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Amazon Takes Aim at YouTube With New Video Service http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/amazon-takes-aim-at-youtube-with-new-video-service/ - SciTech News - #aim, #Editor'sChoice, #youtube

http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/amazon-takes-aim-at-youtube-with-new-video-service/

Amazon Takes Aim at YouTube With New Video Service

Amazon Video Direct will make the uploaded videos available to rent or own, to view free with ads, or be packaged together and offered as an add-on subscription.

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#aim, #Editor'sChoice, #youtube

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YouTube for iOS Gets Google Cardboard Support http://scitechnews.co.uk/google/youtube-for-ios-gets-google-cardboard-support/ - SciTech News - #google, #iphone, #youtube

http://scitechnews.co.uk/google/youtube-for-ios-gets-google-cardboard-support/

YouTube for iOS Gets Google Cardboard Support

YouTube has just updated its iOS app finally bringing in the ability to watch VR videos on iPhone devices.

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#google, #iphone, #youtube

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US nuclear force uses floppy disks http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/us-nuclear-force-uses-floppy-disks/ - SciTech News - #Editor'sChoice, #nuclear

http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/us-nuclear-force-uses-floppy-disks/

US nuclear force uses floppy disks

The US nuclear weapons force still uses 1970s-era computer systems and floppy disks, a government report reveals.

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#Editor'sChoice, #nuclear

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Boris Johnson 'held back' negative findings of air pollution report http://scitechnews.co.uk/schools/boris-johnson-held-back-negative-findings-of-air-pollution-report/ - SciTech News - #schools

http://scitechnews.co.uk/schools/boris-johnson-held-back-negative-findings-of-air-pollution-report/

Boris Johnson 'held back' negative findings of air pollution report

The author of a report on how London’s illegal air pollution disproportionately affects deprived schools has said City Hall under Boris Johnson held back the study’s negative findings, while publicising the positive ones.

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62 percent of U.S. adults get their news from social media, says report http://scitechnews.co.uk/social-media/62-percent-of-u-s-adults-get-their-news-from-social-media-says-report/ - SciTech News - #facebook, #socialmedia, #twitter

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62 percent of U.S. adults get their news from social media, says report

A new study from Pew Research claims that 62 percent of people get their news from social media, with 18 percent doing so very often. As expected, the top social media news source is Facebook. The study claims that two-thirds of Facebook’s user base read their news on the platform, with 59 percent of Twitter users getting news on Twitt…

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#facebook, #socialmedia, #twitter

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Africa must increase renewable energy generation by 650% to achieve 2030 goal http://scitechnews.co.uk/renewable-energy/africa-must-increase-renewable-energy-generation-by-650-to-achieve-2030-goal/ - SciTech News - #energygeneration, #RenewableEnergy

http://scitechnews.co.uk/renewable-energy/africa-must-increase-renewable-energy-generation-by-650-to-achieve-2030-goal/

Africa must increase renewable energy generation by 650% to achieve 2030 goal

Sub-Saharan Africa must dramatically increase annual renewable energy deployment by to reach the continent’s ambitious targets established at COP21, according to a new report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

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#energygeneration, #RenewableEnergy

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Britain's green economy worth £46.2bn, new figures reveal http://scitechnews.co.uk/renewable-energy/britains-green-economy-worth-46-2bn-new-figures-reveal/ - SciTech News - #office, #RenewableEnergy, #statistics

http://scitechnews.co.uk/renewable-energy/britains-green-economy-worth-46-2bn-new-figures-reveal/

Britain's green economy worth £46.2bn, new figures reveal

…2bn turnover through the efforts of 238,500 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in almost 100,000 low-carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) companies in 2014, a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

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The Cheapest Way to Scale Up Wind and Solar Energy? High-tech Power Lines http://scitechnews.co.uk/led-2/the-cheapest-way-to-scale-up-wind-and-solar-energy-high-tech-power-lines/ - SciTech News - #led

http://scitechnews.co.uk/led-2/the-cheapest-way-to-scale-up-wind-and-solar-energy-high-tech-power-lines/

The Cheapest Way to Scale Up Wind and Solar Energy? High-tech Power Lines

… This variability has led many to assume that greatly expanding wind and solar to reduce carbon emissions will cause electricity costs to skyrocket and require expensive energy storage.

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Google's big bet: Machine learning, artificial intelligence will be its secret sauce, winning formula http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/googles-big-bet-machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-will-be-its-secret-sauce-winning-formula/ - SciTech News - #artificialintelligence, #Editor'sChoice, #google

http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/googles-big-bet-machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-will-be-its-secret-sauce-winning-formula/

Google's big bet: Machine learning, artificial intelligence will be its secret sauce, winning formula

When Google I/O 2016 goes in the books, it’ll feature a bevy of products that will probably be incremental. But CEO Sundar Pichai sees them as the first volley in making Google an assistive, ambient pal.

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How to remove environmental pollutants from raw meat http://scitechnews.co.uk/consumption/how-to-remove-environmental-pollutants-from-raw-meat/ - SciTech News - #carcinogens, #consumption

http://scitechnews.co.uk/consumption/how-to-remove-environmental-pollutants-from-raw-meat/

How to remove environmental pollutants from raw meat

… However, in its analysis it made no reference to some carcinogenic environmental pollutants that are already present in raw or unprocessed meat. A study shows that only cooking processes that remove fat from meat can reduce the concentrations of these substances.

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Electrifying Keyna: How One African Country is Approaching Renewable Energy Development http://scitechnews.co.uk/renewable-energy/electrifying-keyna-how-one-african-country-is-approaching-renewable-energy-development/ - SciTech News - #mw, #petroleum, #powergeneration, #RenewableEnergy

http://scitechnews.co.uk/renewable-energy/electrifying-keyna-how-one-african-country-is-approaching-renewable-energy-development/

Electrifying Keyna: How One African Country is Approaching Renewable Energy Development

… Last year, Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum said in an investment prospectus for 2013-2016 that it plans to boost wind power generation by 630 MW as part of its target to increase electricity levels by 5,000 MW by 2016. In March, the Kenyan government also signed a financing document for the largest private investment in Kenya.

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#mw, #petroleum, #powergeneration, #RenewableEnergy

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How can we control intelligent systems no one fully understands? http://scitechnews.co.uk/artificial-intelligence/how-can-we-control-intelligent-systems-no-one-fully-understands/ - SciTech News - #artificialintelligence, #twitter

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How can we control intelligent systems no one fully understands?

… Within 24 hours, interactions on Twitter had turned the bot, modeled after a teenage girl, into a “Hitler-loving sex robot.” How should we design intelligent learning machines that minimize undesirable behavior?

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#artificialintelligence, #twitter

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Google tries its hand at social again with launch of group chat app, Spaces http://scitechnews.co.uk/google/google-tries-its-hand-at-social-again-with-launch-of-group-chat-app-spaces/ - SciTech News - #google, #youtube

http://scitechnews.co.uk/google/google-tries-its-hand-at-social-again-with-launch-of-group-chat-app-spaces/

Google tries its hand at social again with launch of group chat app, Spaces

… The app allows small groups of users to tap into other Google services, including Google Search, YouTube and Chrome, in order to post links and share content without having to move in between apps.

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From Glasgow to Eastbourne: the 10 UK towns and cities breaching WHO air quality limits http://scitechnews.co.uk/quality/from-glasgow-to-eastbourne-the-10-uk-towns-and-cities-breaching-who-air-quality-limits/ - SciTech News - #quality

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From Glasgow to Eastbourne: the 10 UK towns and cities breaching WHO air quality limits

Questions concerning the UK Government’s handling of national air quality policies look set to re-emerge, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that 10 UK towns and cities, including London, Glasgow and Eastbourne, are failing to meet international air quality standards.

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Biggest Offshore Wind Project Yet Gets Green Light From Dong http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/biggest-offshore-wind-project-yet-gets-green-light-from-dong/ - SciTech News - #DONG, #Editor'sChoice

http://scitechnews.co.uk/editors-choice/biggest-offshore-wind-project-yet-gets-green-light-from-dong/

Biggest Offshore Wind Project Yet Gets Green Light From Dong

Dong Energy A/S is moving ahead with work on what will become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm once it’s complete, a facility generating 1.2 GW of power off the Yorkshire coast in the U.K.

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Lenovo is launching a new $500 million startup fund http://scitechnews.co.uk/biometrics/lenovo-is-launching-a-new-500-million-startup-fund/ - SciTech News - #biometrics

http://scitechnews.co.uk/biometrics/lenovo-is-launching-a-new-500-million-startup-fund/

Lenovo is launching a new $500 million startup fund

…100 million in size, includes Israeli facial recognition startup Face++, publicly listed Chinese firm iDreamsky and biometrics specialist Nok Nok Labs among its 40-plus company portfolio.

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Research shows inaccuracies in emission measurements of important greenhouse gas nitrous oxide http://scitechnews.co.uk/greenhouse-gases/research-shows-inaccuracies-in-emission-measurements-of-important-greenhouse-gas-nitrous-oxide/ - SciTech News - #GreenhouseGases

http://scitechnews.co.uk/greenhouse-gases/research-shows-inaccuracies-in-emission-measurements-of-important-greenhouse-gas-nitrous-oxide/

Research shows inaccuracies in emission measurements of important greenhouse gas nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane are the most important greenhouse gases. Nitrous oxide also participates in the destruction of stratospheric ozone. To mitigate global warming, we have to control nitrous oxide emissions….

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