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• Arecibo radio telescope detects Ross 128 star weird signal

  18-07-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers have detected a strange radio signal at the nearby Ross 128 star using the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, but the're not getting excited about the prospect of an alien civilisation yet.
  
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• Study aboard the ISS could unlock secret to fighting sarin

  18-07-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists aboard the International Space Station are growing crystals of a human enzyme said to be critical in the body’s response to deadly nerve agents such as sarin and VX.
  
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• Kansas University: babies distinguish languages in womb 

  18-07-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fetuses can hear things in the womb, including speech - although it's muffled. But according to research by the University of Kansas, fetuses can still perceive the differing rhythms of languages.
  
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• Knightscope security robot goes viral after fountain fall

  18-07-2017 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A security robot created by the company Knightscope was patrolling an office complex in Washington D.C. when it rolled into a fountain on Monday.
  
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• DHS To Start Mandatory Biometric ID At Airports For Foreign Travel

  18-07-2017 22:52 via technocracy.news
  
  Creeping incrementalism, indeed! Biometric ID will be standard everywhere in the United States within 5 years, with the Feds providing data access to a range of private companies. There will be cameras everywhere, including body cams worn by police, that will identify you in real time, wherever you go. Technocrats everywhere are salivating at the prospect… ⁃ TN EditorWhat at first seemed like creeping tip-toe incrementalism toward the use of biometric ID for travel is quickly b
  
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• Bike-Crazy Oregon Riders Enraged Over First Bicycle Tax In Nation

  18-07-2017 22:31 via technocracy.news
  
  Driving people out of their cars and onto bicycles has been an Agenda 21 plank that Oregon has fully embraced since 1992 . Now its the bikers who are getting a look at the other side of the knife blade as a new excise tax will ding every new purchaser, and they are livid. They are too used to having their cake and eating it too. ⁃ TN EditorIn Oregon, a state known for its avid bicycling culture, the state Legislature’s approval of the first bike tax in the nation has fallen flat
  
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• China's robot lifeboats and drones patrol Tian'e Lake

  18-07-2017 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Autonomous speedboats and drones able to track 'moving targets' have started patrolling Tian'e Lake in Hefei, eastern China. A total of 15 peopledrowned in the lake in 2016.
  
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• War On Cash Puts ECB, EU On Collision Course With Germany

  18-07-2017 21:43 via technocracy.news
  
  The war on cash is global as Central Banks cram it down the throat of their respective client-nations. The contagion is the infamous Bank for International Settlements (BIS) that is the central bank to central banks and the mastermind of global monetary policy. To implement Technocracy (aka Sustainable Development), the global monetary system must be digital and there must be no holdouts. Thus, eliminating cash will force everyone into the banking system 100%. The mantra of ‘no person left
  
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• Scientists discover quantum particles can travel BACKWARD

  18-07-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Universities of York, Munich, and Cardiff found that all quantum particles exhibit a property in which they can travel in the opposite direction from which they are pushed.
  
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• LISA Pathfinder: Time called on Europe's gravity probe

  18-07-2017 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency turns off one of its most successful ever missions - LISA Pathfinder.
  
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• Happy people ARE healthier, study finds

  18-07-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the universities of Utah and Virginia believe happier people may be more inclined to live a healthy lifestyle. Alternatively, being content may directly benefit the heart,
  
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• Is Ned Stark your cool boss? #GoT siliconrepublic.com/careers/game-o…

  18-07-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  Is Ned Stark your cool boss? #GoT siliconrepublic.com/careers/game-o…
  
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• Attention @AIBIreland customers. #ApplePay has arrived! ow.ly/wdGq30dIYqg

  18-07-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Attention @AIBIreland customers. #ApplePay has arrived!ow.ly/wdGq30dIYqg
  
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• Ex-NASA scientists says we must remove CO2 from atmosphere

  18-07-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Without geoengineering policies, today's young people will one day have to spend up to £440 trillion ($575 tn) on technologies to extract CO2, research from Columbia University, New York, found.
  
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• .@FundRecs pulls out of European FinTech awards, igniting the debate on all-male panels siliconrepublic.com/companies/fund…

  18-07-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  .@FundRecs pulls out of European FinTech awards, igniting the debate on all-male panels siliconrepublic.com/companies/fund…
  
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• Antipodes Map lets you dig a virtual tunnel through Earth

  18-07-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The interactive Antipodes Map lets you dig a virtual tunnel through the Earth from any point on the surface of the planet to find its exact opposite location, but most are under water.
  
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• How to find out if mystery signals really are

  18-07-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers have detected a strange radio signal at the nearby Ross 128 star using the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, but the're not getting excited about the prospect of an alien civilisation yet.
  
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• Do you have an interview coming up for a #techsales job? Here's what you need to know ow.ly/if7D30dIX8E

  18-07-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Do you have an interview coming up for a #techsales job? Here's what you need to know ow.ly/if7D30dIX8E
  
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• Chinese bike-sharing startup now eyeing the US and Europe

  18-07-2017 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rapidly growing bike-sharing startup Mobike already has 100 million users in China. And it's now looking to the US and Europe in the hope its unique 'dockless' system can disrupt the industry.
  
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• Twitter deletes 90,000 accounts linking to fake porn sites

  18-07-2017 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter deleted 90,000 fake accounts after it was discovered that they were part of a large botnet tweeting links to fake porn sites. The accounts were likely created in Russia or Eastern Europe.
  
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• Important tips on how Irish SMEs can build a sales and marketing strategy around #Brexit siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/brex…

  18-07-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Important tips on how Irish SMEs can build a sales and marketing strategy around #Brexit siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/brex…
  
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• Are these radio signals emissions from a star or another object? #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wei…

  18-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Are these radio signals emissions from a star or another object? #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wei…
  
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• #Ireland and #Apple are reportedly close to cementing deal over #EU tax bill siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…

  18-07-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  #Ireland and #Apple are reportedly close to cementing deal over #EU tax bill siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…
  
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• Google Glass is back as firm unveils 'enterprise edition'

  18-07-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has unveiled the new iteration of Google Glass, dubbed Enterprise Edition. The upgraded headset is geared toward workers, and has a longer battery life, and faster processor.
  
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• Are tales about legendary King Solomon COMPLETELY made up?

  18-07-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Author Ralph Ellis, who now lives in Switzerland, believes King Solomon was in fact a pharaoh called Shoshenq I who ruled Egypt and Israel at the end of the 10th Century BCE.
  
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• The #Netflix train shows no signs of slowing down siliconrepublic.com/companies/netf…

  18-07-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  The #Netflix train shows no signs of slowing down siliconrepublic.com/companies/netf…
  
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• Petya cyber-attack still disrupting firms weeks later

  18-07-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some businesses hit by the Petya cyber-attack have not yet returned to normal operations.
  
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• To safeguard Earth we must remove CO2 from atmosphere

  18-07-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Without geoengineering policies, today's young people will one day have to spend up to £440 trillion ($575 tn) on technologies to extract CO2, research from Columbia University, New York, found.
  
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• Dogs were domesticated by humans 40,000 years ago

  18-07-2017 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stony Brook University in New York have found that all dogs are thought to have descended from animals that were domesticated from 20,000 to 40,000 years ago.
  
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• The #UK aims to be in the lead when it comes to child-protection measures siliconrepublic.com/comms/uk-porn-…

  18-07-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  The #UK aims to be in the lead when it comes to child-protection measures siliconrepublic.com/comms/uk-porn-…
  
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• Check out all 66 winning images from international photo awards siliconrepublic.com/life/magnum-an…

  18-07-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Check out all 66 winning images from international photo awards siliconrepublic.com/life/magnum-an…
  
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• Nasa is working out how to create rocket fuel on Mars

  18-07-2017 17:57
  
  By: Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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• Google Glass smart eyewear returns

  18-07-2017 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A revamped version of the technology company's augmented-reality eyewear is to be sold by software partners.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Interviewing for a job in tech sales? 4 things you need to know ow.ly/mPaw30dIX1O

  18-07-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Interviewing for a job in tech sales? 4 things you need to know ow.ly/mPaw30dIX1O
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish start-up pulls out of European FinTech Awards due to all-male panels ow.ly/ymM430dIX0C

  18-07-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Irish start-up pulls out of European FinTech Awards due to all-male panels ow.ly/ymM430dIX0C
  
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• #MostRead Today: Dear Dublin, you are in danger of no longer being fun or fair ow.ly/xit530dIWUn

  18-07-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Dear Dublin, you are in danger of no longer being fun or fair ow.ly/xit530dIWUn
  
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• #MostRead Today: Astronomers pick up weird radio signals from distant red dwarf star ow.ly/DioY30dIWZ8

  18-07-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Astronomers pick up weird radio signals from distant red dwarf star ow.ly/DioY30dIWZ8
  
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• #MostRead Today: Apple close to deal with State over delayed €13bn EU tax bill ow.ly/ukag30dIWXj

  18-07-2017 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Apple close to deal with State over delayed €13bn EU tax bill ow.ly/ukag30dIWXj
  
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• Roman sarcophagus containing mother and dead baby found

  18-07-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 1,600-year-old coffin, which was discovered near Borough Market in central London, is thought to contain the remains of a mother after the bones of a baby were found nearby
  
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• Facebook's new 'Hello' button is causing a stir

  18-07-2017 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature, which was quietly rolled out globally in June, allows users to get people's attention by sending them a virtual 'wave', but some people have complained after hitting it by accident.
  
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• HS2 will give London Euston a much-needed overhaul

  18-07-2017 17:08
  
  By: James TempertonContinue reading...
  
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• Splatoon 2 on Nintendo Switch: a fishy remix, but still great fun

  18-07-2017 16:57
  
  By: Matt KamenContinue reading...
  
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• Your baby’s development depends on what is in their diaper

  18-07-2017 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine found that high numbers of bacteria, known as bacteroides, are associated with youngsters performing better in cognitive tests at two years old.
  
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• Robot lifeboats and drones are on patrol in China

  18-07-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Autonomous speedboats and drones able to track 'moving targets' have started patrolling Tian'e Lake in Hefei, eastern China. A total of 15 peopledrowned in the lake in 2016.
  
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• NASA releases the whistling electron soundtrack we’ve all been waiting for siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…

  18-07-2017 16:34 via twitter.com
  NASA releases the whistling electron soundtrack we’ve all been waiting for siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…
  
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• FBI issues privacy warning over internet-connected toys

  18-07-2017 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation said such toys may contain microphones, cameras, GPS, data storage and speech recognition that may disclose personal information.
  
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• WhatsApp could soon support YouTube clip playback in chats

  18-07-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new function uncovered by WABetaInfo could see a global rollout of a new feature for WhatsApp that allows users to move YouTube video clips around within a chat window.
  
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• State sponsored hackers infiltrate the UK's energy sector

  18-07-2017 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A leaked report created by the National Cyber Security Centre in London warns that state-sponsored hackers is 'likely' to have compromised the UK's energy sector.
  
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• Which #GameOfThrones character do you sit beside in the office? siliconrepublic.com/careers/game-o…

  18-07-2017 16:01 via twitter.com
  Which #GameOfThrones character do you sit beside in the office? siliconrepublic.com/careers/game-o…
  
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• Facebook mobile recovery trick leaves users exposed

  18-07-2017 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A flaw in Facebook's account recovery system, which lets users log in using their phone number,leaves accounts exposed to hackers, a Colorado-based security expert found.
  
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