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• Harvard scientist believes 'exotic' metals found at bottom of ocean came from Earth-like exoplanet - now race is on to find out if they really are ALIEN-made

  12-10-2023 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alien-hunter, Avi Loeb, has published a new analysis of the metallic fragments found in the Pacific. While they can be naturally explained, he is not ruling out that they came from alien technology.
  
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• FAA says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could KILL someone by 2035 - but SpaceX calls report 'preposterous, unjustified, and inaccurate'

  12-10-2023 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) claims Starlinks would represent more than 85 percent of the expected risk to people on the ground.
  
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• NASA sun probe becomes the fastest man-made object in history after traveling nearly 400,000mph over the solar surface

  12-10-2023 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Parker Solar Probe clocked 394,736 mph, nearly twice as fast as a bolt of lightning. The craft coasted just 4.51million miles above the sun's 9,980F surface
  
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• FAA says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could KILL one person by 2035 - but SpaceX calls report 'preposterous, unjustified, and inaccurate'

  12-10-2023 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) claims Starlinks would represent more than 85 percent of the expected risk to people on the ground.
  
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• Antarctica's melting ice shelves have unleashed 7.5 TRILLION tonnes of water into the oceans since 1997, study finds

  12-10-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analyzing 100,000 satellite radar images, researchers from the University of Leeds discovered a steady erosion of the continent's ice sheets, with over 40 per shrinking between 1997 and 2021.
  
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• Some iPhone 15 Pros are STILL overheating despite Apple releasing its updated iOS to address the issue, users claim

  12-10-2023 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DailyMail.com confirmed some iPhone 15 Pro users are still experiencing overheating issues despite Apple releasing an iOS 17 update that the tech giant said would fix the problems.
  
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• Now Levi's climate-conscious CEO - who admits to never using a washing machine - suggests a new bizarre way to clean your jeans to save the planet

  12-10-2023 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Levi's CEO Chip Bergh said he wears his jeans into the shower to clean them. Denim fibers with indigo dye toxins have been accumulating in the Great Lakes and the Arctic.
  
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• TikTok latest firm after X and Meta to be warned by EU over Hamas videos

  12-10-2023 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platform follows X and Meta to be urged to step up efforts to stop the spread of disinformation.
  
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• UK net zero targets 'harder to achieve' after PM's speech - advisers

  12-10-2023 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's climate advisers say recent changes to net zero policies make it harder to meet climate goals.
  
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• UNDP Releases Digital ID Governance Framework

  12-10-2023 17:51 via technocracy.news
  
  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as its name implies, is a hotbed of Technocrats who are intent on total global control. Its website states at the top of its homepage, “Governance For People And Planet.” These Technocrats are encased in a simulacrum, promoting anti-reality that will eventually destroy the planet.
  The following is an official UNDP document. See if you can figure out what they are heading toward. ⁃ TN EditorA robust digital public infrastructure (
  
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• Engineers pave the way for building lunar roads with Moon dust

  12-10-2023 17:37 via go.theregister.com
  
  Just melt it with lasers, say researchers in Germany Researchers in Germany's proof-of-concept study shows solar energy could be harnessed to turn lunar dust into paving for landing pads and roads.…
  
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• Motorways on the MOON! Astronauts could use sunlight to turn lunar soil into paved roads, scientists say

  12-10-2023 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To test their theory, researchers at Aalen University in Germany carried out experiments on a lunar soil substitute developed by the European Space Agency.
  
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• Smartphones could soon last a MONTH before running out of battery thanks to a new microchip

  12-10-2023 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Cambridge University are working on a microchip that could run so efficiently devices could only need to be charged only 12 times a year.
  
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• Hundreds of stores from Walgreens to Macy's are silently deploying facial recognition technology to spy on shoppers (and it's legal in most states)

  12-10-2023 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Major retailers are already using facial recognition cameras to spy on shoppers, both to identify shoplifters and serve 'personalized' adverts, a campaigning group has warned.
  
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• NASA's Psyche asteroid mission suffers another heavenly holdup

  12-10-2023 15:41 via go.theregister.com
  
  Dodgy weather results in a launch postponement NASA has pushed its billion-dollar Psyche mission back to October 13 thanks to bad weather at the launch site.…
  
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• FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial

  12-10-2023 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chunks of the stolen $470m in cryptocurrency have been laundered every day since the trial began.
  
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• Bad news for 'tradwives': Mothers who believe that men should hold the power in the family are less responsive parents, study finds

  12-10-2023 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Auckland have revealed that both mothers and fathers who think men should have the authority are less responsive parents.
  
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• iPhone users say their smartphones are mysteriously turning off in the middle of the night - here's what to do if your device is affected

  12-10-2023 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users say they've been prompted to enter their PINs first thing in the morning, which suggests a reboot has happened on its own accord.
  
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• Hydro Dams Are Struggling to Handle the World’s Intensifying Weather

  12-10-2023 13:00
  
  Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.
  
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• BT has closed down a popular app in a service shake-up that will affect hundreds of sports fans

  12-10-2023 12:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sports fans have been left furious as BT blows the final whistle on its popular sports streaming app, BT Sport.
  
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• NASA's Psyche launch is DELAYED: Mission to a $10,000 QUADRILLION asteroid packed full of precious metals is pushed back due to poor weather

  12-10-2023 11:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US space agency is instead targeting a lift-off at 10:19 ET (15:19 BST) tomorrow (Friday) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  
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• Around 844 MILLION vapes are dumped worldwide every year - equivalent in weight to six Eiffel Towers, figures reveal

  12-10-2023 10:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around 844 million vaping devices are dumped worldwide each year, according to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.
  
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• Monkey who received a PIG kidney survives for two years in 'significant step forward' for organ transplants, researchers say

  12-10-2023 09:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at biotechnology company eGenesis and Harvard Medical School transplanted kidneys from genetically modified Yucatan miniature pigs into macaque monkeys.
  
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• The great Chinese mitten crab invasion: Map shows how clawed incomers have spread across UK as experts warn they are endangering British riverbanks - and can give a painful nip if threatened

  12-10-2023 08:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crabs, which first appeared in the UK in 1935, have recently been seen scuttling around London and Cambridgeshire.
  
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• Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday

  12-10-2023 06:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  57 flights past expected lifetime and still improving NASA has scheduled the 62nd flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter and given it the job of achieving a new speed record for rotorcraft on Mars.…
  
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• Schools and NHS caterers ‘must stop’ antibiotic overuse

  12-10-2023 03:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health and animal welfare campaigners say the overuse of antibiotics by UK farmers should be banned.
  
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• Monkey who received a pig kidney transplant survives for two years in 'significant step forward', researchers say

  12-10-2023 02:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at biotechnology company eGenesis and Harvard Medical School transplanted kidneys from genetically modified Yucatan miniature pigs into macaque monkeys.
  
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• Bennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water

  12-10-2023 02:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Just some building blocks for life – in a few billion years, who knows what could develop? Initial analyses of samples collected from the surface of Bennu reveal the ancient asteroid contains water and carbon-based molecules, vital materials needed to create and support life.…
  
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• Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away

  12-10-2023 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electrical items such as vapes, fans, cables and USB sticks can all be recycled .
  
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• Could an AI-created profile picture help you get a job?

  12-10-2023 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young adults are using artificial intelligence to make professional-looking headshot photos.
  
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• Time to move? US East Coast and Middle American homes could be too hot to live in by 2100, scientists warn

  12-10-2023 00:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 300 million people from Florida to New York and Houston to Chicago could experience lethal combinations of heat and humidity by 2100 if global temperatures rise
  
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