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Rachelle Abbott

Tech & Science Daily: The killer whale duo’s Great White shark killing spree

(Picture: Dave Ellifrit)

Researchers believe a pair of killer whales off the coast of South Africa have been on a Great White Shark killing spree.

They said the duo, named Port and Starboard, have been murdering sharks and eating their organs, slaughtering at least eight great whites since 2017.

Experts believe the whales behaviour is behind a drop in great white shark sightings in the area over the last five years.

The man behind L’Oreal’s Research and Innovation tech team said they’re planning to bring some form of beauty offering to the Metaverse.

Guive Balooch told the Evening Standard he thinks there will be a real appetite for beauty in the virtual world.

Tesla has opened its 800th Supercharger site in Europe.

It now has locations in 30 countries, with almost 9000 Superchargers in total.

The woman photographed in the iconic picture of the ‘napalm girl’ from the Vietnam War has had her final skin treatment, 50 years after suffering intense burns from American bombing.

Now at the age of 59 Ms Phan Thi has received laser therapy for the last time after suffering pain for decades.

Plus the UK’s first mass-produced hydrogen truck unveiled, work begins on ‘Mammoth’ carbon capture plane in Iceland, shrimps and worms found to be among the first to recover from huge mass extinction, Xiaomi and Sony team up on 1-inch camera sensor for smartphone, and Atari’s releasing a games bundle for its 50th anniversary.

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