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• Capuchin monkeys learn to open fruit by observing others

  08-06-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica used a mixture of learning by observation and individual experience to open fruit from Panama trees - which are lined on the inside with stinging hairs.
  
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• Has Microsoft leaked launch date of its new Xbox Scorpio?

  08-06-2017 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Sunday event is expected to unveil the console - and now, thanks to cryptic messages in the latest teaser video, it appears Microsoft is planning to launch it on October 13th.
  
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• Chandra spots rare symbiotic star 'eye in the sky'

  08-06-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This incredible image shows a rare stellar relationship known as a symbiotic star. It shows a red giant and a white dwarf that co-exist and interact with each other in a unique way.
  
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• Find out how an #AI algorithm got on in a university exam. ow.ly/iyST30cqzxx

  08-06-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Find out how an #AI algorithm got on in a university exam. ow.ly/iyST30cqzxx
  
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• €1.5m on offer for start-ups outside of Dublin. #startups #funding ow.ly/dqNo30cqoM4

  08-06-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  €1.5m on offer for start-ups outside of Dublin. #startups #funding ow.ly/dqNo30cqoM4
  
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• Emperor penguins struggle to adapt to climate change 

  08-06-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By the end of the century, Antarctica's emperor penguin populations could decline between 40 and 99, research by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has found.
  
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• Tumblr ordered to name and shame 'revenge porn' sharers

  08-06-2017 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  500 people shared a clip of the victim when she was 17 and underage. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David Cohen gave Tumblr five days to agree so the victim, now 27, can sue the individuals.
  
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• How many texts do you send outside of @WhatsApp? ow.ly/J70230cqSK8

  08-06-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  How many texts do you send outside of @WhatsApp? ow.ly/J70230cqSK8
  
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• Rivers found to feed plastic to oceans in new study

  08-06-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ocean Cleanup Project has estimated that there is up to 5 trillion pounds of plastic in the sea, and two-thirds of it comes from the 20 most contaminated rivers - 67 percent of the global total.
  
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• Will air traffic control for drones become a reality? #drones #google #amazon ow.ly/wu8730cqJdI

  08-06-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Will air traffic control for drones become a reality? #drones #google #amazon ow.ly/wu8730cqJdI
  
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• “We need to keep raising issues when they come up.” - @PeriscopeData's Rya Sciban. #Womenintech ow.ly/GpSP30cqIDc

  08-06-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  “We need to keep raising issues when they come up.” - @PeriscopeData's Rya Sciban. #Womenintechow.ly/GpSP30cqIDc
  
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• Could an #AI get into a Chinese univesity? ow.ly/5rwI30cqzm2

  08-06-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Could an #AI get into a Chinese univesity? ow.ly/5rwI30cqzm2
  
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• Researchers unveil tool to create custom robots

  08-06-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool developed by researchers with Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute aims make the process of building robots more user-friendly, even to those who don’t already have the expertise.
  
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• Dogs' ability to spot inequality is in their BLOOD

  08-06-2017 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna investigated the behaviour of dogs and wolves by training them to press a buzzer to receive a treat.
  
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• Don't miss out on your #Inspirefest tickets! The early bird sale ends tomorrow! ow.ly/jcr830cqEuA

  08-06-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  Don't miss out on your #Inspirefest tickets! The early bird sale ends tomorrow!ow.ly/jcr830cqEuA
  
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• Honda to focus on self-driving cars and EVs through 2030

  08-06-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Honda previously said it will have self-driving cars ready for the highway by 2020. But, the firm has recently announced it will have a working model that can drive on city streets five years later.
  
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• What languages will make you a top #developer? #python #java #devops ow.ly/60DI30cqmJB

  08-06-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  What languages will make you a top #developer? #python #java #devops ow.ly/60DI30cqmJB
  
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• Hackers use Britney Spears' Instagram to launch attacks

  08-06-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hackers hide instructions to malware in comments. Security researchers who discovered the scam have blamed Russian hackers linked to Moscow's cyber intelligence unit.
  
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• .@Entirl has launched two new start-up funds for Irish regional and #fintech start-ups ow.ly/ctWK30cqozM

  08-06-2017 18:30 via twitter.com
  .@Entirl has launched two new start-up funds for Irish regional and #fintech start-ups ow.ly/ctWK30cqozM
  
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• Apps like WhatsApp are inflicting carnage on mobile minutes in Ireland siliconrepublic.com/comms/comreg-q…

  08-06-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  Apps like WhatsApp are inflicting carnage on mobile minutes in Ireland siliconrepublic.com/comms/comreg-q…
  
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• The #WakingTheFeminists report shows that only 20pc of directors over the last 10 years were women. ow.ly/sR0630cqjSD

  08-06-2017 18:15 via twitter.com
  The #WakingTheFeminists report shows that only 20pc of directors over the last 10 yearswere women. ow.ly/sR0630cqjSD
  
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• Warts help differentiate between octopus species

  08-06-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Chicago's Field museum study comparing two similar octopus species, both pink and deep-ocean dwellers, found that the number of warts on their bodies can help tell them apart.
  
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• Babies learn to see human faces while still in the WOMB

  08-06-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Vincent Reid, a psychologist at Lancaster University who led the research, said the findings provide new insights into how babies’ visual systems develop in the womb (pictured).
  
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• Amazon Echo could support Apple's Siri in the future

  08-06-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's senior vice president of devices at David Limp has said that future versions of the firm's Echo smart speaker could support rival software like Apple's Siri to enable users to mix and match.
  
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• 'Artificial tongue' knows if you're drinking cheap whisky

  08-06-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Heidelberg University in Germany have created an array of glowing dyes that react with different trace flavours and chemicals in whisky to produce a unique fluorescent signature.
  
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• Each start-up gets €100,000 worth of support with €200,000 more up for grabs. #startup #accelerator #AI #Amsterdam ow.ly/MpCs30cqjJr

  08-06-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Each start-up gets €100,000 worth of support with €200,000 more up for grabs. #startup #accelerator #AI #Amsterdam ow.ly/MpCs30cqjJr
  
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• The Internet Of Things Is Becoming More Difficult To Escape

  08-06-2017 17:55 via technocracy.news
  
  Human and machine connectivity are set to become ubiquitous and unavoidable, but machines are controlled by others, leading to autocratic Scientific Dictatorship. Society does not understand the grave danger that awaits it. ⁃ TN EditorAfter a long day, many of us try to set down our technology and unplug from the world around us. But, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center, over the next few years, that will becom
  
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• "Being fair is very important in this job." #HR #people #careeradvice ow.ly/CK1g30cqjof

  08-06-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  "Being fair is very important in this job." #HR #people #careeradvice ow.ly/CK1g30cqjof
  
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• 'AI is good for the world' insists Sophia humanoid robot

  08-06-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The humanoid robot, created by Hanson robotics, is the main attraction at a UN-hosted conference in Geneva this week on how artificial intelligence can be used to benefit humanity.
  
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• Building blocks of life found in an infant star system

  08-06-2017 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers used the Alma telescope in Chile to detect the chemical methyl isocyanate, which could provide vital clues on how early forms of life evolved on Earth.
  
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• People can train their BRAINS to mend a broken heart

  08-06-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Barbara Sahakian from the University of Cambridge believes that the key to mending a broken heart is to exercise the part of the brain which stops impulsive behaviours.
  
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• Sophia Says: AI ‘Good For The World’ As Robots Can Learn To ‘Love’ Humans

  08-06-2017 17:15 via technocracy.news
  
  Ventriloquists use puppet dummies to communicate with the audience, and Sophia is just the technological version of the same act. She speaks what her ‘handlers’ want her to speak, and she is the perfect vehicle because she is ethically and morally inert. ⁃ TN EditorSophia, a humanoid robot, is the main attraction at a conference on artificial intelligence this week but her technology has raised concerns for future human jobs.Sophia smiles mischievously, bats her eyelids an
  
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• Samsung ‘Peeping Tom’ Smartphones Listen, Watch, Scan Emails

  08-06-2017 16:58 via technocracy.news
  
  Samsung has been busted before, but has no interest in following privacy rules or ethical behavior. This is a purely Technocrat mindset that is headed toward Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorSamsung phones use technology which can spy on what you’re reading and watching online – and monitor emails in your inbox.
  The phones switch onto spy mode after they are alerted by a “beacon” often embedded in web pages or sent as an ultrasonic signal hidden in telly or
  
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• Therapy could stop superbugs on farms

  08-06-2017 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers show that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases in pigs and humans
  
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• Quack science

  08-06-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The biological trick that allows a female mandarin duck to become a male.
  
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• Infographic: How data is powering golf via trackers and analytics

  08-06-2017 16:51
  
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• From AI caddies to grip guides and swing sensors: how data is driving golf forward

  08-06-2017 16:51
  
  How data, the cloud and the 'virtual caddie' are revolutionising golf – with Microsoft Cloud
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• Golf's data revolution: virtual caddies, smart clubs and radar tracking

  08-06-2017 16:50
  
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• Boeing to test pilotless planes next year

  08-06-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boeing's vice president of product development Mike Sinnett said he plans to test the technology in a cockpit simulator this summer at a briefing ahead of the Paris Airshow (stock image).
  
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• Shocking report reveals Samsung devices can spy on you

  08-06-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A shocking report has revealed that Seoul-based Samsung's phones are using technology that can spy on users through a technique called 'beaconing.'
  
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• 1990s APPLE trainers could sell for £25,000 on eBay

  08-06-2017 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shoes, which are a size US 9.5 (UK 8.5), are being sold on eBay by Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas.
  
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• Human remains are found inside H.L. Hunley

  08-06-2017 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The submarine, which fought for the confederacy in the US civil war, was sunk near North Charleston, South Carolina, in 1864. Scientists have spent 17 years restoring it.
  
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• 100 million year old bird found trapped in Myanmar amber

  08-06-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible find shows the head, neck, wing, tail and feet of a now extinct bird in unprecedented detail.It was just a few days old when it fell into a pool of sap oozing from a conifer tree in Myanmar.
  
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• The energy landscape is changing – and startups are key to its evolution

  08-06-2017 15:55
  
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• Apple's HomePod, Snapchat Spectacles: Podcast 321

  08-06-2017 15:46
  
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• Editor's letter: to those with a bold vision, WIRED salutes you

  08-06-2017 15:41
  
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• Expert warns girls targeted by 'sextortion' internet gangs

  08-06-2017 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Young teenagers are increasingly being befriended by strangers online, convinced into sending explicit pictures of themselves and then blackmailed for money (file image).
  
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• New Zealand newspaper predicted global warming in 1912

  08-06-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An article (pictured) which ran in the Rodney and Otamatea Times in New Zealand on the 14 August 1912 suggests people understood the effects of burning coal earlier thanthought.
  
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• Scientists warn baby Maine lobster count is dropping

  08-06-2017 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The number of young lobsters is declining in the Gulf of Maine despite years of record-breaking harvests, a University of Maine marine scientist has warned.
  
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• The OnePlus 5 is launching today. Watch the livestream here

  08-06-2017 14:40
  
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