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• This caterpillar makes noise like a tea kettle

  28-02-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Certain caterpillars emit sounds that sound like cries when predators approach. Scientists did not know why this is until recently. A new study has shed light on the anatomy that allows it.
  
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• Signal detected from 'cosmic dawn'

  28-02-2018 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists observe a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe.
  
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• Scientists may have uncovered evidence of dark matter

  28-02-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of scientists announced today that they’ve spotted signals from the earliest stars in the universe. And, in doing so, they may inadvertently have detected dark matter.
  
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• Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms

  28-02-2018 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Most uses of insecticides known as neonicotinoids represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, say European experts.
  
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• Secretive startup uses predictive policing in New Orleans

  28-02-2018 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A powerful Silicon Valley startup has been working with the New Orleans Police Department to test a system that can predict where crimes are most likely to occur and who might commit them.
  
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• Public schools enlist germ-zapping robots in classrooms

  28-02-2018 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A public school system in Oklahoma is employing robots to clean. The $125,000 robots are used in hospitals to help stop the spread of infections by producing a 'bubble' of ultraviolet C light.
  
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• #Google has removed almost half of all pages requested to be taken down by users since 2014. #GDPR #privacy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  28-02-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  #Google has removed almost half of all pages requested to be taken down by users since 2014. #GDPR #privacy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• .@webioHQ is only one of 10 global start-ups chosen for #AI and #machinelearning programme in Zurich. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/webi…

  28-02-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  .@webioHQ is only one of 10 global start-ups chosen for #AI and #machinelearning programme in Zurich.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/webi…
  
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• Giant 300,000-year-old handaxes found in ancient Europe

  28-02-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laboratory analyses indicate that the tools, found in the area in Galicia, northwest Spain, were used to process hard materials such wood and bone and breaking up of carcasses.
  
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• Popular Alaska peak weighs new rules for climbers' poop

  28-02-2018 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climbers on North America's tallest mountain may have to start packing out more of their poop after a researcher determined much of it is from the last decade is not decomposing.
  
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• Feeling the effects from the #beastfromtheeast? The Arctic’s missing cold weather could be an even greater problem.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-02-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Feeling the effects from the #beastfromtheeast? The Arctic’s missing cold weather could be an even greater problem.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Stars were active 180 million years after Big Bang

  28-02-2018 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using a radio antenna not much larger than a refrigerator in a remote area of Western Australia, researchers discovered that ancient stars were active within 180 million years after the Big Bang.
  
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• Students at @QUBelfast delved deep into the #agricultural habits of Ireland and Holland, from farm to dinner table.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-02-2018 19:20 via twitter.com
  Students at @QUBelfast delved deep into the #agricultural habits of Ireland and Holland, from farm to dinner table.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 3D models have found that dry skin causes wrinkles

  28-02-2018 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers form the University of Southampton have developed computer models to understand what causes wrinkles and how we can stop them spreading.
  
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• Bill Gates casts doubt on Elon Musk's Hyperloop system

  28-02-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Microsoft co-founder has cast some doubt on whether or not Elon Musk'sHyperloop, which promises to ferry passengers over 300 miles in less than 30 minutes, will actually work.
  
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• Great news for #jobseekers in Dublin as @intercom is #hiring! #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/intercom-…

  28-02-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Great news for #jobseekers in Dublin as @intercom is #hiring! #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/intercom-…
  
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• Lithium battery operates at a record low temperature

  28-02-2018 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of battery researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai came up with a design that uses organic materials in their construction, letting them store energy at sub-zero temperatures.
  
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• Twitter goes live with new Bookmarks and sharing capabilities siliconrepublic.com/companies/book…

  28-02-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  Twitter goes live with new Bookmarks and sharing capabilities siliconrepublic.com/companies/book…
  
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• Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster could contaminate Mars

  28-02-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If the car collides with Mars, bacteria from Earth could wipe out any alien microorganisms that may live on the red planet, researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, said.
  
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• #Facebook says the Trump campaign paid higher overall #advertising rates than Hillary Clinton, but what does that r… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-02-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  #Facebook says the Trump campaign paid higher overall #advertising rates than Hillary Clinton, but what does that r… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Cracking the mysteries of the elusive whale shark

  28-02-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an attempt to solve some of the most enduring mysteries, a group of scientists spent several weeks diving with whale sharks in the Galapagos Islands last summer and fall.
  
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• Reddit co-founder backs petition for interracial couple emojis

  28-02-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexis Ohanian, who is married to Serena Williams, says "we want our kids to have emojis that look like their parents".
  
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• Airfish 8 can carry 8 passengers above water at 120mph

  28-02-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AirFish 8 is a wing-in-ground-effect craft created by Singapore firm Wigetworks that requires around 500m (1,600ft) to takeoff or land and has a range of around 300 nautical miles.
  
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• What are the most common misconceptions about engineering as a career? @DickinsonBecton's Yiyang Sun helped us shed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  What are the most common misconceptions about engineering as a career? @DickinsonBecton's Yiyang Sun helped us shed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Samsung smart fridge speaks and sends you 'shelfies'

  28-02-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has showcased its interactive kitchen with smart fridge at the MWC in Barcelona this week. The fridge can speak to you and take 'shelfies' to see when you need to buy certain groceries.
  
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• The more well rounded you are, the more you can thrive in the world of technology, according to @Autodesk's… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-02-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  The more well rounded you are, the more you can thrive in the world of technology, according to @Autodesk's… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Falling into a black hole could wipe out your past

  28-02-2018 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mathematician from the University of California, Berkeley, made the discovery after crunching the numbers on a particular type of black hole with an electrical charge.
  
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• 13,000-year-old skull of 'oldest Dutchwoman' found

  28-02-2018 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dutch fishermen have found an ancient partial skull and bison bone around Dogger Bank, a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 62 miles off the east coast of England.
  
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• Asus reveals its affordable ‘iPhone X rip off’

  28-02-2018 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zenfone 5Z, made by Taipei-based firm Asus, comes with dual rear cameras, powerful speakers and face unlock - and it looks remarkably like the iPhone X.
  
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• Your sci-tech city guide to Bristol siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…

  28-02-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Your sci-tech city guide to Bristol siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…
  
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• Martian microbes may just be resting – boffins

  28-02-2018 16:49 via go.theregister.com
  The aliens are coming! Just add water... Maybe Demonstrating that scientists can extrapolate with the best of them, researchers have speculated that long dormant microbes on the Red Planet might reawaken with the introduction of liquid water.…
  
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• Boffins: Red planet microbes may just be resting

  28-02-2018 16:49 via go.theregister.com
  The Martians are coming! Just add water...Maybe Demonstrating that scientists can extrapolate with the best of them, researchers have speculated that long dormant microbes on the red planet might reawaken with the introduction of liquid water.…
  
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• A donut-shaped cloud of rock created the moon

  28-02-2018 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard University and the University of California have come up with a new theory for the formation of the moon from molten rock 4.5 billion years ago.
  
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• Amazon buys smart doorbell firm Ring for $1 billion

  28-02-2018 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home security startup Ring, based in Santa Monica, California, produces doorbells which capture video that can be streamed on smartphones and other devices.
  
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• In December of last year, O’Halloran was named as the Irish Research Council’s Researcher of the Year.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-02-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  In December of last year, O’Halloran was named as the Irish Research Council’s Researcher of the Year.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Google received more than 2.4m URL removal requests from Europeans siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  28-02-2018 16:32 via twitter.com
  Google received more than 2.4m URL removal requests from Europeans siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• Webio makes it into exclusive Google-backed AI exchange in Zurich siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/webi…

  28-02-2018 16:13 via twitter.com
  Webio makes it into exclusive Google-backed AI exchange in Zurich siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/webi…
  
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• 130-year-old telco JT joins forces with @Cellusys. #infosec #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/cellu…

  28-02-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  130-year-old telco JT joins forces with @Cellusys. #infosec #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/cellu…
  
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• England sees funding fall for energy-efficient homes

  28-02-2018 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  In the last five years, there has been an average of 32,000 excess winter deaths in the UK.
  
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• Researchers from @EdinburghUni have a gut feeling about this new breakthrough siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fut…

  28-02-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Researchers from @EdinburghUni have a gut feeling about this new breakthrough siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fut…
  
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• Call for pesticides ban after risks to bees confirmed

  28-02-2018 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The assessment by the Parma-based European Food Safety Authority has confirmed that most uses of the chemicals pose a risk to the insects.
  
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• How inefficient is your dinner table? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/qub…

  28-02-2018 15:35 via twitter.com
  How inefficient is your dinner table? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/qub…
  
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• .@area22Voice is at the bleeding edge of #AI-based customer engagement. #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/machines/koodo…

  28-02-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  .@area22Voice is at the bleeding edge of #AI-based customer engagement. #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/machines/koodo…
  
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• Car exhaust CO2 emissions rise for first time in 2 decades

  28-02-2018 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles sold in the UK have risen for the first time on record, as the Government's ongoing drive against diesel hits.
  
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• A recruitment boost for #Westport as Payslip announces 14 jobs. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/payslip-f…

  28-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  A recruitment boost for #Westport as Payslip announces 14 jobs. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/payslip-f…
  
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• Genesys acquires the #AI powerhouse that is Altocloud siliconrepublic.com/companies/alto…

  28-02-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Genesys acquires the #AI powerhouse that is Altocloud siliconrepublic.com/companies/alto…
  
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• Gallup: 48% Of Americans Now Support Universal Basic Income

  28-02-2018 14:38 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat propaganda is a sweeping success in America as citizens stampede toward ‘free cash’, or Universal Basic Income (UBI). This concept has been spread by Technocrats such as billionaire Richard Branson, Y Combinator, Elon Musk,  Google, and other Silicon Valley moguls. Basically, this is economic insanity. ⁃ TN EditorPolitical philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist, an associate professor at Georgetown University in Qatar,remembers a poll from 10 years ago that s
  
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• Sweden’s Economy To Be Completely Stripped Of Cash

  28-02-2018 14:25 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats are crushing Sweden – read this article carefully for hints at the future: “the public’s means of payments is controlled by commercial parties”, “Such a scenario would be worrying in the event of natural disaster or a technological breakdown, with Swedes potentially unable to buy the basics needed to survive.” ⁃ TN EditorPeople living in the world’s most cashless society may soon lose their access to notes and coins.
  To avoid that extre
  
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• Lero is moving into the world of #autonomouscars as part of a partnership with Valeo. @scienceirel @nuigalway siliconrepublic.com/machines/lero-…

  28-02-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Lero is moving into the world of #autonomouscars as part of a partnership with Valeo. @scienceirel @nuigalway siliconrepublic.com/machines/lero-…
  
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• Saudi Arabia: $500 Billion Smart City 33 Times Size Of New York

  28-02-2018 14:12 via technocracy.news
  Saudi Arabia is growing into a Technocracy where everything is driven toward Sustainable Development. NEOM promises to be the largest Technate in the world, 33 times the size of New York and built from the ground up as a micro-managed and engineered Smart City. ⁃ TN EditorSaudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil exporter, but falling oil prices have made it more difficult for the country to pay its oil workers.
  Now the Saudi Arabian government has come up with a project that could giv
  
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