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• Hurricane watchers give surprising update about storm Nadine

  17-10-2024 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meteorologists have been tracking a storm system with potential to become the next named hurricane - Nadine - as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Another blow for Boeing as NASA halts all space missions using its spacecraft - after stranded astronaut scandal

  17-10-2024 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has halted crewed missions for Boeing's faulty Starliner spacecraft following the fiasco that left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.
  
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• Ex-FDA food expert reveals why Kellogg's Froot Loops is worst cereal in US- amid calls for cancer chemical ban

  17-10-2024 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-FDA food chief Dr Darin Detwiler told DailyMail.com that the colorful rings are 'heavily processed and contain high levels of added sugars, artificial dyes, and preservatives.'
  
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• Coastal flooding advisory across East Coast US as the supermoon event triggers high tides

  17-10-2024 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The biggest supermoon of the year has caused coastal flooding alerts in several states, as officials say some cities could be inundated with up to four feet of water.
  
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• Humpback whale named Sweet Girl squeals in agony after being brutally disfigured by a ferry

  17-10-2024 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Wildlife organizations are calling for an investigation to find the boat driver who mutilated a young humpback whale named Sweet Girl.
  
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• Facebook engineer admits site 'automatically demotes' anti-Kamala posts to 'help the Democrats'

  17-10-2024 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A senior software engineer for Meta was caught revealing the company's practices amid the 2024 election. Jeevan Gyawali made the claims while on a data with a woman he met on Bumble.
  
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• Simpsons fans say the show predicted severe Hurricane Milton in Florida

  17-10-2024 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simpsons fans say the show predicted the severe hurricanes that struck Florida in recent months. Both hurricanes Helene and Milton have caused devastation across the state.
  
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• Great Lakes' suffer major drought that could leave 20million Americans without water

  17-10-2024 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Great Lakes - which supply over 30 million Americans with drinking water - are suffering from a major drought. An unusually dry Septembercaused levels to plummet rapidly
  
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• U.S. AI Data Centers Will Soon Hit Size Limits

  17-10-2024 18:13 via technocracy.news
  
  It’s hard to conceive how large AI centers have become, each sucking ginormous power from the grid and covering acres of floor space. Google, for instance, is building out 750,000 square feet on 187 acres in Mesa, Arizona. There is a rush to build modular nuclear reactors for power and develop tech to integrate separate data centers.⁃ Patrick Wood, TN Editor.The data centers that make generative AI products like ChatGPT possible will soon reach size limits, according to Microsoft Azu
  
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• Seeing is be-leaf-ing! Man single-handedly plants 40,000 trees on derelict city-centre land and turns it into an urban forest that's home to 45 species of bird

  17-10-2024 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Helio da Silva spent 20 years planting trees along a rundown stretch of land in Sao Paulo. The urban park lowers the temperature of the concrete centre and improves air quality.
  
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• Alarm as forever chemicals that can cause birth defects and cancer found in UK bottled AND tap water

  17-10-2024 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British and Chinese experts have found PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals' and linked to health problems in tap and bottled water supplies in both their countries.
  
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• Now Cybertruck owners can LIVE with their vehicles: Luxury 'Cybertrailer' can sleep five - but it comes with an eyewatering price tag

  17-10-2024 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Living Vehicle, a tech firm based in Santa Barbara, has unveiled a luxury trailer for the Cybertruck.
  
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• Experts warn that mysterious Rebecca Syndrome is on the rise - so are YOU a victim?

  17-10-2024 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While all of us can get jealous, some people get obsessive and even just the thought of their partners ex can cause them to spiral. That's what people with 'Rebecca Syndrome' experience.
  
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• Urgent warning over intense solar storms strong enough to cripple the world's internet for WEEKS - as NASA confirms we've hit the explosive peak in the sun's 11-year cycle

  17-10-2024 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unfortunately, scientists have confirmed that solar maximum has officially arrived, and it could continue for the next 12 months.
  
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• Why you CANNOT miss the best supermoon of the year as Hunter Moon lights up skies today - here's where it will be visible and when you can see the specular display

  17-10-2024 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It might not be Halloween just yet, but stargazers are still in for an unmissable spooky treat this evening. Tonight, the spectacular Hunter's Moon will light up skies around the world.
  
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• The superbugs lurking in your city: Disinfectant-resistant microbes are breeding in offices, schools, and shopping centres, study warns

  17-10-2024 11:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China found that microbes are consuming chemicals in cleaning products to survive.
  
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• Rare transparent jellyfish washes up on a UK beach with its prey STILL trapped inside

  17-10-2024 11:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nikki Banfield, 43, took images of the 'Mauve Stinger' washed up at Porth Hellick, St Mary's on the Scilly Isles.
  
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• Oh, what a feeling: Toyota building robots that get better with practice

  17-10-2024 07:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Bots that learn to peel potatoes is a lot less scary than Black Mirror Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced on Wednesday they're partnering to combine the former's multi-jointed athletic humanoid, Atlas, with TRI's large behavior models (LBM).…
  
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• Social media faces big changes under new Ofcom rules

  17-10-2024 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  Ofcom warns social media companies could face fines if they don’t comply with the new Online Safety Bill
  
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• Sewage illegally dumped into Windermere repeatedly over 3 years, BBC finds

  17-10-2024 06:49 via bbc.com
  
  United Utilities failed to report 100 million litres of illegal discharges, analysis of its data shows.
  
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• China launches plan to lead the world in space exploration

  17-10-2024 05:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Long-term research program includes building Moon bases, finding habitable exoplanets, and probing 'space-time ripples' China yesterday revealed its space exploration plans between now and the year 2050, and one of the nation's goals is finding habitable planets beyond our solar system.…
  
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• US 'click to cancel' rule to ban subscription traps

  17-10-2024 05:34 via bbc.com
  
  New rule requires businesses to make subscribing and cancelling subscriptions equally simple.
  
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• De-extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger takes a major step forwards: Scientists reconstruct the genome of the extinct creature - and it could allow them to resurrect the lost species

  17-10-2024 05:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colossal Biosciences, a US-based startup, has taken a major step towards resurrecting the lost species.
  
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• How does WhatsApp make money? It's free - with some tricks

  17-10-2024 01:10 via bbc.com
  
  We all use messaging apps such as Whatsapp for free, but what's in it for them?
  
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