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• Experts reach verdict on bizarre UFO videos over California desert

  21-08-2024 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A wide community of experts - including professional drone 'light show' operators and UFO researchers affiliated with Harvard's Galileo Project - examined the videos for DailyMail.com
  
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• Creature of 'your worst nightmares' with a burning sting is invading US beaches

  21-08-2024 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A creature reminiscent of 'your worst nightmares' are invading beaches. If touched, they can cause a sting that feels like fire that can last for several hours and cause a mark to appear for weeks.
  
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• Revealed: The formula for a hit movie - and it could explain why Shutter Island, Gone Girl, and Atonement are rated so highly

  21-08-2024 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some of the most popular films of recent times include Shutter Island, Atonement and Gone Girl. Now, experts have discovered what makes them such big hits - and it's all to do with plot twists.
  
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• Warning to iPhone users about common mistake in Settings app that can crash a protection feature

  21-08-2024 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple iPhone users should be wary of a common mistake in the Settings app that could leave their device at risk of being hacked. Users have dealt with issues when trying to turn on the protection app.
  
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• Fascinating method ancient humans used to slay enormous beasts 13,000 years ago

  21-08-2024 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have long been baffled about how ancient humans were able to take down giant animals thousands of years ago.
  
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• I tested Google's 'Add Me' tool which uses AI to help you gatecrash group photos - with hilarious results

  21-08-2024 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Pixel 9 release tomorrow, Google sent MailOnline's Shivali Best the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL so she could try Add Me for herself - with hilarious results.
  
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• Under The Skin: The Internet Of Bio-Nano Things

  21-08-2024 18:01 via technocracy.news
  
  First, there was the Internet of Things (IoT), then the Internet of Bodies (IoB), the Internet of Everything (IoE), and finally, Big Pharma and the military are going into your blood to construct the Internet of Bio-NanoThings (IoBNT). You might have hoped for the Internet of Nothing, but instead, you are getting the Internet Of Universal Skynet (IoUS).
  This paper from March 2015 is a primer that anybody can understand, including you. The IoBNT is the final building block of the surveillance net
  
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• Remains of massive creature that lived alongside the world's first humans discovered in Iowa

  21-08-2024 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered remains of a massive creature deep in a mud pit of a creek. Human-made tools were also found, suggesting the animal may have been killed by ancient people.
  
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• Ancient ocean of magma found on Moon south pole

  21-08-2024 17:13 via bbc.com
  
  The findings are from India's historic Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed on the Moon's south pole.
  
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• Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter, study finds - so, could another 'planet killer' space rock hurtle our way soon?

  21-08-2024 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Cologne claim that the six-mile-wide asteroid travelled millions of miles from beyond Jupiter before smashing into our planet.
  
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• Juice probe scores epic fuel save after snapping selfies with Earth and Moon

  21-08-2024 14:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Onward to Venus! ESA's Juice spacecraft has had close-ups with the Moon and Earth and is on its way to Venus, having snapped images with its monitoring cameras and collected scientific data as it passed.…
  
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• How can someone survive in an air pocket underwater? As desperate search for missing Mike Lynch and five other passengers continue, scientists explain families' last hope of survival

  21-08-2024 13:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite having disappeared 50 metres beneath the waves almost three days ago, experts say there is a chance that the missing passengers could be alive in air pockets.
  
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• Is THIS why the Bayesian sank? Climate change amplified the storm that sank Mike Lynch's superyacht, scientists say - and a wave of similar 'black swan' catastrophes could follow

  21-08-2024 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter are among those still unaccounted for two days after it capsized off the coast of Palermo, Sicily during a heavy storm.
  
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• Do YOU know how to spot poisonous plants in your garden? The deadly species that could be lurking in your backyard, revealed - as Alicia Silverstone sparks fears after accidentally eating a toxic berry

  21-08-2024 12:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Alicia Silverstone has reassured her 4.3 million followers that she is fine, the incident serves as a stark reminder that many poisonous plants are lurking in UK gardens.
  
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• Seven things we learned from Gamescom opening night

  21-08-2024 10:22 via bbc.com
  
  Setting the stage for the next 12 months, here is what we found out from Europe's biggest gaming show.
  
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• Atlassian CEO's idea to build 4,000-kilometer extension cord plugged in

  21-08-2024 07:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Giant solar farm in Australia will make 'leccy that flows under the ocean to Singapore Atlassian CEO Mike Atlassian Cannon-Brookes's plan to pipe electricity from Australia to Singapore has been approved by the land down under's government.…
  
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• ChatGPT firm OpenAI strikes deal with Vogue owner

  21-08-2024 04:03 via bbc.com
  
  The multi-year deal is the latest such agreement to be struck between OpenAI and a major media company.
  
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• A third of puppies bought on a whim in the UK get sick or DIE within their first year, shocking figures reveal - and experts say convenience culture is to blame

  21-08-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have warned that convenience culture is fuelling a puppy welfare crisis, as a quarter of owners admit their pet may have accidentally been purchased from a puppy farm.
  
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