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• Mesmerizing moment the sun swallows 'Halloween Comet'

  29-10-2024 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has captured the deadly path of the 'Great Halloween Comet' that was first identified in September when it was moving closer toward Earth.
  
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• Zapping the brain with ultrasound might be key to curing addiction

  29-10-2024 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers believe a new wavelength technology can curb addiction in people who have battled with opioid and alcohol abuse for years. Drug overdoses cause 100,000 deaths every year.
  
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• Exactly how NASA could evacuate ISS amid fears about leaks and cracks on the space station

  29-10-2024 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA officials are monitoring 50 'areas of concern' in a Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) that pose a top-level risk to astronaut safety.
  
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• Elon Musk reveals why he REALLY wants Donald Trump to win the White House - and it's out of this world

  29-10-2024 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has revealed why he really wants Donald Trump to win the presidential election , and it has nothing to do with border politics or tax-breaks for billionaires.
  
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• Tech Life: The fall of a global chip maker

  29-10-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Intel was once unrivalled as the world's chip maker. Now it's fallen behind its rivals.
  
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• World's most remote job: Five 'everyday' Brits to staff Earth's southernmost post office and museum (with duties for one to include telling the outside world they're still ALIVE)

  29-10-2024 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The five 'everyday' people will occupy the football-pitch-sized Goudier Island. Their tasks will include doing conservation work for the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.
  
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• Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy

  29-10-2024 19:54 via bbc.com
  
  The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.
  
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• Instagram direct messaging down worldwide as users report similar issues with Facebook

  29-10-2024 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram and Facebook are down worldwide as users unable to send direct messages or post content. Users also cited problems with Messenger. The issues began around 7am ET.
  
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• Intelligent men are less likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction, study finds

  29-10-2024 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In good news for nerds, scientists now say that intelligent men have better romantic relationships and even have a lower chance of suffering from erectile dysfunction.
  
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• Shocking photos show how NASA's decaying ISS has been leaking and cracking for years amid evacuation fears

  29-10-2024 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's decaying ISS has been leaking and cracking for nearly a decade while astronauts are currently facing the possibility of an urgent evacuation from 50 areas of concern related to a leak.
  
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• Sound familiar? Company attempting to bring back the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger from extinction release video with cartoon mascot

  29-10-2024 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colossal Foundation in early October said it had reconstructed the thylacine genome to 99.9 per cent accuracy - a claimed world-first for an extinct species.
  
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• London vs New York: Study reveals exactly how much SLEEP the average person gets in each city - so, are you snoozing more or less than your neighbours?

  29-10-2024 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York is widely known as the 'City That Never Sleeps'. Now, a study has confirmed that the Big Apple really does live up to this reputation.
  
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• End of the road for electric cars: Shocking chart reveals how EV sales have SLUMPED around the world - with Volkswagen the latest carmarker forced to close its factories as a result

  29-10-2024 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline's graph reveals that global EV sales have slumped in recent months for three top manufacturers, as the public struggles to fall in love with the technology.
  
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• What's YOUR paw-renting style? How you treat your pet says a lot about your own upbringing, experts say

  29-10-2024 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of dog owners in the UK and US has found that the parenting styles individuals experienced in childhood are linked to how they treat their pooches as adults.
  
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• Instagram and Facebook go down worldwide as users report issues with the apps

  29-10-2024 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram and Facebook are down worldwide as users unable to send direct messages or post content. Users also cited problems with Messenger. The issues began around 7am ET.
  
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• Bizarre orange 'alien egg sacs' are discovered in river - baffling local ecologists

  29-10-2024 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pictures show the enormous orange blob after it was extracted from the water by volunteers in Utrecht earlier this month. 'This was hanging on the bottom of a floating island', the group said.
  
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• Instagram lowering quality of less viewed videos 'alarming' creators

  29-10-2024 12:57 via bbc.com
  
  The revelation has sparked concern among some creators it may impact their reach on the platform.
  
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• Lasers reveal 3,000-year-old secret Mayan city with more than 6,500 structures

  29-10-2024 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have uncovered 6,500 structures at an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using three-dimensional technology.
  
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• TikTok founder becomes China's richest man

  29-10-2024 11:53 via bbc.com
  
  Zhang Yiming's fortune has leapt to almost $50bn, according to a newly published rich list.
  
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• iPhone users say Apple's iOS 18.1 update is RUINING their battery life - here's what to do if your device is affected

  29-10-2024 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several early iOS 18.1 users have taken to X (Twitter) to complain that the 'disappointing' update is draining their battery life.
  
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• Weird 'alien like' object washes up on Australian beach - so what exactly is it?

  29-10-2024 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dog-walker's find has left locals bewilderedas three-metre long mass of 'vermicelli'-like stalks was found washed ashore on a serene South Australian beach.
  
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• The three key forms of INFIDELITY, according to science - so, would you consider them cheating?

  29-10-2024 10:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an analysis of more than 300 studies, researchers from Stony Brook University found three distinct forms of infidelity - most of which don't involve any sexual activity at all.
  
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• Apple's AI features roll out on iPhones - but not for all

  29-10-2024 10:29 via bbc.com
  
  The new features include notification summaries and tools to assist users in writing messages.
  
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• NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine

  29-10-2024 06:29 via go.theregister.com
  
  The Mons Mouton Plateau looks nice this time of year. Or maybe you prefer Slater Plain? NASA has released an updated list of nine potential landing spots near the lunar south pole for Artemis III – the mission that will hopefully see the first humans set foot on the Moon in over 50 years.…
  
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• Neom: Is World’s Biggest Smart City Worth 100,000 Lives (So Far)?

  29-10-2024 05:23 via technocracy.news
  For all the hype, Saudi Arabia is on verge of the most colossal building project flop in history. They have already scaled the project from 100 miles down to 1.5 miles. They are building the city with contract workers imported from from African nations, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India and who are routinely abused. Over eight years, 21,000 workers have died. ⁃ Patrick Wood, TN Editor.
  A brave female reporter has gone undercover to reveal the dangerous and deadly working conditions in
  
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• Common heart condition which plagues small dogs can be picked up by AI, scientists say

  29-10-2024 02:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mitral valve disease regularly affects breeds such as King Charles spaniels, miniature poodles, Pomeranians and chihuahuas.
  
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• Tardigrade genes may hold secret to radiation treatments for humans

  29-10-2024 02:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Microscopic 'water bears' can survive blasts that would kill humans Drugs that prevent or reverse the effects of ionizing radiation have long been a sci-fi pipedream, but the gene sequencing of a newly discovered species of tardigrade could change all that.…
  
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• PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

  29-10-2024 01:39 via bbc.com
  
  The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.
  
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