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• I'm an ex-Apple employee - here's what we thought of people based on what devices they bought

  08-11-2023 23:59
  
  An ex-Apple staff criticized fans 'completely sold by the marketing' on new iPhone models. The sales specialist recommends consumers give their money to 'a charity' instead
  
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• EV Batteries Have a Dirty Secret. This Company Has a Plan to Clean Them Up

  08-11-2023 20:45
  
  European manufacturer Northvolt has plans to distribute a low-carbon, sustainable battery-manufacturing process across the world.
  
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• 'Handsome face' of Neanderthal man who died 56,000 years ago reveals a 'softer side' of the now-extinct species

  08-11-2023 20:35
  
  The face of a Neanderthal man who died 56,000 years ago has been seen again after a Brazilian graphics expert used a skull found in 1908 to reconstruct what he may have looked like.
  
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• Paleontologists discover a new species of plant-eating dinosaur through fossils found in Texas

  08-11-2023 20:31
  
  A new dinosaur species has been found in north Texas called Ampelognathus coheni - an herbivorous creature that lived 96 million years ago.
  
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• Two million species of plants and animals are now threatened with EXTINCTION, report warns - twice as many as previously thought

  08-11-2023 20:00
  
  As many as two million plant and animal species are now threatened by extinction worldwide, scientists from the Luxembourg Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle have revealed.
  
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• How the leopard got its spots: Age-old question of how animals develop their patterns may have finally been solved - with the aid of British computer pioneer Alan Turing

  08-11-2023 20:00
  
  From spotty leopards to stripy zebras, nature has no shortage of distinct patterns on animals and plants. Now, the age-old question of how these patterns developed may have finally been solved.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Tech expert reveals the three biggest phone scams currently conning millions of Americans

  08-11-2023 19:17
  
  Millions of Americans are falling victim to just three scams that trick victims into handing over money, gift cards or personal information. DailyMail.com has shared the tricks so you don't fall for them.
  
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• Mummified 'alien' bodies are brought back to Mexico's congress for second time by journalists and doctors with new evidence to prove 'they are real'

  08-11-2023 18:03
  
  Mexico's Congress heard the second form on extraterrestrial life, which saw UFO investigators and medical experts use new evidence to prove corpse found in Peru are real bodies.
  
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• Conquering Earth: Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars

  08-11-2023 17:40 via technocracy.news
  
  In 1938, The Technocrat magazine defined Technocracy as “the science of social engineering” that would enable its crazy new economic system. In time, it became clear that the economic system was the tool to forge pathways into the human psyche. In other words, it was “Silent Weapons for Quite Wars”. Today, we see the effects of this at every turn. Technocracy has succeeded in shoving the world into a simulacrum. If you don’t get it, then read this whole article. 
  
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• I'm a recruitment expert - these are the seven things you MUST have on your LinkedIn but probably don't

  08-11-2023 17:29
  
  From having an 'all star' profile to having a customized headline (instead of just a job title), people all too often miss out the opportunity to boost their LinkedIn profile.
  
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• Can you tell the real pictures from those made by AI?

  08-11-2023 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do you think you have what it takes to spot the AI images from the real ones?
  
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• Grand Theft Auto VI CONFIRMED: Rockstar Games set to release first trailer 'early December' that will show the franchise's first woman protagonist

  08-11-2023 16:13
  
  It has been more than 10 years since the last Grand Theft Auto hit shelves and fans of the action-adventure games will see the first look at GTA 6 in early December, according to Rockstar Games.
  
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• Beware the 'devil comet': Huge space rock three times the size of Mount Everest that is racing towards Earth has sprouted 'horns', scientists say

  08-11-2023 15:38
  
  The space rock, called 12P/Pons-Brooks, is about 18 miles in diameter and described as a 'cold volcano' because it violently ejects ice and gas.
  
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• Would YOU sign up? 'Thousands of people' want to have a portion of their skull removed and one of Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chips implanted, report claims

  08-11-2023 15:17
  
  Elon Musk's company Neuralink has a vision of treating conditions such as paralysis and blindness by linking brains to computers with the help of microchips. It is recruiting for human trials in the US.
  
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• Instagram FINALLY lets you disable read receipts in DMs - here's how

  08-11-2023 14:13
  
  In good news for serial ghosters, Instagram has announced that it will soon be introducing the option to disable read receipts in direct messages (DMs).
  
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• European Space Agency grits teeth, preps contracts for SpaceX Galileo launch

  08-11-2023 13:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Secret tech will have to be shipped to the US for launch thanks to delays The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to SpaceX for its next set of Galileo satellites.…
  
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• Women really DO love bad boys! Ladies think men who take risks are more attractive - but only for short-term flings, study finds

  08-11-2023 12:46
  
  Scientists from the University of Western Australia surveyed than 1,300 women about their preferences in men. The results show women prefer men who take risks - but only for short-term flings.
  
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• Talk about singing your heart out! Male singers boost their vocals when they spot women in the audience, study finds

  08-11-2023 12:42
  
  New research suggests that male choristers boost their vocals when they spot women in the audience.
  
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• Your robot lawyer will see you now: Two AIs have negotiated a contract for the first time - with no human involved

  08-11-2023 12:13
  
  Two 'legal-grade' AIs, created by lawtech firm Luminance, have successfully negotiated a contract without any human involvement needed.
  
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• Look up tonight! The moon will 'smile' at Venus in 'one of the most beautiful celestial sights of 2023' - here's how to see it from the UK

  08-11-2023 11:54
  
  In the eastern night sky, the moon will look like a Cheshire cat grin as it passes by our rocky neighbour Venus , which will shine like a yellow-tinted beacon.
  
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• Revealed: Reason why your favourite TikTok videos are getting longer as changes to social media app explained

  08-11-2023 11:44
  
  Why exactly are your favourite TikToks increasing in length? What are the changes being introduced by the platform?
  
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• Legend of Zelda: Nintendo & Sony making live-action film

  08-11-2023 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo and Sony are teaming up to make the film, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad at the helm.
  
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• Boffins detect direct evidence of atomic oxygen on Venus's day side

  08-11-2023 11:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Measures could help future probe mission, plus understanding of why boiling hot atmos so different to Earth's Venus is the most similar planet to the Earth in size and position, but its atmosphere is very different. To help shed light on why, a group of scientists have – for the first time – made direct observations of atomic oxygen on both the day and night sides of the second planet from the Sun.…
  
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• Hire your entire holiday wardrobe! Tourists can now travel luggage-free to Japan - with rented clothes ready on arrival. Our writer tests it out... and has a few trouser issues

  08-11-2023 10:01
  
  Gareth Rubin tries Japan Airlines' new clothes rental scheme, paying a 'very reasonable' £34 to hire his entire holiday wardrobe for 10 days. Here's his verdict...
  
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• Lizard feared to be extinct is rediscovered in Australia 42 years after last sighting

  08-11-2023 09:42
  
  A lizard that was feared to be extinct has been rediscovered after 42 years. The Lyon's grassland striped skink was last seen in 1981 - until now.
  
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• Do YOU live in a mobile phone 'not-spot'? Vodafone interactive map reveals how strong 4G and 5G signal is in your area

  08-11-2023 09:14
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Connecting the Countryside report revealed a stark digital divide between rural and urban areas that is continuing to get wider,
  
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• Optus outage: Millions affected by Australian network failure

  08-11-2023 08:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hospitals, transport and emergency services were hit by the Optus disruption.
  
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• Euclid space telescope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries

  08-11-2023 04:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid Pics  The European Space Agency has released the first images snapped by Euclid, its latest telescope which has been designed to help build the largest 3D map of galaxies yet.…
  
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• Euclid space 'scope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries

  08-11-2023 04:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid Pics  The European Space Agency has released the first images snapped by Euclid, its latest telescope which has been designed to help build the largest 3D map of galaxies yet.…
  
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• Last month was officially the hottest October EVER - and forecasters say 2023 is 'virtually certain' to be the warmest year on record

  08-11-2023 04:00
  
  Copernicus, the EU climate change body, said surface air temperatures hit an average of 59.5°F (15.3°C) - 1.53°F (0.85°C) above the 1991-2020 average for October.
  
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• Gas cookers 'should come with a health warning': Report reveals the appliances pump out 'unsafe' levels of pollution - as experts call for Brits to move to electric hobs and ovens

  08-11-2023 01:06
  
  Dutch researchers found that in normal cooking conditions, in more than half of homes using gas hobs and gas ovens, the WHO recommended maximum level of NO2 was breached weekly.
  
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• How WeWork’s founder flew too close to the Sun

  08-11-2023 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The story of Adam Neumann and the rise and fall of WeWork reads more like a parable than a business story.
  
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