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• Apple's AirPower unit could be available as soon as March

  23-02-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report from a Japanese website has suggested the AirPower might be available next month. The price of the charging unit is reportedly $199.
  
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• Harvard researchers developed a 'robot snake'

  23-02-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard researchers have developed a 'robot snake'. The snake can slither across the ground on its own. They created artificial snakeskin (pictured) for the invention.
  
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• Some Apple devices have made thousands of false 911 calls

  23-02-2018 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The calls are coming from iPhones and Apple Watches at the tech giant's distribution and repair center in Elk Grove, California. In total, 911 dispatchers have logged roughly 1,600 calls.
  
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• The peace since the end of WWII could be set to end

  23-02-2018 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from the University Colorado at Boulder has studied the patterns of conflicts since 1823 and found that the time of peace could be due to come to an end.
  
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• Want to know about the future? We've got you covered with our essential futuristic weekend sci-tech reading.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-02-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  Want to know about the future? We've got you covered with our essential futuristic weekend sci-tech reading.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mobile operator @ThreeIreland sees uniform #5G as a differentiator in Ireland’s future #telecoms market. siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-spect…

  23-02-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Mobile operator @ThreeIreland sees uniform #5G as a differentiator in Ireland’s future #telecoms market. siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-spect…
  
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• Scientists want to build robot replicas of dead relatives

  23-02-2018 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are looking for volunteers who are willing to offer up their dead relatives. They would use AI to reconstruct the voices of those who've died and build robot replicas of them.
  
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• ‘Genuine, always-on connectivity to cloud-based applications is becoming a ubiquitous requirement’ - Denis Herlihy,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-02-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  ‘Genuine, always-on connectivity to cloud-based applications is becoming a ubiquitous requirement’ - Denis Herlihy,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Do people agree with Kylie Jenner on the Snapchat update?

  23-02-2018 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  We asked young people what they thought about the Snapchat after Kylie Jenner said she was no longer a fan.
  
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• Stephen Burke of @cyberriskaware on why security training should empower workers. #infosec #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…

  23-02-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Stephen Burke of @cyberriskaware on why security training should empower workers. #infosec #cybersecurity siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…
  
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• Monkeys prefer brands that are tied to sex and power

  23-02-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report details the way in which some monkeys respond to advertising. For the study scientists paired social and scrambled images with brands.
  
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• Ireland is a leading global hub for the #biopharma industry. #BioAmbition18 siliconrepublic.com/careers/biopha…

  23-02-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Ireland is a leading global hub for the #biopharma industry. #BioAmbition18 siliconrepublic.com/careers/biopha…
  
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• The great KFC chicken crisis of 2018: Podcast 357

  23-02-2018 18:34
  
  We look at the KFC chicken crisis of 2018, look at the new AR app from Brian Eno and meet the couple that cost Google £2.1 billion.
  
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• 'Happy suit' could stop Nasa astronauts getting depressed

  23-02-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Florida Polytechnic University are developing a 'happy suit' with several sensors to detect signs of depression and mental strain in astronauts.
  
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• From the cars of the future to #IoT chips for #drones. siliconrepublic.com/machines/auton…

  23-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  From the cars of the future to #IoT chips for #drones. siliconrepublic.com/machines/auton…
  
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• Google adding 30 languages to Assistant by year's end

  23-02-2018 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google said its digital assistant software would be available in more than 30 languages by the end of 2018 as it steps up its artificial intelligence efforts against Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and others.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Astronomer snaps ‘one in 100 million’ shot of massive exploding star ow.ly/5RaQ30izQA8

  23-02-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Astronomer snaps ‘one in 100 million’ shot of massive exploding star ow.ly/5RaQ30izQA8
  
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• #MostRead Today: A sneak peek inside Microsoft’s new €134m campus in Dublin ow.ly/R8uc30izQx7

  23-02-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: A sneak peek inside Microsoft’s new €134m campus in Dublin ow.ly/R8uc30izQx7
  
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• #MostRead Today: Meet the Irish Hyperloop team aiming to win over Elon Musk and SpaceX ow.ly/rQIB30izQvh

  23-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Meet the Irish Hyperloop team aiming to win over Elon Musk and SpaceX ow.ly/rQIB30izQvh
  
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• #MostRead Today: Incredible Hubble discovery in deep space could rewrite rules of physics ow.ly/Y4aM30izQqc

  23-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Incredible Hubble discovery in deep space could rewrite rules of physics ow.ly/Y4aM30izQqc
  
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• #MostRead Today: 17 brilliant Bristol start-ups to watch ow.ly/6hE330izQtE

  23-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 17 brilliant Bristol start-ups to watch ow.ly/6hE330izQtE
  
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• Rumbling sounds in magma could help predict eruptions

  23-02-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford, Boise State and Concepcion Universities analysed low sounds frequencies detected by monitoring stations on the slopes of the Villarica volcano in southern Chile.
  
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• You okay, #Apple? siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…

  23-02-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  You okay, #Apple? siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…
  
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• Does my boom look big in this? New universe measurements bewilder boffins

  23-02-2018 17:01 via go.theregister.com
  But don't throw away those physics books just yet, m'kay? Astronomers at the Space Telescope Institute and John Hopkins University have used NASA’s Hubble Telescope to show that the universe is expanding a little bit faster than expected.…
  
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• The surprising benefits of being a 'defensive pessimist'

  23-02-2018 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher at the University of Sheffield explains how defensive pessimism involves envisioning everything that might go wrong with a plan and devising a strategy to prevent those scenarios.
  
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• Timelapse reveals construction of 3,300ft Jeddah Tower

  23-02-2018 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip shows the skyscraper, which will stretch more than a 3,280ft (1,000 metres) above the Saudi city of Jeddah upon completion in 2020.
  
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• Users have yet to warm to the #Snapchat redesign siliconrepublic.com/companies/snap…

  23-02-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Users have yet to warm to the #Snapchat redesign siliconrepublic.com/companies/snap…
  
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• Ireland will be a uniform spectrum 5G island, says Three CEO siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-spect…

  23-02-2018 16:24 via twitter.com
  Ireland will be a uniform spectrum 5G island, says Three CEO siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-spect…
  
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• Virgin unveils stunning pod prototype for Dubai Hyperloop

  23-02-2018 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubai's Road Transport Authorityunveiled the hyperloop design at a ceremony in the city as part of its participation in the UAE's Innovation Month.
  
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• World's fishing fleets mapped from orbit

  23-02-2018 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Satellite tracking shows fishing's footprint on Earth is now over four times that of agriculture.
  
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• Nissan takes on Uber with trial of a self-driving taxis

  23-02-2018 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting next month, Nissan is testing self-driving cars on the roads of Yokohama, Japan with its semi-autonomous Easy Ride service.
  
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• AI computer recreates the face you're thinking about

  23-02-2018 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough hooked up test subjects to EEG equipment and were shown images of faces, which were recreated by using machine learning.
  
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• The @IrishAWG is hoping to encourage women into #geoscience and support them throughout their careers. #womeninSTEM… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-02-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  The @IrishAWG is hoping to encourage women into #geoscience and support them throughout their careers. #womeninSTEM… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ripplecom’s Denis Herlihy: ‘Always be ready for new tech to rock status quo’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/rip…

  23-02-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Ripplecom’s Denis Herlihy: ‘Always be ready for new tech to rock status quo’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/rip…
  
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• Good cybersecurity training doesn’t mean pointing the finger siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…

  23-02-2018 15:51 via twitter.com
  Good cybersecurity training doesn’t mean pointing the finger siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cyb…
  
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• #Intel offers explanation for staying tight-lipped on #Meltdown and #Spectre siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…

  23-02-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  #Intel offers explanation for staying tight-lipped on #Meltdown and #Spectre siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/int…
  
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• The @NASAHubble Space Telescope has uncovered something odd in the universe siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hub…

  23-02-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  The @NASAHubble Space Telescope has uncovered something odd in the universe siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hub…
  
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• Prof Siobhán Clarke of @connect_ie is heading the @scienceirel Enable programme to use #IoT to help citizens live m… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Prof Siobhán Clarke of @connect_ie is heading the @scienceirel Enable programme to use #IoT to help citizens live m… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 8,000 biopharma job opportunities if Ireland has the ambition siliconrepublic.com/careers/biopha…

  23-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  8,000 biopharma job opportunities if Ireland has the ambition siliconrepublic.com/careers/biopha…
  
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• Cars could soon be an advertiser’s dream, and a passenger’s nightmare siliconrepublic.com/machines/auton…

  23-02-2018 15:01 via twitter.com
  Cars could soon be an advertiser’s dream, and a passenger’s nightmare siliconrepublic.com/machines/auton…
  
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• Apple planning to upgrade AirPods with Siri

  23-02-2018 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cupertino-based firm is working on improving its popular wireless headphones with a new W2 chip to enable hands-free Siri.
  
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• Ancient inscriptions found under Tomb of Jonah in Iraq

  23-02-2018 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven clay tablets found in a palace hidden under the Tomb of Jonah in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, describe the rule of an Assyrian king named Esarhaddon.
  
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• Cave art from the ice age was created by #Neanderthals, who are considered a ‘sister’ species to modern humans siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nea…

  23-02-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  Cave art from the ice age was created by #Neanderthals, who are considered a ‘sister’ species to modern humans siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nea…
  
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• Plastic straws could be banned, suggests Michael Gove

  23-02-2018 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The environment secretary suggests outlawing plastic straws could be easier after Brexit.
  
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• Trump says violent video games 'shape' young minds

  23-02-2018 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The president said violence in video games had a big influence on how youths view the world
  
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• Neuroscientists at @tcddublin and @UofR have delved deep into the mind to identify a specific brain signal associat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-02-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  Neuroscientists at @tcddublin and @UofR have delved deep into the mind to identify a specific brain signal associat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• In China's eSport schools students learn it pays to play

  23-02-2018 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A school in China has started a new course to teach its students how to play video games as a future profession. The three-year 'eSports and Management' course costs £1,470 annually.
  
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• Nasa's $1bn Mobile Launcher is bending wrong way

  23-02-2018 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa has admitted its Mobile Launcher rocket tower, housed at the Kennedy Space Centre near Cape Canaveral, Florida, is 'leaning' but claims it is structurally sound.
  
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• Snap market value plummets as users voice distaste for new interface siliconrepublic.com/companies/snap…

  23-02-2018 12:52 via twitter.com
  Snap market value plummets as users voice distaste for new interface siliconrepublic.com/companies/snap…
  
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• More than 1,000 jobs announced on the island of Ireland in February siliconrepublic.com/jobs/february-…

  23-02-2018 12:50 via twitter.com
  More than 1,000 jobs announced on the island of Ireland in February siliconrepublic.com/jobs/february-…
  
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