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• Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2100, new study warns

  04-02-2019 20:39
  
  A new report has found that voluntary climate change pledges currently in place will still see the world heat up by more than 3 degrees Celcius.
  
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• A popular at-home #DNA testing company is working with the #FBI to help solve violent crimes. #infosec #AI #EU siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fam…

  04-02-2019 18:45 via twitter.com
  A popular at-home #DNA testing company is working with the #FBI to help solve violent crimes. #infosec #AI #EU siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fam…
  
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• ‘Unsustainable’ Single-Family Housing Declared ‘Racist’

  04-02-2019 18:29 via technocracy.news
  The UNs’ Agenda 21, 2030 Agenda and New Urban Agenda policies intend to end private property rights altogether to flip capitalism and Free Enterprise into Sustainable Development. This attack is intensifying throughout America. ⁃ TN EditorOne of the main indicators used by economists to measure the health of the nation’s economy is housing starts – the number of private homes being built around the nation. In 2018 housing starts fell in all four regions of the nation, rep
  
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• .@DublinCityUni president Prof Brian MacCraith looks back on a successful year for the university and its continued… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 18:15 via twitter.com
  .@DublinCityUni president Prof Brian MacCraith looks back on a successful year for the university and its continued… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Start-ups from Cork’s Security Accelerator aim to raise €5m in funding ow.ly/KqDR30nzGbu

  04-02-2019 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Start-ups from Cork’s Security Accelerator aim to raise €5m in funding ow.ly/KqDR30nzGbu
  
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• #MostRead Today: Let’s make Ireland an epicentre for agritech ow.ly/xQny30nzG9v

  04-02-2019 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Let’s make Ireland an epicentre for agritech ow.ly/xQny30nzG9v
  
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• #MostRead Today: Delivery platform WeBringg is wheelie going places ow.ly/wcQ130nzGaz

  04-02-2019 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Delivery platform WeBringg is wheelie going places ow.ly/wcQ130nzGaz
  
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• #MostRead Today: More than 3,000 jobs announced in Ireland to beat the January blues ow.ly/6nfp30nzG8M

  04-02-2019 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: More than 3,000 jobs announced in Ireland to beat the January blues ow.ly/6nfp30nzG8M
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to discuss your salary expectations ow.ly/jyDr30nzG6a

  04-02-2019 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to discuss your salary expectations ow.ly/jyDr30nzG6a
  
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• With thousands of potential shipwrecks located off Irish waters, a @UL team has begun uncovering some of the latest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 17:10 via twitter.com
  With thousands of potential shipwrecks located off Irish waters, a @UL team has begun uncovering some of the latest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Podcasting is big business for media heads and marketers alike. We spoke to @Liam_Geraghty about how he started his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 16:40 via twitter.com
  Podcasting is big business for media heads and marketers alike. We spoke to @Liam_Geraghty about how he started his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• AI Deep Learning ‘Godfather’ Yoshua Bengio Alarmed Over Use In China To Dominate Society

  04-02-2019 15:46 via technocracy.news
  A principal inventor of AI, Bengio says “This is the 1984 Big Brother scenario”. Bengio and his fellow Technocrat scientists should have thought about this way before now, but it reflects their Pollyanna-ish view of humanity. ⁃ TN EditorYoshua Bengio, a Canadian computer scientist who helped pioneer the techniques underpinning much of the current excitement around artificial intelligence, is worried about China’s use of AI for surveillance and political control.
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• New U.S. Experiments Aim To Create Gene-Edited Human Embryos

  04-02-2019 15:32 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat scientists at Columbia University are following China’s lead in editing human embryos with CRISPR technology. One lead scientists says, “Right now we are not trying to make babies”, indicating that they fully intend to make GMO babies later ⁃ TN EditorA scientist in New York is conducting experiments designed to modify DNA in human embryos as a step toward someday preventing inherited diseases, NPR has learned.
  For now, the work is confined to a laboratory
  
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• The Merging Of Government With Artificial Intelligence

  04-02-2019 15:20 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats are directly encroaching upon government functions. A Federal Data Strategy for AI was created in 2018 providing standards across the entire Federal government on the use of Artificial Intelligence. ⁃ TN EditorPrivate businesses already use AI to find efficiencies in their own business and improve the return-on-investment of products and projects.
  At the risk of dating myself, one of my favorite movies growing up as a kid was “WarGames” starring Matthew Broderi
  
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• #ClimateChange will dramatically alter colour of Earth’s oceans siliconrepublic.com/innovation/oce…

  04-02-2019 14:00 via twitter.com
  #ClimateChange will dramatically alter colour of Earth’s oceans siliconrepublic.com/innovation/oce…
  
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• Leading fact-checker #Snopes ends partnership with #Facebook siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  04-02-2019 13:40 via twitter.com
  Leading fact-checker #Snopes ends partnership with #Facebook siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Irish and UK research centres join forces in €38.6m @scienceirel deal siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sfi…

  04-02-2019 13:20 via twitter.com
  Irish and UK research centres join forces in €38.6m @scienceirel deal siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sfi…
  
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• Dr Jules Polonetsky on the changing face of #privacy in the digital age. #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/jul…

  04-02-2019 13:00 via twitter.com
  Dr Jules Polonetsky on the changing face of #privacy in the digital age. #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/jul…
  
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• Ireland’s traditions in #agriculture and its location as a source of safe, high-quality products, from baby food to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 12:45 via twitter.com
  Ireland’s traditions in #agriculture and its location as a source of safe, high-quality products, from baby food to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• What you need to know about #SciTech jobs in #Paris siliconrepublic.com/jobs/paris-job…

  04-02-2019 12:29 via twitter.com
  What you need to know about #SciTech jobs in #Paris siliconrepublic.com/jobs/paris-job…
  
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• #Meath #startup @HexaflyBiotech raises €1.1m to use flies to help defend global food supply siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hexa…

  04-02-2019 11:00 via twitter.com
  #Meath #startup @HexaflyBiotech raises €1.1m to use flies to help defend global food supply siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hexa…
  
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• #Startups from #Cork’s Security Accelerator aim to raise €5m in funding siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/secu…

  04-02-2019 10:48 via twitter.com
  #Startups from #Cork’s Security Accelerator aim to raise €5m in funding siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/secu…
  
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• Meet our Start-up of the Week: @WeBringg siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/webr…

  04-02-2019 10:01 via twitter.com
  Meet our Start-up of the Week: @WeBringg siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/webr…
  
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