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• Former Disney star bets big on space by investing in neglected piece of the industry

  28-10-2024 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former Disney star who fell in love with space is placing a big bet on a neglected part of the industry. She has started her own company to build a data highway between Earth and space.
  
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• Hurricane trackers warn up to three storms will form in the Atlantic that could hit the US

  28-10-2024 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hurricane season is coming to a close, but experts warned that up to three more storms could form in the Atlantic within the next week.
  
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• Being a man's man shortens men's lifespans, study finds

  28-10-2024 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study revealed men's masculinity could cause them to have a shorter lifespan. Men feel the need to appear self-reliant and mask their vulnerabilities, meaning health issues go unnoticed
  
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• New Yorkers urged not to eat venison as brain wasting disease is found in deer for first time in 20 years

  28-10-2024 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York state has confirmed its first case of 'zombie deer disease,' also called chronic wasting disease, in nearly 20 years, officials announced. The threat to the public is 'low,' they said.
  
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• Location of 'Noah's Ark' is revealed as scientists decipher world's oldest map on 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet

  28-10-2024 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's oldest map guides travelers to 'Noah's Ark' that is believed to be on a mountain in Turkey. The 3,000-year-old clay tablet was etched with a writing system that used wedge-shaped symbols.
  
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• Nevada ghost town to spearhead America's new 'gold' rush as huge $3.4bn lithium mine gets greenlight

  28-10-2024 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A lithium mine is set to open in Nevada in 2025 could power 370,000 electric vehicles a year. The Biden Administration approved the mine amid ongoing efforts to transition to clean energy.
  
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• Apple surprises fans with a brand NEW £1,299 product - and there's not long to wait before you can get your hands on it

  28-10-2024 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With its 'strikingly thin design', Apple calls the product the 'best in the world' in its category - and it's been built for AI.
  
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• Dog trained in the UK tracks a poacher 2.8 MILES straight to his front door after he killed a warthog in Zimbabwe

  28-10-2024 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shinga was trained by 'Dogs 4 Wildlife' in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, before being sent to The Imire Rhino and Wildlife Conservancy.
  
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• iPhone users urged to download iOS 18.1 TODAY or risk being hacked - here's how to get latest software

  28-10-2024 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's iOS 18.1 update launched today, and some iPhone users will get their first taste of the new Apple Intelligence features. That includes AI writing tools, notification summaries and a major Siri makeover.
  
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• Scientists reveal the embarrassing setbacks of sex on MARS - as they warn Elon Musk's plan to colonise the Red Planet is doomed to fail

  28-10-2024 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly Weinersmith, a bioscientist and author in Charlottesville, Virginia, says people who want to populate Mars 'don't understand how reproduction works'.
  
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• Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction

  28-10-2024 16:02 via bbc.com
  
  Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.
  
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• The hedgehog is heading for EXTINCTION: Numbers have fallen by 33% in Europe - with the species now listed as 'near threatened'

  28-10-2024 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Numbers of the creatures, immortalised as the character Mrs Tiggywinkle, are plummeting - with causes of their decline including 'human pressure' and loss of habitat, according to experts.
  
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• Forget white noise - now you can fall asleep to the sound of FRIED CHICKEN! Sleep app launches 'Kentucky Fried Chicken Rain' track - so, would you try it?

  28-10-2024 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's something that many of us use every night to help us fall asleep. But your white noise could soon be replaced with another unusual sound - frying chicken.
  
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• 'Entrance to the underworld' is discovered in Mexico: Archaeologists uncover the 'back door of hell' in tunnels under an ancient church

  28-10-2024 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tunnels that the ancient Zapotec civilisation believed to be the 'entrance to the underworld' have been found penetrating deep into the earth beneath a centuries-old church.
  
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• How Poland's mysterious 'vampire' spent her final moments: Wealthy 18-year-old dubbed 'Zosia' was pinned to the ground with a sickle across her throat and a padlock on her toe to 'prevent her returning from the dead'

  28-10-2024 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'vampire', christened Zosia by archeologists, was 18-years old at her time of death, about 350 years ago in the mid-17th century.
  
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• Astronauts on the ISS are braced for an urgent evacuation - as NASA uncovers 50 'areas of concern' including leaks and cracks on the 25-year-old space station

  28-10-2024 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA 's astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been told to prepare for an urgent evacuation amid growing safety concerns.
  
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• World way off target in tackling climate change - UN

  28-10-2024 10:00 via bbc.com
  
  The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever
  
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• I spent 30 days in a coma fighting for my life  - and what happened next changed everything

  28-10-2024 08:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Illinois woman spent 30 days in a medically induced coma fighting for her life after have a deadly reaction to medication. But when she woke up, her life would never be the same.
  
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• China's first space tourism venture sells inital pair of tickets

  28-10-2024 06:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Just two of 'em, at a discount befitting the early stage of development for the kit involved China's first space tourism venture took a small step toward commercial reality last week, when it sold the first tickets on its rocket to space.…
  
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• China's first space tourism venture sells first pair of tickets

  28-10-2024 06:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Just two of 'em, at a discount befitting the early stage of development for the kit involved China's first space tourism venture took a small step toward commercial reality last week, when it sold the first tickets on its rocket to space.…
  
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• When AI Takes Control Of Your Computer

  28-10-2024 04:55 via technocracy.news
  All major AI developers are racing to create “agents” that will perform tasks on your computer: Apple, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. AI Agents will read your computer screen, browse the Internet, and perform tasks on your computer. Hidden agents will be harvesting your personal data, analyzing your hard drives for contraband, and ratting you out to the police. It’s a brave new world, after all. ⁃ Patrick Wood, TN Editor.Google is reportedly gearing up to intr
  
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