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• 16 exoplanets found huddled around 12 lightweight stars

  12-03-2018 23:34 via go.theregister.com
  One of the 'super-Earth' finds might even have liquid water A team of astronomers have spotted 16 exoplanets, including a ‘super-Earth’ that might hold liquid water, hovering around 12 low mass stars hundreds of light years away from the Solar System.…
  
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• Robots take on boars: Japan's farmers get creative to save crops

  12-03-2018 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wild boar population in northern Japan is shooting up. The animals are capable of destroying farmers' crops. Japanese farmers are bringing robotic wolves onto their fields to fend them off.
  
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• Plan to artificially cool Earth might not be as risky as thought

  12-03-2018 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new paper, scientists argue that criticism of solar geoengineering focuses on the worst-case scenarios. While it could have catastrophic effects, they say such a scenario is less likely than it seems.
  
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• Amazon Brings Scientific Dictatorship To Whole Foods And Punishes Suppliers

  12-03-2018 22:27 via technocracy.news
  Amazon Technocrat overlords are punishing Whole Foods’ vendors by demanding that they change their business practices to match Amazon’s, and they are being charged for the privilege. This article points out that it’s about data and Amazon wants all of it. If the food brokers don’t want to be slaves to Amazon, they will quit selling to Whole Foods and drive Amazon out of the food industry.  ⁃ TN EditorTensions between Whole Foods Market and some of the most impo
  
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• See China's out-of-control space station streak across the sky

  12-03-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stunning image shows the Tiangong-1 station crossing in front of some of the brightest known constellations earlier this month. An astronomer captured the station on March 9.
  
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• In this week's #enterprise digest, find out about #Slingshot, the latest malware carrying out a myriad of spying ac… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-03-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  In this week's #enterprise digest, find out about #Slingshot, the latest malware carrying out a myriad of spying ac… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The road to the European Union’s #GDPR has been a game of catch-up. #GDPRWeek #data siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  12-03-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  The road to the European Union’s #GDPR has been a game of catch-up. #GDPRWeek #data siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Inside doomsday bunker complex the size of a city in South Dakota

  12-03-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based company Vivos is one of the world's leaders in bunker construction and is currently developing 18 square miles of military space in South Dakota.
  
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• Apple acquires digital magazine platform Texture

  12-03-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple is buying an app that gives readers unlimited access to 200 magazines for a monthly fee.
  
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• Nerve agents can be absorbed through inhalation or skin contact. #chemistry siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ner…

  12-03-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Nerve agents can be absorbed through inhalation or skin contact. #chemistry siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ner…
  
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• Parents can now 3D print their unborn child

  12-03-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian-firm Embryo 3D have developed technology to create a physical, 3D printed model of a foetus from detailed ultrasound images which can be plated with precious metal.
  
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• China claims it has created invisible material for fighter jets

  12-03-2018 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China has reportedly built an assembly line to produce a type of 'super material' that renders objects invisible. Reports have also claimed such material could be used on building fighter jets.
  
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• 3D MRI scans used to study cognitive diseases

  12-03-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers mapped out the brains of 30 premature babies for a new study. They tracked the babies' brain growth during weeks 28 to 30 to learn about the roots of cognitive diseases.
  
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• Irishman @kieranhannon picked up the gong in the Connect category of the #SXSW18 Valiente Awards for his work as CM… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-03-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Irishman @kieranhannon picked up the gong in the Connect category of the #SXSW18 Valiente Awards for his work as CM… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Few couples can tell when their partner is sad 

  12-03-2018 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas got couples of different ages, races and relationship lengths to keep diaries about their mood and their partner's mood for a week.
  
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• Drones could soon deliver packages right to your doorstep

  12-03-2018 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Federal regulators want to begin using drones for 'limited package deliveries' as soon as within the next few months. Amazon is widely believed to be at the forefront of the technology.
  
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• Ice archway forms over Argentinian glacier before collapsing

  12-03-2018 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Situated in the Los Glaciares National Park, near El Calafate in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, the Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the world's most spectacular ice formations.
  
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• Tesla paused Model 3 production last month to address bottlenecks

  12-03-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm suspended production from from Feb. 20-24 for planned work to adjust equipment in order to improve automation and increase production rates. Tesla says the pause was normal.
  
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• Recent election polls aren't as inaccurate as believed, say experts

  12-03-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Will Jennings at the University of Southampton and Professor Christopher Wlezien, from the University of Texas at Austin, examined more than 30,000 national polls.
  
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• Microplastics are flushed into our oceans far faster than thought

  12-03-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found rivers in Manchester (pictured) are now so heavily contaminated by microplastics that particles are found in every sample - including even the smallest streams.
  
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• How humans survived the eruption of an apocalyptic supervolcano

  12-03-2018 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Toba super-eruption was the biggest volcanic blast on Earth within the past 2.5 million years when it blew its top on what is now the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
  
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• Should you limit your children's time on Fortnite

  12-03-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A gaming journalist discusses whether parents should limit their children's time on Fortnite.
  
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• .@Dropbox is on its way to going public and it has an ambitious goal in mind. siliconrepublic.com/companies/drop…

  12-03-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  .@Dropbox is on its way to going public and it has an ambitious goal in mind.siliconrepublic.com/companies/drop…
  
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• Psychologist decodes the five most common types of dreams

  12-03-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Whether it's walking into an office naked or losing teeth, dreams can be unsettling. Here, Femail speaks to psychologist and dream guru Dr Ian Wallace about how to interpret them.
  
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• University graduates are more outgoing and agreeable

  12-03-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Monash University in Australia followed 575 Australian adolescents as they went from teenagers to adults. Those that went to university were more agreeable, and outgoing.
  
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• Want to work at @VoxproGroup? Here's what you need to know. #techjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/voxpro-hi…

  12-03-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Want to work at @VoxproGroup? Here's what you need to know. #techjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/voxpro-hi…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Popertee can virtually help brands make a physical impact ow.ly/y8ws30iTJBm

  12-03-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Popertee can virtually help brands make a physical impact ow.ly/y8ws30iTJBm
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 magnificent start-ups from Montpellier to watch ow.ly/zVfv30iTJDM

  12-03-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 magnificent start-ups from Montpellier to watch ow.ly/zVfv30iTJDM
  
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• #MostRead Today: US FCC furious after four untrackable, rogue satellites launched into space ow.ly/amlD30iTJwi

  12-03-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: US FCC furious after four untrackable, rogue satellites launched into space ow.ly/amlD30iTJwi
  
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• #MostRead Today: Immersive VR set to raise £6m in Dublin and London IPO ow.ly/a5Ss30iTJyd

  12-03-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Immersive VR set to raise £6m in Dublin and London IPO ow.ly/a5Ss30iTJyd
  
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• #MostRead Today: 14 top companies hiring in life sciences right now ow.ly/G4LZ30iTJzS

  12-03-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 14 top companies hiring in life sciences right now ow.ly/G4LZ30iTJzS
  
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• Microplastics are 'littering' riverbeds

  12-03-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Microplastic particles contaminate the riverbeds throughout the UK, research suggests.
  
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• Check out these amazing women from @libelium, @LPSBioSciences, @atempo_graz, @MimetikOss, @IngeliaSL, @Defymed_,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-03-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Check out these amazing women from @libelium, @LPSBioSciences, @atempo_graz, @MimetikOss, @IngeliaSL, @Defymed_,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Three-fingered 'alien mummy' is 'not human', researcher claims

  12-03-2018 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Konstantin Korotkov, a professor of Computer Science and Biophysics at Saint-Petersburg Federal University believes the mummies are 'aliens' based on new DNA tests.
  
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• Slingshot: New malware on the scene lay undiscovered for years siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sli…

  12-03-2018 17:02 via twitter.com
  Slingshot: New malware on the scene lay undiscovered for years siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sli…
  
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• GDPR and the evolution of data protection siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  12-03-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  GDPR and the evolution of data protection siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Inside doomsday bunker complex the size of a CITY

  12-03-2018 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based company Vivos is one of the world's leaders in bunker construction and is currently developing 18 square miles of military space in South Dakota.
  
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• We could have carbon-free limitless energy within 15 years

  12-03-2018 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at MIT have teamed up with a new private company to develop experiments, and eventually reactors, based on high-temperature superconductors that are now available.
  
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• Virgin Media expands fibre network to rural areas

  12-03-2018 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  It had been almost impossible for people in Test Valley and Dun Valley to download or stream files.
  
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• Jeff Bezos says his Amazon fortune will make space travel cheaper

  12-03-2018 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was speaking at a New York dinner and indicated he will increase funding for Blue Origin to try and make space exploration more accessible and cheaper for more people.
  
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• Florida researchers are bashing in the heads of invasive iguanas

  12-03-2018 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers are taking a controversial approach to ridding Florida of invasive iguanas (file image) that are overtaking residents' yards by bashing in their brains.
  
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• Trying to be happy can make you miserable

  12-03-2018 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Rutgers University and the University of Toronto Scarborough carried out four studies to look at how pursuing happiness influenced people's perception of time (stock).
  
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• Norfolk snowy owl attracts Harry Potter fans and birdwatchers

  12-03-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  A snowy owl, one of which stars in the Harry Potter films, brings in visitors to bird reserves.
  
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• Dropbox aims to raise $648m in forthcoming IPO siliconrepublic.com/companies/drop…

  12-03-2018 14:22 via twitter.com
  Dropbox aims to raise $648m in forthcoming IPO siliconrepublic.com/companies/drop…
  
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• Looking for a job in #lifesciences? @Bayer @Roche @regeneron @sanofi @bmsnews @AlexionPharma @pfizer @MSDInvents… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-03-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Looking for a job in #lifesciences? @Bayer @Roche @regeneron @sanofi @bmsnews @AlexionPharma @pfizer @MSDInvents… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• UK 'space drones' look to Proton rocket ride

  12-03-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  UK-headquartered start-up Effective Space aims to put up its first satellite servicing "drones" in 2020.
  
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• Meet 12 of the most innovative women entrepreneurs in the EU siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/eu-p…

  12-03-2018 14:09 via twitter.com
  Meet 12 of the most innovative women entrepreneurs in the EU siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/eu-p…
  
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• Plans are underway for BRE Global to create a new test laboratory in #Dublin later this year. #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bre-ce-ma…

  12-03-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Plans are underway for BRE Global to create a new test laboratory in #Dublin later this year. #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bre-ce-ma…
  
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• WhatsApp adds ‘Block revoke request’ feature on Android

  12-03-2018 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp is testing out a feature, which could be rolled out to users globally, that will block requests to delete sent messages which are more than a day old, in a bid to counter these illegal deletions.
  
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• Waterford company Immersive #VR is rekindling the IPO spirit of Irish tech companies siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/imme…

  12-03-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  Waterford company Immersive #VR is rekindling the IPO spirit of Irish tech companies siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/imme…
  
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