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• Netflix's subscriber growth beats on new shows

  17-07-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company said on Monday it added 4.14 million subscribers internationally in the quarter ended June 30, compared with the average analyst estimate of 2.59 million.
  
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• SETI reveals plan to scan the skies for alien signals

  17-07-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In what would be the first ever continuous survey of the entire night sky, Laser SETI aims to create a world-wide network of specialized cameras, allowing scientists to detect alien signals.
  
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• What’s it like working in the #telecoms industry? Peter Hendrick gives us an insight siliconrepublic.com/people/enet-pe…

  17-07-2017 21:30 via twitter.com
  What’s it like working in the #telecoms industry? Peter Hendrick gives us an insight siliconrepublic.com/people/enet-pe…
  
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• Apple releases new emojis

  17-07-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sneak peak, shared by Apple in celebration of World Emoji Day, includes everything from male and female zombies to an exploding head smiley face and a breastfeeding woman.
  
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• .@NASA has created flyover videos of #Pluto and #Charon siliconrepublic.com/innovation/plu…

  17-07-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  .@NASA has created flyover videos of #Pluto and #Charon siliconrepublic.com/innovation/plu…
  
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• AK-47 maker Kalashnikov developing AI controlled gun

  17-07-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Kalashnikov 'combat module' will consist of a 25mm gun connected to a console that analyses image data to identify targets.It will be able to 'make decisions' on whether to shoot.
  
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• #Dublin needs to avoid being strangled by gentrification and tech privilege, says John Kennedy siliconrepublic.com/companies/dubl…

  17-07-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  #Dublin needs to avoid being strangled by gentrification and tech privilege, says John Kennedy siliconrepublic.com/companies/dubl…
  
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• #Amazon throws its hat into the messaging app ring siliconrepublic.com/gear/amazon-an…

  17-07-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  #Amazon throws its hat into the messaging app ring siliconrepublic.com/gear/amazon-an…
  
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• .@Microsoft is finally bringing an integrated @LinkedIn app to #Windows10 machines. ow.ly/7N2E30dGYYv

  17-07-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  .@Microsoft is finally bringing an integrated @LinkedIn app to #Windows10 machines. ow.ly/7N2E30dGYYv
  
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• Lloyd’s of London is predicting a costly future in tech. #infosec #ransomeare siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…

  17-07-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Lloyd’s of London is predicting a costly future in tech. #infosec #ransomeare siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…
  
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• New species of bird-like dinosaur discovered in Canada

  17-07-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of palaeontologists led by the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada has uncovered a new species of blue and beige feathered dinosaur that stalked the country 71 million years ago.
  
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• Swedish 'flying carpet' drone can carry its creator

  17-07-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The manned drone, dubbed ‘chAIR,’ uses 76 rotors and cost roughly $10,000 to make, Swedish creator Axel Borg said. It can lift an adult several feet off the ground, and fly for over 10 minutes.
  
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• Bikini Atoll has thriving ecosystem

  17-07-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pacific Ocean island, located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, is teeming with fish such as snapper, sharks and tuna while boasting corals as big as cars.
  
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• Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman and Iranian to be awarded the #FieldsMedal siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  17-07-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman and Iranian to be awarded the #FieldsMedal siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• #Apple embraces zombies and elves for #WorldEmojiDay ow.ly/a4lO30dH8OL

  17-07-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  #Apple embraces zombies and elves for #WorldEmojiDay ow.ly/a4lO30dH8OL
  
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• Women more likely to clash with their female co-workers

  17-07-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women were more likely to report having a 'difficult' female co-worker than a 'difficult' male co-worker, according to the study by a George Washington University academic.
  
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• Can YOU pass this intelligence test by Go Tumble

  17-07-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test, created by Go Tumble and shared on Wikr, asks users to 'think outside the box' by working out two different but correct answers to a series of equations.
  
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• China Accelerates Gene Technology In Drive To Create Human Super-Soldiers

  17-07-2017 19:24 via technocracy.news
  
  Already heavily embedded in Technocracy, China has zero ethical problems with using technology for any conceivable advantage to its own cause. Technocracy prepares society for scientific dictatorship while Transhumanism prepares humanity to live in a Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorArmies of super-soldiers were a step closer to reality today after China announced it was genetically engineering hyper-muscular super-dogs.
  The dogs, which are test tube bred in a lab, have twice the muscle mass o
  
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• George R. Lawrence took photos of US with first 'drone'

  17-07-2017 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographic pioneer George R. Lawrence used a system of kites outfitted with a 49-pound camera to show a bird's-eye view of cities such as San Francisco, and Chicago.
  
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• IBM has revealed its new Z mainframe. #encryption siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ibm…

  17-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  IBM has revealed its new Z mainframe. #encryption siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ibm…
  
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• Tesla sends 'golden ticket' invites to 30 Model 3 owners

  17-07-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first 30 owners will be able to take a spin in their new cars on July 28 at a celebratory launch party where Elon Musk is expected to reveal more details about the car.
  
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• Newcastle City Council admits adoption data leak

  17-07-2017 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leaked information includes names of current and former adoptees, parents and social workers
  
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• Police Will Soon Get Instant Facial Recognition Features On Body Cameras

  17-07-2017 19:01 via technocracy.news
  
  You will quickly see that DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is deeply involved in this technology, and invested directly in Neurala. DARPA develops technology for military use, and is heavily weighted toward transhuman advances that will lead to human-machine hybrids, or super-soldiers. With the implementation of 5G wireless being rolled out very soon, these cameras will have high-speed and real-time integration with the Internet of Everything, massive surveillance and intelligen
  
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• Cubic Telecom is reportedly making a big bet on #driverless car technology siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/cubi…

  17-07-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Cubic Telecom is reportedly making a big bet on #driverless car technology siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/cubi…
  
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• Check out how @ACIA_ie is making a difference in its local community. #CSR #EmpowerResults ow.ly/XWzC30dGYpZ

  17-07-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  Check out how @ACIA_ie is making a difference in its local community. #CSR #EmpowerResults ow.ly/XWzC30dGYpZ
  
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• NASA image reveals mysterious jets of Enceladus

  17-07-2017 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say the subsurface ocean that lurks beneath the moon's icy crust has all the ingredients for life. In the new image, the intriguing south-polar jets are backlit by sunlight.
  
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• The simple maths that explains why large animals can't run fast

  17-07-2017 18:37
  
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• Why T-Rex could not have outrun a fast human

  17-07-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research in Leipzig, Germany, found large animals run out of energy before being able to reach their maximum speed.
  
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• Designers need to spend more time observing user needs before creating a system, according to Gareth Dunlop. #UX siliconrepublic.com/business/compu…

  17-07-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Designers need to spend more time observing user needs before creating a system, according to Gareth Dunlop. #UX siliconrepublic.com/business/compu…
  
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• Australia Responds To Al Gore’s Visit: Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Climate Monster?

  17-07-2017 18:23 via technocracy.news
  
  Al Gore is a two-bit con-man who has made his fortune using extreme fear and public manipulation, but many are seeing through the huckster’s scam. And, if Al Gore is a willful liar, what does that say about his ‘settled science’ of climate change? His idea of ‘settled’ is whether or not the funds reached his bank account or not. ⁃ TN EditorIn Al Gore’s latest cinematic dose of climate scaremongering, a young Asian man is crying.“I feel so sca
  
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• .@an_cosan has announced a new partnership with @ucddublin to host a free #STEM summer camp this year. ow.ly/Tkgv30dGXGJ

  17-07-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  .@an_cosan has announced a new partnership with @ucddublin to host a free #STEM summer camp this year. ow.ly/Tkgv30dGXGJ
  
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• Facebook refuses Pakistan's ID demands

  17-07-2017 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wanted changes to help it track the creators of blasphemous posts.
  
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• Space Station gets new floating robo-camera ball

  17-07-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ‘Int-Ball’ arrived at the ISS on June 4, and can be controlled from the ground to gather footage of its surroundings in the space environment. Eventually, they hope it will work entirely on its own.
  
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• Antarctic sea ice is melting because of strong winds

  17-07-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of New South Wales in Australia found strong gusts from the eastern coast on Antarctica are driving waves of warm water towards the ice.
  
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• Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water

  17-07-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Satellite images show the colossal Larsen iceberg continuing to edge away from the White Continent.
  
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• Longest ever study of the Sun paves the way for space weather forecasts

  17-07-2017 18:00
  
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• Why the largest animals are never the fastest

  17-07-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research in Leipzig, Germany, found large animals run out of energy before being able to reach their maximum speed.
  
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• Drone 'threat' to planes over Israel

  17-07-2017 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is arrested on suspicion of flying a consumer drone close to planes preparing to land in Tel Aviv.
  
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• Global cyber attack could spur $53 billion in losses

  17-07-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A global cyber attack could trigger an average of $53 billion of economic losses, a figure on par with a catastrophic natural disaster such as U.S. Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Lloyd's of London claims.
  
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• SoundCloud isn't the only streaming firm struggling to make music pay

  17-07-2017 17:15
  
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• Why the cheetah is a champion sprinter

  17-07-2017 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New research reveals why bigger is not always better in the animal world when it comes to speed.
  
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• Facial recognition cameras could be used by police

  17-07-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Motorola, which is based in Chicago, has partnered with artificial intelligence startup Neurala to create smart cameras capable of independently searching for criminals and missing children.
  
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• Elon Musk says AI is 'the biggest risk we face'

  17-07-2017 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the comments during a question-and-answer session at the summer conference of the National Governors Association in Rhode Island.
  
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• Old Myspace profiles are easy to hack into warns expert

  17-07-2017 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leigh-Anne Galloway, a Boston-based security expert, found that the password re-call for old accounts only requires the user's name, username and date of birth - details easily found online.
  
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• Make a difference: How 115 Aon employees volunteered in the local community siliconrepublic.com/people/acia-co…

  17-07-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  Make a difference: How 115 Aon employees volunteered in the local community siliconrepublic.com/people/acia-co…
  
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• Former nuclear site Bikini Atoll has thriving ecosystem

  17-07-2017 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pacific Ocean island, located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, is teeming with fish such as snapper, sharks and tuna while boasting corals as big as cars.
  
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• Disney's AR headset will feature a new Star Wars game

  17-07-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Star Wars fans could soon live out their lightsaber wielding fantasises, thanks to a new augmented reality headset created by Disney and Beijing-based manufacturer Lenovo.
  
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• CTO of @enet_Ireland Peter Hendrick walks us through a typical day at his job siliconrepublic.com/people/enet-pe…

  17-07-2017 16:45 via twitter.com
  CTO of @enet_Ireland Peter Hendrick walks us through a typical day at his job siliconrepublic.com/people/enet-pe…
  
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• An Cósan launch new, free summer camp for disadvantaged students siliconrepublic.com/careers/an-cos…

  17-07-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  An Cósan launch new, free summer camp for disadvantaged students siliconrepublic.com/careers/an-cos…
  
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• Trump will create new independent military cyber command

  17-07-2017 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar.
  
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