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• Facebook ad revenue tops $10bn

  01-11-2017 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Boss Mark Zuckerberg says the firm is "serious" about security and condemns Russian propaganda.
  
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• Facebook profit trounces estimates as ad sales rises

  01-11-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zuckerberg admitted its investment in preventing abuse would impact profitability in the future. The firm has made $4.7 billion in profit in the last quarter on revenue of $10.3 billion.
  
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• Sea slugs attack prey that have just eaten

  01-11-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have found that sea slugs live and feed on hydroid colonies, which consists of individual polyps that capture and feed on plankton.
  
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• BBC's Blue Planet II reveals bizarre seabed shuffler

  01-11-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unusual orange creature – called a sea toad – lives in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and has evolved to walk on the bottom of the ocean.
  
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• Tesla reports biggest-ever quarterly loss, Model 3 delays

  01-11-2017 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla Inc racked up a $619 million loss in the third quarter, its biggest-ever, driving its shares sharply lower as the electric-car maker spends to speed up production of its more affordable Model 3 sedan.
  
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• Astronauts on Mars missions at risk of brain damage

  01-11-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Medical University of South Carolina discovered brain changes in people after just 90 days in microgravity conditions.
  
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• Woman spots a UFO hovering over the Great Barrier Reef 

  01-11-2017 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Evidence of extraterrestrial activity was written across the sky in Australia's North East over the weekend, according to a woman behind some 'unexplainable' photos.
  
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• Greystones firm Goldfish claims a first for Irish #telecoms. siliconrepublic.com/comms/babelfis…

  01-11-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  Greystones firm Goldfish claims a first for Irish #telecoms. siliconrepublic.com/comms/babelfis…
  
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• Brown finds ability to smell changes throughout the day

  01-11-2017 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brown University researchers found our peak of smell sensitivity was at the beginning of biological night, or about 9 p.m, while our worst time was 3am-9am.
  
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• Traders and financial experts are in awe as #bitcoin has once again surpassed its all-time high siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…

  01-11-2017 21:00 via twitter.com
  Traders and financial experts are in awe as #bitcoin has once again surpassed its all-time high siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…
  
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• The aim is to improve the delivery of toxic drugs to tumours. #CancerResearch siliconrepublic.com/machines/shape…

  01-11-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  The aim is to improve the delivery of toxic drugs to tumours. #CancerResearch siliconrepublic.com/machines/shape…
  
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• Gay lions put on public display of affection in Kenya

  01-11-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two male lions were seen sneaking off into the bushes on Kenya's Masai Mara for some privacy, before engaging in affectionate love-making and a cuddle afterwards.
  
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• Evros MD Brian Larkin tells us why Roy Keane and Nelson Mandela are his role models. #leadership siliconrepublic.com/companies/bria…

  01-11-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  Evros MD Brian Larkin tells us why Roy Keane and Nelson Mandela are his role models. #leadership siliconrepublic.com/companies/bria…
  
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• Google has announced the launch of its #HangoutsMeet hardware siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  01-11-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  Google has announced the launch of its #HangoutsMeet hardware siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• This US trade mission comes at a pivotal time for #Ireland in the wake of #Brexit and EU turbulence siliconrepublic.com/companies/west…

  01-11-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  This US trade mission comes at a pivotal time for #Ireland in the wake of #Brexit and EU turbulence siliconrepublic.com/companies/west…
  
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• Eyeless, transparent 'Satan fish' living under San Antonio

  01-11-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Widemouth Blindcat - also called the Satan fish - is eyeless, has see-through skin, and lives in the complete darkness of the Edwards aquifer thousands of feet beneath San Antonio, Texas.
  
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• Why the deadly airborne plague in Madagascar is spreading

  01-11-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Professor Matthew Bayliss, from Liverpool University’s Institute of Infection and Global Health, suggested floods and heavy rains - triggered by 2016's El Niño, may be to blame.
  
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• Good news for #Android users! #Bluetooth siliconrepublic.com/gear/android-f…

  01-11-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  Good news for #Android users! #Bluetooth siliconrepublic.com/gear/android-f…
  
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• Trump abandons 'life saving' plan for car communication

  01-11-2017 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to transmit their location, speed, direction and other information 10 times per second.
  
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• .@MailChimp received some criticism when it changed a key sign-up feature. #GDPR #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mai…

  01-11-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  .@MailChimp received some criticism when it changed a key sign-up feature. #GDPR #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mai…
  
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• Archaeologists discover the remains of a primitive giraffe

  01-11-2017 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Museum of Natural History in Madrid say the newly described 'giraffid', which is the most complete fossil of its kind, may help trace their evolution.
  
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• One dose of Trodusquemine can reverse heart disease signs

  01-11-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Aberdeen have found trodusquemine reverses the effects of atherosclerosis. This causes arteries to become clogged with fat, causing heart disease.
  
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• 5 ways to improve your #problemsolving skills siliconrepublic.com/advice/problem…

  01-11-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  5 ways to improve your #problemsolving skills siliconrepublic.com/advice/problem…
  
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• Bitcoin tops £5,000 in value

  01-11-2017 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The price of Bitcoin has finally surpassed the £5,000 mark and set a new record.
  
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• Man finds thousands of poisonous blue bottles in NSW

  01-11-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of alien-like jellyfish were spotted clustered together 'wriggling and jiggling' as they enveloped the Bateman's Bay shoreline on Friday.
  
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• Samsung may change the 'back of the Galaxy S9'

  01-11-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese leaker, Ice Universe has posted a series of tweets about the Samsung Galaxy S9 this week, and suggests that the back of the device could radically change.
  
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• Freeview users vent on Twitter after TVs stop working

  01-11-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High air pressure is interfering with TV and radio signals for people all over the UK, particularly in the south, leaving many unable to watch Freeview, the company says.
  
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• Donald Trump is addicted to Twitter, researchers say

  01-11-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on a Twitter addiction scale developed by a researcher at Baylor University, Donald Trump has a 'full blown' addiction. He could quell his addiction, by blocking his own access to Twitter.
  
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• Babies use contextual clues to find things of interest

  01-11-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers admit they were shocked by the discovery, and said it could help stop signs of developmental issues such as autism far earlier.
  
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• The grilling of tech giants #Facebook, #Google and #Twitter will continue over the next two days siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/con…

  01-11-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  The grilling of tech giants #Facebook, #Google and #Twitter will continue over the next two days siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/con…
  
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• How the English language evolved over hundreds of years

  01-11-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Linguists and evolutionary biologists from the University of Pennsylvania joined forces to understand the evolution of language.
  
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• Cod, herring and haddock may vanish from Scotland's coast

  01-11-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to research from the Scottish Association for Marine Science, cod and herring are already nearing the edge of their temperature tolerance range (stock image).
  
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• 36 lucky companies have made @technology_irl’s awards shortlist. #SoftwareAwards siliconrepublic.com/companies/tech…

  01-11-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  36 lucky companies have made @technology_irl’s awards shortlist. #SoftwareAwards siliconrepublic.com/companies/tech…
  
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• FSB say rise of the machines must be monitored

  01-11-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Replacing bank and insurance workers with machines risks creating a dependency on outside technology companies beyond the reach of regulators, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said.
  
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• NASA finds dwarf planet Ceres once had global ocean

  01-11-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dawn team found that Ceres' crust is a mixture of ice, salts and hydrated materials that were subjected to past and possibly recent geologic activity on the dwarf planet.
  
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• The smart speaker stuck on BBC Radio Guernsey

  01-11-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A frustrated listener says his smart device keeps on playing one BBC station, despite him asking for others.
  
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• UpVote 17: One unhappy year in Trump's America

  01-11-2017 17:53
  
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• Russia creates 'Superman suit' means soldiers walk fire

  01-11-2017 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage released shows a man wearing the Russian Ratnik suit at an unspecified test facility. He appears to walk through flames and stands right next to an explosion.
  
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• Hurry! This amazing competition closes this Friday! ow.ly/un8c30futip

  01-11-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  Hurry! This amazing competition closes this Friday! ow.ly/un8c30futip
  
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• Freeview blames air pressure for TV disruption

  01-11-2017 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Some viewers say they missed The Great British Bake Off as a consequence.
  
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• Netflix subscribers react to news of a 9% price increase

  01-11-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The increase will take effect from mid-November, when Netflix will start charging £7.99 ($11 in the US) per month instead of £7.49 ($10 in the US) for its most popular plan.
  
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• Flying predator the size of a plane discovered in Mongolia

  01-11-2017 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The flesh-eating reptile, discovered in Mongolia's Gobi desert, was the size of a small plane with a wingspan stretching 11 metres (36ft), and was likely one of the largest animals ever to fly.
  
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• Good news for Athenry as the @Apple data centre is going ahead. #datacentres siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ath…

  01-11-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  Good news for Athenry as the @Apple data centre is going ahead. #datacentres siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ath…
  
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• Did you know empathy can boost your career? @sharonsteed is here to tell you how. #careeradvice #productivity siliconrepublic.com/advice/increas…

  01-11-2017 16:45 via twitter.com
  Did you know empathy can boost your career? @sharonsteed is here to tell you how. #careeradvice #productivity siliconrepublic.com/advice/increas…
  
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• Check out which Irish companies made the #RegTech100 list! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/regt…

  01-11-2017 16:30 via twitter.com
  Check out which Irish companies made the #RegTech100 list! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/regt…
  
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• Nasa reveals its Mars 2020 rover will have 23 'eyes'

  01-11-2017 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 23 futuristic cameras are being built by experts at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California ahead of the Mars 2020 mission.
  
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• Latest ‘SOFT’ textiles use built-in sensors that could save your life siliconrepublic.com/machines/soft-…

  01-11-2017 16:22 via twitter.com
  Latest ‘SOFT’ textiles use built-in sensors that could save your life siliconrepublic.com/machines/soft-…
  
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• .@NDRC_hq has helped many early-stage companies begin their journeys – could yours be next? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ndrc…

  01-11-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  .@NDRC_hq has helped many early-stage companies begin their journeys – could yours be next? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ndrc…
  
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• Sony revives Aibo robot dog toy

  01-11-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Sony has launched a new version of its Aibo robot pet brand, 12 years after it was axed.
  
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• Social-media images shown as evidence of 'Russian trolls'

  01-11-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Alleged Russian propaganda designed to sway voters is put on show by US senators.
  
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