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• Australia's big four banks to cut 20,000 jobs in 2018

  02-01-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia's big four banks will slash 20,000 full-time jobs throughout the year in an effort to cut costs and make way for new technology, experts predict.
  
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• Inside Silicon Valley's sex and drug parties

  02-01-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The freewheeling sex culture and drug-fueled parties hosted by Silicon Valley's male elite has been detailed in a new book by Bloomberg TV anchor Emily Chang.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S9 leaked images revealed

  02-01-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image was recently shared to the Chinese social network Weibo. Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S9 and S9+ officially at CES in Las Vegas next week.
  
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• Amazon 'set to buy Target in 2018'

  02-01-2018 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Loup Venture co-founder Gene Munster made the claim in a report highlighting eight predictions for the technology industry in 2018.
  
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• NASA image from spacecraft shows Earth from 3m miles away

  02-01-2018 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft took this incredible image of home from 3 million miles (5 million kilometers) from Earth, about 13 times the distance between the Earth and Moon.
  
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• Spotify sued over songwriter rights

  02-01-2018 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Wixen Music Publishing is seeking damages of at least $1.6bn.
  
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• Samsung reveals smart glasses and directional speaker

  02-01-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung’s Creative Lab is set to show off its latest projects at CES, including a speaker that can surround you with a personal sound bubble, and smart glasses to help the visually impaired.
  
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• Amazon says over 5 bln items shipped in 2017 via Prime

  02-01-2018 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it shipped over 5 billion items worldwide via its subscription based Prime service in 2017 while adding more new members than ever before.
  
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• Morgan revives three-wheeler from 1930s for electric car

  02-01-2018 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Morgan EV3 is an all-electric three wheeler weighing less than 1,102 pounds. It uses a 20 KWH lithium battery, and will have a range of 120 miles and a top speed of 83 mph.
  
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• Is it time for competition to take a backseat in #STEM education? siliconrepublic.com/careers/collab…

  02-01-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  Is it time for competition to take a backseat in #STEM education? siliconrepublic.com/careers/collab…
  
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• NASA tests 'tricorder' that could find alien life

  02-01-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Genes in Space-3 experiment aboard the International Space Station completed the first-ever sample-to-sequence process entirely aboard the space station.
  
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• How to use your iPhone's hidden one-handed keyboard

  02-01-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple, based in Cupertino, California, has crafted a one-handed keyboard mode as part of its latest software update to help those who struggle to type one-handed on its larger devices.
  
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• Japan launches 'super low altitude' satellite

  02-01-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched a satellite designed to reach ‘super low orbit’, using a radical ion engine said to be 10 times more efficient than gas jets.
  
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• Logan Paul: Outrage over YouTuber's Japan dead man video

  02-01-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Six million people watched the film showing Logan Paul finding an apparent suicide victim in Japan.
  
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• A new study says a 2C increase in the average global temperature could prove catastrophic. #climatechange siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cli…

  02-01-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  A new study says a 2C increase in the average global temperature could prove catastrophic. #climatechange siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cli…
  
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• Galapagos tortoises born naturally first time in 100 years

  02-01-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Black rats on Pinzon Island - also known as Duncan island - had pushed the giant tortoises to the brink of extinction as they were feasting on their eating their eggs.
  
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• Water pouring off melting ice sheets making oceans heavier

  02-01-2018 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands claim that ice melted by global warming is compressing the Earth so much that the change to seafloor levels is fooling climate satellites.
  
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• Book reveals secret conspiracy to make products obsolete

  02-01-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Author Jacques Peretti reveals the private business deals that shaped the tech business, the drug industry, and diet industry in The Deals That Made the World.
  
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• #NorthKorean hackers are alleged to have breached a #SouthKorean server to steal #cryptocurrency last year siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nor…

  02-01-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  #NorthKorean hackers are alleged to have breached a #SouthKorean server to steal #cryptocurrency last year siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nor…
  
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• Scientists use stem cells to create hairy skin in the lab

  02-01-2018 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new skin model, developed by experts at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, more closely resembles natural hair than any of its predecessors.
  
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• Top tips for photographing the moon using your smartphone

  02-01-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From using a night-photography app to adjusting your phone's exposure, MailOnline reveals how to take the best photos of the wolf moon from anywhere in the world on your phone.
  
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• Why humanity should give up control to robots

  02-01-2018 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Watson of the University of Manchester says 'maybe it's time for society to see through the illusion and make the practical decision – relinquish controlm
  
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• Robots help China fire missiles three times faster

  02-01-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chinese armies are now able to use robots to fire ballistic missiles three times faster while halving the number of soldiers involved after developing an automated launching system.
  
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• Hackers are using webcams to turn people into 'slaves'

  02-01-2018 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A security expert for Symantec, based in California, has warned that those who don't cover their webcams risk being blackmailed by hackers who have taken incriminating footage.
  
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• Dog poo now powers a UK street lamp in Worcestershire

  02-01-2018 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a vigorous walk in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, walkers can deposit their dog's stool in the washing machine-like contraption which is attached to a lamp.
  
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• Iran blocks social media sites in a bid to stop unrest

  02-01-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iranian authorities have blocked access to Instagram and the Telegram messaging app as part of a clamp down on its citizens' internet communications.
  
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• Retail Apocalypse: 12,000 Store Closings Expected In 2018, Following 9,000 In 2017

  02-01-2018 17:22 via technocracy.news
  Disruption is the most prominent meme in 2018, as evidenced by retail carnage at all levels. Should the Internet also suffer disruption in the future, the retail infrastructure will be found to be missing. In the meantime, jobs will be shed in record numbers. ⁃ TN EditorRetailers are bracing for a fresh wave of store closings in 2018 that is expected to eclipse the rash of closings that rocked the industry last year.
  “Landlords are panicking,” said Larry Perkins, the CEO and fo
  
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• SpaceX prepares to launch secretive Zuma satellite

  02-01-2018 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX is gearing up to launch the highly secretive ‘Zuma’ satellite – a payload commissioned by an undisclosed branch of the US government. It will launch from Cape Canaveral on Thurs.
  
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• Competition versus collaboration in STEM education siliconrepublic.com/careers/collab…

  02-01-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Competition versus collaboration in STEM education siliconrepublic.com/careers/collab…
  
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• Mumsnet mother slated for putting phone ban on 17 year old

  02-01-2018 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mother has been heavily critised by other parents on UK parenting site Mumsnet after revealing she confiscates her 17-year-old daughter's phone at night so she doesn't get too much screen time.
  
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• Chinese Builds AI Robots To Treble Bomb Production

  02-01-2018 16:45 via technocracy.news
  Chinese Technocrats could employ many of China’s 1.4 billion citizens to make bombs, but they choose to use AI controlled robots instead. Technocrats build because they can, not because there is good reason to do so. ⁃ TN EditorThe robots, which never get tired, are being used by China to assemble different types of explosive weaponry.
  Due to their artificial intelligence, the bots could also produce more sophisticated weapons such as guided missiles.
  Around a quarter of the country&
  
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• Bishop's 20-carat gold ring to fetch £10,000 at auction

  02-01-2018 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adam Day, 30, said he was 'shaking' when he made the discovery of the ring, engraved with St George as well as floral emblems, in a field near Beverley Minster in Yorkshire.
  
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• SMBH: Astroboffins reveal how to stop pop(ping) stars in a supermassive galaxy

  02-01-2018 16:32 via go.theregister.com
  You need to be the bigger supermassive black hole The mass of the supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxies controls star formation and determines how it evolves over time, according to new observations published in Nature.…
  
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• ‘Ready Player One’ Movie Pumps Virtual Reality As Mankind’s Ultimate Escape From Dystopia

  02-01-2018 16:27 via technocracy.news
  Millennials will be convinced that dystopia is straight ahead, thanks to global warming, and the only place where life can be found is within virtual reality. Whereas the Matrix movie presented a compulsory virtual reality that no one was aware of, Ready Player One is voluntary submission. However, virtual reality will re-wire a person’s mind to the point where they cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy; such a mind will be easily controlled by whomever controls the fantasy. 
  
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• Harvard scientist on why you should stop being positive

  02-01-2018 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Harvard scientist, psychologist Susan David whose book on Emotional Agility has been named Amazon's book of the year, ignoring negative emotions is not the key to happiness
  
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• Climate research reveals what Earth would look like 2C warmer siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cli…

  02-01-2018 16:14 via twitter.com
  Climate research reveals what Earth would look like 2C warmer siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cli…
  
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• Ad firms use browser password managers to track users

  02-01-2018 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Princeton University in New Jersey say the security loophole could be used to access people's passwords, raising concerns that hackers could exploit the flaw.
  
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• Researchers at @hseas claim to have developed the first single lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of l… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-01-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Researchers at @hseas claim to have developed the first single lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of l… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Asteroid set to make a 'close' approach to Earth in hours

  02-01-2018 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space rock, which has a diameter between six and 21 metres (20 - 69 feet) will pass Earth at around 1,300,000 miles (2,000,000km) away, which is described as 'close' by Nasa.
  
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• People live in ‘constant fear’ of running out of battery

  02-01-2018 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly half of those polled said their 'fear' of running out of juice had got worse over the past five years, according to the survey by Slough-based company O2 (stock image).
  
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• You've been using emojis all wrong!

  02-01-2018 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  My Domaine has compiled a guide to the most regularly misused emojis - and you'llthink twice before sending the building with a heart that looks like a hospital to an ailing friend.
  
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• China’s most popular messaging app has denied that it stores chat histories. #WeChat siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wec…

  02-01-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  China’s most popular messaging app has denied that it stores chat histories. #WeChat siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wec…
  
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• North Korea accused of stealing thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nor…

  02-01-2018 15:23 via twitter.com
  North Korea accused of stealing thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nor…
  
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• The #Iran government is restricting the ability for protesters to get their message across by shutting out access t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-01-2018 15:20 via twitter.com
  The #Iran government is restricting the ability for protesters to get their message across by shutting out access t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Tech firms will have to abide by strict new regulations or face fines. #Germany #hatespeech siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ger…

  02-01-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Tech firms will have to abide by strict new regulations or face fines. #Germany #hatespeech siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ger…
  
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• Gaming addiction classified as disorder by WHO

  02-01-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The World Health Organisation will include gaming addiction in its disease bible for first time.
  
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• Is #organisation your goal for 2018? #Evernote siliconrepublic.com/advice/get-org…

  02-01-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  Is #organisation your goal for 2018? #Evernote siliconrepublic.com/advice/get-org…
  
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• The Basics Fund is aiming to reshape the regulatory landscape for #blockchain ventures siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bloc…

  02-01-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  The Basics Fund is aiming to reshape the regulatory landscape for #blockchain ventures siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bloc…
  
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• Kim Jong-un to build North Korea’s largest rocket yet

  02-01-2018 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered North Korean scientists to construct the Unha-4 missile, an upgraded version of a three-stage rocketlaunched in February 2016.
  
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• A #Brexit bonanza? @LinkedIn reveals a shift in migration patterns siliconrepublic.com/careers/linked…

  02-01-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  A #Brexit bonanza? @LinkedIn reveals a shift in migration patterns siliconrepublic.com/careers/linked…
  
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