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• Is Instagram down? Users report being logged out of app

  09-11-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the past hour, hundreds of Instagram users reported problems accessing the Instagram photo-sharing app.Some users are reporting that they can't like pictures without being logged out.
  
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• Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news

  09-11-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before the presidential election, as the Access Hollywood tape came out, the Associated Press found.
  
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• Apple 'did offer to help FBI with Texas shooter's iPhone'

  09-11-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple denied a claim made Tuesday by FBI's Christopher Combs that it won't help the FBI gain access to the church shooter's phone. It said it reached out and feds never asked for help.
  
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• Apple finally releases fix for the 'i' autocorrect issue

  09-11-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm published iOS 11.1.1 today, promising to resolve ‘an issue with keyboard autocorrect.’ A strange bug caused iPhones to autocorrect the letter ‘i’ to an A with a strange [?] symbol.
  
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• Elon Musk's plan won't solve Puerto Rico's power problems

  09-11-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solar microgrid systems cost tens of thousands of dollars, and there is currently no substantial way to pay for them following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, other than the kindness of strangers.
  
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• Researchers were astonished to find that supernova iPTF14hls has exploded not once, but twice. #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/zom…

  09-11-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  Researchers were astonished to find that supernova iPTF14hls has exploded not once, but twice. #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/zom…
  
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• Mobile-app errors expose data on 180 mln phones

  09-11-2017 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Up to 180 million smart phone owners are at risk of having some of their text messages and calls intercepted by hackers because of a simple coding error in at least 685 mobile apps.
  
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• Reddit bans controversial sexist r/incel message board

  09-11-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco social media firm Reddit has updated its site-wide policy to prevent publication of content that 'encourages, glorifies, incites or calls for violence or physical harm.'
  
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• The #Brexit paper has 4 key aims: ensure competitiveness, foster innovation, support trade & negotiate best outcome siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…

  09-11-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  The #Brexit paper has 4 key aims: ensure competitiveness, foster innovation, support trade & negotiate best outcome siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…
  
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• Gov. Jerry Brown To Vatican Faithful: “We Need A Total, I Might Say ‘Brain Washing'”

  09-11-2017 20:26 via technocracy.news
  Gov. Jerry Brown is panicked and incensed over Global Warming, demanding a forced global transformation. He states, “We need to wash our brains out and see a very different kind of world.” When Brown attended Jesuit seminary in his youth, they taught him how to meditate, apply self-mortification which included painful self-flagellation. Even as he admits that he wasn’t transformed, he calls for the whole world to be transformed into a carbonless Utopia. ⁃ TN EditorGo
  
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• A spokesperson for the city of #LasVegas said there were no injuries in the collision siliconrepublic.com/machines/self-…

  09-11-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  A spokesperson for the city of #LasVegas said there were no injuries in the collision siliconrepublic.com/machines/self-…
  
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• Huge quantities of unsuitable content available for young children to view on #YouTube siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…

  09-11-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Huge quantities of unsuitable content available for young children to view on #YouTube siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…
  
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• Superhuman: Brain Implanted Chips To Be Ready Within 15 Years

  09-11-2017 20:01 via technocracy.news
  Read carefully: Obama’s 2012 “Map the Human Brain” initiative is producing control freaks who want to achieve read/write access to the human brain. This includes reading, deleting, creating and altering memories. It would be the ultimate mind control mechanism ever created. Of course, it is over-hyped and likely impossible, but the fact that they believe they can do it is concerning enough. ⁃ TN EditorPeople will be able to buy new memories and delete unwanted ones i
  
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• #Portugal native Ruben Carvalho says adjusting to #Ireland was quite a smooth process siliconrepublic.com/people/fidelit…

  09-11-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  #Portugal native Ruben Carvalho says adjusting to #Ireland was quite a smooth process siliconrepublic.com/people/fidelit…
  
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• Hurricane Maria devastation prompts Ocean XPRIZE rethink

  09-11-2017 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  September's Maria storm disrupts the international competition to find innovative ways to map the seafloor.
  
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• Vitro technology is bringing health systems around the world into the 21st century at considerable velocity. @Entirl siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vit…

  09-11-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Vitro technology is bringing health systems around the world into the 21st century at considerable velocity. @Entirl siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vit…
  
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• Founding President Of Facebook Warns It Is “Exploiting Human Psychology”

  09-11-2017 19:20 via technocracy.news
  Sean Parker has regrets that the original team “understood this consciously, and we did it anyway”; Facebook produces a continuous low-dose regimen of dopamine leading to addiction. Even though Parker and a few other early players are recanting their earlier days with social media, Mark Zuckerberg is not! ⁃ TN Editor
  Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, gave me a candid insider’s look at how social networks purposely hook and potentially hurt our brains.B
  
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• DroneSAR’s technology can convert off-the-shelf #drones into life-saving search-and-rescue machines siliconrepublic.com/machines/drone…

  09-11-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  DroneSAR’s technology can convert off-the-shelf #drones into life-saving search-and-rescue machines siliconrepublic.com/machines/drone…
  
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• New measures from #Chrome will reduce users being taken advantage of or exploited. #security siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  09-11-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  New measures from #Chrome will reduce users being taken advantage of or exploited. #security siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• The world's strangest sea creatures revealed

  09-11-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the Antarctic to the Indian Ocean, these creatures have extremely startling appearances. Some are gentle giants, others are small and vicious. All are extraordinary.
  
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• TripAdvisor to flag hotels with reports of sexual assault

  09-11-2017 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The tags were introduced after TripAdvisor was accused of deleting posts describing sexual assaults.
  
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• UK backs ban on bee-harming pesticides, says Michael Gove

  09-11-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Environment Secretary Micheal Gove (pictured) said new evidence indicated the risk to bees and other insects from the chemicals was 'greater than previously understood'.
  
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• The sKan device works on the fact that cancerous cells have a higher metabolic rate than normal cells. #JDA2017 siliconrepublic.com/machines/james…

  09-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  The sKan device works on the fact that cancerous cells have a higher metabolic rate than normal cells. #JDA2017 siliconrepublic.com/machines/james…
  
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• China's reveals new video of hypersonic strike aircraft

  09-11-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the TV clip, an arrowhead-shaped model is shown inside China's innovative JF-12 wind tunnel, which was developed by mechanics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
  
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• Stressful situation really do mess with your memory

  09-11-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, from experts at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, could help us understand why war veterans or victims of crime struggle to remember the stressful events they went through.
  
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• Extinct wolf-sized otter had powerful bite

  09-11-2017 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A giant otter that roamed China six million years ago had a surprisingly strong bite, say scientists.
  
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• Great news for @coroflobaby, winner of the #ESBSparkOfGenius award siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/coro…

  09-11-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  Great news for @coroflobaby, winner of the #ESBSparkOfGenius award siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/coro…
  
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• Google adds waiting times for a million restaurants

  09-11-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new wait times feature coming to Google Search and Maps will soon allow restaurant-goers to better plan their visits. It will allow people to see wait times for close to one million restaurants globally.
  
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• Skin cancer detecting device picks up £30,000 Dyson prize

  09-11-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of medical and bioengineering undergraduates from McCaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, created the non-invasive test that can indicate cancerous skin tissue.
  
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• Twitter halts 'broken' verified-profile system

  09-11-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The site had faced complaints that white-supremacist accounts were being verified.
  
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• The cream of the #Oslo start-up crop: @_noisolation @OtovoSolar @Sociuslive @tfguniverse @vivaldibrowser @Xeneta_AS siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/oslo…

  09-11-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  The cream of the #Oslo start-up crop: @_noisolation @OtovoSolar @Sociuslive @tfguniverse @vivaldibrowser @Xeneta_AS siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/oslo…
  
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• Apple could launch an iPad with Face ID and no home button

  09-11-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anonymous industry sources claim Apple is working on a 10.5 inch all-screen device, to be rolled out globally, that will feature facial recognition but will not have an upgraded OLED display.
  
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• Sean Parker says Facebook exploits human weakness

  09-11-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sean Parker said that people like himself and Mark Zuckerberg had just one goal it mind: 'How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible'
  
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• Gorillas hold boxing match in Devon zoo over food

  09-11-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the amazing scenes as a pair of Western Lowland gorillas faced off inside Paignton Zoo in Devon after the dominant male attempted to steal food from his subservient friend.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Want to know what it’s like working at Twitter? ow.ly/KdFY30gt9sj

  09-11-2017 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Want to know what it’s like working at Twitter? ow.ly/KdFY30gt9sj
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish CEOs and leaders meet to discuss supports for women in tech ow.ly/qwuI30gt9qf

  09-11-2017 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Irish CEOs and leaders meet to discuss supports for women in tech ow.ly/qwuI30gt9qf
  
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• #MostRead Today: Disturbing children’s content sees YouTube criticised ow.ly/PAXa30gt9uQ

  09-11-2017 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Disturbing children’s content sees YouTube criticised ow.ly/PAXa30gt9uQ
  
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• #MostRead Today: Quantum tunnelling breakthrough opens new avenues for solar energy ow.ly/BvAa30gt9ou

  09-11-2017 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Quantum tunnelling breakthrough opens new avenues for solar energy ow.ly/BvAa30gt9ou
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 outstanding Oslo start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/pwcW30gt932

  09-11-2017 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 outstanding Oslo start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/pwcW30gt932
  
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• FBI seeks to unlock Texas shooter's iPhone

  09-11-2017 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple has offered its help in getting at any data held on the iPhone of Devin Kelley.
  
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• #Instagram users rejoice! You can soon add any videos or images to your Stories siliconrepublic.com/gear/instagram…

  09-11-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  #Instagram users rejoice! You can soon add any videos or images to your Stories siliconrepublic.com/gear/instagram…
  
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• YouTuber Lilly Singh generously gives fans cash for rent, exams and food

  09-11-2017 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The star celebrates reaching 1,000 vlogs by giving money to her fans with financial problems.
  
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• Computer learns how to solve crimes by bingeing on CSI 

  09-11-2017 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have developed an artificially intelligent machine that can identify a fictional killer.
  
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• Check out the Irish start-ups taking place in this year's @SWC2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/star…

  09-11-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  Check out the Irish start-ups taking place in this year's @SWC2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/star…
  
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• Maurienne valley in the Alps records many tiny earthquakes

  09-11-2017 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sismalp, an earthquake observation organisation has been monitoring activity in the Alps, and notes that between the 1-27 October, 262 tremors were recorded in the Maurienne valley.
  
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• How can you really make sure your company promotes diversity? siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…

  09-11-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  How can you really make sure your company promotes diversity? siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…
  
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• Chicxulub Asteroid that killed dinosaurs hit at worst spot

  09-11-2017 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chicxulub asteroid impact, which slammed into Earth in what is now Mexico, would not have caused a mass extinction if it had hit almost anywhere else, say scientists (stock image).
  
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• Law-focused #blockchain hackathon saw participants flex their creative muscles. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mat…

  09-11-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  Law-focused #blockchain hackathon saw participants flex their creative muscles.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mat…
  
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• ‘Gone are the days of waiting for test results’ siliconrepublic.com/companies/ciga…

  09-11-2017 16:30 via twitter.com
  ‘Gone are the days of waiting for test results’ siliconrepublic.com/companies/ciga…
  
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• Brain chips will be as popular as smartphones in 15 years

  09-11-2017 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon this week, Bryan Johnson, founder of Kernel, said that unlocking the potential of the mind is the 'single greatest thing' humanity can achieve.
  
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