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• College students think ADHD medication helped with grades

  16-10-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from NYU found that 29 percent of college students from nine colleges used said ADHD medication boosted their grades. These students weren't diagnosed with the mental disorder.
  
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• Daimler recalls 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK

  16-10-2017 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  More than a million vehicles worldwide are being recalled over a potential airbag safety issue.
  
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• Adobe warns that hackers are exploiting its Flash software

  16-10-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kaspersky Lab Inc said a group it was tracking, BlackOasis, used the unknown weakness on Oct. 10 to plant malware on computers before connecting them back to foreign servers.
  
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• Neutron stars shower gold on universe in big bang, felt on Earth as 100-second grav wave

  16-10-2017 23:00 via go.theregister.com
  LIGO boffins pinpoint space prang 130m light years away Barely two years after it came online, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has scored a double success. Last week, the instrument earned its creators a Nobel Prize – and this week we're told it helped spot the first neutron star collision from both its gravitational wave and radiation emissions.…
  
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• There's been a massive discovery about gravitational waves #astronomy ow.ly/RZsF30fUqce

  16-10-2017 22:45 via twitter.com
  There's been a massive discovery about gravitational waves #astronomy ow.ly/RZsF30fUqce
  
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• 'Big, bad wolf' image flawed - scientists

  16-10-2017 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  New research casts doubt on the idea that dogs are naturally more tolerant and friendly than wolves.
  
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• American Megabot to go head to head with Japanese droid

  16-10-2017 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An American robot called Eagle Prime will battle the Japanese Kurata robot in the Megabots Giant Robot Dual league tomorrow, Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 at 7pm PST (10pm EST).
  
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• #IBM aims to make costly, error-prone international payments a relic of the past siliconrepublic.com/companies/ibm-…

  16-10-2017 21:25 via twitter.com
  #IBM aims to make costly, error-prone international payments a relic of the past siliconrepublic.com/companies/ibm-…
  
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• Higher levels of certain proteins lead to a longer life

  16-10-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio found mice with excess levels of these proteins demonstrated a delay in blood vessel dysfunction associated with aging.
  
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• Apple Maps users can now plan routes, pull up timetables, get step-by-step directions or ask Siri to guide them. ow.ly/N2GN30fU90J

  16-10-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Apple Maps users can now plan routes, pull up timetables, get step-by-step directions or ask Siri to guide them. ow.ly/N2GN30fU90J
  
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• Researchers reveal 'ethical knob' for driverless cars

  16-10-2017 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from CIRSFID, University of Bologna in Italy have designed a so-called 'ethical knob' that would allow a car to operate between 'full altruist' and full egoist.'
  
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• This morning, researchers reported details of a new threat known as KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attack). #cybersecurity

  16-10-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  This morning, researchers reported details of a new threat known as KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attack). #cybersecurity
  
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• Roman theatre uncovered under Jerusalem's Western Wall

  16-10-2017 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered the first Roman public structure ever discovered in the city of Jersualem dating from the 2nd or 3rd Century AD.
  
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• Have you subscribed yet? ow.ly/j2tA30fU34X

  16-10-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Have you subscribed yet? ow.ly/j2tA30fU34X
  
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• Prof Giovanna Tinetti will deliver her talk ‘Brave new worlds: The planets in our galaxy’ in @ucddublin on Thursday siliconrepublic.com/innovation/exo…

  16-10-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  Prof Giovanna Tinetti will deliver her talk ‘Brave new worlds: The planets in our galaxy’ in @ucddublin on Thursday siliconrepublic.com/innovation/exo…
  
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• Thanks to the wonders of technology, we can track the swirling mass of #Ophelia siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sto…

  16-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Thanks to the wonders of technology, we can track the swirling mass of #Ophelia siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sto…
  
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• Advance planning permission could help avoid delays that plagued the #Athenry #datacentre project siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ida…

  16-10-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Advance planning permission could help avoid delays that plagued the #Athenry #datacentre project siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ida…
  
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• UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack

  16-10-2017 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The TV series Opposite Number was cancelled following a cyber-attack in 2014.
  
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• Chris Bollard of @MathesonLaw on how your business can prepare for #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  16-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Chris Bollard of @MathesonLaw on how your business can prepare for #GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Lost temple of Ramses II is discovered in Giza

  16-10-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vast temple, which was uncovered in the Abusir Necropolis in Giza, measures around 110 feet in width and 170 feet (34 by 52 metres) in length.
  
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• Solar-powered Stella Vie supplies energy back to the grid

  16-10-2017 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The futuristic family car called 'Stella Vie,' from Dutch team Eindhoven can carry five people at an average speed of 69 kilometres per hour, and generate its own energy from sunlight.
  
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• Don’t like your boss? They can’t be this bad ... can they? #NationalBossDay siliconrepublic.com/careers/terrib…

  16-10-2017 19:10 via twitter.com
  Don’t like your boss? They can’t be this bad ... can they? #NationalBossDay siliconrepublic.com/careers/terrib…
  
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• .@draperesprit has revealed plans to invest $100m in 20 seed funds across Europe over the next five years siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/seed…

  16-10-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  .@draperesprit has revealed plans to invest $100m in 20 seed funds across Europe over the next five years siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/seed…
  
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• After joining Liberty IT nine months ago, Anthony Mulvany quickly settled into his role. ow.ly/aUPc30fPoNv

  16-10-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  After joining Liberty IT nine months ago, Anthony Mulvany quickly settled into his role. ow.ly/aUPc30fPoNv
  
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• Drive for giant new marine sanctuary in Antarctica

  16-10-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia and France kick off a fresh push Monday to create a vast marine sanctuary in East Antarctica. Part of it will protect an Adélie penguin colony nearly wiped by mass starvation.
  
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• Elon Musk reveals details of his plans to colonise Mars

  16-10-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk outlined more details of his vision for SpaceX's future missions to Mars, during a question and answer session with global users of social media platform Reddit.
  
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• Demand for #Firemole is heating up. #startups #entrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fire…

  16-10-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  Demand for #Firemole is heating up. #startups #entrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fire…
  
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• How dating apps like Tinder are changing societies

  16-10-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new study, Dr Josue Ortega from the University of Essex and Mr Philipp Hergovich from the University of Vienna looked at the effect online dating is having on society.
  
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• Here's what you need to think about when taking a #newjob that gives you a pay cut. #jobfairy ow.ly/FarF30fUsDc

  16-10-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  Here's what you need to think about when taking a #newjob that gives you a pay cut. #jobfairy ow.ly/FarF30fUsDc
  
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• Neutron stars: 'Hear' the mighty cosmic collision

  16-10-2017 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists convert the gravitational wave signal from merging neutron stars into sound.
  
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• Orangutan orphan discovery a sign of habitat destruction

  16-10-2017 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery last week of two orphaned baby orangutans on Borneo is further evidence that deforestation and illegal hunting are threatening survival of the great apes.
  
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• #MostRead Today: What will my office look like in the future of work? ow.ly/3wXA30fUwGn

  16-10-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What will my office look like in the future of work? ow.ly/3wXA30fUwGn
  
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• #MostRead Today: 14 fast-moving Copenhagen start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/BF8S30fUwAL

  16-10-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 14 fast-moving Copenhagen start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/BF8S30fUwAL
  
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• #MostRead Today: Why is Storm Ophelia an ex-hurricane and what is a sting jet? ow.ly/9gqY30fUwoB

  16-10-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Why is Storm Ophelia an ex-hurricane and what is a sting jet? ow.ly/9gqY30fUwoB
  
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• #MostRead Today: Inside Accenture’s experimental office space at The Dock ow.ly/zktM30fUwui

  16-10-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Inside Accenture’s experimental office space at The Dock ow.ly/zktM30fUwui
  
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• #MostRead Today: Here are all the resources you need to track Storm Ophelia ow.ly/9ZU730fUwky

  16-10-2017 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Here are all the resources you need to track Storm Ophelia ow.ly/9ZU730fUwky
  
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• ‘The Irish #startup scene lacks understanding from the State on issues such as taxation and share ownership’ ow.ly/rQ9K30fU11N

  16-10-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  ‘The Irish #startup scene lacks understanding from the State on issues such as taxation and share ownership’ ow.ly/rQ9K30fU11N
  
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• Hurricane Ophelia creates red sun in skies over England

  16-10-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The storm is believed to have picked up dust from the Sahara and debris from forest fires in Spain as it travelled towards England, causing the sun to appear red, creating anan orange glow.
  
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• Whales and dolphins have rich 'human-like' cultures

  16-10-2017 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team led by the University of Manchester compiled information on 90 different species of dolphins, whales, and porpoises and found they form complex relationships like humans (stock image).
  
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• #Ophelia has been downgraded from a hurricane to an ex-hurricane, but what exactly does that mean? ow.ly/lxVo30fU1jK

  16-10-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  #Ophelia has been downgraded from a hurricane to an ex-hurricane, but what exactly does that mean? ow.ly/lxVo30fU1jK
  
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• 5 things to consider when a new job means a pay cut siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-job…

  16-10-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  5 things to consider when a new job means a pay cut siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-job…
  
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• Apple said to be developing a stylus for its 2019 iPhone

  16-10-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cupertino-based firm Apple is said to be working on a super-capacitor type stylus for a future device, speculated to be the iPhone 11, due for release by 2019.
  
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• Huawei reveals its Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones

  16-10-2017 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two new smartphones were revealed today by Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, at an event in Munich.
  
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• Huawei Mate 10 uses AI to distinguish cats from dogs

  16-10-2017 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Huawei Mate 10 handsets use a new type of processor to recognise objects being photographed.
  
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• Krack wi-fi security flaw explained

  16-10-2017 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A major flaw in wi-fi connections has been revealed by security researchers.
  
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• Microsoft Windows 10 breaches Dutch privacy law

  16-10-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The Dutch regulator says sanctions may be imposed if Microsoft does not comply.
  
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• Stamp out sickening distribution of images, says Durham police chief

  16-10-2017 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Internet companies need to do more to "stamp out sickening distribution of images and live streaming of abuse online" says a chief constable.
  
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• Raw sewage flowing into 40% of rivers in England and Wales

  16-10-2017 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The WWF has warned that wastewater legally discharged continuously from sewage treatment works in England and Wales is not being treated to a high enough standard to protect rivers.
  
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• The clock is ticking to the #GDPR deadline on 25 May ... are you prepared? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  16-10-2017 14:20 via twitter.com
  The clock is ticking to the #GDPR deadline on 25 May ... are you prepared? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Its #NationalBossDay! These terrors will make you feel like you hit the jackpot siliconrepublic.com/careers/terrib…

  16-10-2017 14:10 via twitter.com
  Its #NationalBossDay! These terrors will make you feel like you hit the jackpot siliconrepublic.com/careers/terrib…
  
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