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• Snake found in Queensland garden but can you spot it?

  22-08-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers, from Queensland, were summoned to deal with the reptile this week, and posted the photo on Facebook so users could guess where it was.
  
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• Children learn moral lessons effectively from human books

  22-08-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Toronto found that kids aged 4-6 learn don't learn social lessons from stories with animals as effectively because they don't see these characters as similar to themselves.
  
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• MQ-9 Reaper drones could soon scour the skies above Guam

  22-08-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pairs of drones will work together to act as 'eyes in the sky' using infrared sensors to detect the heat from missile launches, and working together to pinpoint their location.
  
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• Popular robots 'dangerously easy' to hack, experts warn

  22-08-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based cybersecurity firm IOActive Inc. discovered several consumer and industrial robots can easily be turned into bugging devices or even weapons with just a little hacking.
  
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• NASA image of volcanic eruption happening since 1999

  22-08-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shiveluch, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and a new NASA image show it poking through above a solid cloud deck, with an ash plume streaming to the west.
  
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• Solar eclipse viewers Google 'Am I blind?' after event

  22-08-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many eclipse viewers flocked to Google moments after the event to figure out if they'd caused permanent damage by ignoring advice to wear safety glasses.
  
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• Solar eclipse could cause eye problems for people

  22-08-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts warned that staring at the eclipse without protective eyewear could damage the retinas. Solar retinopathy occurs when staring at the sun for too long. Symptoms include vision spots and blurriness.
  
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• Astronaut's urine could be turned into plastic

  22-08-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A research team at Clemson University in South Carolina has developed strains of yeast that use urine and carbon dioxide from astronauts' exhaled breath to produce polyester polymers.
  
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• Google to launch 'Her' AI headphones and Chromebook Pixel

  22-08-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google will unveil a new Pixel Chromebook anda mini version of Google Home at its upcoming hardware event, sources say. It's also reportedly getting ready to launch AI headphones.
  
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• Climate change is killing off kelp around the globe

  22-08-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelp losses on Australia's Great Southern Reef alone threaten tourism and fishing industries worth $10 billion, and researchers say everywhere from the Gulf of Maine to Japan is hit.
  
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• Walmart could use blimps to transport home delivery drones

  22-08-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's blimps will have company in the sky, according to a new patent. Walmart was granted a patent for 'gas-filled carrier aircrafts' that would serve as airborne bases for fleets of delivery drones.
  
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• Want to work for the #WebSummit? #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/web-summi…

  22-08-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Want to work for the #WebSummit? #Dublinjobs #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/web-summi…
  
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• US company @DreamHost defends private data from #Trump administration ow.ly/zYNC30eB2mo

  22-08-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  US company @DreamHost defends private data from #Trump administration ow.ly/zYNC30eB2mo
  
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• The show is over but these awe-inspiring images will preserve its memory. #SolarEclipse2017 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aug…

  22-08-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  The show is over but these awe-inspiring images will preserve its memory. #SolarEclipse2017 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aug…
  
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• DC research finds 'I spy' game can do wonders for babies

  22-08-2017 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers in Washington, D.C., said parents should forget garbling at their newborns in baby speak. Instead, walk them around the supermarket describing the colors of the food.
  
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• Orion powers up: NASA switches on moon and Mars capsule

  22-08-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Orion spacecraft destined for EM-1, an unmanned mission planned for next year, was successfully powered up for the first time this week at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  
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• Kelsey Sakimoto has engineered cyborg bacteria covered in tiny solar panels that ‘outshine’ natural #photosynthesis siliconrepublic.com/machines/cybor…

  22-08-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Kelsey Sakimoto has engineered cyborg bacteria covered in tiny solar panels that ‘outshine’ natural #photosynthesis siliconrepublic.com/machines/cybor…
  
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• TD Ameritrade launches Facebook AI chatbot for accounts

  22-08-2017 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TD Ameritrade haslaunched a 'chatbot,' an automated program that can communicate with its customers via Facebook Messenger. Customers could ask the chatbot for the price of specific shares.
  
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• Video shows 1,000 droids dance in unison in China

  22-08-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers in China gathered 1,069 droids on August 17 and programmed them to dance at the same time. Their performance broke the Guinness World Records title.
  
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• AI visionary who teaches humans to teach computers

  22-08-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew Ng has led teams at Google and Baidu, and now claims he wants to 'free humanity' using AI technology - and hopes to create a system that learns like a child.
  
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• Keeping up with the new kids on the block: #IoT and #data siliconrepublic.com/comms/padraig-…

  22-08-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Keeping up with the new kids on the block: #IoT and #data siliconrepublic.com/comms/padraig-…
  
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• Baby turtle with two heads found on a Florida beach

  22-08-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While checking empty nests left by recently hatched turtles, scientists from the University of Central Florida in Orlando spotted the reptile struggling to keep up with its brothers and sisters.
  
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• Can North Korean nukes hit US mainland? Maybe. But EMP blast threat is 'highly credible'

  22-08-2017 19:03 via go.theregister.com
  El Reg talks to experts on Kim's capabilities Feature  When they said a week is a lifetime in politics, they weren't kidding.…
  
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• What are the key features of #AndroidOreo? siliconrepublic.com/companies/andr…

  22-08-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  What are the key features of #AndroidOreo? siliconrepublic.com/companies/andr…
  
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• Pets abandoned after Chernobyl now roaming exclusion zone

  22-08-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 900 stray dogs are living in and around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Ukraine, pushed out of the nearby forest by wolves, and drawn to scraps of food thrown by the workers at the plant.
  
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• Cutoff year for millennial generation may change

  22-08-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists say 1995, not 1999, is the most appropriate cutoff year for millennials. They found the rise of iPhone marks a clear generational change in attitude and behavior.
  
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• MIT develop way to make plasma fuel hot enough for nuclear

  22-08-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new plasma has been developed by researchers from MIT. Unlike most plasmas, which are made up of two ion species, the new plasma is made up of three ion species.
  
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• In a crippling attack, @EnigmaMPC, a project started by students at @MIT, was compromised yesterday. ow.ly/d7FP30eB0BN

  22-08-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  In a crippling attack, @EnigmaMPC, a project started by students at @MIT, was compromised yesterday. ow.ly/d7FP30eB0BN
  
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• ‘I find the Irish very welcoming and kind, and always ready to laugh’ #Deloitte siliconrepublic.com/people/tech-jo…

  22-08-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  ‘I find the Irish very welcoming and kind, and always ready to laugh’ #Deloitte siliconrepublic.com/people/tech-jo…
  
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• TD Ameritrade launches Facebook chatbot

  22-08-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TD Ameritrade haslaunched a 'chatbot,' an automated program that can communicate with its customers via Facebook Messenger. Customers could ask the chatbot for the price of specific shares.
  
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• From accountancy to Amazon: How a @DBScollege course gave Senan Quinn the skills he needed for a job in @AWS ow.ly/Fk4m30eAYzx

  22-08-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  From accountancy to Amazon: How a @DBScollege course gave Senan Quinn the skills he needed for a job in @AWS ow.ly/Fk4m30eAYzx
  
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• #MostRead Today: No More Boys and Girls: Dismantling the gender gap starts in childhood ow.ly/LoaZ30eAYuV

  22-08-2017 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: No More Boys and Girls: Dismantling the gender gap starts in childhood ow.ly/LoaZ30eAYuV
  
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• 'Singheart' molecule could mean heart cells self-repair

  22-08-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Genome Institute of Singapore have identified a non-coding acid that regulates genes and controls the ability of heart cells to undergo repair or regeneration.
  
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• Flock car tracking device could cut crime in your area

  22-08-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A sensor device currently on trial in seven locations in Atlanta, Georgia, has already led to the conviction of one would be bike thief and could deter crime in residential neighbourhoods.
  
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• Facebook's Safety Check is now a permanent, anxiety-inducing fixture in our lives

  22-08-2017 17:29
  
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• Girls lose their risk-taking confidence by adulthood

  22-08-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stockholm University, Sweden, found that while pre-teen boys and girls are equally willing to take risks in high-stakes situations, girls lose this confidence by adulthood (stock).
  
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• 'Hero' of Paris climate agreement dies

  22-08-2017 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Marshall Islands minister Tony De Brum, who played a key role in securing the Paris pact passes away aged 72.
  
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• Apple's spaceship HQ has made neighbors lives living hell

  22-08-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who live under the shadow of the hulking $5billion Apple Park in Cupertino, California, have complained of blocked streets, fewer parking spaces and rocketing housing costs.
  
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• Crypto-cash investors duped in funding scam

  22-08-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The con netted thieves about $500,000 of the Ethereum virtual currency.
  
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• Workers start to hate their jobs aged 35

  22-08-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from London-based recruitment firm Robert Half examined the influences behind employee happiness and found 16 per cent of people aged 35 to 54 are unfulfilled in their job.
  
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• Irish start-up UniBrowse announces international expansion siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…

  22-08-2017 16:32 via twitter.com
  Irish start-up UniBrowse announces international expansion siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…
  
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• WhatsApp gets colourful Facebook-like statuses

  22-08-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp has now finished beta testing the features and is rolling them out to all Android and iOS users worldwide by this weekend.
  
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• The @WebSummit announces 40 jobs for #Dublin siliconrepublic.com/jobs/web-summi…

  22-08-2017 16:00 via twitter.com
  The @WebSummit announces 40 jobs for #Dublin siliconrepublic.com/jobs/web-summi…
  
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• Delighted to see Siliconrepublic.com ranked #21 in @Onalytica's top 100 publications talking about #IoT >> onalytica.com/blog/posts/iot…

  22-08-2017 15:55 via twitter.com
  Delighted to see Siliconrepublic.com ranked #21 in @Onalytica's top 100 publications talking about #IoT >> onalytica.com/blog/posts/iot…
  
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• The essence of whisky, with Glenfiddich

  22-08-2017 15:52
  
  Glenfiddich is in search of World’s Most Experimental Bartender
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• The Essence of Whisky: Glenfiddich uncovers an olfactory wonder

  22-08-2017 15:52
  
  Glenfiddich is in search of World’s Most Experimental Bartender
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• Rare 'alien' sea creatures invade Devon's coast

  22-08-2017 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lara Clarke-Wardle believed she had found the entrails of a dead sea creature when she first encountered a goose barnacle on a beach near Hartland Abbey in North Devon.
  
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• Nico Rosberg, IKEA and Google X confirmed for WIRED LIVE 2017

  22-08-2017 15:47
  
  Nico Rosberg, IKEA and Google X join WIRED Live 2017 - taking place in London, on November 2-3
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• Dublin e-commerce analytics firm Clavis Insight reveals Asian expansion siliconrepublic.com/companies/clav…

  22-08-2017 15:42 via twitter.com
  Dublin e-commerce analytics firm Clavis Insight reveals Asian expansion siliconrepublic.com/companies/clav…
  
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• Missed out on last night’s #eclipse? Here are some highlights siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aug…

  22-08-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  Missed out on last night’s #eclipse? Here are some highlights siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aug…
  
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