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• Drone mystery deepens with Chinese man's troubling Google history after his arrest for 'flying over US base'

  12-12-2024 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California man has been arrested for allegedly flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base, as the FBI investigates mysterious drones in New Jersey.
  
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• Experts reveal what mystery drones over New Jersey REALLY are... and why Americans should be terrified

  12-12-2024 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mystery drone flights over New Jersey resemble a wave of covert operations targeting America's NATO allies across Europe, one intelligence analyst tells DailyMail.com.
  
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• Scientists reveal the type of TEETH that means you have a gene inherited from Neanderthals

  12-12-2024 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Your smile is likely one of the first things a person notices about you. Now, experts have found that the shape of our teeth may have been influenced by Neanderthals.
  
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• I'm a world-famous hacker... here's why you should never share iPhone chargers

  12-12-2024 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A world-renowned hacker has revealed why you should never use an iPhone charger that you didn't purchase yourself, as it could actually be a malicious device designed to steal your data.
  
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• Flurry of earthquakes hit two states as scientists fear a 'Big One' is coming

  12-12-2024 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A swarm of earthquakes hit the New Madrid fault line in the Midwest on Monday. This fault is long overdue for a major quake, but this swarm does not necessarily mean 'The Big One' is coming.
  
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• Humans may not have survived without Neanderthals

  12-12-2024 20:14 via bbc.com
  
  A new DNA analysis has shown that the arrival of modern humans from Africa was far from smooth.
  
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• New 'fantastical' sexual trend is rising across US as report reveals biggest turn-ons in 2024

  12-12-2024 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Compared to other countries, the US showed a special interest in 'latina' this year, which rose two spots to make it the second most searched term.
  
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• Archaeologists uncover 'exciting' inscription at Biblical Mount Zion

  12-12-2024 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A roughly 500-year-old shard of Chinese porcelain - believed to be remains from bowl dating to the Ming Dynasty - was unearthed atop Mount Zion, in Jerusalem
  
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• Rare dinosaur trio fetches £12.4m at auction

  12-12-2024 18:30 via bbc.com
  
  The skeletons - two Allosaurus and one Stegosaurus - date back approximately 150 million years.
  
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• Scientists discover major technological breakthrough happened 900,000 years ago

  12-12-2024 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have pinpointed a major leap forward in human evolution after discovering the earliest known European example of advanced stone tool techniques.
  
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• Pivot! Mathematicians reveal how Ross Geller COULD have got his sofa up the stairs in iconic Friends scene

  12-12-2024 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematicians have finally revealed how Ross from Friend's really could have pivoted his sofa up the staircase in that iconic scene.
  
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• What six hours of sleep a night will do to your body: Swollen eyes, thinning hair and chronic back pain

  12-12-2024 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hannah, a 45-year-old Brit from the future, has chronic back pain, thinning hair, sagging skin, swollen legs and red, baggy eyes.
  
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• Controversial chatbot's safety measures 'a sticking plaster'

  12-12-2024 15:08 via bbc.com
  
  Character.ai is facing legal action in the US over claims a bot on the site encouraged a teenager to kill his parents.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to Trump fund

  12-12-2024 13:43 via bbc.com
  
  It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.
  
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• NASA captures a black hole jet blasting a mysterious object - and scientists have no idea what it is

  12-12-2024 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's scientists have been baffled by the discovery of a mysterious object in the plasma plume of a distant supermassive black hole.
  
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• Scientists uncover the secret of the female ORGASM - and reveal the easy way women can achieve the 'Big O'

  12-12-2024 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's often seen as a taboo subject. But a new study is finally lifting the lid on the female orgasm - and exactly what it takes to achieve it.
  
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• Talk about striking gold! Amateur metal detectorist discovers a stunning medieval ring in Salisbury worth more than £10,000

  12-12-2024 11:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A novice metal detectorist is celebrating after discovering a stunning gold medieval ring worth more than £10,000.
  
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• iPhone users say Apple's iOS 18.2 update is RUINING their battery life - here's what to do if your device is affected

  12-12-2024 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  iOS 18.2 finally brings Apple Intelligence to iPhones in the UK - but some users have complained that it's draining their battery life.
  
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• Revealed: The 3 words on your CV that indicate you might be a NARCISSIST

  12-12-2024 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Mississippi have revealed the key words and phrases that indicate you might be a narcissist.
  
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• Groundbreaking research suggests organ transplant patients are inheriting donors' MEMORIES and personalities

  12-12-2024 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People receiving lifesaving heart transplants have reported strange changes in their emotions, tastes, and even memories, a recent study from researchers in Saudi Arabia suggests.
  
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• Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news

  12-12-2024 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  The long-awaited decision follows a standoff with Meta, and succeeds a world-first law from 2021.
  
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• Google Unveils AI Agent That Can Use Websites On Its Own

  12-12-2024 05:49 via technocracy.news
  
  Google has a “vision of a universal assistant,” but Mariner falls short. AI Agents are reputed to be the future of AI which autonomously “takes actions, adapts in real-time, and, solves multi-step problems based on context and objectives.” This is the technology that will destroy massive numbers of jobs in the future. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Today, chatbots can answer questions, write poems and generate images. In the future, they could also autonomously pe
  
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• YouTube reveals truth about claims Luigi Mangione posted video saying new details will come 'TODAY'

  12-12-2024 05:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube has revealed the truth about a cryptic video supposedly posted by Luigi Mangione. The one minute, 24 second clip said the suspect would release information on December 11.
  
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• China preps another rocket that Beijing hopes will become its workhorse

  12-12-2024 04:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Long March-8A improves payload by forty percent and comes just a month after Long March 12 debut China is readying an upgraded and more capable rocket for its first launch, to advance its ambition of creating large constellations of satellites.…
  
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• WhatsApp and Instagram restored after Meta outages

  12-12-2024 00:43 via bbc.com
  
  Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook on Wednesday evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.
  
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• Meta is back online: Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp all suffered major global outage

  12-12-2024 00:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meta suffered a worldwide outage plaguing Instagram, Facebook , WhatsApp, Threads and Messenger. Users from across the US reported problems with the apps and websites.
  
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