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• Study finds farm animals are among the deadliest in the US

  02-03-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new study, researchers from Stanford University analyzed the mortality rates associated with both venomous and nonvenomous animals in the US from 2008-2015.
  
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• Elusive type D killer whales filmed underwater for the first time

  02-03-2018 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These majestic creatures - which were only identified in 1955 - have only been spotted a handful of times in the past 70 years and were spotted by tourists returning from a trip to Antarctica.
  
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• Uber and Lyft drivers are paid less than $4 per hour, study shows

  02-03-2018 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by MIT researchers found that Uber and Lyft drivers are paid less than $4 per hour. What's worse, roughly 75% of drivers earn less than the minimum wage in their state.
  
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• DNA sheds light on settlement of Pacific

  02-03-2018 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Two genetic studies shed light on the epic journeys that led to the settlement of the vast Pacific region by humans.
  
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• Survey reveals 59% of people say they could easily quit social media

  02-03-2018 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roughly 59% of U.S. social media users say it would not be hard to give up social media. Of that number, more users over 25 years old ventured to say they could easily delete apps like Facebook.
  
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• Facebook does not decrease social interaction

  02-03-2018 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri found that social media use has no significant negative effect on face-to-face social interactions.
  
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• Toyota launches new firm in Toyko to develop self-driving cars

  02-03-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toyota is establishing a new company in Tokyo in the latest move to accelerate the development of self-driving car technology.
  
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• Storm Emma: Weather causes accident and strands trains

  02-03-2018 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Storm Emma combined with snow has been causing havoc across the UK.
  
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• #Broadband in the blizzards as #Eir gets a traffic boost from #StormEmma siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-data…

  02-03-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  #Broadband in the blizzards as #Eir gets a traffic boost from #StormEmma siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-data…
  
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• ‘Beast from the East’ could lead to UK jellyfish 'mega swarm'

  02-03-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An extreme summer is likely to follow this winter's icy conditions, providing the perfect climate for jellyfish to arrive on our shores, an expert at the National Sea Life Centre Birmingham said.
  
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• Expert warns plague bacteria may be hiding in soil and water microbe

  02-03-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Writing for The Conversation, David Markman of Colorado State University says soil and waterborne microorganisms that eat bacteria could play a role in keeping plague alive.
  
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• Illusive type D killer whales filmed underwater for the first time

  02-03-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These majestic creatures - which were only identified in 1955 - have only been spotted a handful of times in the past 70 years and were spotted by tourists returning from a trip to Antarctica.
  
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• Buchanan On China: The Fatal Delusions Of Western Man

  02-03-2018 19:05 via technocracy.news
  This is no doubt an important article, but it dances around key issues without mentioning that they are all deeply rooted in the policies and actions of members of the Trilateral Commission starting in the 1970s. Our leaders did not call for the ascendance of China, but Trilaterals like Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Cyrus Vance and Zbigniew Brzezinski did. It was not just any old multinational corporations who rebuilt China in the form of a Technocracy, but rather it was Trilateral-connected co
  
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• ‘We are talking about #data in hundreds of petabytes, which is reasonably significant and, as you can imagine, some… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  ‘We are talking about #data in hundreds of petabytes, which is reasonably significant and, as you can imagine, some… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• World's most successful people are simply the luckiest

  02-03-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most successful people are simply the luckiest, a simulation of a thousand 40-year careers shows by the University of Catania in Sicily, found.
  
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• Under-side of the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica is freezing

  02-03-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from New Zealand, including the University of Otago, used a hot water drill (pictured) to dig deep into the floating ice shelf, which is around half a mile (one km) thick .
  
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• Today marks the conclusion of #engweek18 – so what did we learn? siliconrepublic.com/careers/engine…

  02-03-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  Today marks the conclusion of #engweek18 – so what did we learn? siliconrepublic.com/careers/engine…
  
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• Instagram may be adding video and voice calling features, code shows

  02-03-2018 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The features would be added to the main Instagram app, as well as the standalone Direct messaging app. It's been rumored that Instagram is prepping video and voice calling features.
  
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• People who believe in conspiracy theories had bad childhoods 

  02-03-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Kent found people who believed in conspiracy theories (such as the fact moon landings were fake) were more likely to have absent parents when young.
  
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• Toyota venture to spend $2.8 bln to develop...

  02-03-2018 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toyota is establishing a new company in Tokyo in the latest move to accelerate the development of self-driving car technology.
  
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• “#Diabetes is not the grey mass we have been calling type 2 – there are really subsets of the disease that require… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  “#Diabetes is not the grey mass we have been calling type 2 – there are really subsets of the disease that require… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Stay safe, stay warm siliconrepublic.com/companies/week…

  02-03-2018 18:04 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Stay safe, stay warm siliconrepublic.com/companies/week…
  
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• Smiles aren't all they're cracked up to be, study finds

  02-03-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that judgmental smirks increase people's heart rates, whereas teeth-baring smiles trigger less of a stress response.
  
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• Angry Birds maker Rovio closes London studio

  02-03-2018 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The company behind the hit mobile game Angry Birds closes its London studio amid a profit warning.
  
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• #MostRead today: Genesys acquires #AI business Altocloud siliconrepublic.com/companies/alto…

  02-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Genesys acquires #AI business Altocloud siliconrepublic.com/companies/alto…
  
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• #MostRead today: #Belfast is catching up fast to #Dublin siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…

  02-03-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: #Belfast is catching up fast to #Dublin siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…
  
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• #MostRead today: #5G, #IoT and edge computing dominated the agenda at #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/comms/mobile-w…

  02-03-2018 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: #5G, #IoT and edge computing dominated the agenda at #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/comms/mobile-w…
  
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• #MostRead today: Could the #Sky and #Netflix partnership change TV forever? siliconrepublic.com/companies/tv-n…

  02-03-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Could the #Sky and #Netflix partnership change TV forever? siliconrepublic.com/companies/tv-n…
  
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• #MostRead today: 7 engineers you should be following on Twitter #engweek18 siliconrepublic.com/people/enginee…

  02-03-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 7 engineers you should be following on Twitter #engweek18 siliconrepublic.com/people/enginee…
  
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• Proof that 'Queen Bee syndrome' exists in the workplace

  02-03-2018 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Arizona found women tend to target other women who are assertive and dominant, subverting traditional gender stereotypes (stock image)
  
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• Netflix and the chill: Eir hits 3,500Tb data network record siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-data…

  02-03-2018 16:59 via twitter.com
  Netflix and the chill: Eir hits 3,500Tb data network record siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-data…
  
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• The case for saving Maplin: Podcast 358

  02-03-2018 16:58
  
  Coming up today: a blissfully brief MWC rundown, we explain why Sky has partnered with Netflix, mourn Maplin and investigate why British police have started using AI to help them make custodial decisions.
  
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• Jackfruit tastes like pork and could help world hunger

  02-03-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pair of British graduates based in Birmingham are attempting to break the food market with the exotic Asian 'jackfruit' by selling it as a healthy pork alternative.
  
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• #GitHub was the victim of the most powerful #DDoS attack on record siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/git…

  02-03-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  #GitHub was the victim of the most powerful #DDoS attack on record siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/git…
  
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• Antarctic research ship forced to turn back due to thick sea ice

  02-03-2018 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The expedition, led by the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey, had planned to study tiny animals and plankton on the seafloor in the hope of discovering new species.
  
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• State Street CTO: ‘Blockchain is one of my biggest investment areas’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sta…

  02-03-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  State Street CTO: ‘Blockchain is one of my biggest investment areas’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sta…
  
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• Was Cheddar man white after all?

  02-03-2018 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of scientists, including Susan Walsh at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), were behind the genetic test that led to the claims, which have now been called into question.
  
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• Trump mocked for linking games to violence

  02-03-2018 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter users are mocking Donald Trump after it is announced he will meet with game industry executives.
  
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• Gecko gets eaten by wolf spider in Brisbane

  02-03-2018 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This wolf spider can probably put all its eight feet up for the day, having caught a gecko lizard almost twice its size near a family home in Brisbane, Australia.
  
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• I'll bee back: Boffin's bionic bug Band-Aid after real ones all die

  02-03-2018 15:25 via go.theregister.com
  Plus: Leaping robotic spiders, anyone? No? From the department of "just because we could, doesn't mean we should" comes news that researchers are planning swarms of robotic bees and spiders.…
  
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• Jurassic rock reveals 180 million-year-old ammonite fossils

  02-03-2018 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rock was found on a beach south of Whitby 35 years ago but it was not until Sy Donne was tidying up his house that he decided to crack it open.
  
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• Amazon drivers are now taking photos of your front door

  02-03-2018 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Seattle-based company says the new program, which is quietly being rolled out in the US, will help people find packages left while they are not at home.
  
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• Twitter boss seeks help with online abuse

  02-03-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter's founder admits the firm "didn't fully predict" negative consequences of the service.
  
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• Video shows a tiger and bear fight in India

  02-03-2018 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A true battle of the beasts took place in a national park in Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra, western India, when a tiger picked a fight with a bear - and lost.
  
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• 'Supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins found on Antarctic islands

  02-03-2018 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers form the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution found 1.5 million Adélie penguins in the remote region of Antarctica called the Danger Islands.
  
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• The best and brightest sought for National Startup Awards siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/nati… via @siliconrepublic

  02-03-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  The best and brightest sought for National Startup Awards siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/nati… via @siliconrepublic
  
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• A £3m funding boost is just the ticket for @tickx_ #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tick…

  02-03-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  A £3m funding boost is just the ticket for @tickx_ #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tick…
  
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• Organic battery tech could work better than a woolly hat in the cold

  02-03-2018 13:53 via go.theregister.com
  Parky Prius? Frosty fondleslab? Help may soon be at hand Brits may soon have one less thing to whinge about during cold snaps – thanks to research into the performance of Li-ion batteries in freezing temperatures.…
  
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• Google Clips smart camera could spy on you, experts warn

  02-03-2018 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Technology commentator Navneet Alang, based in Toronto, Canada, is concerned the true price of this trade-off of convenience with our privacy, could be constant monitoring in our homes.
  
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• .@ApexFundService opens its new office in Carrigtwohill, bringing 50 jobs to #Cork. #jobfairy #Corkjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/apex-fund…

  02-03-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  .@ApexFundService opens its new office in Carrigtwohill, bringing 50 jobs to #Cork. #jobfairy #Corkjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/apex-fund…
  
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