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• Was YOUR Instagram down?  Meta-owned app hit with worldwide outage for three hours that left thousands of users unable to access accounts

  01-04-2024 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta's Instagram was down for about three hours worldwide. Thousands of users reported issues with the app, Feed and problems logging into their accounts. The outage started around 2pm ET.
  
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• Outrage as Tesla starts shipping $3,000 Cybertruck tent that looks nothing like as advertised

  01-04-2024 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla's Cybertruck Basecamp tent has sparked outrage as consumers say it looks like a regular tent. They have also complained that the accompanying 'tent mode' feature doesn't work.
  
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• Instagram is DOWN: Meta-owned app hit with worldwide outage leaving thousands of users unable to access accounts

  01-04-2024 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is down for users worldwide. Many cite issues with the app, News Feed and accessing accounts.
  
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• The 7 bridges in the US that are at risk of a Baltimore-like disaster: Including the Golden Gate and Verrazzano

  01-04-2024 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All seven bridges supported by vulnerable concrete island towers, called 'piers.'Baltimore's Francis Scott Key was destroyed by a mega-ship collision with a pier
  
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• Google to delete records from Incognito tracking

  01-04-2024 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The search giant will block third party tracking by default for people searching the web in private mode.
  
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• Your pet could be affected by April's solar eclipse... here are unusual behaviors to watch out for and what YOU can do to ease their reaction

  01-04-2024 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pets might exhibit strange and abnormal behaviors during the April 8 solar eclipse because of disruptions to their circadian rhythm. Dogs might show anxious behaviors like barking.
  
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• Why you SHOULD teach an old dog new tricks: It protects your pet from dementia, study suggests

  01-04-2024 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but a new study from American scientists found just the opposite - and that learning boosts cognition among middle-aged canines.
  
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• The Fury Of Europe’s Farmers Shocks EU Technocrats

  01-04-2024 18:43 via technocracy.news
  
  The continent-wide fury of EU farmers is blazing a trail straight to the heart of Technocracy, namely, the green agenda, net zero, and the war on energy and food. The late Rosa Koire warned Europe between 2010-2015 about “the blueprint, the comprehensive plan of action for the 21st century to inventory and control all land, all water, all plants, all minerals, all animals, all construction, all means of production, all energy, all law enforcement, all health care, all food, all education,
  
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• I tried the 'office of the future' which has been dubbed the 'working from home killer'

  01-04-2024 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I ventured outside my home office to try out what is deemed 'the work from home killer,' finding the Smart Podwas packed with the lasted tech like software used in self-driving cars.
  
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• NASA to grow plants on the MOON: Astronauts will plant cress, duckweed and brassica on the lunar surface on the Artemis III mission in 2026

  01-04-2024 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA will grow plants including duckweed, cress and brassica in a mini lunar greenhouse when the Artemis III mission returns humans to the moon.
  
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• Apple's upcoming iOS 18 won't be compatible with certain iPhones... is YOURS on the list?

  01-04-2024 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple users with an iPhone 8 series or earlier won't have access to the company's iOS 18 update. The update is set to be announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
  
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• Rise of the AI 'agents': How 'synthetic employees' are going to affect 'every office worker' by 2030, according to man developing them for ChatGPT creator Sam Altman

  01-04-2024 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In recent months several companies have announced they are building AI agents, or 'synthetic employees,' and these digital workers could upend the workplace as we know it.
  
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• Disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui who was jailed in 2019 for genetically editing human babies is back in the lab - and claims he's 'proud' of his past work

  01-04-2024 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison in 2019 after he announced he had created the first genome-edited babies. Now, Dr He has revealed he has opened three new labs.
  
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• Why you should be IMPRESSED when seagulls steal your chips: Scientists claim birds should be seen as 'charismatic' and not 'criminal'

  01-04-2024 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nothing ruins a relaxing trip to the seaside quite like a seagull swooping in and stealing your chips. But instead of getting angry, you should be impressed by seagulls' crafty tactics, experts say.
  
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• Gmail turns 20! Nostalgic images reveal what Google's email service looked like when it launched in 2004 - and how much it has changed since

  01-04-2024 12:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  First launched on April 1 2004, many people originally thought Gmail was an elaborate April Fools Day joke. And, as these nostalgic images reveal, the site has come a very long way since.
  
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• PlayStation 5 Pro will be an 'enormous' jump in tech with 8K resolutions and artificial intelligence in time for release of GTA6, experts say

  01-04-2024 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The revamped PS5 will signify a leap in console power according to experts after a supposed 'spec leak' speaks of a vastly improved graphics processing unit in time for GTA6 in 2025.
  
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• Xiaomi electric car buyers face six-month wait

  01-04-2024 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm previously said SU7 pre-orders had hit 88,898 within 24 hours of it starting to take orders.
  
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