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• UFO hunters say they've finally solved Pentagon's 'metallic orb' sighting - which they tracked to war-torn Syria

  26-10-2023 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Independent researchers suspect the 'orb' was a balloon let go during an Islamic holiday. But one ex-Pentagon official accused the military of hiding better UFO cases
  
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• Scientists discover for the first time that sperm defy one of Newton's laws of PHYSICS

  26-10-2023 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have observed a broken law of physics - the way sperms swim through surrounding liquid. The elasticity of the tail should slow the agent down, but instead pushes and pulls it through the fluid.
  
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• Chimpanzees go through the menopause just like humans, study finds - and it suggests we're more similar to great apes than first thought

  26-10-2023 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the US have discovered signs of the menopause in a group of wild female chimpanzees at the Kibale National Park in western Uganda.
  
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• Was your X  DOWN? Worldwide outage plagued the app and website for more than one hour

  26-10-2023 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of X users worldwide were hit with a more than one hour outage that plagued the smartphone app and website. Users reported blank feeds and issues logging into accounts.
  
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• McDonald's ditches iconic item after nearly 30 years to 'help save the environment'

  26-10-2023 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McDonald's is phasing out an iconic utensil that was introduced nearly 30 years ago to 'help save the environment.' Customers will no longer be offered the large, plastic McFlurry spoon.
  
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• Regulator reveals water firms with worst finances

  26-10-2023 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thames Water is among firms being closely monitored due to concerns over their performance.
  
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• Artificial Armageddon? The 5 worst case scenarios for AI, revealed - from Terminator-like killer robots to helping terrorists develop deadly bioweapons

  26-10-2023 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While acknowledging the potential of AI for good, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said 'humanity could lose control of AI completely'. Here are the five ways humans could be eliminated by AI.
  
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• Bad grammar is so maddening it activates the 'fight or flight' response within the human body, study finds

  26-10-2023 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For many, bad grammar can be maddening. Now, researchers from the University of Birmingham have discovered it really does cause a physical reaction - and even affects our heart rate.
  
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• Online Safety Bill: divisive internet rules become law

  26-10-2023 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The legislation requires firms to remove illegal content but has attracted privacy concerns.
  
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• Not a cat paw-son? Study claims felines are seen as cold and evil because of the way they're portrayed in films and TV shows - from Austin Powers to Cinderella

  26-10-2023 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cats may be seen as cold, aloof and tyrannical because of the way they are portrayed by Hollywood, new research suggests.
  
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• Nightmarish deep-sea creature that lives 3,000 feet below the ocean surface washes up dead in California on FRIDAY 13TH

  26-10-2023 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beachgoers visiting Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, California found a jet-black creature lying in the sand. Officials were called to the site where they were amazed about how intact it was.
  
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• California's Death Valley - the hottest place in the world and driest in North America' now looks like an OASIS after salt flat turns into lake two months after Hurricane Hilary's epic rainfall

  26-10-2023 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two months later, 2.2 inches of rain has transformed the lethal landscape into an unrecognizable water world with wading birds foraging on tranquil lakes.
  
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• ‘Green Panic’: Siemens Energy Stock Collapses As Industry Melts Down

  26-10-2023 17:10 via technocracy.news
  
  Siemens is a pillar company of the World Economic Forum, which wants to flip the world into Technocracy. The problem? It won’t work. It never has worked. Where Technocracy touches the free market economy, gangrene sets in. It’s like anti-matter coming into contact with matter. The green economy is a free-fall collapse, but it won’t deter companies like Siemens from pouring money down the drain. ⁃ TN EditorSiemens Energy shares in Germany crashed on Thursday after the comp
  
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• Food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35% - including swapping cheeseburgers for chicken sandwiches, and crab for salmon

  26-10-2023 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study led by experts from Stanford University and Tulane University has revealed how simple food swaps could help to slash your footprint by a whopping 35 per cent.
  
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• Was your X is DOWN? Worldwide outage plagued the app and website for more than one hour

  26-10-2023 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of X users worldwide were hit with a more than one hour outage that plagued the smartphone app and website. Users reported blank feeds and issues logging into accounts.
  
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• Spacewalk turns into spacework as cosmonauts grapple with ISS leak

  26-10-2023 16:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry One spacewalking cosmonaut was hit on their visor by a contaminated tether as a pair of International Space Station crew members ventured outside the outpost a few hours ago to investigate a leaky radiator.…
  
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• Dino-mite discovery! Dinosaur footprints uncovered on a beach on the Isle of Wight belong to a 125million-year-old creature that was TWICE the size of car

  26-10-2023 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prints were discovered by accident in Yaverland during excavation work to boost sea defences.
  
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• Google's AI chatbot refuses to call Hamas a terrorist group - but ChatGPT will!

  26-10-2023 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's AI chatbot Bard is refusing to answer questions about the war in Gaza, Hamas and why Palestine and Israel are fighting. But OpenAI's ChatGPT provides detailed information.
  
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• Elon Musk's X is DOWN! Worldwide outage hits thousands who cannot use the app or website

  26-10-2023 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of X users worldwide have been hit with an outage that is plaguing the smartphone app and website. Users report blank feeds and issues logging into accounts.
  
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• Rishi Sunak says AI has threats and risks - but outlines its potential

  26-10-2023 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak warns AI could help terrorists spread fear but urges the public not to lose sleep.
  
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• Apple TV customers threaten to CANCEL their subscriptions as prices are hiked: Furious customers say it 'doesn't have enough content' to justify the increase

  26-10-2023 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Furious Apple TV+ customers are threatening to cancel their subscriptions after Apple announced a price hike of up to 40 per cent for the popular streaming service.
  
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• Alan Wake 2: How one of gaming's lost sequels finally got made

  26-10-2023 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After 13 years, Alan Wake's creator finally gets to release the sequel many thought wouldn't happen.
  
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• PlayStation 5 supply issues finally fixed after three years, says Sony

  26-10-2023 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A global chip shortage has led to long waits for the console with resellers demanding sky-high prices.
  
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• Google Maps launches Immersive View tool that lets you virtually explore 15 cities - and it even works inside buildings

  26-10-2023 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rolling out this week, the new AI -powered feature will allow users to explore accurate 3D models of cities and even look around the inside of buildings.
  
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• The UK’s Controversial Online Safety Act Is Now Law

  26-10-2023 14:42
  
  The UK government says its Online Safety Act will protect people, particularly children, on the internet. Critics say it’s ineffective against dangerous misinformation and may be a threat to privacy.
  
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• Dino-mite discovery! Dinosaur footprints uncovered on a beach on the Isle of Wight belongs to a 125million-year-old creature that was TWICE the size of car

  26-10-2023 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prints were discovered by accident in Yaverland during excavation work to boost sea defences.
  
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• Dino-mite discovery! Dinosaur footprint uncovered on a beach on the Isle of Wight belongs to a 125-million-year-old creature that was TWICE the size of car

  26-10-2023 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prints were discovered by accident in Yaverland, during excavation work which was being carried out to boost sea defences.
  
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• Game of Thrones' famous Dark Hedges face the CHOP: Beech trees have become dangerously unstable and are at risk of 'killing someone', experts warn

  26-10-2023 11:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Dark Hedges were planted in the 18th century but have suffered so much damage over the past 250 years there are fears someone could be killed if action is not taken.
  
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• Declassified images from American Cold War spy satellites reveal HUNDREDS of lost Roman forts across Syria and Iraq

  26-10-2023 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have studied satellite imagery that provides a unique snapshot of the Syrian Steppe in the 1960s and 1970s, in what is now Syria and Iraq.
  
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• Apple TV customers threaten to CANCEL their subscriptions as prices are hiked - as furious customers say it 'doesn't have enough content' to justify the increase

  26-10-2023 11:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Furious Apple TV+ customers are threatening to cancel their subscriptions after Apple announced a price hike of up to 40 per cent for the popular streaming service.
  
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• Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases urgent security update - here's how to install it on your device

  26-10-2023 11:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has released an urgent security update today, called iOS 17.1, which contains important bug fixes and security updates, as well as improvements to AirDrop, StandBy and Apple Music.
  
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• Remembrance poppies go plastic free: Royal British Legion launches new recyclable paper design - marking the first change in 28 years

  26-10-2023 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In line with the government's ban on single-use plastics, a new 100 per cent paper version of the embalm officially goes on sale today.
  
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• Airbnb turns to AI to help prevent house parties

  26-10-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The short-term rental giant is now using artificial intelligence to try to prevent troublemakers.
  
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• AI could worsen cyber-threats, report warns

  26-10-2023 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By 2025 AI could increase cyber-attack risk, and help plan physical attacks, report warns.
  
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