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• DOJ, SEC probe Apple over software that slows older phones

  30-01-2018 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are requesting information from Apple tied to its secretive battery slowdown tactic.
  
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• The make-up artist making designs with dead insects

  30-01-2018 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Jasmine Ahumada, from California, attaches spiders and bees to her face to create her distinctive looks.
  
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• Snowstorms may reveal how to make our city streets safer

  30-01-2018 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have studied snowy roads to see what areas are left untouched by cars, a phenomenon called 'sneckdowns.' The sneckdowns can be used to help make streets safer for pedestrians and cars.
  
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• Astronauts' food may float around INSIDE their stomachs

  30-01-2018 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the head of NASA’s nutritional biochemistry lab, astronauts’ food may essentially be floating inside them after they eat due to the microgravity conditions.
  
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• RSPB Minsmere winter starling murmuration

  30-01-2018 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Starlings take to the skies to create a spectacular aerial ballet before settling on roost.
  
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• Want to get the most out of attending conferences for your #career? We've got you covered. #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/attendi…

  30-01-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  Want to get the most out of attending conferences for your #career? We've got you covered. #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/advice/attendi…
  
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• World's oceans in 2017 were the hottest on record 'by far'

  30-01-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Continued ocean warming will lead to rising sea levels, stronger storms, and unstable marine habitats, the researchers, from Beijing's Chinese Academy of Sciences, said.
  
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• New Yorkers who can’t make the sold out #Inspirefest salon on Thursday, here’s another opportunity to meet one of o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 20:26 via twitter.com
  New Yorkers who can’t make the sold out #Inspirefest salon on Thursday, here’s another opportunity to meet one of o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Historic Las Vegas neon signs brought back to life with AR

  30-01-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forty neon signs that once drew visitors to some of Las Vegas' most iconic casino-hotels and other venues will shine again for the public starting Thursday night at the Neon Museum.
  
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• If you can't get enough of #ShowerRat, check out how @BartWeetjens taught rats to find landmines. siliconrepublic.com/companies/bart…

  30-01-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  If you can't get enough of #ShowerRat, check out how @BartWeetjens taught rats to find landmines. siliconrepublic.com/companies/bart…
  
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• Wozniak says he doesn't trust Tesla or Elon Musk anymore

  30-01-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seems to have changed his views on Tesla. After Elon Musk failed to deliver on some promises, Wozniak says he 'doesn't believe anything' Musk says.
  
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• 'The app’s overall impact on families and society is likely to be negative' - @commercialfree  siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  30-01-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  'The app’s overall impact on families and society is likely to be negative' - @commercialfree  siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Achill Island will be the scene of the next @StartupWeekend battleground, with the theme centred around the future… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 19:20 via twitter.com
  Achill Island will be the scene of the next @StartupWeekend battleground, with the theme centred around the future… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mystery as 2,400-year-old human remains found in Mexico

  30-01-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery took place in the Tlalpan borough near Mexico City by experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
  
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• Fintech firm @PrepaidFS scoops the digital technology prize at the European Business Awards. #fintech siliconrepublic.com/companies/pfs-…

  30-01-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  Fintech firm @PrepaidFS scoops the digital technology prize at the European Business Awards. #fintech siliconrepublic.com/companies/pfs-…
  
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• Nuro self-driving car unveiled by ex-Google engineers

  30-01-2018 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based in Los Angeles, startup tech firm Nuro has already received a testing permit from the California DMV and plans to start trialling its R1 self-driving car on public roads later this year.
  
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• Your brain signals really DO sync up with your friends

  30-01-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research by Darmouth College in New Hampshire found similarity in neural activity patterns between friends, with the similarities even extending to friends-of-friends.
  
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• Global warming is shrinking insects

  30-01-2018 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Canada found that some native beetle species are getting smaller as their habitats get warmer. They say their study proves that climate change is affecting the size of organisms.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Stars align for young Irish scientist at International Space University ow.ly/FQom30i5I7c

  30-01-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Stars align for young Irish scientist at International Space University ow.ly/FQom30i5I7c
  
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• #MostRead Today: Remote working and the regions represent an irresistible rising tide ow.ly/CxNe30i5I9j

  30-01-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Remote working and the regions represent an irresistible rising tide ow.ly/CxNe30i5I9j
  
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• #MostRead Today: Google to stick it to Apple in smartphone wars after closing HTC deal ow.ly/AFgz30i5I3n

  30-01-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Google to stick it to Apple in smartphone wars after closing HTC deal ow.ly/AFgz30i5I3n
  
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• #MostRead Today: Dublin’s FIRE1 raises €40m to bring heart monitoring tech global ow.ly/gyeO30i5I5f

  30-01-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Dublin’s FIRE1 raises €40m to bring heart monitoring tech global ow.ly/gyeO30i5I5f
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 good habits that will make you more successful ow.ly/cOL130i5HUa

  30-01-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 good habits that will make you more successful ow.ly/cOL130i5HUa
  
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• Child experts urge Facebook to pull its Messenger Kids app

  30-01-2018 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Child development experts are urging Facebook to stop its messenger app for kids, available in the US. A group letter sent to Mark Zuckerberg argues that children aren't ready for social media accounts.
  
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• Pocket-sized scanner gives 'complete look' of human genome

  30-01-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breakthrough 'MinION' device, developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, brings us closer to the day when family doctors will order up genome scans during a regular check-up.
  
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• People know when they are dying and prefer to be alone

  30-01-2018 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Glenys Caswell, a senior research fellow from the University of Nottingham, many people dislike being fussed over when they are unwell, with death being no exception.
  
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• TomTom scraps 'lifetime'support' for map updates

  30-01-2018 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amsterdam-based TomTom sent emails informing customers that active subscriptions to map updates will continue until subscriptions run out, after which they can no longer update their device.
  
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• How to make the most out of attending conferences siliconrepublic.com/advice/attendi…

  30-01-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  How to make the most out of attending conferences siliconrepublic.com/advice/attendi…
  
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• This is how Bart Weetjens taught rats to sniff out landmines siliconrepublic.com/companies/bart…

  30-01-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  This is how Bart Weetjens taught rats to sniff out landmines siliconrepublic.com/companies/bart…
  
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• Qantas uses 150 acres of mustard seeds for biofuel flight

  30-01-2018 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The QF96 flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne used mustard seed fuel developed by Canadian agricultural-technology company Agrisoma Biosciences (stock image).
  
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• Scrutiny over wood and coal fires in UK homes

  30-01-2018 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Burning wood and coal in people's homes will come under scrutiny as part of a government drive to improve air pollution.
  
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• Child development experts call for Facebook to scrap Messenger Kids app siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  30-01-2018 16:32 via twitter.com
  Child development experts call for Facebook to scrap Messenger Kids app siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Oisín O’Gogáin of @ACIA_ie discusses the power of inclusion and #diversity siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…

  30-01-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Oisín O’Gogáin of @ACIA_ie discusses the power of inclusion and #diversity siliconrepublic.com/people/diversi…
  
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• Snapchat unveils new Bitmoji avatars

  30-01-2018 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global app now has hundreds of new physical features, including a range of hairstyles, skin tones and accessories, that can be used to create animated characters.
  
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• Ransomware added to Oxford dictionary

  30-01-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Mansplaining, ransomware and Mumsnet acronyms are among the latest words to be included.
  
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• Lemon craze may have given rise to the Sicilian mafia

  30-01-2018 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study argues that a rise in demand for lemons in the 19th century led to the emergence of the mafia in Sicily, Italy. The mafia protected lemon farmers from 'predation' and acted as middle men.
  
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• The #FCC is against the possibility of a national #5G plan for the US siliconrepublic.com/comms/fcc-5g-a…

  30-01-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  The #FCC is against the possibility of a national #5G plan for the US siliconrepublic.com/comms/fcc-5g-a…
  
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• ‘The process of assembling a #genome is like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/human…

  30-01-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  ‘The process of assembling a #genome is like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle’ siliconrepublic.com/machines/human…
  
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• Wearing goggles could help you sleep and lose weight

  30-01-2018 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Specs are no longer just for seeing with — there are now a range of high-tech smart ‘goggles’ to treat a host of conditions, from diabetes to vertigo. 
  
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• The acquisition of #CallidusCloud will help #SAP to differentiate its portfolio of products. #cloud siliconrepublic.com/companies/call…

  30-01-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  The acquisition of #CallidusCloud will help #SAP to differentiate its portfolio of products. #cloud siliconrepublic.com/companies/call…
  
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• With this move, the tech giant started in Michael Dell’s bedroom in the 1980s would be public again. #Dell #VMware siliconrepublic.com/companies/vmwa…

  30-01-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  With this move, the tech giant started in Michael Dell’s bedroom in the 1980s would be public again. #Dell #VMware siliconrepublic.com/companies/vmwa…
  
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• Alphabet's Waymo buys thousands more self-driving minivans

  30-01-2018 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is set to buy thousands more Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans. Waymo says it will officially launch itsride-hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona this year.
  
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• There’s so much more to #HR than ‘hiring and firing’, according to Claire Walsh of @Zendesk siliconrepublic.com/people/zendesk…

  30-01-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  There’s so much more to #HR than ‘hiring and firing’, according to Claire Walsh of @Zendesk siliconrepublic.com/people/zendesk…
  
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• #Google is betting big on #HTC brains to up the ante against #Apple in the smartphone wars siliconrepublic.com/companies/htc-…

  30-01-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  #Google is betting big on #HTC brains to up the ante against #Apple in the smartphone wars siliconrepublic.com/companies/htc-…
  
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• Irish fintech firm PFS scoops European Business Award siliconrepublic.com/companies/pfs-…

  30-01-2018 13:08 via twitter.com
  Irish fintech firm PFS scoops European Business Award siliconrepublic.com/companies/pfs-…
  
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• FIRE1 is keeping the #medtech flame alight in Ireland siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fire…

  30-01-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  FIRE1 is keeping the #medtech flame alight in Ireland siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fire…
  
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• Can we blame the rise of the mafia on LEMONS?

  30-01-2018 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study argues that a rise in demand for lemons in the 19th century led to the emergence of the mafia in Sicily, Italy. The mafia protected lemon farmers from 'predation' and acted as middle men.
  
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• The 'smart' devices at home that should frighten you

  30-01-2018 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Brummer's household, like 7.7 million others in the UK, has a smart meter. The meter gives a constantly updated reading of his electricity usage. But now he fears it could be open to criminals.
  
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• Facebook 'no place' for young children

  30-01-2018 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 100 child health experts are urging Facebook to withdraw an app aimed at under-13s.
  
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• Instagram could unveil a Snapchat-style video call feature

  30-01-2018 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Snapchat-style tool would only be available to global users who have already begun a Direct message thread, rumours suggest.
  
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