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Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover

Posted by funkylexoo on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @10:15AM
from the self-post dept.

BBC News - Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55426685

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Cosmic Crisp: New apple launched that lasts for a year

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday December 01, 2019 @03:56AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50619281

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A tree that bleeds metal

Posted by funkylexoo on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @06:39AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45398434

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Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:11AM
from the abstract.ups.edu dept.

http://abstract.ups.edu/download.html

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'Memory transplant' achieved in snails

Posted by funkylexoo on Monday May 14, 2018 @05:10PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44111476

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Giant coconut crabs feed on birds (2017)

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday April 15, 2018 @03:06AM
from the newscientist.com dept.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2152805-giant-coconut-crab-sneaks-up-on-a-sleeping-bird-and-kills-it/

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How Star Wars was saved in the edit [video]

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:33PM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFMyMxMYDNk&feature=share

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Backing Big Brother: Chinese facial recognition firms appeal to funds

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday November 12, 2017 @11:22PM
from the uk.reuters.com dept.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-facialrecognition-analysis/backing-big-brother-chinese-facial-recognition-firms-appeal-to-funds-idUKKBN1DD00A

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Giant coconut crabs feed on birds (2017)

Posted by funkylexoo on Friday November 10, 2017 @03:47PM
from the newscientist.com dept.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2152805-giant-coconut-crab-sneaks-up-on-a-sleeping-bird-and-kills-it/

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Is There Beer in Space?

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday November 09, 2017 @07:29PM
from the nautil.us dept.

http://nautil.us/issue/54/the-unspoken/is-there-beer-in-space

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Physics Has Demoted Mass

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday November 09, 2017 @08:58AM
from the nautil.us dept.

http://nautil.us/issue/54/the-unspoken/physics-has-demoted-mass

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Origami-inspired delivery drone folds down when not on the job

Posted by funkylexoo on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @03:15AM
from the newatlas.com dept.

https://newatlas.com/epfl-drone-package-foldable/51318/

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Gut bacteria may make or break your chances of cancer treatment working

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday November 05, 2017 @01:12PM
from the arstechnica.co.uk dept.

https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2017/11/gut-bacteria-may-make-or-break-your-chances-of-cancer-treatment-working/

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Lessons of an MIT Education

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday November 05, 2017 @05:17AM
from the math.tamu.edu dept.

http://www.math.tamu.edu/~cyan/Rota/mitless.html

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Sony revives pet AI project with updated AIBO robot dog

Posted by funkylexoo on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:09AM
from the uk.reuters.com dept.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-sony-robot/sony-revives-pet-ai-project-with-updated-aibo-robot-dog-idUKKBN1D13LN

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Me and my robotic suit

Posted by funkylexoo on Sunday October 29, 2017 @05:55AM
from the uk.reuters.com dept.

http://uk.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-exoskeleton/

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Chess master Lev Alburt teaches strategy, patience, and prognostication

Posted by funkylexoo on Saturday October 28, 2017 @09:33PM
from the bloomberg.com dept.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-21/wall-street-s-best-kept-secret-is-russian-chess-master-lev-alburt

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When Does the Weekend Start? In Beirut, It’s a Serious Question

Posted by funkylexoo on Friday October 20, 2017 @08:46AM
from the bloomberg.com dept.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-20/when-does-the-weekend-start-in-beirut-it-s-a-serious-question

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Still photographs spring to life

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday October 19, 2017 @02:00AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-41668704/still-photographs-spring-to-life

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What happened in the city that banned Uber

Posted by funkylexoo on Saturday September 30, 2017 @01:47AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41450980

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Why octopuses are building small “cities” off the coast of Australia

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday September 28, 2017 @04:57AM
from the arstechnica.co.uk dept.

https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2017/09/why-octopuses-are-building-small-cities-off-the-coast-of-australia/

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Wall Street’s Best-Kept Secret Is a 72-Year-Old Russian Chess Expert

Posted by funkylexoo on Friday September 22, 2017 @02:12AM
from the bloomberg.com dept.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-21/wall-street-s-best-kept-secret-is-russian-chess-master-lev-alburt

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Musical vaginas, dining on humans, and cat fluidity honored with Ig Nobels

Posted by funkylexoo on Saturday September 16, 2017 @12:39PM
from the arstechnica.co.uk dept.

https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2017/09/musical-vaginas-dining-on-humans-and-cat-fluidity-honored-with-ig-nobels/

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JP Morgan Chase just got a patent on basic app communications

Posted by funkylexoo on Friday September 01, 2017 @01:42PM
from the arstechnica.co.uk dept.

https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2017/09/jp-morgan-chase-just-got-a-patent-on-basic-app-communications/

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Google critic fired from Google-funded research body

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday August 31, 2017 @01:50PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41107599

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First tanker crosses northern sea route without ice breaker

Posted by funkylexoo on Thursday August 24, 2017 @09:23AM
from the bbc.com dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41037071

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Human embryos edited to stop disease

Posted by funkylexoo on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @03:23PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40802147

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YouTube to redirect searches for IS videos

Posted by funkylexoo on Friday July 21, 2017 @08:53AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40681625

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China trial paves way for ‘unhackable’ communications network [paywalled]

Posted by funkylexoo on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @07:25AM
from the ft.com dept.

https://www.ft.com/content/899458ca-655c-11e7-8526-7b38dcaef614

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