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• Thousands of Google employees pen letter urging CEO to pull out of controversial Pentagon AI project

  05-04-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Calling the deal 'business of war', Google employees said CEO Sundar Pichai should 'cancel this project immediately'. They also want policies preventing the firm from 'ever building warfare technology'.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's Unity spaceplane completes first rocket-powered flight

  05-04-2018 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic’s Unity spaceplane has completed its first rocket-powered flight, breaking the sound barrier in a successful supersonic test flight today nearly four years after the firm’s fatal crash.
  
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• Experimental 'space junk sweeper' launched this week uses new techniques to pluck garbage from orbit

  05-04-2018 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  European scientists may have developed a way to finally clean up outer space. RemoveDEBRIS is a satellite capable of grabbing debris using a variety of tactics, like a harpoon and a net.
  
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• Facebook says Cambridge Analytica affected up to 87 million users

  05-04-2018 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• American Facebook users will get stronger privacy protections

  05-04-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to divulge whether Facebook would spread the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy safeguards to users worldwide.
  
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• Kimbal Musk unveils urban farming plan Square Roots

  05-04-2018 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's younger brother Kimbal founded a company called Square Roots. The Brooklyn-based company is trying to revolutionize urban farming.
  
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• Bionic prosthetic that allows veteran to feel with her fake fingers

  05-04-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudia Mitchell, 37, lost her arm at the shoulder in a motorcycle accident in 2004. After more than a decade of research trials she has been fitted with a bionic prosthetic that can feel for her.
  
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• How gonorrhea became a superbug: Scientists identify mutation

  05-04-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the new study, a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine have uncovered new clues on mutations behind untreatable ‘super gonorrhea.’
  
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• Tesla on autopilot nearly crashes in exact same spot Model X crashed

  05-04-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Tesla on autopilot (pictured) has nearly crashed on Highway 101 near Mountain View where a Tesla driver died just a week ago after his car crashed into a barrier.
  
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• How much migration has increased across the world

  05-04-2018 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by experts from the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, a nonpartisan think tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.
  
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• 12ft-deep pits in Switzerland’s helped Romans keep their food cool in the summer, say scientists

  05-04-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Basel are attempting to replicate a Roman refrigeration pit in an old colony town in the north of Switzerland, near Basel.
  
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• AlterEgo mind-reading headset that gives you 'superpowers'

  05-04-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Currently the 'AlterEgo' device (pictured), created by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can recognise digits 0 to 9 and has a vocabulary of around 100 words.
  
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• Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Scans All Private Messenger Texts

  05-04-2018 18:25 via technocracy.news
  As data privacy explodes into the public consciousness, years of Facebook abuse are coming to light. The Technocrat mindset has been that it’s OK to use and sell any private data, but public, legal and Congressional backlash promise to force Technocrat practices into the open. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook scans the contents of messages that people send each other on its Messenger app blocking any that contravene its guidelines, it has emerged.
  The scandal-hit firm, still reeling from rev
  
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• Tesla on autopilot nearly crashes in the exact same spot an Apple engineer

  05-04-2018 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Tesla on autopilot (pictured) has nearly crashed on Highway 101 near Mountain View where a Tesla driver died just a week ago after his car crashed into a barrier.
  
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• Scientists identify mutations that could help explain how gonorrhea became a SUPERBUG

  05-04-2018 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the new study, a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine have uncovered new clues on mutations behind untreatable ‘super gonorrhea.’
  
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• The gender pay gap in the NHS

  05-04-2018 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG, which is responsible for providing health services to 880,000 people, was the worst offender, according to the interactive tool.
  
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• Tinder goes offline after new Facebook update

  05-04-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Furious devotees of dating app Tinder from around the world took to Twitter to vent their anger at Mark Zuckerberg after Facebook changes locked users out and stopped them from swiping.
  
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• Global map reveals just how much migration has increased across the world

  05-04-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by experts from the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, a nonpartisan think tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.
  
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• Facebook scans some of the contents of your private Messenger texts

  05-04-2018 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zuckerberg confirmed the Mountain View firm's policy of checking links and images contained in messages, to prevent the spread of illegal and extreme content, in a podcast interview.
  
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• Elderly adults grow just as many new brain cells as 20-year-olds

  05-04-2018 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Contrary to previous research, a first-of-its-kind study by Columbia University researchers found that older brains are growing just as many neurons as young ones are.
  
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• Scientists Protest New Lethal AI Weapons Lab Launched At South Korean University

  05-04-2018 18:04 via technocracy.news
  South Korea is a Technocracy from the top down, and thus there is no inhibition from using university resources to develop technology that can be used for warfare; in this case, it is autonomous killer robots equipped with Artificial Intelligence. ⁃ TN EditorKAIST university allegedly launched a new AI weapons lab in February, leading dozens of researchers to believe the products will “have the potential to be weapons of terror”.
  oby Walsh, a professor at the University of New
  
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• Ariane 5 primed for second launch of year after trajectory cockup

  05-04-2018 17:58 via go.theregister.com
  Satellite payloads ended up in wrong orbit French fingers will be crossed this evening as Arianespace attempts to loft the Superbird-8 and the less imaginatively named DSN-1 dual-use satellite atop the second Ariane 5 launch of 2018 from French Guiana.…
  
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• Stunning archive of Nasa images will go up for auction for $12,000 

  05-04-2018 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Highlights from the collection, which is set to sell for$9,000 (£6,400) to $12,000 (£8,500) in an auction in New York, include photos of astronauts floating in space and Earthrise.
  
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• Central Bank Of India Effectively Bans Bitcoin And Virtual Currencies

  05-04-2018 17:39 via technocracy.news
  India is a fledgling Technocracy and the first national test case of stripping cash out of a major economy. India’s central bank has now extended its Technocrat hegemony by putting the hammer down on crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin. ⁃ TN EditorYou will not be able to buy cryptocurrency via banks or e-wallets etc. in India anymore as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has banned them with immediate effect from “dealing with or providing services to any individuals or business entitie
  
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• Facebook shares rise as Mark Zuckerberg soothes investors

  05-04-2018 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook shares rose 4 percent to $161.55 immediately after the bell on Thursday, showing the company is rallying in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.
  
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• There is NO such thing as different learning styles scientists say

  05-04-2018 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, from Indiana University, debunks the modern theorythat every student learns differently, with the authors suggesting many of us simply use this as an excuse for poor results.
  
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• Academics BOYCOTT South Korean universities as they develops robots

  05-04-2018 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Top academics claim the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist) is working with weapons manufacturer Hanwha Systems to develop the technology.
  
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• Plastic bag litter falls in UK seas

  05-04-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  A study of litter in UK seas shows the number of plastic bags has fallen, amid a rise in other types of plastic rubbish.
  
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• Tinder tests two-second looping video profiles like Instagram

  05-04-2018 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature, known as Loops, allows users to replace their static profile photo with a video. The popular dating app said it is currently trialling Loops in Canada and Sweden.
  
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• Mind-reading headset that gives you 'superpowers': Device lets you silently type on your computer

  05-04-2018 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Currently the 'AlterEgo' device (pictured), created by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can recognise digits 0 to 9 and has a vocabulary of around 100 words.
  
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• Scammers abused Facebook phone number search

  05-04-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The company was warned by security researchers that the search tool could be abused.
  
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• Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal affected 87 million people

  05-04-2018 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Scientists implant miniature human 'brain' in a mouse and it grows its own blood vessels

  05-04-2018 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California at Davis succeeded in creating a miniature human brain with its own blood vessels in a lab. They hope this will allow bigger organs to be grown.
  
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• Hubble sharpens measurement of distance to ancient cluster

  05-04-2018 13:48 via go.theregister.com
  Boffins do give a fig about trig after all Boffins have combined NASA’s aging Hubble Space Telescope and some good old-fashioned trigonometry to precisely measure the distance to a cluster of stars that were formed shortly after the big bang.…
  
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• Superfast 5G mobiles move a step closer

  05-04-2018 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three win frequencies for the next generation of mobile phone networks.
  
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• Google should not be in business of war, say employees

  05-04-2018 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Google employees have sent an open letter protesting at a Pentagon artificial intelligence project.
  
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• South Korean university boycotted over 'killer robots'

  05-04-2018 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Experts express concern about the South Korean institution's plans to develop AI for weapons.
  
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• Space muscles study to use tiny worms

  05-04-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The worms are being used because they have a similar muscle structure to humans.
  
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• Singles furious as Tinder goes OFFLINE after new Facebook update

  05-04-2018 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Furious devotees of dating app Tinder from around the world took to Twitter to vent their anger at Mark Zuckerberg after Facebook changes locked users out and stopped them from swiping.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg backtracks on Facebook's refusal to offer strong EU-style protections for US users

  05-04-2018 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to divulge whether Facebook would spread the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy safeguards to users worldwide.
  
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• Eight tiny fossilised embryos have been found inside a 180 million-year-old ichthyosaur

  05-04-2018 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new specimen (artist's impression), which would have been three metres (ten-feet) long was studied by palaeontologists Mike Boyd and Dean Lomax from the University of Manchester.
  
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• BBC admits a tribe in Human Planet built treehouses for the benefit of the cameras

  05-04-2018 11:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BBC said that tje series Human Planet had breached its ‘editorial standards’ by inaccurately portraying the lives of members of a community in Papa New Guinea.
  
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• Baby elephant giggles as she plays with her keepers in Thailand

  05-04-2018 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laura-Jane Fyfe, from Aberdeenshire, filmed the brilliant footage at the Maevang Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand, during her two-month holiday to celebrate her graduation from university.
  
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• I say, I say, I say: What's the difference between a king penguin and liquid?

  05-04-2018 11:02 via go.theregister.com
  According to these boffins, the similarities would surprise you King penguin colonies move and organise themselves in a way that is "astoundingly" similar to how liquids behave, according to research published today.…
  
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• Inside the desperate world of YouTube wannabes

  05-04-2018 10:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For every millionaire PewDiePie or Logan Paul, there are a thousand frustrated YouTubers desperately trying to get more views.
  
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• Crucial element that made life on Earth possible is 'lacking on similar planets'

  05-04-2018 09:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of Cardiff suggests typical supernovae may not provide the conditions for forging phosphorous, one of the key elements of life on Earth.
  
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• US Admits That Rogue Cellphone Spying Devices In DC Eavesdrop On Everyone

  05-04-2018 07:04 via technocracy.news
  Criminal Technocrats are just as addicted to surveillance as non-criminal Technocrats. In this case, the StingRay cellular site simulator used by many law enforcement departments across America, fell into the wrong hands and DC was turned into a cesspool of total surveillance. This means, of course, that no place in America is immune from clandestine digital surveillance.  ⁃ TN EditorFor the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what
  
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• Tech Giants Race To Create An Tech-Fueled Alternate Reality

  05-04-2018 06:53 via technocracy.news
  Altered reality is one of the most dangerous technologies to loose on civilization because it has the documented ability to rewire the human brain in all sorts of ways. The reason is because it provides such a realistic image that it cannot be discerned to be false – and the brain accepts the images it sees as real. ⁃ TN EditorVirtual reality, augmented reality, immersive reality, mixed reality and finally merged reality … Welcome to the world of digital layering, awash with c
  
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• New York Plastered With Anti-Facebook Posters By Well-Known Street Artist ‘Sabo’

  05-04-2018 06:38 via technocracy.news
  Biting satire struck Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in New York City, making headlines around the world. This ‘street art’ protest has broken the ice that a) it is ok to criticize Zuckerberg and b) they deserve to be criticized. American creativity lives on while Technocrats grind their teeth. ⁃ TN EditorMark Zuckerberg has been targeted by the conservative street artist Sabo, who plastered posters across New York mocking him over the Facebook privacy scandal.
  
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• How the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal unfolded

  05-04-2018 02:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media giant now believes up to 87 million people's data was improperly shared.
  
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