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• Largest 3D scan of a lava tube reveals stunning 'volcanic wormhole'

  13-03-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of ESA-backed researchers recently ventured into the La Cueva de los Verdes lava tube in Spain to map the nearly 5 mile (8 kilometer) ‘lava tube’ in unprecedented detail.
  
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• No one is 100% straight: Study says sexuality is a 'spectrum'

  13-03-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While most societies promote heterosexuality as the 'norm', a researcher at Cornell University has found we all get aroused by both genders - and he is seeing a surge in men he calls 'mostly straight'.
  
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• Amazon recalls power banks due to fire, chemical burn...

  13-03-2018 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon.com Inc has recalled some of its Amazon Basics portable chargers in the United States following reports of overheating and fire. The firm has received 53 reports of overheating.
  
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• Millennial railcards sold out despite technical problems

  13-03-2018 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Demand for the new millennial railcard crashed the website on the first day of nationwide sales.
  
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• Doctor finds physical changes to astronaut's eyes after ISS stint

  13-03-2018 21:33 via go.theregister.com
  Great, you're in space. But everything's all blurry An ophthalmologist studying astronauts in the International Space Station has found long-term structural changes in their eyes.…
  
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• Fitbit unveils new wearable that can track women's periods

  13-03-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fitbit announced two new products today, both available for pre-sale. The Fitbit Ace is designed for children as young as eight years old.
  
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• Robots hacked with ransomware can curse, play porn, demand bitcoin

  13-03-2018 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using a ransomware attack, cybercriminals can make robots angrily demand bitcoin as ransom for personal data, display hardcore porn and even insult you with curse words.
  
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• There's a serious #talentgap when it comes to #datascience. How can it be fixed? #techtalent #skills siliconrepublic.com/careers/data-s…

  13-03-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  There's a serious #talentgap when it comes to #datascience. How can it be fixed? #techtalent #skills siliconrepublic.com/careers/data-s…
  
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• Icon unveil houses that can be downloaded and printed in 24 hours

  13-03-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Austin-based startup Icon unveiled the its single-story 650-square-foot (60 sq m) house, which can be printed out of cement in just 12 to 24 hours, at the SXSW festival.
  
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• Male spiders prefer having sex with older females

  13-03-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Agricultural Research Organisation in Tel Aviv, Israel have found that male brown widow spiders prefer older females, even if they are more likely to kill and eat them.
  
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• Archaeopteryx flew like a pheasant, X-ray scans of dino-bird reveal

  13-03-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of scientists used the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, to perform state-of-the-art synchrotron microtomography.
  
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• Most organisations are not protecting their privileged credentials well enough. #cyberattacks #infosec #security… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-03-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Most organisations are not protecting their privileged credentials well enough. #cyberattacks #infosec #security… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• How clever army ants create 'living bridges' with their bodies

  13-03-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, from experts at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, showed that the ants may even opt to build bridges themselves when they find a gap on their route.
  
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• Pterosaurs went out with a BANG along with the dinosaurs

  13-03-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six new fossils unearthed from phosphate mines in northern Morocco suggest pterosaurs were flourishing ago when an asteroid or comet six to nine miles wide smashed in to the Earth.
  
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• “Red dwarf systems are just beginning to be investigated, so they are very exciting targets for future exoplanet re… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-03-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  “Red dwarf systems are just beginning to be investigated, so they are very exciting targets for future exoplanet re… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Stanford brainiacs say they can predict Reddit raids

  13-03-2018 19:13 via go.theregister.com
  Researchers develop method to sniff out forum conflicts A group from Stanford University says conflicts on Reddit forums follow a reliable enough pattern to be predicted before they happen.…
  
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• Russian boffins blow up teeny asteroids with tiny laser... to work out how to nuke the real thing

  13-03-2018 19:11 via go.theregister.com
  We're told Bruce Willis is standing by The next time a giant asteroid threatens the Earth, Russia may just know how many megatons of explosives are needed to blow the thing to smithereens.…
  
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• Fitbit announces wearable tracker for eight-year-old children

  13-03-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fitbit announced two new products today, both available for pre-sale. The Fitbit Ace is designed for children as young as eight years old.
  
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• UFO spotters claim sighting after black disc is seen crossing Moon

  13-03-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dark shadow was filmed travelling quickly across the moon earlier this month from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, though one expert says it was likely to be a small object crossing the lunar disc.
  
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• Strange dino-bird flew like a pheasant, X-ray scans reveal

  13-03-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of scientists used the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, to perform state-of-the-art synchrotron microtomography.
  
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• What will #GDPR do to the balance of power between consumers and brands? #GDPRWeek #data siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…

  13-03-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  What will #GDPR do to the balance of power between consumers and brands? #GDPRWeek #data siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…
  
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• Archaeopteryx flew like a pheasant, say scientists

  13-03-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The famous winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx, once thought of as the first bird, could fly, research shows.
  
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• Astronaut Scott Kelly's DNA permanently changed in space

  13-03-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA, based in Washington, DC, said the groundbreaking study is an important step in its preparations for a three-year mission to Mars in the 2030s.
  
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• Volkswagen autonomous 'Sedric' bus is headed to production

  13-03-2018 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm envisions a near future where parents can hail their own Sedric pod at the push of a button, as the car transports up to four passengers seamlessly from their doorstep to school.
  
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• Infatuated male spiders prefer having sex with older females

  13-03-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Agricultural Research Organisation in Tel Aviv, Israel have found that male brown widow spiders prefer older females, even if they are more likely to kill and eat them.
  
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• NASA on SpaceX's 2015 big boom: Bargain bin steel liberated your pressure vessel

  13-03-2018 18:10 via go.theregister.com
  Rocket veterans blame explosion on design flaw NASA has fingered design failings by SpaceX in a much-delayed report (PDF) on the 2015 explosion of a Falcon 9 on its way to the ISS.…
  
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• UN human rights experts say #Facebook helped spread hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. #UN #politics siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  13-03-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  UN human rights experts say #Facebook helped spread hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. #UN #politics siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Amazon boss Jeff Bezos pictured eating an iguana

  13-03-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dishes at the New York event were selected to raise awareness about how members can help take pressure off animals threatened by invasive species.
  
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• Psychopaths find it hard to understand other people’s thoughts

  13-03-2018 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Yale University made the discovery after asking prisoners in the Connecticut Department of Correction were asked to play a computer game designed to test empathy.
  
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• Bright burst that could be a 'signal from aliens' is found

  13-03-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers using Australia's Parkes Telescope (pictured) have discovered three new FRBs, including one 4.5 times brighter than the next brightest ever uncovered.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Immersive VR set to raise £6m in Dublin and London IPO ow.ly/7hCs30iVjFZ

  13-03-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Immersive VR set to raise £6m in Dublin and London IPO ow.ly/7hCs30iVjFZ
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘Extremely unconscious bias’ leading to underfunding of women tech founders ow.ly/2Ncz30iVjFm

  13-03-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘Extremely unconscious bias’ leading to underfunding of women tech founders ow.ly/2Ncz30iVjFm
  
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• #MostRead Today: 23 women sending the ladder back down ow.ly/QRL430iVjFN

  13-03-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 23 women sending the ladder back down ow.ly/QRL430iVjFN
  
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• #MostRead Today: GDPR and the evolution of data protection ow.ly/a04C30iViOy

  13-03-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: GDPR and the evolution of data protection ow.ly/a04C30iViOy
  
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• #MostRead Today: How will GDPR affect me as an employee? ow.ly/1P6e30iViUu

  13-03-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How will GDPR affect me as an employee? ow.ly/1P6e30iViUu
  
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• The origin of Australia's largest family of Aboriginal languages

  13-03-2018 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia's largest language family is Pama-Nyungan. But, where this language came from, how old it is, and how it spread, has been something of a puzzle, according to a Yale University linguist.
  
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• Could Google's new router help us wave bye-bye to Wi-Fi blackspots? #wifi #google #internet siliconrepublic.com/gear/google-wi…

  13-03-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Could Google's new router help us wave bye-bye to Wi-Fi blackspots? #wifi #google #internet siliconrepublic.com/gear/google-wi…
  
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• Google blames National Action failure on YouTube reviewers

  13-03-2018 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Google's anti-terrorism chief blames human error for failing to block National Action propaganda.
  
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• What can be done about the data science skills gap? siliconrepublic.com/careers/data-s…

  13-03-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  What can be done about the data science skills gap? siliconrepublic.com/careers/data-s…
  
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• DoNotPay robot lawyer wins refunds for travellers

  13-03-2018 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DoNotPay - masterminded by Stanford University tech whizz Joshua Browder - uses a robot lawyer to find legal loopholes and negotiate cheaper prices or re-book travel reservations.
  
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• Fortnite players warned over hack attacks

  13-03-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Account hijacks have left a lot of players with charges for items they did not buy, suggest reports.
  
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• Keys to the kingdom: 70pc of companies would fail an access control audit siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/thy…

  13-03-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  Keys to the kingdom: 70pc of companies would fail an access control audit siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/thy…
  
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• #Apple makes moves towards curated content with its latest acquisition, @texture. siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…

  13-03-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  #Apple makes moves towards curated content with its latest acquisition, @texture.siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…
  
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• Spring Statement: Chancellor threatens new tech tax

  13-03-2018 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Philip Hammond calls for a deeper look at how tech giants like Google and Facebook are taxed.
  
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• Mario Kart comes to Google Maps to help you navigate

  13-03-2018 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  March 10 was Mario Day, and to celebrate the occasion, Google worked with Nintendo and got the iconic plumber to pop up on Google Maps in his Go-Kart and accompany people on their journeys.
  
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• The £3,000 houses that can be downloaded and printed in 24 hours

  13-03-2018 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Austin-based startup Icon unveiled the its single-story 650-square-foot (60 sq m) house, which can be printed out of cement in just 12 to 24 hours, at the SXSW festival.
  
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• #GDPR is only a few months away, but what does it mean for the #data of the general public? #GDPRWeek siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  13-03-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  #GDPR is only a few months away, but what does it mean for the #data of the general public? #GDPRWeek siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Three ‘super Earths’ among haul of 15 new planets discovered siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sup…

  13-03-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
  Three ‘super Earths’ among haul of 15 new planets discovered siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sup…
  
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• Privacy by default: GDPR will change the rules of marketing forever siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…

  13-03-2018 16:04 via twitter.com
  Privacy by default: GDPR will change the rules of marketing forever siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…
  
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• Binge-watching fears as Netflix rewards children with stickers

  13-03-2018 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix, based in Scotts Valley, California, has come under fire forencouraging children to watch too much TV, through gamification of the service with collectable patches.
  
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