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• Earth-like planet could exist in a nearby star system

  17-08-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New calculations from the University of Texas at Arlington suggest there could be a third world in the nearby Gliese 832 star system, with a mass between one and 15 times that of Earth.
  
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• US Air Force preparing mysterious X-37B space plane

  17-08-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The upcoming mission - known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 - is due to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
  
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• People of Pompeii were poisoned by their drinking water

  17-08-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the University of Southern Denmark found the ‘acutely toxic’ element antimony, which likely caused vomiting, diarrhea, liver and kidney damage, and cardiac arrest.
  
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• Amazon patents bizarre accordion chute for delivery drones

  17-08-2017 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Amazon patent describes an accordion-like tube that would extend from the drone to a drop-off point such as a porch and let the package slide through to a safe landing.
  
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• Women are attracted to men who eat a lot of vegetables

  17-08-2017 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia strengthened the link between scent and attraction and showed that a man's diet can make him smell more or less desirable to women.
  
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• #Cork company #Voxpro is joining the #Telus International team siliconrepublic.com/companies/telu…

  17-08-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  #Cork company #Voxpro is joining the #Telus International team siliconrepublic.com/companies/telu…
  
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• Using a foreign language takes emotion out of decisions

  17-08-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People communicating in a foreign language said they were more likely to push someone to their death if it meant being able to save the lives of five others, University of Chicago researchers found.
  
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• New #painkiller could eliminate the potential side effects of #opioid addiction siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…

  17-08-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  New #painkiller could eliminate the potential side effects of #opioid addiction siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…
  
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• Video shows soap dispenser only responding to white skin

  17-08-2017 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video that shows an automatic bathroom soap dispenser failing to detect the hand of a dark-skinned man has gone viral and raised questions about racism in technology.
  
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• #Squarespace has removed a group of white supremacist sites from its platform in the wake of #Charlottesville events siliconrepublic.com/companies/squa…

  17-08-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  #Squarespace has removed a group of white supremacist sites from its platform in the wake of #Charlottesville events siliconrepublic.com/companies/squa…
  
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• Scientists identify the brain mechanism behind ITCHING

  17-08-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Scienceslooked at the precise pathway from the spinal cord to the brain.
  
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• Researchers describe gene that makes tomatoes plump

  17-08-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Georgia investigated a gene called CSR that boosts fruit weight by increasing the size of the individual cells in the pericarp, the fleshy part of the tomato.
  
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• Instagram accounts show growing obsession with slime

  17-08-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Instagram, accounts such as slimequeens , have amassed more than a million followers. Their feeds are made up mostly of videos of hands and fingers manipulating various types of slime.
  
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• ‘This was my decision. This is not Cloudflare’s general policy’ #DDoS #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/companies/clou…

  17-08-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  ‘This was my decision. This is not Cloudflare’s general policy’ #DDoS #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/companies/clou…
  
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• More than 95 per cent of adult farmed fish are deformed

  17-08-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Melbourne have found that growing rapidly causes tiny crystals, called otoliths, to form in the inner ears of farmed salmon.
  
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• Greenland's ice flow likely to speed up

  17-08-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by a researcher at Swansea University has found that outlet glaciers slide over wet sediment, and this sediment will become weaker and more slippery as global temperatures rise.
  
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• TechWatch’s Emily McDaid sat down with Graham Little to discuss ... sitting down – @CIConnect #Invent2017 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/seat…

  17-08-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  TechWatch’s Emily McDaid sat down with Graham Little to discuss ... sitting down – @CIConnect #Invent2017 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/seat…
  
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• The latest earnings report from #Alibaba should make stockholders very, very happy siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…

  17-08-2017 19:10 via twitter.com
  The latest earnings report from #Alibaba should make stockholders very, very happy siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…
  
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• When it comes to the tech world, being a committer is a pretty big accolade. #opensource #Yahoo #HBase siliconrepublic.com/people/apache-…

  17-08-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  When it comes to the tech world, being a committer is a pretty big accolade. #opensource #Yahoo #HBase siliconrepublic.com/people/apache-…
  
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• At #inspirefest 2017, @Dr_Black shared her personal experiences to encourage us to disrupt our own lives siliconrepublic.com/people/sue-bla…

  17-08-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  At #inspirefest 2017, @Dr_Black shared her personal experiences to encourage us to disrupt our own lives siliconrepublic.com/people/sue-bla…
  
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• So ... how did the animals get here anyway? #biodiversity #zoology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mol…

  17-08-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  So ... how did the animals get here anyway? #biodiversity #zoology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mol…
  
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• We’re hiring: Junior Careers reporter siliconrepublic.com/jobs/publishin…

  17-08-2017 18:33 via twitter.com
  We’re hiring: Junior Careers reporter siliconrepublic.com/jobs/publishin…
  
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• Fiat teams up with BMW in race to build 'robotaxis'

  17-08-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fiat Chrysler will join an alliance led by BMW to develop self-driving cars, intensifying a race by carmakers and technology companies to develop 'robotaxis' which can be called up via smartphone.
  
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• The most inexcusable restaurant habits revealed

  17-08-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British diners have revealed the very worst restaurant habits of fellow customers. They say letting children run wild and paying the exact share of the bill is rude, according to a poll.
  
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• Cruel cyber criminals target stressed A-level students

  17-08-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These cyber criminals create higher education sites with phishing emails to trick students into clicking on infected links, according to a security analyst at Forcepoint based in Austin, Texas.
  
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• Incredible technique allows scientists to erase memories

  17-08-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California, Riverside developed the technique, which weakens connections between the nerve cells involved in forming certain memories (stock image).
  
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• Local Missouri Citizens Block Massive Midwest Wind Power Transmission Line

  17-08-2017 18:00 via technocracy.news
  It was local citizens in several Missouri counties who defeated Clean Line‘s plan to build a high-power transmission line through their state. The state was compelled to block the Clean Line application because the counties said ‘No.” ⁃ TN EditorMissouri utility regulators on Wednesday rejected a proposed high-voltage power line to carry wind power across the Midwest to eastern states, delivering a significant setback to developers of one of the nation’s longes
  
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• Walruses are turning up early in Alaska as sea ice shrinks

  17-08-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Pacific walruses came ashore to a barrier island on Alaska's northwest coast,in a phenomenon tied to climate warming and diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice.
  
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• Was there even any evidence for the UK's A-level exam reforms?

  17-08-2017 17:45
  
  By: Liat ClarkContinue reading...
  
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• LG electronics attacked by potential Wannacry ransomware

  17-08-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Korean security experts said the code used on LG Electronics' service centres matched the WannaCry code (stock image).
  
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• #MostRead today: In the near future, nano-sized micromotors swimming in your belly could be used to treat infection siliconrepublic.com/machines/micro…

  17-08-2017 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: In the near future, nano-sized micromotors swimming in your belly could be used to treat infection siliconrepublic.com/machines/micro…
  
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• Roaming downtime hits customers on Three in Europe

  17-08-2017 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers travelling in France, Portugal and Luxembourg were affected but the issue is now fixed.
  
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• #MostRead today: The CEO of Cloudflare has publicly condemned #TheDailyStormer siliconrepublic.com/companies/clou…

  17-08-2017 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: The CEO of Cloudflare has publicly condemned #TheDailyStormer siliconrepublic.com/companies/clou…
  
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• #MostRead today: A powerful new painkiller could help to prevent opioid addiction siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…

  17-08-2017 17:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: A powerful new painkiller could help to prevent opioid addiction siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…
  
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• #MostRead today: Telus International has acquired Voxpro siliconrepublic.com/companies/telu…

  17-08-2017 17:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Telus International has acquired Voxpro siliconrepublic.com/companies/telu…
  
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• #MostRead today: How did animals arrive on Earth? #zoology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mol…

  17-08-2017 17:21 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: How did animals arrive on Earth? #zoology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mol…
  
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• Self healing skin brings Terminator robots one step closer

  17-08-2017 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Vrije Universiteit Brussels have created a polymer that can be repaired after being heated and cooled which could allows robots to recover from any damage they sustain.
  
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• The US Air Force preparing mysterious X-37B space plane

  17-08-2017 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The upcoming mission - known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 - is due to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
  
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• #AndrewNg said he wants to build a ‘new AI-powered society’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-vi…

  17-08-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  #AndrewNg said he wants to build a ‘new AI-powered society’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-vi…
  
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• Private data exchange will outstrip growth of public internet by 2020 siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/pri…

  17-08-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  Private data exchange will outstrip growth of public internet by 2020 siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/pri…
  
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• 'Lion whisperer' catches and hugs lion in South Africa

  17-08-2017 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Richardson, a South African animal expert, rescued two lion cubs - named Meg and Amy - after they were abandoned by their mother at birth. Their special bond is still intact.
  
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• Motorola files patent for phone that can heal itself

  17-08-2017 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new patent filed by Illinois-based company Motorola, phones that heal themselves could be available in the future.
  
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• Very few girls took computing A-level

  17-08-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A-level computing is dominated by boys with only 9.8% of the total number taking the exam being girls.
  
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• Alibaba earnings reveal ‘blowout quarter’ for soaring e-commerce giant siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…

  17-08-2017 16:16 via twitter.com
  Alibaba earnings reveal ‘blowout quarter’ for soaring e-commerce giant siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…
  
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• Chinese media 'racist' video on India clash sparks anger

  17-08-2017 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  It features a Chinese actor in a turban and fake beard, mockingly assuming an Indian accent.
  
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• ‘If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens’ siliconrepublic.com/people/sue-bla…

  17-08-2017 16:09 via twitter.com
  ‘If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens’ siliconrepublic.com/people/sue-bla…
  
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• .@TELUSint expands its international footprint by acquiring @VoxproGroup siliconrepublic.com/companies/telu…

  17-08-2017 16:00 via twitter.com
  .@TELUSint expands its international footprint by acquiring @VoxproGroupsiliconrepublic.com/companies/telu…
  
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• Researchers record penguin calls at sea for the first time

  17-08-2017 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Korea Polar Research Institute, in Incheon, South Korea, recorded the behaviour of Gentoo penguins from King George Island in Antarctica using cameras mounted to their bodies.
  
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• The Defenders on Netflix review: a slow-burner with potential

  17-08-2017 15:07
  
  By: Matt KamenContinue reading...
  
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• Diluting whisky helps to release distinctive smoky taste

  17-08-2017 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The smokiness is due to the presence of a compound called guaiacol which is forced to the surface in the presence of water, found a study by Linnæus University in Sweden.
  
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