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• Marmosets are even more generous to their babies and peers when no one is watching

  30-03-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthropologists looked for differences in behavior when the marmosets werein a group or when no audience was present. For the study, they conducted 2,581 trials with 31 adult and 14 baby marmosets.
  
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• How we swallow 114 pieces of plastic with every meal

  30-03-2018 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We could be swallowing more than 100 tiny plastic particles with every main meal, a shocking study conducted in three homes by scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has revealed.
  
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• Catch up on the latest sci-tech news this Easter weekend, from #CambridgeAnalytica to the latest #jobs from the las… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-03-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  Catch up on the latest sci-tech news this Easter weekend, from #CambridgeAnalytica to the latest #jobs from the las… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Eight-legged robot modeled after cartwheeling flic-flac spider can curl up into a ball and chase you

  30-03-2018 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BionicWheelBot robo-spider is outfitted with eight terrifyingly spindly legs that allow it to walk, run and transform into a rolling wheel that can chase after you at alarming speeds.
  
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• Could enemies sabotage undersea cables linking the world?

  30-03-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U.S. and Western officials are increasingly troubled by their rival's interest in the 400 fiber-optic cables that carry most of world's calls, emails and texts, as well as $10 trillion worth of daily financial transactions.
  
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• ‘It is reckoned that there will be in the region of 1.2m unfilled #cybersecurity roles by 2020’ - @IBM_in_Ireland's… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-03-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  ‘It is reckoned that there will be in the region of 1.2m unfilled #cybersecurity roles by 2020’ - @IBM_in_Ireland's… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 'Exciting' pill can make blood poisonous to mosquitoes

  30-03-2018 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine experts discovered the disease-carrying flies died after feeding on the blood of humans given super-strength doses of ivermectin.
  
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• Missed out on some of the top #IoT stories this week? We can help you catch up! siliconrepublic.com/machines/nvidi…

  30-03-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  Missed out on some of the top #IoT stories this week? We can help you catch up! siliconrepublic.com/machines/nvidi…
  
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• Have your allergies gotten worse each season? 'Botanical SEXISM' could be to blame

  30-03-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to horticultural expert, Thomas Leo Ogren landscapers have been increasingly planting male trees and plants, due to their ‘litter-free’ nature, meaning they don’t shed seeds, fruits, or pods.
  
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• Shocking Computing Advances Are Pushing Smart Cities Into Reality

  30-03-2018 19:59 via technocracy.news
  Computer processing capacity is about to overtake data storage capacity. This is the point of inflection that I have warned about for several years, and it promises a very dangerous and unpredictable near-term future. Most people will not know what hit them, being unable to understand the implications of it.
  Data is to Technocracy as blood is to your body. For many years, it has been easier to collect and store data than it has to process it for meaning. To make this point, consider that your yo
  
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• Should you be worried about cancer in your coffee?

  30-03-2018 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California judge has ruled that sellers must warn of a carcinogen in coffee, but the science suggests we will never drink enough to make us sick, and may miss out on benefits by quitting coffee.
  
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• What is quantum computing?

  30-03-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft says its researchers are close to a breakthrough that could revolutionise computing.
  
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• Quantum computing: The 20 second challenge

  30-03-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Five experts give the briefest of introductions to what might be the next computing revolution.
  
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• Former competitors @Daimler and @BMW join forces on car-sharing business. #autotech #uber siliconrepublic.com/companies/bmw-…

  30-03-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  Former competitors @Daimler and @BMW join forces on car-sharing business. #autotech #uber siliconrepublic.com/companies/bmw-…
  
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• Blast off! SpaceX launches 10 Iridium satellites to orbit atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket

  30-03-2018 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX has launched the latest batch of Iridium satellites to orbit today atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket. It will attempt to recover one half of the fairings using the Mr Steven ship.
  
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• #DonaldTrump continues to make his disdain for #Amazon clear. siliconrepublic.com/companies/trum…

  30-03-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  #DonaldTrump continues to make his disdain for #Amazon clear. siliconrepublic.com/companies/trum…
  
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• Shocking images of VW cars dumped in Californian desert

  30-03-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The German automaker has been forced to get creative when it comes to responsibly storing the hundreds of thousands of vehicles they had to buy back.
  
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• #UX expert Gareth Dunlop talks about why the customer is essential for #digitaltransformation siliconrepublic.com/companies/ux-c…

  30-03-2018 18:45 via twitter.com
  #UX expert Gareth Dunlop talks about why the customer is essential for #digitaltransformation siliconrepublic.com/companies/ux-c…
  
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• Tesla announces its 'largest recall ever' of 123,000 Model S sedans to fix power steering issue

  30-03-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla said in an email to customers that it had observed 'excessive corrosion' in the power steering bolts, though only in very cold climates where salt is used to clear snow and ice from roads.
  
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• The #jobfairy has been very active this month with #jobs in #Cork, #Dublin and the mid-west! siliconrepublic.com/jobs/march-201…

  30-03-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  The #jobfairy has been very active this month with #jobs in #Cork, #Dublin and the mid-west! siliconrepublic.com/jobs/march-201…
  
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• Is the Africa splitting in TWO?

  30-03-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucia Perez Diaz, Pa postdoctoral Researcher at the Fault Dynamics Research Group, London's Royal Holloway, explains how Africa could split in two of tens of millions of years. .
  
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• Boy with muscle-wasting illness uses holographs to see grandparents 

  30-03-2018 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Smith, 11, with terminal muscular dystrophy has used Microsoft's HoloLens headset and the world's first HoloPortal to talk to his grandfather.
  
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• #MostRead Today: What you need to know about Belfast ow.ly/iGxI30jeMuo

  30-03-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today:What you need to know about Belfast ow.ly/iGxI30jeMuo
  
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• #MostRead Today: UK shocked at being booted out of EU Galileo satellite programme ow.ly/2g9r30jeMte

  30-03-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: UK shocked at being booted out of EU Galileo satellite programme ow.ly/2g9r30jeMte
  
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• #MostRead Today: Facebook ‘ugly truth’ memo reveals flaw in Silicon Valley growth culture ow.ly/TZqj30jeMrP

  30-03-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Facebook ‘ugly truth’ memo reveals flaw in Silicon Valley growth culture ow.ly/TZqj30jeMrP
  
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• #MostRead Today: 14 great start-ups from Ghent to watch ow.ly/C6vq30jeMq1

  30-03-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 14 great start-ups from Ghent to watch ow.ly/C6vq30jeMq1
  
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• #MostRead Today: Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet? ow.ly/CQlJ30jeMmM

  30-03-2018 17:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet? ow.ly/CQlJ30jeMmM
  
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• Ambitious #SpaceX plan for global wireless internet to rocket ahead. #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/comms/spacex-s…

  30-03-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  Ambitious #SpaceX plan for global wireless internet to rocket ahead. #spacetechsiliconrepublic.com/comms/spacex-s…
  
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• The scarred face of Cro-Magnon man revealed

  30-03-2018 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton of Cro-Magnon 1, a male Homo sapiens dating back 28,000 years, was discovered in 1868 in the Eyzies cave in France's southwestern Dordogne region.
  
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• A leaked #Facebook memo has sparked a timely debate around company tactics and ethics siliconrepublic.com/companies/ugly…

  30-03-2018 17:05 via twitter.com
  A leaked #Facebook memo has sparked a timely debate around company tactics and ethics siliconrepublic.com/companies/ugly…
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Privacy is not a game siliconrepublic.com/companies/priv…

  30-03-2018 16:44 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Privacy is not a game siliconrepublic.com/companies/priv…
  
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• Atlas reveals the speed at which people are moving to urban areas

  30-03-2018 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Berlin-based chart-making website Datawrapper, Chinese and African cities are among the fastest growing in the world. The map lists 500 cities with over 1 million people.
  
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• Facebook begins quietly 'fact-checking' to reduce fake news

  30-03-2018 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The initiative on fake news by Mark Zuckerberg and Alex Stamos (left), Facebook's chief security officer, comes as Facebook battles globalcriticism over its handling of user data.
  
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• Thousands of Facebook employees react with anger at company traitors

  30-03-2018 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 3,000 global Facebook employees have reacted to an internal Facebook post about the leaked memo slamming traitors who sell information about the company.
  
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• Do you know your SCL from your AIQ? Alexander Nix from Aleksandr Kogan? Help yourself follow the Facebook data scan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-03-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Do you know your SCL from your AIQ? Alexander Nix from Aleksandr Kogan? Help yourself follow the Facebook data scan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• WATCH: Who won at the 2018 Spirit of Community Awards? siliconrepublic.com/video/prameric…

  30-03-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Who won at the 2018 Spirit of Community Awards? siliconrepublic.com/video/prameric…
  
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• Keep an eye on the #Huawei R&D engine siliconrepublic.com/companies/huaw…

  30-03-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  Keep an eye on the #Huawei R&D engine siliconrepublic.com/companies/huaw…
  
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• #MyFitnessPal is hit by hackers. #UnderArmour #databreach siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/und…

  30-03-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  #MyFitnessPal is hit by hackers. #UnderArmour #databreach siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/und…
  
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• Nvidia and Arm partner to meld AI and IoT in major evolutionary step siliconrepublic.com/machines/nvidi…

  30-03-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Nvidia and Arm partner to meld AI and IoT in major evolutionary step siliconrepublic.com/machines/nvidi…
  
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• China's out-of-control space station to crash to Earth on Sunday

  30-03-2018 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bus-sized space station, weighing 8.5-tons, is predicted to reenter Earth's atmosphere at 3pm BST (10am ET) on April 1, according to the latest estimates. It's still unknown where it will hit.
  
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• Silicon Valley firms make a lot of noise about values, inclusion and culture. It is time they lived up to these ide… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-03-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Silicon Valley firms make a lot of noise about values, inclusion and culture. It is time they lived up to these ide… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Lindsay Lohan loses GTA V privacy case appeal

  30-03-2018 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The actress fails to convince judges that a character in Grand Theft Auto V was based on her.
  
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• Infographic: Here are 10 #sleep mistakes that could be keeping you up at night siliconrepublic.com/advice/sleep-m…

  30-03-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Infographic: Here are 10 #sleep mistakes that could be keeping you up at night siliconrepublic.com/advice/sleep-m…
  
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• BMW and Daimler link up to rival Silicon Valley ride-sharing giants siliconrepublic.com/companies/bmw-…

  30-03-2018 14:17 via twitter.com
  BMW and Daimler link up to rival Silicon Valley ride-sharing giants siliconrepublic.com/companies/bmw-…
  
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• Irish electricity provider #ESB takes first step towards offshore #windenergy market siliconrepublic.com/companies/offs…

  30-03-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Irish electricity provider #ESB takes first step towards offshore #windenergy market siliconrepublic.com/companies/offs…
  
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• Breakthrough deal could see @statsports technology used by millions of players worldwide. #data #wearables… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-03-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  Breakthrough deal could see @statsports technology used by millions of players worldwide. #data #wearables… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Thousands of Facebook employees react with anger at company traitors after leaked memo

  30-03-2018 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 3,000 global Facebook employees have reacted to an internal Facebook post about the leaked memo slamming traitors who sell information about the company.
  
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• James Dyson on the future of design: Podcast 362

  30-03-2018 13:00
  
  Coming up today: The creepy problems with children’s YouTube, Ready Player One is set for release, and we chat with James Dyson.
  
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• Putin tests 'invincible' hypersonic intercontinental missile

  30-03-2018 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video released by the Russian defence ministry shows a test of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile emerging from an underground silo at Plesetsk spaceport in northern Russia.
  
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• Women entrepreneurs: Solving problems and supporting peers siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hele…

  30-03-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  Women entrepreneurs: Solving problems and supporting peers siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hele…
  
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