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• Bezos' engineers dream of Blue Ring space platform in orbit by 2025

  17-10-2023 21:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  A little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet Bezos-backed space firm Blue Origin has unveiled plans to construct a multi-mission, multi-orbit "space mobility platform," and claims it only needs until 2025 to get the structure in space. …
  
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• US declares 21 endangered species EXTINCT: Two types of freshwater fish, 10 birds and the Little Mariana fruit bat are officially lost

  17-10-2023 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Fish and Wildlife Service describes the moment as a 'wake-up call'. Many of the species have not been seen in decades, and scientists have now ruled that they are extinct.
  
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• You're having a laugh! Humour ISN'T a dealbreaker when finding 'the one' - and trying too hard to be funny can actually put people off, study finds

  17-10-2023 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists now say being funny isn't such a big deal when it comes to dating. A University of Queensland study found that humour didn't make daters appear more attractive to the opposite sex.
  
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• Revealed: How a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for 21million Americans

  17-10-2023 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A provision in the Clean Air Act allows for counties to use the 'exceptional events rule' to discount pollution from records held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  
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• A loo with a view! Space Perspective gives a sneak peek at the toilet on board its balloon that will take tourists to the edge of space next year (for a hefty price!)

  17-10-2023 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Introducing the design, Florida-based Space Perspective wrote on X: 'One of the first questions we get about our six-hour spaceflight is, "Um, how about … going to the bathroom?"
  
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• Are YOU living in a climate change danger zone? 'Interlinked' climate areas can change weather thousands of miles away

  17-10-2023 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Extreme weather events such as wildfires and floods are actually interconnected - and certain areas of the world are 'hotspots' for interlinked extreme weather events.
  
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• More than a million satellites could soon be orbiting our planet - and scientists fear 'mega constellations' could cause light pollution and space crashes

  17-10-2023 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The figure would be more than 115 times the number in orbit today, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia. The 'traffic jam' could lead to light pollution and even collisions.
  
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• Simulacrum: Are We Heading Into The Matrix?

  17-10-2023 17:13 via technocracy.news
  
  Simulacrum is slaughtered in the English language, likely because it most succinctly describes what is happening to mankind. Large swaths of  humans have already completely fallen into it; more will follow. As they detach themselves from reality, they lose all perceptive about what is real and what is not real.
  Indeed, they are incapable of it. This was the main point of the movie, The Matrix. If you have never this, you should see for yourself how society is depicted. And not incidentally,
  
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• Vodafone and Three deny merger will push up prices

  17-10-2023 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unions say consumers will lose out if the deal to create the UK's biggest mobile network goes ahead.
  
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• What's YOUR food waste style? Scientists say all households fit into three categories - and claim young people are the sloppiest

  17-10-2023 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Adelaide surveyed 939 housholds, and discovered three distinct styles of food waste managment.
  
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• The 39 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

  17-10-2023 16:00
  
  From Loki to Goosebumps, here’s everything you should be watching on Disney+.
  
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• Fly across Mars' 'Labyrinth of Night': Incredible video reveals what it would be like to soar over the surface of the Red Planet

  17-10-2023 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency (ESA) has shared an animation offering an overhead glimpse of one of the Red Planet's most stunning spectacles, Noctis Labyrinthus - Latin for 'Labyrinth of Night'.
  
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• Are YOU brave enough? Psychological horror game challenges you to play for 18 minutes without SCREAMING - and you'll be forced to restart if you do

  17-10-2023 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you think you're tough enough to go the distance, the aptly named 'Don't Scream' will put you through your paces.
  
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• Fascinating video reveals how airplanes are turned around in less than 35 minutes for the next trip, with a speedy clean, refuel and staff briefing

  17-10-2023 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  North Carolina-based travel expert Jeb Brooks and Suzanne went behind the scenes while traveling in Europe with Aegean Airlines to show just what happens as planes are flipped for the next trip.
  
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• Barclays is back online following a two-hour outage

  17-10-2023 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 12:07 BST, and affected users across the UK.
  
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• Google boss: AI too important not to get right

  17-10-2023 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artificial intelligence has the potential for "huge breakthroughs" across industries, Matt Brittin says.
  
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• Barclays down: Latest updates as customers fume over app not working

  17-10-2023 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 12:07 BST, and are affected users across the UK.
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook makes surprise China visit

  17-10-2023 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tim Cook's trip to the city of Chengdu comes as iPhone sales in the country flag.
  
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• Why you should always EAT before sex: 'Soft caresses' feel less pleasurable when you're hungry, study finds

  17-10-2023 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Oslo claim that 'soft caresses' feel less pleasurable when you're hungry.
  
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• Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents

  17-10-2023 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US safety regulator is looking into GM's Cruise self-driving cars after reports of pedestrian injuries.
  
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• Huge comet three times the size of Mount Everest has violently exploded and is now racing towards Earth, scientists say

  17-10-2023 12:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A comet that is three times the size of Mount Everest has exploded in space and is now hurtling towards Earth, astronomers have revealed.
  
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• They Supported Air Strike Victims. Then They Were Doxed and Arrested

  17-10-2023 12:00
  
  Myanmar’s military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels.
  
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• Talk about a bright idea! World's first solar-powered SUV completes a 620-MILE test drive across Morocco and the Sahara without charging

  17-10-2023 11:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designed by students at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Stella Terra is described as the 'world's first off-road solar SUV'.
  
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• Hotels turn to tech as bedbug outbreaks rise

  17-10-2023 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firms are turning to tech - both old and new - to catch outbreaks early, which is vital to stopping the spread.
  
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• Falcon Heavy sends NASA probe to metal-rich asteroid Psyche

  17-10-2023 11:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Is SpaceX psyching out the competition? There were sighs of relief all round as NASA's Psyche mission finally lifted off late last week. However, the launch highlights more Earthly worries around launch provider competition.…
  
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• Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen issues chilling warning about AI and says it could soon have 'civilisation-altering impacts'

  17-10-2023 10:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frances Haugen said as AI became bigger and economies relied more on software running on data centres the world would start to see an 'era of opacity' creep in.
  
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• Inside the Race to Crush Paris’ Bedbug Crisis

  17-10-2023 08:00
  
  Humans are teaming up with dogs to eliminate the blood-sucking pests, but there's no overarching strategy, just eye-watering costs.
  
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• Inside the lab building bedbug detectors

  17-10-2023 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amid rising concern about bedbugs, hotels and travel firms are searching for ways to combat the problem.
  
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• The incredible power of blue LEDs

  17-10-2023 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LEDs dominate lighting systems but their efficiency rests on the tricky production of blue light.
  
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• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz could snub British AI summit

  17-10-2023 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC understands the German chancellor may turn down his invitation to the event on 1 November.
  
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