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• Fish shoal illusion off Hawaiian coast looks like whale

  02-07-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An amazing photo (pictured) taken in Kailua Bay on the island of Oahu in Hawaii captured a group of fish so huge in size that the shadow they cast looked like a 100ft-long beast.
  
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• #NYC #entrepreneur Susan O’Brien will speak at #Inspirefest 2017 next week siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/smig…

  02-07-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  #NYC #entrepreneurSusan O’Brien will speak at #Inspirefest 2017 next week siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/smig…
  
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• Getting down to nitty-gritty of #neuroscience and #EEG data siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/brai…

  02-07-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Getting down to nitty-gritty of #neuroscience and #EEG data siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/brai…
  
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• ‘By delegating mundane tasks to intelligent machines, humans will gain time to spend on more fulfilling experiences’ siliconrepublic.com/people/working…

  02-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  ‘By delegating mundane tasks to intelligent machines, humans will gain time to spend on more fulfilling experiences’ siliconrepublic.com/people/working…
  
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• Hawking: Climate change a 'great danger'

  02-07-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After President Trump withdrew from a climate agreement, Prof Hawking warns of the threat from global warming.
  
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• Hawking says Trump's climate stance could damage Earth

  02-07-2017 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hawking warns over Donald Trump's climate policy in a BBC interview marking his 75th birthday.
  
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• Heading to #Inspirefest 2017? siliconrepublic.com/video/inspiref…

  02-07-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  Heading to #Inspirefest 2017? siliconrepublic.com/video/inspiref…
  
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• Dreading work tomorrow? Maybe it's time for a change. #careeradvice #upskilling #techjobs ow.ly/IZW530dbwuj

  02-07-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  Dreading work tomorrow? Maybe it's time for a change. #careeradvice #upskilling #techjobs ow.ly/IZW530dbwuj
  
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• Users, beware. Hackers may be able to guess your password using #EEG data. #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bra…

  02-07-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Users, beware. Hackers may be able to guess your password using #EEG data. #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bra…
  
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• César Alvernaz discusses his daily life at #PTC. #SoftwareEngineering siliconrepublic.com/people/ptc-sof…

  02-07-2017 17:15 via twitter.com
  César Alvernaz discusses his daily life at #PTC. #SoftwareEngineering siliconrepublic.com/people/ptc-sof…
  
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• Chinese rocket launch fails one hour after lift-off

  02-07-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A powerful rocket, the Long March-5 Y2, failed an hour after lift-off from Hainan island.
  
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• CTO of @nokia: ‘All tech revolutions are underpinned by networks’ ow.ly/2VDl30dbnj5

  02-07-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  CTO of @nokia: ‘All tech revolutions are underpinned by networks’ ow.ly/2VDl30dbnj5
  
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• Tearing down tech barriers and bringing #LGBTQ into the lab siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lgb…

  02-07-2017 16:40 via twitter.com
  Tearing down tech barriers and bringing #LGBTQ into the lab siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lgb…
  
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• David Moloney will be speaking at #Inspirefest next week. ow.ly/Anap30d7OcP

  02-07-2017 16:10 via twitter.com
  David Moloney will be speaking at #Inspirefest next week.ow.ly/Anap30d7OcP
  
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• NHS wastes £70million in a year by prescribing paracetamol

  02-07-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GPs issued more than 21,740,000 prescriptions of the everyday painkillers last year at a cost of £3.23 per item – when the pills can be bought for as little as 19p in supermarkets such as Asda.
  
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• As well as a real-life robocop, Dubai will soon have autonomous, self-driving police cars. #security #robots ow.ly/QYBJ30dbb9O

  02-07-2017 15:35 via twitter.com
  As well as a real-life robocop, Dubai will soon have autonomous, self-driving police cars. #security #robots ow.ly/QYBJ30dbb9O
  
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• Buzz Aldrin gives Trump baffled look after space comments

  02-07-2017 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin didn't hold back his hilarious facial expressions as he listened to President Donald Trump's comments about space and security on Friday.
  
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• Do these barriers to changing your career sound familiar? #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/mental-…

  02-07-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  Do these barriers to changing your career sound familiar? #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/mental-…
  
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• ‘Hindsight is a great thing but foresight is even better’ – Alastair Blair, #Accenture siliconrepublic.com/companies/alas…

  02-07-2017 14:45 via twitter.com
  ‘Hindsight is a great thing but foresight is even better’ – Alastair Blair, #Accenture siliconrepublic.com/companies/alas…
  
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• Register your coders, makers and soft robot creators for the #Inspirefest Family Fringe next Saturday siliconrepublic.com/discovery/insp…

  02-07-2017 14:15 via twitter.com
  Register your coders, makers and soft robot creators for the #Inspirefest Family Fringe next Saturday siliconrepublic.com/discovery/insp…
  
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• Study reveals men don’t think kissing is cheating

  02-07-2017 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A shocking new study has revealed that a staggering 19 per cent of men do not think 'passionately kissing' someone other than their partner constitutes cheating.
  
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• We sat down with Robert Lightfoot to discuss #Mars, #Trump, #robots and propulsion – @NASAJPL siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…

  02-07-2017 13:35 via twitter.com
  We sat down with Robert Lightfoot to discuss #Mars, #Trump, #robots and propulsion – @NASAJPL siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…
  
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• 650 severed heads found beneath Mexico City

  02-07-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of human sacrifice of women and children in the Aztec Empire.
  
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• #ICYMI: #Facebook #drone could potentially provide #broadband to millions siliconrepublic.com/machines/aquil…

  02-07-2017 13:10 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: #Facebook #drone could potentially provide #broadband to millions siliconrepublic.com/machines/aquil…
  
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• Rats are sniffing out a solution to #TB and hidden landmines siliconrepublic.com/innovation/apo…

  02-07-2017 12:50 via twitter.com
  Rats are sniffing out a solution to #TB and hidden landmines siliconrepublic.com/innovation/apo…
  
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• Free app is showing the location of HMS Queen Elizabeth

  02-07-2017 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The free apps Vessel Finder and Marine Traffic are tracking the progress of the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier despite the Ministry of Defence refusing to divulge its location.
  
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• This week's #IoT news from around the world includes driverless grocery trucks and connected car apps. #autotech ow.ly/YASv30dba5L

  02-07-2017 12:15 via twitter.com
  This week's #IoT news from around the world includes driverless grocery trucks and connected car apps. #autotech ow.ly/YASv30dba5L
  
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• The brain on DMT: mapping the psychedelic drug's effects

  02-07-2017 12:00
  
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• Digested Read: Sheryl Sandberg's 'Option B'

  02-07-2017 11:00
  
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• Flying in an electric plane

  02-07-2017 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  ...but how does it feel? Richard Westcott reports.
  
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• James Cameron launches bid to rescue Titanic artefacts

  02-07-2017 03:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood director, who directed the Titanic blockbuster (pictured), wants to help move the 5,500 artefacts in the US back to Belfast, after the company that owns the wreck went bust.
  
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• UK to withdraw from international fishing arrangement

  02-07-2017 02:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers argue ending the arrangement will help the UK take back control of access to its waters.
  
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• Russia behind cyber-attack, says Ukraine's security service

  02-07-2017 02:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ukraine's security service says it has obtained data linking Russia to last week's malware attack.
  
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• Why coders are battling to be the... worst

  02-07-2017 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A jokey competition on Reddit is encouraging enthusiasts to make volume controls that are as bad as possible.
  
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• Photographer Ryo Minemizu finds the secret world of plankton

  02-07-2017 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japanese underwater photographer Ryo Minemizu has photographed the plentiful but often ignored residents of the ocean.
  
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