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• Colorado is rocked by outbreak of H5N1 bird flu - weeks after confirming the plague

  16-07-2024 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The CDC has reported four new cases of the avian bird flu have cropped up in this state. The poultry workers reportedly came into contact with infected animals at a poultry farm.
  
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• Tech Life: Athletes using technology to improve performance

  16-07-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How do athletes use technology to improve their performance?
  
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• Gmail is DOWN! Google says it's investigating reports of issue with global messaging service

  16-07-2024 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's Gmail is down and the company says it's investigating the outage. The tech giant hasn't confirmed how many people were impacted by the outage.
  
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• Outrage as Biden approves massive wind turbine project that could drive up energy bills more than 50%

  16-07-2024 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biden approved a massive offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey that will raise energy bills 55%. Coastal residents are suing the state in an attempt to stop the project.
  
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• Microsoft's hire of start-up staff probed as possible merger

  16-07-2024 18:09 via bbc.com
  
  If the CMA finds there has been a 'merger' between Microsoft and Inflection, it will investigate further.
  
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• What makes an assassin? Psychologists take you inside their warped minds - and why Trump's shooting was 'probably NOT political'

  16-07-2024 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Expert psychologists dissect the minds of mass shooters, serial killers and assassins to give an idea of what could've motivated the man who attempted to murder former President Trump.
  
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• Danger: Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Overwhelming The Global Electrical Grid

  16-07-2024 17:23 via technocracy.news
  They have created a monster that threatens the world. Already, AI data centers suck the power equivalent used in the Netherlands. Next year, it will be equivalent to Japan. By 2030, AI will consume over 10% of the world’s generated power. And remember, AI is just getting started!
  AI is morphing into a Giant Vampire Squid capable of eating the entire world, if not somehow harpooned along the way. ⁃  TN Editor
  The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big
  
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• Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Are Overwhelming The Electrical Grid

  16-07-2024 17:23 via technocracy.news
  They have created a monster that threatens the world. Already, AI data centers suck the power equivalent used in the Netherlands. Next year, it will be equivalent to Japan. By 2030, AI will consume over 10% of the world’s generated power. And remember, AI is just getting started!
  AI is morphing into a Giant Vampire Squid capable of eating the entire world, if not somehow harpooned along the way. ⁃  TN Editor
  The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big
  
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• Experts reveal the exact iPhone model that gives you the very best value for your money: 'Nothing beyond is worth the expense'

  16-07-2024 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reviewers, third-party repair techs, and ex-Apple staffers all agree that the latest is not really the greatest when it comes to iPhone. Here's what the experts told DailyMail.com
  
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• Archaeologists discover long-lost Christian 'palace' in the Middle East which sheds new light on religion's history before Islam

  16-07-2024 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists discovered the first physical evidence of Christianity in Bahrain. The team found glassware used to drink wine and crosses that were hung in the structure, believed to be the Bishop's palace.
  
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• Pictured: The incredible German town that sits in an asteroid crater and is smothered in 72,000 tonnes of DIAMONDS

  16-07-2024 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nördlingen's diamonds were created when an asteroid hit the Earth 15million years ago. But the town's residents weren't aware of the diamonds embedded in its walls until fairly recently.
  
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• 3D-printed houses, Prada spacesuits and laser-cut football pitches: What life on the moon will REALLY look like - as scientists discover a secret cave under the lunar surface

  16-07-2024 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA continues with its ambition to set up its 'Artemis Base Camp' in the lunar south region within the decade - but what could this look like?
  
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• iOS 18 public beta goes LIVE: How to download Apple's huge iPhone update before it's released to everyone this autumn

  16-07-2024 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's iOS 18 Public Beta goes live today, giving keen tech fans the chance to try out the huge update before it is released to everyone.
  
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• Items lurking in your home you'd assume were worthless which could be worth THOUSANDS

  16-07-2024 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 'disposable' items from the past have turned out to be worth thousands - or even tens of thousands. So which do you have in your house?
  
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• NASA transmits Missy Elliott's hip-hop hit 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)' 158 MILLION miles to Venus - as one fan jokes 'now the aliens can enjoy your music too!'

  16-07-2024 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Missy Elliott has a new award to her name, after becoming the first hip-hop artist to have a song beamed to Venus.
  
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• Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages

  16-07-2024 12:06 via bbc.com
  
  A hacking group says it has leaked internal data from the media giant to protest its use of AI.
  
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• Olympic esports will level the playing field, says boss

  16-07-2024 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  The CEO of one of competitive gaming's top teams says the new event will draw new audiences.
  
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• Days really are dragging! Length of days on Earth is increasing at an 'unprecedented' rate - and scientists say climate change is to blame

  16-07-2024 11:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from ETH Zurich say that climate change is making the length of Earth's days longer at an 'unprecedented' rate.
  
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• 'It's claustrophobic and if there's a power cut - you're in the dark!' Traveller films spellbinding journey through VERY narrow tunnels to the heart of an Egyptian pyramid some visitors are too scared to enter

  16-07-2024 09:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a video posted to TikTok, Sam Mayfair revealed the inside of the Bent Pyramid, located in the royal necropolis of Dahshur, south of Cairo, to his 730,000 followers.
  
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• 'Pivotal' quantum computing chip unveiled

  16-07-2024 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  Oxford Ionics claim to have created the first quantum chip of its kind that could be mass-produced.
  
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• Russia antivirus firm Kaspersky quits US after ban

  16-07-2024 06:42 via bbc.com
  
  The move comes after sales and distribution of its products were banned by the Biden administration.
  
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• Secret 'sky island' rainforest saved by new discoveries

  16-07-2024 01:29 via bbc.com
  
  Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.
  
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• How AI is fuelling uncertainty for game developers

  16-07-2024 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  In a struggling games industry AI has been hailed as a possible saviour. But not everyone's convinced.
  
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