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• Firearms expert reveals dark secrets about Luigi Mangione's 3D-printed 'ghost gun'

  10-12-2024 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man charged with the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO was arrested with what officials described as a 3D-printed 'ghost gun' firearm and suppressor.
  
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• Scientists predict 60% chance of radio blackouts after sun unleashes solar flare toward Earth

  10-12-2024 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts predict a 60 percent chance of radio blackouts today after the sun unleashed an extremely powerful solar flare and sent it hurtling toward Earth on Sunday around 4:00 am ET.
  
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• Apple bets on Britain: Tim Cook reveals investment in the UK has grown to exceed £18 BILLION over the last five years

  10-12-2024 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has announced that its investment in the UK has grown to exceed a whopping £18 billion over the past five years. The company now supports a total of 550,000 jobs in Britain.
  
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• Tech Life: Cyber warfare

  10-12-2024 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cyber warfare, aerodynamic tech in athletics and the new Indiana Jones.
  
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• The 8 most toxic cities in America revealed as one region boasts the worst air quality

  10-12-2024 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Washington and George Washington University found that, over the past five years, the smokiest cities were on the West Coast.
  
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• Apparent UFO images leak from Pentagon's secret data retrieval program 'Immaculate Constellation'

  10-12-2024 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stunning, unusual images show ornately spiked 'cruciform' UFOs, boomerang-shaped flying wings, a floating 'hot' cube and several craft that looks straight out of sci-fi.
  
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• Urgent warning to iPhone users over bug that lets hackers steal data... here's how to protect yourself

  10-12-2024 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of iPhone users have been urged to update their devices as soon as possible to fix a bug that allows hackers to steal their data. The vulnerability grants access to photos, GPS location and more.
  
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• The ozone layer is HEALING! Hole over Antarctica is smaller and started later than expected this year, promising study reveals

  10-12-2024 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A promising new study suggests that Earth's ozone layer could be back on track to a full recovery after four years of worryingly large ozone holes.
  
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• Urgent warning over trendy wood burning stoves - as research reveals they produce more pollution than road traffic

  10-12-2024 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Birmingham found that wood burning activities contribute 'significantly' to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
  
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• Scientists reveal the secret to perfectly wrapped Christmas presents - and it's good news if you don't want to splash out on ribbons and bows

  10-12-2024 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In news that will be welcome to many, experts have discovered that most people prefer receiving gifts in simple packages.
  
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• Microsoft goes down across US as users report issues with Outlook and Teams

  10-12-2024 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is experiencing a nationwide outage plaguing its 3565 services like Outlook and Teams. Issues hit the platform early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Mysterious turtle sculpture is discovered in Holy Land cave after 35,000 years - and archaeologists believe people may have WORSHIPPED it

  10-12-2024 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A sculpture found at Manot Cave in Israel has distinctive grooves akin to the natural markings on a turtle's shell, report scientists.
  
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• Amazon and eBay to pay 'fair share' for e-waste recycling

  10-12-2024 14:14 via bbc.com
  
  Firms which produce e-cigarettes will also be asked to pay more towards UK recycling.
  
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• Top doctor develops 'scientific sandwich' said to instantly cure your hangover

  10-12-2024 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Zoe Williams, has devised the perfect sandwich to fix your hangover woes and instantly make you feel better. While it isn't the healthiest of breakfasts it is a hangover cure.
  
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• Revealed: Britain's most Googled terms of 2024 - including Luke Littler, 'How to get Oasis tickets', and 'When is The Traitors on'

  10-12-2024 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's Year in Search report highlights the top trending people, entertainment, moments, and most-asked questions in the UK throughout the year.
  
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• Hundreds of vials of DEADLY viruses have gone missing from a laboratory - and scientists warn they could be 'weaponised'

  10-12-2024 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  About 323 samples of Hendra virus, Lyssavirus and Hantavirus are still unaccounted for after going missing from Queensland's Public Health Virology Laboratory in August 2023.
  
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• Google's 'mind-boggling' quantum chip can perform 'impossible' tasks in five minutes that take the fastest supercomputers 10 SEPTILLION years to complete

  10-12-2024 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's new Willow chip brings us closer to quantum computers in labs, offices and even homes.
  
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• AI Mega-Data Centers Are Sending Global Electricity Demand Soaring

  10-12-2024 04:29 via technocracy.news
  
  Short of dot-com type of a bust, spending on AI data centers will continue to skyrocket, with attendant energy demand. Utility companies should be in panic mode to increase generating capacity, but they are not. The resulting squeeze will drive consumer prices through the roof and put exorbitant strain on the electric grid. But rest assured that AI companies will suffer no outages. ⁃ TN Editor
  The rapid growth of data centers to support AI is significantly increasing global electricity dem
  
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• Which? issues Christmas safety alert after finding dangerous and illegal children's toys on marketplaces including TikTok, Wish and AliExpress

  10-12-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Which? investigation found that it was 'frighteningly easy' to find dangerous and illegal toys on online marketplaces and urges parents to use caution this Christmas.
  
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• What is rage-baiting and why is it profitable?

  10-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  Called rage-baiting, making people angry with social media posts can be a business.
  
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• Neuraspace adds a second telescope to track objects in orbit

  10-12-2024 00:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Starlink satellites might annoy astronomers, but at least they're easy to spot Space debris tracking specialist Neuraspace added another optical telescope to extend satellite tracking over the Southern Hemisphere.…
  
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