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ESA's PLATO deep-space observatory to join hunt for new planets
Professor Laurent Gizon, director of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Gottingen, Germany, said: " Plato will for the first time fully characterise these stars and their planets with regard to mass, radius, and age". Headquartered in Paris, the ESA is a collaborative agency with 22 member states. "We will work as fast as possible to be ready to launch". PLATO is a medium-sized ESA mission, with a budget below €500 million.
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Cisco is launching a new type of network to help stop cyberattacks
The idea, as Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins describes it, is to free up businesses to pursue new opportunities - because big changes will seem less daunting and less risky. Only Cisco can enable IT to detect threats in encrypted traffic with up to 99% accuracy, with less than 0.01% false positives. These solutions have a clear focus on network security.
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What was Queen's Speech missing? Donald Trump
In an extraordinary reversal, the prime minister seemed diminished as she returned to the House of Commons to defend the legislative programme her government laid out in the Queen's Speech. The Queen has taken part in the traditional Royal Ascot carriage procession - completing her dash from the State Opening of Parliament . Queen Elizabeth wore a hat that drew comparisons to the European Union flag.
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Saudi King Sacks Nephew, Appoints Son As Heir
The royal decree issued on Wednesday stated that "a majority" of senior royal members from the Allegiance Council supported the recasting of the line of succession. Iran , which is predominantly Shia Muslim, and Saudi Arabia , which is mostly Sunni, compete for power and influence across the region. The warm ties forged between Riyadh and Washington under the Trump administration may have helped accelerate Mohammed bin Salman's ascension as crown prince.
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Overwatch's new Horizon Lunar Colony map is out now
The Horizon Lunar Colony map has rolled out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One as part of a new patch. Horizon Lunar Colony's goal was to examine the effects of prolonged extraterrestrial habitation on humans and apes alike. Oni Genji and Officer D.Va have been added to classic loot boxes, which were recent incentives to play Blizzard's MOBA, Heroes of the Storm. In it are notable changes to McCree, Reaper and Roadhog.
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Uber CEO resigns after months of controversy
A major Uber investors group demanded Kalanick's resignation earlier Tuesday according to the New York Times . - March 3: The New York Times reveals that Uber used a phony version of its app to thwart authorities in cities where it was operating illegally.
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Good Plan: The OnePlus 3T is available at discount prices on Gearbest!
That is for the 6GB RAM and 64GB storage . The company has priced it similar to iPhone 7 prices and has not left any stone unturned to match people's expectations. "Of course the OnePlus 5 has a headphone jack", Heinz followed up. On the front we have got a massive 16MP camera for selfies. The most exciting feature is a colour-tone matching technology that works a bit like Apple's TrueTone.
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Selena Gomez has taken Coach 'to another level'
The singer and actress is designing her own Coach line. The Come and Get It singer was tapped as the face of the luxury accessories brand a year ago (16) and it has now emerged she will now front the autumn 2017 campaign, which was shot by photographer Steven Meisel .
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AMD Epyc Server Chips Take The Data Centre Fight To Intel Xeon
Phillip Securities started coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc . Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc . once again shot higher on heavy volume, as the company's new Epyc server chips received upbeat reviews from Wall Street analysts.
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Hawking urges Moon landing by 2020 to 'elevate humanity'
Hawking has previously predicted that climate change , epidemics and population growth all pose major threats to our survival on Earth. Hawking took the occasion to take a shot at President #Donald Trump , the leader of one of the countries that will have to take the lead in any global space program.
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Google Launches Its Own Job Search Engine
With so many websites that post job listings on the web, it's not really that hard to find a job when searching hard enough. Curating jobs from all the top job portals, such as Monster, LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Facebook and many more, the new search functionality brings filterable job searches to your fingertips.







