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• Walmart deveoping smart camera to spot unhappy shoppers

  20-07-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology uses video cameras at store checkout lines that monitor customers' facial expressions and movements to try and identify varying levels of dissatisfaction.
  
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• AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down

  20-07-2017 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The AlphaBay and Hansa marketplaces were known for trade in drugs, weapons and malware.
  
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• Abe Lincoln letter from 1864 was written by his SECRETARY

  20-07-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using the 'N-gram' technique, researchers from Aston University and the University of Manchester determined famous Bixby letter was 'almost certainly' written by secretary John Hay.
  
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• AlphaBay shut down by the Justice Department

  20-07-2017 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors say AlphaBay had 200,000 members and 40,000 vendors before it was taken offline. They say it was the largestillegal marketplace that operates in hidden corners of the internet.
  
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• #PetProject2017: A pet-themed, Las Vegas-hosted, prize-awarding event siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/woof…

  20-07-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
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• New Mexico boy trips over 1.2 million year old fossil

  20-07-2017 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A 10-year-old boy's stumble unearthed a prehistoric skull, which he then got the chance to help excavate.
  
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• Game theory: How many lions does it take to kill a lamb?

  20-07-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If there were lions on an island with only one lamb, the lamb may stand a chance of surviving and not being eaten, depending on the number of lions on the island, says a researcher at Queen Mary University.
  
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• Make sure you offboard your employees properly to protect your company. #infosec ow.ly/APAg30dMD63

  20-07-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Make sure you offboard your employees properly to protect your company. #infosec ow.ly/APAg30dMD63
  
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• An enzyme could alter important biochemical mechanisms in the patient’s brain. #IrishResearch siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hun…

  20-07-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  An enzyme could alter important biochemical mechanisms in the patient’s brain. #IrishResearch siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hun…
  
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• Nintendo planning a mini version of its N64 console?

  20-07-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after Nintendo revealed it’s bringing back the revered Super NES console in miniature form, a new trademark filing suggests the firm could also be resurrecting the N64.
  
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• #ICYMI: @BOIbusiness's head of design thinking discussed why companies need design thinking at #Inspirefest ow.ly/qK5p30dMBjX

  20-07-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: @BOIbusiness's head of design thinking discussed why companies need design thinking at #Inspirefest ow.ly/qK5p30dMBjX
  
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• #Dublin: The digital boom town siliconrepublic.com/comms/wiredsco…

  20-07-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  #Dublin: The digital boom town siliconrepublic.com/comms/wiredsco…
  
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• Bluefin tuna can 'fly' through the sea like fighter jets

  20-07-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stanford University in California found that tuna fish use an advanced fluid pressure system to control the fine-tune the movements of their fins at high speeds.
  
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• Amazon battery charging robots will wander public places

  20-07-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A patent applied for by Seattle-based technology firm Amazon will see robots will come to your rescue when your battery is running low through an electronic call for help over Wifi or via an app.
  
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• Check out this vital advice for #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/john…

  20-07-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  Check out this vital advice for #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/john…
  
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• Alcohol makes you WORSE at public speaking

  20-07-2017 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A glass of wine before a big speech may not be the best tactic if you want to get your words right and avoid your jokes falling flat., according to psychologists at University of Cologne, Germany.
  
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• Kodi magazine 'directs readers to pirate content'

  20-07-2017 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The guide is being investigated by the Federation Against Copyright Theft.
  
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• Artificial glaciers grown in the Indian desert

  20-07-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sonam Wangchuk, an environmental engineer from the Ladakh region of India, has combined Buddhist designs and scientific know-how, to produce his own mini glaciers.
  
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• Boy trips over 1.2m-year-old fossil in New Mexico desert

  20-07-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A boy's misstep on a family hike in New Mexico has given the world a prehistoric wonder. Jude Sparks, 10, discovered a fossilized elephant-like creature called a stegomastodon.
  
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• Researchers have uncovered an incredible find in #Australia. #archaeology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aus…

  20-07-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Researchers have uncovered an incredible find in #Australia. #archaeology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aus…
  
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• Elon Musk has permission for hyperloop between NY and DC

  20-07-2017 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk tweeted the tunnel will run from New York to DC via Philadelphia and Baltimore, and use his Hyperloop technology. The Tesla & SpaceX CEO says he has 'verbal government approval.'
  
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• What is a #communitymanager and why do you need one? siliconrepublic.com/advice/communi…

  20-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  What is a #communitymanager and why do you need one? siliconrepublic.com/advice/communi…
  
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• NASA destroyed hundreds of mysterious Apolla-era tapes

  20-07-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most of the tapes, found in an ex-Nasa engineer's Pittsburgh basement, were unmarked, but some were related to Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 – early Nasa's missions to Jupiter and Saturn.
  
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• Robot snake can move at 20mph in rescue missions

  20-07-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stanford University in California hope that the robot could one day slither into cramped spaces to aid rescue workers, ordo odd jobs inside structures such as radio antennae.
  
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• NY college students reveal quantum levitation race track 

  20-07-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Ithaca College of Physics built a Möbius strip race track loop that can be raced on without ever having to cross an edge, using a 'superconductor' magnet as a race car.
  
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• #WhatsApp users in #China are having to use #VPNs to access the service siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wha…

  20-07-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  #WhatsApp users in #China are having to use #VPNs to access the service siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wha…
  
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• Video game legend @rhipratchett has some advice to newcomers to the #gaming industry ow.ly/LuXC30dMyJl

  20-07-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  Video game legend @rhipratchett has some advice to newcomers to the #gaming industry ow.ly/LuXC30dMyJl
  
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• China forecasts AI industry to exceed $59 billion by 2025

  20-07-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China unveiled a national AI development plan, and said it expects the value of its core AI industries to exceed 150 billion yuan by 2020 and 400 billion yuan ($59.07 billion) by 2025.
  
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• Signs are that Intel is shifting focus towards #AR. #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/weara…

  20-07-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Signs are that Intel is shifting focus towards #AR. #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/weara…
  
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• Atari reveals new Speakerhat with speakers built in 

  20-07-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atari, best known for its 1977 Atari 2600 home game console, says that the hat has high-fidelity stereo speakers and a microphone that can connect instantly to any Bluetooth-enabled device.
  
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• Black-winged stilts: Record year for UK breeding

  20-07-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The number fledging from the UK in 2017 is more than the total number for the previous 30 years.
  
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• Dreading your commute home? Here's how to make it better. #commuter #publictransport ow.ly/5f7s30dKUR9

  20-07-2017 18:15 via twitter.com
  Dreading your commute home? Here's how to make it better. #commuter #publictransport ow.ly/5f7s30dKUR9
  
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• Elephant seals can recognise each other by their calls

  20-07-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers studied an elephant seal colony in Año Nuevo State Park, California, for several years. They found the animals consider the spacing and timing of calls when identifying rivals.
  
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• Elephant seals 'recognise vocal rhythm'

  20-07-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Male elephant seals recognise the rhythm of one another's voices, researchers say.
  
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• #Apple reveals its research in #MachineLearning siliconrepublic.com/machines/machi…

  20-07-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  #Apple reveals its research in #MachineLearning siliconrepublic.com/machines/machi…
  
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• US Republican asks Nasa if civilisation on Mars existed

  20-07-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A US congressman asked scientists if the Red Planet could have been occupied "thousands of years ago".
  
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• The cops laid a trap and AlphaBay users waltzed right into it

  20-07-2017 17:49
  
  By: Nicole KobieContinue reading...
  
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• Pic2Recipe AI matches snaps to a database of 1m recipes

  20-07-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology created an AI, dubbed Pic2Recipe, that can find a recipe for you based a single picture.
  
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• Apple patch fixes a bug that lets hackers take over phones

  20-07-2017 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In order to avoid a cyber attack, iPhone and iPad users across the world are being urged to update their phones' software as soon as possible. The update is available for iPhone 5 and later.
  
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• Google Street View features International Space Station

  20-07-2017 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  International Space Station Street View has been released worldwide today to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the first successful moon landing. Viewers can walk through all 15 of its modules.
  
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• Trump’s R&D cuts aren't just cruel, they increase the risk of bioterrorism

  20-07-2017 16:02
  
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• Seiko launches its latest watch into space

  20-07-2017 16:01
  
  Seiko launches is latest watch into space in a world first
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• Rhianna Pratchett: From newbie to the ‘rock star’ of video game writing siliconrepublic.com/advice/rhianna…

  20-07-2017 15:52 via twitter.com
  Rhianna Pratchett: From newbie to the ‘rock star’ of video game writing siliconrepublic.com/advice/rhianna…
  
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• “‘If you build it, they will come,’ is just a line from a Hollywood movie.” #startups ow.ly/HWzC30dMrST

  20-07-2017 15:50 via twitter.com
  “‘If you build it, they will come,’ is just a line from a Hollywood movie.” #startups ow.ly/HWzC30dMrST
  
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• New research from @nuigalway could help in the fight against Huntington’s disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hun…

  20-07-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  New research from @nuigalway could help in the fight against Huntington’s disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hun…
  
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• WATCH: Women entrepreneurs gather through Dell EMC and GirlCrew Supper Club siliconrepublic.com/video/dell-emc…

  20-07-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Women entrepreneurs gather through Dell EMC and GirlCrew Supper Club siliconrepublic.com/video/dell-emc…
  
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• This AI turns #FoodPorn into recipes you can use

  20-07-2017 15:16
  
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• Google Maps adds the International Space Station

  20-07-2017 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The International Space Station becomes the first "off planet" addition to the interactive tool.
  
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• 85pc of #Dublin offices experience internet connectivity failures, warns @WiredScore siliconrepublic.com/comms/wiredsco…

  20-07-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  85pc of #Dublin offices experience internet connectivity failures, warns @WiredScore siliconrepublic.com/comms/wiredsco…
  
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• Tweet success: Twitter says action against trolls is working siliconrepublic.com/life/twitter-s…

  20-07-2017 15:01 via twitter.com
  Tweet success: Twitter says action against trolls is working siliconrepublic.com/life/twitter-s…
  
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