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• T-Mobile suffers nationwide outage as thousands report they have no signal

  02-10-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Americans across the US reported drops in their T-Mobile cell service Wednesday, with as many as 3,767 complaints coming in at 3:30pm Eastern
  
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• First case of rare parasite-borne illness reported in the Northeast - as scientists warn more states could be next

  02-10-2024 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yale scientists have reported the first case of a rare parasite-borne illness in the Northeast, which causes fevers, headaches, rashes and muscle aches. It can be life-threatening if not treated early.
  
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• OpenAI value surges to $157bn in funding deal

  02-10-2024 23:07 via bbc.com
  
  The deal makes the ChatGPT-maker one of the most valuable start-ups in the world.
  
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• Bank of America suffers outage as tens of thousands of users report struggling to get cash from ATM or check online accounts

  02-10-2024 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of Bank of America users have reported outages in the last hour, affecting online and mobile banking and ATM services.
  
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• Electric car owners have HIGHER than average carbon footprints, study reveals

  02-10-2024 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Electric cars might be the ultimate status symbol for eco-minded celebs from Kim Kardashian to Robert Downey Jr. but experts now say electric vehicle drivers actually have a larger carbon footprint.
  
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• Climate change could trigger a surge in domestic violence: Sexual assaults and physical abuse against women increase following storms, floods, and landslides, study warns

  02-10-2024 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that, in the two years following a storm, landslide, or flood, there was a rise in physical abuse and sexual violence.
  
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• Earth will be blasted by a geo storm that could cause blackouts- here's what to brace for

  02-10-2024 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earth is bracing for an extreme geomagnetic storm this week after the sun blasted an X-class solar flare toward our planet. NASA predicts that the flare could impact Earth on Saturday.
  
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• The bedroom behavior that may reveal your partner is a sadistic NARCISSIST

  02-10-2024 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Canada revealed men with high libido are more likely to be a narcissist - a person with exaggerated sense of self - or a sadist - someone who gets pleasure from inflicting pain.
  
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• OpenAI As We Knew It Is Dead, Now It’s A Loose Cannon In The Hands Of A Megalomaniac Technocrat

  02-10-2024 17:51 via technocracy.news
  Sam Altman is a Technocrat who plays the long game. When he first got involved with OpenAI in 2015, he jockeyed to take the helm in 2019 but he was constrained by a board of directors. By 2023, the Board saw through him and ousted him. Then the real Sam Altman appeared as he “clawed his way back to power”, kicked the directors off the board and reconstituted another board subservient to him.
  By 2024, top executives saw through Altman’s Hitleresque schemes and fled the company,
  
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• Are aliens trying to contact Earth? Scientists reveal 'weird' origin of signal that traveled 8 billion years through space

  02-10-2024 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thanks to detailed new imagery from Hubble, researchers have now determined that the oldest and most distant 'fast radio burst' comes from a 'weird' cluster of galaxies
  
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• Bottlenose dolphins 'smile' at their friends while they play together, study reveals

  02-10-2024 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bottlenose dolphins actually 'smile' at each other while surfing, chasing and playfighting, according to a new study.
  
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• The most detailed map of the brain EVER seen: Stunning images reveal all 139,255 neurons - and the 50 million connections between them

  02-10-2024 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stunning images show the most detailed map of the brain ever produced, revealing each of the 50 million connections which allow for complex behaviour.
  
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• Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind

  02-10-2024 17:00 via bbc.com
  
  A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understanding our own brains.
  
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• Our moon went through dramatic physical change during the Covid pandemic - here's why

  02-10-2024 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  COVID-19 created chaos on Earth, but a new study suggests its impact extended far beyond our planet. The surface of the moon may have been indirectly impacted by years of lockdown.
  
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• Five-minute test that could reveal if you're secretly a psychopath - so how do you score?

  02-10-2024 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on the work of Professor Michael Levenson, an expert in psychology, the 27-point quiz covers your life goals and interact with others.
  
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• Facebook and Instagram users are fuming over controversial Meta AI move - here's how YOU can opt-out

  02-10-2024 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In emails and notifications being sent to UK users, Meta says it's using posts, comments, photos and even captions to help develop a human-like 'generative AI', akin to ChatGPT.
  
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• Why Whispering Angel and the 'Chicken Wine' are so popular - and it's nothing to do with how they taste

  02-10-2024 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Washington State University suggest that the appeal of these wines may come down to their labels, rather than their taste.
  
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• Rare 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse to appear in the skies for thousands of people: How and when to see the spectacular display

  02-10-2024 10:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An 'annular solar eclipse' - when the moon blocks most of the sun - takes place this afternoon, although when you'll get to see it depends on your location.
  
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