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• High-tech smartphone prevents people from spying on you

  27-02-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The phone is equipped with advanced encryption technology that makes it nearly impossible to break into. Just like Snapchat, the messages will disappear after they're read.
  
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• Intelligent aliens could hack our computers, report warns

  27-02-2018 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new study, a pair of astrophysicists argues that any complex messages received from aliens should be destroyed, as the potential risks to humanity could not be properly assessed.
  
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• Giraffe struggles to see off crocodile in South Africa

  27-02-2018 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The astonishing footage was captured by freelance field guide and safari company owner Mario Paul, near Lower Sabie in South Africa.
  
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• Scientists closer to reviving extinct little bush moa bird

  27-02-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The little bush moa, a flightless bird that was found in New Zealand, went abruptly extinct in the late 13th century as a result of overhunting. Now, scientists are working to revive the species.
  
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• "When we opened applications for @Mastercard Ireland’s first #returnship last year, we were contacted by many highl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  "When we opened applications for @Mastercard Ireland’s first #returnship last year, we were contacted by many highl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ‘A crowded telecommunications market has turned connectivity into a commodity’ - @ripplecom MD siliconrepublic.com/comms/john-mcd…

  27-02-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  ‘A crowded telecommunications market has turned connectivity into a commodity’ - @ripplecom MD siliconrepublic.com/comms/john-mcd…
  
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• Future wildfires will consume larger amounts of land

  27-02-2018 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amount of land consumed by wildfires annually in North America is growing, according to a new report published in the journal Plos One. Devastating fires are becoming more frequent.
  
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• Irish tech player @IKydzapp are making waves at #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/gear/smartphon…

  27-02-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Irish tech player @IKydzapp are making waves at #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/gear/smartphon…
  
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• Chimps and bonobos share the same 'language'

  27-02-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remarkable discovery was made by researchers from the Universities of York, St Andrews, and Kyoto in Japan. It suggests that primate gestures are biologically inherited.
  
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• Seal pups rescued in winter storms released back to wild

  27-02-2018 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The pups were separated from their mother during storms at the end of last year.
  
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• Here's what you need to know about #data in 2017. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…

  27-02-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Here's what you need to know about #data in 2017. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/dat…
  
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• Moon to get first 4G mobile phone network

  27-02-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The companies are working with Berlin-based company PTScientists on the project, with a launch scheduled in 2019 from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Vodafone said.
  
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• US e-passports haven't been verified in over a decade

  27-02-2018 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports.
  
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• What could possibly go wrong? #Huawei #autonomousvehicles #autotech #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/machines/huawe…

  27-02-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  What could possibly go wrong? #Huawei #autonomousvehicles #autotech #MWC18 siliconrepublic.com/machines/huawe…
  
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• Sprint, Airbus and Delta want to improve in-flight WiFi

  27-02-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Seamless Air Alliance,' which was launched at Mobile World Congress on Sunday, aims to let mobile operators provide services to airline customers through satellite technology.
  
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• Rare silver coin issued by rebel emperor sold for £10,000

  27-02-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sixty two year-old amateur metal detector Richard Patterson found a rare coin from the third century in a field in Winchester, Hampshire. It has now sold at auction for £10,000 ($14,000).
  
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• Is it time to rethink 40-hour work week? #productivity siliconrepublic.com/careers/work-w…

  27-02-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Is it time to rethink 40-hour work week? #productivity siliconrepublic.com/careers/work-w…
  
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• California will let driverless cars operate by April

  27-02-2018 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new resolution allows driverless cars to be testedwithout a person behind a steering wheel.Until now, driverless cars could only be tested on public roads in the state if a person could still take the wheel.
  
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• Mammoth flare may have wiped out alien life on Proxima b

  27-02-2018 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The massive stellar flare (artist's impression) — an energetic explosion of radiation — was spotted by a team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Meredith MacGregor and Alycia Weinberger.
  
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• Hack for the craic: David McKeown on making hackathons fun for everyone siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  27-02-2018 18:16 via twitter.com
  Hack for the craic: David McKeown on making hackathons fun for everyone siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• Ford and Miami to form test bed for self-driving cars

  27-02-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ford and partners Domino's, Lyft, Postmates are starting programs to see how consumers react to autonomous vehicles. Ford will also establish its first-ever autonomous vehicle terminal in Miami.
  
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• Humans are more negative about change before it happens

  27-02-2018 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of British Columbia found that public perception towards proposed change depended heavily on whether it was before or after the change.
  
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• Urine test could measure how long we have left to live

  27-02-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Centre of Gerontology in China discovered a certain substance, known as 8-oxoGsn, which indicates cell damage, increases in people's urine as they age.
  
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• Dublin fintech firm @circlepay has confirmed the purchase of the US-based Poloniex exchange siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/circ…

  27-02-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Dublin fintech firm @circlepay has confirmed the purchase of the US-based Poloniex exchange siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/circ…
  
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• Incredible device generates electricity out of thin air

  27-02-2018 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's department of chemical engineering are behind the device, called a thermal resonator (pictured), which can generate 1.3 mw of power.
  
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• School video footage appears online

  27-02-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK.
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘There is quite an exciting future in biopharma’ ow.ly/n38o30iE8cm

  27-02-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘There is quite an exciting future in biopharma’ ow.ly/n38o30iE8cm
  
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• #MostRead Today: 17 brilliant Bristol start-ups to watch ow.ly/PNNU30iE8a3

  27-02-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 17 brilliant Bristol start-ups to watch ow.ly/PNNU30iE8a3
  
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• New Atlantic sixgill shark lived before the dinosaurs

  27-02-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Florida Institute of Technology found that Atlantic sixgill sharks, which inhabit the Atlantic Ocean, are a different species to their counterparts in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
  
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• Microbes can thrive in the ocean on Saturn moon Enceladus

  27-02-2018 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Vienna University found species of methane-producing microbes on Earth that could survive the harsh conditions on Enceladus.
  
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• Water could be extracted by lunar colony all over the moon

  27-02-2018 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado have found evidence the moon's water is widely distributed on the surface and present both day and night.
  
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• Moon to get 4G mobile network

  27-02-2018 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.
  
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• Atacama's lessons about life on Mars

  27-02-2018 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists investigate the microbes that survive in the South American desert on very little water.
  
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• ‘I became known as someone who could drive change’ siliconrepublic.com/people/enginee…

  27-02-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  ‘I became known as someone who could drive change’ siliconrepublic.com/people/enginee…
  
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• EU warns of cryptocurrency regulations unless risks are tackled siliconrepublic.com/companies/eu-c…

  27-02-2018 16:20 via twitter.com
  EU warns of cryptocurrency regulations unless risks are tackled siliconrepublic.com/companies/eu-c…
  
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• Swimming in British seas raises people’s risk of illnesses

  27-02-2018 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Exeter found bathing or taking part in water sports raises swimmers’ risk of developing earache by 77 per cent, and diarrhoea or nausea by 29 per cent.
  
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• How returnships can fix the great tech talent shortage siliconrepublic.com/advice/returns…

  27-02-2018 15:51 via twitter.com
  How returnships can fix the great tech talent shortage siliconrepublic.com/advice/returns…
  
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• The likes of #Facebook, #Amazon and #Google could end up paying higher rates of tax if the EU gets its way siliconrepublic.com/companies/eu-t…

  27-02-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  The likes of #Facebook, #Amazon and #Google could end up paying higher rates of tax if the EU gets its way siliconrepublic.com/companies/eu-t…
  
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• The ability of #graphene to act as a catalyst in fuel cells has always puzzled materials scientists siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…

  27-02-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  The ability of #graphene to act as a catalyst in fuel cells has always puzzled materials scientists siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…
  
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• Porn checks deadline looms amid uncertainty

  27-02-2018 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A new regulation set to be enforced in April 2018 will mean UK viewers have to prove their age to access porn sites.
  
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• MPs grill data boss on election influence

  27-02-2018 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry.
  
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• ‘It can feel like playing David to the communication Goliaths’ siliconrepublic.com/comms/john-mcd…

  27-02-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  ‘It can feel like playing David to the communication Goliaths’ siliconrepublic.com/comms/john-mcd…
  
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• New tool lets government unlock any iPhone running iOS 11 

  27-02-2018 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Israel-based company Cellebrite, which has become the US government contractor of choice for unlocking iPhones, has said it can unlock devices running iOS 11.
  
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• Samsung will release a 'premium' Bixby smart speaker

  27-02-2018 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile division confirmed rumours a Bixby smart speaker (360 speaker, pictured) will come out.
  
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• Moment photographer is surrounded by starlings in Norfolk

  27-02-2018 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the amazing moment as Dr Jonathan Woodland, 49, is surrounded by some 70,000 starlings as they flew past him near his home in Swaffham, Norfolk
  
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• It looks like #Facebook has been piloting its own project to counter extremist views on #Messenger siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  27-02-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  It looks like #Facebook has been piloting its own project to counter extremist views on #Messenger siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• Plans for floating high-rises over New York's Hudson River

  27-02-2018 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stunning pictures show plans for a 'floating' island of 19 cylindrical high-rises overlooking New York's Hudson River which could be the city's answer to rising sea levels due to global warming.
  
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• Good news for #Belfast on the jobs front! #jobfairy #Belfastjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ammeon-be…

  27-02-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Good news for #Belfast on the jobs front! #jobfairy #Belfastjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ammeon-be…
  
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• #ICYMI: The AMBER centre is partnering with Johnson & Johnson to open a new dedicated 3D bioprinting lab.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: The AMBER centre is partnering with Johnson & Johnson to open a new dedicated 3D bioprinting lab.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• An Irish tech firm has developed a child-safe smartphone siliconrepublic.com/machines/smart…

  27-02-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  An Irish tech firm has developed a child-safe smartphone siliconrepublic.com/machines/smart…
  
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