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• Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: study

  10-07-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing crop yields across central Canada and the United States, researchers say.
  
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• Just in time for summer boozing: Boffins smash world record for the most perfect ice cubes

  10-07-2017 23:11 via go.theregister.com
  
  It's Pimms O' Clock somewhere in the world right now An international team of chemists has set the new record for crafting near-perfect cubic ice crystals. Sadly, the ice cubes are so small, they are invisible to the naked eye.…
  
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• US military reveals funding for 'Matrix' projects

  10-07-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The goal is 'developing an implantable system able to provide precision communication between the brain and the digital world,' DARPA officials said.
  
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• Google's AI bots are learning to get around obstacles

  10-07-2017 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DeepMind researchers have trained a number of simulated bodies to learn more complex behaviours as they carry out different locomotion tasks. A hilarious video reveals their progress.
  
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• Inside the heart of an exploding star

  10-07-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to probe the heart of supernova SN 1987A to produce an intricate 3-D rendering of newly formed molecules.
  
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• First large animals lived in the sea and resembled leaves

  10-07-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rangeomorphs could 'shape shift' into long shapes if the seawater above them had higher levels of oxygen, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Tokyo Tech found.
  
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• A new chapter in tech industry history is about to be written, says @MrJohnFKennedy #femalefounders #inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/insp…

  10-07-2017 21:40 via twitter.com
  A new chapter in tech industry history is about to be written, says @MrJohnFKennedy #femalefounders #inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/insp…
  
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• Inside the world of flat Earthers

  10-07-2017 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Flat Earthers', a rapidly growing movement, believe that our planet is encircled by a giant, heavily-policed ice wall and that gravity is just an unproven theory.
  
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• Fossil sheds light on bird evolution after asteroid strike

  10-07-2017 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly-discovered fossil suggests birds evolved very rapidly after the dinosaurs went extinct.
  
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• ESA tests 'pyramid' that could save a moonwalker's life

  10-07-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ESA’s Lunar Evacuation System Assembly (LESA) unfolds into a pyramid-shaped structure that can lift a person using a system of pulleys, so they can then be moved to safety.
  
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• .@NASAJuno is heading for the #GreatRedSpot siliconrepublic.com/innovation/jup…

  10-07-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  .@NASAJuno is heading for the #GreatRedSpot siliconrepublic.com/innovation/jup…
  
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• Dating app tech finds celebrity lookalikes

  10-07-2017 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular dating app Badoo adds facial recognition technology to let members hunt for star lookalikes.
  
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• How long do you spend defrosting your car windscreen on frosty winter days? ow.ly/d0uY30dvs6N

  10-07-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  How long do you spend defrosting your car windscreen on frosty winter days?ow.ly/d0uY30dvs6N
  
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• Tech giants aim to invest in more women-led businesses. #diversity #womenentrepreneurs #womenintech siliconrepublic.com/companies/inte…

  10-07-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  Tech giants aim to invest in more women-led businesses. #diversity #womenentrepreneurs #womenintech siliconrepublic.com/companies/inte…
  
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• #ICYMI: Somalia’s undersea cable accident is costing the country $10m per day ow.ly/fL8Q30dv1Yh

  10-07-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Somalia’s undersea cable accident is costing the country $10m per day ow.ly/fL8Q30dv1Yh
  
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• Spotify denies promoting 'fake artists'

  10-07-2017 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The music streaming platform has responded angrily to claims some of the artists it streams don't exist.
  
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• Richard Keegan of #EnterpriseIreland has some tips for Irish SMEs preparing for #Brexit siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/brex…

  10-07-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Richard Keegan of #EnterpriseIreland has some tips for Irish SMEs preparing for #Brexit siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/brex…
  
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• Mansfield radio station hit by 'winker' song hijacker

  10-07-2017 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The station says people are complaining their children are humming the double entendre-filled song.
  
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• Apple to charge EXTRA for wireless charging on iPhone 8

  10-07-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest iPhone 8 rumor is thatit will have a wireless charging feature - but according to a respected Apple leaker, the feature might not be available when the phone is launched in September.
  
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• The @MaREIcentre is powering #renewable energy from its #Cork base @UCC siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  10-07-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  The @MaREIcentre is powering #renewable energy from its #Cork base @UCCsiliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• Facebook users tricked into a sharing a hoax message

  10-07-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global users of Facebook have been tricked into sending a scam message that claims rogue friend requests from a number of people could lead to a hacker gaining access to your devices.
  
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• Amazon Prime set to overtake cable TV next year 

  10-07-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US households with Amazon Prime could outnumber those with a cable or satellite TV subscription as early as next year, according to estimates by S&P Global and Morningstar.
  
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• Whale flaps its foreflippers off California coast

  10-07-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stanford University were recording the movements of humpback whales when they noticed the unexpected behaviour.
  
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• Giraffe gnaws on bones of a dead buffalo in South Africa

  10-07-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Incredibly rare footage has emerged of a giraffe herd eating the remains of another animal in the Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa.
  
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• NASA's Cassini image reveals dawn at Saturn

  10-07-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stunning image captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft roughly 762,000 miles from Saturn shows a look at the partially-illuminated planet, bathed in ‘feeble’ sunlight.
  
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• As Big Box Stores And Malls Die, Suburbia Slides Into Poverty

  10-07-2017 19:30 via technocracy.news
  
  The Internet has brought prosperity to many, but suburbia, where poverty is rising dramatically, is not included. Technocrat-minded companies like Amazon are most often blamed for creating a new class of citizens – the ‘unemployables.’ ⁃ TN EditorPoverty has been creeping into the suburbs for the last 20 years, and the rise of online retailers could be making it worse.
  According to a new book, “Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty,&r
  
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• #Ransomware might actually be good for #infosec, according to Tarah Wheeler of @symantec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tar…

  10-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  #Ransomware might actually be good for #infosec, according to Tarah Wheeler of@symantec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tar…
  
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• Roman letters discovered in pit near Hadrian's Wall

  10-07-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ink documents (pictured) were discovered several metres down in damp earth at the Roman fort of Vindolanda near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.
  
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• The vital supplies you'll need to survive a nuclear attack

  10-07-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brooke Buddemeier, a radiation expert at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, says a hand-cranked radio, water and breakfast bars should be prioritised.
  
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• Disturbing photos show surgery in the 19th century

  10-07-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dressed only in scrubs, many of the US surgeons pictured can be seen performing procedures without wearing masks and gloves that are deemed vital in modern day surgery.
  
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• More Proof Tesla Sales Crater When Tax Breaks Are Scrapped

  10-07-2017 19:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Tesla (Elon Musk) swears that tax breaks have nothing to do with its auto sales, but this is the second incident of collapsed sales after tax subsidies are removed. I have contended for years that the entire alternative energy/green economy is propped up by government subsidies and taxpayer money. ⁃ TN EditorThe Hong Kong government’s decision to scrap a tax break for electric vehicles has had a dramatic effect on sales of Tesla cars in the city, according to The Wall Street Jou
  
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• DesignPro is on a recruitment drive. #Limerickjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/designpro…

  10-07-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  DesignPro is on a recruitment drive. #Limerickjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/designpro…
  
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• Does Artificial Intelligence Need A Psychologist To Be Fully Understood?

  10-07-2017 18:59 via technocracy.news
  
  Likening today’s AI to little children is a logic fail and creates a slippery slope: namely, it now calls for the pseudo-science of psychology to analyze AI’s behavior and thinking processes. This is like “they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” (Matthew 15:14) ⁃ TN EditorEngineers are using cognitive psychology to figure out how AIs think and make them more accountable.
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• Facebook's Oculus cuts price of VR headset to $399

  10-07-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is temporarily cutting the price of its VR headset and controller hardware, as the industry tries to figure out why the technology for immersive games and stories has not taken off.
  
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• Scientists discover a fourth Denisovan fossil

  10-07-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have discovered a rare fourth rare fossil from an early species of hominid related to the Neanderthals.
  
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• #TravTab is an app that makes paying for your holidays a lot easier. #Dublin #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/trav…

  10-07-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  #TravTab is an app that makes paying for your holidays a lot easier. #Dublin #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/trav…
  
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• Badoo lets you pair with your celebrity crush's lookalike

  10-07-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Badoo has introduced a new 'Lookalikes' feature for users worldwide that lets you pair up with people who look like your chosen celebrity, including Kendall Jenner and Donald Trump.
  
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• Study finds that humans don't like sharing wealth

  10-07-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, southeastern China, found that humans don't like to redistribute money if it upsets the wealth hierarchy.
  
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• NUI Galway scientist @ultrajessamyn wins major Institute of Physics award ow.ly/Xwjh30dv1AF

  10-07-2017 18:25 via twitter.com
  NUI Galway scientist @ultrajessamyn wins major Institute of Physics award ow.ly/Xwjh30dv1AF
  
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• Enterprise Ireland is moving in the right direction. #womenentrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/caro…

  10-07-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  Enterprise Ireland is moving in the right direction. #womenentrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/caro…
  
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• Review: 10.5-inch iPad Pro is the 'Goldilocks' edition. It's juuust right

  10-07-2017 18:00
  
  By: Jeremy WhiteContinue reading...
  
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• Review: 10.5-inch iPad Pro is the 'Goldilocks' edition. It's just right

  10-07-2017 18:00
  
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• Canada's new Global Skills Strategy will attract top talent with a more streamlined work visa application process ow.ly/wJzh30dv1hc

  10-07-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  Canada's new Global Skills Strategy will attract top talent with a more streamlined work visa application process ow.ly/wJzh30dv1hc
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ransomware is the best problem infosec has had in decades ow.ly/fyEB30dvvDU

  10-07-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ransomware is the best problem infosec has had in decades ow.ly/fyEB30dvvDU
  
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• #MostRead Today: Limerick gets jobs boost as river turbine tech powers ahead ow.ly/2PyN30dvvAX

  10-07-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Limerick gets jobs boost as river turbine tech powers ahead ow.ly/2PyN30dvvAX
  
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• #MostRead Today: Brexit strategy: A lean approach will help SMEs prepare for Brexit ow.ly/fsYy30dvvFB

  10-07-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Brexit strategy: A lean approach will help SMEs prepare for Brexit ow.ly/fsYy30dvvFB
  
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• #MostRead Today: Around half of Enterprise Ireland’s CSF start-ups are now women-led ow.ly/9D6330dvvzE

  10-07-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Around half of Enterprise Ireland’s CSF start-ups are now women-led ow.ly/9D6330dvvzE
  
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• Microsoft 365 puts Windows and Office in one package for businesses

  10-07-2017 17:31
  
  By: Nicole KobieContinue reading...
  
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• Scientists drive caterpillars to cannibalism

  10-07-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison tested whether a tomato plant could ever taste so horrible that it could cause a herbivore to turn against their own species.
  
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• The vital supplies you'll need after a nuclear attack

  10-07-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brooke Buddemeier, a radiation expert at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, says a hand-cranked radio, water and breakfast bars should be prioritised.
  
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