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• How nerve gas destroys the body within minutes

  07-03-2018 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chemical weapons that use nerve agents like tabun, sarin and VX are known to kill people with gruesome efficiency, with some proving fatal within minutes.
  
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• Samsung unveils new QLED smart TVs that are almost invisible

  07-03-2018 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Korean tech giant unveiled its new line of futuristic smart TVs and one model can blend in with your wall. Using a feature called Ambient Mode, the TV blends into the background.
  
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• Scientists observe rigor mortis in dying worms for the first time

  07-03-2018 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London captured footage of worms undergoing rigor mortis for the first time – and they say it could reveal new clues on age-related death in humans.
  
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• The letter was only made public by #Qualcomm on Tuesday 6 March and is a rarity as the CFIUS rarely weighs in on de… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
  The letter was only made public by #Qualcomm on Tuesday 6 March and is a rarity as the CFIUS rarely weighs in on de… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@GeorginaKearney of Sustained Growth Consulting Services has some business tips to help ensure funds don’t run dry… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  .@GeorginaKearney of Sustained Growth Consulting Services has some business tips to help ensure funds don’t run dry… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Cecil the lion 'suffered intolerable cruelty for at least 10 hours'

  07-03-2018 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Walter Palmer, an American dentist, paid £32,000 to his guides in return for a chance to shoot Cecil. New evidence shows that Cecil lived on for 10 to 12 hours afterwards.
  
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• Google home now allows UK users to make phone calls for free

  07-03-2018 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is rolling out an update that means UK users can make phone calls to mobile numbers and landlines from its smart speaker Google Home.
  
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• What can you do to avoid becoming a victim of #cryptocurrency mining malware? #infosec #bitcoin #cybersecurity… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  What can you do to avoid becoming a victim of #cryptocurrency mining malware? #infosec #bitcoin #cybersecurity… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Island bones '99 per cent likely' to be Amelia Earhart's

  07-03-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean during an attempted round-the-world flight in 1937.
  
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• Once the presence of Alzheimer’s disease has been found, it will then better predict how the disease will progress.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Once the presence of Alzheimer’s disease has been found, it will then better predict how the disease will progress.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The Investors: 19 women bridging the gender funding gap siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/wome…

  07-03-2018 19:27 via twitter.com
  The Investors: 19 women bridging the gender funding gap siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/wome…
  
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• Juno probe reveals ‘odd gravity’ extending below Jupiter's clouds

  07-03-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four international teams of researchers, including experts from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, analysed readings taken by the probe.
  
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• Storytellers: 12 women shining a spotlight on women in STEM siliconrepublic.com/discovery/wome…

  07-03-2018 19:26 via twitter.com
  Storytellers: 12 women shining a spotlight on women in STEM siliconrepublic.com/discovery/wome…
  
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• It's been a great day for #jobs with 231 in #Dublin alone! #jobfairy #dublinjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ida-irela…

  07-03-2018 19:20 via twitter.com
  It's been a great day for #jobs with 231 in #Dublin alone! #jobfairy #dublinjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/ida-irela…
  
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• Nearly two-thirds of Scottish waters 'contaminated by toxic plastic'

  07-03-2018 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Greenpeace study, which collected water samples around the Scottish coast and islands, found that 31 of 49 samples contained microplastics, which could end up in our food supply.
  
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• MoviePass CEO brags that app tracks users' location wherever they go

  07-03-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe who said his company stores 'an enormous amount of information' about users, including their home address, IP address, income and more data.
  
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• ‘If someone offered me a job as a history teacher now, I’d laugh in their faces’ - @ericwroolie on making a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 18:55 via twitter.com
  ‘If someone offered me a job as a history teacher now, I’d laugh in their faces’ - @ericwroolie on making a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Instagram could be about to launch Portrait mode to every smartphone

  07-03-2018 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based tech company Instagram may be launching a portrait mode feature that blurs the background of photos, similar to Apple's Portrait Mode. Rumors surfaced amidst an APK leak.
  
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• YouTube attacked over Neo-Nazi National Action video

  07-03-2018 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Home Affairs Committee chair Yvette Cooper said she had flagged the same video seven times.
  
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• #JobFairy: Keeper Security is setting up its first EMEA office in Cork city. #corkjobs #infosec #jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/keeper-se…

  07-03-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #JobFairy: Keeper Security is setting up its first EMEA office in Cork city. #corkjobs #infosec #jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/keeper-se…
  
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• In a world-first, @ESA has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  In a world-first, @ESA has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• How to know if your partner’s cheating: Just listen to their voice

  07-03-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychology researchers at the University of Stirling and El Bosque University outline how deeper-voiced men are rated by women as more likely to cheat and as less trustworthy in general (stock image).
  
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• #MostRead Today: Twitter co-founder helps Dublin homeless trust launch app for vacant homes ow.ly/BDzQ30iOgEM

  07-03-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Twitter co-founder helps Dublin homeless trust launch app for vacant homes ow.ly/BDzQ30iOgEM
  
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• #MostRead Today: Bitcoin mining computers worth $2m stolen in massive Icelandic heist ow.ly/68Yj30iOgGg

  07-03-2018 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Bitcoin mining computers worth $2m stolen in massive Icelandic heist ow.ly/68Yj30iOgGg
  
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• World's largest plane could launch a Shuttle-sized rocket into space

  07-03-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Allen, founder of Seattle-based aersopace firm Stratolaunch Systems, envisages a space plane designed to last at least three days in the harsh environment outside our atmosphere.
  
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• Sony blocks Super Seducer video game on PlayStation

  07-03-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The PlayStation release of a controversial dating tips game is barred by the console-maker.
  
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• Red squirrels boosted by pine martens

  07-03-2018 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Red squirrel numbers in Scotland are being boosted by the activity of pine martens.
  
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• Kosovo-Serbia row makes Europe clocks go slow

  07-03-2018 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A dispute between Kosovo and Serbia is slowing down alarm clocks across 25 countries, operators say.
  
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• Government launches law review of self-driving cars

  07-03-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Minsters have commissioned a law review to 'ensure the UK remains one of the best places in the world to develop, test and drive self-driving vehicles', the DfT said.
  
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• Renault unveils its electric EZ-GO ride-sharing concept vehicle

  07-03-2018 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Renault launched its futuristic car at a press preview, held as part of the Geneva International Motor Show taking place in Switzerland.
  
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• Leaked email sparks fears Apple is killing off iTunes

  07-03-2018 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An internal e-mail leaked by Cupertino-based company Apple reveals that the firm will stop taking new iTunes LP submissions as of this month.
  
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• Drug capitals of Europe revealed including Barcelona and Amsterdam

  07-03-2018 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona is the cocaine capital of Europe, scientists today revealed. The Spanish city, famous for itsglorious weather, topped the charts in an analysis of drug-use across the continent.
  
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• Ocean mappers line up for XPRIZE final

  07-03-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Nine teams, including one from the UK, will demonstrate new technology to map the sea floor.
  
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• Facebook could create creepy robots that follow you around

  07-03-2018 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California tech giant Facebook has been awarded a patent for a robot with a 'head unit' that can include a screen, camera, speaker and microphones, potentially to stream your life.
  
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• ‘World population is growing faster than our capacity to produce food, which is leading us toward a global food cri… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  ‘World population is growing faster than our capacity to produce food, which is leading us toward a global food cri… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• How to master cash flow in your business siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/how-…

  07-03-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  How to master cash flow in your business siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/how-…
  
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• #JamesDyson said the evolution of this technology signals the death knell of full-size vacuum machines siliconrepublic.com/machines/dyson…

  07-03-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  #JamesDyson said the evolution of this technology signals the death knell of full-size vacuum machines siliconrepublic.com/machines/dyson…
  
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• The rising trend of cryptocurrency mining malware: What you should know siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cry…

  07-03-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  The rising trend of cryptocurrency mining malware: What you should know siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cry…
  
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• Pasties in SPAAAAACE: Cornwall hopes for slice of £50m spaceport cash

  07-03-2018 14:59 via go.theregister.com
  To boldly go where a Scottish spaceport would really like to Cornwall has thrown its hat in the ring to become the prime location for Human Centred Space businesses by 2030.…
  
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• Google tech used by Pentagon 'to analyse drone videos'

  07-03-2018 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Search giant confirms its image recognition tech is being used, reportedly to analyse drone videos.
  
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• Britain's first polar bear cub for 25 years emerges from its den

  07-03-2018 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first image of a baby polar bear, the first born in the UK for 25 years, show the animal with its protective mother outside at Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park.
  
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• We headed down to @Amgen Dún Laoghaire to find out what it’s like to work there. #biopharma #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/jobs/amgen-com…

  07-03-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  We headed down to @Amgen Dún Laoghaire to find out what it’s like to work there. #biopharma #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/jobs/amgen-com…
  
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• Geek Squad staff 'paid by FBI' to flag illegal imagery

  07-03-2018 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Digital rights groups say that the relationship threatens computer owners' rights.
  
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• A @Mastercard study showed that a lack of self-belief can be especially potent in deterring women from starting the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  A @Mastercard study showed that a lack of self-belief can be especially potent in deterring women from starting the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• We could spot advanced aliens by monitoring 'space junk'

  07-03-2018 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astrophysicist Hector Socas-Navarro from the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics in Spain claims we could use the 'transit method' to spot space junk around other planets (stock image).
  
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• ‘The more empty buildings we can identify and reuse, the more homes we can provide to people impacted by homelessne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-03-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  ‘The more empty buildings we can identify and reuse, the more homes we can provide to people impacted by homelessne… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vladimir Putin's new robot tanks filmed vaporizing military targets

  07-03-2018 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia has unveiled its latest high-tech weapon in a bid to upgrade its armed forces even further. The robot tank, made by Kalashnikov, was filmed destroying military targets in a promotional clip.
  
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• Latest @bankofireland Technology 2018 Outlook boosted by increased debt funding and MBO activity siliconrepublic.com/companies/tech…

  07-03-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  Latest @bankofireland Technology 2018 Outlook boosted by increased debt funding and MBO activity siliconrepublic.com/companies/tech…
  
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• RCSI develops blood test that identifies early-stage Alzheimer’s siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rcs…

  07-03-2018 13:28 via twitter.com
  RCSI develops blood test that identifies early-stage Alzheimer’s siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rcs…
  
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• Cauliflower-picking robots are set to replace migrant workers

  07-03-2018 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The GummiArm robot developed by researchers at Plymouth University works in a similar way to the human hand by carefully squeezing each cauliflower before pulling it out.
  
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