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• Britain goes for a record 55 hours without coal power

  19-04-2018 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 55-hour, coal-free period ran from 10.25pm on Monday until 5.10am yesterday. The UK is trying to get rid of coal-fired generation by 2025 to protect the environment.
  
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• Testosterone-fueled hedge fund managers deliver lower returns

  19-04-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers measured the facial width-to-height ratio -- a feature that has been linked to high testosterone levels -- of 3,228 male hedge fund managers from 1,901 investment firms.
  
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• Scientists engineer fruit flies to ejaculate when exposed to red light

  19-04-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To better understand how ejaculation fits into the motivations behind the mating process in animals, from insects to mammals, a team international scientists has conducted a bizarre experiment.
  
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• Bloke fruit flies enjoy ejaculating, turn to booze when starved of sexy times

  19-04-2018 22:01 via go.theregister.com
  Closer to human beings than previously thought, clearly A new study reveals that male fruit flies enjoy the sensation of ejaculation, and are more likely to turn to alcohol when sexually frustrated. Sound familiar?…
  
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• Hope for the middle-aged who suffer from hand tremors

  19-04-2018 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Kansas found that when worn twice a day for a month, the device reduces tremor severity by 89.5 percent. Wearing it just once reduces tremors by 65 percent.
  
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• Remarkable evolution of the 'Indonesian fish people'

  19-04-2018 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The genetic change discovered in the Bajau tribe who live in Jaya Bakti is the first known example of a human adaptation to deep diving, researchers from Cambridge University found.
  
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• Netflix launches 30-second previews for TV shows and movies in iOS app

  19-04-2018 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting on Thursday, users can watch 30-second previews of TV shows and movies in Netflix's iOS app. The trailers play vertically, so you don't have to flip your phone to watch.
  
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• The plastic bottles we throw away today will be around for hundreds of years - but could this plastic-eating bacter… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  The plastic bottles we throw away today will be around for hundreds of years - but could this plastic-eating bacter… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bajau people 'evolved bigger spleens' for free-diving

  19-04-2018 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  In an example of human natural selection, Asia's Bajau people have evolved bigger spleens for diving.
  
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• Humans driving a 'sixth mass extinction' by killing off large mammals

  19-04-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by a team of researchers, which included the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, who looked at mammal sizes from 66 million years ago to the present day.
  
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• World's first Hyperloop system could be in Abu Dhabi by 2020

  19-04-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The track (concept image) - which will be around  six miles (10km) long - will be close to Al Maktoum International Airport, on the border of the Abu Dhabi and Dubai emirates.
  
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• #Facebook is reportedly building a team devoted entirely to designing chips. #VR #Apple #AI siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  19-04-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  #Facebook is reportedly building a team devoted entirely to designing chips. #VR #Apple #AI siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Decision to change terms of service in May for 1.5bn #Facebook users outside #EU will not affect Irish operations.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Decision to change terms of service in May for 1.5bn #Facebook users outside #EU will not affect Irish operations.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Lyft invests in projects to reduce greenhouse gases

  19-04-2018 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyft is launching a program to offset emissions from the 1.4 million cars that drive for the U.S. ride-hailing service by investing in projects to reduce other sources of greenhouse gas.
  
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• Remarkable evolution of the 'Indonesian fish people' (who can hold their breath for 13 minutes)

  19-04-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The genetic change discovered in the Bajau tribe who live in Jaya Bakti is the first known example of a human adaptation to deep diving, researchers from Cambridge University found.
  
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• Bill Gates backs $1bn plan to cover Earth in 'Big Brother' satellites

  19-04-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bill Gates is backing Washington-based, EarthNow, a startup that plans to launch 500 satellites to cover Earth's atmosphere in real-time video surveillance.
  
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• Apple may be planning to release a new version of its budget SE model and a cheaper iPhone X

  19-04-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple could be gearing up to launch a second version of its popular budget phone, the iPhone SE, as well as a cheaper, bigger version of the 10th anniversary iPhone X, according to reports.
  
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• New ant species from Borneo explodes and releases toxic chemicals

  19-04-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new ant is one of 15 new species of exploding ants that has been found by researchers from the Natural History Museum Vienna and colleagues on the island in Southeast Asia’s Malay Archipelago.
  
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• 'Healthy body, healthy mind' really is true

  19-04-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by the University of Manchester found that among more than 475,000 people those who had a firmer hand grip performed better in tests of reaction time, reasoning and memory.
  
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• Trudeau’s Follies: The Coming Carbon Tax Showdown In Canada

  19-04-2018 18:56 via technocracy.news
  Canadians who see through Technocrat PM Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax are getting some traction to spread the protest to a wider audience. Carbon tax is a disingenuous fraud that takes money from citizens and gives it to globalist cronies. ⁃ TN EditorNot so long ago, Justin Trudeau’s energy strategy looked so simple. It rested on a Grand Bargain. Canada would build a pipeline or two, and the citizens would do penance in the form of carbon taxes that would reduce greenhouse gas em
  
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• Could this new breakthrough lead to #graphene going mainstream? siliconrepublic.com/machines/mass-…

  19-04-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Could this new breakthrough lead to #graphene going mainstream? siliconrepublic.com/machines/mass-…
  
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• China Blanketing Tibet With Massive Rain-Making Geoengineering Project

  19-04-2018 18:30 via technocracy.news
  As a Technocracy, China has a scientific solution for everything, including its perceived lack of fresh water. Their solution is to install tens of thousands of cloud-seeding chambers in Tibet that will create clouds to dump rain on China. The project is developed by state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, a defense contractor. This article was reported in the South China Morning Post. ⁃ TN EditorChina needs more water. So it’s building a rain-making network t
  
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• Wish.com offensive adverts spotted in video games played by children

  19-04-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parents are outraged after their children were forced to view offensive ads as they played what they thought were harmless puzzle apps. The ads appeared in games Crazy Cake Swap and 2048.
  
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• Acquisition of @ticketea will give @Eventbrite greater exposure to music events in Europe. #ecommerce siliconrepublic.com/companies/tick…

  19-04-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Acquisition of @ticketea will give @Eventbrite greater exposure to music events in Europe. #ecommerce siliconrepublic.com/companies/tick…
  
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• Poison project

  19-04-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientist Vladimir Uglev has no doubt the agent that poisoned the Skripals was made in Russia.
  
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• #MostRead Today: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki addresses demonetisation controversy ow.ly/4bWT30jzHbn

  19-04-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki addresses demonetisation controversy ow.ly/4bWT30jzHbn
  
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• #MostRead Today: New job? Make sure you master this key skill ow.ly/bVMf30jzH7S

  19-04-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: New job? Make sure you master this key skill ow.ly/bVMf30jzH7S
  
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• #MostRead Today: Huawei boss warns the potential of 5G is becoming overblown ow.ly/rPPT30jzHdH

  19-04-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Huawei boss warns the potential of 5G is becoming overblown ow.ly/rPPT30jzHdH
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 fascinating start-ups from Frankfurt to watch ow.ly/SPL830jzH9p

  19-04-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 fascinating start-ups from Frankfurt to watch ow.ly/SPL830jzH9p
  
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• #MostRead Today: Moving to Bournemouth? Here are 8 people you need to know ow.ly/mW2u30jzH5a

  19-04-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Moving to Bournemouth? Here are 8 people you need to know ow.ly/mW2u30jzH5a
  
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• Holes in 5,400-year-old cow skull reveal attempts at brain surgery

  19-04-2018 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cow's skull is between 5,000 and 5,400 years old and was unearthed at a Neolithic site at Champ-Durand in France by the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
  
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• Working conditions at #Tesla’s California factory are being scrutinised. #autotech #elonmusk siliconrepublic.com/companies/tesl…

  19-04-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Working conditions at #Tesla’s California factory are being scrutinised. #autotech #elonmusk siliconrepublic.com/companies/tesl…
  
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• Incredible skywriting in Phoenix that looks just like typed words

  19-04-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The writing, which appeared above Phoenix yesterday, was designed to attract attention to computer networking firm Cisco, which is currently hosting its annual conference in the city.
  
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• Hans Asperger, the children’s doctor famed for early work in autism, assisted in Nazi euthanasia

  19-04-2018 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Herwig Czech, a historian of medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, made the discovery after looking at Asperger's Nazi-era publications along with documents from Austrian archives.
  
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• Thinking of going to #Inspirefest but not sure yet? Check out all the #careeradvice you would have got at last year… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  Thinking of going to #Inspirefest but not sure yet? Check out all the #careeradvice you would have got at last year… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Spelling quiz will put your knowledge to the test with 20-questions

  19-04-2018 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This tricky spelling test has left internet users from around the world scratching their heads. The multiple choice quiz asks players to choose the correct spelling from two possible answers.
  
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• How plastic-eating bacteria actually work – a chemist explains siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pla…

  19-04-2018 16:31 via twitter.com
  How plastic-eating bacteria actually work – a chemist explains siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pla…
  
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• A major suspect in Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ escapes from a low-security prison in the country. #iceland… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  A major suspect in Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ escapes from a low-security prison in the country. #iceland… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Musk: I want to retrieve rockets with big Falcon party balloons

  19-04-2018 16:06 via go.theregister.com
  NASA: Been there, done that While waiting for TESS to get off the launchpad on Monday, chief exec Elon Musk joked on Twitter about how SpaceX might set about recovering the second stage of the booster.…
  
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• Facebook plans to form AI-focused chip design team siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  19-04-2018 16:03 via twitter.com
  Facebook plans to form AI-focused chip design team siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Facebook’s Irish operations won’t be affected by GDPR decision siliconrepublic.com/companies/gdpr…

  19-04-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Facebook’s Irish operations won’t be affected by GDPR decision siliconrepublic.com/companies/gdpr…
  
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• Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed

  19-04-2018 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Plan for a ban in England is announced as Commonwealth leaders are urged to tackle plastic waste.
  
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• ‘The data collected will lead to a better understanding of how the ocean floor and the deep ocean interact with one… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-04-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  ‘The data collected will lead to a better understanding of how the ocean floor and the deep ocean interact with one… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mini-human brains implanted in mice grow successfully for months

  19-04-2018 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around 80 per cent of the mice survived the operation and within two weeks their brain implants (pictured) were spawning new neurons, according to researchers from the Salk Institute in San Diego.
  
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• US Open tennis to be shown in UK exclusively on Amazon

  19-04-2018 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viewers in the UK and Ireland will only be able to view the New York fortnight via Amazon's Prime Video channel. In recent decades the event has been broadcast either by Sky or Eurosport.
  
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• The latest change from #Facebook will reduce its exposure to #GDPR sanctions siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  19-04-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  The latest change from #Facebook will reduce its exposure to #GDPR sanctions siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• Peter Kennedy says #electronics has transformed almost every industry @RIAdawson @ucddublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pet…

  19-04-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Peter Kennedy says #electronics has transformed almost every industry @RIAdawson @ucddublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pet…
  
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• Formula 1 acquires stake in Irish fantasy sports platform PlayON siliconrepublic.com/companies/form…

  19-04-2018 15:01 via twitter.com
  Formula 1 acquires stake in Irish fantasy sports platform PlayON siliconrepublic.com/companies/form…
  
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• iPhone users under threat after Grayshift breaks through passcodes

  19-04-2018 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A secretive US company has created a portable device that can break into iPhones within minutes. Anonymous sources who have seen the documents are urging Apple uses to change their passcodes.
  
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• Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU

  19-04-2018 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of Facebook's global members, whether they know it or not, are currently governed by terms of service agreed with the company's international headquarters in Dublin.
  
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