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'Revolutionary' DNA test can detect thousands of rare diseases in kids

Patients in England become the first to be routinely offered the cutting edge treatment.

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Denmark sets wind power record

Denmark generated almost half of its electricity in 2019 from wind power, beating its own record.Last year, the country used 47% of its electricity from wind power. In the past decade, Denmark has

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Reading Isaac Asimov at 100

In his recently published book “Astounding,” the author Alec Nevala-Lee brings American science fiction’s Golden Age back into focus by following four key figures: John W. Campbell, Robert A. Heinlein

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Technique pioneered to tackle disease threatening half the world

Scientists are trying to infect the mosquitoes that spread the virus by injecting them with a bacteria that blocks its dispersal.

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This particle accelerator fits on the head of a pin

If you know nothing else about particle accelerators, you probably know that they’re big — sometimes miles long. But a new approach from Stanford researchers has led to an accelerator shorter fr

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Erdogan says up to 250,000 Syrians flee toward Turkey as crisis worsens

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday up to 250,000 migrants were fleeing toward Turkey from Syria’s northwest Idlib region after weeks of renewed bombardment by Ru

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Tweeps Clash Following Netanyahu's Decision to Ask for Immunity

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not surprise many when he gathered a press conference on Wednesday night and announced that he had requested the country'

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Indonesia floods leave nearly 30 dead, several missing

Indonesia's disaster agency warned Thursday of more deaths after torrential rains pounded the Jakarta region, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least 29 a

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US Embassy in Baghdad fire damage seen in new photos following militants' attack

Stunning photos reveal scenes of destruction inside the U.S. Embassy in Iraq's capital one day after Iran-backed militiamen stormed the previously heavily fortified com

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After 2019’s reality check, what’s ahead for driverless cars in 2020?

If 2018 was when the industry was shocked into sobriety, 2019 would be a year when pragmatism and the challenges of trying to develop and scale a technology got a lot more real. The upshot: the indust

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Daily Crunch: California’s privacy law takes effect

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe her

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Apply to present your startup at TechCrunch’s CES Pitch Night

CES is a magical place full of gizmos, gadgets and communicable diseases.TechCrunch is hosting another pitch-off event this year. Called Pitch Night, selected early stage companies will take the stage

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2019 was podcasting’s breakout year

2019 was a breakout year for the podcast industry with major shifts in industry dynamics. In my October 2018 post “What’s next for podcasting?” I argued that Hollywood’s surging interest in podcasts w

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Google has little choice to be evil or not in today’s fractured internet

Well, we got to January 2nd before the latest angry resignation published by a tech executive on Medium.Today’s installment comes from Ross LaJeunesse, who was head of international relations at Googl

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APD | India: No train accident in 2019

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanFirst time in 166 years, Indian Railways reports zero passenger deaths in FY20The number of accidents in 1960-61 was 2,131, which came down

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Lowkey.gg is an esports tournament platform for adult gamers

It’s tough to be a competitive gamer once you’re an adult. Simply fitting tournament time into a busy schedule is challenge enough, but even if you can make the time, where do you go to fi

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The story of why Marc Benioff gifted the AppStore.com domain to Steve Jobs

In Marc Benioff’s book, Trailblazer, he tells the tale of how Steve Jobs planted the seeds of the idea that would become the first enterprise app store, and how Benioff eventually paid Jobs bac