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• Trump's Dept of Transport hits brakes on Biden’s EV charger build-out

  07-02-2025 23:54 via go.theregister.com
  
  Funding freeze while Feds review priorities If you were hoping the Biden administration's $5 billion investment in building a cross-country network of EV chargers would soon have you road-tripping in an electric car without range anxiety, think again: The Trump-led US Dept of Transport has put the plan under review and halted new funding.…
  
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• Cancer breakthrough as scientists discover 'switch' that reverses disease

  07-02-2025 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an astounding breakthrough, scientists have discovered a molecular 'switch' that can revert cancer cells back into healthy cells. It could lead to far less debilitating treatment options.
  
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• Worst winter storm of the year threatens to smash 27 states with up to a foot of snow tomorrow

  07-02-2025 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A major winter storm is set to bring up to a foot of snow and significant icing to the Midwest and Northeast this weekend, bringing treacherous travel and outages. See if your state is in its path.
  
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• NASA solar mission data recovering after server room flood fiasco

  07-02-2025 20:15 via go.theregister.com
  
  Spacecraft weather solar storms, but ground processing laid low by water They can put a man on the Moon - but back on Earth, a busted water pipe managed to knock out NASA's solar mission data for months.…
  
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• AI, mRNA And Stargate: What You Need To Know

  07-02-2025 17:47 via technocracy.news
  
  When Oracle founder Larry Ellison took the podium to announce the Stargate project to construct another $500 billion in AI data centers around the country, his selling point was personalized mRNA “vaccines” designed by AI for all cancers. In addition, he said that AI can make predictions well in advance that you will get cancer. Wow: AI to the rescue. Get your personalized mRNA today, just in case.
  However, Larry Ellison has no medical experience, is a practicing Transhumanist, and i
  
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• WWII ghost ship sunk by the Nazis is discovered off coast of Brazil

  07-02-2025 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of a long-lost WWII warship have been identified after more than 80 years when it was attacked and sunk by Nazis in 1944. The ship was carrying 270 men and 100 were killed in battle.
  
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• UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data

  07-02-2025 16:27 via bbc.com
  
  The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.
  
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• Scientists discover microplastics in Antarctica's most remote regions - as they warn 'nowhere on Earth is truly untouched'

  07-02-2025 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study, led by researchers from the British Antarctic Survey.
  
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• iPhone SE release date is LEAKED online - and it suggests there's not long to wait to see Apple's next device

  07-02-2025 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's been less than six months since Apple released its last iPhone, but the tech giant is already gearing up to release its next one - the iPhone SE 4.
  
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• TikTok sued by parents of UK teens after alleged challenge deaths

  07-02-2025 14:12 via bbc.com
  
  The US-based Social Media Victims Law Center filed the wrongful death lawsuiton Thursday.
  
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• Scientists reveal what would happen if an astronaut ejaculated in space - and it suggests the '220-mile-high club' could be off the cards

  07-02-2025 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sex historian, Dr Esme Louise James, and AI expert, Dr Matt Agnew, have revealed what would happen if an astronaut ejaculated in space.
  
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• Does the perfect boiled egg really take 32 minutes? As scientists claim to crack the optimal cooking method, MailOnline puts it to the test - with surprising results

  07-02-2025 12:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Naples claim to have devised a method for a perfect boiled egg, with an 'exquisite' smooth orange yolk - but is it all it's cracked up to be?
  
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• NASA warns chances of 'city-destroying' asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have INCREASED yet again

  07-02-2025 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA warns that the odds of the 'city-destroying' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth have increased to a one in 43 chance.
  
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• Netflix quietly hikes its prices in the UK yet again - as furious users vow to CANCEL their subscriptions

  07-02-2025 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's one of the most popular streaming platforms in the UK. But if you use Netflix , there's bad news - as your monthly bill is about to increase yet again.
  
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• £22bn for 'unproven' green tech could raise bills, MPs warn

  07-02-2025 09:43 via bbc.com
  
  The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
  
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• Concern UK's AI ambitions could lead to water shortages

  07-02-2025 02:48 via bbc.com
  
  Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them - but it's not clear where it will come from.
  
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• Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty nuke reactors that don't exist yet

  07-02-2025 00:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear Months after Amazon joined a half-billion-dollar funding round for next-gen modular nuclear startup X-energy, the biz has announced a supplemental Series C-1 raise - despite its fission reactor design remaining unproven.…
  
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• Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty-bitty nuke reactors that don't exist yet

  07-02-2025 00:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear Months after Amazon joined a half-billion-dollar funding round for next-gen modular nuclear startup X-energy, the biz has announced a supplemental Series C-1 raise - despite its fission reactor design remaining unproven.…
  
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