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• BlackBerry launches cybersecurity software for...

  15-01-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian software maker BlackBerry on Monday launched a new cybersecurity software, which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving cars.
  
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• Thistle tortoise beetle has penis longer than its own body

  15-01-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kiel University in Germany found that the ultra-long flagella of male thistle tortoise beetles could inspire new techniques for safer catheter insertion.
  
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• Boeing Creating A Heavy-Lifting Cargo Drone

  15-01-2018 22:28 via technocracy.news
   Boeing is the consummate military contractor, and one would expect this high-powered drone to have warfare implications, like delivering logistics to forward bases or troop movements. Reportedly, the drone will be able to transport up to 500 pounds per mission. ⁃ TN Editor
  Most likely, your expectations for the age of drone delivery involve cute li’l quadcopters that descend onto your porch with a gentle bzzzz, deposit a box of diapers or a pizza or whatever
  
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• China’s Alibaba Creates AI That Can Read Better Than Humans

  15-01-2018 22:20 via technocracy.news
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has predicted that whoever wins the race for AI ‘will become the ruler of the world.’ As the world’s largest Technocracy, China is racing to dominate AI in every category.  ⁃ TN EditorArtificial intelligence programs built by Alibaba (BABA) and Microsoft (MSFT) have beaten humans on a Stanford University reading comprehension test.
  “This is the first time that a machine has outperformed humans on su
  
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• Apple's park takes root landscaping inside the $5bn HQ

  15-01-2018 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Landscaping has transformed the giant building site into a green park with over 9,000 trees, two miles of walking and running paths, plus an orchard, meadow and pond.
  
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• Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electrified...

  15-01-2018 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Of the 40 electrified vehicles Ford plans for its global lineup by 2022, 16 will be fully electric and the rest will be plug-in hybrids, executives said.
  
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• Rats were not to blame for Europe's Black Death

  15-01-2018 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Oslo University created a mathematical model for how people would have died if rats were the villains. But the death rates in nine European cities, including London, failed to match.
  
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• GM Goes Driverless, Sec’y Chao Pledges To ‘Carefully’ Review

  15-01-2018 21:27 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats invent because they can, not because anyone wants what they invent; in this case, GM is going all out for autonomous autos with no human controls. The vision for autonomous vehicles will ultimately destroy the entire network of dealerships across the nation. ⁃ TN EditorRegulators will “carefully and responsibly” review General Motors’ request to test an autonomous car without a steering wheel, US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Sunday.
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• The Milky Way ate 11 other galaxies as its grew

  15-01-2018 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Preliminary results from the Dark Energy survey have revealed a stunning look at the remains of 11 smaller galaxies that have been devoured by our own, reducing them to stellar streams.
  
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• Is deadly bacteria lurking in your dishwasher?

  15-01-2018 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, found the kitchen staple can contain E.coli, which causes life-threatening food poisoning, and pathogens linked to urinary tract infections.
  
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• Black Death 'spread by humans not rats'

  15-01-2018 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Human body lice, rather than rat fleas, spread plague during the Black Death, a study simulating the outbreak suggests.
  
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• Retailers reveal smart floors collecting data on shoppers

  15-01-2018 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  retailers make up the majority of Scanalytics' customers, highlighting one of several efforts brick-and-mortar stores are undertaking to better understand consumer habits.
  
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• Chinese researchers want to blast space debris with lasers

  15-01-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A paper by scientists at the Air Force Engineering University in Xi'an describes how space-based lasers could zap space junk into smaller pieces to make them potentially less harmful.
  
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• Great news for @soapboxlabs today! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/soap…

  15-01-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  Great news for @soapboxlabs today! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/soap…
  
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• Two heads really are better than one, say scientists

  15-01-2018 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research, led by University College London, suggests people who work together share arguments and reason together to come up with the right answer (stock image).
  
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• Stress can be good for you, psychologist explains

  15-01-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologist Dr Meg Arroll talks about how simply changing the way you view stress can help you feel less strung out - and what to do if you feel stressed but don't know why.
  
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• OPod tubes could be solution to housing crisis

  15-01-2018 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The OPod Tube Housing system aims to re-purpose concrete tubes measuring just over eight feet in diameter, and turn them into 'micro-homes' with 100 square feet of living space.
  
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• As #AI continues to advance, what future jobs are just over the horizon? @Stukalsky has some ideas. #techjobs #FoW siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ai-archit…

  15-01-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  As #AI continues to advance, what future jobs are just over the horizon? @Stukalsky has some ideas. #techjobs #FoW siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ai-archit…
  
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• Google bans word 'gorilla' from its 'racist' Photos app

  15-01-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The software outraged users back in 2015 after it mislabelled images of a computer programmer Jacky Alcine, from Brooklyn, New York and his friend as the great apes.
  
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• HTC's latest U11 EYEs packs two selfie cameras

  15-01-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The HTC U11 EYEs features dual selfie cameras that boast a 'beauty mode', which Taiwanese firm HTC says 'brings out your natural, authentic beauty' to take 'flawless' photos.
  
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• Did #BlueMonday take its toll today? Here's how to recover tonight. siliconrepublic.com/advice/good-ni…

  15-01-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  Did #BlueMonday take its toll today? Here's how to recover tonight. siliconrepublic.com/advice/good-ni…
  
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• Incredible mind-reading device could help stroke patients

  15-01-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany have created a machine that sends signals into a patient's head while moving their paralysed hand to strengthen brain connections.
  
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• How to make a gamma ray burst

  15-01-2018 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Belfast researchers used the world's most powerful laser to recreated the events - which some say are used by aliens to communicate.
  
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• How can #blockchain make the aviation industry more efficient? @ComtradeDigital is hosting #hackathon to find out. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/com…

  15-01-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  How can #blockchain make the aviation industry more efficient? @ComtradeDigital is hosting #hackathon to find out. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/com…
  
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• The 'forever battery' which can wirelessly recharge itself

  15-01-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At CES, Ossia unveiled what’s said to be the world’s first wirelessly charged AA-style batteries, which use radio frequency signals sent out by hidden transmitters that blend into ceiling tiles.
  
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• Russia has underwater drone that can carry nuclear bombs

  15-01-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The existence of the underwater nuclear carrier, codenamed Kanyon by the U.S., has been rumoured in the past, but the leaked draft of Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Review confirmed this.
  
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• Hackers steal $400,000 of crypto-currency

  15-01-2018 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The group breached BlackWallet, a web-based wallet application that stores the Stellar Lumen currency.
  
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• #Google has removed around 60 apps infected with the malware from its Play Store. #security #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  15-01-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  #Google has removed around 60 apps infected with the malware from its Play Store. #security #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• CES 2018: Time machine camera lets you record 'missed moments'

  15-01-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A wearable camera lets users record events that have already happened over the past 10 seconds.
  
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• Possible cause of colonial-era Mexican epidemic identified

  15-01-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers form the Max Plank Institute in Germany have determined that the cause of a 16th century epidemic in South America that killed millions of people was salmonella.
  
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• There's more bad news for the #environment as the sex diversity of green turtles in the #GreatBarrierReef has been… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-01-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  There's more bad news for the #environment as the sex diversity of green turtles in the #GreatBarrierReef has been… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Micro-cheating on apps can ruin relationships, expert says

  15-01-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Martin Graff, a psychologist from the University of South Wales, says that the click of a mouse button can be enough to put you at risk of micro-cheating.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Considering relocating? Here’s what you should think about ow.ly/bO1O30hMRxj

  15-01-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Considering relocating? Here’s what you should think about ow.ly/bO1O30hMRxj
  
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• #MostRead Today: Brandyfloss has a sweet surprise for bricks-and-mortar retailers ow.ly/qXys30hMRt8

  15-01-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Brandyfloss has a sweet surprise for bricks-and-mortar retailers ow.ly/qXys30hMRt8
  
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• #MostRead Today: 22 superb players in the New York start-up ecosystem to watch in 2018 ow.ly/wkgK30hMRwb

  15-01-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 22 superb players in the New York start-up ecosystem to watch in 2018 ow.ly/wkgK30hMRwb
  
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• #MostRead Today: 2017 was a milestone year for 4G and NB-IoT, says Vodafone network chief ow.ly/K9Nf30hMRyA

  15-01-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 2017 was a milestone year for 4G and NB-IoT, says Vodafone network chief ow.ly/K9Nf30hMRyA
  
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• Intel underfoot: Floor sensors rise as retail data source

  15-01-2018 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  retailers make up the majority of Scanalytics' customers, highlighting one of several efforts brick-and-mortar stores are undertaking to better understand consumer habits.
  
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• Denmark Facebook sex video: More than 1,000 young people charged

  15-01-2018 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  They are accused of sharing explicit videos of two 15-year-olds via Facebook Messenger.
  
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• Frost breaks thermometer at -62C in Siberian village

  15-01-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Welcome to Oymyakon, the coldest village on earth, where the average temperature in January is -50C and inhabitant's eye lashes freeze solid mere moments after stepping outside.
  
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• Alibaba's AI outperforms humans in tough reading test

  15-01-2018 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI, created by retail firm Alibaba’s Institute of Data Science and Technologies, based in Hangzhou, China, took part in the Stanford Question Answering Dataset.
  
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• Boeing unveils hypersonic craft as successor to Blackbird

  15-01-2018 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The concept model (pictured) was unveiled at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech forum and is the direct competitor to Lockheed Martin's design.
  
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• Nasa finds lava tubes near the moon's north pole

  15-01-2018 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The holes are sky-lit entrances to a network of underground tubes that could offer passageways into the moon's interior, according to researchers from Nasa and Arizona State University.
  
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• SoapBox Labs sounds in 2018 with €2.1m to fund ‘Siri for kids’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/soap…

  15-01-2018 16:51 via twitter.com
  SoapBox Labs sounds in 2018 with €2.1m to fund ‘Siri for kids’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/soap…
  
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• AI architect will be the hottest role in the future of work siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ai-archit…

  15-01-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  AI architect will be the hottest role in the future of work siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ai-archit…
  
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• Google pulls kids apps containing inappropriate AdultSwine malware siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  15-01-2018 16:46 via twitter.com
  Google pulls kids apps containing inappropriate AdultSwine malware siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• For the #FutureofWork, what do leaders need to know. @cherylcran shares her views. #FoW siliconrepublic.com/advice/leaders…

  15-01-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  For the #FutureofWork, what do leaders need to know. @cherylcran shares her views. #FoW siliconrepublic.com/advice/leaders…
  
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• Japanese behemoth @SoftBank is in talks over a spin-off listing of its domestic telecoms business, SoftBank Corp… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-01-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  Japanese behemoth @SoftBank is in talks over a spin-off listing of its domestic telecoms business, SoftBank Corp… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Don't give into the #BlueMonday feeling! #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/happine…

  15-01-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Don't give into the #BlueMonday feeling! #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/happine…
  
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• Selfie fans show comedy results of Google's art-matching

  15-01-2018 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A just-discovered feature of the Google Arts and Culture app uses facial recognition to match selfies with famous artworks. More comedic comparisons are being shared on social media.
  
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• Ford to boost investment in electric cars by 2022

  15-01-2018 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm says it will have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its range within five years.
  
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