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• We may trust our self-driving cars too much, experts warn

  24-01-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Silicon Valley has made enormous strides with self-driving car technology, but experts warn that drivers are being lulled into a false sense of security. Plus, automakers like GM and Tesla might be held liable.
  
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• Falcon Heavy: Big SpaceX rocket lights 27 engines

  24-01-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  US firm SpaceX conducts a key test ahead of the debut flight of its new rocket - the Falcon Heavy.
  
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• Better than holograms: A new 3-D projection into thin air

  24-01-2018 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have figured out how to manipulate nearly unseen specks in the air and use them to create 3-D images that are more realistic and clearer than holograms, according to a new study.
  
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• Sound waves 'can help' early tsunami detection

  24-01-2018 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  People in high-risk tsunami areas could be helped by an alarm system devised by Cardiff scientists.
  
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• New data suggests major fault runs through Beverly Hills

  24-01-2018 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An unsettling new map visualizing the latest data from the US Geological Survey has revealed Beverly Hills is at greater risk from earthquakes than previously thought.
  
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• Welsh NHS systems back up after computer 'chaos'

  24-01-2018 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Doctors were unable to access patient records due to technical problems, causing "chaos".
  
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• #Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg announced the launch of the new privacy tools at a Brussels event. #GDPR #data siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  24-01-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  #Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg announced the launch of the new privacy tools at a Brussels event. #GDPR #data siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• Amazon´s £120 Echo Spot launches in the UK from today

  24-01-2018 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £119.99 ($129) Echo Spot (pictured) created by Seattle-based company Amazon, doubles up as a 'smart alarm', and the glorified clock's camera will be facing directly at the user's bed.
  
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• This #laser is a tenth the size of a US cent coin and can produce beams 10 times more powerful than anything achiev… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-01-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  This #laser is a tenth the size of a US cent coin and can produce beams 10 times more powerful than anything achiev… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy engines in launch pad test

  24-01-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After months of delays, SpaceX finally performed the static fire test of its Falcon Heavy megarocket. Live video shows the 'world's most powerful rocket' roaring to life, setting the stage for liftoff.
  
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• The 'smart contact' that monitors glucose in diabetics

  24-01-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lens is the creation of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea and alerts the wearer if their levels are too high by turning off a tiny embedded LED light.
  
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• A team will be established in the #UK to combat the complex problem of #fakenews following a major review. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/uk-…

  24-01-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  A team will be established in the #UK to combat the complex problem of #fakenews following a major review. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/uk-…
  
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• Cloned monkeys: First primate clones are created in lab

  24-01-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Two monkeys named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua have become the first primates to be cloned.
  
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• Google's space race to the moon ends without a winner

  24-01-2018 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After 11 years, Google's ambitious space race to the Moon will end without a winner. Five remaining teams were competing to land a robot on the moon, but no one will claim the $30 million grand prize.
  
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• How to escape from a lion or cheetah - the science

  24-01-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists work out how prey can escape much faster predators when hunting in the African savannah.
  
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• .@sile_lane is fighting for greater transparency for peer-reviewed science. #pharma siliconrepublic.com/innovation/eu-…

  24-01-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  .@sile_lane is fighting for greater transparency for peer-reviewed science. #pharma siliconrepublic.com/innovation/eu-…
  
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• Donald Trump's 'hatred of sharks' benefits conservation charities

  24-01-2018 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Shark conservationists see donations rise after claims the US president hates the animals.
  
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• Cancer could be spotted by wearable technology, says Nokia

  24-01-2018 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scanning device will pick up on biomarkers that indicate abnormal cell growth, according to comments made by Rajeev Suri at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
  
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• Cute monkey clones created in China in world first

  24-01-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Identical long-tailed macaques Zhong Zhong (pictured) and Hua Hua were born eight and six weeks ago respectively at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai,
  
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• The @EU_Commission has come down hard on #Qualcomm for shutting down market rivals for more than five years. #EU siliconrepublic.com/companies/qual…

  24-01-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  The @EU_Commission has come down hard on #Qualcomm for shutting down market rivals for more than five years. #EU siliconrepublic.com/companies/qual…
  
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• Grumpy Cat wins $710,000 payout in copyright lawsuit

  24-01-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The internet-famous cat's owners had something to smile about after being awarded over $700,000 in court.
  
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• CamSoda's immersive porn experience uses VR and sex dolls

  24-01-2018 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest bizarre marriage of modern technology and porn, CamSoda has unveiled ‘virtual intercourse with real people,’ which uses VR, ‘teledildonics,’ and high-tech RealDolls.
  
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• First monkey clones created in Chinese laboratory

  24-01-2018 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Two monkeys cloned using the 'Dolly the sheep' technique could bring the world a step closer to human cloning.
  
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• 'Disco ball' put into space from NZ

  24-01-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  US start-up Rocket Lab says its recent launch put a reflective sphere in orbit.
  
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• Why medtech is moving on from products to services, and embracing platforms siliconrepublic.com/machines/medte…

  24-01-2018 18:11 via twitter.com
  Why medtech is moving on from products to services, and embracing platforms siliconrepublic.com/machines/medte…
  
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• These European #startups have #data in their veins and are ready to take on the world: @intuotalent @Lodgify… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-01-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  These European #startups have #data in their veins and are ready to take on the world: @intuotalent @Lodgify… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Facebook says it will launch new privacy tools ahead of GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  24-01-2018 18:04 via twitter.com
  Facebook says it will launch new privacy tools ahead of GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Healthy snacks could be key to improving your productivity ow.ly/SJOr30hYAYw

  24-01-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Healthy snacks could be key to improving your productivity ow.ly/SJOr30hYAYw
  
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• #MostRead Today: 20 of Europe’s super AI, SaaS and enterprise start-ups ow.ly/tbOj30hYASq

  24-01-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 20 of Europe’s super AI, SaaS and enterprise start-ups ow.ly/tbOj30hYASq
  
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• #MostRead Today: Bank of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin reveal new entrepreneurship hub ow.ly/10z130hYAQ7

  24-01-2018 17:58 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Bank of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin reveal new entrepreneurship hub ow.ly/10z130hYAQ7
  
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• #MostRead Today: 20 of Europe’s top health and medtech start-ups ow.ly/qQZM30hYANP

  24-01-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 20 of Europe’s top health and medtech start-ups ow.ly/qQZM30hYANP
  
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• Nasa eases fears about asteroid size of the Burj Khalifa

  24-01-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Chodas, manager of Nasa's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena has said there is 'zero' chance of the asteroid colliding with Earth (stock image).
  
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• Cruising improves overall wellbeing, new study finds

  24-01-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of China found that those who take cruise vacations experience positive mental and emotional health benefits up to six months after disembarking.
  
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• Apple's animoji and battery health app in Apple iOS 11.3

  24-01-2018 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Standout features in the software update include a new set of Animoji, an ARKit update, and the ability to view personal health records Apple's iOS 11.3 will launch globally this spring.
  
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• Ring of Fire earthquakes and eruptions 'not connected'

  24-01-2018 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least four natural disasters events have jolted the Pacific Rim since Monday morning, including a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Kodiak, Alaska;.
  
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• Fly with 'bulging legs' named after Arnold Schwarzenegger

  24-01-2018 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Found in the Brazilian Amazon, Megapropodiphora arnoldi sports an enormous pair of front legs, while its four remaining limbs are relatively small.
  
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• Apple might release three new iPhone models this year

  24-01-2018 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ming-Chi Kuo, who works for Taipei City-based firm KGI Securities says the 5.8-inch phone will have the same design as the current model but with a more powerful chip (iPhone X, stock image).
  
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• Facebook's news trust survey comprises just two questions

  24-01-2018 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A survey used to determine which publishers to favour amounts to two brief questions.
  
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• Researchers unveil incredibly powerful, incredibly small laser siliconrepublic.com/machines/power…

  24-01-2018 16:22 via twitter.com
  Researchers unveil incredibly powerful, incredibly small laser siliconrepublic.com/machines/power…
  
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• .@VZTelematics has acquired @movildata. #Spain siliconrepublic.com/companies/veri…

  24-01-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  .@VZTelematics has acquired @movildata. #Spain siliconrepublic.com/companies/veri…
  
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• Two planets orbiting Trappist-1 are very likely habitable

  24-01-2018 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The planet, studied by the Planetary Science Institute in Arizona, are located in the Trappist-1, a system with seven worlds orbiting a dwarf star 39 light years away.
  
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• A #Facebook engineer has invented a new unit of time called a ‘flick’ #VR siliconrepublic.com/machines/faceb…

  24-01-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  A #Facebook engineer has invented a new unit of time called a ‘flick’ #VR siliconrepublic.com/machines/faceb…
  
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• WATCH: Why tech companies need to focus on graduates and interns siliconrepublic.com/video/kemp-gra…

  24-01-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Why tech companies need to focus on graduates and interns siliconrepublic.com/video/kemp-gra…
  
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• Prof Nicholas Dunne of @DublinCityUni tells us what ignited his passion for research siliconrepublic.com/machines/nicho…

  24-01-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  Prof Nicholas Dunne of @DublinCityUni tells us what ignited his passion for research siliconrepublic.com/machines/nicho…
  
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• #Apple hopes to rival the #AmazonEcho and #GoogleVoice siliconrepublic.com/machines/homep…

  24-01-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  #Apple hopes to rival the #AmazonEcho and #GoogleVoice siliconrepublic.com/machines/homep…
  
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• NTAs: David Attenborough on Blue Planet II's Impact

  24-01-2018 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir David Attenborough's impassioned speech at the NTAs was all about protecting "our beautiful world".
  
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• Tech wizards invent real-life Harry Potter 'Eta Clock'

  24-01-2018 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT-trained tech wizards have invented a real-life version of the Weasley's clock, which mimics the movements of friends and family using GPS.
  
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• Tesla and GM self-drive cars involved in road collisions

  24-01-2018 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A Tesla Model S and a GM Chevy Bolt are involved in separate collisions on California's roads.
  
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• Still waiting on that interview? Jason Walker of @HaysWorldwide is here to help you figure out why siliconrepublic.com/advice/jobs-in…

  24-01-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Still waiting on that interview? Jason Walker of @HaysWorldwide is here to help you figure out why siliconrepublic.com/advice/jobs-in…
  
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• EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm £870m for Apple payments

  24-01-2018 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's biggest mobile phone chipmaker was found to have 'illegally shut out rivals".
  
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