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• Israeli archaeologists unveil 'rare and beautiful' mosaic

  08-02-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers from the Israel Antiques Authority discovered an intricate mosaic that dates back 1,800 years ago. It was hiding beneath a Byzantine-era building thought to be a market.
  
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• Self-deprecating humor is good for you, study finds

  08-02-2018 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study is claiming that laughing at yourself might help you suppress anger. However, the researchers behind the study say that the results are dependent upon where you live.
  
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• Twitter makes a profit for the first time

  08-02-2018 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media company posts a maiden quarterly profit, sending the share price up 18%.
  
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• The 157 new emoji coming to your iPhone this year

  08-02-2018 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The emoji 11.0 set is scheduled for release in June 2018. The emoji include a range of new hairstyles, skin-tones, animals including a kangaroo and llama, and supervillains.
  
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• Humans have cared for dogs for 14,000 years, study finds

  08-02-2018 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A veterinarian analyzed teeth from the ancient grave of a dog for the new report, and found it was ill for weeks before death. It would not have survived that long without help from a human.
  
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• Facebook and Google tell staff not to ask for a date twice

  08-02-2018 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook and Google have warned staff not to ask colleagues out on a date more than once if they are rebuffed the first time.
  
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• Snapchat will soon begin showing live TV segments

  08-02-2018 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat will show live Olympics clips that are run between two and six minutes, starting with content from NBC on February 10. NBC is also introducing two Olympics-themed short-form shows.
  
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• How Elon Musk pulled off the incredible Starman livestream

  08-02-2018 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photos posted before Tuesday's launch show Musk's Tesla Roadster with camera mounts on the front and driver’s side. These can even be seen in reflections during the Starman livestream.
  
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• Secrets of solar flares are unlocked

  08-02-2018 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists may finally understand the mechanism behind solar flares., which can play havoc with technology on Earth.
  
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• ‘It is no exaggeration to say that major parts of the internet we all know and love today exist and thrive because… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-02-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  ‘It is no exaggeration to say that major parts of the internet we all know and love today exist and thrive because… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Snapchat update lets you make your own custom face lenses

  08-02-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lens feature is available on desktop browsers or via the Snapchat app on iOS in the US. The company is working to release the feature globally and for android devices.
  
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• ICYMI: Good news for #Twitter as it clocks Q4 profit siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  08-02-2018 20:05 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Good news for #Twitter as it clocks Q4 profit siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• Bone tissue grown in the lab used to repair damaged leg

  08-02-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The experimental tissue-engineering technology is being developed by Bonus BioGroup of Haifa, Israel, using fat cells extracted from a patient used to grow bones on a biological scaffold.
  
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• Large hummingbirds are just as good flyers as smaller ones

  08-02-2018 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers form the University of British Colombia have found that the larger hummingbird species' are just as skilled at flying as the smaller animals.
  
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• Praying mantises with tiny 3D glasses have stereo vision

  08-02-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Newcastle University observed the insects' reaction to more complex images, and learnt that mantis vision works very differently to ours.
  
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• Experts say Elon Musk's Tesla will be torn apart in space

  08-02-2018 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Roadster is likely to face an uncertain future as it collides with thousands of tiny space rocks and faces extreme radiation -- both of which mean the car only has about a year before it will be destroyed.
  
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• Experts are calling this #Apple iOS leak one of the biggest in history siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cru…

  08-02-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Experts are calling this #Apple iOS leak one of the biggest in history siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cru…
  
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• What if we could take #3Dprinting one step further and move into 4D? siliconrepublic.com/machines/4d-pr…

  08-02-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  What if we could take #3Dprinting one step further and move into 4D? siliconrepublic.com/machines/4d-pr…
  
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• Intelligence in Chimpanzees is linked to willpower

  08-02-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Georgia State University have found the same link between willpower and intelligence in chimps that has previously been found in humans.
  
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• Super wood as strong as steel can stop a bullet

  08-02-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the University of Maryland created their super dense wood by boiling blocks of regular wood in a chemical solution pressed between two heated metal plates at high pressure.
  
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• Strange 'superionic ice' that's both a solid and liquid

  08-02-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A research team from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Rochester, are behind the findings.
  
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• ‘You have two ears and one mouth – so, you should be listening twice as much as you’re talking.’ Some stellar… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-02-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  ‘You have two ears and one mouth – so, you should be listening twice as much as you’re talking.’ Some stellar… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• These #TelAviv #startups are igniting the innovation flame in #Israel: @logzio @mondaydotcom @getnexar @otonomo_… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  These #TelAviv #startups are igniting the innovation flame in #Israel: @logzio @mondaydotcom @getnexar @otonomo_… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• WUF9: Micro Homes And Communal Living Bring ‘Kampung Spirit’ Back To City Living

  08-02-2018 17:58 via technocracy.news
  The New Urban Agenda and leaders at the World Urban Forum say that the future of city living is micro housing where 250-400 square feet and a place at the communal table. This is what is meant by the buzz-word ‘densification’.  ⁃ TN EditorThe trend for communal living and micro housing that is appearing in cities worldwide is not just for millennials or singles anymore.
  Two full-scale prototypes of the 21st-century housing concept which opened to the public here today at t
  
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• #MostRead Today: Why empathy is the most important soft skill to have ow.ly/UxQk30ihKaX

  08-02-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Why empathy is the most important soft skill to have ow.ly/UxQk30ihKaX
  
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• #MostRead Today: 5G breakthrough as Vodafone and Ericsson achieve 15Gbps speeds ow.ly/CvsL30ihK6E

  08-02-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 5G breakthrough as Vodafone and Ericsson achieve 15Gbps speeds ow.ly/CvsL30ihK6E
  
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• #MostRead Today: Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultrafast aeroplanes and drones ow.ly/elYH30ihK0T

  08-02-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultrafast aeroplanes and drones ow.ly/elYH30ihK0T
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 CV clichés jobseekers need to avoid ow.ly/q9Ji30ihJFT

  08-02-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 CV clichés jobseekers need to avoid ow.ly/q9Ji30ihJFT
  
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• #MostRead Today: 23 amazing start-ups from Tel Aviv to watch ow.ly/K0WW30ihJTd

  08-02-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 23 amazing start-ups from Tel Aviv to watch ow.ly/K0WW30ihJTd
  
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• DNA story of when life first gave us lemons

  08-02-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  From sweet oranges to bitter lemons, all citrus fruit came from the Himalayas millions of years ago, say scientists.
  
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• What is an e-commerce graduate programme like? siliconrepublic.com/people/ecommer…

  08-02-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  What is an e-commerce graduate programme like? siliconrepublic.com/people/ecommer…
  
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• Flashback: The Capitalist Network That Runs The World

  08-02-2018 16:42 via technocracy.news
  This 2011 study examined connections between 43,000 transnational corporations and its conclusion is that a relatively small group of companies control just about everything. This is where the seat of Technocratic strategy can be found.  ⁃ TN EditorAs protests against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified 
  
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• Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was more destructive than we thought siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ast…

  08-02-2018 16:36 via twitter.com
  Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was more destructive than we thought siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ast…
  
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• This @Entirl initiative could spell a major business boost for Irish firms siliconrepublic.com/companies/nort…

  08-02-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  This @Entirl initiative could spell a major business boost for Irish firms siliconrepublic.com/companies/nort…
  
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• Sharif: Managed Cities Are Key To Driving Sustainable Development

  08-02-2018 16:29 via technocracy.news
  Maimunah Mohd Sharif, a Muslim Technocrat, is now the head of UN-Habitat and is chairwoman of the World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur. As such, she is now in charge of the UN’s New Urban Agenda that was produced at Habitat-III. ⁃ TN EditorThe head of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) said on Wednesday that a week-long conference on sustainable urban development that kicked off Wednesday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, will open a “global conversation ab
  
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• Polluted air makes us more likely to commit crimes

  08-02-2018 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Columbia Business School in New York suggest air pollution drives up crime rates because exposure to contaminants makes us more anxious.
  
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• Internet visionary and EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow dies siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/joh…

  08-02-2018 16:01 via twitter.com
  Internet visionary and EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow dies siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/joh…
  
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• Twitter flies high in its first ever profitable quarter siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  08-02-2018 15:54 via twitter.com
  Twitter flies high in its first ever profitable quarter siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• House on remote Scottish island on sale for £250,000 

  08-02-2018 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The house, called 'Tigh Na Sith', which is Gaelic for 'House of Peace', is situated on the western coast of Great Bernera, in the Outer Hebrides and is only accessible by a 125ft footbridge.
  
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• #Reddit and other platforms are cracking down on #AI-generated porn videos siliconrepublic.com/companies/redd…

  08-02-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  #Reddit and other platforms are cracking down on #AI-generated porn videos siliconrepublic.com/companies/redd…
  
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• The 10,000-year-old human remains dubbed the ‘Cheddar Man’ notably had dark skin and blue eyes. @tcddublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/che…

  08-02-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  The 10,000-year-old human remains dubbed the ‘Cheddar Man’ notably had dark skin and blue eyes. @tcddublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/che…
  
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• Instagram testing a feature to let users share posts

  08-02-2018 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram confirmed that it is testing an option that lets you share public posts from other users to their stories. The California-based company also gives you the ability to turn the feature off.
  
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• What skills are employers in #Bristol crying out for? siliconrepublic.com/jobs/top-tech-…

  08-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  What skills are employers in #Bristol crying out for? siliconrepublic.com/jobs/top-tech-…
  
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• Comms Minister Denis Naughten, TD, said a review of the #NationalBroadbandPlan would delay it until 2019 at the ear… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-02-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Comms Minister Denis Naughten, TD, said a review of the #NationalBroadbandPlan would delay it until 2019 at the ear… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Google-Nest merger raises privacy issues

  08-02-2018 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Campaigners are concerned that smart home specialist Nest will no longer be a separate business.
  
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• ‘We have the potential to transform the evidence base on which Irish history is written’ @tcddublin @AdaptCentre siliconrepublic.com/machines/1922-…

  08-02-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  ‘We have the potential to transform the evidence base on which Irish history is written’ @tcddublin @AdaptCentre siliconrepublic.com/machines/1922-…
  
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• The bodyhackers enhancing the human form

  08-02-2018 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC meets bodyhackers determined to push the human body into new territory.
  
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• Astronauts simulate Mars in remote desert of Oman

  08-02-2018 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using a drone, robotic rovers and an inflatable greenhouse, the astronauts will carry out 19 experiments in the Dhofar desert in Oman, picked for its resemblance to Mars.
  
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• World famous Book of Kells was created in two halves

  08-02-2018 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding was made by Dr Bernard Meehan of Trinity College, Dublin, where the manuscript has been housed since its move from the monastery of Kell in County 1661 AD.
  
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• #Data intelligence company @sirensearch raises funds in efforts to expand to new sectors siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/sire…

  08-02-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  #Data intelligence company @sirensearch raises funds in efforts to expand to new sectors siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/sire…
  
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