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• Dating app Hinge gives couples FREE gifts for milestones

  16-08-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Couples who have made it to various relationship milestones - from early ones such as the first sleepover to serious ones like having a baby - can claim gifts from the Hinge Milestone Market.
  
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• Penn and Cornell Unis study teens' risky behavior

  16-08-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University suggests teenage risk taking and the experience gained from it play a role in adolescent development.
  
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• Lakes from ancient super-volcano eruptions contain lithium

  16-08-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford University found that large quantities of lithium, used for lithium-ion batteries, exist in the lakes that form in the huge holes left behind by ancient eruptions.
  
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• Billionaire Richard Branson Joins Technocrat Siren Call For Universal Basic Income

  16-08-2017 21:19 via technocracy.news
  Branson visited The Elders, a small group of self-appointed Technocrats that includes four members of the Trilateral Commission. The Elders are instrumental in the genesis of UBI. Keep in mind that the Trilateral Commission fed Agenda 21/Sustainable Development to the United Nations in 1992 as Agenda 21. The UN and others credit Gro Harlem Brundtland as the creator of Agenda 21; she is a member of The Elders and also a member of the Trilateral Commission. ⁃ TN EditorIn the modern worl
  
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• Microsoft tests AI powerless aircraft that mimics birds

  16-08-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rather than a motor, the glider relies on AI that mimics how birds fly, autonomously finding thermals, or invisible columns of air that rise due to heat, to carry it for long distances.
  
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• The method has so far proven more effective than typical oral medication in mice. #microbiology #research siliconrepublic.com/machines/micro…

  16-08-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  The method has so far proven more effective than typical oral medication in mice. #microbiology #research siliconrepublic.com/machines/micro…
  
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• End Of The Checkout Line Spells Crisis For 3.5 Million American Cashiers

  16-08-2017 20:59 via technocracy.news
  The 3.4 million cashiers in America make up about six percent of total U.S. employment, but they will face pink slips eventually. Technocrats who build the technology have no concern for the people they relegate to a new class of ‘unemployables.’ The best they can do is promote Universal Basic Income where government just hand out money to everyone in society. ⁃ TN EditorThe day before a fully automated grocery store opened its doors in 1939, the inventor Clarence Saunders
  
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• Last month tied with July 2016 for the hottest on record

  16-08-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA researchers found that July 2017 tied with July 2016 as the warmest July in the 137 years of record-keeping, and last month was 0.83°C warmer than mean July temperatures of 1951-1980.
  
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• The #medtech industry in #Ireland is going from strength to strength siliconrepublic.com/machines/irish…

  16-08-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  The #medtech industry in #Ireland is going from strength to strength siliconrepublic.com/machines/irish…
  
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• Nokia unveils flagship Android smartphone the Nokia 8

  16-08-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, will release the Nokia 8 in early September. It will feature dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, as well as a 13-megapixel front-facing camera.
  
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• Nokia 8 smartphone takes 'bothie' videos

  16-08-2017 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The phone streams video from its front and rear cameras at the same time to Facebook or YouTube .
  
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• So, how did your #interview really go? siliconrepublic.com/advice/job-int…

  16-08-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  So, how did your #interview really go? siliconrepublic.com/advice/job-int…
  
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• The current run of #GameofThrones has been anything but smooth ow.ly/NrAg30eseWO

  16-08-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  The current run of #GameofThrones has been anything but smooth ow.ly/NrAg30eseWO
  
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• Is this how animals appeared on Earth?

  16-08-2017 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra made the discovery when analysing ancient sedimentary rocks from central Australia.
  
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• #AutonomousVehicle supergroup continues to gain speed as #FiatChrysler enters the fray siliconrepublic.com/machines/fiat-…

  16-08-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  #AutonomousVehicle supergroup continues to gain speed as #FiatChrysler enters the fray siliconrepublic.com/machines/fiat-…
  
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• Unravelling the mystery of one of Sicily's oldest villas

  16-08-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team at the University of Southern Florida has created a 3D video of the Roman villa of Durrueli at Realmonte which is located off the south coast of Sicily.
  
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• Robots can now heal themselves

  16-08-2017 20:00
  
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• The new grading system has encouraged more students to aim higher. #LeavingCert #STEMeducation siliconrepublic.com/careers/ibec-l…

  16-08-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  The new grading system has encouraged more students to aim higher. #LeavingCert #STEMeducation siliconrepublic.com/careers/ibec-l…
  
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• Google And YouTube Have Created A Culture Of Censorship

  16-08-2017 19:38 via technocracy.news
  Google’s chairman is Eric Schmidt, also a member of the Trilateral Commission and a died-in-the-wool Technocrat who is bent on imposing his ideology on the entire world. His platform has become his sledge hammer. Expect censorship to increase along with howls of protest from users. ⁃ TN EditorYouTube has announced a new system to catch and flag what it calls “controversial religious and supremacist” videos hosted on the platform. The platform plans to hide these vide
  
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• Barack Obama's Charlottesville tweet is most popular ever

  16-08-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former president Barack Obama's tweet on Charlottesville has been liked 2.9 million times while 1.2 million people have retweeted it making it the most popular Twitter message of all time.
  
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• Property Basecamp uses #machinelearning to help staff find new #accommodation. #Dublin #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/prop…

  16-08-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Property Basecamp uses #machinelearning to help staff find new #accommodation. #Dublin #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/prop…
  
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• How 'jellyfish galaxies' feed supermassive black holes

  16-08-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers observing 'jellyfish galaxies' using the Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile have found a new way for galaxies to feed supermassive black holes.
  
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• Some advice for anyone who got their #LeavingCert results today siliconrepublic.com/advice/leaving…

  16-08-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Some advice for anyone who got their #LeavingCert results today siliconrepublic.com/advice/leaving…
  
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• Insects use their poop to defend their young and more

  16-08-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researchers at the University of Giessen says that while insects use their faeces for many different reasons, the faeces of some insects may also have medicinal and antimicrobial properties.
  
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• Stunning photos reveal the beauty of science

  16-08-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A set of stunning photographs that reveal the natural beauty in science are set to go on show to the public, as part of a major competition by the Royal Photographic Society in Bath.
  
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• Amazon launches Instant Pickup service targeting students

  16-08-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Prime and Prime Student members can order daily "essentials" for collection within two minutes.
  
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• NY schools install sensors to alert teachers of bullying

  16-08-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting with the new school year, several districts will begin testing a device called Fly Sense that can detect if vaping or bullying and, will alert officials in real-time so they can act immediately.
  
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• Alia Al Mansoori watched her DNA experiment blast into space aboard a @NASA rocket siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…

  16-08-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Alia Al Mansoori watched her DNA experiment blast into space aboard a @NASA rocket siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…
  
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• Facebook gives News Feed a facelift to improve legibility and navigation siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  16-08-2017 18:33 via twitter.com
  Facebook gives News Feed a facelift to improve legibility and navigation siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to ISS

  16-08-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments, along with ice cream for the astronauts.
  
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• A team of engineering researchers at @Harvard has produced a new type of self-healing rubber siliconrepublic.com/machines/self-…

  16-08-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  A team of engineering researchers at @Harvard has produced a new type of self-healing rubber siliconrepublic.com/machines/self-…
  
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• The biggest challenge in security? Human nature

  16-08-2017 18:00
  
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• Mothers prefer their children to be show-offs finds study

  16-08-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rather than raising a little genius, the majority of mothers hope for a child who is the life and soul of the party, according to a study by Goldsmiths, University of London (stock image).
  
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• People are more likely to indulge when using a touchscreen

  16-08-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of British Columbia looked at consumer behaviour when it comes to touchscreen technology - a rapidly increasing sales technology.
  
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• #MostRead Today: With eyes on Mars, 15-year-old Emirati girl’s experiment heads into space ow.ly/DoXz30esbO2

  16-08-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: With eyes on Mars, 15-year-old Emirati girl’s experiment heads into space ow.ly/DoXz30esbO2
  
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• #MostRead Today: Dublin start-up that helps employers house staff bags €30,000 in funding ow.ly/EyLu30esbQc

  16-08-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Dublin start-up that helps employers house staff bags €30,000 in funding ow.ly/EyLu30esbQc
  
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• #MostRead Today: Get an insider look at Deloitte’s graduate programme ow.ly/dSed30esbIT

  16-08-2017 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Get an insider look at Deloitte’s graduate programme ow.ly/dSed30esbIT
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 people to follow if you want a career in UX design ow.ly/AK1G30esbMH

  16-08-2017 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 people to follow if you want a career in UX design ow.ly/AK1G30esbMH
  
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• #MostRead Today: 11 signs that your interview was a success ow.ly/FKTi30esbKR

  16-08-2017 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 11 signs that your interview was a success ow.ly/FKTi30esbKR
  
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• iTrump came up trumps in a recent legal battle. #Trump ow.ly/Da5s30es7JB

  16-08-2017 17:30 via twitter.com
  iTrump came up trumps in a recent legal battle. #Trump ow.ly/Da5s30es7JB
  
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• Join Vivienne Westwood and Adwoa Aboah being BOLD in Berlin

  16-08-2017 17:28
  
  Be BOLD at Bread && Butter, Berlin with Vivienne Westwood and Adwoa Aboah - on September 1-3
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• Are these Tinder's trashiest profiles?

  16-08-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Singletons have shared the trashiest profiles they have found while using the dating app. It might be referred to as the 'hook-up' app but most Tinder users are subtle when it comes to their motives but the daters pictured here are not shy when it comes to revealing what they are looking for.
  
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• North Korean hackers target US defense defence contractors

  16-08-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Code-named the Lazarus Group by security experts, the group have connections to Kim Jong Un (pictured) and have been sending phishing emails to individuals involved in US defence.
  
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• Game of Thrones struck by fresh leak

  16-08-2017 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  HBO blames a contractor for posting an unreleased episode to its Spanish and Nordic platforms.
  
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• Solar Squared: Buildings could generate own power by 2018

  16-08-2017 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Exeter are developing solar powered blocks designed to fit seamlessly into either new constructions or as part of renovations in existing properties.
  
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• Mars 2020 mission to use high tech X-rays to find life

  16-08-2017 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mars 2020 rover will use X-ray fluorescence and Raman spectropscopy - which records vibrations in molecules - to map rocks, according to a Nasa expert talking in Paris.
  
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• Labourer's remains found inside 13ft alligator in Brazil

  16-08-2017 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Adilson de Oliveira, 47, disappeared on July 28 while camping in central north Brazil before his remains were discovered inside a 13ft black caiman.
  
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• Universities use Snapchat and WhatsApp to lure students

  16-08-2017 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK institutions including De Montfort University in Leicester are preparing to use the messaging apps to send offersin a bid to reach students faster than their rivals.
  
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• Rest creator transforms old office chairs into backpacks

  16-08-2017 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Howell-Jones from Birmingham City University came up with the idea (pictured) after collecting discarded office chairs in a bid to find a sustainable use for them.
  
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• #FiatChrysler is set to join #BMW, #Intel and #Mobileye in the supergroup siliconrepublic.com/machines/fiat-…

  16-08-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  #FiatChrysler is set to join #BMW, #Intel and #Mobileye in the supergroup siliconrepublic.com/machines/fiat-…
  
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