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• Xbox Live is DOWN: Major outage blocks thousands of players from accessing online gaming profiles

  02-07-2024 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Xbox Live has been hit by a major outage, leaving thousands unable to sign-into their profiles. Users in the US, the UK and parts of Europe, Asia and South America are having issues.
  
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• Venmo was DOWN: Digital payment app hit with outage that plagued thousands of users

  02-07-2024 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Venmo was experiencing issues, leaving thousands of users unable to make digital transactions in the app. Users in the US, the UK and parts of Europe were experiencing issues.
  
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• Tech Life: If we could talk to the animals

  02-07-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Music legend Peter Gabriel talks about AI technology and communicating with animals.
  
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• Venmo was DOWN: Digital payment app hit with outage that plagued thousands of users worldwide

  02-07-2024 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Venmo was experiencing issues worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to make digital transactions in the app. Users in the US, the UK and parts of Europe were experiencing issues.
  
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• Map reveals the more than 100 beaches across the US forced to close due to high levels of bacteria - as experts reveal the cause

  02-07-2024 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bacteria responsible for a fatal heart disease and urinary tract infections has shut down over 100 beaches across America this summer - including a few of the nation's richest
  
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• I'm an expert at spotting narcissists - here are five 'dark psychology' tricks to watch out for when dating

  02-07-2024 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A relational trauma specialist revealed the five red flags you need to look out for that show a person is love bombing you. The person could use affection, gaslighting and jealousy to keep you attached.
  
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• Chinese scientists create Frankenstein robot that has a HUMAN BRAIN

  02-07-2024 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese scientists developed a human brain that can control a robot's motor functions. The pink blob is just a cosmetic representation of the brain and doesn't consist of the actual tissue.
  
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• Klaus Schwab: ‘We Must Force Humanity Into Collaboration’

  02-07-2024 18:40 via technocracy.news
  This is Technocracy, which was defined in The Technocrat magazine in 1937: “There will be no place for Politics, Politicians, Finance or Financiers, Rackets or Racketeers… Technocracy will distribute by means of a certificate of distribution available to every citizen from birth to death.”
  Technocracy was/is the only alternative economic system ever created from scratch. That’s an indisputable fact. They mandated the removal of all politicians, substituting a org chart o
  
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• Could this plant make Mars habitable? Desert moss found in Tibet that can survive freezing temperatures and lethal cosmic rays could help terraform the Red Planet, study says

  02-07-2024 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in China have identified a promising plant that could make Mars' atmosphere breathable for humans.
  
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• Bruised, bleeding, and wearing a diaper for SIX hours - the painful truth of what it's REALLY like to walk in space (and why it looks NOTHING like Sandra Bullock in Gravity)

  02-07-2024 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cady Coleman spent 6 months on the International Space Station, and she says the experience left her covered in abrasions and missing several nails.
  
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• Tubi viewers left disappointed over 'bad' selection of shows - as free streaming service set to rival Netflix is launched in the UK

  02-07-2024 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On social media site X, one user called UK Tubi 'like the discount DVD section' of a rental store, while another said it is just 'not ready yet'.
  
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• Incredible bionic leg is controlled by human thoughts - and makes it easier for amputees to climb up stairs

  02-07-2024 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from MIT have developed a new high-tech prosthetic controlled by human forts which allows patients to walk up to 40% faster using a more natural gait.
  
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• What is Tubi? New streaming service launches in the UK today - here's what you need to know

  02-07-2024 10:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tubi has announced today that it will be launching its free streaming service for customers in the UK here's everything you need to know about the ad-supported platform.
  
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• MIT's bionic leg upgrade leaves amputees walking like the wind

  02-07-2024 10:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Researchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years Researchers have shown a combination of special surgery and a bionic limb can enhance walking speed in some amputees by 40 percent, within the range of able-bodied individuals.…
  
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• Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon

  02-07-2024 08:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat Kettle  It's been a busy time for space, with Boeing's test pilots stuck (at time of writing) on the International Space Station due to a faulty capsule, and then being forced to take shelter from debris.…
  
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• How to decode your social media feeds this election

  02-07-2024 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  Marianna Spring talks through the tactics seen on the social media feeds of voters.
  
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• China working on standard for brain-computer interfaces

  02-07-2024 06:16 via go.theregister.com
  
  This is more than a thought bubble: Beijing aspires to dominate international standards China's government wants to develop a standard for brain-computer interfaces.…
  
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• Fox set to launch free Netflix rival in UK

  02-07-2024 06:06 via bbc.com
  
  Tubi will offer more than 20,000 films and TV series, including Hollywood titles and British content.
  
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• Mystery of what led to extinction of large animals 50,000 years ago is SOLVED

  02-07-2024 04:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have long debated why woolly mammoths, giant sloths and 44 more giant, plant-eating megafauna started going extinct beginning around 50,000 years ago
  
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• The fastest data in the world

  02-07-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Researchers are seeing how fast data can be delivered amid rising demand for bandwidth.
  
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