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• Video claims to show leaked Samsung W2018 flip phone

  20-11-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Samsung W2018 flip phone, set to be sold in China from December 1, has touch-screen displays on either side of the flip part, and a metallic design with a camera, fingerprint and heart rate scanner.
  
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• Study: Nuclear explosion came first in Chernobyl disaster

  20-11-2017 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Sweden analyzed xenon isotopes from the debris, along with weather conditions and observations of the destroyed tank. This suggests a nuclear explosion happened first.
  
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• Blow for Mars life as NASA says 'water streaks' are SAND

  20-11-2017 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA believes they could be 'granular flows', where grains of sand and dust slip downhill to make dark streaks, rather than the ground being darkened by seeping water.
  
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• Video claims to show leaked Samsung 2018 flip phone

  20-11-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Samsung W2018 flip phone, set to be sold in China from December 1, has touch-screen displays on either side of the flip part, and a metallic design with a camera, fingerprint and heart rate scanner.
  
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• After months of lobbying from dozens of nations, #Amsterdam will host the #EMA siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ams…

  20-11-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  After months of lobbying from dozens of nations, #Amsterdam will host the #EMA siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ams…
  
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• Seafloor sediments show the ingredients for 'The Big One'

  20-11-2017 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study led by the University of Texas at Austin, researchers found a megaquake may be more likely to strike off the coast of Washington and northern Oregon than regions further south.
  
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• Origin of teeth traced back to scales of primitive fish

  20-11-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from experts at the University of Cambridge found similarities between teeth and small, fang-like scales (pictured) found on cartilaginous fish such as sharks, skates and rays.
  
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• Children as young as 6 months know when words are related

  20-11-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers, from Duke University in North Carolina, claim parents should talk to their children as much as possible as they are always listening and learning from speech.
  
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• How can you slow down spacecrafts from barrelling endlessly into space? #spacetech #astrophysics siliconrepublic.com/innovation/int…

  20-11-2017 20:55 via twitter.com
  How can you slow down spacecrafts from barrelling endlessly into space? #spacetech #astrophysics siliconrepublic.com/innovation/int…
  
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• How whales swallow half a million calories in a mouthful

  20-11-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Oregon University made the discovery after attaching motion sensing tags to five dozen blue whales off the coast of California.
  
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• Viral Facebook photo of dog hidden among the ferns

  20-11-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dog owner Karen Fornos Klein posted the snap of her pooch Ambar hiding during an autumnal walk in the Surrey woodland on Facebook - where it has quickly racked up dozens of likes and comments.
  
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• Sensitive #data on three cloud storage servers were publicly downloadable on #AWS. #infosec #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/companies/pent…

  20-11-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Sensitive #data on three cloud storage servers were publicly downloadable on #AWS. #infosec #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/companies/pent…
  
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• Albatrosses hit by fishing and climate

  20-11-2017 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The spectacular albatrosses featured in the BBC's Blue Planet series have seen a big slump in numbers.
  
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• Blue Planet II slammed for linking plastic to dead whale

  20-11-2017 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough told BBC viewers how it was possible the pilot whale had poisoned her calf through her own milk, contaminated by plastic and industrial chemicals in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Bizarre shape of interstellar asteroid

  20-11-2017 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  An asteroid that visited our Solar System from interstellar space is one of the most elongated celestial bodies known to science.
  
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• NASA reveals asteroid Oumuamua is shaped like a cigar

  20-11-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The asteroid, named ‘Oumuamua by its discoverers, is up to one-quarter mile (400 meters) long and highly-elongated—perhaps 10 times as long as it is wide.
  
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• .@ANAM_tech enables mobile operators to profit from text messaging and has raised money from BMS Finance. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/anam…

  20-11-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  .@ANAM_tech enables mobile operators to profit from text messaging and has raised money from BMS Finance. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/anam…
  
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• 'Stink-flirting' helps male lemurs secure a mate

  20-11-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers observed lemurs at Berenty Reserve in Madagascar. While the primates have been known to use the wafting technique for dominance, study found it may also be a way of 'flirting.'
  
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• Ancient skeletons could reveal who wrote Dead Sea Scrolls

  20-11-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Remains found in the West bank's Qumran region suggest the Dead Sea Scrolls (stock images) were linked to a mysterious ancient Jewish group known as the Essenes.
  
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• Oxytocin controls how dogs read smiling human faces 

  20-11-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at the University of Helsinki found that dogs under the influence of the social bonding hormone oxytocin are more likely to focus on smiling human faces than angry ones.
  
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• Bronze Age boys in Russia killed and ate their pet dogs

  20-11-2017 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthropologist David Anthony and his colleagues from Hartwick College have worked at the site in Russia, called Krasnosamarskoe, for several years.
  
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• Great news for #jobseekers as more than 30 #jobs come to Northern Ireland #jobfairy #NIjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/fermanagh…

  20-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Great news for #jobseekers as more than 30 #jobs come to Northern Ireland #jobfairy #NIjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/fermanagh…
  
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• Amsterdam wins right to host EMA after ‘penalty shootout’ vote siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ams…

  20-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  Amsterdam wins right to host EMA after ‘penalty shootout’ vote siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ams…
  
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• Michigan woman is ninth to spot Loch Ness monster in 2017

  20-11-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diana Turner, from Michigan, US, claims she has recorded the ninth sighting this year of the Loch Ness Monster — while she was watching a webcam stream of the loch from America.
  
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• ZEISS reveals photographs showing beauty in laboratories

  20-11-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Metal peacock feathers, a partly constructed wooden clock and a 'nano man' are just some of the strikingly intricate images entered a photo competition at the University of Cambridge.
  
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• Volvo to supply Uber with up to 24,000 self-driving cars

  20-11-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars.
  
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• Japanese company Ale creates artificial shooting stars

  20-11-2017 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo-based start-up company Ale has announced it plans to produce the first artificial meteor shower over the Setouchi area in the Hiroshima Prefecture in 2019 (artist's impression).
  
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• Location of the Battle of Brunanburh is pinpointed

  20-11-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many believe the battle took place in Bromborough on the Wirral, Merseyside, but historian Professor Michael Wood is convinced it unfolded in South Yorkshire (pictured).
  
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• Attention start-ups! The 2017 @ucddublin  VentureLaunch competition will be hotly contested. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ucd-…

  20-11-2017 17:55 via twitter.com
  Attention start-ups! The 2017 @ucddublin  VentureLaunch competition will be hotly contested. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ucd-…
  
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• The mystery of the Arctic ghost ship SS Baychimo

  20-11-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  She was last seen in 1969, 38 years after she was abandoned in the Arctic - but since then no one has laid eyes on the SS Baychimo. The tale of this ghost ship continues to baffle.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Want to know what it’s like working in a blockchain lab? ow.ly/6bRL30gHoLX

  20-11-2017 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Want to know what it’s like working in a blockchain lab? ow.ly/6bRL30gHoLX
  
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• #MostRead Today: Sky to bring fibre straight to Irish homes after striking major deal with Siro ow.ly/8Plg30gHoEO

  20-11-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Sky to bring fibre straight to Irish homes after striking major deal with Siro ow.ly/8Plg30gHoEO
  
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• #MostRead Today: How Accenture is going ‘off-chain’ to make blockchain editable ow.ly/synz30gHoJL

  20-11-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How Accenture is going ‘off-chain’ to make blockchain editable ow.ly/synz30gHoJL
  
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• #MostRead Today: AIB invests €30m in fintech player TransferMate ow.ly/B3bE30gHoGH

  20-11-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: AIB invests €30m in fintech player TransferMate ow.ly/B3bE30gHoGH
  
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• #MostRead Today: 14 super Zurich start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/l3Ct30gHoCg

  20-11-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 14 super Zurich start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/l3Ct30gHoCg
  
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• The world’s first images of dogs show them wearing leashes

  20-11-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, in Jena, Germany, looked at more than 1,400 engravings made in the Arabian Desert to make the discovery.
  
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• Climate change 'slow down' was caused by lack of data

  20-11-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Alaska has created the first data set of surface temperatures from across the world that significantly improves representation of the Arctic during the 'global warming hiatus.'
  
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• Google's Incognito Mode doesn't stop bosses seeing history

  20-11-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LA-based Google's Vice President of Chrome Dan Fisher has warned anything watched on incognito is 'certainly still visible' to your employee, school or service provider (stock image).
  
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• Mayo beach which 'vanished' 12 years ago returns overnight

  20-11-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The white sands of Ashleam Bay on the picturesque island of Achill off the coast of Mayo in Ireland were washed away during a freak storm in 2005.
  
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• Ed Ansett will be speaking at the @datacentresire conference this week about security within #data centres #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ed-…

  20-11-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  Ed Ansett will be speaking at the @datacentresire conference this week about security within #data centres #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ed-…
  
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• #Blockchain is massive right now, but what's the next step? @Accenture_Irl plans on doing things differently. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/acc…

  20-11-2017 16:57 via twitter.com
  #Blockchain is massive right now, but what's the next step? @Accenture_Irl plans on doing things differently. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/acc…
  
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• Dublin cuts its losses in EMA bid by pulling out, favouring EBA instead siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dub…

  20-11-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  Dublin cuts its losses in EMA bid by pulling out, favouring EBA instead siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dub…
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla Roadster will have 'special option'

  20-11-2017 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla unveiled its brand new $200,000 (£151,000) sports car - the fastest production car ever made - at an event in Los Angeles last week, claiming it will go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds.
  
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• Here are the best ways to avoid computer eye strain siliconrepublic.com/advice/avoid-c…

  20-11-2017 16:45 via twitter.com
  Here are the best ways to avoid computer eye strain siliconrepublic.com/advice/avoid-c…
  
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• Uber and Volvo strike deal for 24,000 self-drive cars

  20-11-2017 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Uber plans to purchase up to 24,000 cars from Volvo before 2021 to build a self-drive fleet.
  
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• Childcare website glitch leaves families struggling

  20-11-2017 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  One family is having to rely on using credit cards to put food on the table and make ends meet.
  
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• Want to know what it's like working as a #graduate at @Amgen? Find out from someone who's already done it. #biotech siliconrepublic.com/people/amgen-g…

  20-11-2017 16:18 via twitter.com
  Want to know what it's like working as a #graduate at @Amgen? Find out from someone who's already done it. #biotech siliconrepublic.com/people/amgen-g…
  
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• New ‘wonder’ device could power homes and cars with clean hydrogen siliconrepublic.com/machines/hydro…

  20-11-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  New ‘wonder’ device could power homes and cars with clean hydrogen siliconrepublic.com/machines/hydro…
  
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• GSA head Charlotte Avery warns of rise of the 'screenager'

  20-11-2017 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Avery, president of the Girls' Schools Association and head of St Mary's School, Cambridge, says childhood is being eroded by access to inappropriate content online.
  
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• Retro ads reveal sky-high prices of now archaic technology

  20-11-2017 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vintage ads, from both the US and UK, show how today we take for granted technologies that were luxury items just a few decades ago.
  
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