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• Bitcoin surges above $13,000 to new high

  06-12-2017 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The digital currency has seen its value double in the last month in a volatile journey.
  
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• Consumer Reports say the iPhone X isn't Apple's best phone

  06-12-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Consumer Reports has revealed that Apple's high anticipated $999 iPhone X didn't beat its predecessor, the iPhone 8, during a rigorous review process.
  
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• Farthest monster black hole found

  06-12-2017 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Astronomers discover the most distant "supermassive" black hole known to science.
  
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• The most-distant supermassive black hole ever found

  06-12-2017 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by the Carnegie Observatories' Eduardo Banados reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday that the black hole lies in a quasar dating to 690 million years of the Big Bang.
  
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• NOAA captures the hypnotic dance of a deep sea spider

  06-12-2017 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers with the NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer spotted the remarkable sight during the third dive of their Gulf of Mexico 2017 mission. The video reveals the moment a sea spider 'dances' into view.
  
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• Brit tracks phone to Senegal weeks after it was stolen

  06-12-2017 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Walker, from Suffolk, lost his iPhone two weeks ago before using a tacking app to find it - only to discover it had somehow made its way 2,800 miles away to Senegal.
  
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• Researcher reveals the secret of New Orleans jazz clarinet

  06-12-2017 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clarinetists in the early New Orleans jazz scene used instruments grouped into the Albert system, explains a researcher from the Xavier University of New Orleans. Now, the Boehm system is used.
  
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• Scientists discover a flaw in banking apps

  06-12-2017 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Birmingham have tested a new tool on a sample of 400 apps, and found that several banking apps had a critical vulnerability.
  
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• A closer look at '3.67m-year-old' skeleton

  06-12-2017 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  It took 20 years to excavate, clean and put together Little Foot, found in caves north of Johannesburg.
  
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• The human race has PEAKED and are now moving backwards

  06-12-2017 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts analysed 120 years worth of historical information, and concluded maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance have been met.
  
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• Learn more about @nuigalway's Dr Nathan Quinlan and his attempts to unlock the secrets of fluid dynamics. #Medtech siliconrepublic.com/machines/natha…

  06-12-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Learn more about @nuigalway's Dr Nathan Quinlanand his attempts to unlock the secrets of fluid dynamics. #Medtech siliconrepublic.com/machines/natha…
  
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• Singapore drone frees your fingers to take photos

  06-12-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Singapore say their Xpose drone can find the perfect angle to take pictures automatically to get the perfect shot every time
  
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• Lyft offers self-driving car rides in Boston

  06-12-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Renault Zoe EVs will have backup human drivers at the wheel and will be limited to short routes within the city's Seaport District, a burgeoning tech startup hub.
  
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• #ICYMI: #MedtechRising, the Irish medtech CEO conference, is underway from today #MedtechWeek siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/irel…

  06-12-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: #MedtechRising, the Irish medtech CEO conference, is underway from today #MedtechWeek siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/irel…
  
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• 75 million-year-old fossils reveal new species of dinosaur

  06-12-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strange creature which was discovered in southern Mongolia before being illegally exported had a graceful swan-like neck but also scythe-like claws, a reptilian tail, and a beak lined with teeth.
  
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• Luxury good-makers win fight over online sales bans

  06-12-2017 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Court of Justice says luxury firms have the right to restrict online sales to protect their brands.
  
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• Google's 'superhuman' DeepMind AI claims chess crown

  06-12-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  An algorithm developed by the DeepMind team claims victory against a world-beating AI chess program.
  
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• Want to know how @Amgen's science education programmes have directly benefits life science teachers. #CSR siliconrepublic.com/careers/amgen-…

  06-12-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  Want to know how @Amgen's science education programmes have directly benefits life science teachers. #CSR siliconrepublic.com/careers/amgen-…
  
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• Pain signal-jamming device may be an opioid alternative

  06-12-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Medical devices for chronic pain treatment are becoming small, smarter, and lasting longer, meaning they may soon be viable alternatives to addictive prescription opioid painkillers.
  
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• $24bn ITER nuclear fusion project in France 50% complete

  06-12-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, in southern France has been dogged by delays and a surge in costs to about $23.7bn.
  
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• A 3,000-year-old Egyptian gate moved to pyramids of Giza

  06-12-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gate bears royal cartouches referring to Amenemhat I, the first king of the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt and will be displayed in a new museum near the famed pyramids of Giza.
  
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• Mars's clay surface formed in an ancient steam bath

  06-12-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new theory about the clay on Mars's surface from researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island could rewrite the history of the red planet.
  
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• Meet @Medtronic's @BronwynBrophy, one of Ireland's top women in #medtech siliconrepublic.com/companies/bron…

  06-12-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  Meet @Medtronic's @BronwynBrophy, one of Ireland's top women in #medtech siliconrepublic.com/companies/bron…
  
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• The Lunatic Technocracy to Introduce Truth Algorithms for Us

  06-12-2017 19:06 via technocracy.news
  This article stresses what I have stated many times, “The inmates have taken over the asylum” while the staff was locked up in the inmate cells and treated as the crazy ones. Big Tech is truly out of control and exercises undue influence over all facets of society. ⁃ TN EditorThe lunatics are set loose. Nobody is watching the asylum. And soon the sanitarium gates will burst open into the world population. Yes, I am talking about America the lunatic pen. Google, the disorde
  
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• 93% chance global warming will exceed 4°C by 2100

  06-12-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global warming will cause temperatures to rise even higher than we thought by the end of the century, a study by researchers from the Carnegie Institution in Washington DC has claimed.
  
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• Vehicles could run on fuel made from beer by 2022

  06-12-2017 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Bristol have found a new way for ethanol from drinks - particularly beer - to be used to create a renewable fuel source.
  
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• Apple finally adds Amazon Prime Video app to its TV box

  06-12-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple announced today that Amazon’s video-streaming app is now available on Apple TV and Apple TV 4K. The move comes a day after Google said it will pull YouTube from Amazon devices.
  
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• Check out what the top trends were on #YouTube from #Ireland. #ConorMcGregor #HarryStyles siliconrepublic.com/trending/irela…

  06-12-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  Check out what the top trends were on #YouTube from #Ireland. #ConorMcGregor #HarryStyles siliconrepublic.com/trending/irela…
  
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• Researchers from the @UW revealed 3D-printed objects that can collect #data with other Wi-Fi-connected devices. siliconrepublic.com/machines/3d-pr…

  06-12-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  Researchers from the @UW revealed 3D-printed objects that can collect #data with other Wi-Fi-connected devices. siliconrepublic.com/machines/3d-pr…
  
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• Politicians with hoarse voices win more votes

  06-12-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris found that politicians whose voices were hoarse, flat or slow received a better response from the public.
  
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• Your FACE gives away your health

  06-12-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from around the world, including Macquarie University in Sydney, found face shape is linked to a person's risk of developing high blood pressure, which affects up to one in three adults.
  
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• 'Child ghost' appears in deserted corridor in Yorkshire

  06-12-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paranormal investigators believe this eerie footage - captured last month in Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire - shows a child-sized apparition move across a hallway.
  
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• Can you spot the leopard about to pounce on sheep herd?

  06-12-2017 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In Ladakh, India, wildlife photographer Inger Vandyke captured what at first appears to be a photo of blue sheep gathering on the side of a rocky slope. But a closer look reveals a snow lurking.
  
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• AI and 3D-printed food to shape the holiday season by 2040

  06-12-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Futurist William Higham of London consultancy firm Next Big Thing and food trend researcher Dr Morgaine Gaye penned the Amazon report, which looked up to 20 years into the future.
  
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• A Fitbit could save your life

  06-12-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found more steps on a Fitbit significantly lowers certain cancer patients' risk of being readmitted to hospital after 30 or 60 days.
  
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• Mechelen Declaration: Cities Adopt UN Declaration for Global Compact on Migration

  06-12-2017 17:51 via technocracy.news
  Cities are jockeying for more autonomous control within the nation-state, claiming that all societies will be multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual. Peter Sutherland, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration and Development, once stated that multiculturalism is the only path to implement Sustainable Development.  ⁃ TN EditorOver 50 cities from Europe, North, Central and South America, Asia and Africa were represented
  
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• #MostRead Today: Siemens calls on Ireland to begin its movement towards digitalisation ow.ly/JyqD30h3rej

  06-12-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Siemens calls on Ireland to begin its movement towards digitalisation ow.ly/JyqD30h3rej
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to bring diversity and inclusion to the workplace ow.ly/3WUI30h3rhf

  06-12-2017 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to bring diversity and inclusion to the workplace ow.ly/3WUI30h3rhf
  
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• #MostRead Today: YouTube is hiring thousands of moderators to curb disturbing content ow.ly/RFCR30h3r64

  06-12-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: YouTube is hiring thousands of moderators to curb disturbing content ow.ly/RFCR30h3r64
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘I consider myself really lucky at Zendesk’ ow.ly/yvvd30h3rbM

  06-12-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘I consider myself really lucky at Zendesk’ ow.ly/yvvd30h3rbM
  
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• #MostRead Today: Comet that recently buzzed Earth was unlike any ever seen before ow.ly/cXE830h3r8W

  06-12-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Comet that recently buzzed Earth was unlike any ever seen before ow.ly/cXE830h3r8W
  
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• German U-boat crew pictured surrendering to the RAF

  06-12-2017 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The aerial images show U-570 (pictured) on the surface of the north Atlantic with its defeated crew stood on deck waving a white flag after they were overcome by an RAF air attack.
  
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• Our ancient ancestor 'Little Foot' makes her debut

  06-12-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Little Foot's bones were discovered in the Sterkfontein caves outside Johannesburg in 1994 after foot and leg bone fragments were found from rock blasted from the cave by miners.
  
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• AI Creates ‘False Reality’ That Is Indistinguishable From Real World

  06-12-2017 17:24 via technocracy.news
  Artificial Reality is the next step beyond Artificial Intelligence, and the human mind could be completely rewired in the process. Court evidence could be faked, brainwashing would be permanent, memories could be created. The greatest danger will be for young children whose minds are just figuring out what reality is and isn’t. The most powerful delivery mechanism will be Virtual Reality devices that stimulate multiple senses during the simulation. ⁃ TN EditorUsing artificial in
  
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• Apple could have reversible emojis next year

  06-12-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unicode, the organisation that controls emoji, has revealed a number of new additions to its sets, due to appear globally in 2018, which include redheads, bald people and characters with curly hair.
  
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• The world's toughest shoes have a graphene sole

  06-12-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graphene, which is the world's first two-dimensional material at just one atom thick, has been added to trainers by researchers at Manchester University – where it was first isolated in 2004.
  
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• ‘We must keep shining a light on diverse things that engineers do’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/natha…

  06-12-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  ‘We must keep shining a light on diverse things that engineers do’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/natha…
  
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• Little Foot skeleton unveiled in South Africa

  06-12-2017 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the oldest and most complete skeletons of our ancestors is unveiled in South Africa.
  
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• Medtech Rising: Ireland will benefit from $522bn global medtech market siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/irel…

  06-12-2017 16:38 via twitter.com
  Medtech Rising: Ireland will benefit from $522bn global medtech market siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/irel…
  
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• Spanking your child can make them violent later in life

  06-12-2017 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children who had been punished with physical violence were much more likely to become aggressive with a future romantic partner, according to a study by the University of Texas (stock).
  
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