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• Apple accused of spreading 'fake news' about Luigi Mangione

  17-12-2024 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) has filed a complaint to Apple after the tech giant's AI generated a false headline stating Luigi Mangione shot himself. The BBC has complained to Apple.
  
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• Uncovered files reveal secret operation at center of drone invasion... and why White House can deny it

  17-12-2024 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The White House has repeatedly stated that drones over New Jersey are not US military or foreign adversaries, leaving experts to suspect the government is secretly involved.
  
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• Apple accused of using conflict minerals

  17-12-2024 23:18 via bbc.com
  
  The tech giant says it "strongly disputes" the claims and it is "deeply committed to responsible sourcing" of minerals.
  
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• Interactive map reveals mystery drone hotspots as FBI issues warning

  17-12-2024 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An interactive map has revealed hundreds of sightings of mysterious drones and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) throughout the Northeast. One witness shared his experience with DM.com.
  
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• More than a dozen mummies adorned with gold tongues and fingernails found in Egyptian tombs

  17-12-2024 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered 13 golden tongues and fingernails adorning mummies buried in 2,000-year-old tombs in Egypt. The findings offer a glimpse at the funerary practices of this time.
  
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• Tech Life: Does the robotaxi have a future?

  17-12-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays
  
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• Silent NASA lander gives boffins insight into Martian dust

  17-12-2024 19:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA to bid a final farewell to InSight Two years after NASA retired the InSight lander, scientists are continuing to use the vehicle to learn more about Mars.…
  
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• Nearly 75% of Brits have been added to a 'holiday WhatsApp group' with 219 messages needed to organise the trip - but a quarter mute the chats to 'get a break'. So do YOU find them annoying?

  17-12-2024 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fifteen per cent say the constant pre-trip pinging can get a bit much, but top of the list of holiday chat annoyances are 'ghosts' - those who read all the messages, yet never respond.
  
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• Urgent warning in three states after salt brand sold at Costco is recalled due to 'foreign material'

  17-12-2024 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Authorities noted that an 'ongoing food safety investigation' is now actively tracing where else this tainted salt may have further travelled along the food industry supply chain.
  
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• Christmas decorations harbour 5 TIMES as many germs as the average toilet seat, study reveals

  17-12-2024 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Initial Wahsroom Hygiene used swab tests to analyse the germs on 25 Christmas decorations in five homes.
  
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• Fossils of saber-toothed predator that gave rise to all mammals discovered

  17-12-2024 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists uncovered 280 million-year-old fossil remains of the oldest known animal with 'saber teeth.' This ancient animal is the member of an group known as the gorgonopsians.
  
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• Archaeologists discover a mysterious floor made of BONES in the red light district of a Dutch city

  17-12-2024 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The meticulously-arranged bones were found inside a building at Achterdam, a red light district in the Dutch city of Alkmaar.
  
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• Check your Google Maps NOW: Navigation app will permanently delete important data from your account - here's how to save it

  17-12-2024 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google Maps users need to act now to avoid losing almost a decade's worth of location data as the tech giant prepares to axe the popular 'Timeline' feature.
  
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• Ofcom apologises for 'ill-judged' porn joke job ad

  17-12-2024 14:14 via bbc.com
  
  Campaigners say the post, by a senior manager at the regulator, treats porn as a job perk.
  
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• Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges

  17-12-2024 14:00 via bbc.com
  
  A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
  
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• UK wind power hits a record high as it provides 70% of Britain's electricity, promising data reveals

  17-12-2024 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Energy System Operator (NESO) said 22,243 megawatts (MW) of wind was generated on Sunday, December 15.
  
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• One in FOUR properties in England will be at risk of flooding by 2050 thanks to climate change - with Londoners most affected, report warns

  17-12-2024 12:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency warns that eight million English homes and businesses will be at risk of flooding in the next 25 years as a result of the Earth's warming climate.
  
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• Trump meets TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

  17-12-2024 11:50 via bbc.com
  
  The social media giant is currently seeking to delay a law that would see it banned or sold in early 2025.
  
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• One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report

  17-12-2024 04:20 via bbc.com
  
  Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
  
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• Trump’s Treasury Pick Scott Besant Sees a “Global Economic Reordering”

  17-12-2024 03:31 via technocracy.news
  
  Rickards likes Besant for his economic policies. I am skeptical of another Technocrat billionaire who talks about “global economic reordering” and “Economic surgery” even as Arch-Technocrat Elon Musk talks about “reordering government.” Is the Great Reset just ahead and will it be at the hand Technocrats? Is Trump a stooge or a player? ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.President Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, has stated that he believes t
  
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• Scientists reveal the hidden health conditions of Disney princesses - with Cinderella suffering lung disease, Belle at risk of rabies, and Pocahontas' famous dive leaving her with fractures

  17-12-2024 02:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Twente analysed eight Disney princesses and found that, despite seeming to live 'happily ever after', all eight face serious real world health hazards.
  
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• Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog

  17-12-2024 01:44 via bbc.com
  
  The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.
  
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• Could AI help prevent diabetes-related sight loss?

  17-12-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Artificial intelligence has been trained to examine eye scans for a condition that can cause blindness.
  
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