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• Here's what you need to know before going under the robo-knife

  12-11-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robotic surgery sounds like the ultimate in flawless, high-tech, 21st-century care - but it can be problematic, as it was in the fatal case of Newcastle's Stephen Pettitt, who died in 2015.
  
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• US Army recruiting soldiers to enter professional video game contests

  12-11-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The upcoming esports team will be part of the Army’s Marketing and Engagement Team at Fort Knox, Ky, according to Stars and Stripes. Army is hoping this will help it reach young Americans.
  
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• Can listening to bees tell us why they are in decline?

  12-11-2018 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists hope artificial intelligence will gives us more insights into bee health and behaviour.
  
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• Can listening to bees help save them - and us?

  12-11-2018 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists hope artificial intelligence will gives us more insights into bee health and behaviour.
  
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• Why falling in love is good for blood pressure, pain relief and even allergic reactions 

  12-11-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Falling in love is the result of activity in 12 areas of the brain working together, according to researchers at the University of Western Virginia in California.
  
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• Apple iPhone sales fears rock Wall Street

  12-11-2018 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The tech giant's share price fall has wiped more than $40bn off its market value.
  
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• Monkeys that took over a Florida state park are carrying a rare and deadly form of herpes

  12-11-2018 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the latest estimates, the population of roughly 300 rhesus macaques living in Silver Spring State Park could double in the next four years, raising the risk of disease transmission.
  
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• Facebook users take over Twitter with memes after global outage

  12-11-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users trying to access the site are being shown a message saying 'Sorry, something went wrong. The crash has hit users in the US, South America, and Europe.
  
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• Our maps are all WRONG: Graphic shows just how out of touch the most common world map really is

  12-11-2018 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These strange distortions have been laid bare by a climate data scientist at the Met Office who has created a two dimensional representation of what the world really looks like.
  
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• Mystery monkey: history of unique Xenothrix fossil revealed

  12-11-2018 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A now-extinct monkey from Jamaica had South American roots, according to new DNA evidence.
  
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• Extinct sloth-like monkey species 'unlike any primate on Earth' analysed in new study

  12-11-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancient Jamaican monkey DNA showed the species was closely related to the titi monkey (file photo), a species found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and northern Paraguay.
  
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• Want to know what the most in-demand #FutureOfWork skills are? What about the #jobs most at risk? #FoW siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…

  12-11-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  Want to know what the most in-demand #FutureOfWork skills are? What about the #jobs most at risk? #FoW siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…
  
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• Great news today as @GrantThornton announced it is #hiring 400. #JobFairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/grant-tho…

  12-11-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Great news today as @GrantThornton announced it is #hiring 400. #JobFairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/grant-tho…
  
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• Lichen could be the solution to space travel woes by creating rocket fuel in space 

  12-11-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Crete subjected lichen to harsh conditions to assess their durability. It simulated the conditions on Mars, with low oxygen, no water and extremely low temperatures.
  
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• Scientist who discovered giant insterstellar comet 'Oumuamua hits back at 'alien spacecraft' theory

  12-11-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Weryk discovered the strange interstellar object in 2017 at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, and says the Harvard theory of 'a bit of wild speculation'.
  
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• Vets accuse ministers of fiddling badger cull figures as data shows TB numbers are actually RISING

  12-11-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prion Interest Group say the government office has overstated the success of its Somerset and Gloucestershire initiative, where 3,656 badgers have been killed since 2013.
  
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• Facebook is DOWN: Site unavailable for users around the globe

  12-11-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users trying to access the site are being shown a message saying 'Sorry, something went wrong. The crash has hit users in the US, South America, and Europe.
  
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• Researchers have seen first-hand how a prolonged exposure to the #3DPrinting process could seriously impact our hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-11-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Researchers have seen first-hand how a prolonged exposure to the #3DPrinting process could seriously impact our hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Radical plan to flood Earth's deserts to fight climate change revealed

  12-11-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Venture capital firm Y Combinator has proposed creating 4.5 million small ‘oases’ throughout the deserts, where phytoplankton could grow in glass pools and suck up carbon dioxide.
  
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• Car crash data thief 'unlucky' to be jailed

  12-11-2018 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A car repair worker is the first person to be sentenced to jail as a result of a UK data watchdog prosecution.
  
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• Powered exoskeleton suit could help factory workers with repetitive heavy lifting 

  12-11-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brainchild of Innophys - a company set-up by the Tokyo University of Science - it weighs just 8 kilograms and has the power to raise a maximum of 30 kilogram.
  
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• Climate change protests leads to '22 arrests' over blockade

  12-11-2018 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The chained-together demonstrators are blockading the government energy department in London.
  
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• A nifty new app from @Cloudflare allows users to make their mobile browsing a more private experience. #security… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-11-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  A nifty new app from @Cloudflare allows users to make their mobile browsing a more private experience. #security… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Beware of fake Elon Musk! Hackers take over major Twitter accounts in latest bitcoin scam

  12-11-2018 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Major publishing houses, clothing manufacturers and even accounts belonging to two members of Congress, Frank Pallone and  Brenda Lawrence weretaken over.
  
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• US overtakes China in top supercomputer list

  12-11-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A new list of the world's most powerful machines puts the US in the top two spots.
  
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• Check out who's #hiring scientists: @Amgen, @BDandCo, @Pramerica_Ire and @Shireplc are just a few. #ScienceWeek siliconrepublic.com/jobs/7-compani…

  12-11-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Check out who's #hiring scientists: @Amgen, @BDandCo, @Pramerica_Ire and @Shireplc are just a few. #ScienceWeek siliconrepublic.com/jobs/7-compani…
  
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• Thick-skinned athlete wakeboards on a glacier around the 'iceberg capital of the world'

  12-11-2018 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nikita Martyanov, 28, from Russia, journeyed to the remote town of Ilulissat on the west coast of Greenland to tackle the region's largest glacier on a wakeboard.
  
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• Rocket Lab successfully completes first commercial launch

  12-11-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rocket Lab runs a privately-owned launch facility on the Mahia Peninsula, just off New Zealand's North Island, and set seven seperate payloads into orbit from the site.
  
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• At the microscopic level, science can appear almost like an incredible piece of art, as this year’s @scienceirel Re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-11-2018 18:15 via twitter.com
  At the microscopic level, science can appear almost like an incredible piece of art, as this year’s @scienceirel Re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: What SAP’s $8bn acquisition of Qualtrics means for the future of SaaS ow.ly/R0Gv30mAzMu

  12-11-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What SAP’s $8bn acquisition of Qualtrics means for the future of SaaS ow.ly/R0Gv30mAzMu
  
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• #MostRead Today: Researchers find hidden health risk in common 3D-printing process ow.ly/BUxI30mAzNd

  12-11-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Researchers find hidden health risk in common 3D-printing process ow.ly/BUxI30mAzNd
  
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• #MostRead Today: Eir to invest €150m to boost mobile network to 99pc geographic coverage ow.ly/MdYT30mAzLL

  12-11-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Eir to invest €150m to boost mobile network to 99pc geographic coverage ow.ly/MdYT30mAzLL
  
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• #MostRead Today: Could this student’s award-winning project help launch a quantum evolution? ow.ly/nARl30mAzJx

  12-11-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Could this student’s award-winning project help launch a quantum evolution? ow.ly/nARl30mAzJx
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 outstanding start-ups from Oxford to watch ow.ly/uM3U30mAzL2

  12-11-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 outstanding start-ups from Oxford to watch ow.ly/uM3U30mAzL2
  
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• Xiaomi criticised for UK smartphone £1 flash sale

  12-11-2018 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Xiaomi offered only two or three phones at the advertised price.
  
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• How your smartphone battery could last HOURS longer

  12-11-2018 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology could be used to build the next generation of disaster relief or search and rescue robots, where battery life is critical, researchers at Aston University in Birmingham said. (Stock)
  
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• Apple admits touchscreens are failing on its $1,000 iPhone X a year after it was released

  12-11-2018 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $1,000 handset, which was released just a year ago, 'may experience touch issues due to a component failure' Apple says.
  
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• How did Chinese giant @AlibabaTalk's #SinglesDay sales bonanza measure up this year? #ecommerce #shopping siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…

  12-11-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  How did Chinese giant @AlibabaTalk's #SinglesDay sales bonanza measure up this year? #ecommerce #shopping siliconrepublic.com/companies/alib…
  
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• Mysterious 'washboard' and 'fluted' ridges prove Pluto was once home to frozen GLACIERS

  12-11-2018 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysis from astronomers at the SETI Institute in California found the 'washboard' and 'fluted' terrain were caused by crustal debris being deposited when the glaciers disappeared.
  
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• Islands and cities across the globe could be flooded by meltwater

  12-11-2018 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Brussels and the UK stress that even if the current goals are achieved, sea levels may still rise 13 feet - triggering a disaster for Earth's climate.
  
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• Shellfish are dying out on the East Coast of the US because of climate change

  12-11-2018 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shellfish researchers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studied declines in harvests of four valuable shelffish species in coastal areas from Maine to North Carolina.
  
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• UFO probe after pilots report seeing mysterious bright lights 'moving fast' as they crossed Ireland

  12-11-2018 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Irish Aviation Authority launched the probe after a number of sightings over the country on November 9 at around 7.40am.
  
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• The kilogram is getting a makeover: Scientists to swap 'dusty' old metal cylinder for new baseline

  12-11-2018 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A kilogram will soon be defined by a tiny but immutable fundamental value called the 'Planck constant'. The new definition involves an apparatus called the Kibble balance.
  
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• These are all the problems with Iceland's banned Christmas advert

  12-11-2018 16:23
  
  Iceland's orangutang commercial wasn't technically banned. The ad was blocked as it's politically backed. And then there's the complex issue of palm oil's environmental impact
  
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• RMS Lusitania among 360 wrecks recreated in 3D as Ireland’s waters become fully mapped by 2026 

  12-11-2018 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts hope it will aid the enforcement of official heritage orders, which preserve maritime remains dating back more than 100 years and limit access to licensed archaeological divers.
  
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• Robot learns to use hand gestures including pointing by watching 52 hours of TED talk videos

  12-11-2018 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Building robots that can accurately copy human gestures will make interactions with them feel more natural, the Korean team behind the technology said.
  
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• Big congrats to our very own @AnnODeaSR and #Inspirefest 2016 speaker @TheSineadBurke! 🙌 @myIADT siliconrepublic.com/innovation/iad…

  12-11-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Big congrats to our very own @AnnODeaSR and #Inspirefest 2016 speaker @TheSineadBurke! 🙌 @myIADT siliconrepublic.com/innovation/iad…
  
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• Divers capture a huge deep sea worm measuring 26 feet long

  12-11-2018 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Longtime friends Steve Hathaway, 56, and Andrew Buttle, 48, were diving near a small island off New Zealand's north east coast when they discovered the gelatinous colony.
  
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• Adam Kelly was named as the overall winner of @SciFest4STEM for his open source solution to stimulating quantum com… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-11-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  Adam Kelly was named as the overall winner of @SciFest4STEM for his open source solution to stimulating quantum com… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Amazon asked to share Echo data in US murder case

  12-11-2018 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A US judge asks Amazon to hand over audio recordings from an Echo device in a house where two women died.
  
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