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• Experts fume over 'outrageous' demands made by pollution task force as entire states are warned

  20-09-2024 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials have made 'outrageous' demands to Americans, ordering them to turn out lights and rive slower to reduce air pollution, but experts said the orders are 'unscientific' and overboard.'
  
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• Brain test by John's Hopkins University challenges YOU to spot the 'T' within 10 seconds

  20-09-2024 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from John's Hopkins University published a paper with a test that contradicts what many people thought about how human brains focus. Take the test here.
  
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• FDA issues urgent warning over baby powder sold on Amazon that's laced with cancer-causing ingredient

  20-09-2024 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Routine testing detected the cancer-causing substance in Dynacare's Baby Powder 4875, which is often used on baby's to prevent and treat diaper rash.
  
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• Amateur astronomer captures first photo of secret spacecraft the Pentagon doesn't want people to know about

  20-09-2024 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  America's secretive spy satellites may have been captured on camera for the first time. A space watcher has shared footage of several classified satellites currently in orbit.
  
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• Scientists finally solve mystery of 'alien' noises coming from deepest part of Pacific Ocean

  20-09-2024 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unusual sounds coming from the Mariana Trench sparked fears of an alien invasion when they were first recorded back in 2014.
  
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• 3,000-year-old sword with Biblical origins is discovered in Egypt

  20-09-2024 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stunning bronze sword has been discovered in Egypt. The weapon featured a hieroglyphic symbol of a powerful pharaoh who some scholars claim is mentioned in the Bible.
  
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• LinkedIn suspends AI training using UK user data

  20-09-2024 19:38 via bbc.com
  
  The UK's data watchdog said it raised concerns over LinkedIn's approach to using UK data to train AI.
  
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• Professor Tim Spector reveals stomach-churning truth about what chemicals in ultra-processed foods do inside our bodies

  20-09-2024 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Tim Spector has revealed how emulsifiers form a 'glue-like' clump inside out guts, damaging the healthy bacteria.
  
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• Urgent warning over 'hello pervert' email scam: Terrifying hoax claims someone has been watching you through your webcam - here's what to do if you receive it

  20-09-2024 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The email usually starts with 'Hello pervert', and often appears to come from your own email address.
  
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• Are YOU drinking too much alcohol? Use our eye-opening calculator to find out...

  20-09-2024 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline's handy calculator can tot up how many units you sink each week, as well as how that compares to the UK's guideline. Simply plug in how many drinks you have on a weekly basis.
  
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• Heaven is real and loved ones DO return - but not as you'd expect. Harvard brain surgeon DR EBEN ALEXANDER reveals the astonishing way a grieving husband lost his scepticism about the afterlife

  20-09-2024 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The afterlife is real. If science doesn't recognise this fact, then it is doing two things wrong. We simply haven't discovered the scientific answers to spiritual questions yet.
  
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• PlayStation launches a limited edition console to celebrate its 30th anniversary - but you'll have to be quick to get your hands on one

  20-09-2024 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To celebrate 30 years since the launch of the original PlayStation, Sony has unveiled very retro limited edition versions of the PS5 Digital Edition and PS5 Pro.
  
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• Sky Glass customers complain as TVs won't turn on

  20-09-2024 12:54 via bbc.com
  
  The company has apologised to Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers encountering issues.
  
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• The new frontier of terror… could our PHONES be used against us? As pagers and walkie-talkies are turned into bombs, experts reveal whether your smartphone is safe

  20-09-2024 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The coordinated explosion of thousands of pagers and radios used by Hezbollah across Lebanon and Syria earlier this week has sparked fears that our modern tech could be compromised
  
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• Urgent warning to Sky TV customers as 'technical issue' leaves users unable to turn on their TVs - here's what to do if your device is affected

  20-09-2024 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They're some of the most popular TVs across the UK. But if you have a Sky Glass or Sky Stream device, you might want to check that it's working this morning.
  
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• Scientists analyse the 'alien song' coming from the Mariana Trench - and finally reveal the truth about the mysterious noises

  20-09-2024 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unusual sounds coming from the Mariana Trench sparked fears of an alien invasion when they were first recorded back in 2014.
  
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• Putin's Chechen warlord crony claims Elon Musk 'switched off' his machinegun-mounted Cybertruck: Tesla boss denies sending vehicle as a gift to Ramzan Kadyrov

  20-09-2024 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramzan Kadyrov, 47, said his £145,000 Cybertruck stopped working after he sent it to the frontlines in Ukraine and has blamed Elon Mush for 'switching it off'.
  
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• iPhone 16 goes on sale around the world: Huge queues form outside Apple Stores in Beijing, Bangkok, and Tokyo - but fans at London's Regent Street breeze straight in

  20-09-2024 11:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After months of fevered anticipation, Apple's latest flagship phone, the iPhone 16, finally goes on sale today.
  
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• A huge week for satnav as both China and Europe make generational launches

  20-09-2024 08:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Upgrades on the way for both, with deep-ocean services and programmable sats on the way Two of the world's satellite positioning service constellations reached important milestones this week, after the European Space Agency and China's Satellite Navigation Office each launched its own pair of satellites.…
  
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• Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts

  20-09-2024 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  The pagers that exploded had labels pointing to a Taiwanese firm - but it denied making the devices.
  
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• Technocrat Larry Ellison: Omnipresent AI Cameras Will Ensure Good Behavior

  20-09-2024 05:33 via technocracy.news
  
  Should you take an arch-technocrat at his word? I think so. Larry Ellison is the founder and former chairman of Oracle, the third-largest software company in the world. According to SFGATE, “The CIA was not just Oracle’s first customer. Founded in May 1977, the firm’s name came from a CIA project code-named “Oracle.” Small world, indeed. Listen to the video and be prepared to be shocked.
  When I was in the software business in the 1990s, the VP of Sales at Oracle app
  
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• Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is on the verge of COLLAPSING: Huge ice sheet the size of Great Britain could cause global sea levels to rise by 2 FEET, study warns

  20-09-2024 04:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) used underwater robots to take new measurements of the glacier, which is the same size as Great Britain.
  
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• Would you let AI plan your next holiday?

  20-09-2024 01:07 via bbc.com
  
  Artificial intelligence is being developed to help organise holidays, but is it any good?
  
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• Is YOUR child fussy? It's in their genes! Picky eating is a 'largely genetic trait' and lasts from toddlerhood to early adolescence, study finds

  20-09-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that whether a child is a fussy eater isn't down to the parents but is largely caused by underlying genetic factors.
  
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