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• Apple hit with trademark lawsuit over iPhone X 'animoji'

  20-10-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo-based Emonster kk sued Apple in federal court in San Francisco, saying it holds the U.S. trademark on the term animoji and that Apple's use of the word is a 'textbook case' of deliberate infringement.
  
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• Men forgive 'emotional cheating' more often

  20-10-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwegian University of Science and Technology research found that men have less of a need to distance themselves from their partner than women do in the context of emotional cheating.
  
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• Elon Musk gets go-ahead for Maryland Hyperloop tunnel

  20-10-2017 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Twitter, Maryland governor Larry Hogan revealed his support for the construction of a line that would connect Baltimore to D.C, and said he thinks the Hyperloop is ‘coming to Maryland.’
  
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• Apple and Foxconn bosses to meet in 'emergency summit'

  20-10-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  However, the latest reports say that the firm should have '2-3 million' handsets at launch, and that the production bottlenecks will be cleared by November.
  
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• There's been a major discovery about the use of liquid metal #research ow.ly/B3HJ30g1hs4

  20-10-2017 21:02 via twitter.com
  There's been a major discovery about the use of liquid metal #research ow.ly/B3HJ30g1hs4
  
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• Late brain response to words could be early dementia sign

  20-10-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A delayed brain response to processing words may flag upindividuals vulnerable to the neurological disease before symptoms even begin, University of Birmingham experts claim.
  
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• E-cigarettes may harm your lungs the same way tobacco does

  20-10-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has found that e-cigarettes can do just as much harm as tobacco products. They increase one's chances of having lung diseases.
  
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• .@Mastercard’s Ajay Bhalla explains how #AI is being employed on the frontlines of #cybersecurity ow.ly/I3tz30g1fuw

  20-10-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  .@Mastercard’s Ajay Bhalla explains how #AI is being employed on the frontlines of #cybersecurityow.ly/I3tz30g1fuw
  
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• Researchers find tiny monster in the Canadian Arctic

  20-10-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Manitoba have discovered an eight-legged ‘monster’ lurking in the dark waters beneath the Arctic sea ice. It has just one eye, no mouth, and hairy antennae.
  
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• #Dreamers initiative to be launched by nearly two dozen companies to protect young undocumented inmmigrants. #US ow.ly/u0Zb30g1g1S

  20-10-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  #Dreamers initiative to be launched by nearly two dozen companies to protect young undocumented inmmigrants. #US ow.ly/u0Zb30g1g1S
  
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• Catch up on some of the top sci-tech news and features from the week. #startups #careeradvice #astronomy #MathsWeek ow.ly/YM7Q30g1fJL

  20-10-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Catch up on some of the top sci-tech news and features from the week. #startups #careeradvice #astronomy #MathsWeek ow.ly/YM7Q30g1fJL
  
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• Want to get an inside-look at e-commerce giant @eShopWorld? #jobfairy #ecommerce ow.ly/BgEB30g1fBX

  20-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Want to get an inside-look at e-commerce giant @eShopWorld? #jobfairy #ecommerce ow.ly/BgEB30g1fBX
  
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• Middlesbrough modified Kodi box trader gets suspended jail term

  20-10-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Brian Thompson had planned to argue the law in connection with the boxes was a "grey area".
  
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• Playful crows tease cats by pulling their tails

  20-10-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Lund University in Sweden indicate that the birds use play because it's simply good fun, and that honing skills is a secondary effect.
  
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• .@leronews is today welcoming @ittralee as its latest member ahead of an exciting new #research initiative. ow.ly/Yoxl30g1eFM

  20-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  .@leronewsis today welcoming @ittraleeas its latest member ahead of an exciting new #research initiative. ow.ly/Yoxl30g1eFM
  
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• How marine algae E could help feed the world

  20-10-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Tufts University and University College London propose commercial production of marine microalgae as a staple human food and feed for animals and farmed fish.
  
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• Connected self-driving cars, 5G, and an NB-IoT GPS smart tag – it must be the #IoT round-up siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-m…

  20-10-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Connected self-driving cars, 5G, and an NB-IoT GPS smart tag – it must be the #IoT round-up siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-m…
  
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• Would you fly on a plane with 'superbendy' wings?

  20-10-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's prototype X-56 plane is 7.5 feet long and has a 28-foot wingspan - with wings design to flex in the air as it flies to cut down on fuel consumption.
  
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• NASA mission discovers 'twisted solar wind' on Mars

  20-10-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While other planets, such as Venus and Earth, are known to have so-called magnetotails, the feature observed at Mars is twisted far more dramatically than expected, NASA says.
  
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• Check out the latest news in the world of #IoT this week. ow.ly/Mrkr30g1ezO

  20-10-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  Check out the latest news in the world of #IoT this week. ow.ly/Mrkr30g1ezO
  
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• Pollution hot spots around the world

  20-10-2017 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  What's it like to live somewhere like Beijing, where you can even see pollution with the naked eye?
  
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• Mini version of the Apple Mac could be on the way

  20-10-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global fans of the Mac Mini may have cause for celebration after an Apple enthusiast known as Krar received an email from the firm's CEO confirming the device will be coming back.
  
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• NASA astronauts replace blurry camera on robot arm

  20-10-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The main job for commander Randy Bresnik and astronaut Joe Acaba was to replace a blurry camera on the ISS's new robotic hand that was installed in a spacewalk two weeks ago.
  
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• China's new viral app could be straight out of Black Mirror

  20-10-2017 18:30
  
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• Pramerica opens €42m campus in Letterkenny siliconrepublic.com/companies/pram…

  20-10-2017 18:28 via twitter.com
  Pramerica opens €42m campus in Letterkenny siliconrepublic.com/companies/pram…
  
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• Tech firms to remove extremist posts within hours

  20-10-2017 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Firms such as Facebook and Twitter have agreed to do more to remove extremist content within hours of it being posted.
  
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• 80pc of Irish businesses believe they are behind international competitors in digital transformation. ow.ly/IVv630g1epR

  20-10-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  80pc of Irish businesses believe they are behind international competitors in digital transformation. ow.ly/IVv630g1epR
  
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• Letting your dog SLEEP helps it to consolidate memories

  20-10-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest used EEG monitors to analyse dogs' brain activity while they slept to understand how they consolidate memories.
  
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• #Intel and #Amazon team up on a development kit to embed Alexa voice control capabilities in #smarthome devices siliconrepublic.com/companies/amaz… #IoT

  20-10-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  #Intel and #Amazon team up on a development kit to embed Alexa voice control capabilities in #smarthome devices siliconrepublic.com/companies/amaz… #IoT
  
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• It was a great week for #Irishjobs this week! #belfastjobs #dublinjobs #jobfairy ow.ly/bEzq30g1eln

  20-10-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  It was a great week for #Irishjobs this week! #belfastjobs #dublinjobs #jobfairy ow.ly/bEzq30g1eln
  
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• Nasa successfully tests its 'megarocket' engine

  20-10-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa completed the test, which lasted 500 seconds, at the Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi at 14:55 CST (20:55 BST) yesterday.
  
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• #MostRead Today: DeepMind team behind AlphaGo wins inaugural ‘Nobel Prize for AI’ ow.ly/NOpD30g1dNH

  20-10-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: DeepMind team behind AlphaGo wins inaugural ‘Nobel Prize for AI’ ow.ly/NOpD30g1dNH
  
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• #MostRead Today: Could blockchain finally do away with our addiction to paper? ow.ly/VVVh30g1dPL

  20-10-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Could blockchain finally do away with our addiction to paper? ow.ly/VVVh30g1dPL
  
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• Amazon's Jeff Bezos smashes champagne bottle on turbine

  20-10-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The peculiar video gives a sweeping look of the new Texan wind farm located in Scurry County which is currently Amazon's largest renewable energy project.
  
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• Researchers discover 131-year-old record of a solar flare

  20-10-2017 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On September 10 1886, amateur astronomer Juan Valderrama y Aguilar wrote about what he saw from Madrid, and even drew a picture to illustrate the ‘huge, beautiful’ phenomenon.
  
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• The robot that could help clean up Fukushima

  20-10-2017 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Avexis has been designed by engineers from the University of Manchester, who were awarded £1.6 million ($2.1 million) in funding from Nasa in March.
  
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• MH370: Malaysia in talks with US firm to restart plane search

  20-10-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The Malaysian government is exploring a "no find-no fee" style deal with Texas-based company Ocean Infinity.
  
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• Bitcoin boom prompts growth of coin-mining malware

  20-10-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The coin-mining software can grab processor power and drain phone batteries quickly, warn security firms
  
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• Mushrooms stave off hunger pangs and help people feel full

  20-10-2017 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Minnesota researchers claim that mushrooms for breakfast, perhaps on toast or in an omelette, stave off hunger pangs and leads to a greater feeling of fullness.
  
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• NASA releases 3D map of Mars with images taken by rover

  20-10-2017 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users can visit four key sites that have been explored on Mars - the Curiosity's landing site, Murray Buttes, Marias Pass and Pahrump Hills.
  
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• Richard Branson's artificial reef project revealed

  20-10-2017 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Kodiak Queen forms the centrepiece of a unique new dive site and underwater sculpture called The Maverick BVI Art Reef, located just off Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.
  
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• Mastercard’s Ajay Bhalla explains how AI can predict which cards hackers will abuse siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mas…

  20-10-2017 15:53 via twitter.com
  Mastercard’s Ajay Bhalla explains how AI can predict which cards hackers will abuse siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mas…
  
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• Lero announces expansion as new member IT Tralee signs research deal siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ler…

  20-10-2017 15:42 via twitter.com
  Lero announces expansion as new member IT Tralee signs research deal siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ler…
  
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• 9.7m-year-old teeth suggest Europe is cradle of humanity

  20-10-2017 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Mainz Natural History Museum in Germany discovered the set of teeth near the town of Eppelsheim.
  
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• WATCH: Accenture’s head of employee experience gets experimental at The Dock siliconrepublic.com/video/accentur…

  20-10-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Accenture’s head of employee experience gets experimental at The Dock siliconrepublic.com/video/accentur…
  
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• The men of the desert nomad tribe in Chad

  20-10-2017 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When the rainy season ends, the Wodaabe tribe in Chad come together to celebrate beauty with Gerewol - a week-long courtship ceremony where the men don elaborate costumes and make up.
  
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• How long would it take a hacker to crack your password?

  20-10-2017 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech experts from online electrical retailer AO.com have revealed the ten most commonly used passwords in the UK including 123123, would take an expert less than one second to crack.
  
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• Political podcasting tips: Miliband, Chorley and Mason

  20-10-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Getting tips about going digital from Ed Miliband, Matt Chorley and Chris Mason.
  
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• It's been a good quarter for #fintech start-ups! ow.ly/Atmu30fY09g

  20-10-2017 15:10 via twitter.com
  It's been a good quarter for #fintech start-ups! ow.ly/Atmu30fY09g
  
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• Famous Irishmen subject of Westminster Wiki editing spree

  20-10-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Someone with a Westminster IP address has been editing web entries on famous Irish people.
  
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