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• Curiosity rover sends image of 'stick figures' on Mars

  05-01-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a photo shared to the rover’s Twitter account, NASA revealed a look at the unusual formations recently discovered on the face of a Martian rock. The stick-like figures are a quarter of an inch long.
  
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• Pentagon is looking to develop laser-powered bat drones

  05-01-2018 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Department of Defense revealed its new DESI pilot program is seeking proposals for a number of topics that currently stand as ‘defense challenges,’ including drones inspired by nature.
  
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• How do you know if certain drugs will have a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ effect? Scientists have now developed a tool to figu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-01-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  How do you know if certain drugs will have a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ effect? Scientists have now developed a tool to figu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Alexa is coming to smart watches and headphones this year

  05-01-2018 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon announced its new Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit today, in a move to expand the voice assistant to ‘on-the-go’ devices. This includes smartwatches,headphones, and fitness trackers.
  
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• Nasa finds the first direct proof of ozone recovery

  05-01-2018 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hole in the ozone layer that appeared above Antarctica in the 1980s has shrunk thanks to a worldwide ban on  chemicals called CFCs, Nasa Aurora satellite has found.
  
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• Sniffing a romantic partner's shirt does reduce stress

  05-01-2018 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The smell of a romantic partner's scent on a t-shirt helped women stay calmer before and after stress tests in a new study from the University of British Columbia, while strangers' smells did the opposite.
  
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• #AppleMusic's Jimmy Iovine is leaving the company in August after a final $3bn payout from the sale of his Beats El… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-01-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  #AppleMusic's Jimmy Iovine is leaving the company in August after a final $3bn payout from the sale of his Beats El… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 'Shazam for faces' app Blippar now 99.67% accurate

  05-01-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The augmented reality technology, from London-based firm Blippar, can instantly recognise over 400,000 public figures with a more than 99 per cent accuracy rate.
  
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• CES 2018: Aryzon flat-pack kit promises affordable AR

  05-01-2018 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Aryzon's cardboard kit turns smartphones into augmented reality headsets.
  
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• CES 2018: Psion PDA gets Android makeover

  05-01-2018 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The must-have business tool of the 90s has been updated by one of the original designers.
  
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• NASA enlists help of skiers to measure snow depths

  05-01-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's earth science arm is funding research that recruits citizen scientists on skis, snowshoes and snowmobiles to measure snow depth in backcountry spots in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
  
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• CES 2018: Gadget guides bikers to their destination

  05-01-2018 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The handlebars guiding you on your journey and helmet with its own brake light.
  
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• CES 2018: The house that hears burglars

  05-01-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Software that can identify sounds such as windows being smashed has been developed in Cambridge, UK.
  
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• CES 2018: Electric virtual reality suit shocks gamers

  05-01-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Teslasuit can serve up some real-world pain when playing virtual reality games.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa can now control your microwave

  05-01-2018 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm has revealed that Alexa users in the US can now control their microwave ovens with simple voice commands, by stating phrases such as: ‘Alexa, defrost three pounds of chicken.’
  
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• UK could face hosepipe ban this summer despite floods

  05-01-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency warned that South East England is in a period of ‘prolonged dry weather’ (stock image).
  
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• Catch up on this week's sci-tech news right here! #LeavingCert #Microsoft #Facebook #climatechange #Spectre siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  05-01-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  Catch up on this week's sci-tech news right here! #LeavingCert #Microsoft #Facebook #climatechange #Spectre siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• Largest prime number ever found contains 23 million digits

  05-01-2018 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Pace, an electrical engineer based in Germantown, Tennessee, is set to receive a £2,200 ($3,000) reward for his find.
  
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• Meltdown and Spectre; digital scanning animals: Podcast 350

  05-01-2018 18:50
  
  Coming up today: a giant security flaw, scanning millions of dead creatures and Iran’s social media block
  
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• A quarter of British honey is contaminated with pesticides

  05-01-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fact the potent insecticides remain prevalent will put pressure on the EU to implement a total ban, according to the UK's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (stock image).
  
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• Apple updates won't protect you from Spectre and Meltdown

  05-01-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ido Naor, senior security researcher at Moscow based Kaspersky Lab's global research and analysis team, believes patches are still worth installing but that they do not guarantee protection.
  
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• .@Fjord group director Lorna Ross believes the future isn’t about businesses simply being more digital. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fjo…

  05-01-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  .@Fjord group director Lorna Ross believes the future isn’t about businesses simply being more digital.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fjo…
  
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• 5,300-year-old ice man Otzi was killed by an arrow

  05-01-2018 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Bonfert, who is an image editor and film director for Austrian public broadcaster ORF, claims it was the arrow that delivered the fatal blow.
  
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• BlackBerry teams up with Baidu for autonomous technology

  05-01-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BlackBerry and Chinese internet search firm Baidu have signed a deal to jointly develop self-driving vehicle technology. BlackBerry's QNX software will be used in the Apollo platform.
  
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• Catch up on the world of #IoT with our global roud-up. #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-a…

  05-01-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Catch up on the world of #IoT with our global roud-up. #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-a…
  
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• #MostRead Today: All iOS and Mac devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre, Apple confirms ow.ly/g2IF30hByJz

  05-01-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: All iOS and Mac devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre, Apple confirms ow.ly/g2IF30hByJz
  
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• #MostRead Today: Here’s how to fit exercise into your hectic work schedule ow.ly/nXfT30hByIf

  05-01-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Here’s how to fit exercise into your hectic work schedule ow.ly/nXfT30hByIf
  
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• #MostRead Today: 5 awesome podcasts that will boost your career this year ow.ly/p3Jt30hByFf

  05-01-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 5 awesome podcasts that will boost your career this year ow.ly/p3Jt30hByFf
  
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• #MostRead Today: 20 rocking start-ups from Riga to watch in 2018 ow.ly/e9hP30hByDw

  05-01-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 20 rocking start-ups from Riga to watch in 2018 ow.ly/e9hP30hByDw
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 top recruitment trends to look out for in 2018 ow.ly/DBiF30hByGJ

  05-01-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 top recruitment trends to look out for in 2018 ow.ly/DBiF30hByGJ
  
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• Herbs scientifically proven to ease anxiety revealed

  05-01-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from the University of Melbourne carried out a review of the medical literature to analyse the scientific evidence for a range of plant supplements that promise to reduce anxiety.
  
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• Attention backcountry skiers: Scientists want your help

  05-01-2018 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's earth science arm is funding research that recruits citizen scientists on skis, snowshoes and snowmobiles to measure snow depth in backcountry spots in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
  
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• A new EU project aims to create a better internet for future generations. @TSSG_WIT siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ec-…

  05-01-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  A new EU project aims to create a better internet for future generations. @TSSG_WIT siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ec-…
  
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• One in ten young people find intelligence most important

  05-01-2018 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It seems that, for some, looks and personality really don't matter. This is according to new research from the University of Western Australia which has found 10 per cent of people are sapiosexuals.
  
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• White noise video on YouTube hit by five copyright claims

  05-01-2018 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A man says his original recording of white noise has faced five accusations of copyright infringement.
  
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• Amazon 'holds talks' over Premier League streaming rights

  05-01-2018 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon, based in Seattle, could bid for the rights to stream Premier League matches next month in an ambitious challenge to traditional broadcasters Sky and BT Sport.
  
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• Intel says security updates will fix Meltdown and Spectre

  05-01-2018 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Santa-Clara, California, based firm is yet to announce atimetable for processors more than five years old but believes 90 per cent of more recent chips will be patched.
  
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• Fjord’s Lorna Ross: ‘You can’t just digitise for digital’s sake’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fjo…

  05-01-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Fjord’s Lorna Ross: ‘You can’t just digitise for digital’s sake’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fjo…
  
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• Hidden writing in Game of Thrones scroll could be revealed

  05-01-2018 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the Canterbury Roll, the prized 15th-centurymanuscript is five metres long and has been at the University of Canterbury in new Zealand for more than 100 years.
  
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• Scraps from Blackbeard's ship reveal he loved reading

  05-01-2018 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fragments of the book were found in a bundle of wet textiles, according to conservators from Queen Anne's Revenge Conservation Lab speaking in New Orleans.
  
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• Great news for #Cork and #Limerick! #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/nk-commun…

  05-01-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Great news for #Cork and #Limerick! #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/nk-commun…
  
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• How are you feeling about 2018? Ready to focus on your career journey? siliconrepublic.com/careers/new-ye…

  05-01-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  How are you feeling about 2018? Ready to focus on your career journey? siliconrepublic.com/careers/new-ye…
  
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• Woman gets tech-enhanced tattoo of her grandma's voice

  05-01-2018 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  She is one of the first people to get a tattoo you can hear.
  
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• #MarkZuckerberg wants to make major changes to #Facebook in 2018 siliconrepublic.com/companies/mark…

  05-01-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  #MarkZuckerberg wants to make major changes to #Facebook in 2018 siliconrepublic.com/companies/mark…
  
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• Rising autonomous car start-up to partner with Hyundai and VW siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-a…

  05-01-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Rising autonomous car start-up to partner with Hyundai and VW siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-a…
  
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• Pregnant women who eat eggs have babies with higher IQs

  05-01-2018 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cornell University found choline, a nutrient found in eggs, boosts infants' memories and abilities to process information if eaten by their mothers during their third trimester.
  
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• Some good news for planet Earth. #NASA #ozone siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ozo…

  05-01-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Some good news for planet Earth. #NASA #ozone siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ozo…
  
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• Elon Musk: SpaceX to launch Falcon Heavy rocket this month

  05-01-2018 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Falcon Heavy 'megarocket' is set to launch from the former Apollo 11 moon rocket launchpad at the Kennedy Space Centre near Cape Canaveral, Florida, by the end of January.
  
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• Apple confirms all iPhones and Macs at risk of hacking

  05-01-2018 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Companies are scrambling to fix the serious security issues after it was determined the two hardware bugs discovered could be exploited to allow the memory content of a computer to be leaked.
  
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• The final text of the #FCC repeal is more than 500 pages long. #netneutrality siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fcc…

  05-01-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  The final text of the #FCC repeal is more than 500 pages long. #netneutrality siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fcc…
  
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