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• ICYMI: A new breakthrough for #Parkinsons disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/par…

  25-11-2017 21:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: A new breakthrough for #Parkinsons disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/par…
  
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• Keep an eye on these #Singapore #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/sing…

  25-11-2017 19:25 via twitter.com
  Keep an eye on these #Singapore #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/sing…
  
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• ‘A common misconception is that we get the summer off. The summer is when the majority of research happens!’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…

  25-11-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  ‘A common misconception is that we get the summer off. The summer is when the majority of research happens!’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…
  
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• ‘Decide how #AI suits you best – don’t just get attracted to the shiny’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-ec…

  25-11-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  ‘Decide how #AI suits you best – don’t just get attracted to the shiny’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-ec…
  
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• Tomorrow is the final day to enter @NDRC_hq's Spring 2018 Investment Programme!

  25-11-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  Tomorrow is the final day to enter @NDRC_hq's Spring 2018 Investment Programme!
  
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• Will crowdfunding continue to disrupt the investment scene? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crow…

  25-11-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  Will crowdfunding continue to disrupt the investment scene? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crow…
  
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• “I felt like I had all these ideas that I couldn’t raise money for at a non-profit.” - Matt Flannery, CEO of @Kiva siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fin…

  25-11-2017 15:10 via twitter.com
  “I felt like I had all these ideas that I couldn’t raise money for at a non-profit.” - Matt Flannery, CEO of @Kiva siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fin…
  
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• #Startups to watch for #Fintech2018 include: @RevolutApp @TideBanking @TransferMate @TransferWise @wefoxHQ @younited siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fint…

  25-11-2017 14:25 via twitter.com
  #Startups to watch for #Fintech2018 include: @RevolutApp @TideBanking @TransferMate @TransferWise @wefoxHQ @younited siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fint…
  
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• Similar to humans, a small percentage of #bluewhales have shown themselves to be naturally ‘left-handed’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/blu…

  25-11-2017 14:00 via twitter.com
  Similar to humans, a small percentage of #bluewhales have shown themselves to be naturally ‘left-handed’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/blu…
  
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• Sophia the robot wants a baby and says family is 'really important'

  25-11-2017 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's first humanoid robot citizen, Sophia, has no emotions but says she wants a baby.
  
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• #Earth rumblings have mystified geologists and chemists up until now. #geology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mys…

  25-11-2017 13:30 via twitter.com
  #Earth rumblings have mystified geologists and chemists up until now. #geology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mys…
  
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• ‘I think it’s important we don’t reward ourselves on “money raised”, which there is a tendency for #startups to do’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/chas…

  25-11-2017 13:05 via twitter.com
  ‘I think it’s important we don’t reward ourselves on “money raised”, which there is a tendency for #startups to do’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/chas…
  
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• Avatars can help schizophrenia patients confront torment

  25-11-2017 13:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kings College London researchers and schizophrenia patients used computers to fine-tune the voices of these avatars, so the patients could come face-to-face with their tormentors.
  
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• Researchers find 'hundreds of bacteria' on a fly's legs

  25-11-2017 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Penn State University found that flies’ legs and wings are teeming with hundreds of different species of bacteria, often picked up after they have landed on carcasses or faeces.
  
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• Chatbots fighting the sex trade in Seattle

  25-11-2017 05:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Chatbot technology is being used to fight sex trafficking in Seattle in the hope it can counter the overwhelming problem.
  
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• Parents And Students Standing Up To Forced Gender Ideology In Schools

  25-11-2017 02:38 via technocracy.news
  The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include Gender Equality (#5), which it equates with human rights. In 2016, the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution clarifying Gender Equality: “Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity.” As these policies have charged into American schools, parents and students are fed up and pushing back. ⁃ TN Editor  
  Progressive activists are forcing public schools to te
  
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• Tencent: Inside the company's new AI lab

  25-11-2017 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  China's biggest social media company is developing new apps which use artificial intelligence.
  
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• Russia unveils SKYF heavy lift drones

  25-11-2017 01:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian designed drone can carry a 400-pound (181-kg) payload and fly for up to eight hours. It has applications in areas such as aerial pesticide application and food and medicine delivery.
  
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• Catching fly-tippers in the act

  25-11-2017 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  When fly-tipping occurs on private property, it can be very costly for landowners.
  
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• Predatory comments prompt YouTube ad suspension

  25-11-2017 01:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Mars, Lidl and Adidas are among companies to act after inappropriate content found next to their ads.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' fortune breaks through $100 billion mark

  25-11-2017 01:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeff Bezos broke the $100 billion mark for the first time on Friday - one month after he officially became the richest man in the world. Black Friday buzz caused Amazon stocks to shoot up.
  
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• Phone uses sonar to watch your mouth as you say passwords

  25-11-2017 01:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the State University of Florida in Tallahassee designed a system that can detect whether people are misusing recordings for 'replay attacks' in voice authentication systems.
  
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• Astronomers solve mystery of power source under Enceladus

  25-11-2017 00:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German researchers believe the moon may have a porous core that allows water from the overlying ocean to seep in, where the tidal friction exerted on the rocks heats it.
  
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