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• HTC unveils 'Pro' virtual reality headset

  08-01-2018 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The new device boasts screens that are nearly twice as sharp as those in the firm's current model.
  
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• Apple investigated by France for 'planned obsolescence'

  08-01-2018 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Prosecutors will look into claims of "planned obsolescence" in iPhones, which is illegal in France.
  
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• BBC reporter is mobbed by lemurs in hilarious video

  08-01-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Dunlop of BBC Look East was trying to film a report at Banham Zoo in Norfolk but found himself unable to evade the attentions of the eager lemurs.
  
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• CES 2018: Robot refuses to co-operate with LG chief

  08-01-2018 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A shy robot that ignored commands from LG's marketing chief overshadows the firm's CES press event.
  
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• Update your iPhone! Apple issues fix for from chip flaws

  08-01-2018 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest updates, 11.2.2 for iOS and 10.13.2 for macOS High Sierra, are available now for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to protect users.
  
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• Google sued over 'male discrimination'

  08-01-2018 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The class action lawsuit accuses the tech giant of discriminating against conservative white men.
  
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• Apple's $349 HomePod speaker to go on sale 'in 4-6 weeks'

  08-01-2018 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gadget will battle Amazon 's Echo and Google's Home for the lucrative smart speaker market, using Apple Music and Siri to do everything from play music to give news and traffic updates.
  
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• Relync unveils foldable scooter the size of a suitcase

  08-01-2018 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At CES in Las Vegas, Relync showed off a radical new electric scooter that can fold down to the size of a suitcase in three seconds – and, with built in navigation and LED lights to guide your trip.
  
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• Falmouth beach completely frozen over in amazing video

  08-01-2018 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Canty posted footage to his YouTube video of the Old Silver Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, completely frozen over. It has been viewed nearly 700,000 times.
  
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• CES 2018: Toyota reveals 'roaming shops' concept

  08-01-2018 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toyota's 'E-Palette', unveiled at CES, can be used by retailers to create a mini shopfront so customers can try on clothes, for ridesharing, food deliveires, or a mobile doctor's office.
  
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• Robot duck helps kids with cancer via power of play

  08-01-2018 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'social robot' can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick, and help them cope creatively with their illness through the power of play. Revealed at CES in Las Vegas, it could be on sale later this year.
  
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• El Nino's long reach to Antarctic ice

  08-01-2018 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists show how the floating fronts of Antarctic glaciers respond to events in the tropical Pacific.
  
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• Women really ARE the stronger sex!

  08-01-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers from the University of Southern Denmark looked at some events, including the 1933 Ukraine famine, when average life expectancy dropped below 20 years to make the conclusion.
  
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• LG unveils radical 65inch TV you can roll up like a poster

  08-01-2018 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LG has developed a 65-inch OLED screen that can be rolled up like a newspaper. The incredible new flexible screen will be showcased alongside a staggering 88-inch 8K OLED display at the CES.
  
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• GoPro considers sale as revenues plunge

  08-01-2018 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The US firm is reported to being considering a sale after it reveals a weak festive performance.
  
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• CES 2018: Scribbles turned into fine art by Vincent AI app

  08-01-2018 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Software that can turn simple scribbles into detailed "paintings" is on show at CES in Las Vegas.
  
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• Everything’s coming up #graphene! siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…

  08-01-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Everything’s coming up #graphene! siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…
  
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• CES 2018: LG robot Cloi repeatedly fails on stage at unveil

  08-01-2018 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A robot designed to help households control smart devices repeatedly fails on stage as it is unveiled.
  
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• CES 2018: LG robot Cloi repeatedly fails on stage at its unveil

  08-01-2018 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A robot designed to help households control smart devices repeatedly fails on stage as it is unveiled.
  
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• Swallowable sensors reveal stomach's 'immune system'

  08-01-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tiny gas-sensor sent real time information from study participants' stomachs to the cellphones of researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, revealing stomach immune systems.
  
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• Surgeons separated baby boy from parasitic twin in Riyadh

  08-01-2018 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The twins, who were connected via the abdomen, were finally separated at the hips at the King Abdullah Specialised Children's Hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
  
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• Indian girl develops 'rape-proof' underwear

  08-01-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seenu Kumari, who was born into a poor family in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, spent less than £50 in creating the pants which comes with an emergency call button and a combination lock.
  
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• .@CES boss @GaryShapiro says the conference will work harder to amplify women’s voices. #genderequality #CES2018 siliconrepublic.com/companies/ces-…

  08-01-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  .@CES boss @GaryShapiro says the conference will work harder to amplify women’s voices. #genderequality #CES2018 siliconrepublic.com/companies/ces-…
  
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• Gadgets galore at Las Vegas’ CES

  08-01-2018 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Samsung television was revealed yesterday at the 2018 global Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas alongside a host of other gadgets set for release in the coming months.
  
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• The mapping of the human genome is considered vital to help understand damaging genetic conditions. #reserach… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  The mapping of the human genome is considered vital to help understand damaging genetic conditions. #reserach… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Most expensive year on record for US natural disasters

  08-01-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Fires, hurricanes and other weather and climate disasters last year cost the US around $306bn in losses.
  
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• CES: Samsung's 12-foot wide TV rolls up when not in use

  08-01-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has revealed a radical new TV called 'The Wall' that is 12 feet wide at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - but didn't say how much the giant set will cost.
  
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• DNA evidence used to catch Rhino poachers in South Africa

  08-01-2018 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Researchers from South Africa's University of Pretoria have developed a database to help track and catch rhino poachers (file photo).
  
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• NASA reveals images of Saturn's tiny 'flying saucer' moon

  08-01-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saturn’s tiny moon Pan, about 17 miles (28 kilometers) across, orbits within the Encke Gap in the A ring in the amazing image.
  
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• New Yorkers report seeing 85 UFOs in two years

  08-01-2018 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There have been a total of 27 sightings above the famous skyscrapers of Manhattan since 2016, according to the Washington-based National UFO Reporting Center.
  
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• This is why #Trump can't be banned from #Twitter siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tru…

  08-01-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  This is why #Trump can't be banned from #Twitter siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tru…
  
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• A belt has airbags that predict when someone will fall

  08-01-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dijon-based company Helite claims the device absorbs 90 per cent of the impact of a fall and unlike most hip protection pads it anticipates a fall rather than cushioning the impact.
  
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• How many of these bad habits are you guilty of? Time to break them! #MondayMotivation #careertips siliconrepublic.com/advice/bad-hab…

  08-01-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  How many of these bad habits are you guilty of? Time to break them! #MondayMotivation #careertips siliconrepublic.com/advice/bad-hab…
  
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• Hidden code that could reveal D.B. Cooper's true identity

  08-01-2018 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Investigators examining documents supposedly sent by D.B. Cooper believe a secret coded message may finally have revealed the true identity of the infamous airplane hijacker.
  
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• #MostRead Today: EY makes its first Irish acquisition as it buys DKM consultancy ow.ly/1QMl30hEjYl

  08-01-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: EY makes its first Irish acquisition as it buys DKM consultancy ow.ly/1QMl30hEjYl
  
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• #MostRead Today: At CES, Cubic Telecom and Qualcomm drive a vision for vehicles of the future ow.ly/M7Pg30hEk1D

  08-01-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: At CES, Cubic Telecom and Qualcomm drive a vision for vehicles of the future ow.ly/M7Pg30hEk1D
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 things to stop doing at work this year ow.ly/KN1230hEk01

  08-01-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 things to stop doing at work this year ow.ly/KN1230hEk01
  
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• #MostRead Today: 20 rocking start-ups from Riga to watch in 2018 ow.ly/vguh30hEjWN

  08-01-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 20 rocking start-ups from Riga to watch in 2018 ow.ly/vguh30hEjWN
  
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• #MostRead Today: Never mind the blocks, here’s why we need a national blockchain plan ow.ly/c8B430hEjUI

  08-01-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Never mind the blocks, here’s why we need a national blockchain plan ow.ly/c8B430hEjUI
  
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• China Using Facial Recognition In Drive For Total Surveillance

  08-01-2018 17:37 via technocracy.news
  China’s clear intent is to build a police state with 100% total surveillance, where every citizen is tracked, monitored and analyzed around the clock. AI is applied to issue a ‘social score’ to everyone based on pliability and obedience. Their motto “keeping trust is glorious” is mirrored by the harsh effects of “breaking trust” and being isolated and restricted from normal societal necessities. In short, their Internet has become their gulag. 
  
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• Robot duck's aim: Helps kids with cancer via power of play

  08-01-2018 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'social robot' can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick, and help them cope creatively with their illness through the power of play. Revealed at CES in Las Vegas, it could be on sale later this year.
  
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• Snow in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years

  08-01-2018 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the third time in 37 years that the town of Ain Sefra in Algeria has seen snow cover the red sand dunes of the Sahara desert, with up to 16 inches falling in some areas.
  
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• China’s auto sector is booming, with a bunch of start-ups trying to build the ‘car of the future’. #China #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/byton…

  08-01-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  China’s auto sector is booming, with a bunch of start-ups trying to build the ‘car of the future’. #China #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/byton…
  
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• El Nino causes ice shelves to melt and shrink in size

  08-01-2018 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa researchers at theUniversity of California San Diego found that El Nino and La Nina events cause Antarctic ice shelves to melt while also increasing snowfall.
  
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• New IoT breakthrough could finally usher in widespread graphene sensors siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…

  08-01-2018 16:43 via twitter.com
  New IoT breakthrough could finally usher in widespread graphene sensors siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…
  
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• People in #China are placing increasing importance on the #privacy of their personal information. #data #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/chi…

  08-01-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  People in #China are placing increasing importance on the #privacy of their personal information. #data #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/chi…
  
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• Cabin crew wanted for Janet service to America's Area 51 

  08-01-2018 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The service, known as Janet Airlines, which operates from McCarran airport in Las Vegas, is appealing for flight attendants who will be able to get 'active top secret clearance'.
  
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• Study reveals how dangerous `rogue´ waves are formed

  08-01-2018 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburghhave found the cause ofrogue waves which can reach 100 feet (30 metres) in height.
  
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• Suitcase uses facial recognition technology to follow you

  08-01-2018 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CX-1, the creation of Chinese firm ForwardX Robotics, was unveiled at the CES Unveiled preview show yesterday, held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
  
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• SpaceX delivers classified 'Zuma' payload into orbit

  08-01-2018 15:44 via go.theregister.com
  Elon Musk's Team Rocket blasts off again SpaceX's first mission of 2018, carrying the secret US government payload "Zuma", successfully launched and landed in the early hours of this morning.…
  
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