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• High tech: From microdosing shrooms to spiritual retreats and chemsex parties, how Silicon Valley is becoming the new Wall Street when it comes to drug use

  27-02-2024 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report outlines the extent of illicit drug use among the Silicon Valley elite - as well as the rank and file. The drug use happens at work and off-hours. Refusing to partake can have consequences.
  
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• High tech: From microdosing shrooms to spiritual retreats and chemsex parties, how Silicone Valley is becoming the new Wall Street when it comes to drug use

  27-02-2024 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report outlines the extent of illicit drug use among the Silicon Valley elite - as well as the rank and file. The drug use happens at work and off-hours. Refusing to partake can have consequences.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Disc-shaped UFO is filmed by Ukrainian military in warzone: 'What the f*** is this... maybe ram it?'

  27-02-2024 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drone operators captured a UFO hovering motionless over the front via infrared. Skeptics said the sighting was a mirage, but aviation safety guides cast doubt on that theory
  
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• Disc-shaped UFO is filmed by Ukrainian military in warzone: 'What the f*** is this... maybe ram it?'

  27-02-2024 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drone operators captured UFO hovering motionless over frontlines via infrared.
  Skeptics attribute sighting to a mirage, but at least aviation safety guide casts doubt on theory
  
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• Officials crack case of blood-like ooze pouring out from drain pipe in South Carolina

  27-02-2024 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Homeowners in South Carolina were startled by a river of blood-like ooze flowing out of a water drain pipe near their yard. Officials ran to the scene wearing hazmat suits to test the 'unknown liquid.'
  
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• NIH-funded smartphone app uses AI to detect depression from facial cues

  27-02-2024 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MoodCapture is a new AI smartphone app that can help users identify if they're clinically depressed. The app detects trends in lighting, background objects, and facial expressions.
  
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• Odysseus probe moonwalking on the edge of battery life after landing on its side

  27-02-2024 19:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Controllers estimate 10-20 hours remain for Intuitive Machines lander Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander is facing another countdown. This time the question is how much longer it can continue to operate until it exhausts what remains of the battery life.…
  
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• Pokémon Day reveal reignites Switch 2 rumours

  27-02-2024 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  News about the next game in the popular Nintendo series gets fans talking about its next console.
  
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• PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and close London studio

  27-02-2024 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The layoffs are the latest to hit the tech sector, which has seen big cutbacks worldwide since 2023.
  
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• FAA gives SpaceX a bunch of homework to do before Starship flies again

  27-02-2024 17:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  You've heard of Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. How about an energetic engine failure? The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its investigation into the case of another exploding SpaceX rocket with a list of corrective actions to be implemented before Starship can fly again.…
  
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• Check your phone NOW: Vodafone has switched off its 3G network leaving millions of Britons unable to use the internet on their smartphones - how to see if you're affected

  27-02-2024 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vodafone said it's switched off its 3G network so it can invest more money in 4G and 5G, but critics claim it forces users to buy new handsets.
  
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• Skin-crawling! Man opens a Huntsman Spider egg sack to release hundreds of tiny babies onto his hand

  27-02-2024 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a video, an exotic insect breeder and dealer named Adrian Kozakiewicz tears open a huntsman spider egg sac, prompting hundreds of spiderlings to crawl all over his fingers. Viewers were horrified.
  
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• Only In China: Like A Giant Ant Farm Housing 30,000 Humans

  27-02-2024 16:47 via technocracy.news
  The ultimate Smart City. Sustainable living. Agenda  21-style “stack ’em and pack ’em.” An experiment in peak efficiency. The “Science of Social Engineering” run amok. Technocrats in China lost their shirt with this huge luxury hotel, so they carved it into tiny apartments to maximize revenue and house as many as 30,000 residents. Some will be born there and never leave.
  China is a Technocracy that exports itself around the world to Asia, Africa, South Am
  
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• The next Japanese knotweed? Scientists reveal the 5 'potentially invasive' plants that could wreak havoc on British gardens - so, do you have one in your backyard?

  27-02-2024 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by the University of Reading has revealed the plants with the greatest potential to wreak havoc on British gardens.
  
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• Energizer's rugged smartphone has the 'world's biggest battery' that lasts for a WEEK on a single charge - but it's three times heavier than an iPhone!

  27-02-2024 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Energizer's rugged new smartphone can last for nearly a week on a single charge - though it's three times heavier than an iPhone.
  
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• Are you sitting comfortably? Why there is NO such thing as a 'perfect posture' (despite what your bosses might tell you!)- as experts say slouching won't harm your back...

  27-02-2024 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slouching won't harm your back and sitting straight won't fix it. Instead we should vary our movements warns Dr Chris McCarthy of Manchester Metropolitan University.
  
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• More women are psychopaths than previously thought, expert claims - these are the 7 key signs to look out for

  27-02-2024 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Clive Boddy, an expert at Anglia Ruskin University, says female psychopaths use sexually seductive behaviour to gain social and financial advantage more than male psychopaths do.
  
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• Elon Musk eats humble pie over unpaid bakery bill

  27-02-2024 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's richest man steps in after his car firm Tesla U-turned on a request for 4,000 pies.
  
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• More music leaving TikTok over Universal row

  27-02-2024 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At first artists signed to the label were removed, but now writers are being taken off the platform.
  
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• Why you should only buy wine in DARK bottles: Graphic reveals how clear vessels can make white and rosé varieties smell like boiled cabbage and wet dog (regardless of the price!)

  27-02-2024 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clear bottles let sunlight reach the wine, which can lead to 'sun strike'. In the worst cases, this can leave your wine tasting of wet dog, boiled cabbage, and drains - no matter how much you paid for it.
  
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• ESA's ERS-2 satellite began to come apart earlier than predicted

  27-02-2024 12:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Harmlessly entered over the North Pacific, but solar array was already bent The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. While no damage to property was reported, some impressive shots were taken of the spacecraft starting to buckle as it approached re-entry.…
  
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• Scientists confirm what women have always known... men really DO 'let themselves go' after marriage

  27-02-2024 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men start piling on the pounds within five years of tying the knot because they eat more calories and exercise less, researchers in China found.
  
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• Is Iceland's volcano about to erupt again? Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached such high levels it could burst at any second - as experts warn it's 'not very wise' to spend the night nearby

  27-02-2024 11:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists warn that magma is once again accumulating beneath Svartsengi in the Reykjanes Peninsula, a volcanic hotspot southwest of capital Reykjavik.
  
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• Meet the man who created our vision of hell: Scientists reconstruct the face of Dante for the first time in more than 700 years

  27-02-2024 10:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has revealed what Dante Alighieri looked like, using his skull to digitally recreate the appearance of the literary icon.
  
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• Japan's SLIM unexpectedly wakes up on Moon after month-long nap

  27-02-2024 05:48 via go.theregister.com
  
  How's that for resilient? Against almost astronomical odds, Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has reestablished communication with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).…
  
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• Gills Aloud? Tiny fish found making very big noise

  27-02-2024 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A miniscule, transparent fish makes drumming sounds as loud as a jackhammer, say researchers.
  
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• 'Ice bumps' reveal history of Antarctic melting

  27-02-2024 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.
  
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• Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia

  27-02-2024 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
  
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