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• Shocking leak suggests your phone really is listening in on your conversations

  02-09-2024 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leaked pitch deck from alleged Facebook marketing partner Cox Media Group explains how they use your phone's microphone to listen to what you say and serve you targeted ads.
  
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• Race to decipher symbols on ancient tablet that'd redefine understanding of our ancestors

  02-09-2024 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Greek preservationists working to restore the tablet argue it may revise definitions of 'pre-historic man' - proving they 'can no longer be considered "societies without writing"'
  
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• NASA identifies strange sound from Boeing's faulty Starliner

  02-09-2024 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stranded astronaut Butch Wilmore reported 'strange' sonar-like sounds coming from Starliner. NASA found the source, and an expert tells DailyMail.com what this means for the spacecraft and crew.
  
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• NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon

  02-09-2024 17:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner NASA has confirmed the names of the two crew members who will be flying to the International Space Station (ISS) on the next SpaceX mission: NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.…
  
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• Former ISS commander, Chris Hadfield, issues a chilling response to the astronauts stuck in space - as NASA finally reveals the source of the pinging noise coming from Boeing's Starliner

  02-09-2024 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has confirmed that the noise was the product of feedback from the speaker. However, many concerned space fans - including former astronaut Chris Hadfield - have been rattled by the issue.
  
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• Feeling cold, cold, cold! This summer was Britain's coolest in 9 YEARS, Met Office confirms

  02-09-2024 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Average temperatures across the UK were just 14.37°C over June, July and August - 0.22°C below the long-term average.
  
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• Ancient cloth headwrap dubbed 'the Shroud of Turin 2' is said to have been used on Jesus's head during burial

  02-09-2024 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many have highlighted the connections between the shroud and the Sudarium of Oviedo - a relic held in a Spanish cathedral, which scientists have shown 'matches' the face on the Shroud.
  
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• Warning to British holidaymakers as deadly sloth fever infects three more people in popular European hotspot

  02-09-2024 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health officials in the Spanish archipelago, located just off the African coastline confirmed the cases of the oropouche virus, in three people who had travelled from Cuba.
  
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• Mysterious 'donut' structure is discovered hidden inside Earth's core - and it could unlock the secrets of our planet's protective magnetic field

  02-09-2024 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered a vast donut-shaped structure hidden within Earth which could hold the secret to why life was able to form on our planet.
  
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• Do YOU have what it takes to become a competitive eater? From stomach-stretching training to the possibility of choking to death, scientists reveal the reality of the 'sport' - as Netflix prepares to stream the Chestnut vs Kobayashi hotdog-eating con

  02-09-2024 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi prepare to chow down on over 70 hotdogs in just 10 minutes, MailOnline spoke to scientists to understand exactly what it takes to become a champion.
  
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• Titanic is COLLAPSING: Shocking before and after photos reveal how a section of the bow has disintegrated - as experts warn the entire ship's demise is 'inevitable'

  02-09-2024 11:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking photos reveal that the Titanic's iconic front railing has now crumbled into rust as experts warn that more deterioration is inevitable.
  
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• Urgent warning to Britons over an invasion of Asian hornets: Experts warn at least 25 have already been identified in the UK this year - here's how to spot the terrifying pest

  02-09-2024 09:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britons have been warned to remain alert for sightings of the invasive Asian hornet amid growing concerns that the species may soon become established in the UK.
  
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• 'It stains your brain': How social media algorithms show violence to boys

  02-09-2024 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  An insider tells the BBC why teenage boys are being targeted with extreme content.
  
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• Top Brazil court to vote on ban of Musk's X

  02-09-2024 04:11 via bbc.com
  
  Justice Alexandre Moraes has called on the court to vote on whether or not to uphold the suspension.
  
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• Chinese boffins advocate nuking nearby asteroids – it’s the only way to be sure

  02-09-2024 02:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Plus: Alibaba exits regulatory purgatory; India slows CBDC rollout; China creates eight new datacenter hubs ASIA IN BRIEF  Chinese academics have suggested nuclear weapons are the only effective way to destroy an asteroid that threatens to collide with Earth – if it's detected at short notice.…
  
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• Russia's former spy WHALE Hvaldimir who was taken in by conservationists in Norway is found dead

  02-09-2024 00:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A white beluga whale who was first spotted near Russian waters wearing a harness and ignited rumours he may be a Moscow spy, has been found dead.
  
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