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• Piano cords could be key to helping beat dementia

  03-01-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found low-pitched noises appear to break down toxic clumps in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• Tesla's Model 3 volume production target pushed back again

  03-01-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  However, the company exceeded its overall sales targets and says it made significant progress in reducing production bottlenecks toward the end of the fourth quarter.
  
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• Intel says 'design flaw' is not limited to its chips

  03-01-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Intel said the problem was broader than its chips alone and that it was working with Advanced Micro Devices Inc, ARM Holdings and others to fix the problem.
  
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• Drinking causes cancer by permanently damaging genes

  03-01-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, found alcohol is broken down in the body into a poisonous chemical that causes damage to DNA.
  
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• The seven things you didn’t know you could recycle

  03-01-2018 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Australians have been recycling for close to two decades, there still some confusion. FEMAIL reveals some items you are probably leaving out of your recycling but which you can actually add.
  
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• The science of creativity – and the tricks to boost it

  03-01-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Einstein thought imagination was key to his success. Now, one Coventry researcher has revealed what you can do to boost your own creativity.
  
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• Trump handshake machine can help you learn his shakes

  03-01-2018 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hilarious video from Useless Duck Company has revealed the ‘Donald Trump Handshake Robot,’ which aims to mimic the unpredictable nature of the president’s notorious handshake.
  
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• Why there's a big chill in a warmer world

  03-01-2018 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Arctic's frigid weather escaped its regular atmospheric jail that traps the worst cold. It then meandered south to the central and eastern US - which scientists say is happening more often.
  
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• Dry spell raises fears of drought's return in California

  03-01-2018 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California's water managers are measuring as little as 3% of normal snowpack in areas of the Sierra Nevada mountains as they conduct the first surveys of the state's crucial winter snowfall.
  
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• LG to make screens for 6.5inch 'iPhone XL'

  03-01-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say there are three new iPhones on the way - including Apple's biggest ever phone with a gigantic 6.5 inch screen. The Korea Herald says LG Display will begin shipping the screens later this year.
  
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• Ancient DNA reveals how first humans arrived in America

  03-01-2018 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The international team of researchers, led by the Universities of Cambridge and Copenhagen, made the discovery after studying thegenome of an ancient Native American infant.
  
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• Alaskan infant's DNA tells story of 'first Americans'

  03-01-2018 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The 11,500-year-old bones of a child unearthed in Alaska shed light on the peopling of the Americas.
  
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• Music sales soar in US, as streaming takes over market

  03-01-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Music sales grew at a robust pace for a third straight year in the United States in 2017 as listeners kept flocking to streaming outlets, an industry monitor said Wednesday.
  
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• US weather: East Coast braces for bomb cyclone

  03-01-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'bomb cyclone' is expected to be the region's most intense winter hurricane in decades, sparking a flurry of wind chill advisories and freeze warnings across the states.
  
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• As the #tech talent war rages on, @magicTuscan talks about how to avoid it. siliconrepublic.com/advice/avoid-f…

  03-01-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  As the #tech talent war rages on, @magicTuscan talks about how to avoid it. siliconrepublic.com/advice/avoid-f…
  
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• NASA reveals incredible fire map of the world

  03-01-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA has revealed a look at the change in monthly burned areas around the world in a hypnotic new animated map. New calculations reveal that methane emissions from fires have dropped.
  
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• Amazon file a patent for a 'blended-reality' mirror

  03-01-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a newly filed patent, Seattle-based Amazon says the mirror would combine data from cameras, displays and projectors to virtually add clothes to the user's body.
  
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• What a woman with a bionic hand can feel

  03-01-2018 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists have unveiled the first bionic hand with a sense of touch that can be worn outside the laboratory.
  
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• Mysterious glow seen in Norte de Santander, Colombia

  03-01-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the moment a mysterious fireball snaked its way across the night sky in Norte de Santander, Colombia, sparking fears the earth is being targeted by alien invaders. Locals videoed the bizarre sight.
  
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• Is there an ‘alien megastructure’ around Tabby’s Star?#astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…

  03-01-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  Is there an ‘alien megastructure’ around Tabby’s Star?#astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…
  
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• New data debunks Tabby's Star 'alien megastructure' theory

  03-01-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Louisiana State University believe dust is why it appears to dim and brighten as different colours of light are being blocked by different intensities (artist's impression).
  
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• Experts reveal how you can fight off a shark attack  

  03-01-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline Travel has spoken to wildlife experts from the UK and U.S to find out how best to fend off sharks - and whether punching them on the nose to make them go away is a myth.
  
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• Reddit user tapes thumbtack to keyboard for 2018

  03-01-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Redditor ol_norm shared a photo of his keyboard set-up on the first day back at work in 2018. To stop himself from typing the year wrong, he taped a thumbtack to the number seven key.
  
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• SpaceX reveals footage of its Falcon Heavy 'megarocket'

  03-01-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Falcon Heavy has been raised on its Cape Canaveral launchpad ahead of engine tests. It is expected to blast off soon after on an unmanned mission carrying Elon Musk's Tesla roadster car.
  
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• #YouTube has responded to the Logan Paul controversy siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…

  03-01-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  #YouTube has responded to the Logan Paul controversy siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…
  
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• Roku to chime in with voice-controlled assistant

  03-01-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roku plans to add a voice-controlled digital assistant to its streaming TV players in an attempt to catch up with Google, Apple and Amazon. The assistant willfield requests about video, music and entertainment.
  
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• Chicago singer's tattoo plays her late grandmother's voice

  03-01-2018 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sakyrah Angelique, from Chicago, got a sound wave tattoo of a voicemail her grandma left her, a month before she died. In the message, her grandma can be heard wishing her happy birthday.
  
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• Great news for #Gorey-based start-up @abodoojobs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dan-…

  03-01-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Great news for #Gorey-based start-up@abodoojobs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dan-…
  
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• Security flaw found in Intel chips made in the past decade

  03-01-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Santa Clara, California, company Intel is reportedly working to fix the issue, which is thought to affect millions of computers powered by the x86-64 series of chips built over the past decade.
  
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• Nick Clegg on AI, Brexit and life in politics: UpVote 20

  03-01-2018 17:51
  
  The newly-knighted former deputy prime minister is no longer an MP – so he's formed a think tank to intervene on technology
  
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• #MostRead Today: Waves to raise $30m blockchain venture capital fund ow.ly/PQfv30hyNAT

  03-01-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Waves to raise $30m blockchain venture capital fund ow.ly/PQfv30hyNAT
  
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• #MostRead Today: Tiny spider with a rainbow back could spawn wealth of optical technologies ow.ly/Ea2L30hyNxi

  03-01-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Tiny spider with a rainbow back could spawn wealth of optical technologies ow.ly/Ea2L30hyNxi
  
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• #MostRead Today: New colourful metalens opens up possibilities for AR and VR ow.ly/4lMG30hyNCt

  03-01-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: New colourful metalens opens up possibilities for AR and VR ow.ly/4lMG30hyNCt
  
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• #MostRead Today: LinkedIn reveals talent flow reversal from UK back to Ireland ow.ly/ScW530hyNzd

  03-01-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: LinkedIn reveals talent flow reversal from UK back to Ireland ow.ly/ScW530hyNzd
  
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• #MostRead Today: Bitcoin surges past $15,000 as Peter Thiel revealed to have large stash ow.ly/vt0d30hyNuU

  03-01-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Bitcoin surges past $15,000 as Peter Thiel revealed to have large stash ow.ly/vt0d30hyNuU
  
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• #Windows and #Linux kernels must be redesigned to fix a #security bug in Intel processors at chip-level. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…

  03-01-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  #Windows and #Linux kernels must be redesigned to fix a #security bug in Intel processors at chip-level. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…
  
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• AI 'doctor' can automatically diagnose heart disease 

  03-01-2018 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI, called Ultromics, is being used at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. The system has been successful in the early trials could soon be available for free on the NHS.
  
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• Here’s how you can avoid the fray of the future war for tech talent siliconrepublic.com/advice/avoid-f…

  03-01-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Here’s how you can avoid the fray of the future war for tech talent siliconrepublic.com/advice/avoid-f…
  
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• Bitcoin rises as report reveals Peter Thiel invested

  03-01-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bitcoin reached $15,017 (£11,071) making up for its New Year slump, after it emerged Thiel's California-based firm, Founders Fund, bought around $15to $20 million (£11 - 14.7m) of the currency.
  
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• Alien megastructure theory just suffered another major blow siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…

  03-01-2018 16:41 via twitter.com
  Alien megastructure theory just suffered another major blow siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…
  
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• YouTube responds following controversial Logan Paul video siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…

  03-01-2018 16:33 via twitter.com
  YouTube responds following controversial Logan Paul video siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…
  
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• 2017 was a great year for #jobseekers thanks to @EntIrl. siliconrepublic.com/companies/ente…

  03-01-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  2017 was a great year for #jobseekers thanks to @EntIrl. siliconrepublic.com/companies/ente…
  
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• Young people's obsession with perfection rises by a THIRD

  03-01-2018 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  York St John University and the University of Bath found that millennials are 33 percent more likely to be obsessed with perfection compared to young adults of the 80s (stock).
  
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• New data debunks alien megastructure theory

  03-01-2018 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Louisiana State University believe dust is why it appears to dim and brighten as different colours of light are being blocked by different intensities (artist's impression).
  
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• What are the leaders in #lifesciences telling us?siliconrepublic.com/careers/life-s…

  03-01-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  What are the leaders in #lifesciences telling us?siliconrepublic.com/careers/life-s…
  
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• Soz, guys. No 'alien megastructure' around Tabby's Star, only cosmic dustbunnies

  03-01-2018 15:58 via go.theregister.com
  Crowdfunded $107k to find system just needed a Hoover Sorry to burst your bubble, folks, but the mysteriously dimming Tabby's Star isn't due to an "alien megastructure" after all – it's just obscured by dust, according to a paper published today.…
  
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• Dublin-based #Blueface is joining forces with Florida’s #Star2Star siliconrepublic.com/companies/blue…

  03-01-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Dublin-based #Blueface is joining forces with Florida’s #Star2Star siliconrepublic.com/companies/blue…
  
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• Dan Kiely invests €200,000 in flexible working start-up Abodoo siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dan-…

  03-01-2018 15:38 via twitter.com
  Dan Kiely invests €200,000 in flexible working start-up Abodoo siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dan-…
  
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• Japanese AI recreates images you're thinking about

  03-01-2018 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Kamitani Lab at Kyoto University, led by Professor Yukiyasu Kamitani, scanned the brains of volunteers as they looked at or imagined images.
  
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• What should we be keeping an eye out for in 2018? #cybersecurity #infosec #IoT siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…

  03-01-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  What should we be keeping an eye out for in 2018? #cybersecurity #infosec #IoT siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…
  
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