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• Uber reveals latest self driving truck and kills off Otto

  30-06-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber is killing off the Otto brand at the center of the firms legal battle with Alphabet's Waymo, the firm revealed today as it launched the latest version of its truck.
  
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• Sailor Moon? More like sail to the Moon: Japan vows to set foot on lunar soil by 2030

  30-06-2017 22:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  All part of the wider plan to visit the dusty wasteland of Mars Japan's national space agency JAXA has announced plans to send a lone astronaut to the moon by 2030.…
  
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• ISIS drone factory is seized by Iraqi forces in Mosul

  30-06-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crude military hardware was discovered by Iraqi forces in a building in the Al-Shifa neighbourhood, on the fringes of the Islamic State-occupied Old City.
  
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• German lawmakers are cracking down on #hatespeech ow.ly/llju30dbHDe

  30-06-2017 21:25 via twitter.com
  German lawmakers are cracking down on #hatespeech ow.ly/llju30dbHDe
  
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• HBAN is recognised at @EBAN_org awards ceremony. #entrepreneurs #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hban…

  30-06-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  HBAN is recognised at @EBAN_org awards ceremony. #entrepreneurs #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hban…
  
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• NASA craft to crash into asteroid and knock it off course

  30-06-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Dart, it is hoped therefrigerator-sized spacecraft will blast off and hit its first target in 2022. Will impact nine times faster than a bullet, approximately 3.7 miles per second.
  
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• Facebook changes algorithm to curb top spammers

  30-06-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The computer algorithm behind News Feed will limit the reach of people known to frequently blast out links to clickbait stories, sensationalist websites and misinformation.
  
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• #Researchfest finalists will have just three minutes to wow the audience siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…

  30-06-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  #Researchfest finalists will have just three minutes to wow the audience siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…
  
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• Shock: NASA denies secret child sex slave cannibal colony on Mars

  30-06-2017 20:34 via go.theregister.com
  
  No humans on Red Planet, straight-faced officials have the audacity to claim NASA has not enslaved a colony of children on Mars nor is it using them for vile orgies on the Red Planet nor feasting on them to harvest their precious bone marrow, officials have told The Register.…
  
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• #Google is tackling its #diversity issue head-on siliconrepublic.com/companies/dive…

  30-06-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  #Google is tackling its #diversity issue head-on siliconrepublic.com/companies/dive…
  
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• How being hunter-gatherers taught us to love exercise

  30-06-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at the University of Arizona argue that the human transition from a sedentary existence to a lifestyle involving foraging tasks may explain the connection between the brain and exercise.
  
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• Irish researchers are fighting back against #cybersecurity threats ow.ly/5PdC30db8Z8

  30-06-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Irish researchers are fighting back against #cybersecurity threats ow.ly/5PdC30db8Z8
  
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• Time capsule found inside Confederate monument in Missouri

  30-06-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Missouri Civil War Museum says crews who dismantled and removed a Confederate monument in a sprawling St. Louis park found a time capsule inside the 103-year-old granite landmark.
  
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• Hackers can potentially tap into brainwave #data from #EEG headsets to discover users’ passwords. #neuroscience siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bra…

  30-06-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Hackers can potentially tap into brainwave #data from #EEG headsets to discover users’ passwords. #neuroscience siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bra…
  
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• People who text while walking step like an EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD

  30-06-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge found mobile phones make us walk more slowly, with exaggerated steps, to avoid obstacles made harder to see by staring at the screen.
  
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• NASA's Jupiter image 'face' named Jovey McJupiterface

  30-06-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using data from NASA's JunoCam, amateur astronomer Jason Major, created this incredible image, which he named Jovey McJupiterface.
  
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• #Facebook’s giant #drone has completed its second successful journey siliconrepublic.com/machines/aquil…

  30-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  #Facebook’s giant #drone has completed its second successful journey siliconrepublic.com/machines/aquil…
  
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• Fifty years of colour TV

  30-06-2017 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colour television turns 50 but did you know thousands of people are still watching in black and white?
  
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• Emails: friend or foe? siliconrepublic.com/advice/email-i…

  30-06-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Emails: friend or foe? siliconrepublic.com/advice/email-i…
  
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• Users will soon be able to flag #fakenews on #Twitter siliconrepublic.com/play/twitter-f…

  30-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Users will soon be able to flag #fakenews on #Twitter siliconrepublic.com/play/twitter-f…
  
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• Uber launches speedboat service along the Croatian coast

  30-06-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber Technologies Inc launched its speedboat service in Croatia on Friday, connecting major tourist spots along the country's Adriatic coast.
  
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• #Eir welcomes Carl Leaver as new chairperson siliconrepublic.com/companies/eir-…

  30-06-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  #Eir welcomes Carl Leaver as new chairperson siliconrepublic.com/companies/eir-…
  
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• Don't present yourself as a sex object, experts say

  30-06-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a study by Bridgewater State University, women who reported more partner objectification were less satisfied with their relationship, even when the women said they enjoyed being sexualized.
  
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• Feeling stuck in your #career? We can set you free. #careeradvice #jobfairy #datascience #skills ow.ly/7ddh30dbvwJ

  30-06-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  Feeling stuck in your #career? We can set you free. #careeradvice #jobfairy #datascience #skills ow.ly/7ddh30dbvwJ
  
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• Paypal's Peter Theil funds woolly mammoth resurrection

  30-06-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peter Thiel, who is worth $2.7billion, has reportedly put $100,000 of his own funds into a scheme to bring back the mammoth based at Harvard University in Massachusetts.
  
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• Apple plans to watch you sleep to set your morning alarm 

  30-06-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California-based firm was granted a patent on Tuesday that details the use of devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch to track sleep as Apple expands its work into sleep science.
  
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• Elon Musk's first tunnel outside SpaceX headquarters

  30-06-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SpaceX founder Elon Musk said his 'Godot' machine had begun building in the car park of the SpaceX building in LA which marks the start of his plans to build a transport network beneath the city.
  
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• In this week's #IoT round-up, we look at the autonomous vehicles that could deliver your shopping ow.ly/Q4fT30db8GP

  30-06-2017 17:55 via twitter.com
  In this week's #IoT round-up, we look at the autonomous vehicles that could deliver your shopping ow.ly/Q4fT30db8GP
  
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• Hackers could monitor your BRAINWAVES to steal passwords

  30-06-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say EEG devices and future brain computer interfaces can be hacked to monitor what a user is typing.
  
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• Self-powering windows control the amount of light and heat

  30-06-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The window which was developed by researchers from Princeton University, uses UV light to generate electricity, which powers chemical reactions that lighten or darken the glass.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Dr Sue Black: How to disrupt yourself and become a success ow.ly/d0gd30dbvm7

  30-06-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Dr Sue Black: How to disrupt yourself and become a success ow.ly/d0gd30dbvm7
  
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• #MostRead Today: Tech giants co-design Europe’s first data centre degree ow.ly/bUWf30dbuYl

  30-06-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Tech giants co-design Europe’s first data centre degree ow.ly/bUWf30dbuYl
  
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• #MostRead Today: Passwords can be stolen through our brainwaves, new study claims ow.ly/AdRh30dbvbO

  30-06-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Passwords can be stolen through our brainwaves, new study claims ow.ly/AdRh30dbvbO
  
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• #MostRead Today: Facebook’s giant Aquila drone soars for almost two hours, lands safely ow.ly/dIob30dbv85

  30-06-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Facebook’s giant Aquila drone soars for almost two hours, lands safely ow.ly/dIob30dbv85
  
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• #MostRead Today: Brex and the City: Dublin set to benefit from London exodus ow.ly/CgiY30dbvic

  30-06-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Brex and the City: Dublin set to benefit from London exodus ow.ly/CgiY30dbvic
  
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• Jean-Claude Juncker: I don't own a smartphone

  30-06-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, is resisting the march of technology.
  
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• Google's big fine, ransomware scare: Podcast 324

  30-06-2017 17:39
  
  By: WIREDContinue reading...
  
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• Want to shake up your career? We can help siliconrepublic.com/careers/how-to…

  30-06-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  Want to shake up your career? We can help siliconrepublic.com/careers/how-to…
  
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• Elon Musk could reveal launch of Tesla's model 3 on Sunday

  30-06-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said there would be 'News on Sunday', in reply to a tweet by Sydney-based Douglas Bailey who asked Musk to end the speculation on the Model 3 release date.
  
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• Who will win the latest #space race? @NASA ow.ly/MbYa30db8i2

  30-06-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  Who will win the latest #space race? @NASAow.ly/MbYa30db8i2
  
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• Interested in #machinelearning? There's still time to add these courses to your #CAO form. ow.ly/cejG30daUdw

  30-06-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  Interested in #machinelearning? There's still time to add these courses to your #CAO form. ow.ly/cejG30daUdw
  
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• CTO of Nokia: ‘All tech revolutions are underpinned by networks’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…

  30-06-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  CTO of Nokia: ‘All tech revolutions are underpinned by networks’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…
  
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• Could Apple's next big thing be a car?

  30-06-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unconfirmed reports this week claimed the technology giant Apple is renting Lexus sport-utility vehicles to test self-driving software in California (stock image).
  
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• The science behind the perfect selfie

  30-06-2017 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, researchers from City University of London, and Maastricht University give their top three tips for making sure your selfie gets noticed.
  
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• Creationist who sued Grand Canyon for discrimination wins

  30-06-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian scientist Dr Andrew Snelling has asked to drop the lawsuit against the National Park Service after he finally obtained his research permit - after fighting the case since 2013 (stock image).
  
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• Bluetooth-enabled fidget spinners burst into flames

  30-06-2017 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In separate incidents, two mothers from Michigan and Alabama said they had Bluetooth fidget spinners (pictured) plugged into an outlet when they burst into flames.
  
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• Nasa denies it is running a child slave colony on Mars

  30-06-2017 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bizarre comments were made by Robert David Steele, a former CIA case officer who was a guest on the US national radio programme The Alex Jones Show this week.
  
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• Wild ducks in Romania are seen snacking on small birds

  30-06-2017 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cambridge caught the bizarre behaviour on camera, while filming mallard ducks on a reservoir in Romania.
  
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• 'The iPhone touches the very core of what makes us human'

  30-06-2017 15:11
  
  By: João MedeirosContinue reading...
  
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• Amazing footage captures an orca chasing a boat at 25mph

  30-06-2017 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captured in an unknown location by an underwater camera rigged to a boat, this footage shows the magnificent orca chasing the vessel at a speed of around 25mph.
  
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