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• Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil new robotaxis in August - 5 years after promising a self-driving fleet

  05-04-2024 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,' Tesla mogul Elon Musk posted to his social media platform X today. But Musk made similar promises in April 2019, at a Tesla investor event
  
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• Expert fears Charlotte the virgin stingray's babies could be DEAD - as world questions why she is taking so long to give birth after 'immaculate conception'

  05-04-2024 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts weigh in on Charlotte the stingray's immaculate conception and why she might be late. One expert reported that she might lose the embryos or she could simply be late.
  
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• Incredible moment double amputee learns to walk normally again after having 'revolutionary' surgery that inserts titanium rod into his stumps that allows prosthetic attachments

  05-04-2024 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A completed the first osseointegration, a surgery that involves inserting a titanium implant into the bone of a patient. This allows for the direct attachment of a prosthetic limb.
  
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• New solar eclipse map shows path of totality could shift that could leave some US towns without views of the celestial event

  05-04-2024 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map showing the upcoming solar eclipse's path of totality has shifted by 2,000 feet, leaving some people outside of the viewing zone. Major cities like Dallas will still see the event.
  
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• Expert reveals the devastation that would be unleashed if a Taiwan-style 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit NYC - after East Coast was rattled by a 'baby quake'

  05-04-2024 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York City was unscathed after Friday's earthquake, but if it was hit by one like that which hit Taiwan this week, the results would be catastrophe, including building collapses.
  
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• Man in Pennsylvania was getting a VASECTOMY as earthquake struck and rocked the operating table: 'Everything was shaking'

  05-04-2024 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Allen was getting 'the snip' at the Urology Health Surgery Center when the 4.8 quake in Horsham rocked the tri-state area and beyond.
  
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• Earthquake that rocked NYC was caused by little-known 185-mile fault line in New Jersey, experts say

  05-04-2024 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts confirmed to DailyMail.com that the Ramapo Fault in New Jersey was 'certainly' to blame for the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of the northeastern US.
  
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• Bill Gates & UN Behind “Digital Public Infrastructure” For Global Control

  05-04-2024 18:29 via technocracy.news
  
  Bill Gates is an evil genius who clawed his way to the top by applying predatory business practices at Microsoft; a leopard doesn’t change spots and now Gates wants to dominate the whole world by masterminding a global ID system. A master Technocrat, Gates follows the philosophy of early Technocracy.
  First, there are three requirements (out of seven) listed in the Technocracy Study course in 1934:Provide a continuous inventory of all production and consumption
  Provide a specific registrati
  
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• 'What's going on, Elon?!': Owner of snazzy new matte black Cybertruck is devastated as her dies after just FOUR DAYS

  05-04-2024 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A SoCal owner of a superficially chic, matte black Cybertruck reported that her brand new Tesla EV went 'completely dead' after just 4 days - even while 'fully charged'
  
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• REVEALED: The biggest earthquakes to rock the East Coast in history - including 7.8 quake that killed 60 people in South Carolina

  05-04-2024 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit New Jersey on Friday, shaking the northern region of the state and parts of New York. This is the first major quake to hit the East Coast since 2011.
  
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• Squirrelpox claims its first victim in the Scottish Highlands: Heartbreaking image shows a red squirrel with tell-tale ulcers around its eyes and mouth - as experts warn the last surviving populations could soon be wiped out

  05-04-2024 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A red squirrel has been found killed by the disease in the Highlands. The squirrel had the tell-tale features of the disease including ulcers and scabs around the eyes and mouth.
  
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• Is YOUR state at risk of bird flu spillover? Map reveals epicenters for disease that's racing through farms

  05-04-2024 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texas, Kansas , New Mexico , Michigan , Idaho and Ohio have all reported the virus in herds, raising concerns over the milk supply.
  
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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 with ChatGPT creator OpenAI

  05-04-2024 15:30 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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• When is the solar eclipse and how can I watch it?

  05-04-2024 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of North Americans will be treated to the view of a lifetime on Monday when the Moon blocks the Sun.
  
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• The hotel room on WHEELS! Self-driving car concept features a sleeping pod where two travellers can snooze - and even provides snacks and drinks if you get peckish

  05-04-2024 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Xoio aim to make long, boring car journeys a thing of the past with the 'Swift Pod'.
  
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• The end of Disney Plus freeloading! Streaming service confirms its password-sharing crackdown will start in JUNE - here's what it means for you

  05-04-2024 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From June, the streaming service will launch its first crackdown on password sharing, Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed.
  
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• White House investigating reports Israel used AI to identify bombing targets in Gaza and create a 'kill list' of 37,000 Palestinians suspected of being militants

  05-04-2024 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report cited six Israeli intelligence officers, who admitted to using an AI called 'Lavender' to mark people and their homes as acceptable targets for air strikes.
  
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• The hotels with the BEST views of the total solar eclipse revealed - from a very lavish $4,000 lodge in Oklahoma to a $50 Missouri CAMPSITE... and they STILL have availability

  05-04-2024 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA notes that, weather permitting, the first location in continental North America that will experience totality is Mexico 's Pacific coast at around 11:07am PDT.
  
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• The Bridget Jones effect: Women really DO crave sweet treats when they're lonely, study confirms

  05-04-2024 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lonely women crave sugary treats because they act like emotional painkillers, according to a new US study that helps to explain what drives us to 'comfort eat'.
  
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• Blue Origin to fly another 90-year-old into outer space

  05-04-2024 13:37 via go.theregister.com
  
  Ed Dwight, almost America's first Black astronaut, will ride New Shepard rocket Blue Origin has announced the crew flying on its NS-25. Former US Air Force Captain Ed Dwight is among the six aiming to travel aboard the reusable rocket past the Kármán line, the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.…
  
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• Now scientists say wearing JEANS is bad for the environment: Study reveals wearing a pair just once is the equivalent to driving a car for 6.4 miles

  05-04-2024 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They might be a wardrobe staple, but now scientists warn that even a simple pair of jeans could be as bad for the environment as driving 6.4 miles in a car every time you wear them.
  
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• Revealed: The most iconic video game characters of all time - and Mario isn't in top place!

  05-04-2024 12:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite his fame, it turns out Mario is not the most iconic video game character of all time.
  
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• Path of darkness - scroll every mile of total eclipse

  05-04-2024 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If you are not lucky enough to live along the route in North America, you can still follow its journey here.
  
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• Apple cuts jobs after dropping self-driving car plans

  05-04-2024 11:35 via bbc.com
  
  The tech giant is cutting 600 jobs from its abandoned self-driving car project, reports say.
  
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• Here's how you can safely watch solar eclipse

  05-04-2024 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From wearing eclipse glasses to using your hands as a projector, here are ways to avoid an eye injury.
  
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• Samsung profits jump by more than 900% on chips

  05-04-2024 05:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chip prices recover from a post-pandemic slump while demand for AI-related products booms.
  
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• Biden unveils $20bn green energy spending spree he says will slash 44 million tons of carbon each year - but Republicans slam it as taxpayer-financed 'slush fund'

  05-04-2024 02:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GOP lawmakers: 'China controls the components needed for renewable energy.' And experts advised that only new 'protectionist' tariffs could beat China's monopoly
  
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• People who work from home are less likely to get pay rises and promotions - especially men, study finds

  05-04-2024 01:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Managers are 11 per cent less likely to give a promotion to staff who work entirely from home than to those who are completely office-based, a study by the University of Warwaw reveals.
  
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• The rise of magnets – from surgery to outer space

  05-04-2024 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Magnets are central to much modern technology and firms are racing to make them more efficient.
  
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