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• Britain set to lose its longest-lasting patch of snow

  18-09-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patch at Garbh Choire Mor in the Scottish Cairngorms, nicknamed the Sphinx, may be gone this weekend.All of the snow in Britain has melted only six times in the past 300 years.
  
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• Google 'Tez' payment app that uses ultrasonic sound

  18-09-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new system - called Tez - uses a feature called 'Audio QR' that allows two users to pair their devices for a money transfer using a mic, speaker, and ultrasonic sounds. It's launches today in India.
  
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• Roku aims to raise $252 million with IPO

  18-09-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video streaming pioneer Roku hopes to raise just over $252 million in an initial public offering as it tries to expand into more households.
  
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• Microsoft's Hotmail and Outlook suffer all-day outage

  18-09-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft's free email services Outlook.com and Hotmail suffered an outage across Europe on Monday, preventing users from sending and receiving emails for 12 hours.
  
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• NASA Earthonauts emerge from eight-month isolation in simulated Mars visit

  18-09-2017 23:26 via go.theregister.com
  'Hang on, Trump has done what??!?' Video  Six would-be Mars colonists have emerged from eight months of isolation on top of a Hawaiian volcano as part of preparations for an eventual manned mission to the Red Planet.…
  
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• Tips for avoiding potentially deadly bacteria in gyms

  18-09-2017 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gyms are breeding grounds for dangerous bacteria. And these bacteria can lead to health problems as minimal as acne or as serious as life-threatening infections. Here's how to avoid them.
  
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• NOAA reveals observations from its most recent expedition

  18-09-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarkable creatures were spotted during recent dives in the mysterious deep-water areas around the Musicians Seamounts and the Hawaiian Islands, led by the Okeanos Explorer.
  
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• Samsung finally lets customers disable the Bixby button

  18-09-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many users haven't felt the need for the dedicated button or have been annoyed by how often its placement caused them to accidentally launch Bixby, but Samsung wouldn't allow users to turn it off.
  
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• Canine's social skills inked to sensitivity to oxytocin 

  18-09-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered a particular genetic variant are more sensitive to the hormone oxytocin, making them more likely to seek help from their owners.
  
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• August was the second hottest on record, NASA reveals

  18-09-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA says the readings are 'consistent with the trend in global average surface temperatures that has been observed during the past few decades.'
  
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• Uber under fire for sexist 'Wife Appreciation Day' promo

  18-09-2017 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After being accused of sexism yet again, Uber has apologized for a social media blunder. The company urged husbands to 'Order on uberEats and let your wife take a day off from the kitchen.'
  
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• Intel and Waymo team up for self driving car computers

  18-09-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intel revealed its technology has been used for sensor processing, computing and connectivity in in the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans that Waymo has been using since 2015.
  
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• Horsey seal injured by flying ring 'making recovery'

  18-09-2017 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Volunteers came to the aid of a seal after its neck was trapped within a plastic flying ring.
  
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• Calling all #fintech #startups! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/barc…

  18-09-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Calling all #fintech #startups! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/barc…
  
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• Researchers from @tcddublin have discovered what makes cancer-killing cells tick. #microbiology ow.ly/rhnn30feXaQ

  18-09-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Researchers from @tcddublin have discovered what makes cancer-killing cells tick. #microbiology ow.ly/rhnn30feXaQ
  
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• #Dublin residents can register for a tour of the new #LinkedIn office on Saturday, 14 October siliconrepublic.com/jobs/linkedin-…

  18-09-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  #Dublin residents can register for a tour of the new #LinkedIn office on Saturday, 14 October siliconrepublic.com/jobs/linkedin-…
  
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• X-ray burst spotted in the Milky Way's 'galactic bulge'

  18-09-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers using the Joint European X-ray Monitor telescopehave spotted an X-ray burst coming from a source 16,300-40,000 light years away, in a region known as the galactic bulge.
  
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• Parasite plagues world salmon industry

  18-09-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world, infesting salmon farms in the US, Canada, Scotland, Norway and Chile. The lice attach themselves to salmon and feed on them.
  
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• Asteroid strike caused hottest ever temperature on Earth

  18-09-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 2,370°C (4,298°F) - shy of half the sun's temperature, researchers from Curtin University in Australia and Western University in Canada found.
  
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• 'Red snow' created by microbes speeds up climate change

  18-09-2017 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Algae living on Arctic glaciers are turning the surface crimson - reducing their ability to reflect sunlight, according to research led by Alaska Pacific University.
  
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• Northtrop Grumman to buy space firm Orbital for $9.2 bn

  18-09-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US defense group Northrop Grumman will buy out the rocket and missile maker Orbital ATK in a deal worth $9.2 billion, the firms said on Monday.The...
  
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• Ahead of #Budget2018, John Kennedy urges us not to neglect the science and technology sectors siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bud…

  18-09-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Ahead of #Budget2018, John Kennedy urges us not to neglect the science and technology sectors siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bud…
  
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• Slack valued at $5.1 billion after new funding

  18-09-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Software startup Slack Technologies said it raised $250 million from SoftBank Group Corp and other investors in its latest funding round, boosting the company's valuation to $5.1 billion.
  
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• Researchers from @ColumbiaMed and @UNC have revealed promising results with a fat-burning skin patch siliconrepublic.com/machines/fat-b…

  18-09-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Researchers from @ColumbiaMed and @UNC have revealed promising results with a fat-burning skin patch siliconrepublic.com/machines/fat-b…
  
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• Dataplex B10 #datacentre sells to Singapore-based real-estate investment firm siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…

  18-09-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Dataplex B10 #datacentre sells to Singapore-based real-estate investment firm siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…
  
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• Tesla patents robot that can swap car batteries in 15min

  18-09-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla filed a patent for a battery-swapping system that can lift up a vehicle and change out its battery pack for a new one in just 15 minutes. This would allow for near nonstop travel on long trips.
  
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• Medium-sized animals are at lowest risk of extinction

  18-09-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oregon State University determined the body masses for thousands of species, and found that the largest and smallest face the greatest risk of extinction.
  
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• What’s it like to relocate from #France to #Ireland? siliconrepublic.com/people/voxpro-…

  18-09-2017 19:02 via twitter.com
  What’s it like to relocate from #France to #Ireland? siliconrepublic.com/people/voxpro-…
  
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• Moon will block three planets during a 24 hour period

  18-09-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The moon will block Venus, Mars, Mercury and Regulus during a 24 hour period. Viewers in mid-northern latitudes should be able to view the Mars event this evening at 19.45 BST (14:45 EST).
  
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• Scientists emerge from eight month Mars simulation

  18-09-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crew, who has been cooped up since January, stepped out on Sunday after eight months in the Mars-like habitat on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, as a part of NASA-backed research.
  
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• Key goals of the Paris Climate Agreement are 'in reach'

  18-09-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers, led by the University of Oxford, hopes their findings will encourage countries to stop using coal and turn to more renewable energy options.
  
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• Microsoft confirms Outlook issues

  18-09-2017 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Email users across Europe are affected, the technology giant says.
  
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• Attention #graduates: Do you know what your recruiters want? #jobfairy #careeradvice ow.ly/6D8d30feX1x

  18-09-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  Attention #graduates: Do you know what your recruiters want? #jobfairy #careeradvice ow.ly/6D8d30feX1x
  
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• Site of Victorian colony ‘free love’ socialists discovered

  18-09-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Manea Fen community (artist's impression) was set up by Cambridgeshire farmer and Methodist minister William Hodson in 1838 near Littleport.
  
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• The 'dark side' of Venus revealed

  18-09-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have used the Venus Express spacecraft to look at the wind and cloud patterns on the night side of Venus.
  
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• Is Italy's SUPERVOLCANO about to blow?

  18-09-2017 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have pinpointed the location of the hot zone where magma is building up beneath the Campi Flegrei volcano outside the western suburbs of Naples.
  
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• Workplace messaging and productivity app #Slack is now valued at $5.1bn siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/slac…

  18-09-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Workplace messaging and productivity app #Slack is now valued at $5.1bn siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/slac…
  
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• Malicious software was slipped into a program that cleans up junk files and cookies to speed up devices. #infosec ow.ly/MPdj30feWTc

  18-09-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  Malicious software was slipped into a program that cleans up junk files and cookies to speed up devices. #infosec ow.ly/MPdj30feWTc
  
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• Literally lousy: Parasite plagues world salmon industry

  18-09-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world, infesting salmon farms in the US, Canada, Scotland, Norway and Chile. The lice attach themselves to salmon and feed on them.
  
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• Crust change billions of years ago led to modern life

  18-09-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of British Columbia geologists believe they have shown how the disappearance of one chemical from the Earth's crust led to an explosion of biological life on the planet.
  
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• ‘We chose Ireland for the language, talent and outstanding lack of prejudice in its culture.’ #Dublin #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/logo…

  18-09-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  ‘We chose Ireland for the language, talent and outstanding lack of prejudice in its culture.’ #Dublin #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/logo…
  
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• Google faces lawsuit over removing Gab from Play Store

  18-09-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The free speech network says it has been unfairly removed from the Android app store.
  
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• Meet the people at the heart of @TCD_WaltonClub#STEM. ow.ly/GY8130feWFI

  18-09-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  Meet the people at the heart of @TCD_WaltonClub#STEM. ow.ly/GY8130feWFI
  
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• Slack valued at $5.1 bln after new funding led by SoftBank

  18-09-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Software startup Slack Technologies said it raised $250 million from SoftBank Group Corp and other investors in its latest funding round, boosting the company's valuation to $5.1 billion.
  
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• #MostRead Today: PwC cybersecurity lead on GDPR: ‘Everybody is starting too late’ ow.ly/QYH330ff06v

  18-09-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: PwC cybersecurity lead on GDPR: ‘Everybody is starting too late’ ow.ly/QYH330ff06v
  
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• #MostRead Today: LogoGrab keeps brands in the picture with the impact of marketing ow.ly/ODW130ff08e

  18-09-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: LogoGrab keeps brands in the picture with the impact of marketing ow.ly/ODW130ff08e
  
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• #MostRead Today: From France to Ireland: ‘I consider Ireland as my second home country’ ow.ly/IPjA30ff09U

  18-09-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: From France to Ireland: ‘I consider Ireland as my second home country’ ow.ly/IPjA30ff09U
  
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• #MostRead Today: LinkedIn is hiring! Check out its fancy new Dublin offices ow.ly/ueeH30ff01J

  18-09-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: LinkedIn is hiring! Check out its fancy new Dublin offices ow.ly/ueeH30ff01J
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 of Helsinki’s hottest start-ups worth sussing out ow.ly/R3J330ff05f

  18-09-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 of Helsinki’s hottest start-ups worth sussing out ow.ly/R3J330ff05f
  
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• The 'slowdown' in global warming is over warns Met Office

  18-09-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A change in the natural pattern of warm and cool phases in Pacific sea surface temperatures has brought the slowdown to an end, according to the Met Office (stock image).
  
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