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• NASA shares image of impact site that looks like a snowman

  22-12-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA shared an image of an asteroid that appears to have a snowman imprinted on its surface, thanks to three ‘well-placed impacts’ stacked atop each other. t was captured by the Dawn craft.
  
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• Google's AI software is learning what makes a good photo

  22-12-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's latest neural image assessment system (NIMA) is using AI to scan all the pictures you took on your phone for quality and then help choose the most attractive ones.
  
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• Bitcoin slump sees trades suspended on certain exchanges

  22-12-2017 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The virtual currency's rollercoaster ride continues, sliding from almost $20,000 to $12,000 in a week.
  
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• Did YOU fall for Russian propaganda? Facebook can tell you

  22-12-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The online tool shows users whether they engaged with Facebook pages or Instagram accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency before last year's presidential election.
  
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• Orphaned gorilla laughs as she's tickled in DR Congo

  22-12-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lulingu, whose parents were killed when she was just eight months old, can be seen laughing while playing with one of her rescuers at a sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  
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• US nuclear tests killed as many civilians as Hiroshima

  22-12-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Arizona researcher Keith Meyers analyzed annual county level fallout patterns across the US. He found the amount of deaths from 1951-1973 could be as much as 695,000.
  
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• Secretary Of The Interior Orders First-Ever National Survey Of Critical Minerals

  22-12-2017 19:58 via technocracy.news
  In keeping with Public-Private Partnerships, Secretary Zinke has ordered an inventory of all mineral resources on public and private land in the U.S. When he states “Other nations are far ahead of us with mapping of their mineral resources, leading to private sector investment overseas rather than right here at home”, note that his eye is on private sector investment. This is a setup to give precious American resources to selected global corporations. ⁃ TN EditorToday, followin
  
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• Has mystery of how the moon formed finally been solved?

  22-12-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Paris Institute of Earth Physics tested over two billion combinations of parametersto try and solve the mystery of how the moon formed.
  
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• A new spider is named after reggae legend Bob Marley

  22-12-2017 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new species of marine spider that only emerges at low tide in Australia has been named after the reggae music legend Bob Marley. Unlike other spiders, these intertidal species are truly marine.
  
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• Researchers create new diamond-like graphene material

  22-12-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  What has an elastic bend but is hard enough to stop a speeding bullet? Diamene, say scientists, a new material that's been created using two layers of graphene at the The City University of New York.
  
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• Bitcoin plunges from $20,000 as rally runs out of steam

  22-12-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The price of Bitcoin has fallen from nearly $20,000 earlier this week to around $12,000 as steam appeared to be running out of its year-end rally, though it is still well up from January's $900.
  
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• DNA test diagnoses deadly breast cancer one year earlier

  22-12-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College Londonfound a change in a part of DNA , which they named EFC#93, suggests early warning signs of women developing life-threatening breast cancer.
  
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• Secretary Of The Interior: Public-Private Partnerships Will Blanket All Public Lands

  22-12-2017 17:38 via technocracy.news
  In 2016, the UN convened the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and stated “both public and private investment have key roles to play in infrastructure financing, including through public private partnerships”. It is now clear that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is playing directly into the hands of the United Nations. ⁃ TN EditorToday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the establishment of the “Made in America” Recreation A
  
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• Snowy owls wintering in US fitted with tiny tracking...

  22-12-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The large white raptors have descended on the Great Lakes region and northeastern U.S. in huge numbers in recent weeks, allowing researchers to study them and fit trackers.
  
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• Global warming will cause a spate of heat related deaths

  22-12-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings, made by researchers at the Earth institute at Columbia University in New York, study projects that in coming decades the effects of high humidity will lead to heat related deaths
  
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• Sonic boom or bust? Super-fast jet travel faces headwinds

  22-12-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Supersonic passenger travel, which died out with the Concorde's demise in 2003, will make a comeback by mid-2020s if three U.S.-based companies can make jets quiet and efficient enough.
  
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• This virus can melt your smartphone

  22-12-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new powerful virus has been found that can mine cryptocurrency off a smartphone and shut down its internet services, according to the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab.
  
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• Mind-bending optical illusion makes a flat object look 3D

  22-12-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not everything on this table is real, and what you’re actually seeing is a simple ‘anamorphic’ illusion created by Sage Hansen from Texas.
  
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• Boris Johnson says UK wants better relations with Russia

  22-12-2017 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Boris Johnson and Sergei Lavrov clash over cyber-attacks but also trade jokes after talks in Moscow.
  
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• Sainsbury's shoppers complain over online glitch

  22-12-2017 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shoppers are expected to spend over £160 million ($214 million) today on their last big shop before Christmas in the London-based retailers stores and website, but a glitch may cut into this figure.
  
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• WATCH: Matt Flannery on fintech in the developing world siliconrepublic.com/video/matt-fla…

  22-12-2017 16:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Matt Flannery on fintech in the developing world siliconrepublic.com/video/matt-fla…
  
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• Heart attacks in movies make people miss deadly symptoms

  22-12-2017 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE The British public will be overindulging in food, drink and cardiac misinformation this Christmas as people watch movies that could affect their chances of surviving a heart attack.
  
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• Toshiba unveils device for Fukushima nuclear reactor probe

  22-12-2017 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The snake-like device is designed to give officials a deeper view of the Fukushima nuclear plant following its triple meltdowns after the 2011 quake and tsunami.
  
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• Russia wants to build a five-star luxury hotel on the ISS

  22-12-2017 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roscosmos is currently reviewing plans for a five-star hotel on board the ISS. The 'orbital suite' will feature four cabins with personal portholes so tourists can look down on Earth.
  
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• Test warns about dangers of 'drowsy driving'

  22-12-2017 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From late nights socialising to excited children waking us up early, our sleep can take a hit at Christmas. The test from Dublin-based company Easca Mattress can rate your driving reaction time.
  
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• Da Vinci £340m painting was retouched in last five years

  22-12-2017 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dr Martin Pracher, a German lecturer in technical art history, was taken aback to find that Salvator Mundi had changed, according to photographs taken then and now.
  
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• Apple is being sued for slow performance of older iPhones

  22-12-2017 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple customers from Los Angeles have filed a lawsuit with the US District Court for the Central District of California accusing the firm of interfering with their devices without consent.
  
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• Check out the SR team’s top 10 stories of 2017 siliconrepublic.com/companies/year…

  22-12-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  Check out the SR team’s top 10 stories of 2017 siliconrepublic.com/companies/year…
  
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• 2017 was a massive year for #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/big…

  22-12-2017 14:45 via twitter.com
  2017 was a massive year for #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/big…
  
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• #Universal will be the first major music firm to allow users to post and share music from its catalogue on #Facebook siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  22-12-2017 14:30 via twitter.com
  #Universal will be the first major music firm to allow users to post and share music from its catalogue on #Facebook siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Dr Catherine Norton of @UL explains the importance of timing when it comes to protein. #WomenInvent siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cat…

  22-12-2017 14:15 via twitter.com
  Dr Catherine Norton of @UL explains the importance of timing when it comes to protein. #WomenInvent siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cat…
  
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• UFO theorists film 'alien space craft' in Chile

  22-12-2017 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the moment Santiago residents thought they were witnessing a UFO dance around the sky. The Chilean city is the perfect spot to view the sky due to its dry air and clear skies.
  
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• WATCH: Effort underway to save lost renewable energy at Bernal Institute siliconrepublic.com/video/bernal-i…

  22-12-2017 14:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Effort underway to save lost renewable energy at Bernal Institute siliconrepublic.com/video/bernal-i…
  
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• Our top stories from 2017: Podcast 349

  22-12-2017 14:00
  
  Coming up today: our favourite stories from 2017 as we bid farewell to a tumultuous, nightmare of a year.
  
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• Reindeer hunted by wolverines get safety app

  22-12-2017 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  It is designed to protect the animals, which have a special role in Christmas tradition, from predators.
  
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• Final Christmas countdown with NORAD santa tracking app

  22-12-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users can track his progress with The North American Aerospace Defence Command, which follows Father Christmas as he leaves his top-secret toy factory in the North Pole this Sunday.
  
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• Higher temperatures linked to EU asylum figures

  22-12-2017 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Asylum seekers to the EU could almost double because of rising temperatures in farming areas around the world.
  
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• How to beat your family at board games this Christmas

  22-12-2017 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leslie Scott, Jenga inventor and champion, and Josef Kollar, Monopoly collector and Rummikub mastermind, share their tip on how to claim bragging rites over your relatives this year.
  
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• Apple faces lawsuits over slowed iPhones

  22-12-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Two lawsuits been brought on behalf of users of older iPhones in the US.
  
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• Nutmeg is 30 times more potent than cooling menthol

  22-12-2017 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at chemical company Kao Corporation in Tochigi, Japan, found nutmeg acted on the same cold-sensitive receptor as menthol It could be used to produce longer-lasting toothpastes and gums.
  
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• The nine things you need to do to live until you're 100

  22-12-2017 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafael Puyol, director of the Observatory of Demography and Generational Diversity, IE Business School, Madrid, explains how you should stop eating when you are 80 per cent full.
  
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• Who dares, sells. @intercom @destraynor @vainuio @MikkoHonkanen #slush17 siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…

  22-12-2017 13:20 via twitter.com
  Who dares, sells. @intercom @destraynor @vainuio @MikkoHonkanen #slush17 siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…
  
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• Scientists say religion may alter your psychology

  22-12-2017 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Otago University in Finland highlight a recent study in Finland that found both religious and non-religious people responded the same way to the idea of God (stock).
  
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• Year-end takeaway: Silicon Republic’s top story choices of 2017 siliconrepublic.com/companies/year…

  22-12-2017 13:00 via twitter.com
  Year-end takeaway: Silicon Republic’s top story choices of 2017 siliconrepublic.com/companies/year…
  
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• Robot passes college class on the philosophy of love

  22-12-2017 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bina48 successfully completed the course at Notre Dame de Namur Universit, in Belmont, California. participating in class discussions via Skype, before attending a final session in person.
  
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• Clean your desk, answer that email and get ready to hit the road! siliconrepublic.com/advice/last-da…

  22-12-2017 12:35 via twitter.com
  Clean your desk, answer that email and get ready to hit the road! siliconrepublic.com/advice/last-da…
  
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• What scientific breakthrough of 2017 made the biggest waves? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/big…

  22-12-2017 12:17 via twitter.com
  What scientific breakthrough of 2017 made the biggest waves? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/big…
  
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• #EricSchmidt helped to bring #Google from a tiny start-up to the world’s biggest internet company siliconrepublic.com/companies/eric…

  22-12-2017 12:05 via twitter.com
  #EricSchmidt helped to bring #Google from a tiny start-up to the world’s biggest internet company siliconrepublic.com/companies/eric…
  
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• Instagram live videos can be sent through direct messages

  22-12-2017 11:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature is available through the app's built-in messaging service, called Direct, and is available as part of the latest update for iOS in the Apple App Store and for Android in Google Play.
  
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• Facebook and Universal strike ‘unprecedented’ music licensing deal siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  22-12-2017 11:47 via twitter.com
  Facebook and Universal strike ‘unprecedented’ music licensing deal siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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