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• 'Confused' TikTokers deluge US lawmakers' phones

  11-03-2024 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company "weaponised" its US users in a lobbying effort against a bill before Congress, sources say.
  
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• New Cybertruck owners are re-selling EVs for more than $200,000 - as Tesla threatens to cancel orders and issue $50,000 fines

  11-03-2024 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cybertruck has a long waitlist, so some owners are reselling their cars at a huge markup, in violation of the purchase contract. Tesla could sue resellers for $50,000 or the profit, whichever is higher.
  
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• From SEMEN and breast milk to the heart and BRAIN: Scientists have found hormone-warping, cancer-causing microplastics in virtually EVERY part of our bodies

  11-03-2024 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new graphic reveals where microplastics accumulate in the human body. These tiny particles have been found in nearly all organs, tissue and even in our blood.
  
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• Trump says TikTok ban would only help Facebook

  11-03-2024 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After trying to ban TikTok when he was president, Mr Trump now opposes a bill that targets the app.
  
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• The Apple Car that never was: New details about the tech giant's scrapped electric vehicle reveal a futuristic-looking microbus with a 'private jet' interior

  11-03-2024 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Apple Car originally had a sleek, minimalistic design that would be fully self-driving with a rounded front and back, taking on the appearance of a 1950sVolkswagon microbus or a 2017 Volkswagon ID Buzz.
  
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• Reddit aims for $6.4bn valuation in shares sale

  11-03-2024 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media website is one of the most popular in the world but struggles to make a profit.
  
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• Stratolaunch's air-launched test vehicle hits supersonic speed

  11-03-2024 20:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  TA-1 test ticks off all the primary objectives, but hypersonic flight will have to wait Stratolaunch has finally completed the first powered flight of the Talon-A test vehicle – TA-1 – which was dropped from its carrier aircraft – the monstrous Roc – for a planned dunking in the Pacific.…
  
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• The 10 giveaways that a picture has been photoshopped, according to experts - amid Princess Kate's doctored family pic scandal

  11-03-2024 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kate Middleton's Mother's Day photo was not the first celebrity photo to be shown to be manipulated. Here are the top 10 tips that experts say can help you spot altered or manipulated images.
  
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• Bird flu infects penguins at famous wildlife haven

  11-03-2024 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first avian influenza cases in the penguins of South Georgia are reported by scientists.
  
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• AI poses 'extinction-level' threat and US government must be given new 'emergency powers' to control technology, warns State Department report

  11-03-2024 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US State Department-commissioned study calls AI an 'extinction-level threat.' The 247-page study warns AI will 'destabilize global security' like 'nuclear weapons'
  
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• People are more likely to donate money to charity if they've had a good night's sleep, study finds

  11-03-2024 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research suggests your likelihood of giving money to charity could be driven by how well you've slept the night before.
  
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• AI ranks EVERY Christopher Nolan movie - after director took home first-ever Oscar for Oppenheimer... so do YOU agree with ChatGPT?

  11-03-2024 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oppenheimer brought in the gold at the 2024 Oscars, earning Christopher Nolan his first-ever award for best director. ChatGPT has now ranked Nolan's films in order from worst to best.
  
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• Can you REALLY trust Dr Google? As study finds online searches could help spot deadly cancer a year earlier, why experts insist it's NOT a substitute for an actual doctor

  11-03-2024 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pharmacist Dr Leyla Hannbeck warns patients to be 'cautious' of some online sources for diagnosing their aliments. But research shows it could help spot cancer a year earlier.
  
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• Fake food created by AI looks tastier than real dishes, scientists say - so, can you tell which of these are actual meals?

  11-03-2024 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As scientists find that AI-generated images of food look tastier than the real thing, you can put your skills to the test to see if you can spot which of these images are real.
  
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• AI ranks movies created by Christopher Nolan as filmmaker takes home first-ever Oscar for directing Oppenheimer... can YOU guess the ranking?

  11-03-2024 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oppenheimer brought in the gold at the 2024 Oscars, earning Christopher Nolan his first-ever award for best director. ChatGPT has now ranked Nolan's films in order from worst to best.
  
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• iPhone 16 could have a new button, leaked renders suggest - and it'll be an absolute game changer for selfie fans

  11-03-2024 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images show the 'Capture Button' is coming on the new iPhone due to be released in September.
  
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• Giant plague grave discovered in Nuremberg could be the largest mass burial site EVER seen in Europe - with as many as 1,500 people buried there

  11-03-2024 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The site in Nuremberg, Germany, contains the bodies of at least 1,000 people who died of the bubonic plague, which killed up to 60 per cent of Europe's population.
  
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• I have been performing the ancient practice of palm reading for more than 40 years... here are my secrets so YOU can tell your own future

  11-03-2024 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palm reading, known as palmistry or chiromancy, claims to interpret lines and creases on the hand to predict aspects of your life, including love, health, creativity, intelligence and emotions.
  
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• Snails with a side of knotweed, anyone? Biologist wants you to EAT invasive animals and plants 'to save the environment' - as he tells DailyMail.com which are the tastiest!

  11-03-2024 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Invasive species crowd out local populations and cost billions of dollars in damage each year. Conservation biologist Dr Joe Roman has a simple solution: Eat them. And he's got recipes to do it.
  
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• Time to ditch the haggis? Scots are being urged to cut down on red meat to curb climate change

  11-03-2024 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh say that cutting down on beef, lamb, and pork could help to curb climate change.
  
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• UK and US lack regulation to protect space tourists from cosmic ray dangers

  11-03-2024 13:21 via go.theregister.com
  
  Damage to DNA, mutations, uncontrolled cell division and malignancy. Is space tourism worth the risk? International regulations governing space flight lack rules to protect space tourism passengers from the ill-effects of cosmic radiation, according to researchers.…
  
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• Dr Google will see you now! Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer look up tell-tale symptoms of deadly disease a YEAR before being diagnosed

  11-03-2024 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women battling the disease looked up symptoms including weight loss , bladder problems and bloating up to 360 days before being referred to a specialist.
  
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• Uber users will now see two ratings in the app - here's what the new option means

  11-03-2024 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber users will see a second rating in the app alongside their rider rating. This second rating reveals your Emissions Savings - how much CO2 your journeys have produced over time.
  
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• Study reveals the most commonly autocorrected names in Britain - so, is your name mistaken as a typo?

  11-03-2024 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report claims that a whopping 41 per cent of names of babies born in Britain are mistaken as typos.
  
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• English 'doesn't exist' and is just badly pronounced French, linguist claims

  11-03-2024 11:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bernard Cerquiglini, a French linguist from Lyon, has controversially claimed that the English language 'doesn't exist' and is just 'badly pronounced French'.
  
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• Currys takeover move scrapped by US firm Elliot

  11-03-2024 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investment firm Elliot says it will not bid for the retailer after being rejected "multiple times".
  
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• Once India's most valuable start-up, Byju's is now fighting to survive

  11-03-2024 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ed-tech giant is teetering on the precipice after some investors voted to out its CEO last month.
  
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• Once India's most valuable start-up, Byju is now fighting to survive

  11-03-2024 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant is teetering on the precipice after investors voted to out its CEO last month.
  
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• Prehistoric piercings! Archaeologists discover evidence of body perforation in skeletons dating back 11,000 years

  11-03-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of body perforation in skeletons dating back 11,000 years.
  
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• When Technocrats Intentionally Sabotage A Nation’s Energy Supply

  11-03-2024 00:13 via technocracy.news
  The head of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) is a radical Net Zero activist and a Technocrat. When the CCC was challenged about faulty data that sent the UK into a condition of permanent energy shortage with Net Zero policy. The CEO of the UK’s climate watchdog promptly told staff to “kill” the story with technical language.  So much for “openness” and “accountability”.
  The moral hazard for all Technocrats is to drive the world into energy scarcit
  
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