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• BBC is developing its own Alexa-style digital voice assistant, which will be capable of understanding different UK regional accents https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/bbc-beeb-voice-assistant …

  27-08-2019 19:00 via twitter.com
  BBC is developing its own Alexa-style digital voice assistant, which will be capable of understanding different UK regional accents https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/bbc-beeb-voice-assistant …
  
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• Digital Slavery: 5G, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence

  27-08-2019 18:32 via technocracy.news
  The Technocrat’s lust for 5G and Internet of Things is so strong that they are perfectly willing to ignore all human concerns, protests and especially health concerns. However, the issue of Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy, is much greater. ⁃ TN EditorTechnocracy was originally defined as “the science of social engineering, the scientific operation of the entire social mechanism to produce and distribute goods and services to the entire population…” (The Te
  
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• “Ireland has a great opportunity to continue to grow as an economy and become a technological hub,” said #Huawei rotating chair Guo Ping https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/huawei-guo-ping-chinese-fdi-ireland …

  27-08-2019 18:00 via twitter.com
  “Ireland has a great opportunity to continue to grow as an economy and become a technological hub,” said #Huawei rotating chair Guo Ping https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/huawei-guo-ping-chinese-fdi-ireland …
  
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• #MostRead today: “This is not quite the golden age of free information at your fingertips,” writes @CriticalRedPenhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/online-media-literacy-google-twitter-amazon-fire …

  27-08-2019 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: “This is not quite the golden age of free information at your fingertips,” writes @CriticalRedPenhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/online-media-literacy-google-twitter-amazon-fire …
  
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• #MostRead today: A mathematical technique has been developed to simplify the design of complex magnetic coils that are needed for fusion reactionshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/streamlined-nuclear-fusion-reactors-stellarators …

  27-08-2019 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: A mathematical technique has been developed to simplify the design of complex magnetic coils that are needed for fusion reactionshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/streamlined-nuclear-fusion-reactors-stellarators …
  
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• #MostRead today: Dublin native Annie Slattery, who co-founded ConX, won a major award in Australia earlier this month for women in tech start-upshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/annie-slattery-conx-award …

  27-08-2019 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Dublin native Annie Slattery, who co-founded ConX, won a major award in Australia earlier this month for women in tech start-upshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/annie-slattery-conx-award …
  
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• Google Launches New Smart City Project In Downtown San Jose

  27-08-2019 17:21 via technocracy.news
  After stiff resistance from citizens and privacy advocates in Toronto over Quayside, Google has decided to replicate its city-from-scratch experiment in downtown San Jose, California. ⁃ TN EditorYears after it began fueling speculation by buying up huge swaths of property near Diridon Station, Google has provided the first peek at what the search giant hopes will be a vibrant mixed-use community woven into the fabric of the city’s urban heart.
  At a widely anticipated community meetin
  
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• #Instagram is planning to create a companion messaging platform that will allow users to share information with friendshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/instagram-threads-messaging-app …

  27-08-2019 17:15 via twitter.com
  #Instagram is planning to create a companion messaging platform that will allow users to share information with friendshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/instagram-threads-messaging-app …
  
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• Philadelphia To Install 100,000 ‘Smart’ Streetlights

  27-08-2019 17:03 via technocracy.news
  All 100,000 of Philadelphia’s streetlights will be replaced wifi-equipped poles capable of total surveillance. It will be mostly financed by energy savings of LEDs over high-pressure sodium bulbs.
  Buried at the bottom of this story is the following paragraph:
  “The switchover to a smart LED lighting system controlled through a wireless mesh network also opens the possibility that the devices could provide more than illumination, but an interconnected system of security cameras, air-qu
  
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• New research from Upwork has revealed the highest-paying tech skills for independent professionals in the UShttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/highest-paying-tech-skills-freelancers …

  27-08-2019 17:00 via twitter.com
  New research from Upwork has revealed the highest-paying tech skills for independent professionals in the UShttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/highest-paying-tech-skills-freelancers …
  
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• New research from Upwork has revealed the highest-paying tech skills for independent professionals in the US https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/highest-paying-tech-skills-freelancers …

  27-08-2019 17:00 via twitter.com
  New research from Upwork has revealed the highest-paying tech skills for independent professionals in the US https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/highest-paying-tech-skills-freelancers …
  
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• The US Federal Communications Commission is said to be conducting an investigation into the levels of radiation emitted by certain smartphoneshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/apple-samsung-radiation-fcc-investigation …

  27-08-2019 16:45 via twitter.com
  The US Federal Communications Commission is said to be conducting an investigation into the levels of radiation emitted by certain smartphoneshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/apple-samsung-radiation-fcc-investigation …
  
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• “We might be able to do infrared astronomy with the naked eye, or have night vision without bulky equipment,” researchers saidhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nanoparticles-superhuman-night-vision …

  27-08-2019 16:15 via twitter.com
  “We might be able to do infrared astronomy with the naked eye, or have night vision without bulky equipment,” researchers saidhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nanoparticles-superhuman-night-vision …
  
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• A new report shows Ireland is one of the biggest greenhouse gas polluters in Europe, with agriculture being the biggest contributorhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cso-report-greenhouse-gas-ireland …

  27-08-2019 15:30 via twitter.com
  A new report shows Ireland is one of the biggest greenhouse gas polluters in Europe, with agriculture being the biggest contributorhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cso-report-greenhouse-gas-ireland …
  
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• Apple released an iOS security update to fix an old bug that was recently reintroducedhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/jailbreak-apple-iphone …

  27-08-2019 15:10 via twitter.com
  Apple released an iOS security update to fix an old bug that was recently reintroducedhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/jailbreak-apple-iphone …
  
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• The BBC is launching a voice assistant called Beeb next yearhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/bbc-beeb-voice-assistant …

  27-08-2019 15:06 via twitter.com
  The BBC is launching a voice assistant called Beeb next yearhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/bbc-beeb-voice-assistant …
  
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• 25 conclusions and 10 recommendations rip apart National Broadband Planhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/national-broadband-plan-oireachtas-report-2019 …

  27-08-2019 14:41 via twitter.com
  25 conclusions and 10 recommendations rip apart National Broadband Planhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/national-broadband-plan-oireachtas-report-2019 …
  
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• Ireland could get Chinese FDI bounce from Brexit, says Huawei chairhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/huawei-guo-ping-chinese-fdi-ireland …

  27-08-2019 13:59 via twitter.com
  Ireland could get Chinese FDI bounce from Brexit, says Huawei chairhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/huawei-guo-ping-chinese-fdi-ireland …
  
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• Ireland could get Chinese FDI bounce from Brexit, says Huawei chair https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/huawei-guo-ping-chinese-fdi-ireland …

  27-08-2019 13:59 via twitter.com
  Ireland could get Chinese FDI bounce from Brexit, says Huawei chair https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/huawei-guo-ping-chinese-fdi-ireland …
  
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• FCC reportedly investigating radiation levels of Apple and Samsung phones https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/apple-samsung-radiation-fcc-investigation …

  27-08-2019 12:35 via twitter.com
  FCC reportedly investigating radiation levels of Apple and Samsung phones https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/apple-samsung-radiation-fcc-investigation …
  
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• Cisco is acquiring CX management firm CloudCherryhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/cisco-acquires-cloudcherry …

  27-08-2019 12:32 via twitter.com
  Cisco is acquiring CX management firm CloudCherryhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/cisco-acquires-cloudcherry …
  
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• Nanoparticles injected in eyes might give us ‘superhuman’ night visionhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nanoparticles-superhuman-night-vision …

  27-08-2019 12:09 via twitter.com
  Nanoparticles injected in eyes might give us ‘superhuman’ night visionhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nanoparticles-superhuman-night-vision …
  
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• You don’t need to know everything to be good at your first job https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/internship-fidelity-investments …

  27-08-2019 12:06 via twitter.com
  You don’t need to know everything to be good at your first job https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/internship-fidelity-investments …
  
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• Raisin acquires Fairr to offer pension productshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/german-fintech-raisin-fairr …

  27-08-2019 11:34 via twitter.com
  Raisin acquires Fairr to offer pension productshttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/german-fintech-raisin-fairr …
  
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• ‘There’s a lack of standardisation’: Digitising payments in Latin Americahttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/kushki-daniela-espinosa-digital-payments …

  27-08-2019 11:31 via twitter.com
  ‘There’s a lack of standardisation’: Digitising payments in Latin Americahttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/kushki-daniela-espinosa-digital-payments …
  
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• Report finds Ireland is one of Europe’s biggest greenhouse gas pollutershttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cso-report-greenhouse-gas-ireland …

  27-08-2019 11:10 via twitter.com
  Report finds Ireland is one of Europe’s biggest greenhouse gas pollutershttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cso-report-greenhouse-gas-ireland …
  
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• Apple releases patch for jailbreak-enabling security flawhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/jailbreak-apple-iphone …

  27-08-2019 11:08 via twitter.com
  Apple releases patch for jailbreak-enabling security flawhttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/jailbreak-apple-iphone …
  
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