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• The Argument For TechnoPopulism As Solution To Economic Problems

  25-07-2018 23:59 via Technocracy News
  Populism and Technocracy are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, so what better application of the Hegelian Dialectic that merging them together by thesis-antithesis-synthesis?  Technopopulism is in vogue but Technocrats will win if it continues. ⁃ TN EditorTrade technocracy is on the brink of a crisis as the United States-China trade war continues to brew. Dissatisfaction over trade policies, particularly in advanced economies, has opened the door wide to populists and demago
  
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• NSA Watchdog Finds ‘Many Issues Of Non-Compliance’ In Data Handling

  25-07-2018 23:26 via Technocracy News
  The NSA mishandles data on a regular basis and much of what it collects is in direct violation of the Fourth Amendment. Technocrats are known for pathological hoarding, believing that by right all data belongs to them. ⁃ TN EditorThe National Security Agency’s (NSA) inspector general issued a rare report Wednesday condemning the administration for insufficiently protecting data gathered from U.S. citizens.
  A semiannual report issued to Congress by the agency’s watchdo
  
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• Sex Robots Are Turning Japanese Into An Endangered Species

  25-07-2018 23:16 via Technocracy News
  Humanity is in big trouble if this sex doll trend is not quickly reversed. In the Japanese culture, men prefer AI powered sex dolls over real women and marriage. This trend is also rising in popularity in Europe and England. ⁃ TN EditorThe rising popularity of human-like sex dolls in Japan is threatening to turn the population into a “endangered species” if the birth-rate continues to plummet, according to an expert.
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• “Think Airbnb for the health and fitness industry.” - @CIConnect's Emily McDaid spoke to entrepreneur Andy McCracke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 20:30 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  “Think Airbnb for the health and fitness industry.” - @CIConnect's Emily McDaid spoke to entrepreneur Andy McCracke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• According to @deepamann_kler, the answer to chronic pain and mental health issues might be the latest visual techno… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 19:50 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  According to @deepamann_kler, the answer to chronic pain and mental health issues might be the latest visual techno… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #Blockchain is an emerging technology with a variety of applications, as employees at the #Deloitte EMEA blockchain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 19:15 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  #Blockchain is an emerging technology with a variety of applications, as employees at the #Deloitte EMEA blockchain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The after-effects of the #CambridgeAnalytica furore are still being felt by #Facebook. siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  25-07-2018 18:40 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  The after-effects of the #CambridgeAnalytica furore are still being felt by #Facebook. siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish ultra-efficient vehicle stuns Europe to seal award win ow.ly/N1lT30l7cGG

  25-07-2018 18:07 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  #MostRead Today: Irish ultra-efficient vehicle stuns Europe to seal award win ow.ly/N1lT30l7cGG
  
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• #MostRead Today: Are you feeling disengaged at work? Here’s how to re-engage ow.ly/x39g30l7cIa

  25-07-2018 18:07 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  #MostRead Today: Are you feeling disengaged at work? Here’s how to re-engage ow.ly/x39g30l7cIa
  
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• #MostRead Today: Amazing solar panel device that could change the world goes open source ow.ly/I1c130l7cFn

  25-07-2018 18:07 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  #MostRead Today: Amazing solar panel device that could change the world goes open source ow.ly/I1c130l7cFn
  
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• #MostRead Today: New maps of Ireland reveal secrets of medieval wealth across island ow.ly/uhvY30l7cEs

  25-07-2018 18:06 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  #MostRead Today: New maps of Ireland reveal secrets of medieval wealth across island ow.ly/uhvY30l7cEs
  
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• #MostRead Today: Blood moon not the only spectacle set to appear over Ireland on Friday ow.ly/XtpO30l7cCv

  25-07-2018 18:06 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  #MostRead Today: Blood moon not the only spectacle set to appear over Ireland on Friday ow.ly/XtpO30l7cCv
  
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• Noeline Kavanagh of @MacnasIreland discussed the importance of storytelling and embracing new technology at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 17:25 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Noeline Kavanagh of @MacnasIreland discussed the importance of storytelling and embracing new technology at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Answer to the opioid epidemic might lie within a VR headset siliconrepublic.com/machines/opioi…

  25-07-2018 16:19 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Answer to the opioid epidemic might lie within a VR headset siliconrepublic.com/machines/opioi…
  
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• The @Backstage_Cap team tells #Inspirefest 2018 all about the company’s mission to effect real change in the VC ind… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 16:10 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  The @Backstage_Cap team tells #Inspirefest 2018 all about the company’s mission to effect real change in the VC ind… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at a blockchain lab? siliconrepublic.com/people/deloitt…

  25-07-2018 16:08 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at a blockchain lab? siliconrepublic.com/people/deloitt…
  
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• Outgoing Facebook security chief Alex Stamos called for major privacy changes siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  25-07-2018 15:55 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Outgoing Facebook security chief Alex Stamos called for major privacy changes siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Researchers from @tcddublin have produced a series of important maps to illustrate the distribution of wealth in Ir… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 15:50 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Researchers from @tcddublin have produced a series of important maps to illustrate the distribution of wealth in Ir… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WATCH: Next generation of STEM talent at Inspirefest 2018 siliconrepublic.com/video/next-gen…

  25-07-2018 15:30 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  WATCH: Next generation of STEM talent at Inspirefest 2018 siliconrepublic.com/video/next-gen…
  
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• Dr Kathryn Schoenrock of @nuigalway tells us of her fascinating research under the sea siliconrepublic.com/innovation/kat…

  25-07-2018 15:25 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Dr Kathryn Schoenrock of @nuigalway tells us of her fascinating research under the sea siliconrepublic.com/innovation/kat…
  
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• ‘These women have been through hell and should not have had to go through any of this’ #genderdiscrimination #NUIG siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nui…

  25-07-2018 15:05 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  ‘These women have been through hell and should not have had to go through any of this’ #genderdiscrimination #NUIG siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nui…
  
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• Congratulations to @TheGeec! @nuigalway siliconrepublic.com/machines/geec-…

  25-07-2018 14:00 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Congratulations to @TheGeec! @nuigalway siliconrepublic.com/machines/geec-…
  
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• Art and technology can create ‘panoramic possibilities’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/noe…

  25-07-2018 14:00 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Art and technology can create ‘panoramic possibilities’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/noe…
  
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• Check out today's featured employer, @Accenture! Find out more about them here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/epUBnxpRgI

  25-07-2018 13:48 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  
  Check out today's featured employer, @Accenture! Find out more about them here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/epUBnxpRgI
  
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• Four companies fined by #EuropeanCommssion for restricting the ability of online retailers to set their own prices.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 13:35 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Four companies fined by #EuropeanCommssion for restricting the ability of online retailers to set their own prices.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Peter Brabazon tells #Inspirefest 2018 that people with autism should be given a chance in the workforce.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-07-2018 13:05 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Peter Brabazon tells #Inspirefest 2018 that people with autism should be given a chance in the workforce.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Meet the VC team changing the start-up landscape siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/back…

  25-07-2018 12:44 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Meet the VC team changing the start-up landscape siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/back…
  
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• New maps of Ireland reveal secrets of medieval wealth across island siliconrepublic.com/innovation/map…

  25-07-2018 12:39 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  New maps of Ireland reveal secrets of medieval wealth across island siliconrepublic.com/innovation/map…
  
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• ‘As a subtidal scientist in Ireland, the biggest challenge is the weather!’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/kat…

  25-07-2018 11:16 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  ‘As a subtidal scientist in Ireland, the biggest challenge is the weather!’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/kat…
  
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• Gender discrimination battle ends with NUI Galway promoting four lecturers siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nui…

  25-07-2018 11:13 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Gender discrimination battle ends with NUI Galway promoting four lecturers siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nui…
  
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• Want to leave work on time today? Here's what you need to do. #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/leave-w…

  25-07-2018 11:05 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Want to leave work on time today? Here's what you need to do. #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/leave-w…
  
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• How can contact centres make sense of their data protection duties? siliconrepublic.com/comms/data-pro…

  25-07-2018 11:00 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  How can contact centres make sense of their data protection duties? siliconrepublic.com/comms/data-pro…
  
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• WATCH: Science Foundation Ireland releases 2017 annual report siliconrepublic.com/video/science-…

  25-07-2018 10:50 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  WATCH: Science Foundation Ireland releases 2017 annual report siliconrepublic.com/video/science-…
  
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• DataSolutions’ Michael O’Hara: ‘The IT industry is in a constant mode of flux’ siliconrepublic.com/companies/data…

  25-07-2018 10:30 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  DataSolutions’ Michael O’Hara: ‘The IT industry is in a constant mode of flux’ siliconrepublic.com/companies/data…
  
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• Irish ultra-efficient vehicle stuns Europe to seal award win siliconrepublic.com/machines/geec-…

  25-07-2018 09:45 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Irish ultra-efficient vehicle stuns Europe to seal award win siliconrepublic.com/machines/geec-…
  
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• EU fines consumer electronics firms €111m for online price fixing siliconrepublic.com/companies/eu-o… via @siliconrepublic

  25-07-2018 08:48 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  EU fines consumer electronics firms €111m for online price fixing siliconrepublic.com/companies/eu-o… via @siliconrepublic
  
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• Autistic workers are a valuable but untapped talent source siliconrepublic.com/careers/autist…

  25-07-2018 07:46 via @siliconrepublic SiliconRepublic
  Autistic workers are a valuable but untapped talent source siliconrepublic.com/careers/autist…
  
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• Forbes: Facebook As The Ultimate Government Surveillance Tool?

  25-07-2018 07:20 via Technocracy News
  Facebook is on a one-way trip to oblivion if its Technocrat programmers don’t change their habit of manufacturing data out of thin air on users around the world. Inferred data is not real, verified data and it is often wrong. ⁃ TN EditorEarlier this month it came out that among Facebook’s myriad algorithmically induced advertising categories was an entry for users whom the platform’s data mining systems believed might be interested in treason against their gover
  
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• Cuomo: Big Brother Surveillance At New York Toll Plazas

  25-07-2018 06:14 via Technocracy News
  Governor Cuomo has no problem with facial recognition reading every face in every car that passes by, and feeding the results into a massive database – all to catch a few criminals? This is a ludicrous proposition by a hard-core Technocrat with a bad case of dataitis. ⁃ TN EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed on Friday that facial recognition cameras installed at bridge and tunnel toll plazas across New York City are scanning every driver’s face and feeding them i
  
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• Investors Placing Huge Bets On China’s Facial Recognition Startups

  25-07-2018 05:57 via Technocracy News
  Citizens say “No”. but big money says “Yes”. Money is flowing by the billions into China to fund facial recognition companies who operate freely there due to their warm embrace by the Technocracy-loving government. ⁃ TN EditorChina’s facial recognition startups are attracting big investments at a time when Silicon Valley’s giants are facing a backlash over their use of the technology.
  In the past week, Chinese facial recognition companies, according to a
  
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