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Earth has just recorded its shortest day - and the effects could be 'devastating'

Earth recorded its shortest day on record on June 29, completing one rotation in 1.59 milliseconds in under 24 hours. Scientists aren’t sure what caused the slightly faster rotation, but speculate it could be related to climate change, tides, or even the Earth’s layers. The irregular rotation created the need for something known as a leap second, a second added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which keeps our clocks as close to solar time – the movement of the sun – as possible. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> So far, Earth’s rotation has mostly slowed over time, so only positive leap seconds were added to the atomic clock to compensate, but it was only recently revealed that on June 29, Earth’s rotation was recorded to be spinning faster than usual. “If Earth’s fast rotation continues, it could lead to the introduction of the first negative leap second,” a story published on the timeanddate website warns. A negative leap second is a second t

Mom is confused by strange object found in rental property

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Mom is baffled by a strange object found on her rental property – so do YOU ​​know what it is? A woman seeks advice online after finding a strange object on her rental property Ruth shared a picture of two house-shaped objects stuck to the wall At first, many thought the product was a broom, mop, or dog tin holder But others say the unusual item is a keychain missing some parts By Carina Static For Australian Daily Mail Published: 01:53 EDT, 31 July 2022 | Updated: 03:52 EDT, 31 July 2022 A woman was left scratching her head after finding two house-shaped objects stuck to the wall in her new rent. Seeking advice Ruth shared a series of pictures to a popular Australian Facebook group – but others were just as confused. ‘I just moved into a new house. The previous owners were VERY organized (much more so than me!) They had a place and systems and corners for everything,’ he wrote. ‘We can’t figure out what some of the t

'Meta has a problem': Facebook parent company posts financial loss for the first time

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Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, has posted its first-ever revenue decline, dragged down by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters, and increased competition from rival TikTok. Key points: Global instability, slowdown in the ad market, and competition from TikTok contributed to the losses Meta has drawn high profile criticism over platforms like Instagram as users turn to video Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, driver of Meta’s advertising business, is leaving the company Meta shares fell just slightly after the results, indicating Wall Street was mostly expecting a weak earnings report. The company’s total revenue, which consists almost entirely of advertising sales, fell 1 percent to $US28.82 billion ($41.1 billion) in the June quarter, nearly half a billion from a year ago. The results follow broader declines in rival digital advertising markets such as Snap and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, which reported their slowest quarterly growth in two years.

Little Rompers baby shop: Embarrassing response for new moms

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A new mother is horrified while shopping online after a store employee texts her rudely. Paige Gavenlock contacted baby shop Little Rompers on Facebook about buying a stroller on Sunday, when an employee called her ‘dumb c***’, a screenshot revealed. Darwin’s mother asked: ‘Hey guys, do you have any carbon stocks in Uppababy vistav2?’ The employee replied, saying: ‘Unfortunately, the V2 is sold by the basket, and the colors you mention are exclusive to Baby Bunting. You stupid.’ Gavenlock told Daily Mail Australia he was ‘deeply shocked’ and when he saw the message he assumed it was from a fake Facebook account for the shop. “Then when it became clear that it was actually a message from the staff working at the shop, I was completely embarrassed, still in shock and utterly disgusted,” the young mother said. When he complained to the shop, he was told the female employee was ‘a bit of a rough diamond’, and he typed the message without intending to send it, ‘as a joke’. Little Rom