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• Signs of ground ice found on ancient protoplanet asteroid Vesta

  13-09-2017 23:44 via go.theregister.com
  Scientists reignite the idea of water-bearing asteroids bringing oceans to Earth Scientists have found evidence that there may be ground ice on Vesta, the brightest asteroid visible from Earth.…
  
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• AI recreates video game engine after watching for 2 mins

  13-09-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology developed an AI that can can replicate the ‘game engine,’ which dictates everything from character movement to rendering graphics.
  
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• Burger-making robot to replace cooks in 50 restaurants

  13-09-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flippy, the artificial intelligence-driven robot that can 'cook the perfect burger every time,' will replace human workers in 50 CaliBurger restaurant locations in 2018 after securing $3 million.
  
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• 'Bodega' startup with cat logo infuriates internet

  13-09-2017 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company plans to install unmanned pantry boxes in apartments, which would effectively kill off thecorner stores the startup is named after - its logo is also a cat, a staple of every real-life bodega.
  
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• Kaspersky: US government removes Russian security software

  13-09-2017 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Officials are concerned that Kaspersky Lab has ties to the Russian intelligence services.
  
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• #WomeninSTEM at @UL will receive support through a programme supported by @JNJNews ow.ly/V7e530f7V4f

  13-09-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  #WomeninSTEM at @UL will receive support through a programme supported by @JNJNews ow.ly/V7e530f7V4f
  
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• Weird white dwarf pulsar baffles boffins as its pulsating pattern changes over decades

  13-09-2017 21:04 via go.theregister.com
  AR Scorpii was the first white dwarf pulsar to be found Scientists trying to crack the mystery behind the fastest-pulsating white dwarf have found that its brightness levels change over a timescale of decades.…
  
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• #BlueBorne could potentially leave millions of devices vulnerable to remote attack. #IoT #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blu…

  13-09-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  #BlueBorne could potentially leave millions of devices vulnerable to remote attack. #IoT #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blu…
  
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• Orchid gives up the secrets of its success

  13-09-2017 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Science is laying bare the secrets of orchids, one of the biggest families of flowering plant.
  
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• Emily McDaid of @CIConnect got to grips with a new wearable heat back that offers an alternative to pain medication ow.ly/QyaN30f7Q88

  13-09-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  Emily McDaid of @CIConnect got to grips with a new wearable heat back that offers an alternative to pain medication ow.ly/QyaN30f7Q88
  
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• Facebook to clamp down on who can cash in on ads

  13-09-2017 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has tightened its rules on who can make money from advertising on its network, responding to criticism that it is too simple for providers of fake news and sensational headlines.
  
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• Pat Larkin on the need for more #womeninSTEM, and why his parents are his #entrepreneur role models siliconrepublic.com/companies/pat-…

  13-09-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Pat Larkin on the need for more #womeninSTEM, and why his parents are his #entrepreneur role models siliconrepublic.com/companies/pat-…
  
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• The asteroid belt might actually be a giant a cosmic refugee camp

  13-09-2017 20:00
  
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• Monitoring ocean heat reveals how fast Earth is warming 

  13-09-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global average surface temperature has been widely used as a key metric of global warming  - but a new study proposes a better way: monitoring ocean heat content change and sea level rise.
  
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• Bacteria shapeshift in space to be more resistant to drugs

  13-09-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers discovered that some bacterial cells 'shapeshift' in space to survive the attacks from common medications that successfully kill them on Earth.
  
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• We pay tribute to @CassiniSaturn with a collection of its best images siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cas…

  13-09-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  We pay tribute to @CassiniSaturn with a collection of its best images siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cas…
  
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• NASA unveils photos of Jupiter 'up close and personal'

  13-09-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Juno spacecraft performed its eighth flyby of Jupiter and captured stunning images of the planet. The photos show various points of interest of the giant gas planet in incredible detail.
  
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• Johns Hopkins fly human blood samples 161 miles by drone

  13-09-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johns Hopkins scientists set a new record in the up-and-coming field of medical drones. A team from the school transported human blood samples across 161 miles of Arizona desert.
  
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• Are you reading this after returning from a holiday, feeling stressed or unhappy? #worklifebalance siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-job…

  13-09-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Are you reading this after returning from a holiday, feeling stressed or unhappy? #worklifebalance siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-job…
  
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• Titanium oxide detected in the atmosphere of 'Hot Jupiter'

  13-09-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from the European Space Agency have analysed Wasp-19b's atmosphere for the first time, and detected small amounts of titanium oxide, water and sodium in its atmosphere.
  
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• Abodoo presents a solid case for #remoteworking. @openeir @IDAIRELAND #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/abod…

  13-09-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Abodoo presents a solid case for #remoteworking. @openeir @IDAIRELAND #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/abod…
  
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• This exo-inferno planet has titanium in its atmosphere

  13-09-2017 19:00
  
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• Lonely cat hoarders are more likely to be unmarried women

  13-09-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil analysed the psychological characteristics of so-called 'animal-hoarders.'
  
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• Equifax had 'admin' as login and password in Argentina

  13-09-2017 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Credit report firm is accused of using "admin" as a login and password for its Argentine business.
  
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• QLD University: Women really arehard-wired to love beards

  13-09-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of Queensland, Australia, has shown that even when women are shown gruesome photos of body lice and infected facial injuries they still prefer bearded men.
  
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• .@glaad and @HRC issued a joint statement calling on the media to “expose dangerous and flawed research” siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-se…

  13-09-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  .@glaad and @HRC issued a joint statement calling on the media to “expose dangerous and flawed research” siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-se…
  
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• Florida State Uni studies how brains operate like GPS

  13-09-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Florida State University have discovered new insights into how the brain is organized to help a person navigate through life (stock image).
  
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• The #fibre in Eir’s diet is giving the telco a healthy glow. #broadband siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-earn…

  13-09-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  The #fibre in Eir’s diet is giving the telco a healthy glow. #broadband siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-earn…
  
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• Minister Pat Breen said there needs to be more collaboration between SMEs and public sector bodies. ow.ly/dF4H30f7PBJ

  13-09-2017 18:25 via twitter.com
  Minister Pat Breen said there needs to be more collaboration between SMEs and public sector bodies. ow.ly/dF4H30f7PBJ
  
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• How our brains operate like GPS

  13-09-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Florida State University have discovered new insights into how the brain is organized to help a person navigate through life (stock image).
  
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• Scary sea creature washes up on a Texas beach after Harvey

  13-09-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last week, Preeti Desai of the National Audobon Society took to Twitter for help identifying a mysterious creature she found washed onto a Texas City beach after Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Women really ARE hard-wired to love beards

  13-09-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of Queensland, Australia, has shown that even when women are shown gruesome photos of body lice and infected facial injuries they still prefer bearded men.
  
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• U.S., Russian crew transfer to space station

  13-09-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, about six hours after their Soyuz spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan.
  
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• Take a peek inside Apple's new HQ

  13-09-2017 17:35
  
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• Take a peak inside Apple's new HQ

  13-09-2017 17:35
  
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• UL and Johnson and Johnson launch second year of program for female STEM students siliconrepublic.com/companies/ul-j…

  13-09-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  UL and Johnson and Johnson launch second year of program for female STEM students siliconrepublic.com/companies/ul-j…
  
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• .@BOIcorporate has joined forces with a US #fintech company called @WorldFirstUS ow.ly/mRam30f7MAu

  13-09-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  .@BOIcorporate has joined forces with a US #fintech company called @WorldFirstUS ow.ly/mRam30f7MAu
  
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• The iPhone X's best feature is its A11 artificial intelligence brain

  13-09-2017 17:06
  
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• Looking for the perfect #graduate programme? ow.ly/mYLP30f7M4n

  13-09-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  Looking for the perfect #graduate programme? ow.ly/mYLP30f7M4n
  
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• Ancient Greeks built cities over earthquake fault lines

  13-09-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Plymouth University found a number of sacred Greek sites and structures in the Aegean region were built over fault lines.
  
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• #WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving the company after eight years. ow.ly/WYB530f7KDt

  13-09-2017 16:47 via twitter.com
  #WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving the company after eight years. ow.ly/WYB530f7KDt
  
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• A Hug from this wearable tech start-up will ease your pain siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hug-…

  13-09-2017 16:31 via twitter.com
  A Hug from this wearable tech start-up will ease your pain siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/hug-…
  
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• Using your car inside your home

  13-09-2017 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Will we want to use cars inside our homes in future? Engineers at the French manufacturer Renault think we may.
  
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• Rolls-Royce developing a fleet of autonomous naval ships

  13-09-2017 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sussex-based Rolls-Royce has revealed that it is developing a range of autonomous ships that will be used to perform a series of missions including mine detection and fleet screening.
  
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• Interested in #forensics? Obsessed with #CSI? Here's how to become a forensic scientist. ow.ly/13ZA30f4hLt

  13-09-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  Interested in #forensics? Obsessed with #CSI? Here's how to become a forensic scientist. ow.ly/13ZA30f4hLt
  
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• Children praised for being smart are more likely to cheat

  13-09-2017 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by experts at the University of Toronto found that toddlers praised for being smart are more likely to cheat on tests than those praised for doing 'great' in a task.
  
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• 'Arousing' songs makes faces appear more attractive

  13-09-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Vienna found that that females rated male faces as more attractive and were more willing to date the men pictured when previously exposed to music.
  
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• #BlueBorne can affect computers, mobile phones and #IoT devices that use #Bluetooth connectivity siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blu…

  13-09-2017 15:50 via twitter.com
  #BlueBorne can affect computers, mobile phones and #IoT devices that use #Bluetooth connectivity siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blu…
  
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• Creepy video shows mass of sawfly larvae twitching

  13-09-2017 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strange behaviour was witnessed by 26-year-old biologist Aaron Pomerantz, who spotted the sawflies in Tabopata, Peru, last month.
  
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• Genomics Medicine Ireland links up with UCD to launch GenoFit study siliconrepublic.com/companies/geno…

  13-09-2017 15:22 via twitter.com
  Genomics Medicine Ireland links up with UCD to launch GenoFit study siliconrepublic.com/companies/geno…
  
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