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• Trump budget cuts US cash for International Space Station

  12-02-2018 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Trump's proposed budget includes funds to transition the space station from public to private.
  
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• TheraBracelet could boost weak hands after a stroke

  12-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While physiotherapy and hand exercises can help, researchers say the new device, TheraBracelet, could help speed up recovery for stroke patients.
  
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• Climate Politics, Commissions Of Inquiry, And Conspiracy Theories

  12-02-2018 22:02 via technocracy.news
  Everyone is calling for another Commission of Inquiry (CI) or Special Prosecutor to investigate FBI and DOJ involvement in the election of Donald Trump. I used to think a CI, or any government commission, was a wonderful vehicle for taking the politics and most of the emotion out of an issue. I believed, like most, that finally, the public will get an independent examination and complete exposure of all the issues and facts necessary for a reasoned decision. That was the illusion behind the form
  
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• Cities 2030: Implementing the New Urban Agenda

  12-02-2018 21:43 via technocracy.news
  The United Nations promotes Technocracy through its programs of Sustainable Development, New Urban Agenda and Agenda 2030. It has also sworn to overthrow capitalism and Free Enterprise altogether, and a key part of their strategy is to transform cities throughout the world. ⁃ TN EditorIn October 2016, the New Urban Agenda was unanimously adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), serving as a new vision for our cities and
  
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• Antarctic iceberg expedition set to reveal hidden realm

  12-02-2018 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Footage shows the iceberg scientists hope will reveal an Antarctic realm hidden for thousands of years.
  
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• Sea levels set to rise double previous estimates

  12-02-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An team of US researchers, including the University of Colorado, analysed satellite altimeter measurements since 1992, including data taken from the current Jason-3 satellite mission.
  
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• Are smartphones the new candy? #smartphones #internetsafety siliconrepublic.com/life/digital-s…

  12-02-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Are smartphones the new candy? #smartphones #internetsafety siliconrepublic.com/life/digital-s…
  
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• Anti-Google Protesters Crash San Jose Mayor’s State-Of-The-City Address

  12-02-2018 21:00 via technocracy.news
  Money flowing into and out of Google and other Big Tech firms in Silicon Valley have driven the cost of housing beyond the means of long-time residents, and citizens believe Google is at the fountainhead of it all. ⁃ TN EditorIn San Jose protesters disrupted the mayor’s State of the City Address, chanting, “Say it loud, say it clear, Google is not welcome here.”
  It’s a tactic not seen very often.
  They were fired up and the protests were loud and disruptive by d
  
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• #ICYMI: Flint Studios has announced some jobs for Belfast! #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/flint-stu…

  12-02-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Flint Studios has announced some jobs for Belfast!#jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/flint-stu…
  
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• Want to know how to sell your #skills in the #gigeconomy? siliconrepublic.com/advice/market-…

  12-02-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Want to know how to sell your #skills in the #gigeconomy? siliconrepublic.com/advice/market-…
  
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• Amazon paid $90 million in deal for energy-efficient chips

  12-02-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is exploring chips exclusive to Blink that could lower production costs and lengthen battery life, starting with Amazon's Cloud Cam and potentially extending to itsEcho speakers.
  
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• Watch out for 'zombie bots' this Valentine's Day

  12-02-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expanding botnet campaign is targeting singles in the lead up to Valentine's Day. IBM's cyber threat department, X-Force, has revealed the botnet has sent out millions of spam emails.
  
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• 'Olympic Destroyer' malware may be behind cyber-attack

  12-02-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group said the attack wasn't carried out to steal information; instead, it was designed to disrupt the games, take down systems and wipe data.
  
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• Sibling bullying linked to schizophrenia

  12-02-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Warwick University study suggests children picked on by their brothers and sisters end up traumatised as adults. The findings are based on analysis of almost 3,600 British children.
  
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• ‘Young researchers must be empowered’ - @shanedbergin #research siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  12-02-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  ‘Young researchers must be empowered’ - @shanedbergin #research siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• Sex manual from 1720 advises men to eat bids for fertility

  12-02-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aristotle's Masterpiece was dubbed the dirtiest book of the time when published in 1684. The book is expected to fetch £120 ($165) at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire in March.
  
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• Global warming could reduce amount of lightning strikes

  12-02-2018 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Edinburgh, Leeds and Lancaster universities used a new approach to studying storms that took into account the movement of tiny ice particles that form and move within clouds.
  
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• From the #WinterOlympics2018 to US newspaper databases being held to ransom, it’s your weekly #cybersecurity digest… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  From the #WinterOlympics2018 to US newspaper databases being held to ransom, it’s your weekly #cybersecurity digest… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Startup Workshop with the Bupa Customer Lab

  12-02-2018 18:39
  
  Join us at the Startup Workshop with the Bupa Customer Lab, as part of WIRED Health 2018, on March 14 at the Francis Crick Institute.
  
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• Longyearbyen, where dying is illegal

  12-02-2018 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Longyearbyen, a coal-mining town in the remote Svalbard chain of islands with a population of around 2,000 residents, is covered in permafrost which prevents bodies from decomposing.
  
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• Robots ski in Pyeongchang on Winter Olympics sidelines

  12-02-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Alpine skiers fought high winds at the Pyeongchang, South Korea Games, there were no such problems for robots, who competed in their own 'Olympics' ski challenge in Hoenseong.
  
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• German court rules Facebook use of personal data illegal

  12-02-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A German consumer rights group said a court had found Facebook's use of personal data to be illegal because the U.S. social media platform did not adequately secure consent of its users.
  
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• The first interstellar asteroid to travel in our solar system could have been spinning out of control for billions… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  The first interstellar asteroid to travel in our solar system could have been spinning out of control for billions… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Frog Romeo gets online dating profile to save his species

  12-02-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Romeo, an 11-year-old frog from Cochabamba City, Bolivia, has his own online dating profile in a bid to save his species. The Sehuencas water frog is the last known individual of his species.
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to market your skills in the gig economy ow.ly/nuAx30ilWoS

  12-02-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to market your skills in the gig economy ow.ly/nuAx30ilWoS
  
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• #MostRead Today: Apple Watch sales beat entire Swiss watch industry ow.ly/ZBWg30ilWvd

  12-02-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Apple Watch sales beat entire Swiss watch industry ow.ly/ZBWg30ilWvd
  
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• #MostRead Today: 23 amazing start-ups from Tel Aviv to watch ow.ly/UaHs30ilWjg

  12-02-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 23 amazing start-ups from Tel Aviv to watch ow.ly/UaHs30ilWjg
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 inspiring women in science you need to follow on Twitter ow.ly/EgTw30ilWcr

  12-02-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 inspiring women in science you need to follow on Twitter ow.ly/EgTw30ilWcr
  
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• #MostRead Today: SpaceX stages amazing launch, but what about the environmental impact? ow.ly/oaW030ilW63

  12-02-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: SpaceX stages amazing launch, but what about the environmental impact? ow.ly/oaW030ilW63
  
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• Facebook broke German privacy laws, court rules

  12-02-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A German regional court rules that the social network failed to obtain proper consent to some of its features.
  
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• We spoke to @TheCrazyDogLady about her career in #DevOps, her work with non-profits her thoughts on what it's like… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  We spoke to @TheCrazyDogLady about her career in #DevOps, her work with non-profits her thoughts on what it's like… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Are Science Foundation Ireland’s funding priorities in the right place? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  12-02-2018 16:58 via twitter.com
  Are Science Foundation Ireland’s funding priorities in the right place? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• #Amazon acquired #Blink in 2017 and now its rationale behind the decision has been revealed. #IoT siliconrepublic.com/companies/amaz…

  12-02-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  #Amazon acquired #Blink in 2017 and now its rationale behind the decision has been revealed. #IoT siliconrepublic.com/companies/amaz…
  
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• Stunned pensioner finds second half of valuable ring

  12-02-2018 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Schorn, 69, from Lee-On-Solent found the second half of a £12,000 ($16,600) ring in the same Winchester field where he found the first fragment over a year ago.
  
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• Clip shows Putin's upgraded anti-missile system

  12-02-2018 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video shows the Russian President’s powerful new rockets being launched from the snow-covered Sary-Shagan range in the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.
  
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• Interstellar traveller in our solar system likely had cosmic collision siliconrepublic.com/innovation/oum…

  12-02-2018 15:32 via twitter.com
  Interstellar traveller in our solar system likely had cosmic collision siliconrepublic.com/innovation/oum…
  
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• Equifax under pressure after data breach update

  12-02-2018 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A US senator gives the credit rating firm a week to reveal more information about 2017's cyber-attack.
  
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• Locals kill scores of monkeys in Rio de Janeiro

  12-02-2018 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just this year, 238 monkeys have been found dead in Rio state, compared to 602 in all of 2017, said the city sanitation service, launching a campaign against the killings.
  
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• Are we smart enough for our #smartphones? @MrJohnFKennedy investigates siliconrepublic.com/life/digital-s…

  12-02-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  Are we smart enough for our #smartphones? @MrJohnFKennedy investigates siliconrepublic.com/life/digital-s…
  
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• Are you a latecomer to the STEM professions? Did you come from a completely different career path? Our Careers Edit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 15:18 via twitter.com
  Are you a latecomer to the STEM professions? Did you come from a completely different career path? Our Careers Edit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Unilever threatens to pull ads from Facebook and Google

  12-02-2018 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Unilever says it will not invest in platforms that do not police extremist and criminal content.
  
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• ‘With this new technology, we can explore what is normal and what is disease. This is just the beginning’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  ‘With this new technology, we can explore what is normal and what is disease. This is just the beginning’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Scientists discover zebra finches sing while they dream

  12-02-2018 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding was made by a team of physicists from the University of Buenos Aires, who attached electrodes to the vocal muscles of ten zebra finches.
  
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• Footage shows how flattie spiders turn to capture prey

  12-02-2018 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of California Merced and California Academy of Sciences researchers used high-speed video cameras to show how flattie spiders whip around in one-eighth of a second to strike prey.
  
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• #Apple is now one of the most successful watch manufacturers in the world siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…

  12-02-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  #Apple is now one of the most successful watch manufacturers in the world siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…
  
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• New crayfish that doesn't need males to mate becomes all-powerful

  12-02-2018 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The self-cloning species, which can be bought in Canada, is banned in Europe and two US states.
  
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• Thousands of websites were infected with code that causes browsers to secretly mine #cryptocurrency siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cry…

  12-02-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Thousands of websites were infected with code that causes browsers to secretly mine #cryptocurrency siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cry…
  
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• Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm

  12-02-2018 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Data centres mining the crypto-currency will use more electricity than homes this year, an energy firm says.
  
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• How can you remain competitive and employable in the #gigeconomy? @skillnetcourses siliconrepublic.com/advice/market-…

  12-02-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  How can you remain competitive and employable in the #gigeconomy? @skillnetcourses siliconrepublic.com/advice/market-…
  
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• Facebook loses its youth appeal as under 25s flee the site

  12-02-2018 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The figures come from New York market research company eMarketer, as part of a study on UK and US digital users which is set to be released later this month (stock image).
  
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