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• Archaeologists make 'sensational' discovery at location where Jesus was resurrected

  25-07-2024 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The long lost altar of a church at the site deemed the holiest among Christians has been discovered after hiding in plain sight - it had been leaning up against a wall for centuries.
  
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• ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challenge

  25-07-2024 22:31 via bbc.com
  
  OpenAI is working on adding new search powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot.
  
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• Video resurfaces of MrBeast making sexual comments about then 14-year-old Bhad Bhabie days after cohost Ava Kris Tyson is accused of being a child predator

  25-07-2024 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MrBeast has come under fire for comments he made about Bhad Bhabie when she was 14 and he was 19. The lewd statements were also included comments about the young girl's breast size.
  
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• US state is hit with barrage of earthquakes up to 5.0 magnitude in past 48 hours

  25-07-2024 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texas was hit with five earthquakes this week that have raised concerns about the impact oil and gas wells have on the state's fault lines. A 4.9 magnitude hit the state earlier this week.
  
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• Caligula's secret garden is discovered after 2,000 years: Archaeologists uncover 'sumptuous terrace' in Rome belonging to the sexually depraved Roman Emperor

  25-07-2024 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The very place where a delegation of Alexandria's Jews pleaded with Caligula for relief has been discovered on the banks of Rome's Tiber River during excavations for a new underpass.
  
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• Attending the Olympic Games? Scientist calculates the carbon footprint of each visitor in Paris - and says it's the equivalent to eating 31 beef burgers or drinking 83 bottles of wine

  25-07-2024 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each Olympic visitor is accountable for 100kg of CO2 emissions, a scientist at Polytechnique Montréal in Canada has revealed.
  
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• AI models face collapse if they overdose on their own output

  25-07-2024 13:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Recursive training leads to nonsense, study finds Researchers have found that the buildup of AI-generated content on the web is set to "collapse" machine learning models unless the industry can mitigate the risks.…
  
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• A cure for baldness? Sugar that naturally occurs in the human body stimulates hair growth, scientists discover in breakthrough that could benefit millions of men

  25-07-2024 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you're anxiously checking your hairline, there is finally good news as scientists have found a potential cure for male pattern baldness.
  
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• CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher

  25-07-2024 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  Cybersecurity firm is branded a "clown show" for gesture after an update caused widespread disruption.
  
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• Urgent warning to Brits over giant hogweed surge: 'Britain's most dangerous plant' can leave you and your pets with pus-filled, golf-ball sized blisters, experts warn - here's how to spot it

  25-07-2024 11:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Britain's most dangerous plant' is at its scorching peak now, experts have warned, and it's set to leave kids, parents, and pets alike with gruesome burns.
  
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• That didn't take long! Hottest world temperature record is broken for a second day in row, with average global temperatures hitting 17.15°C on Monday

  25-07-2024 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just one day after scientists announced Sunday was Earth's hottest day, we already have a new record-holder.
  
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• One giant leap for Britain! Meet the team who could join Tim Peake on the first all-UK mission into space - including the world's first parastronaut and two female astronauts

  25-07-2024 10:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aside from Major Tim Peake, there are only three people in the UK who currently have the training and qualifications to take on such a challenge.
  
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• UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Office

  25-07-2024 02:10 via bbc.com
  
  The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.
  
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• Would-be reality TV contestants 'not looking real'

  25-07-2024 01:09 via bbc.com
  
  A growing use of AI is said to be both harming and helping makers of reality TV.
  
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• Climate change is fuelling Britain's wild weather: Scientists blame global warming for record heatwaves, rainfall and rising sea levels in 2023

  25-07-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In its annual State of the Climate report, the Met Office said 2023 had the hottest June on record, the joint warmest September, and the year as a whole was the second warmest on record for the UK.
  
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• Draft Of AI Order Waiting For Trump Presidency To Launch ‘Manhattan Projects For Defense Department

  25-07-2024 00:38 via technocracy.news
  
  As Big Tech titans sign onto the Trump Train, they are already clamoring for reduced regulation for AI. What about all those other insiders who want more regulation and safety standards? If Trump wins, he will surround himself with Technocrats, including those he will appoint to his Cabinet. Then, Executive Orders like this will take Congress out of the loop altogether.
  The military/industrial complex, with its myriad Technocrats, will harvest the fruit of its conquest. What does the Military wa
  
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• Insiders claim Apple is launching a foldable iPhone in less than two years

  25-07-2024 00:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has long been rumored to have plans for a clam-style device, but now a new report claims two different-sized prototypes are in the works, coded named 'V68'
  
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