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• Nintendo trademark suggests plan to resurrect Game Boy

  11-10-2017 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nintendo has filed a trademark for what appears to be the original Game Boy. The trademark was revealed by a Japanese trademark bot this month, after the firm filed on September 15.
  
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• Facebook debate like the Dress kicks off over trainers

  11-10-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook user Nicole Coulthard sparked heated debates in homes around the world when she posted this picture of a pair of trainers that look either grey and aqua or pink and white.
  
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• Scott Kelly's memoir provides blunt take on year in space

  11-10-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his new autobiography, retired astronaut Scott Kelly gives an unflinchingly blunt take on his U.S. record-breaking year in space and the challenging life events that got him there.
  
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• NASA: Elon Musk's travel plan is 'not for faint of heart'

  11-10-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao has warned that passengers will experience gravitational changes and weightlessness, causing dizziness and extreme nausea.
  
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• Satellite image shows Michigan's fall leaf colors

  11-10-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The photo, which was shared on Saturday by the National Weather Service in Gaylord, Michigan, shows the color change ongoing across parts of Michigan's central and and western upper peninsula.
  
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• California to allow autonomous cars without driver

  11-10-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California officials Wednesday unveiled new regulations that would allow autonomous vehicles to operate on state roads in test projects without a human operator.
  
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• Astronaut: Musk's travel plan is 'not for faint of heart'

  11-10-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao has warned that passengers will experience gravitational changes and weightlessness, causing dizziness and extreme nausea.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reveals $199 Oculus Go VR headset

  11-10-2017 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'We want to get a billion people in virtual reality, and to do that we have to find a high quality, affordable experience,' he told the Oculus Connect conference in San Jose.
  
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• LG and Apple working on radical bendable screens

  11-10-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Korean site The Investor , the firm is already 'developing an iPhone with a foldable display' with the Korean manufacturer.
  
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• People Magazine finds beautiful people are more diverse

  11-10-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ‘Beauty’ is getting older and more diverse, according to a new Boston University study comparing People Magazine’s ’50 Most Beautiful People’ of 2017 to its first list, in 1990.
  
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• Amazon lets teens shop on their own

  11-10-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adults can add up to four teens aged 13-17 to their account, giving them their own login information to buy things from Amazon. Parents can set spending limits, cancel orders and get notifications.
  
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• Technocrats Discover Alarming New Ways To Data Mine Our Children

  11-10-2017 21:00 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy is about surveillance and data mining in order to fully enable the social engineering of the entire society. The more data they have, the easier it becomes to manipulate people into behaviors that they never would have chosen except that they are crassly ‘engineered’. ⁃ TN EditorOpponents of the progressive-education elitists on issues such as the Common Core scheme are routinely accused of spouting paranoid conspiracy theories. This smear is particularly commo
  
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• In a highly connected world, how can the universities keep up? #futureofwork siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fut…

  11-10-2017 21:00 via twitter.com
  In a highly connected world, how can the universities keep up? #futureofwork siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fut…
  
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• Astronomers discover ring around the dwarf planet Haumea

  11-10-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  International experts , including from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia in Granada, Spain, made the discovery after arranging for 12 different telescopes to make observations.
  
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• ‘If we focus only on the short-term impacts all the time, we lose sight of the big revolutions that are possible’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/blu…

  11-10-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  ‘If we focus only on the short-term impacts all the time, we lose sight of the big revolutions that are possible’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/blu…
  
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• There were 40,000 plaintext passwords present in one of the database backups #data #infosec ow.ly/ipqG30fNCFs

  11-10-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  There were40,000 plaintext passwords present in one of the database backups #data #infosec ow.ly/ipqG30fNCFs
  
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• Great news for Ireland’s #astronomers! @ESO siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ire…

  11-10-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Great news for Ireland’s #astronomers! @ESO siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ire…
  
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• Russia reveals real-life 'Stormtrooper' armour

  11-10-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The high-tech suit includes an exo-skeleton,designed to boost strength and stamina, body armour and even a watch capable of surviving a nuclear or eletromagnetic blast.
  
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• How rabies turns animals into frenzied killers

  11-10-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at the University of Alaska Fairbanks found that a small piece of the rabies virus can bind to and inhibit certain receptors in the brain that play a crucial role in regulating behavior.
  
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• Chinese e-commerce company @AlibabaGroup is launching a major funding drive to create research hubs. ow.ly/JM5K30fNTAg

  11-10-2017 19:55 via twitter.com
  Chinese e-commerce company @AlibabaGroupis launching a major funding drive to create research hubs. ow.ly/JM5K30fNTAg
  
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• Oculus has a new $199 headset that doesn't need a PC or phone

  11-10-2017 19:46
  
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• Met Office says it would still fail to predict 1987 storm

  11-10-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1987 storm, forecasters from the Met Office, which is based in Exeter, said the storm would have merited an amber - not a red - hazard warning.
  
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• Dr Michael Weinhold is pretty fired up by the potential of the World Wide Energy Grid. #renewables siliconrepublic.com/machines/sieme…

  11-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Dr Michael Weinhold is pretty fired up by the potential of the World Wide Energy Grid. #renewables siliconrepublic.com/machines/sieme…
  
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• What green initiatives are in place for #Budget18? #environment siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bud…

  11-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  What green initiatives are in place for #Budget18? #environment siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bud…
  
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• Stem cells that can become ANY part of the body created

  11-10-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stem cells have only been created successfully in mice, but scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridgeshire say they are currently working on a human version.
  
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• Hole the size of Maine opened in the Antarctic sea ice

  11-10-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strange ice-free area in Antarctica's Weddell Sea was first spotted in the 1970s in the midst of the harsh Antarctic winter,– and now, 40 years after it closed, the massive hole has reopened.
  
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• Facebook and Instagram are down for users across the world

  11-10-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The issue appears to be widespread, with reports of outages popping up in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan, India and parts of Europe.
  
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• As an employee, what do you need to know about the #futureofwork? siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…

  11-10-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  As an employee, what do you need to know about the #futureofwork? siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…
  
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• Oxford could be world's first 'zero emission zone' 

  11-10-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The zero emissions zone would extend to the whole of the city centre by 2035, according to the joint proposals by Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
  
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• ‘There is a clear need for Ireland’s research landscape to ensure it is fighting fit when #Brexit becomes a reality’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…

  11-10-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  ‘There is a clear need for Ireland’s research landscape to ensure it is fighting fit when #Brexit becomes a reality’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…
  
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• 95% of plastic in oceans comes from just ten rivers 

  11-10-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig found that the top 10 rivers accounted for 88 to 95 per cent of the total global load.
  
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• Huge canyons on the underside of a key Antarctic ice shelf

  11-10-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the European Space Agency detected the enormous canyons when studying the Dotson ice shelf in Western Antarctica using the CryoSat and Sentinel-1 satellites.
  
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• It was made clear in #Budget18 that Ireland is holding firm to its coveted 12.5pc corporate tax rate siliconrepublic.com/companies/corp…

  11-10-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  It was made clear in #Budget18 that Ireland is holding firm to its coveted 12.5pc corporate tax rate siliconrepublic.com/companies/corp…
  
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• Dublin start-up can help those who struggle with digestive problems. ow.ly/JWOQ30fNCsd#

  11-10-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  Dublin start-up can help those who struggle with digestive problems. ow.ly/JWOQ30fNCsd#
  
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• Self-driving cars could help in mobility of the disabled

  11-10-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An autonomous shuttle by Texas A&M University can create profiles with information on passengers' disabilities and communications preferences, as well as any frequent destinations.
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 future of work experts you need to follow on Twitter ow.ly/VVNE30fNThk

  11-10-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 future of work experts you need to follow on Twitter ow.ly/VVNE30fNThk
  
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• Amazon unveils waterproof version of Kindle Oasis e-reader

  11-10-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new device features a 7in display and fast charging capabilities, meaning it can be charged to 100 per cent from zero in less than two hours, Seattle-based company Amazon says.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Potential for 3,850 jobs as Intel gets planning permission to build new Kildare plant ow.ly/gyCN30fNTeL

  11-10-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Potential for 3,850 jobs as Intel gets planning permission to build new Kildare plant ow.ly/gyCN30fNTeL
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish Government clearly doesn’t understand start-ups, warns Caulfield ow.ly/4paR30fNTdk

  11-10-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Irish Government clearly doesn’t understand start-ups, warns Caulfield ow.ly/4paR30fNTdk
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ireland will join ESO in 2018 after hard-fought campaign ow.ly/3HrB30fNTgc

  11-10-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ireland will join ESO in 2018 after hard-fought campaign ow.ly/3HrB30fNTgc
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ireland finally recognises employee share-options issue in Budget 2018 ow.ly/hMdZ30fNTat

  11-10-2017 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ireland finally recognises employee share-options issue in Budget 2018 ow.ly/hMdZ30fNTat
  
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• Nearby star exploding 8m years ago started human evolution

  11-10-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists led by experts at Washburn University in Kansas claim a supernova (artist's impression) eight million years ago was responsible for the wildfires that formed the African savannas.
  
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• iOS phishing attack tricks you into giving your Apple ID

  11-10-2017 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mobile app developer Felix Krause, based in Vienna, Austria, has warned that fake Apple ID pop-ups present a security hole that hackers could use to steal information.
  
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• Nasa's stocks of Plutonium-238 power source running out

  11-10-2017 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report issued by the Government Accountability Office in Washington DC warns that Nasa's stockpiles of mission ready fuel for deep space missions could run out within eight years.
  
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• North Korea hackers 'targeted US power companies'

  11-10-2017 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cybersecurity experts in the United States believe that hackers working for the government of North Korea targeted American power companies with spear phishing emails, it was reported on Tuesday.
  
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• Las Vegas gunman had 'no abnormalites' in his brain

  11-10-2017 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clark County sheriff Joe Lombardo said exams of Vegas killer Stephen Paddock's brain revealed 'no abnormalities' and his girlfriend had 'no concerns' for his mental health.
  
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• Ebay paid UK corporation tax of £1.6m in 2016

  11-10-2017 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The tax bill for the UK division of the auction website comes despite total revenues of £1bn.
  
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• They've only gone and made a chemical-threat-detecting ring

  11-10-2017 16:05 via go.theregister.com
  Oo, what's that you've got on? Chanel No. 5? Anthrax? This trendy wearable would know Smartwatches and Fitbits might be the cool wearables du jour, but they're hardly able to tell you if you're standing in a cloud of noxious chemicals. However, a team of boffins hopes to some day fill this, er, gap in the market with their hip prototype, the broad goal of which is to help keep you alive.…
  
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• Female dolphins twist during sex only the best fertilise

  11-10-2017 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by Dalhousie University in Canada found sneaky female dolphins make small movements during sex so undesirable male suitors can't get in the best position (stock image).
  
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• We're halfway through #FutureofWork week, and we're looking at the what you need to do to prepare for the future ow.ly/kbNn30fNByG

  11-10-2017 15:50 via twitter.com
  We're halfway through #FutureofWork week, and we're looking at the what you need to do to prepare for the future ow.ly/kbNn30fNByG
  
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