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• Talk about cutting-edge technology! Boffins fire world's sharpest laser

  29-06-2017 23:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  Stable for up to 10x the distance from Earth to Moon A team of physicists claims to have created the world's sharpest laser, with a line width frequency of only 10 millihertz – opening up the possibility of improving the accuracy of optical clocks and radioastronomy experiments.…
  
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• Children with a higher IQ live longer, say scientists

  29-06-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Smarter children are less likely to die from heart disease, stroke, dementia and certain cancers, a University of Edinburgh study has found. They are more likely to not smoke and do more exercise.
  
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• The face of a 500-year-old Dublin man reconstructed

  29-06-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forensic anthropologists have reconstructed the face of a man buried hundreds of years ago in Ireland, and they say it could be the first look at an ‘ordinary Dubliner’ from the Tudor period.
  
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• Apple's secret 'Wallaby' iPhone prototypes revealed

  29-06-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Human interface designer Ken Kocienda posted the pictures to Twitter, revealing they were known internally as 'wallabies'.
  
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• Plastic crisis rivals the threat of climate change

  29-06-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts said the increased demand for plastic packaging is largely being driven by the popularity of bottled water in China and the Asia Pacific region. Chinese consumers buy a quarter of all bottled water.
  
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• AI InspiroBot creates its own inspirational posters 

  29-06-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  InspiroBot generates phrases superimposed on soothing images such as natural landscapes, with dark, at times nonsensical quotes such as 'Without lives there can be no humiliation.'
  
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• Amidst uncertainty, @Entirl urges Irish SMEs to start their #Brexit plans ow.ly/dUUd30d7Epr

  29-06-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  Amidst uncertainty, @Entirl urges Irish SMEs to start their #Brexit plans ow.ly/dUUd30d7Epr
  
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• Paleolithic rock paintings' purpose is revealed

  29-06-2017 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Acoustical Society of America discussed the possibility that caves with the best acoustics may have been selected by Paleolithic painters at a meeting in Boston.
  
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• We could be 100 years away from the sixth mass extinction

  29-06-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Current extinction rates are 50 times higher than expected background rates, suggesting that another mass extinction event is underway, a University of Leeds researcher says.
  
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• 2020 is the deadline to avert climate catastrophe

  29-06-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'There is a long way to go to decarbonise the world economy,' according to a new commentary signed by former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, three top climate scientists, and two sustainability experts.
  
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• How pesticides threaten bee populations

  29-06-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bees are dying out in winter because of the pesticides used to protect crops.
  
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• Don't bee alarmed but...

  29-06-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  the pesticides we use are harming these guys.
  
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• Bart Weetjens will take the stage at #Inspirefest next week siliconrepublic.com/innovation/apo…

  29-06-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Bart Weetjens will take the stage at #Inspirefest next week siliconrepublic.com/innovation/apo…
  
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• Uber 'never told self-driving exec to take Waymo files'

  29-06-2017 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alphabet's Waymo claimed in a lawsuit earlier this year that Anthony Levandowski downloaded more than 14,000 confidential files before leaving to set up a self-driving truck company.
  
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• Florida scientists create cow that survives rising temps

  29-06-2017 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scientists at the University of Florida have secured a three-year, $733,000 federal grant to aid their efforts. They're studying a heat-tolerant breed known as the ‘Brangus cow.’
  
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• South Carolina whale reveals origins of filter feeders

  29-06-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the New York Institute of Technology say that the whale could offer new insight into how the filter-feeding system used by blue and humpback whales first evolved.
  
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• #Belfast start-up @brainwavebank is applying #machinelearning to the science of your thoughts. ow.ly/ZmyP30d7DzI

  29-06-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  #Belfast start-up @brainwavebank is applying #machinelearning to the science of your thoughts. ow.ly/ZmyP30d7DzI
  
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• Dermatologist says sunscreen can protect us from blue rays

  29-06-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dermatologist to the stars Dr Howard Murad has explained that blue rays from our smartphones and computers are affecting our skin as well as our eyes and should consider sunscreen as protection.
  
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• This #AsteroidDay, let’s not forget Earth’s greatest future threat ow.ly/lNR730d88rR

  29-06-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  This #AsteroidDay, let’s not forget Earth’s greatest future threat ow.ly/lNR730d88rR
  
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• This will be the largest city centre project ever undertaken in #Limerick siliconrepublic.com/companies/oper…

  29-06-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  This will be the largest city centre project ever undertaken in #Limerick siliconrepublic.com/companies/oper…
  
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• Large-scale study 'shows neonic pesticides harm bees'

  29-06-2017 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The largest study to-date on neonicotinoid pesticides concludes they harm honeybees and wild bees.
  
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• .@Jenny_Darmody spoke to @Dr_Black ahead of her upcoming talk at @InspirefestHQ ow.ly/flkK30d7Gl6

  29-06-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  .@Jenny_Darmody spoke to @Dr_Black ahead of her upcoming talk at @InspirefestHQow.ly/flkK30d7Gl6
  
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• Single brain chemical could boost our ability to learn

  29-06-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, say that if a drug is developed to block the chemical it could make it easier to master a new language or instrument.
  
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• Is your garden pesticide killing bees?

  29-06-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that honeybees in the UK and in Hungary suffered more from the pesticides – called neonicotinoids – than their counterparts in Germany.
  
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• Nasa lights up the East Coast sky with artificial clouds

  29-06-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After weeks of delays and anticipation, NASA has finally launched its Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket, creating artificial clouds that could be seen from New York to North Carolina.
  
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• Andrew Moore discusses the need for #robot whisperers and why the US ‘sucks’ at #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/machines/andre…

  29-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Andrew Moore discusses the need for #robot whisperers and why the US ‘sucks’ at #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/machines/andre…
  
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• Ireland has secured €424m so far in @EU_H2020 funding siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hor…

  29-06-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Ireland has secured €424m so far in @EU_H2020funding siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hor…
  
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• Rob Lowe 'thought Bigfoot was going to kill him in Ozarks'

  29-06-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Parks & Rec star says a hairy encounter in the Ozarks left him fearing for his life after he met the mythical 'Bigfoot' - or one of its relatives - while filming his new series The Lowe Files.
  
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• Could #millennials could be the solution to the #cybersecurity skills gap? siliconrepublic.com/careers/millen…

  29-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Could #millennials could be the solution to the #cybersecurity skills gap? siliconrepublic.com/careers/millen…
  
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• Government data site user details leak

  29-06-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usernames and email addresses for data.gov.uk users are found on an unsecured website.
  
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• #Ireland has joined the international #LOFAR telescope network siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lof…

  29-06-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  #Ireland has joined the international #LOFAR telescope network siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lof…
  
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• Facebook censorship policy 'protects elites'

  29-06-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social network uses an algorithm that legislates which types of speech are deemed out of bounds and which ones are permissible, it was reported on Thursday.
  
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• A pair of 'dancing' black holes has been spotted circling each other for the first time

  29-06-2017 19:00
  
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• Rolls-Royce reveals Dawn Black Badge convertible

  29-06-2017 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rolls-Royce's Dawn may carry a name that evokes light, but the British luxury car maker has extended it's dark 'Black Badge - as part of a mission to attract younger affluent customers.
  
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• Malawi and Unicef launch drone air corridor

  29-06-2017 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The site will also be open to universities and other partners to explore the use of drones.
  
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• From Japan to Germany, the world's newest islands revealed

  29-06-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the past decade, several significant land masses have been confirmed, most recently a sandbar off the coast of North Carolina nicknamed Shelly Island.
  
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• Boeing 787 Dreamliner creates a giant vapour-trail CLOUD

  29-06-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amazing video, filmed from another plane, shows the contrail forming 33,000 feet in the sky over Russia. The passenger who shot the video wrote: 'This contrail looks dark against the rising sun.'
  
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• Instagram mission to remove all offensive comments to combat online bullying

  29-06-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Human employees are training computer systems to recognise offensive comments posted on photos on social media.
  
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• Prehistoric stone fish trap discovered on Alaska island

  29-06-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric fish trap constructed of rock walls near the mouth of a salmon stream on Alaska's Kodiak Island. The trap is in a lower intertidal zone.
  
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• Nasa Mars orbiter captures image of ancient lava falls

  29-06-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A breathtaking image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiterreveals molten rock once flowed along a crater rim in Mars’ Tharsis volcanic province, creating multi-level ‘lava’ falls.
  
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• Google Photos begins to roll out its new sharing features

  29-06-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has now unveiled Suggested Sharing and Shared Libraries. The new features will be available on iOS, Android and web across the world by the end of this week, according to Google.
  
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• Wetherspoons just deleted its entire customer email database – on purpose

  29-06-2017 17:31
  
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• People change pitch to talk to high status individuals

  29-06-2017 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like David Brent from The Office (pictured) many people change their voice depending on who they are talking to and how dominant they feel, found research from Stirling University (stock image).
  
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• First `Paddington´ bear cub born Britain emerges from den

  29-06-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chester Zoo in Cheshire welcomed the new arrival (pictured) in January, but it has only just started to venture out for the first time. Zoo keepers say it is already finding its playful side.
  
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• Instagram introduces a filter to block offensive comments

  29-06-2017 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram has introduced a filter to block certain offensive comments, and a second spam filter that will flag content in nine languages. Both features will be rolled out to users worldwide from today
  
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• The best and worst inventions of 2007 as the iPhone turns 10

  29-06-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the iPhone turns 10, other inventions from 2007 haven't stood the test of time as well as Apple's revolutionary smartphone.
  
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• Less than a week to go! Have you registered for the Inspirefest free Family Fringe? @EdChatIE ow.ly/nhFi30d7ydH

  29-06-2017 16:40 via twitter.com
  Less than a week to go! Have you registered for the Inspirefest free Family Fringe? @EdChatIE ow.ly/nhFi30d7ydH
  
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• The numbers behind healthtech, fintech and IoT in Ireland siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iot-…

  29-06-2017 16:38 via twitter.com
  The numbers behind healthtech, fintech and IoT in Ireland siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iot-…
  
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• Help a researcher out... twitter.com/fiachrama/stat…

  29-06-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  Help a researcher out... twitter.com/fiachrama/stat…
  
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• Desktopography projector turns your desk into touchscreen

  29-06-2017 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technologyhas been developed by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group, in Pennsylvania.
  
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