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• Why going to bed angry will stop you from sleeping well

  22-09-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists from Iowa State University based their findings on 436 volunteers whose sleep was monitored after completing an anger questionnaire.
  
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• Pee in indoor pool made employees sick, CDC says

  22-09-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The CDC found that pee in a poorly-ventilated indoor pool in Ohio was the most likely culprit for employees' burning eyes and noses and trouble breathing.
  
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• NASA's asteroid chaser swings by Earth

  22-09-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Launched a year ago, NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft was on track to pass within about 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) of the home planet Friday afternoon - above Antarctica.
  
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• NASA tests 'Son of Concorde' supersonic prototype

  22-09-2017 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space agency is using a model of its Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) Preliminary Design in windtunnel tests at NASA's Langley Research Center.
  
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• Irish #SaaS start-up @CloudKPI is one of 12 selected for @wslab accelerator ow.ly/KQOY30fm5Yu #startups

  22-09-2017 20:02 via twitter.com
  Irish #SaaS start-up @CloudKPI is one of 12 selected for @wslab accelerator ow.ly/KQOY30fm5Yu #startups
  
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• New Yorkers line up for iPhone 8 despite muted launch

  22-09-2017 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Customers packed the streets outside of Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in NYC this morning, braving massive queues to get their hands on the newest products. But, not quite as many as in the past.
  
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• Best of luck to @BTYSTE winner @arcurn as he takes off to Tallin for the @EUCYS contest! ow.ly/SQVu30flDWh

  22-09-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Best of luck to @BTYSTE winner @arcurn as he takes off to Tallin for the @EUCYS contest! ow.ly/SQVu30flDWh
  
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• Bees 'go online' in Manchester

  22-09-2017 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory visits a beekeeper in Manchester who is gluing wireless chips to his bees.
  
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• Queues barely form at Apple's flagship stores for iPhone 8

  22-09-2017 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Modest queues have been photographed outside of Apple's flagship stores today in London, New York, Sydney and Singapore - a far cry from the snaking crowds of previous years.
  
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• “Exciting breakthrough” in treatment of HIV strains is welcomed by @iasociety president ow.ly/zmbr30flDz1

  22-09-2017 19:25 via twitter.com
  “Exciting breakthrough” in treatment of HIV strains is welcomed by @iasociety president ow.ly/zmbr30flDz1
  
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• To mark the beginning of autumn, we're here to tell you why leaves change colour at this time of year ow.ly/Sa1f30fltzO

  22-09-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  To mark the beginning of autumn, we're here to tell you why leaves change colour at this time of year ow.ly/Sa1f30fltzO
  
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• High-speed footage shows how carnivorous plants catch prey

  22-09-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study analyzing the Southern bladderwort has discovered that the plants can suck insects into their traps at speeds of up four meters per second – and achieve 2,800 times the acceleration of gravity.
  
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• If you had an #AI friend, would it know how to comfort you when you're sad? #robotics ow.ly/OWPP30fltj0

  22-09-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  If you had an #AI friend, would it know how to comfort you when you're sad? #robotics ow.ly/OWPP30fltj0
  
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• Purple potatoes may slash risk of colon cancer and IBD

  22-09-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pigs fed purple potatoes had six times reduced levels of a damaging protein that fuels tumours and other inflammatory bowel diseases, a study by Pennsylvania State University found.
  
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• Uber's future in London looks precarious ow.ly/Q0ZH30flKAr #Uber #London #TfL

  22-09-2017 18:25 via twitter.com
  Uber's future in London looks precarious ow.ly/Q0ZH30flKAr #Uber #London #TfL
  
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• Taxi-hailing apps to download to avoid Uber ban in London

  22-09-2017 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber had its license to work in London dramatically stripped today, leaving many residents wondering what other ways there are to get around the capital.
  
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• Uber London loses licence to operate

  22-09-2017 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Ride-hailing app Uber is "not fit and proper" to operate in London, the transport regulator says.
  
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• Check out some of the terrific sci-tech events happening around Dublin tonight. #CultureNight ow.ly/aogs30fltbn

  22-09-2017 18:10 via twitter.com
  Check out some of the terrific sci-tech events happening around Dublin tonight. #CultureNight ow.ly/aogs30fltbn
  
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• Big Antarctic iceberg edges out to sea

  22-09-2017 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The near-6,000 sq km block of ice known as A-68 looks finally to be on the move.
  
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• Have you had a go yet? Face filters come to #Instagram live video ow.ly/kzoA30flDgR

  22-09-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  Have you had a go yet? Face filters come to #Instagram live video ow.ly/kzoA30flDgR
  
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• New fingerprint test detects cocaine in seconds

  22-09-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new fingerprint drug test can detect cocaine just as well as saliva tests, and in seconds, according to a new study. Research suggests that fingerprint analysis could be used to detect other drugs too.
  
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• Cybersecurity expert warns of massive imminent hack attack

  22-09-2017 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ian Levy, technical director of GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre, made the comments at a conference hosted by antivirus firm Symantec held in London yesterday.
  
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• Want to work as an intern in #pharma? Get an inside look from a #BMS intern ow.ly/8kNK30flsWO

  22-09-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  Want to work as an intern in #pharma? Get an inside look from a #BMS intern ow.ly/8kNK30flsWO
  
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• What job should I get when I graduate? siliconrepublic.com/careers/gradua…

  22-09-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  What job should I get when I graduate? siliconrepublic.com/careers/gradua…
  
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• The SD-Wise test measures your life lessons and wisdom

  22-09-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, San Diego.created a quiz that measures how wise people are based on their answers to questions that test six different qualities.
  
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• Disease-carrying mosquitoes could swarm 75% of the US

  22-09-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings by CDC researchers are a rallying cry to health officials to continue efforts against disease-carrying mosquitoes despite waning public interest about Zika.
  
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• TfL is right. Now's our chance to make an employee-owned Uber

  22-09-2017 16:51
  
  By: Rowland ManthorpeContinue reading...
  
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• Russian ship hacking, Google's big HTC deal: Podcast 336

  22-09-2017 16:35
  
  By: WIREDContinue reading...
  
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• Breakthrough ultra-light aluminium could revolutionise air industry siliconrepublic.com/machines/ultra…

  22-09-2017 16:24 via twitter.com
  Breakthrough ultra-light aluminium could revolutionise air industry siliconrepublic.com/machines/ultra…
  
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• Zalando’s Graham O’Sullivan: ‘Deep learning will solve the unsolvable’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/zal…

  22-09-2017 16:23 via twitter.com
  Zalando’s Graham O’Sullivan: ‘Deep learning will solve the unsolvable’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/zal…
  
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• Gym app Pact pays $1m over broken promises

  22-09-2017 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A fitness app promising cash rewards for eating well pays up over accusations that it broke promises.
  
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• Today is the official beginning of autumn, but do you know why leaves change colour? ow.ly/1FG330fltvu

  22-09-2017 15:50 via twitter.com
  Today is the official beginning of autumn, but do you know why leaves change colour? ow.ly/1FG330fltvu
  
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• Uber is stripped of its license to work in London by TFL

  22-09-2017 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The capital's transport authority today announced the firm was barred from working in the city over 'its approach to reporting criminal offences'.
  
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• Bose has created a speaker for your NECK

  22-09-2017 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device, created by Framingham-based audio company Bose, works in a similar way to Bluetooth headphones - except it does not block out ambient sounds.
  
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• Rocket engine for radical single stage aerospike is ready

  22-09-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A ground-breaking new rocket equipped with an ‘aerospike’ engine that could revolutionise space travel is ready for ground tests, according to the Las Cruces-based company Arca.
  
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• Are you ready for #CultureNight? ow.ly/NdAQ30flrjD

  22-09-2017 15:25 via twitter.com
  Are you ready for #CultureNight? ow.ly/NdAQ30flrjD
  
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• Plate tectonics started moving after Earth's creation

  22-09-2017 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study led by University of Chicago geochemists rearranges how we understand the early Earth by tracing the path of the metallic element titanium.
  
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• The Katherine G Johnson Computational Research Facility officially opens at @NASA_Langley today. #HiddenFigures siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hid…

  22-09-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  The Katherine G Johnson Computational Research Facility officially opens at @NASA_Langley today. #HiddenFigures siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hid…
  
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• IoT goes on safari with IBM’s new solution to save endangered rhinos siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-i…

  22-09-2017 15:00 via twitter.com
  IoT goes on safari with IBM’s new solution to save endangered rhinos siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-i…
  
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• Irish start-up CLoudKPI begin Women’s Start-up Lab journey siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/clou…

  22-09-2017 14:38 via twitter.com
  Irish start-up CLoudKPI begin Women’s Start-up Lab journey siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/clou…
  
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• Itchy Nose smart glasses let you control your phone

  22-09-2017 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of computer scientists, including KAIST University in South Korea, created smart specs that can interpret the way you touch your nose to let you control your electronic gadgets.
  
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• Political ads online are not regulated to the same extent as TV. #Russia #US #Facebook ow.ly/pxYw30flsEN

  22-09-2017 14:30 via twitter.com
  Political ads online are not regulated to the same extent as TV. #Russia #US #Facebook ow.ly/pxYw30flsEN
  
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• .@Gowriggle is a mobile learning initiative that enables schools to transform teaching and learning environments. ow.ly/6qdq30fls2R

  22-09-2017 14:10 via twitter.com
  .@Gowriggleis a mobile learning initiative that enables schools to transform teaching and learning environments.ow.ly/6qdq30fls2R
  
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• Divers explore wrecked WW2 tanks off Dorset coast

  22-09-2017 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of seven Valentine Duplex Drive (DD) tanks still lie on the seabed 73 years after the ill-fated Operation Smash in which six servicemen drowned.
  
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• History of the world’s deadliest volcano in Indonesia

  22-09-2017 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It has been over 200 years since Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted violently. Here we reveal the devastating, but fascinating, history of the blast and detail how the area can be visited today.
  
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• Uber loses its licence to operate in London

  22-09-2017 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Ride-hailing app Uber "not fit and proper" to operate in London, transport regulator says.
  
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• .@claireoconnell spoke to Prof Margaret Boden about #AI and how it's moving into our everyday lives. #WomenInvent ow.ly/Deje30flrMA

  22-09-2017 13:45 via twitter.com
  .@claireoconnell spoke to Prof Margaret Boden about #AI and how it's moving into our everyday lives. #WomenInvent ow.ly/Deje30flrMA
  
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• Barely a dozen shoppers queue at Apple's flagship store

  22-09-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Only a handful of people waited outside Apple's flagship London store for the iPhone 8 this morning - a far cry from the snaking queues of previous years.
  
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• Hijacked software used to target tech giants

  22-09-2017 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Hackers who hijacked security software also used it to infiltrate hi-tech firms, say Cisco researchers.
  
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• Chinese phone seller 'breaks £799 iPhone 8 Plus'

  22-09-2017 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hapless phone seller in China reportedly cracked a brand new iPhone 8 Plus as he prepared to sell the handset, which goes on sale today in 29 countries.
  
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