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• Hackers sell Facebook logins and other data on the dark web for $5

  22-03-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  User logins for many of the most popular apps sell for next to nothing on the dark web, a shadowy corner of the internet that's frequented by criminals, drug users, arms dealers and other bad actors.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook SHOULD be regulated by the government

  22-03-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Embattled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said that he would be fine with the company being subject to government regulations in a sit-down with CNN on Wednesday.
  
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• With #databreaches becoming increasingly common, #Google wants to assure its enterprise cloud customers that their… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 23:10 via twitter.com
  With #databreaches becoming increasingly common, #Google wants to assure its enterprise cloud customers that their… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New device can produce drinkable water from desert air

  22-03-2018 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIT scientists developed technology that can produce water in deserts. A report on the technology was published in the journal Nature Communications.
  
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• Active Network breach: 'EU law boosts security'

  22-03-2018 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  New cyber security regulations could see firms hit with eight figure fines.
  
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• 'Alien megastructure' star experiencing most dimming event in years

  22-03-2018 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team monitoring Tabby’s Star says it has dimmed to the lowest levels seen since in five years, offering a new opportunity for scientists to observe the bizarre behaviour.
  
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• Prof Stephen Hawking's ashes will be interred alongside Sir Issac Newton, Charles Darwin

  22-03-2018 21:43 via go.theregister.com
  Westminster Abbey is noted atheist's final resting place The ashes of British physics ace Professor Stephen Hawking will be placed in Westminster Abbey after a special service of thanksgiving for his life.…
  
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• Prof Stephen Hawking's ashes will be interred alongside Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin

  22-03-2018 21:43 via go.theregister.com
  Westminster Abbey is noted atheist's final resting place The ashes of British physics ace Professor Stephen Hawking will be placed in Westminster Abbey after a special service of thanksgiving for his life.…
  
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• Ian Savage of @SureCertPro tells @CIConnect's Emily McDaid how he dived in to the world of entrepreneurship. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ian-…

  22-03-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  Ian Savage of @SureCertPro tells @CIConnect's Emily McDaid how he dived in to the world of entrepreneurship. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ian-…
  
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• Can government regulation fix Facebook's 'data vampire' problem?

  22-03-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A professor of Media and Information Policy at Michigan State University says that government regulation may sound 'appealing,' but won't fix the problems seen with Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Instagram will now make sure newer posts 'appear first' in the app

  22-03-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It looks like Instagram is finally listening to frustrated users' concerns. On Thursday, Instagram announced that it would be tweaking its algorithm to make sure that you see newer posts first.
  
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• #Twitter is not doing enough to prevent the abuse of women on its platform, according to @amnesty siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  22-03-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  #Twitter is not doing enough to prevent the abuse of women on its platform, according to @amnesty siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• Colourised images bring London's swinging sixties to life

  22-03-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One striking photograph shows a vendor standing outside Charing Cross Hotel in 1930 bearing the news of a financial scandal (pictured).
  
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• The lost wonders of medieval Britain mapped

  22-03-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ten years ago, senior lecturer Andrew Evans from the University of Leeds stumbled upon an ancient text while looking for a name for his eldest child.
  
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• Skilled hackers and cryptojackers see #cryptocurrency fever as the new gold rush, with really low barriers to entry… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 20:11 via twitter.com
  Skilled hackers and cryptojackers see #cryptocurrency fever as the new gold rush, with really low barriers to entry… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• NASA launches AR app that can put a Mars rover in your living room

  22-03-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA created an AR app that allows users to explore space from any location. For now, the app is available only for Android users. But it will soon be available for iOS users too.
  
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• Second-hand weed smoke has the same effect on arteries as cigarettes

  22-03-2018 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blood vessel impairment lasted three times longer after researchers at the University of California, San Francisco exposed them to secondhand marijuana smoke than with tobacco smoke.
  
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• Sir Tim Berners-Lee to Mark Zuckerberg: 'You can fix this'

  22-03-2018 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, expressed sympathy for the Facebook boss, but believes Zuckerberg can still repair the 'major breach of trust' resulting from its privacy row.
  
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• Origin of 'six-inch mummy' confirmed

  22-03-2018 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists investigate an unusual, small, mummified skeleton from Chile to establish its medical history.
  
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• The discovery of illegal child abuse links on the #bitcoin blockchain is raising questions. #blockchain… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  The discovery of illegal child abuse links on the #bitcoin blockchain is raising questions. #blockchain… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mummy of a Atacama 'space alien' with a cone-shaped head is human

  22-03-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ata skeleton, found in the Atacama region of Chile, has multiple mutations in genes associated with diseases such as dwarfism and scoliosis,researchers at Stanford University found.
  
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• You could unknowingly have come into contact with illegal drugs. #research #crime siliconrepublic.com/innovation/her…

  22-03-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  You could unknowingly have come into contact with illegal drugs. #research #crime siliconrepublic.com/innovation/her…
  
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• Interactive map shows the impact of global warming worldwide

  22-03-2018 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new interactive map, called Climate Ex, developed at the University of Cincinnati reveals which parts of world have been hit hardest by climate change.
  
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• Scientists develop brain-scanning HELMET that allows patient to move

  22-03-2018 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British scientists have developed a lightweight and highly sensitive brain imaging device that can be worn as a helmet, allowing the patient to move about naturally.
  
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• MIT boffins build rubber robot, invade privacy of unsuspecting sealife

  22-03-2018 17:57 via go.theregister.com
  Finding Robo: Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water… Researchers at MIT have developed a robotic fish that should allow scientists to spy on intimate fishy moments normally unseen by human eyes.…
  
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• Incredible photos reveal the Statue of Unity taking shape

  22-03-2018 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £226.9million Statue of Unity in western India will be 597 feet tall when it's finished in October. It's being built onSadhu Islandin the state of Gujarat.
  
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• Incredible photos reveal the world's tallest statue taking shape

  22-03-2018 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £226.9million Statue of Unity in western India will be 597 feet tall when it's finished in October. It's being built onSadhu Islandin the state of Gujarat.
  
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• Japanese car manufacturer Nissan creates self-parking SLIPPERS

  22-03-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has showed off its self-driving car technology by creating self-parking slippers at a traditional inn in Hakone, near Tokyo.
  
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• #MostRead today: Mark Zuckerberg speaks out on Cambridge Analytica: ‘We also made mistakes’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Mark Zuckerberg speaks out on Cambridge Analytica: ‘We also made mistakes’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #MostRead today: 14 top companies hiring in life sciences right now siliconrepublic.com/jobs/hiring-li… #jobfairy #lifesciences #pharma #biotech

  22-03-2018 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 14 top companies hiring in life sciences right now siliconrepublic.com/jobs/hiring-li… #jobfairy #lifesciences #pharma #biotech
  
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• The 'great Pacific garbage patch' is three times the size of France

  22-03-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images reveal 79,000 tonnes of plastic in the major ocean accumulation zone between California and Hawaii, a figure up to 16 times higher than previous estimates.
  
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• #MostRead today: 1 in 10 have traces of heroin and cocaine on their fingerprints siliconrepublic.com/innovation/her… #research

  22-03-2018 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 1 in 10 have traces of heroin and cocaine on their fingerprints siliconrepublic.com/innovation/her… #research
  
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• Sensor worn on teeth records everything people eat in a day

  22-03-2018 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Tuft University developed a sensor, which is mounted directly on to a tooth and connects wirelessly to a user's mobile, that records information on their sugar, salt and alcohol intakes.
  
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• #MostRead today: Leaving Facebook? Here are the alternatives siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/lea… #Facebook #DeleteFacebook

  22-03-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Leaving Facebook? Here are the alternatives siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/lea… #Facebook #DeleteFacebook
  
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• #MostRead today: 15 exciting start-ups from Edinburgh to watch siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/edin… #startups #Edinburgh

  22-03-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 15 exciting start-ups from Edinburgh to watch siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/edin… #startups #Edinburgh
  
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• Interactive map tracks the out-of-control Chinese space station

  22-03-2018 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An interactive map shows the location of the doomed Tiangong-1 Chinese space station. Predictions of where it may land come from Aerospace, an organisation based in El Segundo, California.
  
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• Facebook data - do we get what we deserve?

  22-03-2018 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Who is at fault over the Facebook data row - did people hand over too much information too easily?
  
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• Google boosts security features for G Suite and Google Cloud siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  22-03-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  Google boosts security features for G Suite and Google Cloud siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• Sea lions feast on fragile fish in US Northwest 'survival war'

  22-03-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sea lions breed each summer off Southern California and northern Mexico, then the males cruise up the Pacific Coast to forage. In Oregon, the sea lions are intercepting protected fish.
  
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• .@DublinCityUni’s designation as an autism-friendly campus comes at the end of an 18-month research project.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  .@DublinCityUni’s designation as an autism-friendly campus comes at the end of an 18-month research project.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 36 researchers bag almost €30m as part of new frontier research awards siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lau…

  22-03-2018 16:42 via twitter.com
  36 researchers bag almost €30m as part of new frontier research awards siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lau…
  
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• Anam has signed a substantial three-year contract with one of Russia’s key mobile operators Tele2 Russia to combat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Anam has signed a substantial three-year contract with one of Russia’s key mobile operators Tele2 Russia to combat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Twitter's Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin will be world’s ‘single currency’

  22-03-2018 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at London's British Library, Jack Dorsey said he thought the original Bitcoin white paper was one of the most seminal works of computer science in the last 20 years.
  
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• Leaning tower of NASA receives last big arm

  22-03-2018 16:19 via go.theregister.com
  Space Launch System pad lumbers towards completion NASA's monster rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), took another tentative step towards lift-off yesterday as engineers fitted the last big umbilical arm to its launch tower.…
  
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• Telepathic superhumans could be a reality 'within decades'

  22-03-2018 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According toDrEric Leuthardt, a brain surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis, neural prosthetics will become mainstream in the coming decades (stock image).
  
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• Cambridge Analytica taken to court over data storage

  22-03-2018 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A US professor wants the company to hand over all the data it has on him and explain exactly how it got it.
  
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• Plastic patch in Pacific Ocean growing rapidly, study shows

  22-03-2018 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  It is estimated some 80,000 tonnes of plastic is circulating in a patch between Hawaii and California.
  
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• Careers editor @Jenny_Darmody takes a closer look at what the #Belfast lifestyle and culture is like siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…

  22-03-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Careers editor @Jenny_Darmody takes a closer look at what the #Belfast lifestyle and culture is like siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…
  
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• Amnesty International says Twitter is a toxic environment for women siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  22-03-2018 14:38 via twitter.com
  Amnesty International says Twitter is a toxic environment for women siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• Hackers take to illicit coin mining as cryptocurrency fever soars siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/coi…

  22-03-2018 14:37 via twitter.com
  Hackers take to illicit coin mining as cryptocurrency fever soars siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/coi…
  
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