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• New Horizons will ring in the New Year with flyby of most distant target ever explored

  27-12-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spacecraft team that brought us close-ups of Pluto will ring in the new year by exploring an even more distant and mysterious world. The target, Ultima Thule, is a billion miles past Pluto.
  
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• Elon Musk asks judge to toss lawsuit filed by diver he labeled a 'pedo guy' in Twitter tirade

  27-12-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX boss Elon Musk is now arguing that his Twitter rant this past summer was nothing more than a 'schoolyard spat on social media' that no reasonable reader took seriously.
  
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• 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' to appear in the sky next month

  27-12-2018 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On the night of January 20-21, the full moon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, which will cause Earth’s satellite to take on an eerie red glow in an effect that’s come to be known as the Blood Moon.
  
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• Social media outrage as Instagram rolls out new sideways feed that lets you tap through posts

  27-12-2018 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Thursday, many Instagram users woke up to find the layout of their feed had been completely overhauled. And, they’re not happy. Instagram now says it was supposed to be a small test.
  
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• Some gorillas have developed WEBBED FEET and other harmful mutations due to inbreeding

  27-12-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Grauer's gorilla's chances of being born with harmful mutations that cause fused digits have soared in the last 100 years, according to a genetic study from Uppsala University.
  
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• What’s the worst office jargon you’ve ever heard? How about the word ‘diarise’? siliconrepublic.com/careers/worst-…

  27-12-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  What’s the worst office jargon you’ve ever heard? How about the word ‘diarise’? siliconrepublic.com/careers/worst-…
  
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• Outcry as Instagram tries horizontal scrolling

  27-12-2018 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The video and image sharing site apologises after a test was accidentally rolled out to millions of users.
  
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• Rich people give MORE to charity when you make them feel powerful

  27-12-2018 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Harvard University wrote to 12,000 alumni of an Ivy League business school who were earning $100,000 (£80,000) per year or more asking them to donate to the school.
  
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• No-kill eggs go on sale after German scientists make breakthrough

  27-12-2018 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The eggs are now on sale in Berlin, Germany, and could put an end to the needless culling of billions of live male chicks every year.
  
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• Russia says mysterious hole found in the ISS was drilled from inside

  27-12-2018 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev said Russian law enforcement is examining samples he and Oleg Kononenko collected during a December 12 spacewalk in an effort to find out what caused it.
  
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• Cannibal frogs that eat tadpoles don’t just stop at own offspring

  27-12-2018 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The African clawed frog is known to eat its own tadpoles but scientists have now found it prefers the taste of young South African tadpoles.
  
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• Gases inside giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn DON'T react with each other

  27-12-2018 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by inserting tiny mixtures of hydrogen and helium into a device used to create very high pressures.
  
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• Why is #burnout so prevalent in the #cybersecurity industry? #infosec #DataBreaches siliconrepublic.com/careers/cybers…

  27-12-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Why is #burnout so prevalent in the #cybersecurity industry? #infosec #DataBreaches siliconrepublic.com/careers/cybers…
  
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• Your Christmas tree could help save the planet

  27-12-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Recycling your Christmas tree could help provide the materials needed to make food sweeteners and paint, as well as help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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• ICYMI: #MaryRobinson on the injustice of #ClimateChange siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  27-12-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: #MaryRobinson on the injustice of #ClimateChange siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• Musk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claim

  27-12-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Musk's insults to cave rescuer were a "schoolyard spat" say Tesla chief's lawyers.
  
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• Keep your eyes peeled for these #entrepreneurs in 2019. #IrishStartups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…

  27-12-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Keep your eyes peeled for these #entrepreneurs in 2019. #IrishStartups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…
  
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• Stunning images documenting humanity's exploration of space in 2018

  27-12-2018 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The year 2018 revealed some incredible views of Earth, the planets and the cosmos, taken from our planet looking out into the cosmos as well as from satellites, telescopes and other spacecraft.
  
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• Microscopic experiments `shed light on chemical...

  27-12-2018 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by inserting tiny mixtures of hydrogen and helium into a device used to create very high pressures.
  
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• #SciTech100 2019: @anita_finnegan @collision @patrickc @Fedwards_ @ArlanWasHere @eclaireoh @astiaglobal @edelcoen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-12-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  #SciTech100 2019: @anita_finnegan @collision @patrickc @Fedwards_ @ArlanWasHere @eclaireoh @astiaglobal @edelcoen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Anglo-Saxons were WORSE than the Vikings and carried out 'ethnic cleansing'

  27-12-2018 11:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mads Ravn, head of research at Vejle Museums in Denmark, traces the beginnings of scholarly hyperbole over Viking raids to 793 AD, painting an image of savage brutes.
  
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• Most shoppers mistrust influencers, says survey

  27-12-2018 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The majority of shoppers are wary of social media influencers, a survey for the BBC indicates.
  
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• Climate change: Huge costs of warming impacts in 2018

  27-12-2018 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten weather events linked to climate change caused damage over $1bn in 2018, according to a study.
  
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• Tech became 'darker and more muddy' in 2018

  27-12-2018 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  EU's competition commissioner says tech firms must become more transparent about their use of data.
  
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• This breakthrough makes fixing broken lithium batteries a breeze

  27-12-2018 07:00
  
  A single failing component means throwing a whole battery away. Aceleron wants to change that
  
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• In 2019, despite everything, the UK's AI strategy will bear fruit

  27-12-2018 07:00
  
  The UK plans to spend £1 billion on artificial intelligence. By closing the skills gap, the UK can stay at the forefront of innovation
  
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• From ethics to accountability, this is how AI will suck less in 2019

  27-12-2018 07:00
  
  Artificial intelligence promises so much, and in 2019 it will finally deliver both on technical prowess and data transparency
  
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• Chatbots, 3D-printing, drone delivery: has AI taken over retail?

  27-12-2018 07:00
  
  AI is boosting retailers' profits. But Federico Marchetti, the chief executive of Net-A-Porter, is confident that it can't replace the human touch
  
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• Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Ofo Facing Bankruptcy

  27-12-2018 05:15 via technocracy.news
  Bike and scooter sharing startups around the world are dropping like flies as the public rejects the whole concept. It was a sly scheme to get people out of cars and into bike lanes. In San Francisco, scooters are set on fire and thrown in the ocean by fed up citizens. ⁃ TN EditorNot so long ago, Chinese bike-sharing firm Ofo was flush with cash and hailed as a game-changing tech startup. Today, it’s struggling to stay afloat.
  Backed by billions of dollars from high-profile investors
  
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• True Technocrat: Elon Musk Pushes Self To Brink To Save World From Global Warming

  27-12-2018 04:58 via technocracy.news
  The nut doesn’t fall far from the tree when you consider that Elon Musk’s grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, was head of Technocracy, Inc. in Canada during the 1930s. Technocracy is just as radical today as it was in the 1930s and 40s. ⁃ TN EditorElon Musk has become infamous for his extreme work schedule.
  When he was ramping up production of the Model 3 Tesla, he put in as many as 120 hours in a week. He slept at the factory because he had no time to go hom
  
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• Population Expert: Falling Fertility Rate Should Be Welcomed

  27-12-2018 04:48 via technocracy.news
  What kind of human mind can revel in the fact that since 1980, the world has aborted over 1.5 billion pregnancies, which doesn’t include infanticide committed over China’s One-Child policy. Then there is the issue of reduced sperm count because of adverse environmental factors like pesticides, drugs, hormones, etc.  ⁃ TN EditorDeclining fertility rates around the world should be cause for celebration, not alarm, a leading expert has said, warning that the focus on boosting
  
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• Huawei: 'Deep concerns' over firm's role in UK 5G upgrade

  27-12-2018 04:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Chinese state sometimes acts in a "malign way", Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is reported as saying.
  
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• The best science long reads of 2018 (part one)

  27-12-2018 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A selection of the best science and environment published this year.
  
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• Focusmate: Watched over while I worked from home

  27-12-2018 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  An online service pairs homeworkers together to encourage them not to slack off.
  
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• Plastic bag fee 'to double to 10p' and include every shop

  27-12-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The government wants to double the charge and extend it to all shops in England, to cut plastic use.
  
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