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• Hate to break it to you, but billions of people can see Uranus tonight

  19-10-2017 23:51 via go.theregister.com
  Some may even glimpse the ring Attention, inhabitants of the northern hemisphere of our fragile home world. You're about to get one of the best peeks at Uranus in years – because the strange alien planet will reach opposition with the Sun and be at the closest point in its orbit to Earth.…
  
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• Scientists create incredible 'Atlas of the Underworld'

  19-10-2017 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Utrecht University created an 'atlas' spanning 300 million years of Earth's history, revealing how different geological processes changed the face of our planet.
  
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• Apple's latest self driving car prototype revealed:

  19-10-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed 'The Thing', it looks like an ordinary SUV - apart from a giant white 'Star Wars' rack of sensors strapped to its roof and has been spotted around Apple's HQ.
  
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• Ultimate selfie is a giant 3D head that displays a face 

  19-10-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The exhibition, by Matthew Mohr Studios, on display in Columbus, Ohio is a 14-foot (4.3 meter) tall sculpture that allows visitors to have their photo taken and display their face on the large sculpture.
  
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• Three million Americans carry a handgun daily: study

  19-10-2017 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As many as three million people in the United States carry a loaded handgun daily, while nine million do so at least once a month, according to a US study Thursday.
  
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• Applying for a credit card? Please take a selfie

  19-10-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Visa is launching a platform to allow banks to integrate various types of biometrics - your fingerprint, face, voice, etc. - into approving credit card applications and payments.
  
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• Video shows stool move on its own in 'haunted' restaurant

  19-10-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surveillance video from the restaurant Cronies in Ventura County, California shows a bar stool falling over on its own – with no patrons or staff inside.
  
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• Google offers bug bounty to clean up mobile apps

  19-10-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each flaw will score at least $1,000 under the program announced to back up automated checks that have failed to block malware and other problems that infect the store more than Apple's.
  
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• Lyft gets $1bn from Google to rev up challenge to Uber

  19-10-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US ridesharing giant Lyft announced Thursday it has received a $1 billion investment led by the venture arm of Google parent Alphabet, to help ramp up its challenge to market leader Uber.
  
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• Tony Fadell’s new project comes 15 months after his departure from Nest Labs. #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tony…

  19-10-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  Tony Fadell’s new project comes 15 months after his departure from Nest Labs. #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tony…
  
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• Newark offered Amazon $7 billion in tax breaks for 2nd HQ

  19-10-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US cities are offering Amazon.com Inc at least as much as $7billion in tax breaks ahead of a Thursday deadline as they compete to house its second headquarters.
  
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• The two-stage #blockchain hackathon will take place on 3 and 4 November siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mat…

  19-10-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  The two-stage #blockchain hackathon will take place on 3 and 4 November siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mat…
  
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• Siberia's Lake Baikal is mysteriously dying

  19-10-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lake, in Russia's Siberia, is a natural wonder of 'exceptional value to evolutionary science' meriting a listing as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
  
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• The new technology will help make locating those affected by emergencies faster and easier. ow.ly/7cSt30fZoB9

  19-10-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  The new technology will help make locating those affected by emergencies faster and easier. ow.ly/7cSt30fZoB9
  
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• Study reveals three tricks to induce lucid dreaming

  19-10-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, led by the University of Adelaide, involved 47 participants who tested out three lucid dream induction techniques. After just a week, people had higher success rates.
  
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• MapAlerter put in a 19-hour work day in preparation for #Ophelia, which struck Ireland on Monday siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ext…

  19-10-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  MapAlerter put in a 19-hour work day in preparation for #Ophelia, which struck Ireland on Monday siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ext…
  
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• Why the UK's great tits have such long beaks

  19-10-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international research team, led by the University of East Anglia, used both genetic and historical data to analyse beak length in great tits.
  
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• Aston Martin unveils its first ever apartments in Miami

  19-10-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The iconic car-maker has broken ground on a 66-storey waterfront tower in Downtown Miami, which is expected to be completed in 2021.
  
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• Siro said that @Huawei technology is key to delivering a future-proofed #broadband solution to 500,000 premises siliconrepublic.com/comms/huawei-s…

  19-10-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Siro said that @Huawei technology is key to delivering a future-proofed #broadband solution to 500,000 premises siliconrepublic.com/comms/huawei-s…
  
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• Amazon patents drone that can land on car to recharge it

  19-10-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new patent granted to Amazon details a system that would allow a drone to dock into electronic vehicles that are either moving or stationary in order to charge them.
  
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• Can you spot why da Vinci painting is puzzling experts?

  19-10-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Italian master painted Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World) around 1500, the same period in which he created his masterpiece the Mona Lisa - but it has left experts scratching their heads.
  
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• Elon Musk says Boring Company's new machine 'nearly ready'

  19-10-2017 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tesla founder tweeted today that the new boring contraption that will dig tunnels in LA will be named 'Line-Storm' after the 1915 poem by famed San-Francisco-born writer Robert Frost.
  
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• UW and UCLA make artificial skin allowing robots to feel

  19-10-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA created a flexible skin that mimics the way a human finger experiences tension and compression to give robots a sense of touch.
  
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• This is @HaloIreland’s largest angel investment to date, both in terms of funding and the number of angels siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/aven…

  19-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  This is @HaloIreland’s largest angel investment to date, both in terms of funding and the number of angels siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/aven…
  
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• ‘This is the first time in history that people in Ireland, the UK and Europe can send money to the US at no cost’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/circ…

  19-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  ‘This is the first time in history that people in Ireland, the UK and Europe can send money to the US at no cost’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/circ…
  
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• Meet the three Irish finalists for the @ESBGroup Spark of Genius competition siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/spar…

  19-10-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Meet the three Irish finalists for the @ESBGroup Spark of Genius competition siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/spar…
  
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• Gates Foundation Backs Away From Common Core, Pledges $1.7 Billion To Build Networks Of Schools

  19-10-2017 19:00 via technocracy.news
  After admitting to the mess it made with Common Core State Standards, Gates is moving on with a brand new experiment to reform education in America. Gates, a consummate Technocrat, wants “to see faster and lasting change in student achievement.” ⁃ TN EditorMarking a new chapter in education philanthropy, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will step back from its traditional education reform agenda to instead invest close to $1.7 billion over the next five y
  
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• Lower-income kids spend more time watching TV

  19-10-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Less-affluent youngsters spend nearly three-and-a-half hours daily watching TV and using gadgets, compared to two hours for those in more affluent homes, Common Sense Media found.
  
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• Nasa says solar winds could electrify Martian moons

  19-10-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA found that parts of the Martian moon Phobos could become electrically charged to hundreds of volts as a result of powerful solar eruptions, holding potential to affect sensitive instruments.
  
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• Check out #Lego's brand new Women of @NASA set! ow.ly/Buv230fZCOz

  19-10-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  Check out #Lego's brand new Women of @NASA set! ow.ly/Buv230fZCOz
  
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• 'Pyramids' spotted at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean

  19-10-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Believers argue that the strange shapes are proof of inhabitance of the regions surrounding The Bahamas by an ancient race of people, similar to the Aztec culture of South America.
  
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• To mark @mathsweek, we bring you 10 tricky puzzles to wrap your noggin around siliconrepublic.com/discovery/math…

  19-10-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  To mark @mathsweek, we bring you 10 tricky puzzles to wrap your noggin around siliconrepublic.com/discovery/math…
  
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• Brain-training game could help people understand speech

  19-10-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brain-training audio game helped people mentally filter out noise, according to research by Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School (stock image).
  
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• Last unknown structure of HIV virus solved

  19-10-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The last unknown structure of HIV has been solved by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Understanding the final piece could help scientists to 'disarm' the virus from attaching to healthy cells.
  
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• Oxford scientists closer to creating 'supercharged' rice

  19-10-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oxford University have taken an important step in a long-term project aimed at improving photosynthesis in rice.
  
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• Looking for a #job? 80 jobs are coming to Dublin and the midlands. #jobfairy ow.ly/3Tm630fZsso

  19-10-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  Looking for a #job? 80 jobs are coming to Dublin and the midlands. #jobfairy ow.ly/3Tm630fZsso
  
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• Boeing invests in autonomous flight tech provider

  19-10-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boeing Co said on Thursday itinvested in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based firm thatdevelops technologies enabling autonomous flight based on drone and other technologies.
  
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• 35 firefighters tackle an enormous Tesla Model S fire

  19-10-2017 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The crash occurred on an Austrian motorway near Landeck, when the 19-year-old driver crashed into a concrete barrier at the side of the road.
  
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• ‘I sleep better knowing how many great teams are working on ⁰technologies that tackle #climatechange.’ #CLP17 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/clim…

  19-10-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  ‘I sleep better knowing how many great teams are working on ⁰technologies that tackle #climatechange.’ #CLP17 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/clim…
  
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• For £760 anyone can track your location

  19-10-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by the University of Washington found that it costs just £760 ($1,000) for people, including burglars, to purchase online ads which can be used to track your location.
  
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• Neurovalens is offering positions in engineering and marketing. #Belfast #jobfairy ow.ly/Plaa30fZovI

  19-10-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  Neurovalens is offering positions in engineering and marketing. #Belfast #jobfairy ow.ly/Plaa30fZovI
  
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• 'Anemic' iPhone 8 demand drags Apple lower

  19-10-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CEO of Canada's largest mobile network Rogers Communication said appetite for the latest iPhone had been 'anemic', adding to a series of hints of poor sales of the first of Apple's two new phones.
  
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• Progressivism And Democratic Institutions Are Giving Way To Technocracy

  19-10-2017 17:40 via technocracy.news
  This was the specific prediction given by Dr. Parag Khanna in his book, Technocracy in America, which calls for direct Technocracy in America. In general, Americans don’t have a clue what is coming down the track at breakneck speed. ⁃ TN EditorFor over forty years the left has been successfully reshaping American culture. Social mores and government policies about sexuality, marriage, the sexes, race relations, morality, and ethics have changed radically. The collective wisdom o
  
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• #MostRead Today: What’s it like to find data-driven solutions for the life sciences industry? ow.ly/GNgc30fZBYX

  19-10-2017 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What’s it like to find data-driven solutions for the life sciences industry? ow.ly/GNgc30fZBYX
  
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• #MostRead Today: Extreme-weather app generates 500,000 alerts during Ophelia ow.ly/gZzO30fZBXr

  19-10-2017 17:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Extreme-weather app generates 500,000 alerts during Ophelia ow.ly/gZzO30fZBXr
  
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• The Nudge: Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded For Creating Tool Of Technocracy

  19-10-2017 16:58 via technocracy.news
  Noted economist Richard Thaler invented the ‘nudge’ that Technocrats can use to manipulate consumers as part of Technocracy’s social engineering goals. University of Chicago and the Nobel Institute are global-class organizations. The author of this article, a professor of political science, has correctly noted that the Nudge is a tool of Technocracy and that it is antithetical to democratic institutions. ⁃ TN EditorRichard Thaler has championed “nudges” w
  
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• Stretchable artificial skin will allow robots to feel

  19-10-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA created a flexible skin that mimics the way a human finger experiences tension and compression to give robots a sense of touch.
  
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• Amazon: More than 100 cities bid for new headquarters

  19-10-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The deadline is approaching for US cities to submit proposals to host Amazon's new headquarters.
  
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• How does this look? Be your own virtual make-up artist

  19-10-2017 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  French cosmetics chain Sephora is using augmented reality so that customers can try on make-up virtually, before buying it.
  
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• Have you been getting missed calls from strange numbers? ow.ly/3EGt30fZnyu

  19-10-2017 16:30 via twitter.com
  Have you been getting missed calls from strange numbers? ow.ly/3EGt30fZnyu
  
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