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• Start-up makes headphones that clean out EARWAX to replace cotton swabs and costly doctors visits

  10-04-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based start-up SafKan has developed a device that cleans both ears in just 35 seconds by injecting a mixture of warm water and hydrogen peroxide to loosen wax before suctioning it out.
  
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• Mammoth solar flare on 'Earth-like' exoplanet Proxima b may spell doom for any life on the star

  10-04-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The superflare made Proxima Centauri 68 times brighter than usual and may have exposed any life on its orbiting Proxima b planet to lethal levels of ultraviolet radiation, according to the study.
  
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• Magnetic water

  10-04-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Satellites make the most detailed observations yet of the magnetism generated by moving seawater.
  
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• Earth's magnetic ocean tides mapped from space

  10-04-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Satellites make the most detailed observations yet of the magnetism generated by moving seawater.
  
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• Facebook will always be free:Zuckerberg says it will continue to offer 'version everyone can afford'

  10-04-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At a hearing Tuesday afternoon, senators pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the possibility of a paid, ad-free service. Zuckerberg insisted 'there will always be a version that is free.'
  
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• Apple iOS 11.3 update breaks iPhone 8 devices with 3rd party screens

  10-04-2018 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cupertino-based company Apple's latest software update disables touchscreen functionality on the £700-plus ($700) smartphones repaired by a third-party (stock image).
  
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• Chinese Robots Set To Flood North America Starting This Month

  10-04-2018 22:00 via technocracy.news
  A new startup company called GeekPlus has become China’s ‘number one native supplier of logistics automation.’ Technocrats in China will export these robots to the western world, likely without any resistance from the Trump Administration.  ⁃ TN EditorA three-year-old Chinese artificial intelligence and robotics maker no one has heard of is quietly preparing to flood its array of robots across North America starting this month.
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• Mark Zuckerberg: What Facebook protesters want him to fix

  10-04-2018 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  An activist group placed "bots" of the Facebook CEO in front of the Capitol before his testimony.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg lectured about foreign actors who 'abuse' Facebook

  10-04-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces a high-stakes televised grilling from lawmakers Tuesday and Wednesday in his first ever appearance before Congress.
  
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• Technocracy In India: Fingerprint And Eye Scans Required For Food And Medicine

  10-04-2018 20:58 via technocracy.news
  A fledgling Technocracy, India has the largest biometric database in the world. Even the New  York Time writes that ‘civil libertarians are horrified’, and with good cause: this gives life and breath to Orwell’s Big Brother in India. Who supplied the technology? MapR, an American company based in California. ⁃ TN EditorIndia collects biometric data on 1.3 billion residents for use in a nationwide identity system called Aadhaar.The New York Times notes Big Brothe
  
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• Apple iOS 11.3 update BREAKS iPhone 8 devices that have screens repaired by a third-party

  10-04-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cupertino-based company Apple's latest software update disables touchscreen functionality on the £700-plus ($700) smartphones repaired by a third-party (stock image).
  
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• Facebook launches program offering up to $40,000 to find apps that improperly collect and share data

  10-04-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called the Data Abuse Bounty Program, the firm will now reward users for reporting apps that misuse data. Bounties start at $500 and can be as much as $40,000, though there's no maximum.
  
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• #VentureEU hopes to attract more investment in member state #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/vent…

  10-04-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  #VentureEU hopes to attract more investment in member state #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/vent…
  
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• Scientists discover oil-eating bacteria that could clean up ocean

  10-04-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at a university in Canada have discovered an oil-eating bacterium. The bacterium could be used to quickly decontaminate areas affected by spills.
  
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• Is this proof the military is controlling the weather?

  10-04-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage was uploaded to YouTube channel Secureteam10, which specialises in UFO hunting, where it has received more than half a million views.
  
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• Facebook: Cambridge Analytica data had private messages

  10-04-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook says about 1,500 users who installed a data-harvesting app gave it access to their inboxes.
  
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• #ESA offers ‘a truly global picture of how the ocean flows at all depths’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/esa…

  10-04-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  #ESA offers ‘a truly global picture of how the ocean flows at all depths’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/esa…
  
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• Leap Motion unveils 'Project North Star' AR headset

  10-04-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leap Motion has unveiled 'Project North Star', a prototype headset that superimposes computer-generated images onto the world around you. Two gigantic screens place virtual graphics in real life.
  
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• Why our eyesight is best at dusk and dawn: The brain evolved to be sharper at times of low light

  10-04-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists from Goethe University in Frankfurt found people see best at 8pm, when twilight falls, and at 8am, in the hours after dawn. This is thought to be due to the risk of predators.
  
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• ‘If you can’t explain what a #blockchain is, describe #cloud computing or haven’t heard of Ant Financial, then you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-04-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  ‘If you can’t explain what a #blockchain is, describe #cloud computing or haven’t heard of Ant Financial, then you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Nasa sends human sperm to the ISS for the first time

  10-04-2018 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronauts on the ISS will be receiving a supply capsule with human sperm from Nasa's Ames Research Center in California. Nasa wants to find out if humans could reproduce in space.
  
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• The luxury high-rise development in Miami that is already being adapted for FLYING CARS

  10-04-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In preparation for aerial commuting, a luxury high-rise property developer in Miami is making sure the owners of the space-age vehicles have a place to land (concept image).
  
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• Body parts from threatened wildlife being widely sold on Facebook

  10-04-2018 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The complaint was initially filed in August on behalf of an undercover informant represented by the National Whistleblower Center, a non-profit legal advocacy group in Washington DC.
  
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• Fully autonomous 'killer robots' could be here within a YEAR, claims expert

  10-04-2018 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: AI and robotics expert, professor Noel Sharkey, from Sheffield University believes a UN convention in Geneva could be make or break for the development of AI.
  
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• Despacito YouTube music video hacked plus other Vevo clips

  10-04-2018 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A number of high profile YouTube music videos posted by Vevo have been hacked, including hit song Despacito.
  
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• #MostRead today: What does the future hold for #cryptocurrency? #FutureFinance siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/cryp…

  10-04-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: What does the future hold for #cryptocurrency? #FutureFinance siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/cryp…
  
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• #MostRead today: #SpaceX is off the hook as finger is pointed at Northrop Grumman siliconrepublic.com/companies/spac…

  10-04-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: #SpaceX is off the hook as finger is pointed at Northrop Grumman siliconrepublic.com/companies/spac…
  
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• #MostRead today: Scientists have found a biofuel candidate that can be harnessed from a common food waste product siliconrepublic.com/machines/biofu…

  10-04-2018 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Scientists have found a biofuel candidate that can be harnessed from a common food waste product siliconrepublic.com/machines/biofu…
  
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• #MostRead today: The demand for talented employees in #cybersecurity has skyrocketed siliconrepublic.com/advice/cyberse…

  10-04-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: The demand for talented employees in #cybersecurity has skyrocketed siliconrepublic.com/advice/cyberse…
  
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• #MostRead today: The puffin beak hides a secret that could reveal how it stands out to a potential mate siliconrepublic.com/innovation/puf…

  10-04-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: The puffin beak hides a secret that could reveal how it stands out to a potential mate siliconrepublic.com/innovation/puf…
  
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• US revenge porn victim gets $6.4m damage award

  10-04-2018 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The substantial damages cover emotional distress, stalking and physical harm done to the victim.
  
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• Series of earthquakes shake California and Alaska 

  10-04-2018 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The most powerful of this latest cluster - which also shook Alaska and California - came in Perry, Oklahoma, where a 4.3 magnitude tremor struck, sparking fears a massive tremor on the way.
  
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• The seismic signal of Lionel Messi

  10-04-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  When the Barcelona striker nets another wonder goal, the city literally shakes.
  
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• Dubai's digital number plates let police track your location

  10-04-2018 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new plates would be synced up to a user's account so that any outstanding parking fees, road fines or licence plate renewals would be automatically deducted.
  
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• EU launches ambitious €410m venture capital initiative to boost start-ups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/vent…

  10-04-2018 16:49 via twitter.com
  EU launches ambitious €410m venture capital initiative to boost start-ups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/vent…
  
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• ESA scientists celebrate discovery of weird magnetism of Earth’s oceans siliconrepublic.com/innovation/esa…

  10-04-2018 16:37 via twitter.com
  ESA scientists celebrate discovery of weird magnetism of Earth’s oceans siliconrepublic.com/innovation/esa…
  
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• #MarkZuckerberg expects a grilling from US politicians on #CambridgeAnalytica furore siliconrepublic.com/companies/mark…

  10-04-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  #MarkZuckerberg expects a grilling from US politicians on #CambridgeAnalytica furore siliconrepublic.com/companies/mark…
  
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• If the team achieves all of its goals, we could soon be driving cars with a cheap and #renewable source of fuel.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-04-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  If the team achieves all of its goals, we could soon be driving cars with a cheap and #renewable source of fuel.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Silent robots listen to ocean winds

  10-04-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Autonomous sea-gliders fitted with hydrophones gather information far from weather stations.
  
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• Facebook tool tells you if Cambridge Analytica got your data

  10-04-2018 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has launched a global 'Protecting Your Information,' notification containing a link to let you check what data you have shared with third-party apps.
  
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• Incredible optical illusion causes colours to 'disappear'

  10-04-2018 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The illusion, shared on Reddit, is the result of the Troxler Effect, or Troxler Fading, named after the Swiss physician and philosopher Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler. To try it, stare at the centre of the image.
  
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• Body parts from threatened wildlife widely sold on Facebook

  10-04-2018 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The complaint was initially filed in August on behalf of an undercover informant represented by the National Whistleblower Center, a non-profit legal advocacy group in Washington DC.
  
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• The European Commission is marking #DigitalDay18 with a focus on #AI, #5G and #blockchain siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-5g…

  10-04-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  The European Commission is marking #DigitalDay18 with a focus on #AI, #5G and #blockchain siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-5g…
  
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• Ransomware tops malicious attack charts

  10-04-2018 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Cyber-thieves are ramping up efforts to use ransomware to extract cash from victims, finds a report.
  
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• It’s only responsible that we consider the implications of #AI on people before we rush headlong into building the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-04-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  It’s only responsible that we consider the implications of #AI on people before we rush headlong into building the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Luis Fonsi's Despacito Vevo YouTube video is 'deleted' in cyber hack

  10-04-2018 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi's racy Spanish-language smash hit has been mysteriously removed from San Bruno-based platform YouTube just days after it reached five billion views.
  
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• New way to produce biofuel from mushroom waste is a game-changer siliconrepublic.com/machines/biofu…

  10-04-2018 13:40 via twitter.com
  New way to produce biofuel from mushroom waste is a game-changer siliconrepublic.com/machines/biofu…
  
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• ‘#Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. They will replace money and finance as we know it, and they will act as the ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-04-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  ‘#Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. They will replace money and finance as we know it, and they will act as the ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Philip Nitschke lets public test his 3D-printed euthanasia machine

  10-04-2018 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Sarco' is the creation of 70-year-old Australian euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke, also known as 'Dr Death'. It will be unveiled at the Amsterdam Funeral Fair on Saturday.
  
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• We headed down to the Dublin offices of @eShopWorld to talk to its employees and find out what its company culture… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  10-04-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  We headed down to the Dublin offices of @eShopWorld to talk to its employees and find out what its company culture… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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