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Saving the Great Barrier Reef

Two Australian universities have found a way to restore damaged parts of the world's largest collection of coral reefs.

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A drink-drive test for Lime's e-scooters?

Scooter company wants to use tech to make its riders (and its property) safer.

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'Social media is like stereoids for disinformation'

What can businesses and governments do to stop the spread of disinformation? We hear from top EU and UK policy makers at Web Summit.

Sport

Will esports be in the next Olympics?

Although esports lag behind traditional sports when it comes to making money—the industry makes around 800 million dollars of revenue a year—its 300 million fans put it on the map as one of the globe’s most popular sports.

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Twitter users spoof Election Day with meme comparing 2016 to 2018

A host of Twitter users are exemplifying their feelings about heading to the polls in a form the social media platform does best: memes.

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Earth's ozone layer is finally healing, UN says

"It's really good news."

USA

Euroviews. US-China trade war: Could Silicon Valley's dominance soon end? | View

The current trade war between the U.S. and China will, like all such disputes, produce no winners.

World News

There’s something unusual about these lily pads | Innovation Radar

The aPad can explore marine environments while keeping in direct contact with a team above sea level or other manned robots underwater.

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Huge underwater volcano chain discovered off the coast of Tasmania

The find offers a glimpse into a previously unknown marine ecosystem — and spotlights just how little we know about the seafloor.

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Google staff stage global walkouts over harassment complaints handling

Google staff are staging a global walkout over complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.

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Instagram kidnap: could it happen to you?

Olia Kedik, also known as Olia Moda, is a Russian fashion blogger based in San Francisco, California. Her Instagram account was hacked in early August 2018, and hackers bribed her to pay 350 dollars to get it back.

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Swiss company's approach to plastic recycling 'like unmaking pasta

“Our process is putting the pasta into the reactor, and it comes out as water and flour, the original pasta ingredients. Then we can make pasta — well, plastic — again.”

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Innovative farming game aims to transform business in the field

A 'smart' game is trying to help farmers make decisions about new tech products before they invest in them.

USA

Not paltry? The chicken nuggets that don’t kill any birds

Not paltry? The chicken nuggets that don’t kill any birds

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How a right-wing troll and a Russian Twitter account created 2016's biggest voter fraud story

How a right-wing troll and a Russian Twitter account created 2016's biggest voter fraud story

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Feds charge Chinese intelligence officers with stealing U.S. plane technology

According to the indictment, the officers and their hackers stole technology for a turbofan jet engine used in U.S. and European commercial airliners.

Markets

Big bounce for European shares as investors put messy October behind them

Big bounce for European shares as investors put messy October behind them

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Facebook hits 2.27 billion monthly active users as earnings stabilize

Mark Zuckerberg said in a press release that the company's apps serve more than 2 billion people each day.

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Facebook removes pages belonging to far-right group 'Proud Boys'

Facebook on Tuesday began taking down pages affiliated with the Proud Boys, a far-right organization whose members were involved in a violent fight in New York this month.

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Painting sells for $432,500. The artist? An algorithm.

The portrait of the fictional Edmond Belamy sold for 43 times its expected price.