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• Do YOU hate cilantro? The answer may be in your DNA

  12-12-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new video from ACS Reactions explores the so-called ‘cilantroversy’ that causes people to be so divided on the common herb. Scientists say it may be because of a genetic variation.
  
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• Tinder tests feed showing what match posts to social media

  12-12-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new 'Feed' tab shows all of their posts on Instagram, recent photos uploaded to Tinder and even what they are listening to on Spotify.
  
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• Lies about Santa are good for your child's mental health

  12-12-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a developmental scientist, Kristen Dunfield of Concordia University spends most of her time researching children's trust, how trust develops and what happens when it's broken.
  
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• PepsiCo backs Elon Musk and preorders 100 Tesla Semis

  12-12-2017 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PepsiCo's 100 trucks add to orders by more than a dozen companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc, fleet operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc, and foodservice distribution company Sysco Corp.
  
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• Twitter launches 'tweetstorm' threads feature

  12-12-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new feature will allow users to compose a series of separate Tweets using a new 'plus' button. The firm is rolling out these updates to everyone on iOS, Android, and Twitter.com 'in the coming weeks'.
  
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• .@cherylcran discusses the #FutureofWork and what it will mean for women. #diversity siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…

  12-12-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  .@cherylcran discusses the #FutureofWork and what it will mean for women. #diversity siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…
  
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• Great news for #NI as #jobs are coming to Tyrone. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/tyrone-st…

  12-12-2017 20:50 via twitter.com
  Great news for #NI as #jobs are coming toTyrone. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/tyrone-st…
  
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• Apple reveals $5,000 iMac Pro will go on sale on Thursday

  12-12-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company revealed the product earlier this year as a stopgap to a new version of its Mac Pro line, which it said would be unveiled 'next year'. It says the new iMac Pro is  'for pro users.
  
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• Marco Stango of @TCDdublin has been announced as the overall winner of the @BOIcorporate FX Trade Off for 2017 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/boi-…

  12-12-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Marco Stango of @TCDdublin has been announced as the overall winner of the @BOIcorporate FX Trade Off for 2017 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/boi-…
  
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• 'Luke Skywalker' AI hand lets amputee play the piano

  12-12-2017 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Barnes, who lost part of his arm in a work accident five years ago, has been fitted with a prosthetic designed by Georgia Tech researchers to give him individual control of each finger.
  
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• 'Snoozeliners' set to transform late-night travel in UK

  12-12-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is hoped that the 'snoozeliners', created by mattress firm Simba, will begin operating next year and will run eight routes in cities including London, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham.
  
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• A report from @Cisco shows that adoption of #IoT devices is in jeopardy unless consumers are confident in the safet… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-12-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  A report from @Cisco shows that adoption of #IoT devices is in jeopardy unless consumers are confident in the safet… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Deliveroo and UberEats restaurant clients face new rules

  12-12-2017 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Restaurants face having to seek planning permission if they heavily use food delivery apps.
  
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• SpaceX delays launch of previously flown rocket and Dragon

  12-12-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mission, initially planned for today, will launch both a previously flown rocket and spacecraft for the first time. SpaceX revealed it's now targeting Wed to allow for pre-launch checks.
  
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• Instagram now lets you follow hashtags in your main feed

  12-12-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Facebook owned app, based in Menlo Park, has released the new feature in an effort to make posts on the site more easy to discover by bringing up popular posts with a similar theme in your feed.
  
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• Rare double moonbow appears in front of Northern Lights

  12-12-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as a 'moonbow', the hypnotic phenomenon was captured from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides by a half American half Italian photographer Guiseppe Petricca.
  
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• Winning entries of National Geographic's picture contest

  12-12-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Geographic Nature Photographer of Year contest is run every year and sees awards handed out in four categories - wildlife, landscapes, aerial and underwater.
  
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• Ice balls wash up on Russian coast 

  12-12-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These strange ice balls have washed up on the coast of the Gulf of Finlandin Russia, leading to speculation about what might have caused them, with one expert putting it down to oil pollution.
  
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• PCOC finds most people are not in pain when they die

  12-12-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia found that improvements in palliative care have made death more comfortable. But not everyone who needs the care, receives it.
  
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• With #GDPR just around the corner, what do you need to know? @incogellen spoke to @AvePoint_Inc Dana Simberkoff to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-12-2017 19:00 via twitter.com
  With #GDPR just around the corner, what do you need to know? @incogellen spoke to @AvePoint_Inc Dana Simberkoff to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Arctic permafrost is thawing faster than ever before

  12-12-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The annual report card also finds water is warming and sea ice is melting at the fastest pace in 1,500 years at the top of the world. The NOAA says Earth's northern region has entered a "new normal".
  
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• New battery boffinry could 'triple range' of electric vehicles

  12-12-2017 18:58 via go.theregister.com
  Scientists create self-applying membrane to protect cell A new battery designed at the University of Waterloo in Ontario could triple the range of electric vehicles, a new paper has claimed.…
  
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• Still scrambling for gift ideas? #inspirefest 2018, Europe’s leading sci-tech and arts event, is offering half-pric… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-12-2017 18:49 via twitter.com
  Still scrambling for gift ideas? #inspirefest 2018, Europe’s leading sci-tech and arts event, is offering half-pric… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Golden Eagles to be reintroduced in northern England

  12-12-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Golden eagles released near Edinburgh are set to be rejuvenate the population of the majestic bird in northern England, where it has recently gone extinct.
  
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• Do you have the reaction speed of a drunk person?

  12-12-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tool, created by Nottingham-based Web Blinds, asks users to watch a cannon, then click as soon as they see an animated Father Christmas fired into the air above a snowy scene.
  
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• Lyft declares global war on Uber as it launches in Toronto

  12-12-2017 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyft is moving outside the United States as Uber faces investigations by governments around the world over its cover up of a massive 2016 data breach.
  
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• Artificially intelligent robots could gain consciousness

  12-12-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Professor Subhash Kak from Oklahoma State University explains the possible consequences if artificial intelligence gains consciousness.
  
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• Scientists create life's building blocks in lab

  12-12-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Sherbrooke in Canada recreated the conditions of outer space in the lab and found small organic molecules can form under these conditions.
  
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• .@league_ireland teams want in on the #esports game. siliconrepublic.com/play/league-of…

  12-12-2017 18:25 via twitter.com
  .@league_ireland teams want in on the #esports game. siliconrepublic.com/play/league-of…
  
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• Objective reality exists, says UK minister Matt Hancock

  12-12-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Matt Hancock calls it "something of a disappointment" that he has to state it publicly.
  
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• Jupiter Great Red Spot has deep roots

  12-12-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa's Juno probe begins to unlock the workings of the mighty storm that has raged on Jupiter for over 150 years.
  
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• Mushroom cloud dwarfs Sicily's famous volcano Etna

  12-12-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An ominous ash cloud rising above the Etna volcano on Sicily, lighting strikes over a flock of cranes in Nebraska, US and were some of the winners of the 2017 Siena Awards.
  
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• 100m-yr-old tick found grasping dinosaur feather in amber

  12-12-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amber specimens, which come from a private collection that has never before been studied before, were sourced close to the village of Maingkhwan in northern Myanmar.
  
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• Interstellar asteroid checked for alien technology

  12-12-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A project searching for life in the cosmos will scan the first interstellar asteroid for signs of alien technology.
  
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• We spoke to Arpit Jain, a #softwareengineer at @PTC about the transition from India to Ireland. #relocating siliconrepublic.com/people/arpit-j…

  12-12-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  We spoke to Arpit Jain, a #softwareengineer at @PTC about the transition from India to Ireland. #relocating siliconrepublic.com/people/arpit-j…
  
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• Can you pass this 'impossible' Playbuzz spelling test?

  12-12-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tricky new quiz shared by Playbuzz, which was designed for high school students, puts your spelling abilities to the test with 19 sentences - each missing a commonly misspelled word.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Pluralsight to create 150 new jobs and bring €40m to Dublin’s economy ow.ly/9D5Z30hbaxn

  12-12-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Pluralsight to create 150 new jobs and bring €40m to Dublin’s economy ow.ly/9D5Z30hbaxn
  
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• #MostRead Today: Is Wall Street heading for a cryptocurrency bubble? ow.ly/4pGs30hbavE

  12-12-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Is Wall Street heading for a cryptocurrency bubble? ow.ly/4pGs30hbavE
  
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• #MostRead Today: Meet one of Ireland’s most powerful women in medtech ow.ly/lEi330hbaua

  12-12-2017 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Meet one of Ireland’s most powerful women in medtech ow.ly/lEi330hbaua
  
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• MoneyTaker hackers reportedly steal £7.5m from ATMs

  12-12-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The MoneyTaker group has also stolen banking documents that may be used in future attacks.
  
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• 'Face of climate change'?

  12-12-2017 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Images of a starving Canadian bear go viral - but all may not be as it appears.
  
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• Dracula ticks in amber tell ancient blood-sucking tale

  12-12-2017 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Feathered dinosaurs were covered in ticks just like modern animals, according to fossil evidence.
  
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• Apocalyptic mushroom cloud spotted above California

  12-12-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cloud, which resembled an erupting volcano or a nuclear bomb, was seen above the San Ynez Mountains of western Ventura County in the Los Padres National Forest, California.
  
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• 60-million-year old giant penguin stood at 5ft 8ins

  12-12-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilised remains were discovered in Hampden Beach, Otago, by researchers from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt.
  
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• Skin betting: 'Children as young as 11 introduced to gambling'

  12-12-2017 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Gamers as young as 11 bet using virtual weapons within video games which are then exchanged for cash.
  
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• Facebook to overhaul Irish tax scheme

  12-12-2017 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The advertising giant is to change its tax arrangements in about 30 countries after a similar move in the UK.
  
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• Nike patent AR glasses to show golfers video-game stats

  12-12-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oregon-based company Nike have filed a patent for a new AR headset which would enable golfers to get real-time stats about their game.
  
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• ‘The financial industry is so big, so how can #fintech really take a considerable bite?’ @eShopWorld siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fin…

  12-12-2017 16:05 via twitter.com
  ‘The financial industry is so big, so how can #fintech really take a considerable bite?’ @eShopWorld siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fin…
  
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• Pokémon GO could help people who struggle socially

  12-12-2017 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of British Columbia found augmented reality encourages gamers tointeract with others, boosting the game's success chances.
  
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• Children coaxed into gambling through 'skin betting'

  12-12-2017 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK Gambling Commission, based in Birmingham, has said it is 'alarmed' at the new ways that young peoples and children are finding to gamble.
  
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