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• Last month was the second hottest May on record

  15-06-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This past May was the second hottest on record, according to new data from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. It was cooler only than May 2016, which was the hottest in 137 years.
  
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• Amazon launches $20 'magic wand' scans goods to buy

  15-06-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is lending a hand in the kitchen with a new device that orders groceries, finds recipes and more - all using voice commands. Called Dash Wand, the Alexa powered device is only $20.
  
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• Concepts show what it could look like in Musk's Mars ship

  15-06-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Architectural student Philip Lütken has designed an interior plan for Musk's Interplanetary Transport System that could fit up to 104 people. And, he says it should 'feel like a cruise ship.'
  
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• Three mutations could make bird flu a pandemic

  15-06-2017 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have identified three mutations that, if they occurred at the same time in nature, could turn a strain of bird flu now circulating in China into a potential pandemic virus.
  
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• Diarrhea study in mice finds it serves a purpose

  15-06-2017 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Brigham and Women's hospital found that in sick mice, microscopic leaks in the intestinal wall allowed water to enter, making the mouse poop looser and limiting disease severity.
  
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• Three gigapixel image captures three star forming regions

  15-06-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Space Observatory has revealed the amazing new three gigapixel image showing two of the sky’s more famous residents sharing the stage with a lesser-known neighbour.
  
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• Netflix has millions of more subscribers than cable

  15-06-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix has doubled its US user base over the past 5 years and as a result, surpassed cable providers in number of paid users for the first time. Cable has 48M subscribers, while Netflix 50.9 million.
  
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• Birmingham hacker admits stealing US military data

  15-06-2017 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Caffrey, 25, admits stealing hundreds of user accounts from the US Department of Defense.
  
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• Even with the tightest of firewalls and digital prevention tools, #hackers are going to hack. #infosec #Ukraine siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cra…

  15-06-2017 21:00 via twitter.com
  Even with the tightest of firewalls and digital prevention tools, #hackers are going to hack. #infosec #Ukraine siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cra…
  
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• Minecraft to get 'super duper graphics' update

  15-06-2017 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Minecraft lovers will soon experience 4K HDR graphics and be given access to the ‘Super Duper Graphics Pack', which improves lighting adds shadows and water effects and more.
  
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• Emily McDaid of @CIConnect looked at whether #AI is priceless or perilous. #NI ow.ly/BEiT30cCoPJ

  15-06-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Emily McDaid of @CIConnect looked at whether #AI is priceless or perilous. #NIow.ly/BEiT30cCoPJ
  
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• Full #STEAM ahead for #Inspirefest 2017 with Dr Niamh Shaw siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dr-…

  15-06-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  Full #STEAM ahead for #Inspirefest 2017 with Dr Niamh Shaw siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dr-…
  
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• Expert: There will soon be more robo-soldiers than humans

  15-06-2017 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As experts warn robot presence is growing on the battlefield, the Pentagon has awarded an $11 million contract to build a ‘combined-arms squad’ of human and robotic capabilities.
  
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• Dr Ann Louise Gilligan co-founded @an_cosan #RIP ow.ly/euob30cColL

  15-06-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Dr Ann Louise Gilligan co-founded @an_cosan #RIP ow.ly/euob30cColL
  
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• Quantum leap

  15-06-2017 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese scientists say their experimental Micius spacecraft paves the way for a new kind of internet.
  
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• China's quantum satellite in big leap

  15-06-2017 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese scientists say their experimental Micius spacecraft paves the way for a new kind of internet.
  
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• Ancient magma crystals could help us predict eruptions

  15-06-2017 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of crystals from an eruption in New Zealand about 700 years ago found a pattern in the thermal history of magma that reveals when the next one is due.
  
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• Facebook reveals how its AI is spotting terrorists

  15-06-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has offered new insight into its efforts to remove terrorism content, a response to political pressure in Europe to militant groups using the social network for propaganda and recruiting.
  
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• Our sun may have its very own twin called #Nemesis siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sun…

  15-06-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Our sun may have its very own twin called #Nemesis siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sun…
  
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• Will #Amazon strike a deal with #Slack? siliconrepublic.com/companies/amaz…

  15-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Will #Amazon strike a deal with #Slack? siliconrepublic.com/companies/amaz…
  
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• Top university under 'ransomware' cyber-attack

  15-06-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UCL, one of the world's top ranked universities, has come under a major ransomware cyber-attack.
  
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• Vint Cerf on the challenges and opportunities created by #AI and the internet siliconrepublic.com/machines/vint-…

  15-06-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Vint Cerf on the challenges and opportunities created by #AI and the internet siliconrepublic.com/machines/vint-…
  
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• Deepsea lizard fish is found in Australia

  15-06-2017 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The monster-like deepsea lizardfish was found by scientists trawling large nets in the Flinders Commonwealth Marine Reserve, off the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.
  
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• Company that assembles iPhones considering Wisconsin plant

  15-06-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Foxconn is considering building a plant in Wisconsin that could employ thousands of people and give Gov. Scott Walker a huge political boost as he prepares to run for re-election.
  
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• Prepare to be amazed. #lifesciences #womeninSTEM siliconrepublic.com/careers/women-…

  15-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Prepare to be amazed. #lifesciences #womeninSTEM siliconrepublic.com/careers/women-…
  
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• Expert reveals why the F-35 isn't the ultimate fighter jet

  15-06-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A retired member of the US Airforce and professor at Francis Marion University has revealed details about why the Pentagon should stop wasting money onethe F-35 program.
  
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• Amazon is trying to buy cult messaging app Slack

  15-06-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slack Technologies Inc, a corporate messaging and collaboration software startup, has received inquiries about a potential takeover from technology companies including Amazon.com Inc.
  
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• Marimba playing robot can compose its own music

  15-06-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A PhD student at Georgia Tech has created a robottrained over the course of seven years to understand music and improvise that has now developed the ability to write its own compositions.
  
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• Facebook reveals measures to remove terrorist content

  15-06-2017 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Smart software will help the social network tackle posts that promote terror, says the site
  
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• Boost for #NorthernIreland as a myriad of #manufacturing #jobs are created siliconrepublic.com/jobs/northern-…

  15-06-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  Boost for #NorthernIreland as a myriad of #manufacturing #jobs are created siliconrepublic.com/jobs/northern-…
  
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• Twitter redesign will make it easier and faster to use

  15-06-2017 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter's 313 million monthly global users are about to experience a whole host of tweaks to the site which are currently being rolled outto make the site faster and easier to use.
  
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• Tom Holgersson, @Entirl's #fintech lead in the Nordics, talks about the Irish start-ups visiting #Money2020Europe. ow.ly/tRuD30cCt0T

  15-06-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  Tom Holgersson, @Entirl's #fintech lead in the Nordics, talks about the Irish start-ups visiting #Money2020Europe. ow.ly/tRuD30cCt0T
  
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• New tool can spot which puppies could be good guide dogs

  15-06-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool created by animal behaviour experts at the University of Nottingham assesses puppies and young dogs on a number of characteristics, including distractibility and stair anxiety.
  
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• Swedish man Kaj Linna released from prison after podcast sparks retrial

  15-06-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Swedish true crime podcast leads to the release of a man who has been in prison since 2004.
  
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• Algorithms could hold the key to fighting killer diseases

  15-06-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Traditionally, biology has been viewed as too complex to be explained by maths, but this is changing: Mathematical biologists have, for example, built computer models of the heart.
  
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• Get paid to broadcast your candid life online

  15-06-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CamSoda has launched LifeStream, a setup that lets the average person broadcast their candid lives 24/7 – and it does not require any nudity or sex. The firm will also pay participants $200 a month.
  
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• The enduring problem of fighting high-rise fires

  15-06-2017 18:03
  
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• Spotify hits more than 140 million users

  15-06-2017 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Losses widen at the music streaming service despite the big jump in paying subscribers.
  
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• Nakefit soles let you protect your feet on the beach

  15-06-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Italian company has created £2.60 ($3.30) 'waterproof and cut-proof' stick-on soles that can protect your feet when you're clambering over rocks and swimming in the sea.
  
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• Weird weather on Titan is responsible for canyons

  15-06-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre in France used computer models to examine how a process called dissolution may have produced characteristic features on the surface of Titan.
  
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• #MostRead Today: The sun may have a twin called Nemesis somewhere in the Milky Way ow.ly/iOtB30cCvM2

  15-06-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The sun may have a twin called Nemesis somewhere in the Milky Way ow.ly/iOtB30cCvM2
  
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• How English people respond to Scottish slang 

  15-06-2017 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Dundee University are hoping to gain an insight into how English speakers understand Scottish dialects, and vice-versa (stock image).
  
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• App lets you virtually try on shoes

  15-06-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app, created by Spain's Instituto de Biomechanica, requires the user to photograph their foot from above as its rests on a piece of A4 paper. It then compares it to a large database of images.
  
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• Nasa's control centre from The Martian has been rebuilt in London – and you can step inside

  15-06-2017 17:10
  
  By: Bonnie ChristianContinue reading...
  
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• Looking for a job in #Kildare? Promo Pads is hiring! #jobfairy #Kildarejobs ow.ly/ulva30cCndV

  15-06-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  Looking for a job in #Kildare? Promo Pads is hiring! #jobfairy #Kildarejobs ow.ly/ulva30cCndV
  
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• Everything you need to know about R programming siliconrepublic.com/advice/r-progr…

  15-06-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  Everything you need to know about R programming siliconrepublic.com/advice/r-progr…
  
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• AI computer gets first ever perfect score on Ms. Pac-Man

  15-06-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Maluuba, a startup based in Montreal that is owned by Microsoft, used a type of AI called reinforcement learning to play the Atari 2600 version of Ms. Pac-Man perfectly.
  
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• Q&A: Bringing Ireland’s fintech finest to Money 20/20 Europe siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/mone…

  15-06-2017 16:42 via twitter.com
  Q&A: Bringing Ireland’s fintech finest to Money 20/20 Europe siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/mone…
  
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• Octopus suckers inspire new water-resistant adhesive patch

  15-06-2017 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea have created a sticky patch inspired by octopus suction cups, which could one day be used to create wound dressings.
  
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• #ICYMI: 5G will cover 15pc of world population by 2022, Ericsson predicts ow.ly/YeiR30cyFor

  15-06-2017 16:40 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: 5G will cover 15pc of world population by 2022, Ericsson predicts ow.ly/YeiR30cyFor
  
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