Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Trump Likely to End Climate Deal
😊 34.3 😐 25.2 😖 21.9 😐 7.7 😠 6.3 President Donald Trump said he would make an announcement Thursday on the Paris climate treaty, with three White House officials saying he is expected to withdraw from the accord, although the situation could change.
Vietnam Tries New Tack After Trump Kills Trade Pact: Crack the U.S. on Quality
😐 44.2 😱 27.8 😵 26.2 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is visiting Washington to assess how the Trump administration will deal with countries like Vietnam following President Trumps derailing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Primates show teeth to signal their intention to bite
😊 50.2 😍 42.7 😵 5.3 Researchers at the University of Lincoln found tourists made significant mistakes in interpreting monkeys emotions such as believing they are smiling or blowing kisses.
Chinas new cybersecurity law is rattling businesses heres whats really happening
😱 51.9 😠 17.0 😊 9.5 😉 8.1 😖 5.3 😐 5.0 Beijing has touted the law as a milestone in data privacy regulations, but critics say authorities havent provided enough information.
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Powerful car blast kills at least 90, wounds 400 more in Kabul
😟 27.6 😉 26.5 😖 17.7 😠 14.9 😊 10.4 A large suicide car blast killed at least 90 and wounded hundreds more in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday morning.
AI will outperform humans in all tasks in just 45 years
😊 76.6 😉 9.5 😵 7.7 Researchers from Oxford University and Yale University surveyed 352 machine learning experts to forecast the progress of AI in the next few decades. They say AI will outperform us in 45 years.
Dont Expose Yourself: A Guide to Online Privacy
😉 33.3 😐 23.1 😖 14.7 😵 14.3 😊 12.5 Much of Silicon Valley wants you to think the price of using the internet is letting them data-mine your life. This is a beginners guide to fighting back.
Chinas new cybersecurity law is rattling businesses heres whats really happening
😉 27.3 😐 24.5 😱 18.5 😊 9.1 😒 8.4 😖 7.6 Beijing has touted the law as a milestone in data privacy regulations, but critics say authorities havent provided enough information.
![](https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/gettyimages-155388326.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=480&crop=1)
At Least 90 Killed in Blast Near Foreign Embassies in Kabul
😐 73.3 😟 9.3 😊 5.0 A bomb exploded near heavily guarded embassies and military bases in the Afghan capital, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 400 others, many as they headed to work on foot or in buses.
Trump Leans Toward Unwinding Climate Commitment
😐 33.1 😐 32.9 😊 14.7 😖 10.9 President Donald Trump is leaning toward unwinding a commitment to emissions cuts the U.S. made under the Paris climate accord. He plans to announce a decision Thursday.
Exxon Shareholders Pressure Company on Climate Risks
😊 68.0 😉 15.9 😐 8.3 😉 7.5 Exxon Mobile shareholders delivered a major rebuke to the oil giant, calling for the company to share more information about how climate change and regulations could impact its operations.
Primates show teeth to signal their intention to bite
😐 89.7 😠 6.2 Researchers at the University of Lincoln found tourists made significant mistakes in interpreting monkeys emotions such as believing they are smiling or blowing kisses.
Toy cars, scaling model helps scientists understand how tires drive over sand
😵 42.3 😊 40.8 😉 10.4 Thanks to a new scaling law, scientists can study the physics of tires traveling across sand by analyzing toy car models.
Chinas new cybersecurity law is rattling businesses heres whats really happening
😊 41.6 😍 16.9 😉 10.5 😐 10.1 😐 8.0 😖 7.1 😒 5.8 Beijing has touted the law as a milestone in data privacy regulations, but critics say authorities havent provided enough information.
![](https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/gettyimages-155388326.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=480&crop=1)
Kabul terror explosion devastates citys embassy district
😐 63.5 😱 16.7 😵 8.3 Terrorists detonated a massive truck bomb in the heart of Kabuls heavily patrolled diplomatic district, in one of the deadliest strikes in the Afghan capital in years. Witnesses said the bomber drove an explosives-laden sewage tanker truck toward the chain of checkpoints and blast walls ringing the secure Green Zone ...
Primates show teeth to signal their intention to bite
😐 52.5 😁 32.9 😒 7.0 Researchers at the University of Lincoln found tourists made significant mistakes in interpreting monkeys emotions such as believing they are smiling or blowing kisses.
Chinas new cybersecurity law takes effect today, and many are confused
😊 41.4 😍 38.5 😉 7.8 😠 7.1 😐 5.2 Beijing has touted the law as a milestone in data privacy regulations, but critics say authorities havent provided enough information.
![](https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/gettyimages-155388326.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=480&crop=1)
At Least 90 Killed in Blast Near Foreign Embassies in Kabul
😠 60.6 😊 17.7 😒 12.4 😖 5.4 A bomb exploded near heavily guarded embassies and military bases in the Afghan capital, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 400 others, many as they headed to work on foot or in buses.
Fiber Optic Connector Market is expected to reach USD 5.9 billion by 2025
😒 33.3 😍 31.3 😟 19.5 😊 11.9
AI will outperform humans in all tasks in just 45 years
😐 72.1 😟 12.9 😉 6.1 😒 5.2 Researchers from Oxford University and Yale University surveyed 352 machine learning experts to forecast the progress of AI in the next few decades. They say AI will outperform us in 45 years.
Toy cars, scaling model helps scientists understand how tires drive over sand
😐 42.9 😖 32.8 😉 12.3 😊 8.9 Thanks to a new scaling law, scientists can study the physics of tires traveling across sand by analyzing toy car models.
Dont Expose Yourself: A Guide to Online Privacy
😱 42.9 😉 25.6 😠 12.1 😍 10.9 😊 5.3 Much of Silicon Valley wants you to think the price of using the internet is letting them data-mine your life. This is a beginners guide to fighting back.
Trump under fire over expected global climate deal withdrawal
😉 50.0 😱 19.2 😵 14.2 😐 5.5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump came under pressure on Wednesday from corporate CEOs, U.S. allies, Democrats and some fellow Republicans to keep the United States in a global pact to fight climate change, while a source close to the matter said Trump was preparing to pull out of the Paris accord.
At Least 90 Killed in Blast Near Foreign Embassies in Kabul
😱 77.9 😁 5.8 A bomb exploded near heavily guarded embassies and military bases in the Afghan capital, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 400 others, many as they headed to work on foot or in buses.
South Carolina editorial roundup
😊 94.1 Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ May 24 The Aiken Standard on the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility: Reaction to the proposed termination of MOX has been as polarizing as the president seeking elimination of the under-construction facility at the Savannah River Site. In his budget proposal for fiscal ...
Lead pollution revealed from Black Death ice cores
😊 68.6 😖 13.4 😐 9.9 😉 6.0 Researchers from Harvard University have found that there is no natural amount of lead pollution in air and that harmful levels of the toxin are the result of human activities such as mining.
Toy cars, scaling model helps scientists understand how tires drive over sand
😊 80.2 😵 13.4 Thanks to a new scaling law, scientists can study the physics of tires traveling across sand by analyzing toy car models.
Nude photos, data posted online after European plastic surgery clinics hacked
😐 45.6 😊 28.8 😖 19.3 More than 25,000 private photos - including nude pictures - and other personal data have been made public following the hacking of a chain of plastic surgery clinics.
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At Least 80 Killed in Blast Near Foreign Embassies in Kabul
😉 68.2 😊 17.8 😐 6.3 A bomb exploded near heavily guarded embassies and military bases in the Afghan capital, killing at least 80 people and wounding more than 300 others, many as they headed to work on foot or in buses.
What Is Essential to Make It in Smartphones
😵 60.1 😖 39.0 Andy Rubins new smartphone will need more than a sharp design to make a strong connection with buyers.
Lead pollution revealed from Black Death ice cores
😍 36.1 😱 30.3 😊 17.3 😵 8.8 Researchers from Harvard University have found that there is no natural amount of lead pollution in air and that harmful levels of the toxin are the result of human activities such as mining.
Dont Expose Yourself: A Guide to Online Privacy
😊 39.2 😁 19.7 😒 19.7 😐 9.9 😖 6.2 😉 5.3 Much of Silicon Valley wants you to think the price of using the internet is letting them data-mine your life. This is a beginners guide to fighting back.
Nude photos, data posted online after European plastic surgery clinics hacked
😉 63.2 😱 18.2 😐 8.7 😒 5.4 More than 25,000 private photos - including nude pictures - and other personal data have been made public following the hacking of a chain of plastic surgery clinics.
![](https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/gettyimages-155388326.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&w=720&h=480&crop=1)
90 reportedly killed, 400 wounded after car bomb goes off in Kabul
😟 56.1 😐 19.4 😠 10.4 😉 6.4 😖 6.1 Tayyeb, a 22-year-old bank employee, had just arrived at work Wednesday, a typically busy morning in central Kabuls diplomatic quarter, where rush-hour commuters inched along streets that house foreign embassies, commercial buildings and the presidential palace. Suddenly a heavy explosion shook...
German Businesses Fear Fallout From Trump-Merkel Discord
😒 31.3 😵 27.2 😐 18.6 😖 13.4 😉 9.5 A political war of words between Berlin and Washington is causing growing alarm among German executives who fear it could be bad for business.
JBS Parent to Pay $3.2 Billion to Settle Corruption Probes in Brazil
😟 63.5 😐 25.8 😖 8.8 J&F Investimentos, the holding company that controls meatpacker JBS, agreed to pay a $3.2 billion fine in exchange for leniency in multiple corruption investigations by Brazilian prosecutors.
Enzyme could help people ERASE traumatic memories
😊 43.6 😵 20.3 😖 18.2 😐 8.5 😐 5.0 Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a key enzyme in the brains of mice that works within the nucleus of neurons to turn genes on or off when new memories are formed.
People are influenced by online opinions says UCL
😊 52.0 😴 23.5 😐 19.6 Researchers from University College London found participants took into account both the uncertainty of their beliefs and confidence judgements when reading online reviews.
Trump Leans Toward Unwinding Climate Commitment
😵 55.8 😊 27.8 😐 15.1 President Donald Trump is leaning toward unwinding a commitment to emissions cuts the U.S. made under the 2015 Paris climate accord, but he has yet to make a final decision.
AT&T Prepared To Keep Customers Connected During Hurricane Season
😁 45.3 😐 14.9 😉 14.4 😒 10.6 😊 10.6
Lead pollution revealed from Black Death ice cores
😊 82.3 😪 10.0 Researchers from Harvard University have found that there is no natural amount of lead pollution in air and that harmful levels of the toxin are the result of human activities such as mining.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 90 after massive explosion rips through diplomatic area
😊 35.0 😵 23.6 😐 19.4 😉 10.2 😖 6.9 A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul during rush hour on Wednesday morning, killing at least 90 and injuring 400.
Exxon steps up efforts to sway shareholders on climate-report vote
😊 92.9 Exxon Mobil Corp. has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to vote against climate-related proposals at Wednesdays annual meeting with a campaign of calling, writing and lobbying shareholders in person.
Lead pollution revealed from Black Death ice cores
😐 45.0 😟 25.3 😵 24.1 Researchers from Harvard University have found that there is no natural amount of lead pollution in air and that harmful levels of the toxin are the result of human activities such as mining.
Groundwater springs dictated migrations of early human ancestors in East Africa
😐 29.3 😟 28.9 😖 22.2 😵 7.8 😊 7.5 New research suggests groundwater springs were essential to the movements of early human ancestors through East Africa.
Uber Fires Engineer in Bid to Contain Legal Battle With Google
😊 31.8 😱 26.4 😐 12.9 😉 8.6 😉 7.6 😋 7.3 Uber fired its top driverless-car executive, Anthony Levandowski, as it seeks to extract itself from an increasingly awkward, and legally tricky, relationship with the man accused of stealing trade secrets from Google parent Alphabet.
If youre going to use your pets name as a password, it better be good
😱 50.1 😉 26.5 😐 15.7 Using special dates, names of spouses, children, or pets, can make it easier for hackers and snoopers to get a hold of your online accounts.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Platypus experts warn of localised extinctions and declining population
😐 64.8 😵 16.6 😊 10.4 😱 6.7 Researchers undertaking a landmark study on the platypus are warning of significant population declines and localised extinctions across areas of South Australia and Victoria.
Daineres legacy: more funding and support for brain tumour research - and a street name
😪 59.8 😐 14.1 😉 11.6 😒 5.3 The legacy of Daniere Anthony lives on.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Voter change
😐 77.2 😐 11.7 😵 10.0 More countries are using internet voting for elections. But does it encourage more people to vote - and is it safe?
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