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• Apple patents stylus that lets users draw in mid-air

  07-02-2018 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has filed a patent for a stylus that can draw on any surface, including what appears to be an Apple Watch, MacBook, tablet and an iPhone. It can also draw in mid-air, according to the firm.
  
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• Pornhub, Twitter and Reddit ban AI-generated celeb porn

  07-02-2018 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'deepfakes' popularized software that can train AI on videos and images of celebrities such as Natalie Portman and overlay their faces onto porn actresses (shown). Now, top sites are banning it.
  
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• Lockheed Martin is developing 'drone-frying' laser cannons

  07-02-2018 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lockheed Martin is developing a powerful new pair of cannons that can shoot down drones using high energy laser beams. The weapons will use as much as 150 kilowatts of power per shot.
  
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• Musk reveals he's turning his focus to Big F***ing Rocket

  07-02-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX founder Elon Musk has pulled off yet another spectacular gamble. Falcon Heavy's successor would be the irreverently-named rocket currently known as BFR, or 'Big F***ing Rocket.'
  
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• What did we say about Tesla's self-driving tech? SpaceX Roadster skips Mars, steers to asteroids

  07-02-2018 22:38 via go.theregister.com
  Where's a sat-nav when you need one? Pic  The final rocket burn of the SpaceX craft carrying Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into the cosmos pushed the billionaire's flash jalopy much further than anticipated. It's now heading out toward the Solar System's asteroid belt rather than swinging close by Mars as planned.…
  
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• What did we say about Tesla's self-driving tech? SpaceX Roadster skips Mars, heads to asteroids

  07-02-2018 22:38 via go.theregister.com
  Where's a sat-nav when you need one? Pic  The final rocket burn of the SpaceX craft carrying Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into the cosmos pushed the billionaire's flash jalopy much further than anticipated. It's now heading out toward the Solar System's asteroid belt rather than swinging close by Mars as planned.…
  
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• Ancient Egyptian buildings reveal clues to Egypt's history

  07-02-2018 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Chicago researchers have discovered two buildings from around 2400 BCE in southern Egypt.
  
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• Struggling to unwind? We can help. #burnout siliconrepublic.com/advice/unwind-…

  07-02-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Struggling to unwind? We can help. #burnout siliconrepublic.com/advice/unwind-…
  
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• Google eyes gaming with 'Yeti' streaming service

  07-02-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is developing a subscription-based game streaming service that could work either on its Chromecast or a Google-made console, which is still being developed, the Information reported.
  
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• Fracking is linked to breast cancer

  07-02-2018 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Massachusetts found uncontrolled cell division occurs in mice exposed to chemicals used in fracking, which contaminate water supplies.
  
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• Snapchat revamp gets full-scale UK rollout

  07-02-2018 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The new design launches days after the company announced a strong fourth quarter.
  
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• YouTuber's hack lets you unlock smashed smartphone screens

  07-02-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip was uploaded to the global video sharing site by Joey Ander, who cracked the touchscreen on her Motorola Moto X Pure handset (pictured) and found she was unable to access her data.
  
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• Following the first live demo in Ireland from @Vodafone and @ericsson, #5G is likely to go mainstream in 2020 on 3.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-02-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Following the first live demo in Ireland from @Vodafone and @ericsson, #5G is likely to go mainstream in 2020 on 3.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Woodpeckers can recognise friends and potential lovers

  07-02-2018 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland have found that woodpeckers each make a unique drumming noise which can be used to identify individuals.
  
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• UV radiation can cause plants to become sterile

  07-02-2018 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of California Berkeley have found that extreme levels of ultraviolet radiation, similar to those found during a mass extinction event, cause plants to become sterile.
  
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• Can a shark's skin be the key to the next #engineering breakthrough? #3Dprinting siliconrepublic.com/machines/shark…

  07-02-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Can a shark's skin be the key to the next #engineering breakthrough? #3Dprinting siliconrepublic.com/machines/shark…
  
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• How cyberbullies target their victims

  07-02-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Larisa McLoughlin, a researcher at Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast, explains how exclusion, catfishing and trolling constitute cyberbullying (stock image).
  
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• Dozens charged for Infraud cyber-crime site

  07-02-2018 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Thirty-six people are charged for their alleged involvement in running a giant cyber-crime site.
  
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• Prof Susi Geiger of the @ucddublin College of Business works as a professor of marketing and market studies. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sus…

  07-02-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Prof Susi Geiger of the @ucddublin College of Business works as a professor of marketing and market studies. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sus…
  
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• Twitter no longer shows retweets on embedded tweets

  07-02-2018 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter on Tuesday changed the way embedded tweets appear on webpages. Instead of showing retweets, embedded posts now show how many people are talking about a post.
  
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• Spurred on by demand for its first FDI Hub, @BOIcorporate of Ireland has opened a second hub on College Green in Du… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-02-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Spurred on by demand for its first FDI Hub, @BOIcorporate of Ireland has opened a second hub on College Green in Du… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Chinese police spot suspects with surveillance sunglasses

  07-02-2018 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The glasses are equipped with facial recognition technology and connect to a database of suspects.
  
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• Google eyes gaming with 'Yeti' streaming service - report

  07-02-2018 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is developing a subscription-based game streaming service that could work either on its Chromecast or a Google-made console, which is still being developed, the Information reported.
  
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• Arctic set to release plumes of toxic mercury into the air

  07-02-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that permafrost in the northern hemisphere holds the world's largest reservoir of mercury, a deadly neurotoxin even at small doses.
  
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• 2017 was a positive year for @NDRC_hq and the companies in its portfolio siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ndrc…

  07-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  2017 was a positive year for @NDRC_hq and the companies in its portfolio siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ndrc…
  
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• 5G breakthrough as Vodafone and Ericsson achieve 15Gbps speeds siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-demo-…

  07-02-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  5G breakthrough as Vodafone and Ericsson achieve 15Gbps speeds siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-demo-…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Virgin has its own stealthy plan to deliver broadband to regional Ireland ow.ly/lBSt30igd1X

  07-02-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Virgin has its own stealthy plan to deliver broadband to regional Ireland ow.ly/lBSt30igd1X
  
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• #MostRead Today: Six European countries make the 2018 Bloomberg Innovation Index top 10 ow.ly/fTfS30igd3B

  07-02-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Six European countries make the 2018 Bloomberg Innovation Index top 10 ow.ly/fTfS30igd3B
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘There’s no point providing telephony services that no one wants’ ow.ly/6GDF30igd5i

  07-02-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘There’s no point providing telephony services that no one wants’ ow.ly/6GDF30igd5i
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 CV clichés jobseekers need to avoid ow.ly/nUVJ30igd0o

  07-02-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 CV clichés jobseekers need to avoid ow.ly/nUVJ30igd0o
  
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• #MostRead Today: Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultrafast aeroplanes and drones ow.ly/HXiy30igcYf

  07-02-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultrafast aeroplanes and drones ow.ly/HXiy30igcYf
  
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• Snapchat update creates a more personalised experience 

  07-02-2018 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The makeover aims to separate 'social' and 'media', creating a clear distinction betweenfriends, publishers and creators. The update will be rolled out globally in the coming weeks.
  
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• Looking for a job? @ErgoIreland is hiring in #Dublin and #Cork! #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ergo-jobs…

  07-02-2018 16:45 via twitter.com
  Looking for a job? @ErgoIreland is hiring in #Dublin and #Cork! #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ergo-jobs…
  
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• Nissan 370Z sports car gets skis and tank tracks 

  07-02-2018 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Yokohama, Japan, based Nissan have transformed a 370Z Roadster into an uncompromising 'snowmobile' designed to tackle ski slopes and backwoods trails.
  
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• Learning a language could protect you from Alzheimer's

  07-02-2018 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MRI scans of patients with Alzheimer's showed they retained more of their gray matter in crucial brain areas if they were bilingual, according to researchers at Concordia University in Canada.
  
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• SpaceX confirms it did lose part of Falcon Heavy rocket

  07-02-2018 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Falcon Heavy launched with three reusable rocket cores that were supposed to return to Earth, but the craft's central booster missed its target - a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean by 300 ft.
  
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• Russian Tumblr trolls pose as black activists, says Buzzfeed

  07-02-2018 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A Buzzfeed investigation says Russian trolls have been posing as black activists on the site.
  
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• Asteroid larger than blue whale will blaze past on Friday

  07-02-2018 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The asteroid, which was first spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) near Tucson, will pass by at around 17:30 EST (22:30 GMT) on Friday at just 39,000 miles (64,000 kilometres (stock image).
  
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• VR and brain zaps help the US ski team

  07-02-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual reality and headphones that zap your brain - the US Ski team's quest for Olympic gold at the Winter Olympics.
  
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• NDRC ventures received more than €50m in funding in 2017 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ndrc…

  07-02-2018 14:28 via twitter.com
  NDRC ventures received more than €50m in funding in 2017 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ndrc…
  
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• Thanks to advances in #AR, #VR, #AI and #IoT, the digital workplace is becoming more of a reality – @DiDataUKI siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dig…

  07-02-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Thanks to advances in #AR, #VR, #AI and #IoT, the digital workplace is becoming more of a reality – @DiDataUKI siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dig…
  
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• Elon Musk releases amazing real-time video of Falcon Heavy

  07-02-2018 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk has admitted SpaceX overshot the Falcon Heavy's third booster burn, sending it further into the solar system than was originally planned by the California-based firm.
  
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• Social media meltdown over 'first Brit' Cheddar Man

  07-02-2018 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Natural History Museum in London and Channel 4 unveiled a reconstruction of the ancient human yesterday (pictured), which was made for a documentary.
  
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• Agustín Carstens referred to #bitcoin as a ‘combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…

  07-02-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Agustín Carstens referred to #bitcoin as a ‘combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…
  
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• Deepfake pornographic videos banned by Twitter

  07-02-2018 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Videos that merge celebrities faces with explicit sexual activity are blocked by the social network.
  
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• How many of these have you got on your #CV? @HaysWorldwide siliconrepublic.com/advice/cv-clic…

  07-02-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  How many of these have you got on your #CV? @HaysWorldwide siliconrepublic.com/advice/cv-clic…
  
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• Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultra-fast aeroplanes and drones siliconrepublic.com/machines/shark…

  07-02-2018 13:16 via twitter.com
  Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultra-fast aeroplanes and drones siliconrepublic.com/machines/shark…
  
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• IT firm Ergo brings 100 new jobs to Dublin and Cork siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ergo-jobs…

  07-02-2018 13:16 via twitter.com
  IT firm Ergo brings 100 new jobs to Dublin and Cork siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ergo-jobs…
  
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• Denis Naughten said a review of the #NationalBroadbandPlan would push the process to 2019 and ‘plunge the entire pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-02-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  Denis Naughten said a review of the #NationalBroadbandPlan would push the process to 2019 and ‘plunge the entire pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• What are the big questions investors are asking themselves this year? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ed-s…

  07-02-2018 12:50 via twitter.com
  What are the big questions investors are asking themselves this year? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ed-s…
  
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