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• Tamagotchi is coming to your phone as a free app

  27-11-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app, called My Tamagotchi Forever, will be free for iOS and Android, allowing players to raise their characters and even mingle with others in ‘Tamatown.’ It launches in 2018.
  
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• Ovarian tissue frozen years ago put into cancer survivor

  27-11-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman was 15 when she decided to have her eggs removed so she could have a family despite undergoing fertility-crushing chemotherapy to cure her recurrent leukemia.
  
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• New theory claims there wasn't a Big Bang

  27-11-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instead of a Big Bang event that started it all 13.7 billion years ago, a Brazilian physicist says the universe may experience ‘bouncing’ phases of contraction and expansion.
  
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• One season of football increases risk of brain injury

  27-11-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two studies from Texas and North Carolina used specially equipped helmets on young football players and found changes in an area in the brain for those who had concussions in the past.
  
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• Self-driving cars could slash demand for U.S. sedans

  27-11-2017 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ride services using self-driving vehicles could slash by more than half demand for owner-driven sedans in the United States by 2030, according to a study released by KPMG.
  
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• Blue tarantula is one of 30 new species discovered

  27-11-2017 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Global Wildlife Conservation found the new species in Kaieteur National Park and the Upper Potaro area in Guyana – parts of an intact forest landscape.
  
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• ‘We are no longer living in a mobile-first world, we are living in a mobile-only world’ @virginmedia #Belfast #AI siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/virg…

  27-11-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  ‘We are no longer living in a mobile-first world, we are living in a mobile-only world’ @virginmedia #Belfast #AI siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/virg…
  
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• Facebook to expand use of AI to spot 'suicidal intent'

  27-11-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook will expand its pattern recognition software to other countries after successful tests in the US to detect users with suicidal intent. Facebook began testing the software in the US in March.
  
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• White, economically stressed men feel attached to guns

  27-11-2017 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, led by researchers at Baylor University, found that white men facing financial difficulties are more likely to feel a moral or emotional attachment to their guns.
  
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• The experiment ancient Greeks used to show Earth is round

  27-11-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Nottingham Trent University researcher says that if children try out simple experiments for determining the Earth's roundness, it could reverse the resurgence of beliefs in a flat Earth.
  
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• .@JoanMulvihill gets a bit of the story of @siliconrepublic and @InspirefestHQ from @AnnODeaSR 😁 youtube.com/watch?v=r74KIf…

  27-11-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  .@JoanMulvihill gets a bit of the story of @siliconrepublic and @InspirefestHQ from @AnnODeaSR 😁 youtube.com/watch?v=r74KIf…
  
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• The last time Ireland’s emissions were this high was in 2009. #CO2 #CO2e #EPA #renewables siliconrepublic.com/innovation/car…

  27-11-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  The last time Ireland’s emissions were this high was in 2009. #CO2 #CO2e #EPA #renewables siliconrepublic.com/innovation/car…
  
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• Mindfulness meditation helps maintain weight loss

  27-11-2017 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A teamfrom McGill University in Montreal analyzed 19 studies totaling 1,160 participants.They found a particular type of mind techniquehelps maintain weight loss and prevent a rebound.
  
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• Deformed California puppy finds home as therapy dog

  27-11-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A rescue puppy in California dubbed Picasso due to his wonky features has finally found a new home - and is now working as a therapy dog.
  
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• How bats keep an ear on their prey

  27-11-2017 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A structure that allows sound information to be processed extremely fast has been identified in bats' brains.
  
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• EU settles dispute over major weedkiller glyphosate

  27-11-2017 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU will renew glyphosate's licence for five years, despite some health concerns.
  
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• Lufthansa's new throne-style 777-9 business class seats

  27-11-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seats are set to be available on all of the German carrier's regular routes from 2020 and will coincide with the roll-out of the Boeing 777-9, which has a wider cabin than its predecessors.
  
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• A research team is aiming to 3D map more than 17,000 sq ft of #coralreef in Palmyra Atoll off the #Hawaii coast siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cor…

  27-11-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  A research team is aiming to 3D map more than 17,000 sq ft of #coralreef in Palmyra Atoll off the #Hawaii coast siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cor…
  
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• Technology focus will improve 'new talent and skills'

  27-11-2017 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Newport Wafer Fab says the new UK industrial strategy's focus on technology can help them grow further.
  
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• 40 new jobs created for North Dublin as Md7 expands its European HQ. #jobfairy #Dublinjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/md7-jobs-…

  27-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  40 new jobs created for North Dublin as Md7 expands its European HQ. #jobfairy #Dublinjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/md7-jobs-…
  
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• Leopard in S Africa interrupted by two amorous tortoises 

  27-11-2017 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As tourist Matthew Poole filmed the patient predator stalking its next meal on the Sand River bank at Beyond Kirkmans Kamp in South Africa, his shot was invaded by two lovers.
  
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• A recent @CIConnect 4IRC debate provided plenty of food for thought when it comes to #blockchain siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blo…

  27-11-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  A recent @CIConnect 4IRC debate provided plenty of food for thought when it comes to #blockchain siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blo…
  
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• Navy wants small warships that pack a bigger punch

  27-11-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Navy asked this month for concept proposals for multi-mission warships that would be bigger and more heavily armed - and slower - than the littoral combat ships.
  
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• Have diesel cars been unfairly demonised for pollution?

  27-11-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of York, led by Dr Stuart Grange, looked at the proportion of NO2 in European roadside nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions.
  
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• Facebook to expand artificial intelligence to help...

  27-11-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook will expand its pattern recognition software to other countries after successful tests in the US to detect users with suicidal intent. Facebook began testing the software in the US in March.
  
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• Shared self-driving cars could slash demand for U.S....

  27-11-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ride services using self-driving vehicles could slash by more than half demand for owner-driven sedans in the United States by 2030, according to a study released by KPMG.
  
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• #MostRead today: @StoryTracks is on an epic mission to bring local stories to life siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/stor… #startups

  27-11-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: @StoryTracks is on an epic mission to bring local stories to life siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/stor… #startups
  
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• #MostRead today: PwC global FS leader says ‘Blockchain is not going to change the world’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/pwc… #blockchain

  27-11-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: PwC global FS leader says ‘Blockchain is not going to change the world’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/pwc… #blockchain
  
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• #MostRead today: Will someone please shout stop to Brexit! siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex… via #Brexit

  27-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Will someone please shout stop to Brexit! siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex… via #Brexit
  
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• #MostRead today: 20 of Europe’s hottest #fintech start-ups to watch in 2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fint…

  27-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 20 of Europe’s hottest #fintech start-ups to watch in 2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fint…
  
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• Furhat mannequin robots feel like 'they are alive'

  27-11-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Furhat is the creation of Samer Al Moubayed, who founded Furhat Robotics in 2014 with colleagues from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
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• Have cosmonauts found alien life on the ISS?

  27-11-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bacteria found on the International Space Station are now being taken back to Earth for further study after initial tests showed they are harmless to humans.
  
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• System allows doctors to monitor a heart using radio waves

  27-11-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cornell University in New York have devised a way of monitoring a patient's heart without touching the skin using radio waves (stock image).
  
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• Clean air target 'could be met more quickly'

  27-11-2017 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Targets for reducing illegal levels of NO2 pollution from vehicles will be achieved more quickly than the government expects, a study says.
  
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• Samsung's new graphene batteries will charge 5x faster

  27-11-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New technology created by Samsung, based in Seoul, South Korea, is made using the 'miracle material' graphene - a layer of carbon just one atom thick that is 200 times stronger than steel.
  
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• Innovate UK teams up with Nesta charity on drone study

  27-11-2017 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drones could soon be used to deliver blood or human organs after a demonstration showed the machines deliver medical supplies to King's College Hospital in South London.
  
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• Irish CO2e levels soar in 2016 as renewable energy production falls siliconrepublic.com/innovation/car…

  27-11-2017 16:14 via twitter.com
  Irish CO2e levels soar in 2016 as renewable energy production falls siliconrepublic.com/innovation/car…
  
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• NODDING your head can make you a third more likeable

  27-11-2017 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings by Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, come shortly after Donald Trump opted for a head nod when he met Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo.
  
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• Computer science GCSE in disarray after tasks leaked online

  27-11-2017 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Exams regulator Ofqual plans to pull this chunk of the qualification from the overall marks.
  
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• World's biggest botnet has sent 12.5 million emails

  27-11-2017 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security experts from anti-virus software company Forcepoint, based in Austin, Texas, were among the first to raise the alarm about the malware, which targeted machines across the globe.
  
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• 300 new jobs up for grabs in #Dundalk. #jobfairy #pharmajobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/wasdell-d…

  27-11-2017 15:45 via twitter.com
  300 new jobs up for grabs in #Dundalk. #jobfairy #pharmajobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/wasdell-d…
  
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• Off and running

  27-11-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  World land-speed record-holder Andy Green describes the performance of his new new car - Bloodhound SSC.
  
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• Is blockchain more hype than revolution? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blo…

  27-11-2017 15:31 via twitter.com
  Is blockchain more hype than revolution? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blo…
  
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• The million-euro question: when should developers migrate their apps? #Java9 siliconrepublic.com/advice/java-9-…

  27-11-2017 15:25 via twitter.com
  The million-euro question: when should developers migrate their apps? #Java9 siliconrepublic.com/advice/java-9-…
  
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• Ethical hackers to boost NHS cyber-defences

  27-11-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The hackers will work in an operations centre that will look for threats before they hit hospitals.
  
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• Congrats are in order for @eShopWorld! @technology_irl #SoftwareAwards siliconrepublic.com/companies/tech…

  27-11-2017 15:10 via twitter.com
  Congrats are in order for @eShopWorld! @technology_irl #SoftwareAwards siliconrepublic.com/companies/tech…
  
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• Md7 to hire 40 in bid to expand Dublin-based European international headquarters siliconrepublic.com/jobs/md7-jobs-…

  27-11-2017 14:57 via twitter.com
  Md7 to hire 40 in bid to expand Dublin-based European international headquarters siliconrepublic.com/jobs/md7-jobs-…
  
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• Oxford and Cambridge club members face hard disk theft

  27-11-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Fry is said to be among thousands of members of a private club whose data has been stolen.
  
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• Some principals at ‘the end of their tether’ trying to fill the shortage of #STEM teachers siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ste…

  27-11-2017 14:40 via twitter.com
  Some principals at ‘the end of their tether’ trying to fill the shortage of #STEM teachers siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ste…
  
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• Louise Arner Boyd spent her fortune exploring the Arctic

  27-11-2017 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louise Arner Boyd, born in 1887 in San Rafael, California, spent her fortune exploring the Arctic, challenging the view of what was required of a young high society debutante.
  
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