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• Boffins detect antimatter thundering down from Hurricane Patricia

  21-05-2018 23:53 via go.theregister.com
  First time scientists have detected positrons whizzing in storms A team of scientists have reported observing beams of antimatter firing from a ferocious hurricane on Earth for the first time.…
  
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• 'Midwife' apes seen helping bonobos give birth

  21-05-2018 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists saw three captive bonobos give birth in France and the Netherlands. The mother did not isolate herself from the group and other females helped her, acting as midwives.
  
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• Elon Musk shares image of SpaceX's Crew Dragon ship in test chamber

  21-05-2018 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk recently shared a new photo of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft undergoing crucial electromagnetic interference tests before being shipped off to another testing site.
  
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• Life saving AI system can work out how MALNOURISHED a person is

  21-05-2018 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nairobi-based non-profit called Kimetrica is developing AI-powered software called MERON which can detect the level of malnutrition from a single photo of a person's face.
  
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• 'Midwife' apes seen helping bonobos give birth - changing idea that assistance is unique to humans

  21-05-2018 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists saw three captive bonobos give birth in France and the Netherlands. The mother did not isolate herself from the group and other females helped her, acting as midwives.
  
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• Mind-boggling experiment could finally help physicists explain quantum superposition

  21-05-2018 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Israel and Japan devised an experiment that could help scientists get to the bottom of quantum superposition. The bizarre phenomenon allows a particle to be in 'two places at once.'
  
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• Remains of 380 bodies could provide evidence of the ferocious battles during the Roman Empire

  21-05-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark do not believe these peoplewho fought in Denmark's Illerup River Valley - some of whom were just 13 years old - were trained for the day-long combat.
  
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• Emergence of early animal life came more as a gradual whimper than a bang 540 million years ago 

  21-05-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new timing put forward by researchers at Oxford University is important as it changes how we view and interpret the evolution of euarthropods - a key early animal group.
  
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• Elon Musk says affordable Tesla Model 3 is still months away

  21-05-2018 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire tech mogul and Tesla chief Elon Musk released new details about the long-awaited Model 3 sedan in a series of tweets late Sunday, saying it's still months away from delivering the vehicle.
  
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• Google 'secretly collected data from 4.4million iPhone users'

  21-05-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tech giant is facing a mass legal action in London over claims that it bypassed privacy settings on Apple iPhone handsets between August 2011 and February 2012.
  
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• Many women use dating apps to confirm their attractiveness

  21-05-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that girls prefer to use dating apps for an ego boost while men swipe with an eye for casual sex.
  
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• Shrooms could help people with depression recognize a friendly face

  21-05-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research has found psilocybin-based treatment, the primary substance in 'magic mushrooms', can improve emotional processing in depressed patients.
  
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• Google deprioritizes its 'Don't be evil' clause in code of conduct

  21-05-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the last 18 years, the Google has put the phrase 'Don't be evil' front and center in its code of conduct. Now, the Silicon Valley giant appears to be backing away from the phrase.
  
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• App that lets parents spy on their teens may have leaked private data

  21-05-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Santa Monica-based app Teensafe is designed to let parents access their youngsters' web browser history, text messages, call logs and device location.
  
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• PM will pay to have 'full association' with EU research

  21-05-2018 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Prime Minister makes the strongest commitment yet to "fully associate" the UK with the EU's £68bn research programme post-Brexit.
  
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• Japan to flood the Pacific with one million tons of radioactive water

  21-05-2018 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Storage space at the abandoned facility on Japan's east coast is running dangerously low as officials race to secure the nearly 160 tons of contaminated water produced there per day.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg grilling from EU MEPs will be live-streamed siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/zuc…

  21-05-2018 17:16 via twitter.com
  Mark Zuckerberg grilling from EU MEPs will be live-streamed siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/zuc…
  
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• Stimulating brain with magnets could be 'safer' treatment for obesity

  21-05-2018 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Milan say deep transcranial magnetic stimulation could reduce the level of endorphins produced in obese people's brains when they eat.
  
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• Life saving AI system can work out how MALNOURISHED a person is from a single photo

  21-05-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nairobi-based non-profit called Kimetrica is developing AI-powered software called MERON which can detect the level of malnutrition from a single photo of a person's face.
  
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• Why millennials and Gen Z would rather work for themselves than you siliconrepublic.com/careers/millen…

  21-05-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Why millennials and Gen Z would rather work for themselves than you siliconrepublic.com/careers/millen…
  
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• Europe to become centre of paediatric medicine, led by Irish centre siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pae…

  21-05-2018 16:41 via twitter.com
  Europe to become centre of paediatric medicine, led by Irish centre siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pae…
  
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• Japan’s NEC and #Google have completed transmission tests across a subsea network using #AI siliconrepublic.com/comms/nec-goog…

  21-05-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Japan’s NEC and #Google have completed transmission tests across a subsea network using #AI siliconrepublic.com/comms/nec-goog…
  
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• Apple Powerbeats headphones in 'sweat-proof' legal action

  21-05-2018 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A group claims that the headphones' battery life is not as strong as advertised.
  
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• We take a peek at the culture of creativity at @Pinterest siliconrepublic.com/careers/pinter…

  21-05-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  We take a peek at the culture of creativity at @Pinterest siliconrepublic.com/careers/pinter…
  
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• Ebola outbreak: Experimental vaccinations begin in DR Congo

  21-05-2018 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 4,000 vaccines are being used to try to stop an outbreak that has killed at least 26 people.
  
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• #Facebook users deserve to know the man behind the machine, writes @MrJohnFKennedy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  21-05-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  #Facebook users deserve to know the man behind the machine, writes @MrJohnFKennedy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• RAF Air Command to take on UK military space ops

  21-05-2018 15:31 via go.theregister.com
  Dan Dare has a think about Galileo in least interesting comic strip ever The Royal Air Force (RAF) is to take on command and control of UK military space operations, including a possible UK-based alternative to the EU's Galileo satellite constellation.…
  
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• ‘Don’t be evil’ was long thought of as the unofficial motto of #Google but it no longer features in its code of con… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-05-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  ‘Don’t be evil’ was long thought of as the unofficial motto of #Google but it no longer features in its code of con… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• China launch will prep for Moon landing

  21-05-2018 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  China has launched a relay satellite to prepare for a Moon rover mission planned for later in the year.
  
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• Oxford awarded £470k to trial pop up electric vehicle charging points

  21-05-2018 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford residents will soon be able to charge their electric vehicles at pop-up points that retract underground when not in use after an investment of nearly half a million pounds.
  
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• Irish students shine at #IntelISEF siliconrepublic.com/machines/irish…

  21-05-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Irish students shine at #IntelISEF siliconrepublic.com/machines/irish…
  
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• A baby elephant surprised zoo keepers

  21-05-2018 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A baby elephant surprised zoo keepers after being born to a mum whose pregnancy they thought had failed.
  
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• Just a few days to go ... are you ready for #GDPR? Johan Hybinette of @Vonage offers some last-minute pointers siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  21-05-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  Just a few days to go ... are you ready for #GDPR? Johan Hybinette of @Vonage offers some last-minute pointers siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Tesa to acquire #Sugru parent company in a deal that will see investors lose out siliconrepublic.com/companies/sugr…

  21-05-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  Tesa to acquire #Sugru parent company in a deal that will see investors lose out siliconrepublic.com/companies/sugr…
  
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• Experts warn washed up McDonald's balloons damage European coastlines

  21-05-2018 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Balloons from British branches of McDonald's have washed up across the North Sea, as far away as the coastlines of Belgium and Germany.
  
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• Greenwich University fined £120,000 for data breach

  21-05-2018 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The Information Commissioner said the data breach, which included students' health problems, was serious.
  
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• Catherine Duffy of @NorthernTrust tells us about the company’s success in #Limerick siliconrepublic.com/people/norther…

  21-05-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  Catherine Duffy of @NorthernTrust tells us about the company’s success in #Limerick siliconrepublic.com/people/norther…
  
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• 'Permanent' interstellar visitor found

  21-05-2018 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  An asteroid from beyond our Solar System has been orbiting near Jupiter for billions of years, scientists say.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg finally agrees to live-stream EU parliament hearing

  21-05-2018 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zuckerberg was summoned to give evidence in front of MEPs after the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which up to 87 million Facebook users were said to have had their data hacked.
  
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• First permanent immigrant to our solar system spotted by astronomers

  21-05-2018 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space rock (circled in yellow), spotted by researchers at the Nice Observatory in France, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from another star system.
  
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• .@LimerickIT secures role as ‘an economic generator at the heart of Ireland’s fastest-growing regional economy’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-05-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  .@LimerickIT secures role as ‘an economic generator at the heart of Ireland’s fastest-growing regional economy’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #Gilead expands #Cork operation to manufacture drugs for treatment of HIV and hepatitis siliconrepublic.com/companies/gile…

  21-05-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  #Gilead expands #Cork operation to manufacture drugs for treatment of HIV and hepatitis siliconrepublic.com/companies/gile…
  
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• Three winners of 2018 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards revealed siliconrepublic.com/innovation/us-…

  21-05-2018 13:17 via twitter.com
  Three winners of 2018 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards revealed siliconrepublic.com/innovation/us-…
  
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• Parents that share images of their children on social media could be exposing them to identify theft

  21-05-2018 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A survey of more than 2,000 people by London-based banking giant Barclay's has revealed that the online trend for 'sharenting' could be exposing children to identity fraud in later life.
  
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• Children's phone data exposed on cloud server

  21-05-2018 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Email addresses and unique phone identifiers were found on servers that let anyone view data
  
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• Meet our Start-up of the Week: @SquidHub siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/squi…

  21-05-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  Meet our Start-up of the Week: @SquidHub siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/squi…
  
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• China lunches its 'Magpie Bridge' satellite as part of programme to get to the dark side of the moon

  21-05-2018 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the south-western province of Sichuan at 5.28am local time on Monday (21:28 UTC on Sunday/ 22:28 BST, 17:28 ET).
  
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• Orbital ATK launches another Cygnus without anything blowing up

  21-05-2018 12:53 via go.theregister.com
  Revamped Antares booster lobs cargo freighter at ISS Orbital ATK's Cygnus freighter launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, this morning carrying supplies, spares and science to the International Space Station.…
  
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• NEC and Google apply AI technology to subsea cable networks siliconrepublic.com/comms/nec-goog…

  21-05-2018 12:52 via twitter.com
  NEC and Google apply AI technology to subsea cable networks siliconrepublic.com/comms/nec-goog…
  
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• How does Pinterest develop its employees’ creativity? siliconrepublic.com/careers/pinter…

  21-05-2018 12:50 via twitter.com
  How does Pinterest develop its employees’ creativity? siliconrepublic.com/careers/pinter…
  
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