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• Frightening flaw found in iPhone app that's downloaded by default 'could be a national security threat'

  07-03-2025 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from George Mason University in Virginia uncovered a flaw in an iPhone app that they warned poses a risk to national security by letting hackers spy on certain devices.
  
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• Athena Moon lander officially FOADs – falls over and dies – in crater

  07-03-2025 23:10 via go.theregister.com
  
  Second time unlucky for Intuitive Machines, but hey, at least we got 250MB of data from it The Athena lander, which touched down on the Moon on Thursday and promptly fell over, has been declared dead by its operators.…
  
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• NASA insider JEFF NOSANOV blows the whistle on the space agency's plot to sabotage Elon Musk's rescue mission... at the cost of our stranded astronauts

  07-03-2025 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The truth is out there. Just don't expect to hear it from NASA. Nearly everyone on Earth seems desperate to know how the true condition of American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
  
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• Fears NASA's stranded astronauts could be left in space even longer after new twist in saga

  07-03-2025 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's stranded astronauts are less than two weeks away from returning home, but a new development in the saga has left people on Earth wondering if the mission is even safe.
  
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• 'A pig in lipstick': Trump's strategic Bitcoin reserve criticised

  07-03-2025 21:01 via bbc.com
  
  The reserve will hold cryptocurrency forfeited to the government in criminal or civil proceedings, said the White House.
  
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• Revealed: The 8 new emoji officially coming to your iPhone - including one face that EVERYONE will use

  07-03-2025 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The eight new emojis coming to your iPhone have been officially revealed, and one is already dividing Apple fans.
  
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• Axiom Space and Red Hat to take edge computing into orbit

  07-03-2025 20:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  To boldly go where HPE and Raspberry Pi have been for a while Axiom Space plans to send a shoebox-sized node running Red Hat Device Edge to the International Space Station (ISS).…
  
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• Grandmother gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail

  07-03-2025 18:15 via bbc.com
  
  Louise Littlejohn said she was shocked and then laughed when she received the error strewn voicemail transcription.
  
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• Mystery as churchgoers' foreheads are BURNED after receiving mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday

  07-03-2025 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A couple in Brazil were mysteriously burned on the forehead after receiving the mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday. However, there may be a scientific reason for the accident.
  
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• Toppled private spacecraft can't complete Moon mission

  07-03-2025 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  The mission was supposed to last 10 days but less then a day after landing, the craft is running out of power.
  
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• Plan to make phone use safer for teens watered down

  07-03-2025 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  The MP behind the bill says proposals have been altered in a bid to gain government support.
  
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• Transhumanism: Salvation Or The End Of Humans?

  07-03-2025 16:18 via technocracy.news
  
  A synthetically engineered virus containing targeted genes that can change the DNA of every cell in your body? Scientists can then control the genes from outside the body? Welcome to cellular reprogramming. Human trials could start by the end of 2025.
  Here is how external control works
  The mechanism that allows scientists to control genes from outside an organism, such as turning them on and off, typically involves advanced genetic engineering techniques, particularly those using optogenetics&nb
  
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• Scientists create the world's first 3D-printed PENIS - and it could help men beat erectile dysfunction

  07-03-2025 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from South China University of Technology have created the world's first 3D-printed penis implant.
  
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• Revealed: The world's most beautiful dog, according to science

  07-03-2025 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Golden Ratio of Beauty - an ancient Greek formula used to identify 'physical perfection' - has been used to assess some of the most popular dog breeds.
  
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• Is this why Britain is entering its first 'atheist age'? Scientists say people are BORED by spiritual practices

  07-03-2025 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time in history, the UK has entered an 'atheist age' - with more atheists than people who believe in god. Now, scientists think they know why people are turning their backs on religion.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starship spirals and explodes as debris plummets to earth causing ground stops on flights with chaos at multiple airports

  07-03-2025 09:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It marked a disappointing end to what appeared to be a successful launch, as the billionaire works toward his goal of sending humans to Mars.
  
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• Simple diet switch could dramatically cut risk of cancer death, major study finds

  07-03-2025 08:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eating too much butter could make you die earlier, a shocking new study has found - while eating vegetable oils increases your lifespan.
  
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• SpaceX's ‘Days Since Starship Exploded’ counter made it to 48. It's back to zero again now

  07-03-2025 07:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Energetic event' did for Flight 8 after a few minutes. Super Heavy Booster recovered again, so there’s that SpaceX’s latest attempt to fly its Starship has again ended in a rapid unscheduled disassembly.…
  
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• SpaceX's 'Days Since Starship Exploded' counter made it to 48. It's back to zero again now

  07-03-2025 07:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Energetic event' did for Flight 8 after a few minutes. Super Heavy Booster recovered again, so there's that SpaceX's latest attempt to fly its Starship has again ended in a rapid unscheduled disassembly.…
  
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• SpaceX rocket explodes, raining debris from sky for second time in a row

  07-03-2025 05:03 via bbc.com
  
  It grounded flights in Orlando, Miami and Palm Beach after debris concerns from Starship's failed launch.
  
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• Moonshot goes sideways as Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander seemingly falls over

  07-03-2025 04:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  Space is hard. Hopefully not so hard the three rovers on this spaceship are lost For the second time this week, a privately operated spacecraft has touched down on the Moon – but this one landed badly.…
  
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• Deep-sea mining tech advances but doubts remain

  07-03-2025 03:52 via bbc.com
  
  Despite opposition investors are still looking at deep-sea mining technology.
  
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• The war on gas stoves: Cooking is MORE toxic than walking down one of Britain's most polluted roads, study claims

  07-03-2025 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you're still using a gas stove in your kitchen, a new study suggests you should make the switch to a trendy alternative.
  
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