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• Incredible moment asteroid crashes into Earth's atmosphere

  03-12-2024 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An asteroid streaked across the sky as it entered the Earth's atmosphere over Siberia. The sight dazzled viewers who watched it burst into flames before it fizzled out.
  
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• Amazon users say they canceled their Prime membership after video surfaces about pricing claims

  03-12-2024 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon users say they are canceling their Prime memberships after a video surfaced claiming to show pricing was cheaper without it. But a company spokesperson said the clip is false.
  
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• WhatsApp to cut support for three iPhones... check if your devices made the list

  03-12-2024 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp is giving certain iPhone users 'ample time to update their devices if possible or consider alternatives,' according to the expert who discovered the company's plans.
  
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• Amazon members cancel Prime membership after video surfaces about pricing claims

  03-12-2024 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon users are canceling their Prime memberships after discovering that shopping on the platform is cheaper without the $140 service.
  
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• FBI probes 'car-sized' drones spotted over Trump's New Jersey golf course

  03-12-2024 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FBI has launched an investigation into mysterious lights seen over over New Jersey at night for the last several weeks. Residents have said the sightings are 'unnerved.'
  
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• Spotify Wrapped 2024 is COMING... here's all you need to know about the release

  03-12-2024 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spotify Wrapped 2024 is on its way and users are getting excited about the new release. The playlist will reveal your top 100 most-listened-to songs.
  
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• Tech Life: How green is AI?

  03-12-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech Life meets leading AI scientist Sasha Luccioni, one of the BBC’s 100 Women 2024.
  
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• SOHO, the two-year mission that forgot to retire, finally faces sunset

  03-12-2024 21:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  Probe may not make it to 30 as funding runs out and replacement is launched ESA and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is approaching what could be its final year of operations as it hits the 29th anniversary of its launch.…
  
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• Stunning or rubbish? Jaguar's new concept car divides opinion

  03-12-2024 20:37 via bbc.com
  
  The carmaker's new look is praised as "exciting" but others say it should "go back to the drawing board".
  
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• CDC issues warning about children's splash pads as 10,000 infections and 150 hospitalizations are linked

  03-12-2024 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 children and adults have been sickened after using the recreational play areas, that spray water over visitOrs, over the 25 years to 2022, a CDC report found.
  
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• Now woke scientists say we should label bananas as 'sad' to slash food waste

  03-12-2024 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Giving bananas 'sad' labels helps us empathise with them, report scientists in Germany and at the University of Bath.
  
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• Scientists reveal alarming reasons you should never re-use water bottles or plastic containers

  03-12-2024 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have revealed why you should never re-use plastic bottles of water or to-go containers. The result could put you in harm's way by exposing you to dangerous toxins.
  
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• Barbarian warriors in Roman times used 'stimulants' in battle, scientists say - after finding small, spoon-shaped objects on their belts

  03-12-2024 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists say that barbarian warriors in Roman times carried drug spoons to dose out portions of powdered plants before battle.
  
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• Wolves in EU lose safeguards, allowing culls as numbers soar

  03-12-2024 17:34 via bbc.com
  
  The European Commission says numbers have soared and the animals are now causing damage to livestock.
  
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• Fitbit app goes down across US as users report server error issues

  03-12-2024 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fitbit's app was down across the US as users reported server error issues. Users said they couldn't log into their accounts or sync devices just as many are hitting the gym before work.
  
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• Meet the ancient 'big head' people: Scientists uncover a 'lost' human in Asia with an abnormally large skull that lived alongside homo sapiens 100,000 years ago

  03-12-2024 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered a lost human species which lived 300,000 years ago and would have had a bigger brain than modern humans.
  
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• People not AI will make games, PlayStation boss says

  03-12-2024 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  The gaming giant's joint CEOs reflect on its past and future as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
  
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• Connecticut police officer captures UFO the size of a 'Mini Cooper' hovering 30 feet above his patrol car

  03-12-2024 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'It wasn't a drone - I can guarantee you that,' the officer, Robert Klein, said of the encounter which matches the look of UFOs also spotted above one US Air Force base in 2023
  
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• iPhone users locked out of banking apps as iOS 18 update causes issues with key features... here's how to fix them

  03-12-2024 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iPhone users who had downloaded Apple's latest iOS software are outraged by 'convoluted' changes to key apps and 'annoying' glitches. The redesigned Photos app has users especially PO'd.
  
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• Warning about deceitful sex trend men are secretly practicing

  03-12-2024 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts are increasingly sounding the alarm about a disturbing trend that sees men remove a condom without a partner's consent during sex, in an act called stealthing.
  
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• Can YOU decipher these scrolls? Scientists are offering a £400,000 prize if you can read a manuscript that was charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

  03-12-2024 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They were turned to carbonized lumps by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Now scientists are offering £400,000 to the person who deciphers the charred Herculaneum Scrolls.
  
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• Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices

  03-12-2024 12:00 via bbc.com
  
  It is alleged the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server software, used in cloud computing.
  
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• The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn

  03-12-2024 11:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers predict that the first ice-free day in the Arctic could happen within three years, potentially leading to devastating extreme weather events across Europe.
  
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• Watch: How Jaguar's shifted gears with its concept car

  03-12-2024 11:29 via bbc.com
  
  The company has been at the centre of a media storm as a result of its radical revamp.
  
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• Revealed: The sexiest accents in the UK, according to singletons - so, is yours on the list?

  03-12-2024 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the Geordie twang to the Edinburgh lilt, the UK is home to some of the most distinctive accents in the world. Now, a report has revealed exactly which accents are the most popular among singletons.
  
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• Musk's record $56bn pay deal rejected for second time

  03-12-2024 09:56 via bbc.com
  
  The judge upheld her previous decision, saying board members who set the pay were too heavily influenced by Mr Musk.
  
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• UN “Climate” Deal OKs “Carbon Markets”

  03-12-2024 03:57 via technocracy.news
  “Commitments must quickly become cash.” Well, of course: cash talks, B.S. walks. No wait. it’s ‘B.S. talks and cash walks.” The South has been plundered for decades, and this is just another scam. They will get pennies on the dollar as kleptocrats along the way make the cash disappear into their own pockets. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.After two weeks of negotiations at the 29th annual United Nations “climate” summit, the UN and its member governme
  
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• 'Roll your eyes if you want, I'm a star': TikTok to hold first awards show

  03-12-2024 03:33 via bbc.com
  
  The UK's first TikTok Awards sees 72 creators, who have a combined follower count of over 101m, nominated.
  
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• Brain zapping allows partially paralysed patients to walk in revolution for wheelchair users

  03-12-2024 03:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deep brain stimulation has been found to improve walking and promote recovery in two people with a spinal cord injury.
  
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• Why is vintage audio equipment booming?

  03-12-2024 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  Music lovers are buying up old cassette, CD and record players and getting them fixed.
  
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