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• Nvidia targeted by China in new chip war probe

  09-12-2024 23:14 via bbc.com
  
  The investigation follows a US decision to further restrict sales to chip equipment makers in China.
  
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• Tomb of St Nicholas who inspired the story of 'Santa Claus' is found underneath a church in Turkey

  09-12-2024 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered a sarcophagus that holds the remains of St Nicholas, the Greek bishop who inspired Santa Claus. The limestone tomb was found hiding under a church.
  
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• Dogs living near Chernobyl nuclear disaster have mutated to develop new superpower

  09-12-2024 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is a radioactive wasteland. But somehow, stray dogs have managed to survive there for years, and now scientists have figured out why.
  
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• Mystery Disease X outbreak in Congo kills more children as health officials reveal risk level for America

  09-12-2024 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Local officials say the disease has now sickened 416 people - up 10 percent or 37 infections from the 376 cases reported last week.
  
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• Archaeologist searching for Cleopatra's long-lost tomb makes 'significant' discovery

  09-12-2024 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An archaeologist who has been searching for the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra VII for 20 years has made a 'significant' discovery at a site believe to be where the queen was buried.
  
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• Mysterious drones are 'changing time' on clocks in New Jersey as locals fear they're being targeted by UFOs

  09-12-2024 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A family in Morris County said they had decided to follow one of the UFOs from their vehicle, only to experience the odd effect on their car's clock as the craft 'hovered above them.'
  
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• Vatican to open five 'sacred portals' on Christmas Eve

  09-12-2024 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Vatican is set to open five sacred portals on Christmas Eve, marking the first time in 25 years. A total of five Holy Doors will be unlocked by the pope to uphold Biblical prophecy.
  
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• How NYPD is using AI, drones and DNA in manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassin

  09-12-2024 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer enters its sixth day, police are using cutting-edge technology to zero-in on his identity and whereabouts.
  
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• It's beginning to feel a lot like stress! Christmas food shopping is as stressful as taking an exam or having a job interview, study finds

  09-12-2024 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Ocado teamed up with Charles Spence, professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University, to monitor shoppers during the big Christmas grocery shop.
  
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• Mysterious outbreak with high fatality rate in the DRC could imperil tech supply chains

  09-12-2024 18:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  Is the industry ready to be tested if the unidentified deadly pathogen spreads beyond rural Kwango Province? A mystery disease with a fatality rate higher than COVID-19 has broken out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and while the global pandemic risk is currently considered to be low, some of the world's biggest tech giants may want to dust off those pandemic supply chain disruption plans. …
  
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• TikTok asks for emergency pause to looming US ban

  09-12-2024 17:41 via bbc.com
  
  The app says the Supreme Court - and incoming Trump administration - needs more time to consider the case.
  
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• Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip

  09-12-2024 17:00 via bbc.com
  
  It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.
  
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• Britain is successfully fighting off the Asian hornet, report reveals - despite the invasive species still wreaking havoc in France and Italy

  09-12-2024 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK has so far successfully fought off invasion by the Asian hornet - thanks to vigilant members of the public.
  
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• UN warns of an impending 'existential crisis' that destroys crops and leaves billions facing starvation - as report reveals three-quarters of Earth's land has become permanently drier in last three decades

  09-12-2024 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UN has warned that humanity faces an 'existential crisis' which threatens to leave billions facing starvation as arid areas now cover 40 per cent of the Earth's land.
  
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• Here's why you SHOULD tell your kids Santa Claus exists, according to a philosopher

  09-12-2024 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tom Whyman, lecturer in philosophy at the University of Liverpool, argues that 'kids need Santa'
  
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• Move aside, Met Office! Google's AI can accurately predict the weather forecast 15 DAYS in advance

  09-12-2024 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has unveiled an AI-powered weather forecast which could help spot extreme weather events before it is too late.
  
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• India launches two ESA sun-spotters that will fly in incredibly precise formation

  09-12-2024 06:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Proba-3's Occulter will blot out the sun to create eclipse-like effect Coronagraph can observe India’s space agency last week launched a pair of European Space Agency satellites that will hopefully demonstrate high-precision formation flight techniques that make it possible to create “virtual satellites”.…
  
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• Arch-Technocrat Jeff Bezos Ready To Jump On The Trump Train?

  09-12-2024 04:10 via technocracy.news
  
  Arch-Technocrat and mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos is ready to jump on the Trump bandwagon. He joins a flock of billionaire cronies like Elon Musk, Mark Andreessen, Vivek Ramaswamy, etc. Why are Technocrats attracted to Trump? Because Trump is openly identifying with Technocrats. It’s a two-way street, and the call has been made. In Bezos’s view, cutting regulation is helpful for his business interests. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Amazon founder Jeff Bezos expressed optimism about Pres
  
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• Last month was the second hottest November on RECORD: Global average temperatures hit 14.10°C - and scientists are 'effectively certain' that 2024 is going to be the warmest year ever

  09-12-2024 04:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last month was officially the second hottest November on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
  
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• Inside the world's first nuclear waste 'tomb' costing $4 BILLION

  09-12-2024 02:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A waste management organization has built tunnels will hold spent nuclear waste for 100,000 years to prevent radioactive material from seeping into the environment.
  
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