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• Elon Musk's bizarre conversation with Rick and Morty

  06-10-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO mused that humans will soon hit a technological turning point known as the singularity. The comments come in response to the show’s season three finale.
  
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• Scientists map 'heart' of Yellowstone Old Faithful geyser

  06-10-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers from the University of Utah used data from a network of seismographs to survey the area and beneath the geyser. With this information, they have mapped its 'heart.'
  
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• Best Illusion of the Year Contest reveals 2017 winner

  06-10-2017 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international panel of judges has revealed this year’s most mind-boggling illusions from around the world, in the top picks from the Best Illusion of the Year Contest.
  
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• Russians are hacking into NATO soldiers' cellphones

  06-10-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Western military officials believe Russia is hacking into the personal cellphones of NATO soldiers stationed in the Baltics. Above, a U.S. soldier in Estonia in February.
  
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• .@vodafone security CTO: ‘High-profile #databreaches are becoming the new norm’ ow.ly/N0jw30fHgNX

  06-10-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  .@vodafone security CTO: ‘High-profile #databreaches are becoming the new norm’ ow.ly/N0jw30fHgNX
  
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• Radioactive boar shot dead in fields affected by Chernobyl

  06-10-2017 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The boar (not pictured) was shot in Augustin the Gävle in the centre-east of Sweden where the ecosystem was hit hard by the Chernobyl fallout.
  
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• Apple investigating more iPhone 8 handsets 'bursting' open

  06-10-2017 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fresh case of Apple's new iPhone popping open due to a swollen battery has been reported in state media in China, the world's biggest smartphone market.
  
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• A recent @DublinCityUni study could be crucial to astronauts' health in #space ow.ly/Pr6D30fHgGh

  06-10-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  A recent @DublinCityUni study could be crucial to astronauts' health in #space ow.ly/Pr6D30fHgGh
  
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• Toronto Zoo's tumbling panda cubs

  06-10-2017 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The Canadian zoo releases a compilation video of their giant panda cubs falling and tumbling.
  
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• Catch up on the latest #IoT news from around the world. ow.ly/On9q30fHgDf

  06-10-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  Catch up on the latest #IoT news from around the world. ow.ly/On9q30fHgDf
  
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• Breach of NSA contractor's laptop is alleged to have occurred via Kaspersky Lab software ow.ly/ZEQT30fGO20

  06-10-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Breach of NSA contractor's laptop is alleged to have occurred via Kaspersky Lab software ow.ly/ZEQT30fGO20
  
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• #Fintech outfit @RevolutApp announces creation of #Dublin office ow.ly/lCeE30fHgik

  06-10-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  #Fintech outfit @RevolutApp announces creation of #Dublin office ow.ly/lCeE30fHgik
  
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• The current regulations for electronic messaging need to change. #data #healthcare ow.ly/TRHm30fHgeQ

  06-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  The current regulations for electronic messaging need to change. #data #healthcareow.ly/TRHm30fHgeQ
  
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• AOL's AIM will officially be discontinued

  06-10-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a blog post today, AOL parent company Oath revealed AIM will no longer exist as of December 15, 2017. They also wrote a final away message to fans, as it 'signs off for the last time.'
  
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• UK Space Agency grants support Mars and moon exploration

  06-10-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest grants, £346,592 ($452,000), will go to an Oxford University group led by Professor Peter Read looking at the impact of dust storms on the Martian climate.
  
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• Netherlands woman's webcam is taken over by hacker

  06-10-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rilana Hamer, who works in financial services in Brummen, Netherlands, was at home when she noticed her Maxxter 3D webcam moving on its own accord.
  
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• Facebook quietly launches desktop version of Workplace app

  06-10-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Menlo Park-based Facebook's new desktop app allows co-workers to message each other throughout the day without having to rely on a browser tab.
  
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• Blade Runner-style ‘replicants' are on the horizon

  06-10-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Fumiya Iida Lecturer in mechatronics at the University of Cambridge looks at the future of building robots with human-like abilities.
  
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• Did #Russian war games cause mobile phone outages in Latvia? ow.ly/4SOa30fHg7p

  06-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Did #Russian war games cause mobile phone outages in Latvia? ow.ly/4SOa30fHg7p
  
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• How to spot a liar: Don't assume people tell the truth

  06-10-2017 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher at the University of Huddersfield argues that people are biased to believe that what others are telling us is the truth, and researchers call this the 'truth bias.'
  
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• Toronto Zoo releases footage of panda cubs falling over

  06-10-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The compilation was released by Toronto Zoo to coincide with the cubs' second birthday. While the cubs' antics may seem painful, falling over is in fact a normal part of play for the animals.
  
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• Ericsson to seek voluntary redundancies from Irish staff over the next two weeks siliconrepublic.com/companies/eric…

  06-10-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Ericsson to seek voluntary redundancies from Irish staff over the next two weeks siliconrepublic.com/companies/eric…
  
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• Do you have a #Netflix account? Prepare for a price hike ow.ly/wSsC30fHfwM

  06-10-2017 18:57 via twitter.com
  Do you have a #Netflix account? Prepare for a price hike ow.ly/wSsC30fHfwM
  
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• Invent Awards celebrates the cream of Northern Ireland’s start-up crop siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/inve…

  06-10-2017 18:56 via twitter.com
  Invent Awards celebrates the cream of Northern Ireland’s start-up crop siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/inve…
  
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• Shpock reveal Furbys top selling piece of '90s nostalgia

  06-10-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British bootsale app Shpock has revealed that searches for and sales of '90s toys has skyrocketed, with searches for Furbys up by 319 per centin August 2017 compared with the previous year.
  
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• University of Cambridge solar car crashes before race

  06-10-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The University of Cambridge team's solar-powered Mirage car rolled and crashed during testing.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Storm Technology to land 60 new jobs at Dublin and Galway operations ow.ly/yeY730fHcAe

  06-10-2017 18:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Storm Technology to land 60 new jobs at Dublin and Galway operations ow.ly/yeY730fHcAe
  
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• #MostRead Today: 650 jobs for Cork as pharma player Janssen reveals expansion ow.ly/BSZ430fHcyn

  06-10-2017 18:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 650 jobs for Cork as pharma player Janssen reveals expansion ow.ly/BSZ430fHcyn
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 women all biotech fans need to follow right now ow.ly/Aids30fHcBT

  06-10-2017 18:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 women all biotech fans need to follow right now ow.ly/Aids30fHcBT
  
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• A third of men say they would have sex with a robot

  06-10-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One in three men would be interested in having sex with a robot , if it was technically possible and would feel real, according to a survey conducted by YouGov in Germany.
  
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• Boeing to buy autonomous and electric flight firm Aurora

  06-10-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boeing is would buy Aurora Flight Sciences Corp to advance its ability to develop autonomous, electric-powered and long-flight-duration aircraft for its commercial and military businesses.
  
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• 'Lost chapel' part of House of Commons chamber recreated

  06-10-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 'Lost chapel' destroyed in the 1834 Palace of Westminster fire has been reconstructed with the help of 3D visualisation technology.
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla can fix Puerto Rico's electric woes

  06-10-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire entrepreneur and clean energy champion Elon Musk said Thursday that his company's solar power grid can provide a long-term solution to Puerto Rico.
  
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• Artist 'vandalises' Snapchat's AR Balloon Dog sculpture

  06-10-2017 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Sebastian Errazuriz said he is standing against an "augmented reality corporate invasion".
  
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• Two ghostly apparitions in photo taken at Stanley Hotel

  06-10-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After doing the 'spirit tour' at the iconic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park last month, the Mausling family from Aurora, Colorado, saw two ghost in their photo.
  
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• Archaeologists find 4,500-year-old stone tools in Wales

  06-10-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Clwydian Range Archaeological Group discovered around 20 triangular stone hand tools whileexploring the series of hills in July and August.
  
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• Creator of Facebook 'Like' bans himself from using apps

  06-10-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco based coder Justin Rosenstein is concerned social media and app notifications could lead to a future where people are permanently distracted by devices from the world.
  
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• Scott of the Antarctic's South Pole expedition 'sabotaged'

  06-10-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at Sydney's University of New South Wales has said the actions of second in command Lieutenant Edward Evans was 'at best ineffectual, at worst deliberate sabotage.'
  
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• The Handmaiden and 10 more of the best films on Amazon Prime UK

  06-10-2017 17:02
  
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• Spotlight and 8 more of the best films on Amazon Prime UK

  06-10-2017 17:02
  
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• Evan Blass tweets photo of Blackberry 'Motion' smartphone

  06-10-2017 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The photo was posted on Twitter by Evan Blass, a reputable leaker based in Philadelphia, along with the caption: 'Goodbye, Krypton. Hello, BlackBerry Motion.'
  
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• 1,600 jobs announced across Ireland in one week siliconrepublic.com/careers/tech-j…

  06-10-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  1,600 jobs announced across Ireland in one week siliconrepublic.com/careers/tech-j…
  
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• Internet speed guarantees must be realistic, says Ofcom

  06-10-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  New Ofcom rules require ISPs to be realistic about speeds before customers purchase contracts.
  
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• With GDPR on the horizon, how can you protect your network? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  06-10-2017 16:33 via twitter.com
  With GDPR on the horizon, how can you protect your network? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• We spoke to @DublinCityUni's Prof Joe O'Hara about why Ireland has so many overqualified workers ow.ly/J7Se30fFiLd

  06-10-2017 16:30 via twitter.com
  We spoke to @DublinCityUni's Prof Joe O'Hara about why Ireland has so many overqualified workers ow.ly/J7Se30fFiLd
  
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• SS Thistlegorm virtual tour launches online

  06-10-2017 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was sunk off the coast of Egypt by a German bomber in 1941, but amateur archaeologistsnow have the opportunity to explore the wreckage of SS Thistlegorm, from the comfort of their home.
  
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• Want to work at Apple and other tech giants? Here’s what they want siliconrepublic.com/jobs/work-at-a…

  06-10-2017 16:20 via twitter.com
  Want to work at Apple and other tech giants? Here’s what they want siliconrepublic.com/jobs/work-at-a…
  
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• Ellevest partners with Flatiron School for women’s coding scholarships siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/elle…

  06-10-2017 16:10 via twitter.com
  Ellevest partners with Flatiron School for women’s coding scholarships siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/elle…
  
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• Vodafone security CTO: ‘High-profile data breaches are becoming the new norm’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vod…

  06-10-2017 16:08 via twitter.com
  Vodafone security CTO: ‘High-profile data breaches are becoming the new norm’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vod…
  
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• Butterfly swarm shows up on Denver radar system

  06-10-2017 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Weather scientists first mistook the radar pattern to be birds, and turned to social media for help.
  
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