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Redefining Your Trading Experience With Automated Bots

Trading cryptocurrencies is a trend that is apparently here to stay thanks to low barriers to entry for cryptocurrency investment. This asset class has proved t... read more

Waymo announces construction of trucking hub in Dallas and Ryder partnership

Google’s autonomous vehicle company Waymo is to boost self-driving trucking operations in Texas, Arizona and California Waymo is constructing a trucking h... read more

NASA has found a break in a spiral arm of the Milky Way that stretches 3,000 light-years

NASA has found a ‘break’ in one of the spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy that could give new detail about the galaxy’s past. The discovery, ... read more

Twitter tests option to report tweets as ‘misleading’ in bid to combat spread of fake news

Twitter said on Tuesday it is introducing the option to report misleading tweets for some users in the US, Australia and South Korea.  It is the social platfor... read more

NASA releases new panoramic image of Mars to celebrate Curiosity rover’s 9th anniversary 

NASA releases new panoramic image of Mars to celebrate Curiosity rover’s 9th anniversary NASA marked the Curiosity rover’s ninth anniversary on Mars... read more

Space: Advanced alien civilizations could be harvesting energy from black holes

To fulfil their colossal energy requirements, advanced alien civilizations might build energy harvesting megastructures around black holes, a study has proposed... read more

VPNs used to stay anonymous online still vulnerable to hackers with fake data packets

Pandemic lockdowns led to an explosion in virtual private networks (VPNs), but a new report warns these ‘private tunnels’ are vulnerable to a parti... read more

Treaty signed in 1987 to protect the ozone layer ‘helped save Earth from 4.5°F global warming’

Scientists say a global environmental treaty that was signed more than 30 years ago helped save our planet from 4.5°F global warming. Without the Montreal Pro... read more

Google says Pixel 6 will not include a charger in the box after unveiling Pixel 5a on Tuesday

Google unveiled its latest smartphone, the Pixel 5a on Tuesday, but the next device, the Pixel 6, will not have a charging brick the tech giant said, following ... read more

Hundreds of items uncovered by archaeologists looking for evidence of an infamous Nazi war crime

Cremated remains, wedding rings and bullets have been uncovered by a team of archaeologists searching for evidence of a Nazi war crime in Poland’s ‘... read more

1,700 year-old coins that may be from ancient ship sailing the Mediterranean found in Israel

Coins dating back 1,700 years which could have been carried on ancient Mediterranean ship are found washed up on beach in Israel Coins believed to be 1,700 year... read more

Nature: Lonely flies start overeating and sleeping less after just one WEEK in social isolation

If you found yourself putting on weight and losing sleep in lockdown, you weren’t alone — fruit flies react in exactly the same way after just a week of... read more

OnlyFans launches a ‘suitable for work’ app called OFTV

OnlyFans has launched a new ‘suitable for work’ app that allows people to share nudity-free content about topics such as fitness, wellness and cooki... read more

China reveals plans to launch a fleet of mile-long solar panels into space

China plans to launch a fleet of mile-long solar panels into space by 2035 and beam the energy back to Earth in a bid to meet its 2060 carbon neutral target. ... read more

Cat-sized mammal that lived after the extinction of the dinosaurs is named after The Hobbit’s Beorn

Bizarre cat-sized mammal that roamed North America shortly after the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago is named after the shape-shifting monster ... read more

Couple’s chance of having a baby falls by a THIRD when the potential father is over 50, study finds 

The biological clock is ticking for mid-life men too! Couple’s chance of having a baby falls by a THIRD when the potential father is over 50, study finds ... read more

Which Certification in Cybersecurity is the Most Important?

Cybersecurity is a reputed and exciting career field. We have heard of innumerable threats, data breaches, and cyberattacks over the years, and though many coun... read more

Archaeologists uncover Iron Age wooden pagan idol in Irish bog

Archaeologists uncover Iron Age 8ft wooden statue of a pagan deity in an Irish bog near the prehistoric royal site of Rathcroghan An 8-foot tall wooden sculptur... read more

Scientists dispute claim melting ice caps will boost plankton levels, warn less nitrogen may kill it

Plankton was previously thought to be a beneficiary of climate change, as more light hitting the ocean’s surface could help the organisms boom and thus, m... read more

Einstein’s E=mc2 equation has been used to create matter from pure light for the first time

Albert Einstein’s most famous equation, E = mc2, used in the theory of general relativity, has been used to create matter from light, scientists have said... read more

Boston Dynamics’ two-legged robot takes on parkour

Leaping around an obstacle course and pulling off backflips, this eerily human-like robot is only too happy to show off its parkour skills. Named Atlas, the hum... read more

Partially mummified skeleton with white hair discovered in Pompeii

A partially mummified skeleton with white hair and part of an ear still intact has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The remains of wealthy ... read more

Health: You should ALWAYS wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, mathematical model reveals

Why you should ALWAYS wash your hands for at least 20 seconds: Mathematical model reveals how viruses and bacteria can remain lodged in crevices even with vigor... read more

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completes its 12th flight on Mars over rocky terrain named South Séítah

Flight one: April 19, 2021 with a vertical takeoff up to 9.8ft, stationary hover and a landing  Flight two: April 22, 2021 with a vertical takeoff up to 16ft,... read more