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• Russian rocket snafu may have just violently dismantled 19 satellites

  28-11-2017 23:09 via go.theregister.com
  Launch blunder not the best start for Putin's new spaceport A Russian weather satellite and 18 micro-satellites are right now thought to be at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean after a Soyuz rocket carrying the birds malfunctioned shortly after launch.…
  
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• Google app warns you when someone is reading your screen

  28-11-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app for the Pixel phone uses its front facing camera along with AI to scan for faces. When it spots a second person looking at the screen, it alerts the user.
  
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• Smart 'spy condom' that can rate your performance revealed

  28-11-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $80 i.Con Smart Condom is a ring-shaped device that uses a nano-chip and other sensors to measure several variables, including girth and duration of a session. It can also detect STIs.
  
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• Experts warn 'slaughterbot' drones could soon be used 

  28-11-2017 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A short film from the Campaign Against Killer Robots warns of a future where weaponised drones target and assassinate certain members of the public,using facial recognition technology.
  
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• River departed 'before Indus civilisation emergence'

  28-11-2017 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the world's earliest urban civilisations thrived in the absence of a big Himalayan river, a new study finds.
  
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• Dogs lick their mouths as a response to angry human faces

  28-11-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the UK and Brazil, found dogs' mouth-licking may be linked to their perception of human emotions, acting as a way for them to communicate in response to visual cues of anger.
  
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• 'House on legs' called Larifuga could be a mobile office

  28-11-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian invention, called Larifuga, can step forwards, backwards and rotate using its legs, which are controlled by a joystick glove. It could be used as walking office, pop up shop or to explore the moon.
  
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• How to solve the problem of space junk

  28-11-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A British spacecraft is trying to clean up what we send up but never bring down.
  
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• Six North Korean 'ghost ships' wash up in Japan

  28-11-2017 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six North Korea ships, some containing living sailors while others filled with bodies and skeletons, have washed up on Japan's shores since the start of November and nobody is sure why.
  
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• Hybrid passenger planes could soon take to the skies

  28-11-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The three companies said they aim to build a demonstration plane by 2020 and a production model by 2030. It will use a single electric engine alongside three conventional jet engines.
  
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• Stilt-legged horses roamed North America in the ice age

  28-11-2017 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The species was widespread and successful throughout much of North America until 17,000 years ago. DNA analysis showed the species wasn't closely related to any living populations of horses.
  
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• Famed Colorado paleontologist died of a heart attack

  28-11-2017 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An autopsy reported obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com reveals famed paleontologist Mike Getty, 50, died of a heart attack.
  
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• Formula E car seen racing a cheetah in the Savannah

  28-11-2017 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible race was set up by Formula E, and took place on a landing strip in a remote part of the Western Cape of the southern tip of Africa.
  
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• .@roscosmos has lost contact with its new weather satellite #space siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ros…

  28-11-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  .@roscosmos has lost contact with its new weather satellite #space siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ros…
  
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• RemoveDebris: Space junk mission prepares for launch

  28-11-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A spacecraft that will test the best methods to clean up space debris is nearing completion.
  
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• YouTube videos can now play directly inside your WhatsApp

  28-11-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When users tap on a YouTube link in WhatsApp chat they no longer have to leave the app to view it, as part of the Menlo Park-based company's latest update (stock image).
  
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• .@Fidelity's Mitchell Cash talks about how companies can encourage #diversity at work. siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…

  28-11-2017 19:10 via twitter.com
  .@Fidelity's Mitchell Cash talks about how companies can encourage #diversity at work. siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…
  
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• Treat your partner mean to keep them keen, say scientists

  28-11-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy have found that the fear of a relationship may end are more committed and feel more strongly about their partner (stock).
  
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• ESA looking to develop high-altitude aircraft

  28-11-2017 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS) would work best at an altitude of roughly 20 km (12.4 miles). These ‘pseudo-satellites’ could maintain their position for weeks on end.
  
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• Uber and Waymo trial delayed after evidence 'withheld'

  28-11-2017 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Uber faces allegations that it stole secrets from Google's self-driving car firm.
  
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• Londoners will be able to use their smartphones deep below the city’s streets in 2019. #London #4G siliconrepublic.com/comms/london-u…

  28-11-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  Londoners will be able to use their smartphones deep below the city’s streets in 2019. #London #4Gsiliconrepublic.com/comms/london-u…
  
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• Peru's abundant ruins feel the squeeze of urbanization

  28-11-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An estimated 46,000 pre-colonial sites dot Peru's landscape. About 400 of them are in Lima, which is home to the biggest number of pre-colonial archaeological zones of any city in South America.
  
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• Teenage brains 'not wired for high stakes'

  28-11-2017 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Developing brain circuits shape how adolescents approach their goals, say US psychologists.
  
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• 'Hallucination machine' gives drug-free psychedelic trip

  28-11-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The machine was developed by researchers at the University of Sussex to help them better understand how the brain responds to altering realities. (Stock image)
  
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• Experts date Jerusalem tomb of Jesus to Roman times

  28-11-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made by the National Technical University of Athens who worked to restore the Edicule shrine, which houses the tomb, at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Superpowered origami muscles in soft robots can be built for less than $1 ow.ly/Ii5030gS16o

  28-11-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Superpowered origami muscles in soft robots can be built for less than $1 ow.ly/Ii5030gS16o
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ireland now ranked first globally in supercomputers per capita ow.ly/JV4230gS135

  28-11-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ireland now ranked first globally in supercomputers per capita ow.ly/JV4230gS135
  
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• #MostRead Today: 20 of Europe’s hottest fintech start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/2czs30gS14G

  28-11-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 20 of Europe’s hottest fintech start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/2czs30gS14G
  
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• #MostRead Today: What do Java developers need to know about Java 9? ow.ly/HF8X30gS0XZ

  28-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What do Java developers need to know about Java 9? ow.ly/HF8X30gS0XZ
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 super Singapore start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/WV7230gS11j

  28-11-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 super Singapore start-ups to watch in 2018 ow.ly/WV7230gS11j
  
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• Fear of immigrants linked to support for Brexit

  28-11-2017 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Goldsmiths University, London measured the effect of xenophobia - or the belief that immigrants to the UK threaten the country - on voting behaviour (stock)
  
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• The 'house on legs' that could make your office mobile

  28-11-2017 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian invention, called Larifuga, can step forwards, backwards and rotate using its legs, which are controlled by a joystick glove. It could be used as walking office, pop up shop or to explore the moon.
  
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• Motor racing-Fur flies as cheetah races electric...

  28-11-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible race was set up by Formula E, and took place on a landing strip in a remote part of the Western Cape of the southern tip of Africa.
  
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• WeWork acquires New York social network Meetup for undisclosed sum siliconrepublic.com/companies/wewo…

  28-11-2017 17:25 via twitter.com
  WeWork acquires New York social network Meetup for undisclosed sum siliconrepublic.com/companies/wewo…
  
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• Russia has lost contact with its brand new weather satellite siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ros…

  28-11-2017 17:16 via twitter.com
  Russia has lost contact with its brand new weather satellite siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ros…
  
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• Ocado robot picks up and packs supermarket goods

  28-11-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Online supermarket Ocado reveals a robot that will pack delivery boxes with food and other products.
  
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• How to ensure you have an inclusive workplace siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…

  28-11-2017 16:56 via twitter.com
  How to ensure you have an inclusive workplace siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…
  
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• Chameleon gives birth on breeder's hand in South Africa

  28-11-2017 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A chameleon breeder in Knysna, South Africa has shared an incredible video showing the moment a female chameleon gave birth to her tiny babies on his hand.
  
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• Scientists train monkeys to move robot arms with MINDS

  28-11-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Chicago have showed how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain.
  
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• The London Underground will have full 4G signal on trains in 2019 siliconrepublic.com/comms/london-u…

  28-11-2017 16:38 via twitter.com
  The London Underground will have full 4G signal on trains in 2019 siliconrepublic.com/comms/london-u…
  
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• Could a lullaby written by an AI help you fall asleep?

  28-11-2017 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI 'Lullaby' was created using a machine by London-based company Jukedeck. It was trained using sheet music from which it developed a sense of harmony and rhythm (stock image).
  
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• World power 'threatened' by Chinese AI

  28-11-2017 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  China could overtake the US in terms of AI development, some of which is destined for military uses.
  
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• Sharks and crocodiles eat whale carcass on Montgomery Reef

  28-11-2017 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A lucky skipper was treated to an incredibly rare spectacle on Tuesday when the tourist cruise he was on floated near a huge dead humpback whale on the remote Montgomery Reef off the north coast.
  
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• What does the #futureofwork look like for today’s graduates? @ThreeIreland siliconrepublic.com/advice/nicole-…

  28-11-2017 15:15 via twitter.com
  What does the #futureofwork look like for today’s graduates? @ThreeIreland siliconrepublic.com/advice/nicole-…
  
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• Mum defends teen in gaming lawsuit

  28-11-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A mother has written a letter in defence of her 14-year-old-son who is facing a lawsuit over video game cheats.
  
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• After more than 10 years at #Tumblr, #DavidKarp is moving on to pastures new siliconrepublic.com/companies/tumb…

  28-11-2017 14:40 via twitter.com
  After more than 10 years at #Tumblr, #DavidKarp is moving on to pastures new siliconrepublic.com/companies/tumb…
  
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• Firms team up on hybrid electric plane technology

  28-11-2017 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Airbus, Rolls Royce and Siemens join forces to develop hybrid electric plane technology.
  
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• Artificial muscles inspired by origami can give soft robots enormous strength. #robotics #MaterialsScience siliconrepublic.com/machines/origa…

  28-11-2017 14:20 via twitter.com
  Artificial muscles inspired by origami can give soft robots enormous strength. #robotics #MaterialsScience siliconrepublic.com/machines/origa…
  
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• Mount Agung set to erupt within hours volcano expert warns

  28-11-2017 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bali's Mount Agung volcano is set to erupt within hours, with one expert warning of a 'big explosion'. The airport remains closed with over 100,000 tourists stranded on the holiday island.
  
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• ‘It’s scary to think that authentic voices  are being drowned out by a chorus of spambots’ #netneutrality siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fcc…

  28-11-2017 14:00 via twitter.com
  ‘It’s scary to think that authentic voices  are being drowned out by a chorus of spambots’ #netneutrality siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fcc…
  
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