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 ## Facebook fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica leak by data watchdog: New Scientist Staff and Press Association

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[The UK Information Commissioner's Office has fined Facebook £500,000 for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the maximum possible under the rules at the time](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183645-facebook-fined-500000-for-cambridge-analytica-leak-by-data-watchdog/)



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 ## Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds: Michael Marshall

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[A fossil of the dinosaur Archaeopteryx is so unlike any other specimens that it belongs to a new species – and could confirm that the animals were early birds](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183633-dinosaur-fossil-may-be-a-whole-new-species-of-the-first-birds/)



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 ## Banning cars in major cities would rapidly improve millions of lives: Alice Klein

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[Cities are starting to experiment with banning cars from their streets and the benefits to health and well-being could be enormous](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032010-100-banning-cars-in-major-cities-would-rapidly-improve-millions-of-lives/)



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 ## Huge online Trolley Problem survey reveals people’s cultural bias: Chelsea Whyte

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[A survey posed ethical dilemmas to millions of people to help develop self-driving cars, but some worry the results could bake our biases into new technology](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032014-400-huge-online-trolley-problem-survey-reveals-peoples-cultural-bias/)



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 ## Humpback whales stop singing when cargo ships make a lot of noise: New Scientist Staff and Press Association 

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[Male humpback whales often sing during mating season, but recordings from the Pacific suggest noise pollution from cargo ships is making them sing less](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183552-humpback-whales-stop-singing-when-cargo-ships-make-a-lot-of-noise/)



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 ## AI makes new video games by watching people play Super Mario and Kirby: Douglas Heaven

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[An artificial intelligence has taught itself the basics of video game design by watching people play classic games and is now generating new ones of its own](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032015-000-ai-makes-new-video-games-by-watching-people-play-super-mario-and-kirby/)



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 ## Inside the European Union’s high-tech nerve agent attack simulation: Sam Wong

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[A large simulation of a nerve agent attack last week tested a suite of advanced tools for diagnosing, treating and containing chemical and biological incidents](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032013-900-inside-the-european-unions-high-tech-nerve-agent-attack-simulation/)



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 ## Data suggests 60 per cent of babies aren’t breastfed after 6 weeks: New Scientist staff and Press Association

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[Guidelines recommend breastfeeding for 6 months, but data suggests that less than half of mothers in England choose or are able to breastfeed beyond six weeks](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183515-data-suggests-60-per-cent-of-babies-arent-breastfed-after-6-weeks/)



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 ## Weird rocks in Australia are a missing piece of the Grand Canyon: Lucas Joel

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[Some rocks in Tasmania, Australia, look out of place. Now an analysis suggests they were once part of the rocks that form the Grand Canyon in the US](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032014-700-weird-rocks-in-australia-are-a-missing-piece-of-the-grand-canyon/)



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 ## Presenting robots as people stops us thinking clearly about AI: Joanna Bryson

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[Last week, Pepper the robot spoke before Parliament, but this kind of stunt distracts from the real issues AI provokes, says Joanna Bryson](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2183508-presenting-robots-as-people-stops-us-thinking-clearly-about-ai/)