living in a sim
  
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• Now Biden Admin Says “We Didn’t Force Anyone Do To Anything… Didn’t Demand Anyone Be Fired”

  04-10-2023 19:19 via technocracy.news
  
  When forced to watch their own lips as they utter the words that crushed America, now the Biden Admin blithely claims, “We didn’t force anyone to do anything,” “We didn’t demand anyone be fired,” “…didn’t force anyone to be vaccinated”, “…didn’t force businesses to shut down,” etc. We are ruled by psychotic, sociopathic liars who believe their own lies. They are thoroughly divorced from reality, living in a sim
  
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• Archeologists unearth 2,000-year-old ancient Roman makeup in Turkey that is similar to blush and eyeshadow used today - and it is still intact

  04-10-2023 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Turkish archeologists have found 10 hues of ancient makeup pigment, mostly red and pink, at the dig site. They believe the site was a full cosmetics shop, with jewelry and perfume
  
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• Invasive snails deadly to humans are invading the US: North Carolina sounds alarm on golf ball-sized species that carries rat lungworm

  04-10-2023 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Apple Snail's pink mass of eggs can also cause skin and eye rashes if touched, experts said. Wildlife authorities want the public's help tracking and eradicating the snail
  
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• Ancient Babylonian tablet suggests Pythagoras did NOT discover the famous theorem - but only popularized it 1,000 years later

  04-10-2023 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pythagoras is credited for creating the famous Pythagorean theorem, but ancient clay tablets suggest the math concept was formed more than 1,000 years before the ancient Greek's birth.
  
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• Drone named after the Terminator demonstrates warfare abilities by dropping a torpedo from mid-air

  04-10-2023 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A drone with the same name as the killer Terminator in the iconic films has demonstrated warfare abilities by flying a torpedo from a dock and dropping it in a designated part of the ocean.
  
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• Police access to passport photos 'risks public trust'

  04-10-2023 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wants to allow police to search all passport images to catch criminals.
  
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• Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing

  04-10-2023 18:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts A test run of the engines powering NASA's Moon rocket is due to kick off this week, an essential milestone since the Space Shuttle cast-offs will need to be replaced – beginning with Artemis V.…
  
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• Is Britain at risk of its own bed bug plague? Freakish outbreak ravaging Paris sparks crisis meetings after official warns 'no-one is safe'

  04-10-2023 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tiny blood-suckers have been caught crawling on train seats and inside Paris' Charles-de-Gaulle Airport. Travellers have even complained about infestations inside Airbnbs, hotels and cinemas.
  
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• MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos

  04-10-2023 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fraudsters have manipulated images of the popular YouTuber and two journalists to dupe viewers.
  
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• Revealed: The 20 countries with the highest number of towns and cities at risk of deadly flooding - so, is your home at risk?

  04-10-2023 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at The World Bank in Washington provide a grave warning for countries around the world - to stop building houses in flood danger zones.
  
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• Red Planet roommates have been stuck on 'Mars' together for 100 days

  04-10-2023 16:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Simulation milestone coincides with NASA's 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? NASA has celebrated its 65th birthday by marking 100 days of its first attempt to simulate a yearlong mission Mars mission.…
  
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• Google launches its £699 Pixel 8 and £999 Pixel 8 Pro smartphones with a 50MP camera, built-in thermometer, and new Best Take tool

  04-10-2023 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new devices were unveiled at the Made by Google event in New York this afternoon, where the key focus was on the upgraded camera systems.
  
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• Drone after the Terminator demonstrates warfare abilities by dropping a torpedo from mid-air

  04-10-2023 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A drone named after the killer Terminator in the iconic films has demonstrated warfare abilities by flying a torpedo from a dock and dropping it in a designated part of the ocean.
  
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• Nationwide emergency test scheduled for TODAY: FEMA is set to hit millions of US smartphones with an alert- and here is all YOU need to know about the drill

  04-10-2023 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Americans are set to be hit with a blaring alarm today as part of the national emergency test to ensure systems are working in the event of a real emergency. Wednesday's drill is set for 2pm ET.
  
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• The Team Helping Women Fight Digital Domestic Abuse

  04-10-2023 13:00
  
  Location-enabled tech designed to make our lives easier is often exploited by domestic abusers. Refuge, a UK nonprofit, helps women to leave abusive relationships, secure their devices, and stay safe.
  
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• How TikTok Is Changing Stage Design

  04-10-2023 13:00
  
  At Stufish, Ray Winkler and his team make stage designs that will work in giant arenas or on vertical smartphone screens.
  
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• Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to three scientists for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots - tiny crystals that can guide surgeons' hands as they remove complex tumours

  04-10-2023 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scientists are Moungi Bawendi, of MIT, Louis Brus, of Columbia University, and Alexei Ekimov, of Nanocrystals Technology Inc. in New York.
  
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• Quantum dots: TV screen crystals win Chemistry Nobel Prize

  04-10-2023 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nanoparticles create more precise colours and are used in TV screens, for medical imaging as well as in solar panels.
  
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• Your Cheap Android TV Streaming Box May Have a Dangerous Backdoor

  04-10-2023 12:00
  
  New research has found that some streaming devices and dozens of Android and iOS apps are secretly being used for fraud and other cybercrime.
  
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• Hannah Diamond Has Cracked the Code of Using AI for Music

  04-10-2023 12:00
  
  For hyperpop artist Hannah Diamond, generative AI isn’t a threat. It’s another tool in her arsenal—and one that could lower the barriers for emerging musicians.
  
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• Feline bright! Cats glow in the dark, surprising study reveals

  04-10-2023 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fluorescence is widespread in mammals, including the domestic species of cat (Felis catus), report experts at Curtin University in Perth, Australia.
  
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• Woman is praised for 'genius' AI hack to help her in a job interview - as viewers joke she 'deserves the job for innovation'

  04-10-2023 11:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Job interviews are something that many people dread. But one woman has been praised for her 'genius' - albeit rather cheeky - hack to help her nail her interview.
  
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• Astronomers debate whether or not lightning strikes even once on Venus

  04-10-2023 08:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Where are the bolts of light? Why are the low-frequency radio waves lightning makes going backwards? Contrary to a decades-old hypothesis, there may be very little lightning in the atmosphere of Venus – or even none at all – according to researchers analysis of data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe.…
  
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• This Is the World’s Largest Digital Camera—and It’s Hunting for Dark Matter

  04-10-2023 08:00
  
  When completed, the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile will image some 40 billion cosmic objects, and will look for warps in spacetime that could be the telltale signs of dark matter.
  
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• TikTok: Social media app shuts shop after Indonesia ban

  04-10-2023 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country's government banned the sale of goods on social media platforms to protect physical stores.
  
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• Australian towns battle fire and flood back to back

  04-10-2023 05:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nation has reeled from disaster to disaster in recent years, as it feels the effects of climate change.
  
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• Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos

  04-10-2023 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Red Cross writes rules of engagement for civilian hackers as numbers rise
  
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• CEO: 'Why I take customer service calls'

  04-10-2023 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Yen, founder and CEO of tech company Proton, explains why he sometimes takes customer calls.
  
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