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• Can YOU see Orion's black 'cat'? ESA shares image of eerie cosmic formation in the

  03-04-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency has released an eerie photo that appears to show a dark, animalistic figure with glowing eyes stretching across the night sky. It comes from data from the Gaia satellite.
  
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• Reddit begins rolling out overhauled layout in the firm's first redesign in nearly a DECADE

  03-04-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reddit has released three new layouts that one percent of users can try out. The company has not released a redesign in about a decade. But, users will have the option to switch to the old design.
  
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• Police and tech team up to create AI body cams that can recognize faces in real time

  03-04-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new software uses an algorithm, placed in body cameras or video surveillance cameras, to notify an officer when it has identified a suspect. Officers then decide to stop a suspect.
  
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• Glitch causes European flight delays

  03-04-2018 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Eurocontrol fixes its system failure, which it warned could affect almost 15,000 European flights.
  
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• What's silent but violent and costs $250m? Yes, it's Lockheed Martin's super-quiet, supersonic X-plane for NASA

  03-04-2018 21:42 via go.theregister.com
  US space agency's Concorde-cutter project is go Vid  Supersonic air travel over land has been stymied since the 1960s due to the rather annoying sonic booms generated by speedy airplanes.…
  
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• Facebook under fire for rejecting crucifixion of Jesus ad because it's 'shocking and violent'

  03-04-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Franciscan University in Ohio complained that Facebook rejected its ad of the crucifixion of Jesus saying it was 'shocking, sensational and excessively violent'.
  
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• Homeland Security Department:

  03-04-2018 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and...
  
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• Tesla increases production of its affordable Model 3 sedan

  03-04-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla gave a fresh update on the ongoing 'production hell' of its Model 3 mass-market car. The firm increased production of the Model 3 in the first quarter but still fell far short of its goals.
  
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• #Antarctica has lost an area of underwater ice about as large as the entire county of Leitrim over a period of seve… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  #Antarctica has lost an area of underwater ice about as large as the entire county of Leitrim over a period of seve… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Extremely rare Qing Dynasty bowl sells for over $30m in 5 minutes

  03-04-2018 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bowl, one of only three known to exist and considered the finest example among them, sold for $30.4million to a Chinese buyer when it went under the hammer in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
  
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• Lockheed Martin awarded $250 million contract to build NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-plane

  03-04-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm’s Skunk Works division was awarded $247.5 million contract from NASA to design and build a demonstrator craft, with the first test flight planned for 2021. It could hit 990mph.
  
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• Snapchat rolls out group video calls and new feature that lets you tag other users in Stories

  03-04-2018 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Tuesday, the social media firm rolled out two new ways for users to communicate -- group video chat and a tagging tool. Group video chat is available to all users globally starting this week.
  
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• A well-known cyber-criminal ring steals millions of card details with software implanted into cash registers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  A well-known cyber-criminal ring steals millions of card details with software implanted into cash registers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Apple applies for patent that lets riders virtually fight zombies

  03-04-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cupertino-based tech firm Apple has received a patent which would allow passengers to turn off from the real-world when inside self-driving cars, being transported anywhere via a VR interior.
  
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• You can now use Amazon's voice assistant to donate to more than 40 different charities

  03-04-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon announced that Echo smart speaker owners will now be able to donate to charity using voice commands only. They can donate to 48 different organizations by instructing Alexa to do so.
  
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• Want to work in #graphicdesign? We found out from @JLM_cork how #tech has changed the career. siliconrepublic.com/people/graphic…

  03-04-2018 19:49 via twitter.com
  Want to work in #graphicdesign? We found out from @JLM_cork how #tech has changed the career. siliconrepublic.com/people/graphic…
  
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• What is Spotify really worth?

  03-04-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Listing on the New York Stock Exchange is the start of a new chapter for the music streaming firm.
  
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• Is Spotify really worth $30bn?

  03-04-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Floating in New York is the start of a new chapter for the Swedish music streaming firm.
  
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• Conservationists use astronomy software to save species

  03-04-2018 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers use astronomical techniques used to study distant stars to survey endangered species.
  
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• #NASA and #ESA’s Hubble telescope unveils distant star Icarus, thanks to gravitational lensing. #Hubble #space… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  #NASA and #ESA’s Hubble telescope unveils distant star Icarus, thanks to gravitational lensing. #Hubble #space… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Apple plans to replace Intel chips in its Mac devices with the firm's own CPUs from 2020

  03-04-2018 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cupertino-based firm's initiative is part of a wider move to make the transition between using its devices more seamless, being able to run iPhone apps on a Mac for example.
  
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• MIT cuts ties with '100 per cent fatal' brain-preserving firm Nectome

  03-04-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San-Francisco start-up Nectome aims to embalm brains of the living in a process that will kill them, but keep their brain alive to allow for uploading to the cloud when the technology is developed at later date.
  
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• Elon Musk says he is back to sleeping on Tesla factory floor to oversee Model 3 'production hell' 

  03-04-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Production of the vehicle, hailed as California firm Tesla's first lower-cost, high-volume car, has been marred by delays as the firm has struggled to keep up with pre-order demands.
  
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• Facebook asks users if they think it's 'good for the...

  03-04-2018 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is asking users if they think the platform is 'good for the world.' The latest poll, sent to an unspecified number of people, appears under the heading, 'We'd like to do better,' when users log in.
  
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• Tesla shares higher after Model 3 production boost

  03-04-2018 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm said it had its most productive quarter after doubling its weekly Model 3 production rate.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Massive dinosaur footprints on Scottish coast shed light on mysterious era ow.ly/8BN030jicdN

  03-04-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Massive dinosaur footprints on Scottish coast shed light on mysterious era ow.ly/8BN030jicdN
  
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• #MostRead Today: The existential case for ditching Alexa and other AI ow.ly/QnWj30jic6N

  03-04-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The existential case for ditching Alexa and other AI ow.ly/QnWj30jic6N
  
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• #MostRead Today: The dangers of a watered-down National Broadband Plan ow.ly/PAC630jiccf

  03-04-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The dangers of a watered-down National Broadband Plan ow.ly/PAC630jiccf
  
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• #MostRead Today: Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet? ow.ly/Q3n330jicap

  03-04-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Is Lockheed Martin working on a nuclear fusion-powered fighter jet? ow.ly/Q3n330jicap
  
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• #MostRead Today: 13 great start-ups from Ghent to watch ow.ly/BWaR30jic8Q

  03-04-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 13 great start-ups from Ghent to watch ow.ly/BWaR30jic8Q
  
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• Swedes Are Rising Up Against Cashless Society

  03-04-2018 17:32 via technocracy.news
  Highly Technocratic Sweden is the world leader in driving cash out of society, opting for all digital transactions. Citizens are finally figuring out what could happen if the digital system got turned off, or if they were denied access to it. Citizens in other countries should pay close attention. ⁃ TN EditorIt is hard to argue that you cannot trust the government when the government isn’t really all that bad. This is the problem facing the small but growing number of Swedes anxious
  
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• Satellite data reveals the extent of Antarctica’s underwater ice loss siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…

  03-04-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  Satellite data reveals the extent of Antarctica’s underwater ice loss siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…
  
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• Learn about what it's like working at @bmsnews's Cruiserath facility. #biopharma #pharma #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/people/bms-cru…

  03-04-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Learn about what it's like working at @bmsnews's Cruiserath facility. #biopharma #pharma #lifesciences siliconrepublic.com/people/bms-cru…
  
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• Snapchat adds 16-person group video calls

  03-04-2018 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Snapchat users will also now be able to use the '@' sign to tag others.
  
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• Massive 452ft British merchant ship that sunk in WWII is finally raised off the Sri Lanka coast

  03-04-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SS Sagaing, which has been resting 35ft (10.7m) under the water, has been refloated by divers from Sri Lanka's navy to make more room in Trincomalee harbour.
  
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• Facebook blames a 'bug' for keeping copies of users' deleted videos

  03-04-2018 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social network was recently caught storing videos that global users had recordedbut never posted on the platform. The site claims the deleted content was never publicly shared.
  
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• #Researchers have been analysing #dinosaur footprints recently discovered on the Isle of Skye. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/din…

  03-04-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  #Researchers have been analysing #dinosaur footprints recently discovered on the Isle of Skye. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/din…
  
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• People in West Africa still carry genes from mystery human ancestor

  03-04-2018 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California believe an ancient species of hominin, known as Homo heidelbergensis (pictured), may be the most likely candidate for the 'ghost' species..
  
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• Wireless on its own is not the answer to Ireland’s #broadband ills #NBP #nationalbroadbandplan #wireless #internet… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  Wireless on its own is not the answer to Ireland’s #broadband ills #NBP #nationalbroadbandplan #wireless #internet… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• By allowing circular bits of plastic to take off the rough edges, we seem to be unwittingly making our lives that m… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  By allowing circular bits of plastic to take off the rough edges, we seem to be unwittingly making our lives that m… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Need a needle in an artery? Move over, doc, there's an app for that

  03-04-2018 15:43 via go.theregister.com
  Boffins find smartphones more accurate than humans Research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has shown a smartphone application is superior to traditional physical examination for spotting when it is safe to stick a needle into an artery.…
  
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• #Grindr is under fire for sharing sensitive user details with third parties. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gri…

  03-04-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  #Grindr is under fire for sharing sensitive user details with third parties. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gri…
  
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• Zipline blood delivery drone applies for US trial

  03-04-2018 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The blood-by-drone service delivers supplies in rural Rwanda and hopes to take part in a US trial
  
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• Apple Watch provides murder case clues

  03-04-2018 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Motion and heart rate data from a smartwatch has been presented in court as part of a murder trial.
  
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• Hubble telescope captures image of Icarus, the most distant star ever seen siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hub…

  03-04-2018 15:10 via twitter.com
  Hubble telescope captures image of Icarus, the most distant star ever seen siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hub…
  
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• ‘I think it’s important that we don’t all get Stockholm syndrome and let the companies that work hard to charge you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  ‘I think it’s important that we don’t all get Stockholm syndrome and let the companies that work hard to charge you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Stunning satellite images reveal some of our planet's largest cities in mesmerising detail

  03-04-2018 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-Nasa scientist Robert Simmon has taken 'angled' photos of Earth's amazing vertical landscapes, includingShanghai's towering Pudong district.
  
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• Trying to return to the workforce after a career break alerted Ciara Garvan to the limitations of the traditional n… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-04-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Trying to return to the workforce after a career break alerted Ciara Garvan to the limitations of the traditional n… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• King Arthur was born in a village near Leeds

  03-04-2018 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Historian Adrian Grant claims that the mythical leader was born around 475 AD in his kingdom's capital, Barwick-in-Elmet, a once sprawling stronghold near Leeds.
  
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• Want a sneak peek at the new BMS facility at Cruiserath? siliconrepublic.com/careers/bms-cr…

  03-04-2018 14:27 via twitter.com
  Want a sneak peek at the new BMS facility at Cruiserath? siliconrepublic.com/careers/bms-cr…
  
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