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• Iranian charged with Game of Thrones hack

  21-11-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Behzad Mesri is accused of leaking details of unaired episodes and demanding a $6m ransom from HBO.
  
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• Scientists identify genes that turn scales into feathers 

  21-11-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Southern California have identified numerous genes involved in the development of both feathers and scales (stock image).
  
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• Apple removes several apps including Skype in China

  21-11-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has removed several apps including Skype, Microsoft Corp's internet phone call and messaging service, from its app store in China after the country's government pointed to violations.
  
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• Malaria identified in wild bonobos for the first time

  21-11-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Pennsylvania researchers identified malaria parasites in wild bonobos the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It could help inform research into how the parasite is transmitted.
  
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• Watch Toyota's latest robot balance on one foot

  21-11-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toyota's third-generation humanoid, dubbed T-HR3, uses a remote control ‘Master Maneuvering System’, with an array of sensors to communicate physical movements to the robot.
  
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• Researcher deliberately injected Americans with herpes

  21-11-2017 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher illegally injected people eight Americans in Illinois with a live herpes virus in an unregulated experiment for a vaccine that is now backed by billionaire Peter Thiel.
  
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• Did you have a stressful day? Start preparing for a good night's sleep now. #careeradvice #sleep #mindfulness siliconrepublic.com/advice/good-ni…

  21-11-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Did you have a stressful day? Start preparing for a good night's sleep now. #careeradvice #sleep #mindfulness siliconrepublic.com/advice/good-ni…
  
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• Water firms still using 'magic sticks'

  21-11-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Engineers from the majority of the UK's water firms still use divining rods to locate pipes, it emerges.
  
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• What's the deal with #crowdfunding? @theolynn and @pierosati are here to examine the pros and cons. #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crow…

  21-11-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  What's the deal with #crowdfunding? @theolynn and @pierosati are here to examine the pros and cons. #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crow…
  
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• Misconception about lone mad scientist can be dangerous

  21-11-2017 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'lone genius' scientist stereotype could be dangerous, as the opinion of a lone commenter may be considered equal with that of hundreds of people who have made the subject their life's work
  
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• As #cybercrime continues to shift and adapt, DDoS attacks on businesses are becoming more frequent. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ddo…

  21-11-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  As #cybercrime continues to shift and adapt, DDoS attacks on businesses are becoming more frequent. #infosecsiliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ddo…
  
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• Google secretly collects Android users’ locations

  21-11-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that Android smartphones globally collect the addresses of nearby mobile transmitter towers, which could be use to narrow your location to within 0.5 miles (0.8 km).
  
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• NASA image reveals a massive hole in the sun's atmosphere

  21-11-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While it might appear alarming, the phenomenon is no cause for worry; NASA says this particular coronal hole was likely to blame for breathtaking auroras seen earlier this month.
  
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• Radar reveals Viking workshops in Repton

  21-11-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new discoveries were located at a campsite in the small village of Repton, Derbyshire, which has been known about since the 1970s.
  
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• Regulator repeals US net neutrality rules

  21-11-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has pushed back net neutrality legislation.
  
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• #Inspirefest speaker @mattflannery founded two #fintech organisations that service sub-Saharan Africa. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fin…

  21-11-2017 18:30 via twitter.com
  #Inspirefest speaker @mattflannery founded two #fintech organisations that service sub-Saharan Africa. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fin…
  
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• #MostRead Today: How Accenture is going ‘off-chain’ to make blockchain editable ow.ly/uW5t30gJ54e

  21-11-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How Accenture is going ‘off-chain’ to make blockchain editable ow.ly/uW5t30gJ54e
  
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• #MostRead Today: Theoretical physicist suggests radical plan to slow interstellar spacecraft ow.ly/HDv830gJ52X

  21-11-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Theoretical physicist suggests radical plan to slow interstellar spacecraft ow.ly/HDv830gJ52X
  
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• #MostRead Today: Here are the best ways to avoid computer eye strain ow.ly/La6B30gJ51b

  21-11-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Here are the best ways to avoid computer eye strain ow.ly/La6B30gJ51b
  
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• #MostRead Today: Amsterdam wins right to host EMA after ‘penalty shootout’ vote ow.ly/XPiV30gJ4Zs

  21-11-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Amsterdam wins right to host EMA after ‘penalty shootout’ vote ow.ly/XPiV30gJ4Zs
  
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• #MostRead Today: New ‘wonder’ device could power homes and cars with clean hydrogen ow.ly/gztb30gJ4Xc

  21-11-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: New ‘wonder’ device could power homes and cars with clean hydrogen ow.ly/gztb30gJ4Xc
  
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• Mystery surrounds death of shark washed up Scottish beach

  21-11-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The six foot blue shark was discovered on the beach at Burghead on the Moray Firth, which is home to a large population of bottlenose dolphins.
  
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• What a woman's surname says about her husband

  21-11-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Nevada looked at whether people's perceptions of a man change depending on whether or not his wife adopts his surname or keeps her own (stock)
  
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• Plug socket covers should all be binned, parents warned

  21-11-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Father-of-five Steve Palmer, who works at JPS Electrical Services in Bristol, posted a video on Facebook showing how easily his sons can remove covers (stock image).
  
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• Mysterious 'booms' have been heard 64 times in 2017

  21-11-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mysterious booms have been reported 64 times this year, in locations including Michigan, Lapland, St Ives, Swansea and Yorkshire (map showing all locations pictured).
  
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• Mystery object flashes across the sky over Heathrow

  21-11-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of the incident, which took place on Sunday, was shared by Airlive, who captured the moment on their live cam, set up at the international airport in the London borough of Hillingdon.
  
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• Brain training games don't improve general intelligence

  21-11-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Giovanni Sala and Professor Fernand Gobet from the University of Liverpool say the general public should be aware of the limits of training the brain (stock image).
  
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• Drug-driving cases dropped over forensics

  21-11-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands more cases - including violent and sexual crimes - could be affected by "manipulated" tests.
  
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• Climate change sparked 19th century immigration to America

  21-11-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Freiburg, Germany, claim climate change was a key driver for many of the 5 million Germans that moved to North America during the 1800's.
  
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• Government publishes guidance on using Kodi boxes

  21-11-2017 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The guidelines, published by the UK government's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in London, address what it terms 'illicit streaming devices' which have been adapted to access pirated content.
  
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• Music tastes can be changed using magnets on the brain

  21-11-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers, from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, say magnets could one day help to treat disorders that affect the brain's reward system, including depression and addiction.
  
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• Payroll can be a major hassle for companies, but #fintech start-up @PayslipSaaS wants to change things. #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/pays…

  21-11-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  Payroll can be a major hassle for companies, but #fintech start-up @PayslipSaaS wants to change things. #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/pays…
  
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• More than 480 web firms record 'every keystroke'

  21-11-2017 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 480 web firms use keystroke-tracking software, according to researchers at Princeton.
  
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• Long day at work? How to make sure you get a good night’s sleep siliconrepublic.com/advice/good-ni…

  21-11-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  Long day at work? How to make sure you get a good night’s sleep siliconrepublic.com/advice/good-ni…
  
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• Jelly made of alcohol could help kill off cancer

  21-11-2017 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The implant is injected into the middle of a tumour, where it slowly releases tiny amounts of ethanol — the pure alcohol that makes up, for example, 12 to 14 per cent of wine.
  
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• Harnessing the crowd: The pleasure and the pain of crowdfunding siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crow…

  21-11-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  Harnessing the crowd: The pleasure and the pain of crowdfunding siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/crow…
  
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• Do you know what muon particles are? This new detector from @MIT physicists will shine a light on them siliconrepublic.com/machines/muon-…

  21-11-2017 16:44 via twitter.com
  Do you know what muon particles are? This new detector from @MIT physicists will shine a light on them siliconrepublic.com/machines/muon-…
  
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• Google Pixel Buds language translation tested

  21-11-2017 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory puts Google's language translating headphones through their paces, with varying results.
  
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• Drones scatter mosquitoes to fight diseases

  21-11-2017 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The drones can release thousands of sterile male mosquitoes to reduce the insect population.
  
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• Bali’s Mount Agung erupts after months of unrest

  21-11-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The volcano began erupting grey ash and gas 700m above its peak just after 5pm local time, but authorities say its alert level remains unchanged.
  
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• China's ballistic missile will be ready in next few months

  21-11-2017 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dongfeng-41 missile (pictured) will be finished in the first half of 2018, according to state media, after successful tests in an undisclosed location in the Western desert area.
  
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• Bali’s Mount Agung erupts after months of monitoring

  21-11-2017 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The volcano began erupting black ash and smoke 700m above its peak just after 5pm local time, but authorities say its alert level remains unchanged.
  
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• Fast-moving mystery object flashes across Heathrow Airport

  21-11-2017 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of the incident, which took place on Sunday, was shared by Airlive, who captured the moment on their live cam, set up at the international airport in the London borough of Hillingdon.
  
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• Automated checkouts 'miserable' for elderly shoppers

  21-11-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  "Intimidating" checkouts and a lack of seating are "shutting out" the elderly from shops, a charity says.
  
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• The new Aston Martin Vantage revealed

  21-11-2017 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even before it was off the design board, the dramatic face of the new Vantage became the inspiration for the DB10 – of which only ten were made for use in the Bond movie Spectre.
  
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• Brain training doesn't improve your general intelligence

  21-11-2017 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Giovanni Sala and Professor Fernand Gobet from the University of Liverpool say the general public should be aware of the limits of training the brain (stock image).
  
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• Anne Boden of @StarlingBank believes it’s time consumers realised that their data is valuable currency. #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/star…

  21-11-2017 14:40 via twitter.com
  Anne Boden of @StarlingBank believes it’s time consumers realised that their data is valuable currency. #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/star…
  
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• This is how Matt Flannery brought fintech to sub-Saharan Africa siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fin…

  21-11-2017 14:33 via twitter.com
  This is how Matt Flannery brought fintech to sub-Saharan Africa siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fin…
  
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• BBC's Blue Planet II defends underwater sound effects

  21-11-2017 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Planet II executive producer James Honeyborne said producers worked hard on audio quality after facing trouble because sound travels much faster in water than in air.
  
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• Looking for a job? @Accenture_Irl @ACIA_ie @BofAML @DropboxBusiness @DeloitteLifeIrl @eShopWorld #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/jobs/employers…

  21-11-2017 14:20 via twitter.com
  Looking for a job? @Accenture_Irl @ACIA_ie @BofAML @DropboxBusiness @DeloitteLifeIrl @eShopWorld #Fintech2018 siliconrepublic.com/jobs/employers…
  
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