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• US Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot

  09-02-2018 22:51 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats in the military think that technology is the answer to warfare, and that means armed robotics ultimately equipped with autonomous AI. China and Russia have responded in kind, sparking an intense development war. Automated killing machines will make the first mechanized war, WW I or the ‘Great War’, appear like a minor skirmish. ⁃ TN EditorIn a historic first, the Army conducted a live fire exercise with a remote-controlled ground combat vehicle armed with a .50-cali
  
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• US Army testing self-driving Humvee to see if it can shoot

  09-02-2018 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Humvee, which is called the 'Wingman', is being tested to see if it can identify and shoot targets. It's equipped with a .50-caliber machine gun and an autonomous remote engagement system.
  
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• NASA image reveals dark streaks 'splitting' Martian slope

  09-02-2018 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A captivating photo from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a look at a bizarre dark feature that appears to spread across the light-coloured ground, branching out in tendril-like streaks.
  
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• From amazing #womeninSTEM to the mythbusing truth about #cryptocurrency, catch up on everything in the world of sci… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  From amazing #womeninSTEM to the mythbusing truth about #cryptocurrency, catch up on everything in the world of sci… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Millions of smart TVs can be hacked, Consumer Reports says

  09-02-2018 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Consumer Reports found that the top smart TV models in the US can be hacked relatively easily. Additionally, TV manufacturers can spy on your family through them.
  
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• Scientists warn of a mini ice age by 2050

  09-02-2018 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UC Davis scientists say we may soon experience a 'grand minimum,' wherein ultraviolet radiation diminishes. The sun could cool an additional 7% beyond the lowest point of its 11-year cycle.
  
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• What #skills do you need to be successful? And how can you enhance them? We've got you covered. #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/careers/skills…

  09-02-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  What #skills do you need to be successful? And how can you enhance them? We've got you covered. #careeradvice siliconrepublic.com/careers/skills…
  
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• Android Messages could let users send texts from computer

  09-02-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mountain View, California based Google may soon be launching a service that allow Android users to send text messages from their computer, with multiple computers and browser options.
  
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• .@Huawei lays out its 5G vision ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018. #MWC18 #5G #Huawei siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-huawe…

  09-02-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  .@Huawei lays out its 5G vision ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018.#MWC18 #5G #Huawei siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-huawe…
  
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• Amazon is planning to launch its own delivery service

  09-02-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The online retailer is reportedly planning a new service called 'Shipping With Amazon' that will allow it to pick up packages from businesses and deliver them to consumers.
  
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• Scientists: When Sun Cools, So Does Earth’s Temperature

  09-02-2018 20:06 via technocracy.news
  Man-made global warming is incredibly egotistical in the face of creation itself: there is a direct relationship between the sun and earth’s temperature, and the sun is headed toward an unusually cool period. That means global cooling is straight ahead. ⁃ TN EditorBy 2050, our Sun is expected to be unusually cool.It’s what scientists have termed a ‘grand minimum’ — a particularly low point in what is otherwise a steady 11-year cycle.
  Over this cycle, the
  
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• Face of Queen Nefertiti brought to life with 3D scans

  09-02-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Bristol digitally mapped the face of the ancient queen, which will be aired on the Travel Channel's Expedition Unknown on Wednesday night.
  
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• Human kidney tissue capable of producing urine created

  09-02-2018 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, led by Professors Sue Kimber and Adrian Woolf from The University of Manchester, signifies a significant milestone in the development of treatment for kidney disease.
  
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• Want to know what it's like working in the realm of #biopharma regulation? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/reg…

  09-02-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Want to know what it's like working in the realm of #biopharma regulation? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/reg…
  
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• Paul J Walsh is the senior vice-president of platform strategy and innovation for @Visa Inc. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vis…

  09-02-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Paul J Walsh is the senior vice-president of platform strategy and innovation for @Visa Inc.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vis…
  
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• This week in #IoT, we're looking at autonomous cars, subway train wifi and #smarthomes that spy on you. siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-s…

  09-02-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  This week in #IoT, we're looking at autonomous cars, subway train wifi and #smarthomes that spy on you. siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-s…
  
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• New Sega Mega Drive game made on '90s kit

  09-02-2018 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The Sega Mega Drive games console gets a new game more than 20 years after it went on sale.
  
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• Sometimes, it's all about the timing. #cancerresearch @BioAmbition siliconrepublic.com/innovation/int…

  09-02-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Sometimes, it's all about the timing. #cancerresearch @BioAmbition siliconrepublic.com/innovation/int…
  
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• 'Sinking' Pacific nation Tuvalu is actually growing

  09-02-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pacific nation of Tuvalu -- long seen as a prime candidate to disappear as climate change forces up sea levels -- is actually growing in size, new research shows.
  
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• Bolivia's lonely frog: Scientists race to find mate for Romeo

  09-02-2018 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Romeo, a 10-year-old Sehuencas water frog, has been given a dating profile as part of the search.
  
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• Schools to start offering 'virtual' Spanish A-level

  09-02-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Educational resource provider Pearson in London is expected to launch a virtual Spanish A-level across the UK in September (Stock).
  
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• What's the deal with #cryptocurrency? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…

  09-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  What's the deal with #cryptocurrency? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…
  
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• Is this the glamorous face of Queen Nefertiti?

  09-02-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Bristol digitally mapped the face of the ancient queen, which will be aired on the Travel Channel's Expedition Unknown on Wednesday night.
  
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• Scientists can now predict solar flares

  09-02-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of experts led by the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris found that solar flares are the result of interacting magnetic structures within our star.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultrafast aeroplanes and drones ow.ly/8uH430ij8je

  09-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Shark skin discovery opens new doors to ultrafast aeroplanes and drones ow.ly/8uH430ij8je
  
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• #MostRead Today: NASA’s New Horizons satellite snaps farthest ever image from Earth ow.ly/avm730ij8la

  09-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: NASA’s New Horizons satellite snaps farthest ever image from Earth ow.ly/avm730ij8la
  
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• #MostRead Today: Mathematics breakthrough opens door to revolutionary ‘4D printing’ ow.ly/FUCU30ij8pR

  09-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Mathematics breakthrough opens door to revolutionary ‘4D printing’ ow.ly/FUCU30ij8pR
  
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• #MostRead Today: Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was more destructive than we thought ow.ly/NFAA30ij8nU

  09-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was more destructive than we thought ow.ly/NFAA30ij8nU
  
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• #MostRead Today: 23 amazing start-ups from Tel Aviv to watch ow.ly/fBpl30ij8cN

  09-02-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 23 amazing start-ups from Tel Aviv to watch ow.ly/fBpl30ij8cN
  
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• WhatsApp rolls out a payment-via-message service in India

  09-02-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp, which has around 700 million users across the globe, has begun trialling a new payments feature in India that lets you send cash to your friends and family via its messaging service.
  
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• #Facebook is looking into leasing a massive office campus in Dublin 4. siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  09-02-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  #Facebook is looking into leasing a massive office campus in Dublin 4. siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Jesus wore clothes that made him look 'rough and scruffy'

  09-02-2018 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Joan Taylor, professor of christian origins and second temple Judaism, from King's College, London, explores the attire and appearance of Jesus.
  
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• Google patents creepy Big Brother-style system

  09-02-2018 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dystopian patent filed by the Mountain View-based company suggests these smart speakers could monitor naughtier members of the household with cameras and microphones (stock).
  
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• Censorship: China Orders Churches To Forbid Entry To Minors

  09-02-2018 17:08 via technocracy.news
  As a Technocracy, Chinese Technocrats want no competition for societal influence, especially churches and Christianity, which they believe is fantasy and myth. China’s draconian surveillance system will make for easy management of this new policy. ⁃ TN EditorThe instruction is part of a new set of communist party-controlled regulations on religious activities that went into effect on February 1 and is aimed at preventing children and young people from getting religious instruction or
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Making a world of difference siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wor…

  09-02-2018 17:05 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Making a world of difference siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wor…
  
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• What skills will give you a successful career? siliconrepublic.com/careers/skills…

  09-02-2018 17:02 via twitter.com
  What skills will give you a successful career? siliconrepublic.com/careers/skills…
  
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• Huawei to invest $800m in 5G research and development siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-huawe…

  09-02-2018 16:44 via twitter.com
  Huawei to invest $800m in 5G research and development siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-huawe…
  
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• Brexit, Battle of Hastings and other events shown as maps

  09-02-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Among the cartographical delights are a map of the Battle of Senlac - aka Battle of Hastings; a British Isles 1841 census; and Hitler's proposed invasion of Britain, Operation Sealion.
  
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• Londoners wore helmets to protect themselves from smog

  09-02-2018 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quirky footage from the 1950s showing life in London during The Great Smog depicts a woman wearing an outlandish mask that looks like a space helmet
  
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• Apple investigating claims AirPods ‘blew up’ in man's ear

  09-02-2018 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Colon, from Tampa, ran to get help after he noticed the white smoke billowing from the device. When he came back, he found that the right ear bud had exploded (stock image)
  
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• Underwater photos of sunken treasure sparks MH370 theories

  09-02-2018 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photos of a 'sunken treasure chest' taken off the coast of Australia have sparked conspiracy theories surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370.
  
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• Asteroid set for 'close' 43,300 mile flight past Earth on Friday

  09-02-2018 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The asteroid, up to 40m in size and only discovered five days ago, passes by on Friday.
  
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• Getting a grip

  09-02-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bloodhound supersonic car aims to run in South Africa this October, and there is a lot to prepare.
  
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• YouTube drops ads from Logan Paul channels

  09-02-2018 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  In December, the video blogger was criticised for uploading a video of a dead body.
  
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• Apple's £319 HomePod smart speaker goes on sale

  09-02-2018 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's Siri-powered 'HomePod' smart speaker goes on sale today in the US, UK and Australia - just over a month later than initially planned.
  
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• Apple confirms iPhone source code leak

  09-02-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Some of the secret code used in Apple's iOS 9 mobile operating system is leaked online.
  
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• Inside Facebook's alt-alt-right: Podcast 355

  09-02-2018 14:16
  
  Coming up today: SpaceX success; fatberg facts; why the government’s got it wrong about the gig economy, and we go inside Britain’s Facebook-loving, alternative alt-right.
  
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• #NASA's satellite has just sent back the 21st century’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’. #space #earthimages siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…

  09-02-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  #NASA's satellite has just sent back the 21st century’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’. #space #earthimages siliconrepublic.com/innovation/new…
  
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• Mythbusting: How much do you really know about cryptocurrency? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…

  09-02-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Mythbusting: How much do you really know about cryptocurrency? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…
  
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• UFO spotted in the background of SpaceX rocket launch

  09-02-2018 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of people watched the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, which took off from the same launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, used by Nasa for the early Apollo missions.
  
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