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• Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine

  15-02-2024 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The quest to stop the slaughter of working donkeys, as demand grows for a traditional remedy made from their skin.
  
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• 'The future is here': Sam Altman shows off OpenAI's cutting edge video generator that can turn ANY command into an HD movie

  15-02-2024 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman asked X users for prompts to feed the company's new text-to-video AI called Sora. The results blew viewers' minds, as they marveled at the AI's ability to recreate human fingers.
  
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• Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation: does it still matter?

  15-02-2024 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why the war between the big games console makers may be coming to an end.
  
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• No Waymo! TWO of Google's self driving taxis crash into a pickup truck in Arizona within MINUTES of each other - forcing company to issue recall

  15-02-2024 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The self-driving car service Waymo has issued a voluntary recall of its entire fleet of autonomous vehicles after two of its cars collided with a tow truck pulling a pickup truck in December.
  
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• Elon Musk's $80,000 Tesla Cybertrucks are RUSTING after just two DAYS in the rain, driver claims

  15-02-2024 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several customers who recently purchased the $79,900 Cybertruckreported rust on the exterior after driving it for 'two days in the rain' - even though it is made of stainless steel.
  
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• Lake Mead has risen by SEVEN FEET since start of 2024 and is now on cusp of not being in drought...but experts say America's largest reservoir will drop by 19 feet later this year

  15-02-2024 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  America's largest reservoir is showing signs of recovery after being plagued by a water shortage over the past few years. But projections forecast Lake Mead will see another decline.
  
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• America's loneliness epidemic laid bare: Nearly 40MILLION adults now live alone and they are 64% more likely to be depressed than their peers, official report warns

  15-02-2024 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published today estimated that 37.9million Americans were living alone in 2022, up 4.8million - 13 percent - from the numbers in 2012.
  
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• Tiny frog the size of a PEA is the world's smallest vertebrate

  15-02-2024 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists said the flea toad 'can be crowned as the tiniest' after researchers successfully measured 46 total specimens found in southern Bahia, Brazil
  
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• Scientists discover why sugar-free candy and gum make us pass gas

  15-02-2024 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chewing gum and other sugar-free foods like apples, avocadoes, and pears contain a sugar-alcohol called sorbitol that can make you pass gas. A new study found there is a way to stop this side effect.
  
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• Facebook £3bn legal action given go-ahead in London

  15-02-2024 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mass legal action alleges Facebook abused its dominance to monetise 45 million UK users' personal data.
  
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• Guilt Trip: Have A Baby And Kill The Environment?

  15-02-2024 18:12 via technocracy.news
  
  When Technocracy, aka Sustainable Development, says that it wants to manage all resources in balance with nature, that includes you, too. So, pressure is applied on young couples to NOT have children to serve the “greater good” by saving the planet. Your selfishness might be appeased by financial indulgences of “carbon offsets” for the rest of your life. And you can also chuck God’s first command to man to “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.&r
  
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• Intuitive Machines IM-1 heading for Moon on SpaceX rocket

  15-02-2024 18:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Taking Disaster Recovery as a Service to lunar extremes NASA is taking another crack at a commercial mission to the Moon with the launch of the Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission this morning.…
  
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• Roman camp is unearthed at 'Armageddon': Archaeologists discover an 1,800-year-old base at site in Israel earmarked by the Bible for mankind's final battle

  15-02-2024 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the Book of Revelation, Tel Megiddo is where the kings of the world are brought together by demons to do battle, before God unleashes his terrible wrath.
  
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• How Russia's brazen plan to put nukes in SPACE could cripple America - causing a nationwide blackout, grounding military aircraft fleet and disabling banking system

  15-02-2024 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US Senate Intel Committee officials announced that Russia has plans to deploy a nuclear device in space. No threat is imminent, but such a weapon could disrupt satellites.
  
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• Apple Vision Pro: Unhappy fans are already returning their $3,500 headsets - amid complaints of headaches, eye strain, and even burst blood vessels

  15-02-2024 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's been on sale for less than two weeks, but many unhappy Apple customers are already returning their $3,500 Vision Pro headsets.
  
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• Urgent warning to Facebook Marketplace users as 200,000 accounts are leaked online - here's how to protect your data

  15-02-2024 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook Marketplace users are warned to protect their personal data as 'infamous' cybercriminals leak the account details of 200,000 accounts online.
  
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• World's biggest iceberg completes a perfect pirouette! Watch as a trillion-tonne 'megaberg' the size of Greater London spins on the spot just north of the Antarctic Peninsula

  15-02-2024 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cute animation from a NASA satellite shows iceberg A23a spinning more than 360-degrees as it heads north.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg tries Apple's $3500 Vision Pro and is 'pretty surprised' that it is WORSE than his $500 budget headset in every way: 'It's not just better value, it's a better product'

  15-02-2024 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rails on Apple's Vision Pro headset, saying its $3,500 price tag isn't worth what you get. He criticized the screen brightness and comfortability.
  
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• US stingray falls pregnant despite having no mate

  15-02-2024 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A stingray called Charlotte is pregnant despite having no mate, in a suspected case of parthenogenesis.
  
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• Careful with your emojis! Study finds old people are using emoticons wrong - and the meaning can vary WILDLY from country to country

  15-02-2024 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Nottingham found that older texters were less successful than younger people when trying to match emojis to the emotion they are supposed to represent.
  
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• What is a virgin birth? Step-by-step graphic reveals how a female stingray was able to get pregnant - despite living alone

  15-02-2024 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stingray has amazed the world by becoming pregnant without mating, but how is this possible? This step-by-step graphic reveals the fascinating details of nature's real 'virgin birth'.
  
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• Would YOU try it? MailOnline tastes roasted grey squirrel - as experts call for Britons to eat the meat to save the native red species

  15-02-2024 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts are encouraging restaurants to serve up 'nutritious' grey squirrel meat - but what does it even taste like? MailOnline finds out.
  
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• Does your dog have 'shark teeth'? Vets say 7% of pooches have an extra row of gnashers - these are the breeds most likely to have them

  15-02-2024 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dog owners have been urged to be on the lookout for a little-known dental condition that can cause bleeding and gum disease.
  
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• Scientists solve the case of the 'virgin stingray' who became pregnant despite not sharing a tank with her own species - and it WASN'T 'shark shenanigans' as feared

  15-02-2024 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte, who has spent much of her life at the Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville, North Carolina is expected to give birth to up to four pups in the next fortnight.
  
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• Alexander the Great's FATHER is found: Ancient Greek tomb discovered in 1977 is confirmed to contain the remains of King Philip II

  15-02-2024 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have performed a comprehensive study of the royal remains found at Vergina in northern Greece to 'conclusively' identify who they belong to.
  
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• X accused of taking payments from terrorists

  15-02-2024 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners at the Tech Transparency Project in the US found paid-for features for organisations.
  
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• Would YOU know what these emojis mean? Study finds they are differently interpreted depending on your gender, culture and age

  15-02-2024 10:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new study tracked the emoji-reading skills of 500 people from the UK and China. Women identified emoji emotions better and experts theorize childcare skills gave them the edge
  
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• US spacecraft blasts off towards Moon's south pole

  15-02-2024 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If the Odysseus craft lands safely it would be the first private mission to successfully land on the Moon.
  
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• WATSON picks up slack on Mars for SHERLOC as Perseverance gadgets show age

  15-02-2024 07:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  The curious incident of the instrument cover on the Red Planet rover NASA's Perseverance is having trouble with one of its instruments – which could mean the rover will no longer be able to zap rocks with its laser.…
  
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• Lift-off! Private company launches for the Moon in Florida

  15-02-2024 06:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If all goes well, it would mark the first time a private firm has successfully landed a spacecraft on the Moon.
  
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• SpaceX's legal home moved from Delaware, says Musk

  15-02-2024 04:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after a judge in Delaware annulled his $55.8bn pay package from electric carmaker Tesla.
  
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• Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors

  15-02-2024 02:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As AI uses more electricity, new data centres could have their own nuclear power stations.
  
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• Offenders confused about ethics of AI child abuse

  15-02-2024 01:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A charity warns that creating or viewing such images is still illegal, even if the children are not real.
  
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