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• Another win for prairie dogs - and black-footed ferret conservation

  20-07-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the last few years, conservationists have been deploying small peanut butter-flavored treats across western US grasslands in effort to vaccinate prairie dogs against a deadly plague.
  
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• The cost of Trump's Endangered Species Act proposal

  20-07-2018 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The Trump administration wants to weaken the landmark protection law. What species are under threat?
  
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• Study finds use of bots and misleading posts on social media has exploded globally in the last year

  20-07-2018 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Junk news' and fake accounts are rapidly spreading across the globe. About 48 countries carried out social media manipulation campaigns in 2017, up from 28 in the year prior.
  
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• Atacama 'alien' controversy deepens as new study points to ethical concerns and faulty science

  20-07-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new effort led by an international team of researchers is challenging prior work, claiming the genomic analyses were unjustified and the skeleton is a typical fetus that was likely miscarried.
  
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• Musk calls report of Model 3 cancellations 'Bulls***' amid claims refunds now outpace deposits

  20-07-2018 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has hit back on reports about the state of Tesla's Model 3 sales. This week, an analyst from investment bank Needham claimed that 24% of Model 3 orders have been cancelled.
  
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• From meteor showers on-demand to broadband-emitting balloons, here's everything from the world of sci-tech this wee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-07-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  From meteor showers on-demand to broadband-emitting balloons, here's everything from the world of sci-tech this wee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Employers SHOULD make their staff feel guilty for letting their boss down

  20-07-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, if employees anticipate feeling guilty when failing to meet expectations, they will become more trustworthy (stock).
  
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• Houses of the future could have genetically-modified plants built in to the WALLS

  20-07-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Tennessee staff have come up wit a blueprint to install walls made of dense, genetically-modified plants to act as a subtle signal when hazardous chemicals are in the air.
  
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• Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are launching a new way to move #data between platforms. #GDPR #privacy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…

  20-07-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are launching a new way to move #data between platforms. #GDPR #privacy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…
  
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• ‘Despite the scare-mongering, ultimately, @Gartner_inc position is that #AI will actually be a net job creator’ - D… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-07-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  ‘Despite the scare-mongering, ultimately, @Gartner_inc position is that #AI will actually be a net job creator’ - D… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Google reveals plans to string a 4,000-mile-long undersea cable from France to Virginia by 2020

  20-07-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The web giant said in a statementthat the 4,000-mile-long (6,400km) undersea cable will land stateside in Virginia Beach.
  
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• Video reveals how Martian-wide dust storm transformed the red planet

  20-07-2018 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Nasa's Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, first observed a smaller-scale dust storm on May 30, but by June 20, it had gone global.
  
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• Hyperloop 'vacuum train' planned in China as firm invests $1 billion to build 'traffic tubes'

  20-07-2018 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China is laying the tracks for two different Hyperloop-esque concepts to be built in the country byUS-based startups Arrivo and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.
  
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• UK High Court grants new order to stop illegal Premier League streams

  20-07-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Football fans the length and breadth of Britain will find it harder to illegally watch Premier League games as a court order aims to curtail the illegal habit.
  
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• UK Heatwave causes build-up of deadly algae in British lakes

  20-07-2018 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four Cumbrian lakes are infected with a deadly algae that can kill animals and causes skin rashes, eye irritation, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and in rare cases, brain damage.
  
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• The need for a national female entrepreneur peer support strategy and framework was made clear at #Inspirefest 2018… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-07-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  The need for a national female entrepreneur peer support strategy and framework was made clear at #Inspirefest 2018… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Post H-1B visa crackdowns, where will tech talent migrate to? ow.ly/KhUb30l2Uyv

  20-07-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Post H-1B visa crackdowns, where will tech talent migrate to? ow.ly/KhUb30l2Uyv
  
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• #MostRead Today: How has the role of a systems engineer changed over time? ow.ly/qdrv30l2Uzn

  20-07-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How has the role of a systems engineer changed over time? ow.ly/qdrv30l2Uzn
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 new moons discovered around Jupiter, but something strange is going on ow.ly/AuJb30l2UxK

  20-07-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 new moons discovered around Jupiter, but something strange is going on ow.ly/AuJb30l2UxK
  
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• #MostRead Today: Most common surgery in the western world might be unnecessary ow.ly/VFuq30l2Uti

  20-07-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Most common surgery in the western world might be unnecessary ow.ly/VFuq30l2Uti
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 impressive start-ups from Istanbul to watch ow.ly/abqm30l2UwK

  20-07-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 impressive start-ups from Istanbul to watch ow.ly/abqm30l2UwK
  
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• Huawei equipment is exposing British broadband and phone networks to new security risks

  20-07-2018 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The assessment, in a soon to be published annual report signed off by the GCHQ spy agency, based in Cheltenham, will intensify the espionage debate around the company.
  
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• Cloud brightening, 'sun shields' to save Barrier Reef

  20-07-2018 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia announced plans Friday to explore concepts such as firing salt into clouds and covering swathes of water with a thin layer of film in a bid to save the embattled Great Barrier Reef.
  
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• From large-scale #IoT, to more flying taxis, we're bringing you the latest in the world of IoT and #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/aston…

  20-07-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  From large-scale #IoT, to more flying taxis, we're bringing you the latest in the world of IoT and #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/aston…
  
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• Massive Hack Of 1.5 Million Health Records In Singapore

  20-07-2018 17:11 via technocracy.news
  Singapore is the leading city-state model for Technocracy in the world, priding itself for its masterful control over societal data. In defiance and with impunity, hackers have stolen health records including those of the Prime Minister. ⁃ TN EditorHackers have stolen personal data in Singapore belonging to some 1.5 million people, or about a quarter of the population, officials say.
  They broke into the government health database in a “deliberate, targeted and well-planned” att
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Welcome to tomorrow siliconrepublic.com/companies/tomo…

  20-07-2018 17:06 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Welcome to tomorrow siliconrepublic.com/companies/tomo…
  
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• Facebook and Instagram pledge to lock younger users' accounts

  20-07-2018 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Potentially underage blocked Facebook users around the world will now be required to prove they are over 13 by providing a photo ID to get their accounts back.
  
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• Thrown Out: New York’s Global Warming Lawsuit Against Big Oil

  20-07-2018 16:57 via technocracy.news
  Global warming fanatics suffered a major defeat when the city of New York’s massive lawsuit against Big Oil was thrown out of Federal court. New York was trying to collect ‘damages’ from several oil giants over their role in creating global warming. ⁃ TN EditorA U.S. judge threw out New York’s lawsuit seeking to hold five of the world’s biggest oil companies financially responsible for contributing to climate change.
  U.S. District Judge John Keenan d
  
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• Arctic wild goose chase threatens chicks as temperatures rise

  20-07-2018 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Migrating geese race to warmer Arctic but are too worn out to lay their eggs early when they get there.
  
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• Youth Warning: Memory Is Affected By Radiation From Cell Phones

  20-07-2018 16:34 via technocracy.news
  While mobile phones are certainly handy gadgets to have around, the radiation they emit can have a profound physiological impact on the human brain. The Technocrat mind that creates technology for technology’s sake is seldom concerned with ‘side effects’.  ⁃ TN EditorMobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents, according to a new study.
  The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) goes along with an increase in expos
  
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• Video reveals how Martian-wide dust storm has transformed the red planet

  20-07-2018 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Nasa's Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, first observed a smaller-scale dust storm on May 30, but by June 20, it had gone global.
  
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• Experts blast Facebook over its latest content guidelines

  20-07-2018 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Controversy surrounding Facebook's moderation rules continues, with a University of Chicago professor and a prominent techno-sociologist saying the problem is vast and will be difficult to resolve.
  
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• WhatsApp introduces new limits on message forwarding in an effort to stop deadly lynchings in India

  20-07-2018 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In one incident a 27-year-old software engineer was beaten to death by a crowd of more than 2,000 people in the southern state of Karnataka after heoffered chocolates to children.
  
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• Radiation from smartphones could trigger memory loss in teenagers, new study reveals

  20-07-2018 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute studied nearly 700 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 in Switzerland (stock image).
  
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• Japanese start-up @ALE_StarAle aims to light up the night’s sky with artificial meteor showers as soon as the begin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-07-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  Japanese start-up @ALE_StarAle aims to light up the night’s sky with artificial meteor showers as soon as the begin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sir David Attenborough wants YOU to help with the world's biggest butterfly count

  20-07-2018 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Common species could see bumper numbers in annual butterfly count, but ongoing heatwave could spell disaster for the insects, experts warn. Sir David Attenborough has backed the programme.
  
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• Singapore personal data hack hits 1.5m, health authority says

  20-07-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The attack by hackers on a health database has affected about a quarter of the population.
  
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• Facebook to lift the lid on Eighth Amendment referendum data siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  20-07-2018 14:01 via twitter.com
  Facebook to lift the lid on Eighth Amendment referendum data siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• What even is a personal brand? And how can you use it to progress in your career? #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/persona…

  20-07-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  What even is a personal brand? And how can you use it to progress in your career? #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/persona…
  
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• Could solar energy be cheaper than fossil fuels? A new battery could make the technology 95% cheaper

  20-07-2018 13:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A London-based UK-Swedish company called United Sun Systems has created a battery that converts heat from the sun to electricity, which unlike light from the sun, can be stored.
  
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• All that's wrong with Elon Musk's non-apology apology: Podcast 378

  20-07-2018 13:42
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: Everything that’s wrong with Elon Musk’s non-apology apology, everything you need to know about water pipes and why the EU’s latest Google fine could put us on a path to all out regulatory war.
  
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• Alphabet’s #ProjectLoon will work with @TelkomKenya to provide internet service to parts of the country, starting i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-07-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  Alphabet’s #ProjectLoon will work with @TelkomKenya to provide internet service to parts of the country, starting i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Whale killing: DNA shows Iceland whale was rare hybrid

  20-07-2018 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Genetic material proves that the animal killed off the coast of Iceland was not a blue whale but a rare hybrid.
  
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• Hackers net almost $1m in Russian bank raid

  20-07-2018 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The theft is the latest in a series by the MoneyTaker gang which has targeted Russian banks
  
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• The mega-machines helping China link the world

  20-07-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  As China embarks on one of the greatest infrastructure projects in history, it is changing how railways are built.
  
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• “By ceasing the procedures which have proven ineffective, we would avoid performing hundreds of thousands useless s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-07-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  “By ceasing the procedures which have proven ineffective, we would avoid performing hundreds of thousands useless s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How to get likes on Instagram: Experts reveal perfect formula

  20-07-2018 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysts at UK-based mobile firm e2save delved deep into the social media platform's data to work out the formula for the 'perfect' Instagram snap - one that maximises the number of possible likes.
  
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• Jobseekers need to be aware of these emerging industry trends siliconrepublic.com/careers/indust…

  20-07-2018 12:50 via twitter.com
  Jobseekers need to be aware of these emerging industry trends siliconrepublic.com/careers/indust…
  
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• Hackers 'targeting US mid-term elections'

  20-07-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  According to Microsoft, at least three Congressional candidates have been targeted by hackers.
  
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• UK authorities release report detailing Huawei security risks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hua…

  20-07-2018 12:35 via twitter.com
  UK authorities release report detailing Huawei security risks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hua…
  
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