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• Infants lose 40 minutes a night if they stay with parents

  05-06-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sharing a bedroom with a baby is a guarantee that the parents will lose sleep. Those put to bed in their parents’ room after the age of six months lose 40 minutes of sleep a night, a study has shown.
  
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• Racial 'disparity' in police respect

  05-06-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers speak less respectfully to members of the public who are black than to those who are white, researchers say.
  
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• Meet HomePod, Apple's much-predicted $349 Siri speaker

  05-06-2017 22:55
  
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• Behold Apple's new iPads: the 10.5-inch and 12.5-inch iPad Pro

  05-06-2017 22:34
  
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• Apple adds new MacBooks, iMacs and the 'all-powerful' iMac Pro

  05-06-2017 22:18
  
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• Apple reveals HomePod smart speaker

  05-06-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The voice-activated loudspeaker is powered by the Siri virtual assistant.
  
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• Apple's Safari now blocks browser tracking using machine learning

  05-06-2017 21:50
  
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• Study finds late-night tweet hurts you the next day

  05-06-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trump's late-night tweeting may hinder his ability to perform the next day, a study suggests. Stony Brook University found tweeting between 11AM and 7AM robs you of a good night sleep.
  
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• China developing warship that doubles as stealth submarine

  05-06-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Submersible 'arsenal ships' couldmake missile-carrying warships stealthier by masking their radar signatures as they dip below – or, it could allow for high-speed operations at the surface.
  
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• The controversial #CRISPR method could ignite fresh debate in the world of #genetics siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sid…

  05-06-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  The controversial #CRISPR method could ignite fresh debate in the world of #genetics siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sid…
  
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• Microsoft's Face Swap app produces sophisticated results

  05-06-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Face Swap app is now available via Google Play for Android in select countries, including the US, Australia and Canada, and an international version is expected soon.
  
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• The #cannabis sector is on fire, but are investors missing out? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/can…

  05-06-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  The #cannabis sector is on fire, but are investors missing out? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/can…
  
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• SpaceX's first recycled Dragon arrives at space station

  05-06-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX's first-ever recycled spaceship arrived Monday at the ISS, two days after the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral.
  
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• Experts reveal the effect of multiple crop failures

  05-06-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate change is expected to generate heat waves and drought that could cause crop losses inmost of the world's 'breadbaskets' - corn, wheat and rice, crops that feed most of the world.
  
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• Airbus and Pagani unveil private jet with sky ceiling

  05-06-2017 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has teamed up with Pagani - the maker of the record-breaking Zonda - to produce a new state-of-the-art private jet.
  
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• Elizabeth Koumpan of #IBM on how connected devices and data collection are changing healthcare. #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…

  05-06-2017 19:05 via twitter.com
  Elizabeth Koumpan of #IBM on how connected devices and data collection are changing healthcare. #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…
  
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• Could this be the end of daily injections for diabetics?

  05-06-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Duke University have created a gel-forming drug that dissolves under our body heat, leading to glucose control that lasts up to three times longer in non-human primates.
  
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• WipEout Omega Collection review: Sony's remastered racer is as addictive as ever

  05-06-2017 18:52
  
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• #ICYMI: A #faceless deep-sea fish has been rediscovered off the coast of #Australia siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fac…

  05-06-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: A #faceless deep-sea fish has been rediscovered off the coast of #Australia siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fac…
  
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• US firm to try 'reawakening the dead' in Latin America

  05-06-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bioquark, a Philadelphia-based company, announced in late 2016 that they believe brain death is not 'irreversible'. They plan to start trials in Latin America this year.
  
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• India´s most powerful rocket launches satellite into orbit

  05-06-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  India launched a satellite using its most powerful rocket on Monday, improving its prospects of winning a bigger share of the global space industry and hopes of a manned mission.
  
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• System aims to recreate challenging mountain climbs in gym

  05-06-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rock climbers will soon be able to scale the Alps without making the trip. Dartmouth researchers have combined 3D model and digital fabrication to recreate landscapes into indoor climbing walls.
  
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• Amazon is working on a new line-up of 'Ice' smartphones

  05-06-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to sources speaking to Gadgets 360, Amazon plans to market the Ice phones for emerging markets including India, with at least one smartphone released a year.
  
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• Microsoft releases dodgy software that bricks smartphones

  05-06-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Washington, told users their software release was not intended to go out and was the result of 'inadvertent deployment' (stock image).
  
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• Playing Minecraft is linked to university success

  05-06-2017 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, from the University of Glasgow, reveals that modern video games can encourage players to think critically and solve problems - skills that are vital to students and graduates.
  
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• What happens to your social media accounts when you die

  05-06-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Families have access to a deceased person's data in most countries, but a University of Hertfordshire researcher says that people should be able to decide what happens to their data after they die.
  
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• These fish avoid being killed by venomous coral by 'kissing' them with slime-secreting lips

  05-06-2017 18:00
  
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• A new €1.75m project will help researchers involve the public from the very start of the #health process. ow.ly/rgRg30cbZyX

  05-06-2017 17:40 via twitter.com
  A new €1.75m project will help researchers involve the public from the very start of the #health process. ow.ly/rgRg30cbZyX
  
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• KELT-9b, the hottest planet ever found, reaches 4,327°C

  05-06-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KELT-9b, which reaches surface temperatures of a hellish 4,327°C, lies in the constellation of Cygnus, and was discovered by researchers from Ohio State University.
  
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• NASA brainboxes work on algorithms for 'safe' self-flying aircraft

  05-06-2017 17:08 via go.theregister.com
  
  Where's my self-driving plane? Nowhere, it's a feasibility study* It's the fear of anyone who watches Snakes on a Plane and books a flight – what if your plane crashes? Now take a deep breath and imagine that you're travelling on a plane or rocketship with no pilot. A new NASA research project hopes to find ways to certify unmanned autonomous aircraft systems for safety.…
  
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• Nasa discovers extreme exoplanet that's hotter than most stars in the known Universe

  05-06-2017 17:00
  
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• Is #Ireland a good fit for the EMA? #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hea…

  05-06-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  Is #Ireland a good fit for the EMA? #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hea…
  
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• Details of Apple iPhone 8 are leaked before conference

  05-06-2017 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three employees from the Chinese manufacturing firm Foxconn that build Apple handsets allegedly revealed features about the design of the much-anticipated gadget on Reddit.
  
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• Solar-powered 'Tertill' robot autonomously weeds gardens

  05-06-2017 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robot, created by tech company Franklin Robitics based in Lowell, Massachusetts, is solar powered and water-proof so can be left outside in the rain and doesn't require regular charging.
  
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• The next decade will be a grand departure from the #payments of yesterday, writes @GordonHunt #fintech #P2P

  05-06-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  The next decade will be a grand departure from the #payments of yesterday, writes @GordonHunt #fintech #P2P
  
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• Introducing Gearhead – the new gadget podcast from WIRED and Ars Technica UK

  05-06-2017 16:00
  
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• Gearhead episode one: the rise of AI assistants, Nokia's 3310 and Mark Ronson talks studio tech

  05-06-2017 16:00
  
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• Experts reveal how to perform first aid in space

  05-06-2017 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronauts should receive training on how to perform emergency medical procedures in micro-gravity, according to experts speaking at a Geneva medical congress this week.
  
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• London attack: Politicians v the internet

  05-06-2017 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts warn that tighter online regulation will not remove the "safe space" for extremist ideology.
  
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• Who we are as teenagers affects our entire adult lives

  05-06-2017 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new book, clinical psychologist Mitch Prinstein from the University of North Carolina describes how craving status in our teens and adult lives may harm our mental and physical health (stock).
  
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• WATCH: ‘Data is everything’ – Dr Mike Thien, MSD siliconrepublic.com/video/biopharm…

  05-06-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: ‘Data is everything’ – Dr Mike Thien, MSD siliconrepublic.com/video/biopharm…
  
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• IBM crams 30 billion switches onto a chip the size of a fingernail

  05-06-2017 15:20
  
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• How do you go from scientist to CEO? #Cork #startups siliconrepublic.com/people/khonsu-…

  05-06-2017 15:01 via twitter.com
  How do you go from scientist to CEO? #Cork #startups siliconrepublic.com/people/khonsu-…
  
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• Colour-changing T-shirts use cabbages to reveal the startling effects of climate change

  05-06-2017 15:00
  
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• Herd of cows jumps off of a 50-metre Swiss cliff 

  05-06-2017 14:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 13 Herens cows broke through their pen in a pasture before running toward a cliff and either falling or throwing themselves off of the 50metre drop near Levron in Valais on Wednesday.
  
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• India launches 'monster' rocket

  05-06-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rocket will give India an edge in the satellite market and it's prompted some big comparisons.
  
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• Uber has refunded passengers after London Bridge terror attack

  05-06-2017 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Criticised for increasing prices as people fled the London Bridge attack, Uber has now refunded passengers who used the taxi app.
  
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• Hackers working on a global 'ExplodingCan' cyber attack

  05-06-2017 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hack, called 'ExplodingCan', targets computers running on Microsoft Windows 2003, which means that it could be used to attack 375,000 computers worldwide (stock image).
  
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• 17 reasons not to miss #Inspirefest 2017, an essential sci-tech experience ow.ly/5Jzd30ccdhc

  05-06-2017 14:10 via twitter.com
  17 reasons not to miss #Inspirefest 2017, an essential sci-tech experience ow.ly/5Jzd30ccdhc
  
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• South Africa heartbreak as rescued circus lions poisoned

  05-06-2017 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two lions had been removed from circuses in South America and relocated to South Africa.
  
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