Tweeting is cheating

In this edition of the Worldwide wrap, the more active a couple is on Twitter, the more likely they are to be unfaithful to each other; and a Brooklyn-based artist and programmer has built a tool that allows users to run Facebook's controversial mood experiment on their own news feed. Get the details on these stories and more below.

Too much tweeting leads to arguments, often about the amount spent on the social media network, as well as jealousy about who a partner is talking to, according to research.

The study also found the more active a couple is on the network, the more likely they are to be unfaithful to each other, and for the relationship to eventually break down completely.

PhD student Russell Clayton from the University of Missouri-Columbia studied 580 adult Twitter users, aged 18 to 67 using an online questionnaire.
Via: Daily Mail

Researchers at the University of Illinois are developing what they call "bio-bots", or machines that combine synthetic 3D-printed frameworks with biological muscle tissue.

When the muscle fibres are jolted with electricity, they contract. Those muscles are attached to 3D-printed "bones", which are flexible enough to bend under the strain, and the result is forward motion. Scientists can control the speed of each bot by varying the frequency of electric pulses.

The Illinois group envisions bio-bots that act as surgical aids or drug delivery vehicles, perhaps even with their own neurons so they can recognise and respond to light or chemical stimuli.
Via: Mashable

Baby-faced teenagers in army uniforms practice drills in locked dormitories in China, closely supervised by former soldiers, in a bid to inject discipline into lives disrupted by the Internet.

Welcome to the world of military-style boot camps designed to wean young people off their addiction to the Internet. There are as many as 250 camps in China alone.

Their methods are more aggressive than clinics elsewhere, such as some in the US that offer Web site blocking and monitoring software, and enforce bans on Internet use for addicts among the 75% of US adults who are online.
Via: Reuters

As of this week, no more adverts incorporating "sexually explicit content" will be promoted by Google's advertising network.

Google's AdWords platform is used to place adverts on Google-owned sites and other sites can also choose to host AdWord ads on their own sites.

The platform is thought to be responsible for the majority of Google's revenue, but although Google has placed restrictions on adult content for a while, the latest changes could potentially have chased some advertisers elsewhere.
Via: Wired

India's National Hydro Power Corporation is planning a 50 MW photovoltaic project that will be the world's largest freshwater floating solar power plant. The estimated $64-$72-million project will be set over reservoirs and lakes in the southern state of Kerala.

The project was developed with technical assistance from the Kolkota-based Renewable Energy College, and the first pilot operation is due to go online in October, 2014.
Via: Inhabitat

A Brooklyn-based artist and programmer has built a tool that allows users to run Facebook's controversial mood experiment on their own news feed.

The 'Facebook Mood Manipulator' is a simple browser extension that lets users select how they want to feel and filters their Facebook feed accordingly.

Lauren McCarthy, the mastermind behind the project, built the tool in response to Facebook's research into massive-scale emotional contagion.
Via: Daily Mail