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• Facebook's building an AI video chat device for your home

  01-08-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The laptop-sized touchscreen and smart camera technology is said to make people connecting digitally through the device feel like they're actually in the same room.
  
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• NASA reveals 'lunar sandbox' it uses to simulate the moon

  01-08-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center use a 12-foot square sandbox dubbed the Lunar Lab, with which they build the moon’s terrain using statistically-generated features.
  
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• US Navy launch a jet from USS Gerald R. Ford

  01-08-2017 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fighter jet was shot into the sky during the first-ever launch and recovery using the U.S. Navy's new electromagnetic catapult system - the revolutionary feat happened aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford.
  
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• 'Cancer moonshot' could open the door to DNA bioweapons

  01-08-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intel’s chief medical officer John Sotos says fighting cancer will require the use of ultra-precise DNA-altering technology – and this same approach could overcome the challenges of bioweapons.
  
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• Fault linked to high tsunami risk found in Alaska

  01-08-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Columbia University, New York, say the fault resembles one that produced the 2011 Tohoku tsunami off Japan, killing around 20,000 people and melting down three nuclear reactors.
  
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• New technique captures detailed 3D scans of live insects

  01-08-2017 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at the University of Western Ontario were able to image the internal structures of live insects by using carbon dioxide gas to anesthetize them, preventing them from moving.
  
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• DEFCON: Professional Hackers Breached Dozens Of Voting Machines Within Minutes

  01-08-2017 22:27 via technocracy.news
  The utter lack of security on voting systems around the world shatters the illusion of tamper-free elections. Technocrats who build these technologies have no sense of building in security from the start, and could care less about patching them up after they have been hacked. White-hat hackers busted in to many machines within minutes of starting. Un-hackable voting machine is an oxymoron. ⁃ TN EditorProfessional hackers were invited to break into dozens of voting machines and el
  
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• King Tutankhamun slept on a CAMP BED 3,300 years ago

  01-08-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Musashino University in Tokyo have analysed King Tut's bed, and suggested that it was extremely sophisticated for its time.
  
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• Allen Pan's makes 'Punch Activated Arm Flamethrowers'

  01-08-2017 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Punch Activated Arm Flamethrowers,' made my YouTube tech star Allen Pan, track the wearers arm motion and were inspired by the art of firebending seen in the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
  
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• Big Brother In Berlin: Face Recognition At Train Stations Being Tested

  01-08-2017 21:51 via technocracy.news
  German Technocrats are fully immersed in automated surveillance and artificial intelligence; anything goes when fighting crime, including citizens’ rights. ⁃ TN EditorFrom August, a train station in Berlin will be the testing ground for surveillance cameras with biometric face recognition capability. Here is an overview of the most important information and a look at the controversy.
  Who will be watched and by whom?
  The test phase will take place at Berlin’s Südkreuz
  
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• Ohm-em-gee: US nuke plant project goes dark after money meltdown

  01-08-2017 21:40 via go.theregister.com
  Toshiba pulls plug on reactor construction, uranium becomes u-ran-out-of-cash Energy companies in the US have cancelled plans to build a pair of nuclear power plants – after Toshiba's Westinghouse Electric Company collapsed.…
  
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• Like Apple, Amazon Caves To China’s Demands To Censor Cloud Services

  01-08-2017 21:35 via technocracy.news
  China treated tech giants as useful idiots; now that China has what it wants, they are being thrown under the bus. However, most Technocrat billionaires believe that China has the best model for global governance so there is the aspect of total complicity as well. ⁃ TN EditorDays after Apple yanked anti-censorship tools off its app store in China, another major American technology company is moving to implement the country’s tough restrictions on online content.
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• National Geographic reveals this year's best travel photos

  01-08-2017 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hauntingly beautiful image of a lightning strike shooting from a volcano's ash cloud has earned Sergio Tapiro Velasco the title of 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year.
  
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• Netflix is 'bleeding cash' thanks to its hit series

  01-08-2017 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global streaming giant Netflix is 'bleeding cash' thanks to producing original content like Stranger Things and has built up more than $20billion in long-term debt and obligations.
  
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• Splitcoin: What do we know about the two different #bitcoin currencies? ow.ly/6bAa30e51GD

  01-08-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  Splitcoin: What do we know about the two different #bitcoin currencies? ow.ly/6bAa30e51GD
  
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• Old TV signals used to plug Monmouthshire broadband gap

  01-08-2017 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A pilot scheme will see TV white space used to send a broadband signal from a standard mast in Monmouthshire.
  
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• Government sweetens deal for #EMA to relocate to #Dublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dub…

  01-08-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Government sweetens deal for #EMA to relocate to #Dublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dub…
  
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• How contaminated are our seas, rivers and canals? #pollution #IrishResearch siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pol…

  01-08-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  How contaminated are our seas, rivers and canals? #pollution #IrishResearch siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pol…
  
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• Breathing issues in pugs can't be predicted by appearance

  01-08-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by researchers from the University of Cambridge suggests there is no way to predict from visible features whether a pug or French bulldog will go on to develop breathing difficulties.
  
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• #Brexit boon for #Ireland as banks relocate overseas siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex…

  01-08-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  #Brexit boon for #Ireland as banks relocate overseas siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex…
  
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• #CoderDojo and Aid:Tech will travel to @expo2020dubai siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/aid-…

  01-08-2017 19:25 via twitter.com
  #CoderDojo and Aid:Tech will travel to @expo2020dubaisiliconrepublic.com/start-ups/aid-…
  
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• I quit! Here’s what you need to know about handing in your notice. #quityourjob siliconrepublic.com/advice/handing…

  01-08-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  I quit! Here’s what you need to know about handing in your notice. #quityourjob siliconrepublic.com/advice/handing…
  
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• Sun's core is rotating four times faster than its surface

  01-08-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using ESA and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, scientists have found evidence oflow-frequency 'g-waves,' revealing the core spins much faster than the sun’s surface.
  
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• Livestreaming the solar eclipse could overload networks

  01-08-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The August 21 solar eclipse, which will first be seen in Oregon and cut diagonally across 14 states,will cross rural areas where service can be patchy, so providers are deploying portable cell towers.
  
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• Global expansion means a jobs boost for #Cork. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/global-sh…

  01-08-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Global expansion means a jobs boost for #Cork. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/global-sh…
  
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• Google AI is better than humans at spotting videos

  01-08-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Google has been using AI moderators to monitor illegal videos on YouTube over the last month, in which time it has doubled the number of offensive videos deleted.
  
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• Amazon pulls Blu phones over China security issue

  01-08-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson said the company takes customer privacy and security seriously, yet this exact 'backdoor' to China data concern was an issue just last November.
  
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• Ball lightning is finally explained by scientists

  01-08-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, have proposed that the bright glow of lightning balls is created when radiation becomes trapped inside a plasma bubble.
  
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• Clear indicator of climate change in US 'ghost forests'

  01-08-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They're called 'ghost forests' - dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one of the most visible markers of climate change.
  
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• #Snap lockup expires, allowing investors to sell their shares siliconrepublic.com/companies/snap…

  01-08-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  #Snap lockup expires, allowing investors to sell their shares siliconrepublic.com/companies/snap…
  
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• HMS Queen Elizabeth dredging discovers human skull

  01-08-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of 3.2 million cubic metres of sediment - the equivalent of 12,800 Olympic swimming pools - was removed from Portsmouth Harbour to make way for the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
  
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• Dark web markets boom after AlphaBay and Hansa busts

  01-08-2017 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Following the closure of two illegal markets, listings on rival sites have risen by as much as 28%.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Two Irish tech-for-good start-ups bag up to $100,000 each from Dubai fund ow.ly/wV3G30e51wx

  01-08-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Two Irish tech-for-good start-ups bag up to $100,000 each from Dubai fund ow.ly/wV3G30e51wx
  
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• #MostRead Today: Worried about handing in your notice? Here’s what you need to know ow.ly/ohgv30e51mT

  01-08-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Worried about handing in your notice? Here’s what you need to know ow.ly/ohgv30e51mT
  
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• #MostRead Today: West Cork fintech firm Global Shares creates 80 jobs in new expansion ow.ly/HD6t30e51sY

  01-08-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: West Cork fintech firm Global Shares creates 80 jobs in new expansion ow.ly/HD6t30e51sY
  
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• #MostRead Today: How taking a risk can be the best career decision of your life ow.ly/SpCx30e51uf

  01-08-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How taking a risk can be the best career decision of your life ow.ly/SpCx30e51uf
  
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• #MostRead Today: Brexit sees more than a dozen financial services firms enter Ireland ow.ly/Mr0430e51qC

  01-08-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Brexit sees more than a dozen financial services firms enter Ireland ow.ly/Mr0430e51qC
  
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• Scientists reveal the funniest words from nitwit to booty

  01-08-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists from the University of Warwick analysed 5,000 randomly selected words, and asked 800 participants to rate them on how humorous they found each word.
  
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• Did the first flower look like this?

  01-08-2017 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  All living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor that lived about 140 million years ago, a study suggests.
  
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• First flowering plant 140 millions years ago reconstructed

  01-08-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University Paris-Sud have recreated the key characteristics of this ancient bisexual flower and how it evolved into the blooms we love today.
  
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• Splitcoin: Two rival bitcoin currencies now exist, but what does it mean? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…

  01-08-2017 16:51 via twitter.com
  Splitcoin: Two rival bitcoin currencies now exist, but what does it mean? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…
  
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• Smacking toddlers causes them to be aggressive teenagers

  01-08-2017 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Missouri found that toddlers who are severely punished are more likely to be aggressive at 10 to 11 years old. They are also less likely to help others.
  
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• How to tell you have a toxic work environment and what to do about it siliconrepublic.com/advice/toxic-w…

  01-08-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  How to tell you have a toxic work environment and what to do about it siliconrepublic.com/advice/toxic-w…
  
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• Google's Gboard smart keyboard has new key updates

  01-08-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A global update issued by Google for the Gboard keyboard in iOS includes access to two of the firm's most used apps for, Maps and Youtube, as well as a new Ink tool that lets users draw doodles.
  
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• Amazon's Chinese cloud service bows to state censorship

  01-08-2017 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is the latest multinational firm to bow to censorship in China by issuing a warning to its customers to cease using its cloud based services to bypass the regime's controls (stock image).
  
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• China's Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer simulates cosmos

  01-08-2017 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The model, created by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, simulated the birth and early expansion of the universe and lasted for an hour.
  
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• Tanya Houppermans' photos show sand tiger sharks swimming

  01-08-2017 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The photos taken in the waters of Morehead City, North Carolina, show sand tiger sharks gliding majestically through a 'tunnel' of tiny fish, packed in a formation known as a 'bait ball'.
  
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• The @dublinforema bid grows as Government offers further incentives siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dub…

  01-08-2017 15:45 via twitter.com
  The @dublinforema bid grows as Government offers further incentives siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dub…
  
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• The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection

  01-08-2017 15:40
  
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• WATCH: Interview with IBM Watson CTO Bryson Koehler siliconrepublic.com/video/bryson-k…

  01-08-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Interview with IBM Watson CTO Bryson Koehler siliconrepublic.com/video/bryson-k…
  
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