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• Earth will be blasted by a geomagnetic storm TOMORROW - here's what to brace for

  24-09-2024 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A geomagnetic storm is expected to blast Earth tomorrow after the sun fired a plume of plasma and high-energy particles toward our planet. The G1 storm could trigger aurora in northern states.
  
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• Unbelievable trove of fossils dating back 9million years are found underneath a high school - and they're rewriting US history

  24-09-2024 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of fossils have been discovered hidden beneath a Southern California high school. The fossils date back nine million years and could change the state's geological history.
  
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• I died on a operating table and entered the afterlife - it was very different to everything I'd been taught in church

  24-09-2024 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nanci Danison died on the operating table while receiving cancer treatment in 1994. Ironically, that's when she 'woke up' to the reality of life after death.
  
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• Tech Life: Will AI replace call centre workers?

  24-09-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them.
  
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• Can MONKEYS predict the presidential election? Primates have knack for spotting losers

  24-09-2024 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a provocative new study, researchers set out to answer a strange but intriguing question. Could monkeys predict who will win the US presidential election? The findings may surprise you.
  
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• NASA discovers mysterious 'zebra rock' on Mars that's unlike anything the space agency has seen

  24-09-2024 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA 's Mars Perseverance Rover has spotted a strange 'zebra rock' on the red planet. The black-and-white striped rock is unlike anything seen on the red planet before, NASA says.
  
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• What do YOU see first? Optical illusion test reveals your deepest desires

  24-09-2024 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An optical illusion reveals your deepest desires depending on what you see in the picture. It could define your emotions and reveal whether you crave a connection or are drawn to taking risks.
  
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• Tesco brings in the robot security guards: Dalek-like bots shout at thieves in 'angry Northern Irish accents' and can prevent '80% of intrusions'

  24-09-2024 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesco has confirmed it is using the Dalek-like machine, which detects the presence of thieves thanks to 360-degree cameras.
  
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• Doctor who invented the 'formula for happiness' reveals new way to test your life satisfaction

  24-09-2024 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A doctor who created the 'formula for happiness' has revealed a simple new way to test your life satisfaction. He says that if you can say these six phrases with confidence, you are happier than most.
  
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• Research settles age-old debate of whether men or women can tolerate pain better

  24-09-2024 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women are more sensitive to pain than men thanks to genetic differences, research has revealed. Hormones play a vital role in how men versus women feel pain and how the body transmits aches.
  
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• How to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet this week: Bright space rock will be visible without a telescope for the first time in 80,000 YEARS - and you don't want to miss it

  24-09-2024 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Comet C/2023 A3 - last seen by Earthlings around the time humans first ventured out of Africa - looks like 'a fuzzy star with a misty tail'.
  
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• Surprisingly positive personality trait that predicts whether you're likely to commit a crime, study reveals

  24-09-2024 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts in Romania conducted interviews with inmates at a high security prison, and compared their personality traits with a group of matched controls in the community.
  
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• TSB says sorry for payment problems

  24-09-2024 15:26 via bbc.com
  
  The bank says the issue has been fixed and all customers who were due money have now received it.
  
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• Revealed: The age the average woman finds her first grey hair - so, when did you discover YOUR first silver strand?

  24-09-2024 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Discovering that first grey hair can come as quite a shock. But it's likely to happen earlier than you'd expect, according to a new study.
  
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• From beautiful swans to break-dancing penguins: The breathtaking winning shots from the 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year competition revealed

  24-09-2024 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 23,000 photos were entered into the competition across various themes - including bird behaviour, birds in flight and comedy - for a chance to win the £3,500 grand prize.
  
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• CrowdStrike: What was the impact of the global IT outage

  24-09-2024 14:09 via bbc.com
  
  Cancer delays, holidays ruined, businesses out of pocket - the CrowdStrike outage examined.
  
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• Twitter users are furious as Elon Musk confirms a MAJOR change impacting your security on X - with one calling it the 'worst idea ever'

  24-09-2024 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has revealed his next big change to X (formerly Twitter) - and users aren't happy about it.
  
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• More than 300 mysterious Nazca glyphs are discovered in Peru - including a Wall-E-style person, alien-like figures, and killer whales with KNIVES

  24-09-2024 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have found another 303 Nazca geoglyphs - ancient patterns in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.
  
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• Bad news for nervous fliers! Flights could soon get even LONGER - as scientists call for planes to fly 15% slower to curb carbon emissions

  24-09-2024 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cambridge are calling for planes to fly 15 per cent slower, which would increase transatlantic flight times by 'about 50 minutes.'
  
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• Scientists demonstrate X-rays as a way to zap asteroids out of Earth's path

  24-09-2024 10:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Lab-based proof-of-concept shows how radiation creates explosive plumes to deflect menacing space rocks US scientists have demonstrated that potentially dangerous asteroids destined for Earth could be deflected from their trajectory using X-rays.…
  
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• iPhone 15 Pro users are reporting 'annoying' touchscreen issues just DAYS after Apple's £999 flagship goes on sale - here's what to do if your device is affected

  24-09-2024 09:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iPhone 16 Pro is being affected by an 'annoying' touchscreen issue, complain users.
  
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• Look! About chest high! Is it a pallet? Is it a drone? No, it's a Palletrone

  24-09-2024 08:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  And it's here to carry your not-very-heavy stuff Researchers from South Korea suggest their Palletrone flying platform may someday be useful for light hauling scenarios.…
  
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• Japan Warns ‘Self-Amplifying mRNA Vaccines’ Will ‘Trigger Worldwide Disaster

  24-09-2024 05:53 via technocracy.news
  
  First, there were plain vanilla  mRNA “vaccines.” Now, geneticists have created “self-amplifying mRNAs, or replicons, that provide long-lasting humoral and cellular immune responses upon single, low-dose immunization.” This is a second-generation development that promises to take center stage in future pandemic preparedness. The paper, Rise of the RNA machines – self-amplification in mRNA vaccine design, is very clear. Japanese scientists are calling for a full
  
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• Tigers and crocs make mangrove preservation tough work

  24-09-2024 01:09 via bbc.com
  
  To help preserve mangrove forests researchers have to take on demanding field work.
  
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• More than 100 MILLION Americans' private information leaked in massive data breach at background check company

  24-09-2024 00:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MC2 Data left approximately 2.2 terabytes of data easily accessible on the open web without so much as password protection, said cybersecurity researchers
  
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• Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities

  24-09-2024 00:32 via bbc.com
  
  CEO Pavel Durov said the change should "discourage criminals" who have given Telegram a bad image.
  
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• I was a hospital cyber attack victim and nude photos of me in treatment were leaked on the dark web

  24-09-2024 00:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hackers stole nude photos of around 600 men and women being treated for cancer at a Pennsylvania hospital, the latest in a rapidly growing number of cyberattacks against healthcare systems.
  
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