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• How light pollution really affects your view of the sky

  29-12-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A short film from filmmaker Sriram Murali pans across several ‘levels’ of light pollution, from San Francisco (level 8) to Goblin Valley State Park, Utah (level 1), revealing the dramatic differences.
  
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• Space science work recognised in New Year Honours

  29-12-2017 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The first Briton in space and a leading member of the Cassini mission are among those on new year list.
  
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• New Year Honours 2018: AI chief Demis Hassabis made CBE

  29-12-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The chief executive of DeepMind is recognised on the New Year Honours list.
  
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• Are YOUR apps listening in to what you watch on TV?

  29-12-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, made by a startup called Alphonso, can use a phone's microphone to analyse background audio.
  
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• Apple applies for patent to wirelessly charge your iPhone

  29-12-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's new patent was published on December 28. The document describes a system that could supply power to multiple devices, using both wired and wireless connections.
  
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• NASA captures newly created iceberg cracking into pieces

  29-12-2017 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new iceberg calved from Pine Island Glacier in September but weeks latershattered into more than 20 fragments, after an area of warm water kept the ice free between the iceberg and the glacier front.
  
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• Russia helped North Korea acquire missile technology

  29-12-2017 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  North Korea was able to develop its ballistic missile programme with Russian technology clandestinely acquired in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has been claimed.
  
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• Black Mirror launches with robo-dogs that hunt people

  29-12-2017 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the episode ‘Metalhead,’ Black Mirror explores what could happen if machines turned on us, revealing a terrifying quest for survival in a world where robo-dogs can outrun and outsmart humans.
  
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• Kodi comes to the Xbox One

  29-12-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The software itself is entirely legal, but can by downloading apps can stream illicit content, with sellers often labelling them as 'Fully Loaded', 'Jailbroken' or 'Plug and Play'.
  
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• Where the 'Ring of Fire' could ignite in 2018

  29-12-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most observed volcanic activity takes place along the Pacific Ring of Fire, experts say. While some may calm down without eruption, others may enter a phase of eruption in months to come.
  
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• Texas files first lawsuit over Apple's iPhone slowdown

  29-12-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Today Texas has joined the ever growing list of places Apple is facing legal action over its slowdown of older iPhonee, with three owners claiming Apple misled customers.
  
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• Scientists find clue to regeneration in Iberian salamander

  29-12-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Among the early findings in the salamander's genome is a family of genes that can provide clues to the unique ability of salamanders to rebuild complex tissue, according to Swedish researchers.
  
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• Unicode Consortium sets the global standard fir emojis

  29-12-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Unicode Consortium is tasked with setting the global standard for the icons. It's a heady responsibility and it can take years from inspiration to a new symbol being added to our phones.
  
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• YouTube's 'poor training' to blame for exploitation videos

  29-12-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube, based in San Bruno, California, has struggled to halt a recent surge in the number of disturbing videos slipping past its computer and human moderators.
  
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• Facebook apologises for leaving hate speech to stay up

  29-12-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation by New York-based nonprofit group ProPublica claims content reviewers do not always abide by the company's guidelines and interpret similar content in different ways.
  
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• Incredible brain-scanning helmet could help drivers focus 

  29-12-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The helmet, developed by Ford and King's College London, measures a driver's brainwaves to monitor mental energy and focus at different points on the road.
  
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• Security guru John McAfee's Twitter account was hacked

  29-12-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire-born John McAfee, who made millions creating the popular McAfee anti-virus software, claims his Twitter account was compromised as part of an elaborate cryptocurrency scam.
  
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• Google pulls YouTube app from Amazon Fire TV kit early

  29-12-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global move is in retaliation for Amazon's refusal to sell some Google products that compete with the Seattle-based retailer's gadgets.
  
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• Russia DENIES $45m satellite failed due to basic fault

  29-12-2017 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roscosmos said it had lost contact with newly-launched satellite the 'Meteor-M' after it blasted off from Russia's new Vostochny cosmodrome in the Russian Far East.
  
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• Twitter users share hilarious ‘Alexa’ fails online

  29-12-2017 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From receiving unwanted sex toys in the post, to witnessing 'flirtations' between an Alexa and a Google Home, gadget lovers have recalled their virtual assistants' biggest blunders.
  
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• WATCH: Start-up Stories: Parkpnp siliconrepublic.com/video/parkpnp-…

  29-12-2017 16:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Start-up Stories: Parkpnp siliconrepublic.com/video/parkpnp-…
  
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• Italian grandmother struggles to use new Google Home

  29-12-2017 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They may be older and wiser, but when it comes to technology they have a bit to learn. An Italian grandmother struggles to use a Google Home speaker in new footage filmed in America.
  
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• Can #AI ever truly be unbiased?siliconrepublic.com/machines/ethic…

  29-12-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  Can #AI ever truly be unbiased?siliconrepublic.com/machines/ethic…
  
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• The aim is to one day apply these findings to language, for people who have lost their ability to speak siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mus…

  29-12-2017 15:00 via twitter.com
  The aim is to one day apply these findings to language, for people who have lost their ability to speak siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mus…
  
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• Sharks found dead along Cape Cod Bay from 'cold shock'

  29-12-2017 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two sharks were found washed up along Massachusetts's Cape Cod Bay after being 'stranded due to cold shock' amid plunging temperatures in the northern United States.
  
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• 500-year-old coin sells for £40,000 at auction

  29-12-2017 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michelle Vall, from Blackpool, was detecting close to Bosworth Field in Warwickshire when she found the coin which has now fetched £40,000 ($54,000) at auction.
  
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• Google bans Amazon devices from accessing YouTube EARLY

  29-12-2017 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global move is in retaliation for Amazon's refusal to sell some Google products that compete with the Seattle-based retailer's gadgets.
  
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• Find out how origami and calligraphy have helped to put the A in #STEAM siliconrepublic.com/innovation/art…

  29-12-2017 14:30 via twitter.com
  Find out how origami and calligraphy have helped to put the A in #STEAM siliconrepublic.com/innovation/art…
  
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• Planning Africa's smart cities

  29-12-2017 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  African cities are getting "smart" by embracing technology and improving efficiency.
  
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• Striped dolphins near Pico Island sound like mice

  29-12-2017 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shy striped dolphins produced the incredible sound while being observed by a whale-watching tour group near Pico Island in the Portuguese Azores.
  
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• WATCH: Siemens CTO predicts World Wide Energy Grid siliconrepublic.com/video/siemens-…

  29-12-2017 14:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Siemens CTO predicts World Wide Energy Grid siliconrepublic.com/video/siemens-…
  
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• Roman Tanatalus bowl could be first practical joke device

  29-12-2017 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tanatalus bowl (pictured), found in Vinkovci, eastern Croatia, soaked unsuspecting dinner party guests in wine could have been the earliest prankster device.
  
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• How can legal policy keep up with tech innovation? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/leg…

  29-12-2017 13:30 via twitter.com
  How can legal policy keep up with tech innovation? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/leg…
  
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• These are the people set to shape the sci-tech industries of 2018 with their ideas #SciTech100 siliconrepublic.com/companies/sci-…

  29-12-2017 13:00 via twitter.com
  These are the people set to shape the sci-tech industries of 2018 with their ideas #SciTech100 siliconrepublic.com/companies/sci-…
  
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• Virtual cocktail lets you change drink's flavour using app

  29-12-2017 12:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 'virtual cocktail' glass developed by scientists at the National University of Singapore tricks your brain into thinking it is experiencing a flavour by fooling your senses of sight, smell and taste.
  
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• Dr Josiah Zayner 'wants to help humans modify their genes'

  29-12-2017 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Dr Josiah Zayner, 36, claims we are all 'slaves to the genomes we have', but that DIY genetic engineering could help create a new breed of super-strong humans.
  
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• Contact made with 'missing' Angolan satellite

  29-12-2017 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Data links to Angosat-1 have been restored after it went missing for two days.
  
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• Bohacker says he 'wants to help humans modify their genes'

  29-12-2017 11:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Dr Josiah Zayner, 36, claims we are all 'slaves to the genomes we have', but that DIY genetic engineering could help create a new breed of super-strong humans.
  
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• Apple patents a mysterious iPhone 'Window'

  29-12-2017 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Apple patent filed with the Alexandria-based US Patent and Trademark Office details a 'hybrid' display which could be used for augmented reality.
  
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• World first for dog's broken leg

  29-12-2017 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A new treatment that has saved a dog's broken leg is to be tried on humans.
  
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• US says Romanians hacked Washington DC police cameras

  29-12-2017 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The alleged attack took place in Washington DC just days before Donald Trump's inauguration.
  
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• YouTube app removed from Amazon Fire TV kit early

  29-12-2017 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon Fire TV devices now point people towards the YouTube website instead.
  
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• New version of Nokia's 3310 phone set to come with 4G

  29-12-2017 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest version of the Nokia 3310, released by Finland-based firm HMD Global, houses a new operating system that can run basic Android apps, according to documents leaked from China.
  
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• Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

  29-12-2017 09:55 via bbc.co.uk
  It says it will slash the price of battery replacements and issue new monitoring software.
  
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• Warning bacterial disease is putting 350 species at risk

  29-12-2017 09:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Xylella fastidiosa is ‘one of the most dangerous’ diseases in the world. TheRoyal Horticultural Society says people should not buy plants grown abroad to prevent the disease reaching Britain.
  
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• Gardens under threat from 'game changing' plant disease

  29-12-2017 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A pest that can infect hundreds of plants from lavender to olive trees is of growing concern in the UK.
  
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• High school student uncovered Apple's iPhone slowdown

  29-12-2017 05:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyler Barney, a high school student in Mt Juliet, said he made the discovery that decreased performance has to do with phones lithium-ion batteries when his iPhone 6s 'became buggy,
  
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• Genetically Engineered Super Horses Designed For Speed, Strength

  29-12-2017 01:42 via technocracy.news
  Horses now follow after mice, rats, pigs, goats and sheep to receive genetic restructuring. Technocrats consider humans to be no different than animals, so nothing is stopping them from eventually editing human genes to bring forth specific traits. Such changes will be transmitted to offspring, meaning that eventually the entire planetary gene pool will be contaminated with man-made changes to DNA. ⁃ TN EditorGenetically engineered super-horses could be born in 2019 after a genetic breakth
  
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• Project Maven to Deploy Computer Algorithms to War Zone by Year’s End

  29-12-2017 01:33 via technocracy.news
  TN has repeatedly warned about the arms race surrounding artificial intelligence, and the military is the perpetrator. This means that AI is being used and refined to kill and destroy around the world. One must ask, what could go wrong with that? ⁃ TN EditorWinning wars with computer algorithms and artificial intelligence were among the topics that Defense Department intelligence officials discussed during a recent Defense One Tech Summit here.
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• Blue Planet is crowned the best TV programme of the year

  29-12-2017 01:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II, which attracted 10.5 million viewers, has been named the best TV programme of 2017, beating series four of Line of Duty and Big Little Lies.
  
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