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• Map reveals each state's favorite emoji

  09-08-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Made from Google search data, the map reveals the most searched emoji in each state, revealing that the poo, eggplant, heart, crying and winking faces are all popular across the US.
  
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• Intel set to roll out 100 self-driving cars

  09-08-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Silicon Valley giant Intel on Wednesday announced plans for a fleet of self-driving cars following its completion of the purchase of Israeli autonomous technology firm Mobileye.
  
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• New AI algorithm tracks sleep using radio waves

  09-08-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists discovered a non-intrusive way to study sleep. It lives in a device thatanalyzes the radio signals around a person, translating those to measurements to track the stages of sleep.
  
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• Genius iPhone trick makes your music play louder

  09-08-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Twitter user known as TheBae took to social media over the weekend to share a screengrab of the iPhone setting he uses to make his iPhone speaker louder.
  
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• The gruesome practices of ancient cannibals of Somerset

  09-08-2017 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Now a beauty spot for tourists, Cheddar Gorge was populated by cannibals 14,700 years ago, who decapitated their dead, filleted the flesh from their bodies and made drinking cups from their skulls.
  
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• NASA supercomputer simulation reveals ocean current motion

  09-08-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, have used the hyperwall - a 10 by 23-foot, 128-screen display - to discover new ocean features and their effects.
  
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• Rock art in a New Mexico canyon may depict a total eclipse

  09-08-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, researchers from CU Boulder have discovered a petroglyph carved by the early Pueblo people that appears to illustrate a total solar eclipse.
  
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• South America and Africa are about to begin an entirely new era of connectivity. ow.ly/YHaU30ehHqy

  09-08-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  South America and Africa are about to begin an entirely new era of connectivity. ow.ly/YHaU30ehHqy
  
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• World’s Leading Physicist Says Quantum Computers Are ‘Tools of Destruction, Not Creation’

  09-08-2017 21:04 via technocracy.news
  Proponents of Technocracy are counting on the coming-of-age of quantum computers to enable their science of social engineering and world control. However, this leading physicist says that quantum computers will be ‘tools of destruction, not creation’ and I think we should be asking some hard questions. ⁃ TN EditorWeapon of Mass Disruption
  Quantum Computers are heralded as the next step in the evolution of data processing. The future of this technology promises us a tool th
  
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• The bones of #Patagotitan indicate that there could be even bigger dinosaurs out there to discover siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…

  09-08-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  The bones of #Patagotitan indicate that there could be even bigger dinosaurs out there to discover siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…
  
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• Intolerance At Google Exposes A Massive Culture of Technocrats

  09-08-2017 20:28 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats at Google have finally exposed themselves as the cultural frauds that they are. Tolerance is un-tolerance. Diversity is un-diversity. You believe their way, or it’s the highway for you. Conservative values and opinions will get you fired. Incidentally, last year Google quietly dropped its original motto, “Don’t be evil”.
  This is a MUST-read article and MUST-see video interview ⁃ TN EditorFor those who have managed to avoid this storyline, James Damo
  
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• Reaction times in elderly may indicate how long they live

  09-08-2017 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reaction times of elderly may predict how long they have to live, researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia have found.
  
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• GM unveils $5K EV to take on Tesla 'affordable' Model 3

  09-08-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new vehicle, called the Baojun E100, can travel about 100 miles on a single charge. It is being touted as a perfect car for city commuters in China. GM has launched it for just $5,000.
  
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• Sometimes the siren call of the homeland is too strong to ignore. #Ireland #diaspora siliconrepublic.com/people/coming-…

  09-08-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Sometimes the siren call of the homeland is too strong to ignore. #Ireland #diaspora siliconrepublic.com/people/coming-…
  
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• Pioneering type 1 diabetes therapy safe

  09-08-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  One day, the immunotherapy could free patients from daily insulin injections.
  
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• Trump can’t use cyber to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons

  09-08-2017 19:51
  
  By: Liat ClarkContinue reading...
  
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• Fighting the battle against #AntibioticResistance siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…

  09-08-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Fighting the battle against #AntibioticResistance siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…
  
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• Amazon reportedly launching multi-room audio for Echo

  09-08-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users have long been asking for multi-room listening, and Amazon has been hinting at it by pushing Echo Dots in discounted bundles of six and offering major deals for the smaller device.
  
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• The 10-page manifesto has stoked the #diversity fire at #Google. #womenintech siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…

  09-08-2017 19:25 via twitter.com
  The 10-page manifesto has stoked the #diversity fire at #Google. #womenintech siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…
  
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• Mammal ancestors found secret of gliding 160m years ago

  09-08-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossils of two ancient animals that flew like flying squirrels have been discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation northeast of Beijing, China.
  
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• 13-million-year-old skull of a new species of baby primate

  09-08-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skull of Alesi was spotted by Kenyan fossil hunter John Ekusi in 13 million year-old rock layers in the Napudet area, west of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya.
  
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• Long lost WW2 plane is discovered on Pacific island

  09-08-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The long lost aeroplane was found in a shallow river on the archipelago of Palau, which boasts 500 picturesque islands.
  
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• How poor air quality can mask global warming's effecf

  09-08-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study found that the US Southeast had a 'warming hole' - a region where airborne pollutants such as soot were reflecting sunlight back into space, masking the effects of climate change.
  
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• Teeth found in a cave push back human history in Asia

  09-08-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of experts including Dr Kira Westway of Macquarie University in Sydney used scanning techniques to analyse two hominid teeth found in a cave in Indonesia in the 19th Century.
  
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• Orla Graham on how she leads a team of 40 talent professionals at #Deloitte siliconrepublic.com/companies/orla…

  09-08-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Orla Graham on how she leads a team of 40 talent professionals at #Deloitte siliconrepublic.com/companies/orla…
  
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• Eyes are the most beautiful part of someone's face

  09-08-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Winchester found attractive hair and lips is also an important factor in the beauty stakes. The least important facial feature seems to be someone's nose, researchers said.
  
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• James Webb: Telescope's giant origami shield takes shape

  09-08-2017 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The size of a tennis court, it will shield the vision of the biggest space telescope ever built.
  
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• .@SlackHQ beefs up it's mobile security powers. #infosec ow.ly/IVX430ehFVs

  09-08-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  .@SlackHQ beefs up it's mobile security powers. #infosec ow.ly/IVX430ehFVs
  
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• Remember: discretion is the key on both sides. #headhunted #jobseekers siliconrepublic.com/advice/how-to-…

  09-08-2017 18:30 via twitter.com
  Remember: discretion is the key on both sides. #headhunted #jobseekers siliconrepublic.com/advice/how-to-…
  
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• Fake Google firm shut down after probe

  09-08-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Movette used "deceptive methods" to bill clients for managing how they appeared in search results.
  
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• A year in ozone over the South Pole

  09-08-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A video tracks the behaviour of the protective atmospheric layer over Antarctica across all of 2016.
  
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• 'Unusual' Greenland wildfires linked to peat

  09-08-2017 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  New images have been released of wildfires that continue to burn close to the Greenland ice sheet.
  
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• Attention start-ups! @Google makes a final call for next Irish cohort of Adopt A Startup ow.ly/9y2j30ehFlq

  09-08-2017 18:15 via twitter.com
  Attention start-ups! @Google makes a final call for next Irish cohort of Adopt A Startup ow.ly/9y2j30ehFlq
  
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• Holiday couple watch on CCTV app as Streetly home burgled

  09-08-2017 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The holidaymakers were 120 miles away when they were alerted that someone was in their garden.
  
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• VR games you can control with only your mind

  09-08-2017 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The VR game from Boston-based company Neurable lets you navigate and play along in a virtual worlds, controlling the experience using only your thoughts.
  
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• Bones found in Patagonian quarry belonged to titanosaurs

  09-08-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vertebrae and rib bones were among the finds discovered at the quarry at La Flecha ranch, Chubut Province, Argentina, in 2013, and a new analysis suggests they belonged to six dinosaurs.
  
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• Underwater 'fairy circles' are caused by invading species

  09-08-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The circles have been found around the Danish coast as well as the Balearic islands, including Mallorca. Foreign species are being driven to these areas by polluted waters and climate change.
  
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• Sleep helps your baby learn to talk

  09-08-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In tests, babies performed better at learning new words after a nap, German researchers found. They were able to link meanings to words while those who didn't nap couldn't.
  
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• Internet Archive is blocked unexpectedly in #India ow.ly/bKYK30ehETf

  09-08-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  Internet Archive is blocked unexpectedly in #India ow.ly/bKYK30ehETf
  
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• Pets don't boost your child's health, claim researchers

  09-08-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's long been suggested that growing up with an animal in the home boosts the developing body's immune system. The RAND Corporation study involved a total of 5,200 children.
  
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• Report: Who gets hotter, wetter with climate change

  09-08-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A draft federal science report on the effects of global warming breaks down how climate change has already hit different regions of the United States. It also projects expected changes.
  
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• Disney is pulling its content from @netflix's US site ow.ly/9GPd30ehE9r

  09-08-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  Disney is pulling its content from @netflix's US site ow.ly/9GPd30ehE9r
  
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• #MostRead Today: What you need to know about the biggest dinosaur ever discovered ow.ly/KmsQ30ehITU

  09-08-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What you need to know about the biggest dinosaur ever discovered ow.ly/KmsQ30ehITU
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 cities have the best chance of wooing the EMA, but which ones? ow.ly/EmSB30ehIW6

  09-08-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 cities have the best chance of wooing the EMA, but which ones? ow.ly/EmSB30ehIW6
  
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• #MostRead Today: The ultimate guide on how to get headhunted for your next job ow.ly/56cL30ehIf1

  09-08-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The ultimate guide on how to get headhunted for your next job ow.ly/56cL30ehIf1
  
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• #MostRead Today: Deloitte HR head: ‘We are a people business’ ow.ly/Obnf30ehIRL

  09-08-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Deloitte HR head: ‘We are a people business’ ow.ly/Obnf30ehIRL
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 reasons why having a dog in the office is the best idea ever ow.ly/vJ9w30ehIP3

  09-08-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 reasons why having a dog in the office is the best idea ever ow.ly/vJ9w30ehIP3
  
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• Iron Age stone slab stela of Montoro baffles experts

  09-08-2017 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The engravings are thought to date from the Iron Age and contain elements of Spanish, Greek, Iberian, Canaanite and South Arabian, according to research led by the University of Seville.
  
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• Answer to sleep disorders is in the muscle not the brain

  09-08-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Certain proteins in your muscle fibers help regulate sleep duration and quality, Texan researchers found. This challenges the widely accepted notion that the brain controls sleep.
  
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• These are best sci-fi movies you should be watching

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
  Looking for a sci-fi fix? Here's our pick of the best sci-fi movies available on Netflix UK, Now TV and Amazon Prime
  
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