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2022-06-17 05:30:00 An international collaboration of researchers has successfully reconstructed the genome of an E.coli from the remains of an Italian noble mummified in the 16th century, a press release said.
Escherichia coli (E.coli) was originally thought to be a commensal - a microscopic organism that resides within the host body without offering any benefit but not causing any harm either. Over the years, scientists have found out that inside the human gut, E.coli helps us digest our food, protecting us from other infections while also assisting in the production of vitamin K and B12.

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2022-06-17 02:30:00 In August of 2021, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that the Earth's climate was breaking 125,000-year records for heating, with the global temperature swelling by roughly 1.98°F compared to the average from 1850 to 1900.
With heightened tensions amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it's tempting to accept a triage-like attitude to global crises, letting some slip into blind spots while society deals with what seems most pressing.

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2022-06-16 23:30:00 NASA is preparing to explore and analyze an asteroid that could be the ancient core of an early planet.
The Psyche spacecraft will launch later this year and perform a gravity assist around Mars in 2023 before reaching the asteroid 16 Psyche in 2026.
16 Psyche is a large, metal-rich asteroid that was once estimated to contain $700 quintillion worth of heavy metals, though newer readings suggest this may have been wildly overestimated. In any case, there's only one way to truly find out: analyze the asteroid on location.

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2022-06-16 21:00:00 Electric car maker Tesla has moved quickly on its announcement to reduce its total staff strength by 10 percent. Business Insider found multiple posts on LinkedIn where Tesla employees have confirmed that they have been laid off.
CEO Elon Musk has been warning about an impending recession for some time now and earlier this month had a "super bad feeling" that the time was near. To tide over the tough times, the company announced that it would pause all hiring and lay off 10 percent of its salaried staff.

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2022-06-16 18:37:45 Speaking at TechCrunch Sessions: 2022, Microsoft founder Bill Gates slammed cryptocurrencies and said that he was neither 'long or short' on them. Gates also took the opportunity to mock some non-fungible tokens at the event.
Gates' comments come at a time when the cryptocurrency market shrunk to a third of its peak value just towards the end of November last year. Companies engaged in cryptocurrency trades that were splurging millions of dollars in advertisement earlier this year have announced up to 20 percent staff layoffs fearing a 'crypto-winter' ahead.

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2022-06-15 03:30:32 Ventilation is likely at the top of many people's minds due to a surge of global heatwaves. It turns out that, aside from keeping people cool, good ventilation could save countries billions of dollars by boosting public health.
A new report claims that mandated ventilation improvements and other forms of disease prevention in public buildings could save the United Kingdom billions of pounds every year due to the societal knock-on effect of ill health, a piece by The Guardian reveals.

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2022-06-14 23:30:27 SpaceX's Starlink internet is living up to its billing as a service that will be available almost anywhere on Earth, including in the air and out at sea.
That's because the satellite internet service may soon be available for passengers aboard Royal Caribbean Group cruise ships, according to a blog post from the company.

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2022-06-14 21:29:55 Five states on the Eastern coast of Australia could plunge into darkness starting this afternoon, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has warned amidst power shortages in the country, News.com.au reported.
Post pandemic, energy prices have seen a sharp uptick. Last September, we reported how higher energy prices were threatening a collapse in the European cold and are now pinching consumers' pockets in Australia. The southern continent is now facing an unusually cold winter that has pushed up customer energy demands, which is driving prices even higher.

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2022-06-14 02:30:54 Warren Buffett's Berkeshire Hathaway Inc. wants to invest $3.9 billion to build a renewable energy farm in Iowa, the biggest in the U.S. so far. Big Tech companies in the region are, however, opposed to it, Bloomberg reported.
Big names in the technology industry such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta have been at the forefront of a push for renewable energy in the U.S. These companies often run their own power-hungry data centers, and over the years, these companies have worked to make them greener. In 2020, Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged that the company's energy will be sourced in a carbon-free manner by 2030.
Bloomberg also reported that in other parts of the country, the tech bigwigs had pushed utility companies to shift to cleaner sources of energy. So, why are they opposing Warren Buffett's plan?

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