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• Google overhauls Maps to make it easier to find new places

  17-11-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google Maps has updated its map color scheme and added new icons to help users quickly identify different points of interest. Places like a cafe or a hiking spot will have a designated color and icon.
  
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• Return of the Polar Vortex to bring a frigid winter 

  17-11-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the National Science Foundation predicts an exceptionally cold winter with the return of the Polar Vortex.
  
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• Tech to cut young drivers' insurance bills

  17-11-2017 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Which is the best insurance technology for young drivers: Black box or dash cam?
  
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• The 'flying bum' goes higher, faster and farther than ever

  17-11-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest test flights over Bedfordshire will push Airlander to fly higher (up to 7000 feet), faster (up to 50 knots) and further away from its airfield (up to 75 nautical miles away).
  
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• Apple's diversity chief steps down six months into the job

  17-11-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple’s diversity chief is stepping down after only six months on the job after saying that being a minority or a woman are not the only criteria for diversity.
  
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• UN panel agrees to move ahead with debate on killer robots

  17-11-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Human rights groups said governments are moving too slowly to keep up with advances in artificial intelligence that could put computers in control one day.
  
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• Solar minimum remained 'surprisingly constant' for 60 yrs

  17-11-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Japan studied data going back to 1957. While solar maximums varied with each cycle, they same microwave emissions during solar minimum were the same.
  
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• Navy apologizes after pilot draws penises in the sky

  17-11-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Navy officials are failing to see the funny side of the efforts of a mischievous pilot who drew enormous penises in the sky above Washington this week.  
  
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• The 'R2D2' bot set to mine the moon to win $20M X-Prize

  17-11-2017 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as MX-1E,the craft is a similar size and shape to the R2D2 droid from Star Wars, and is slated to fly next year aboard a Rocket Lab Electron booster, which launches from New Zealand.
  
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• Great news for #jobseekers today as @immedis announced 80 new roles today. #jobfairy #jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/immedis-j…

  17-11-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  Great news for #jobseekers today as @immedis announced 80 new roles today. #jobfairy #jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/immedis-j…
  
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• Chimps recoil from food placed near soft, moist objects

  17-11-2017 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute set up a experiments to test how exposure to contaminants influences chimps’ feeding choices based on different sensory cues.
  
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• Long-tailed macaques use feathers and grass as floss

  17-11-2017 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Long-tailed macaques on the Indian island of Great Nicobar also use different tools and techniques to clean and access their food, for example wrapping leaves around cashew nuts to rub latex off them.
  
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• NASA image shows massive, raging storm on Jupiter

  17-11-2017 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured a breathtaking image of a raging tempest on Jupiter. The turbulent scene was spotted during its ninth close flyby of the planet, from 6,281 miles above.
  
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• .@interxion's @harmjoosse believes a #cloud strategy is now at the top of every CIO's agenda. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…

  17-11-2017 20:35 via twitter.com
  .@interxion's @harmjoosse believes a #cloud strategy is now at the top of every CIO's agenda. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…
  
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• Thinking about joining a #graduate programme? Find out more about what it's like to work at @Amgen siliconrepublic.com/people/amgen-g…

  17-11-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Thinking about joining a #graduate programme? Find out more about what it's like to work at @Amgen siliconrepublic.com/people/amgen-g…
  
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• Fireball in Finland sky 'probably a meteorite'

  17-11-2017 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspected meteor shook buildings when it raced through the sky in Lapland.
  
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• NBC News: Having Kids Is Bad For Earth, Procreating Deemed Immoral

  17-11-2017 19:38 via technocracy.news
  The author is parroting UN Sustainable Development dogma that calls for population reduction throughout the world. Agenda 21 architects in the 1990s suggested that the earth could only sustain 600-800 million people. What would happen to the other 6.5 billion people? Claiming that it’s immoral to have children, that you selfishly add to your personal carbon footprint, is anti-human, anti-civilization and anti-earth. ⁃ TN EditorA startling and honestly distressing view is be
  
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• Conspiracy theorists claim Nibiru will destroy Earth

  17-11-2017 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of conspiracy theorists claim that recent natural disasters on Earth, including the recent earthquakes in Florida and Puerto Rico, are a sign the world is about to end.
  
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• Remains of a fearless ancient sea monster reappear

  17-11-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of a 20-foot (six-metre) long Steller's sea cow were found by nature reserve officials on the far flung Commander Islands in the Bering Sea.
  
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• Urartu castle found at the bottom of a lake n Turkey

  17-11-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have uncovered stone fortifications protected from the ravages of time by the alkaline waters of Lake Van, which are believed to have been built by the Urartu civilisation.
  
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• #Limerick City and County Council will transform the city with funding from the @EIB siliconrepublic.com/companies/eib-…

  17-11-2017 19:05 via twitter.com
  #Limerick City and County Council will transform the city with funding from the @EIBsiliconrepublic.com/companies/eib-…
  
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• Bodies Needed: Head Transplants About To Happen In China

  17-11-2017 18:52 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat surgeons will need a supply of healthy, living bodies for those whose head and brain are intact but bodies are unusable. China has few ethical or legal restrictions on anything to do with science and technology. ⁃ TN EditorWhether or not we believe head transplants will “work” or whether or not we want them to happen, the fact is the technology to perform them is being developed in China right now.
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• This week, #WarnerBros believes the future of entertainment is in #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/warne…

  17-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  This week, #WarnerBros believes the future of entertainment is in #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/warne…
  
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• Researchfest 2017: Finding out what makes cheese blush siliconrepublic.com/video/research… #ScienceWeek #StopAndAsk

  17-11-2017 18:30 via twitter.com
  Researchfest 2017: Finding out what makes cheese blush siliconrepublic.com/video/research… #ScienceWeek #StopAndAsk
  
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• Apple delays launch of smart speaker

  17-11-2017 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The HomePod will now go on release in early 2018 as the gadget still needs work, said Apple.
  
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• 500-year-old coin found by an amateur treasure hunter 

  17-11-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts speculate the gold coin, found in Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, may have been dropped by one of Richard's soldiers fleeing the pivotal Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Make way for Generation Science siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  17-11-2017 18:07 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Make way for Generation Science siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• The new @Quad9DNS will see more power given back to internet users. #infosec #Quad9DNS @ibm_Ireland siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/qua…

  17-11-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  The new @Quad9DNS will see more power given back to internet users. #infosec #Quad9DNS @ibm_Ireland siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/qua…
  
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• Video shows night sky lit up by meteor over Lapland 

  17-11-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows a bright light in the sky over Inari in Finland - but the flash was so intense it was also seen in Russia's Kola Peninsula and in northern Norway.
  
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• Climate nemesis, carbon, could become valuable resource

  17-11-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The boat is the first in the world to be fitted with an electric engine powered by a fuel cell containing methanol - a form of alcohol that inevitably prompts 'booze cruise' jokes among passengers.
  
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• Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin furthers her quest to broaden the science conversation siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aoi…

  17-11-2017 17:56 via twitter.com
  Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin furthers her quest to broaden the science conversation siliconrepublic.com/innovation/aoi…
  
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• Getting more 'wolflike' is the key to the future for coyotes

  17-11-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coyotes have lived in the US East coast since the 1930s, and recent genetic tests have shown they are actually a mixture of coyote, wolf and dog. Increasingly wolflike traits are making it larger.
  
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• Net filters help avoid dodgy domains

  17-11-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Consumers can get help to spot domains that are known to be used by phishing gangs and cyber-thieves
  
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• Tesla truck, Firefox fightback: Podcast 344

  17-11-2017 17:43
  
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• Paraplegic rats walk after receiving stem cell therapy

  17-11-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology found that, after just three weeks, 42 per cent of rodents improved their ability to walk and support their weight.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Almost 600 jobs announced around Ireland this week ow.ly/eFTK30gEh6r

  17-11-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Almost 600 jobs announced around Ireland this week ow.ly/eFTK30gEh6r
  
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• #MostRead Today: The numbers add up at Startup Weekend Dublin’s fintech edition ow.ly/toH530gEh4C

  17-11-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The numbers add up at Startup Weekend Dublin’s fintech edition ow.ly/toH530gEh4C
  
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• Apple delays HomePod speaker until early next year

  17-11-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has delayed its $349 'HomePod' home speaker until early next year, claiming it needs 'a little more time before it’s ready.'
  
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• Passenger pigeon's success helped their extinction

  17-11-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite numbering up to five billion during the 19th Century, the passenger pigeon went extinct in 1914 when its last surviving member, a female called Martha, died alone in Cincinnati Zoo.
  
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• How did Chopin die? Mystery of composer's death solved

  17-11-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inspired by his fear of being buried alive, composer Frederic Chopin asked that his heart be removed from his body in Paris, to be enshrined in his native Poland.
  
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• Gold artefacts found in King Tut's tomb were imported

  17-11-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Almost 100 decorative fittings for bow cases, quivers and bridles were transported hundreds of miles to be placed in King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
  
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• Germany bans children's smartwatches

  17-11-2017 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Telecoms regulator says kids' smartwatches are spying devices and are to be banned under German law.
  
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• Fishing 'best argument for seagrass conservation'

  17-11-2017 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Seagrass meadows are diminishing worldwide, which has serious implications for fishing activity.
  
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• Dogs slash the risk of a premature death by a third

  17-11-2017 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden, found older people who live alone are 33 per cent less likely to die over the next 12 years if they own a dog, with heart disease deaths going down by 36 per cent.
  
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• Eggs choose sperm with the best genes during fertilisation

  17-11-2017 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Nadeau, principal scientist at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle, believes eggs are an active player in reproduction and have acontrol over their offspring.
  
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• Research shows women really are better drivers than men

  17-11-2017 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Older women were much better at controlling their distractions and paying attention to the road, according to research from the Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics (stock image).
  
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• 'It's not possible to eradicate plague', scientists warn

  17-11-2017 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Allen Cheng, an infectious disease expert at Monash University, warned this year's outbreak in Madagascar has been 'unusual' - because of it being airborne.
  
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• Giant leap forward for Limerick re-development as EIB confirms investment siliconrepublic.com/companies/eib-…

  17-11-2017 16:06 via twitter.com
  Giant leap forward for Limerick re-development as EIB confirms investment siliconrepublic.com/companies/eib-…
  
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• Canavero: World's 1st human head transplant carried out

  17-11-2017 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The announcement was made by Italian Professor Sergio Canavero, director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group at a press conference in Vienna this morning.
  
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• Unilad Facebook account blocked

  17-11-2017 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The Facebook account for viral news website Unilad has been deleted.
  
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