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• California governor signs law for clean energy by 2045

  10-09-2018 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation committing California to carbon-free electricity by 2045.
  
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• 'They dammed everything'

  10-09-2018 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of hydropower projects threaten to harm Bosnia's rivers, protesters say.
  
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• Is this what future Mars colonies will look like? Scientists design self-sustaining research base

  10-09-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plan involves sending a robot to Mars to build the base, harnessing the red planet's natural resources and ultimately sending a crew to its surface that could live there for at least nine months.
  
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• AI analyzing telescope data discovers 72 new fast radio bursts from billions of light-years away

  10-09-2018 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using machine learning techniques to analyze data from Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, Breakthrough Listen 72 fast radio bursts coming from an object known as ‘the repeater.’
  
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• 'Climate change moving faster than we are,' says UN Secretary General

  10-09-2018 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Antonio Guterres calls for leadership to break the paralysis on the "defining issue" of our time.
  
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• Greenhouse emissions from RICE PADDIES are fuelling global warming 

  10-09-2018 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A global analysis released by Environmental Defense Fund analysed the effect of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice farms in southern India that use two methods of water management.
  
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• Three new ghostly sea creatures discovered 21,000 feet beneath the sea

  10-09-2018 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers exploring the ultra-deep Atacama Trench in Southeast Pacific discovered three types of fish, since dubbed the pink, the blue, and the purple Atacama Snailfish, swimming 6500m deep.
  
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• Boring Company steers a machine using an Xbox controller

  10-09-2018 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's Boring Company shared a video of an engineer steering one of the firm's massive tunneling machines using an Xbox 360 controller. The firm captioned it: 'Best video game ever.'
  
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• Plastic packaging will matter more to shoppers than price by 2030

  10-09-2018 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A survey from London-based market research firm ThoughtWorks asked 2,000 adultsto consider which issues would determine the way they bought food by the year 2030.
  
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• Medieval board game is discovered in a secret chamber under a 13th century Russian castle

  10-09-2018 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian archaeologists said the newly uncovered board game is their 'most intriguing' find so far as they continue excavations at Vyborg Castle near the Russian-Finnish border.
  
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• Amazon wants to 'put its workers in CAGES to oversee factory robots'

  10-09-2018 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is raising eyebrows with a patent filing that suggests putting human employees in cages to navigate fenced off areas that are populated by automated robots.
  
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• Scared of spiders? Avoid being at home at 7.35pm when males are on the prowl, say experts

  10-09-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Gloucestershire created a free app called 'Spider in da House' for the British public to track encounters with spiders. (Stock image)
  
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• Emily McDaid of @CIConnect speaks to Jenny Gregg of @craftequ, a finalist in the #Invent2018 competition, about her… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-09-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Emily McDaid of @CIConnect speaks to Jenny Gregg of @craftequ, a finalist in the #Invent2018 competition, about her… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead today: These 7 thriving tech companies are all recruiting in the #Boston area right now siliconrepublic.com/jobs/boston-co…

  10-09-2018 18:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: These 7 thriving tech companies are all recruiting in the #Boston area right now siliconrepublic.com/jobs/boston-co…
  
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• #MostRead today: Is #Pluto on the way to regaining its planet status? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/plu…

  10-09-2018 18:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Is #Pluto on the way to regaining its planet status? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/plu…
  
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• #MostRead today: Irish VR start-up nominated for award at Venice Film Festival siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/veni…

  10-09-2018 18:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Irish VR start-up nominated for award at Venice Film Festival siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/veni…
  
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• #MostRead today: These 7 companies are changing the future of work – and they’re hiring siliconrepublic.com/jobs/companies… #futureofwork

  10-09-2018 18:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: These 7 companies are changing the future of work – and they’re hiring siliconrepublic.com/jobs/companies… #futureofwork
  
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• #Google to face CNIL to discuss the ‘right to be forgotten’ rule under #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  10-09-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  #Google to face CNIL to discuss the ‘right to be forgotten’ rule under #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• Wildlife watchdog warns illegal sale of exotic pets is on the rise across Facebook

  10-09-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A wildlife monitoring group says it has found a sharp increase in the number of people belonging to Facebook groups in Thailand where endangered animals are bought and sold.
  
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• Mark Pollock and Simone George wow TED audience with ‘love letter to science’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  10-09-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  Mark Pollock and Simone George wow TED audience with ‘love letter to science’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• The robot that can see! New AI that can inspect an unfamiliar object and pick it up

  10-09-2018 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new system which they have dubbed 'Dense Object Nets' (DON).
  
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• Enormous 10,000-year-old skull and antlers pulled from a lake in Ireland

  10-09-2018 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fishermen Raymond McElroy (pictured) and Charlie Coyle caught the antlers in their net in Lough Neagh, a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.
  
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• The worst-selling map in the UK is the Scottish landscape charted by OS440 - but why?

  10-09-2018 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Ordnance Survey, its OS Explorer 440 is the most unloved item in the entire OS Explorer map series. It covers Glen Cassley and Glen Oykel.
  
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• 'Internet of animals' spreads its wings

  10-09-2018 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A satellite system that for 30 years has tracked animals will expand to track all manner of objects.
  
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• Why you trust your gut instinct over logic

  10-09-2018 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough said while gut decisions come with several benefits, it can make us stubborn and unhappy to accept when we are wrong. (Stock image)
  
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• Today's featured employer is @BDandCo. Check the medtech giant out here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/fX9VGLi1lg

  10-09-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @BDandCo. Check the medtech giant out here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/fX9VGLi1lg
  
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• Experts search for missing mourning rings forged by eccentric philosopher Jeremy Bentham

  10-09-2018 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University College London scientists are hunting down 26 memorial rings bequeathed by Jeremy Bentham to those he knew and admired, featuring his bust in silhouette and strands of his hair.
  
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• From an entrepreneurial perspective, #Boston packs a punch, writes @MrJohnFKennedy. @MIT @HubSpot @IDAIRELAND siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bost…

  10-09-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  From an entrepreneurial perspective, #Boston packs a punch, writes @MrJohnFKennedy. @MIT @HubSpot @IDAIRELAND siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bost…
  
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• Facebook animal trade exposed in Thailand

  10-09-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A wildlife trafficking watchdog says it has found hundreds of examples of animal trading.
  
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• Jack Ma to step down as chair of #Alibaba siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…

  10-09-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  Jack Ma to step down as chair of #Alibaba siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…
  
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• ‘Initiatives like this really allow us to move forward on the primary goal of the company, which is to bring immers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-09-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  ‘Initiatives like this really allow us to move forward on the primary goal of the company, which is to bring immers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New El Niño weather event likely this winter says WMO

  10-09-2018 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The World Meteorological Organisation says there's a 70% chance of a weak El Niño event by the end of this year.
  
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• Meet our Start-up of the Week: @paidadeapp siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/paid…

  10-09-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  Meet our Start-up of the Week: @paidadeapp siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/paid…
  
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• Russian man charged over 'massive' US hack attacks

  10-09-2018 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The Russian man was extradited from Georgia to face accusations of aiding attacks on US banks.
  
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• Robots could become radicalised and commit MASS MURDER if they are badly coded

  10-09-2018 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer engineer Subhash Kak from Oklahoma University believes robots could be radicalised just like humans (stock image).
  
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• SpaceX dodges lightning while storms keep Japan earthbound

  10-09-2018 13:12 via go.theregister.com
  Telstar to blast broadband over Asia while ISS astros face fresh underwear delay Grim weather at Cape Canaveral almost caused a scrub of this morning's Falcon 9 launch as heavy cloud and lightning storms blanketed the region.…
  
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• Google battles EU over controversial ‘right to be forgotten’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  10-09-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  Google battles EU over controversial ‘right to be forgotten’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• Looking for a tech job in #Boston? These companies are hiring: @Globoforce @Fidelity @bmsnews @Deloitte @Shireplc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-09-2018 12:36 via twitter.com
  Looking for a tech job in #Boston? These companies are hiring: @Globoforce @Fidelity @bmsnews @Deloitte @Shireplc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Alchemy to create employment gold in north-west with 256 Derry jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/alchemy-d…

  10-09-2018 12:31 via twitter.com
  Alchemy to create employment gold in north-west with 256 Derry jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/alchemy-d…
  
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• Electric-powered 'air taxis' that fly at almost 200mph could be picking up passengers in four years

  10-09-2018 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'flying taxi' service could offer short-haul, inter-city flights carrying multiple passengers using piloted aircraft, according to the founder of Bristol-based flying company Vertical Aerospace.
  
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• Apple bans the Infowars app from its store for 'objectionable content'

  10-09-2018 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The move makes Apple the latest tech company or social media platform to take action against Alex Jones, a right wing talk-show host based in Austin, Texas.
  
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• Is Pluto on the way to regaining its planet status? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/plu…

  10-09-2018 12:15 via twitter.com
  Is Pluto on the way to regaining its planet status? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/plu…
  
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• Russia: Google removes Putin critic's ads from YouTube

  10-09-2018 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ads by Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, are removed from YouTube ahead of local elections.
  
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• Hackers, hipsters and hustlers: Decoding the Boston tech party siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bost…

  10-09-2018 12:11 via twitter.com
  Hackers, hipsters and hustlers: Decoding the Boston tech party siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bost…
  
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• ‘More people die on Monday mornings at 9 o’clock of heart attacks because they hate their jobs’ – Deepak Chopra siliconrepublic.com/careers/change…

  10-09-2018 10:00 via twitter.com
  ‘More people die on Monday mornings at 9 o’clock of heart attacks because they hate their jobs’ – Deepak Chopra siliconrepublic.com/careers/change…
  
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• These 7 thriving tech companies are all recruiting in the Boston area right now siliconrepublic.com/jobs/boston-co…

  10-09-2018 09:50 via twitter.com
  These 7 thriving tech companies are all recruiting in the Boston area right now siliconrepublic.com/jobs/boston-co…
  
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• Irish VR start-up nominated for award at Venice Film Festival siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/veni… via @siliconrepublic

  10-09-2018 09:07 via twitter.com
  Irish VR start-up nominated for award at Venice Film Festival siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/veni… via @siliconrepublic
  
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• Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down next year

  10-09-2018 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Jack Ma, one of China's richest men, will hand the reins of the firm he founded to his chief executive.
  
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• Monday briefing: YouTube takes down Russian opposition leader's ads

  10-09-2018 08:38
  
  Google removed adverts promoting protests against Russian pension age reform, free speech groups warn that the EU's right to be forgotten could become a global censorship tool, the UK has its first flying taxi
  
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• PaidAde perfects the clicks to bricks model to supply building contractors siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/paid…

  10-09-2018 08:27 via twitter.com
  PaidAde perfects the clicks to bricks model to supply building contractors siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/paid…
  
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