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• Expert reveals the optimal amount of time to sleep in

  29-03-2018 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A growing body of research indicates sleeping in on the weekends can cause 'social jet lag', which has been linked to poorer health, worse mood, sleepiness and fatigue.
  
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• Have YOU forgotten how to relax?

  29-03-2018 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new survey reveals 46 percent of us struggle to relax on our days off. Most of us feel we rarely have a day to ourselves. Two psychologists offer their tips on how to shift your lifestyle to relax more.
  
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• Facebook has been secretly saving video clips

  29-03-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several users have discovered that Facebook saved copies of videos they recorded, but never posted, on a friend's wall and later deleted. Facebook now says it's investigating the issue.
  
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• The Sahara desert has expanded by more than ten per cent

  29-03-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by the University of Maryland has found that the Sahara desert has grown as climate change has gradually heated our planet over the past century.
  
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• iPhone update adds privacy 'transparency'

  29-03-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple has updated iOS, MacOS and tvOS to let people know when their personal data will be collected.
  
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• NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS moves closer to launch

  29-03-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing the final preparations in Florida ahead of its April 16 launch. It will soon begin a two-year mission to find exoplanets.
  
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• Archaeologists find America's largest pirate mass grave

  29-03-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  America's largest pirate mass burial site has been discovered by archaeologists after 300 years - and is thought to contain the crew of infamous pirate Samuel 'Black Sam' Bellamy.
  
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• Throughout the month of March, we focused on the vibrant city of #Belfast. Here’s what you need to know. siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…

  29-03-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Throughout the month of March, we focused on the vibrant city of #Belfast. Here’s what you need to know. siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…
  
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• A simple guide to untangling the Cambridge Analytica data scandal siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  29-03-2018 19:08 via twitter.com
  A simple guide to untangling the Cambridge Analytica data scandal siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Fossils of 'badass' Argentine meat-eating dinosaur...

  29-03-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists on Wednesday described Tratayenia, a two-legged beast up to about 30 feet (9 meters) long, based on fossils unearthed in Argentina's Neuquén province.
  
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• Apple reveals new privacy features in global update ahead of GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/app…

  29-03-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  Apple reveals new privacy features in global update ahead of GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/app…
  
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• Free Russian app Gero can tell you when you'll die

  29-03-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology are behind the Gero app, which uses AI to analyse activity data from your phone or smartwatch to estimate your lifespan within a tenth of a year.
  
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• Male rats woo lovers with their TEARS

  29-03-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rat tear ducts pump out powerful pheromones that cause females to freeze the moment they smell them, leaving them helpless to the male's advances, experts at the University of Tokyo found.
  
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• #Uber has reached a settlement with Elaine Herzberg’s husband and daughter. #autonomouscars siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…

  29-03-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  #Uber has reached a settlement with Elaine Herzberg’s husband and daughter. #autonomouscars siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…
  
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• Tim Cook throws shade at Amazon's search for a second HQ

  29-03-2018 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Talking in Chicago on Wednesday, he was asked about his approach to finding Apple's second headquarters, and answered: 'We're not doing the beauty contest. That's not Apple.'
  
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• Chinese space station's fiery crash to Earth is due on Easter Sunday

  29-03-2018 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Out-of-control Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, is predicted to reenter Earth's atmosphere at 11:30am BST (6:33am ET) on Easter Sunday.
  
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• Brexit: Netflix 'passport' not yet decided

  29-03-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK government says online content portability is still subject to Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Market insights from Q Advisors show that the #EU cloud market is growing considerably. #cloud #telecoms siliconrepublic.com/comms/eu-cloud…

  29-03-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Market insights from Q Advisors show that the #EU cloud market is growing considerably. #cloud #telecoms siliconrepublic.com/comms/eu-cloud…
  
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• Smartphone photography is causing us to LOSE our memories

  29-03-2018 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Dartmouth College found we're often so distracted by taking pictures that we actually can't remember what we saw (stock image).
  
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• BT made to cut rental fee for landline-only customers

  29-03-2018 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  People who have only a landline from BT will have their monthly line rental fee cut from Sunday.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Queue-skipping app Bamboo raises €500,000 in seed round ow.ly/y2LP30jdOPP

  29-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Queue-skipping app Bamboo raises €500,000 in seed round ow.ly/y2LP30jdOPP
  
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• #MostRead Today: Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet? ow.ly/fX7930jdOMb

  29-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet? ow.ly/fX7930jdOMb
  
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• #MostRead Today: Huawei P20 signals all-out attack on Apple and Samsung in smartphone wars ow.ly/FHoN30jdOOk

  29-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Huawei P20 signals all-out attack on Apple and Samsung in smartphone wars ow.ly/FHoN30jdOOk
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to deal with career burnout ow.ly/N9v030jdONj

  29-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to deal with career burnout ow.ly/N9v030jdONj
  
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• Let's go to Mars, dude: Euro space parachute passes maiden test

  29-03-2018 17:23 via go.theregister.com
  Payload not smashed to smithereens, massive plus The European Space Agency (ESA) claimed today that the first test of the giant parachute destined for use by the ExoMars lander has been a success, paving the way for more ambitious trials before an eventual attempt on the Red Planet itself.…
  
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• Fascinating maps reveal Europe's most densely populated countries

  29-03-2018 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Alasdair Rae, who specialises in Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield and writing for The Conversation, reveals the truth about population densities in Europe.
  
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• Google Home can control any Bluetooth speaker connected to its app

  29-03-2018 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a blog post on the update, San Francisco firm Google said the extra connectivity allows Home users to 'amp up the sound' of the compact gadgets.
  
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• Out of control Chinese space station fiery crash landing on Earth is due in 69 HOURS on April

  29-03-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Out-of-control Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, is predicted to reenter Earth's atmosphere in around 70 hours at 11:30am BST (6:33am ET) on Easter Sunday.
  
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• Headless chicken survives for more than a week and is adopted by monks

  29-03-2018 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The headless chicken that found internet fame for surviving more than a week after being found decapitated in Mueang Ratchaburi district in central Thailand has now been adopted by monks.
  
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• Police can download your phone's data in minutes with NO warrant

  29-03-2018 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Within minutes, officers can use a machine to extract location data, conversations and encrypted apps, according to Privacy International, a registered charity based in London.
  
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• Uber settles with the family of Arizona woman killed by autonomous car siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…

  29-03-2018 16:04 via twitter.com
  Uber settles with the family of Arizona woman killed by autonomous car siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…
  
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• AI creates 'sexy' nude portraits... and the results are horrifying

  29-03-2018 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virginia-based AI whiz Robbie Barrat fed a neural network - an AI that functions like the human brain - thousands of naked portraits and then trained it to create its own racy artworks.
  
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• How can SMEs take advantage of the revenue opportunities within government tenders? #AI #funding #SMEs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tony…

  29-03-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  How can SMEs take advantage of the revenue opportunities within government tenders? #AI #funding #SMEs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tony…
  
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• Cambridge Analytica files spell out election tactics

  29-03-2018 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Newly released files detail election-swinging efforts by the consultancy and other linked firms.
  
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• WATCH: Do you know what a career in data analytics entails? siliconrepublic.com/companies/data…

  29-03-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Do you know what a career in data analytics entails? siliconrepublic.com/companies/data…
  
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• WATCH: BD is hiring! But what is it looking for? siliconrepublic.com/companies/bd-m…

  29-03-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: BD is hiring! But what is it looking for? siliconrepublic.com/companies/bd-m…
  
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• What does the rise of #automation mean for the #futureofwork? #4IRC siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…

  29-03-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  What does the rise of #automation mean for the #futureofwork? #4IRC siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…
  
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• Scientists explain the sound of knuckle cracking

  29-03-2018 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  What's behind the snapping sound when we crack our knuckles? Scientists have the answer.
  
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• #Facebook clamps down on ad targeting in the wake of rising public pressure siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  29-03-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  #Facebook clamps down on ad targeting in the wake of rising public pressure siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• European cloud communications market set for major growth siliconrepublic.com/comms/eu-cloud…

  29-03-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  European cloud communications market set for major growth siliconrepublic.com/comms/eu-cloud…
  
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• Trump attacks Amazon for paying 'little or no taxes'

  29-03-2018 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  As well as its tax record, President Trump launches into Amazon for destroying retail jobs.
  
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• $12m investment will keep #LetsGetChecked at the forefront of the at-home testing revolution siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/lets…

  29-03-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  $12m investment will keep #LetsGetChecked at the forefront of the at-home testing revolution siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/lets…
  
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• Applying for a job? It’s always good to know what employers are specifically looking for. @ACIA_ie @bmsnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-03-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  Applying for a job? It’s always good to know what employers are specifically looking for. @ACIA_ie @bmsnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Smartphone photography is causing us to LOSE our most important memories

  29-03-2018 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Dartmouth College found we're often so distracted by taking pictures that we actually can't remember what we saw (stock image).
  
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• Craters in Arctic caused by Russian attempts to exploit gas reserves

  29-03-2018 14:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Vasily Bogoyavlensky, from the Russian Oil and Gas Research Institute in Moscow claims financial gain from natural gas is driving explosions of bizarre Arctic craters.
  
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• IT expert reveals the extent of the data Google has has on you

  29-03-2018 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Curran, based in Waterford, Ireland, downloaded his Facebook and Google data archives. Google's was 5.5gb, almost ten times the size of Facebook's 600mb data file.
  
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• TalkTalk's security flaw could expose millions of customer details

  29-03-2018 13:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based telecommunicationscompany TalkTalk was first contacted about the bug in March 2016 but considered it low-enough risk to leave un-patched.
  
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• Up close: The moment a cheetah joined a safari

  29-03-2018 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Britton Hayes was on safari with his step uncle in Tanzania when a cheetah entered the vehicle.
  
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• First lawsuits begin to pile in over Facebook data collection

  29-03-2018 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three users of the Facebook Messenger app sued Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages.
  
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• Government tenders: How can SMEs take a slice of the pie? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tony…

  29-03-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  Government tenders: How can SMEs take a slice of the pie? siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tony…
  
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