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• YouTube stars' fury as videos promoting cheating removed

  05-05-2018 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Following a BBC investigation, YouTube has taken down hundreds of videos promoting an essay-writing company.
  
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• “To our knowledge, Spaid is the first bacterial effector protein identified to date that affects host cellular mach… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-05-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  “To our knowledge, Spaid is the first bacterial effector protein identified to date that affects host cellular mach… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Should we fear #wearables in the workplace? #FoW #FutureofWork siliconrepublic.com/careers/workpl…

  05-05-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Should we fear #wearables in the workplace? #FoW #FutureofWork siliconrepublic.com/careers/workpl…
  
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• #ICYMI: Check out what happened in the world of #IoT this week. siliconrepublic.com/machines/china…

  05-05-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Check out what happened in the world of #IoT this week. siliconrepublic.com/machines/china…
  
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• #ICYMI: Initial deal with SSE will bring 20 of Three’s core data centres ‘on net’ for 5G. #comms #telecoms siliconrepublic.com/comms/sse-thre…

  05-05-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Initial deal with SSE will bring 20 of Three’s core data centres ‘on net’ for 5G. #comms #telecoms siliconrepublic.com/comms/sse-thre…
  
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• Dr Jenny Lawler tells us about her fascination with water and waste management. #IrishResearch #microplastics siliconrepublic.com/machines/membr…

  05-05-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  Dr Jenny Lawler tells us about her fascination with water and waste management. #IrishResearch #microplastics siliconrepublic.com/machines/membr…
  
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• WATCH: Find out what it’s like working at eShopWorld siliconrepublic.com/video/eshopwor…

  05-05-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Find out what it’s like working at eShopWorld siliconrepublic.com/video/eshopwor…
  
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• With Smart Cities, Your Every Step Will Be Recorded

  05-05-2018 16:50 via technocracy.news
  Sensor networks are being installed across America and will ultimately be ubiquitously connected together in real-time by the emerging 5G wireless communication technology. Note that all of this is created by scientists and engineers. Promising benefits to citizens is akin to the United Nations boasting that they are going to eliminate poverty worldwide. ⁃ TN EditorModern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones but also obj
  
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• Cornell University Course Examines ‘Derangement’ Of ‘Climate Denialism’

  05-05-2018 16:30 via technocracy.news
  Prestigious institutions of higher education are full of Technocrats who have hijacked the system to promote their pseudo-science climate belief system. These Technocrats are a tiny minority but they have risen to positions of influence. ⁃ TN EditorA new seminar at Cornell University is determined to shut down “climate denialism,” claiming that there is “mounting evidence” that “global warming is real.”
  Deranged Authority: The Force of Culture in Climate
  
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• NSA Triples Collection Of U.S. Phone Records To 534 Million

  05-05-2018 16:12 via technocracy.news
  The U.S. Intelligence network has gone rogue against Americans, disregarding Congress and courts, to massively increase warrantless surveillance on civilians. The NSA is behaving as if it is unaccountable to anyone except its technocrat managers. Technocrats are compulsive and addictive data hoarders. ⁃ TN EditorThe U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agen
  
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• Do you need to clean up your (desk) act? siliconrepublic.com/advice/desk-me…

  05-05-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Do you need to clean up your (desk) act? siliconrepublic.com/advice/desk-me…
  
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• What do you do with the mountain of privacy policy change emails in your inbox? #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  05-05-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  What do you do with the mountain of privacy policy change emails in your inbox? #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Nasa's InSight rocket takes off for Mars

  05-05-2018 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The US space agency has launched its latest mission, heading for the interior of the Red Planet.
  
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• ‘Our research shows that the situation is actually worse than feared – and that the area of dead zone is vast and g… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-05-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  ‘Our research shows that the situation is actually worse than feared – and that the area of dead zone is vast and g… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sick of queueing to order a coffee? #startups #entrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/prom…

  05-05-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  Sick of queueing to order a coffee? #startups #entrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/prom…
  
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• Planetary insights

  05-05-2018 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Illustrator and planetary scientist James Tuttle Keane explains the significance of Nasa's new mission.
  
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• InSight: A look inside Mars

  05-05-2018 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Illustrator and planetary scientist James Tuttle Keane explains the significance of Nasa's new mission.
  
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• A look inside Mars

  05-05-2018 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  InSight's science mission will reveal the interior of the Red Planet for the first time.
  
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• WATCH: How to have a successful biopharma career siliconrepublic.com/video/successf…

  05-05-2018 13:01 via twitter.com
  WATCH: How to have a successful biopharma career siliconrepublic.com/video/successf…
  
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• The #Researchfest deadline has been extended to 11 May – get your entries in! #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…

  05-05-2018 12:30 via twitter.com
  The #Researchfest deadline has been extended to 11 May – get your entries in! #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…
  
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• The UK's biggest outdoor tulip crop grown in Norfolk

  05-05-2018 02:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The millions of flowers have created a blaze of colour on the Norfolk landscape.
  
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• Apple shares close at a record high after Warren Buffett's investment

  05-05-2018 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The American technology giant rose 4.1 percent to $184.15, topping its previous high of $183.50 and placing it roughly $20 per share short of a $1 trillion market cap.
  
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• Rare mineral in lunar meteorite suggests frozen water may be hiding beneath the moon's surface

  05-05-2018 01:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say they've discovered traces of a rare mineral in a 13-year-old lunar meteorite that may indicate there's swaths of frozen water that are lurking just beneath's the moon's surface.
  
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• Land locked

  05-05-2018 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Kenya has a thriving technology scene and is now looking into how to take advantage of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and blockchain.
  
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• Microsoft will kill off Minecraft on older consoles

  05-05-2018 01:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Minecraft players on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS Vita and Wii U will all receive the Update Aquatic, but this will be the last new that is compatible with these platforms
  
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• New study calls for 'urgent' debate over the ethics of autonomous vehicles 

  05-05-2018 00:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study examining the ethics behind decisions self-driving cars make has found that the majority of people will not agree with guidelines drawn up by an ethics committee.
  
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