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• Conspiracy theorists claim biblical Rapture is coming April 23

  11-04-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conspiracy theorists claim that on April 23, the sun, moon, and Jupiter will align in the constellation Virgo to bring on the start of the biblical Rapture. Then, the planet Nibiru will appear.
  
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• FDA approves America's first ever AI medical device that doesn't need a doctor

  11-04-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device, IDx-DR, is made to detect the most common cause of vision loss among more than 30 million Americans living with diabetes. It takes a photo of the eye, which an algorithm analyzes.
  
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• Fragments of a 26ft 'colossus' statue of Psamtik I found in Egypt

  11-04-2018 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fragments in Matariya, Cairo. are at least 2,500 years old and are believed to have formed part of a colossus of King Psamtik I, who ruled Egypt from 664–610 BC.
  
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• Silicon states: big tech's government takeover: UpVote 26

  11-04-2018 22:54
  
  First social life, then politics – now Silicon Valley is disrupting the state itself. Can it survive the shock? Or panel has some concerns: but also pick their favourite government innovations
  
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• Hulu and Spotify launch bundle offering both for $13 per month

  11-04-2018 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bundle will become available this summer, but those who already have Spotify Premium will be given early access starting today, with the option to trial Hulu for just $0.99 extra for three months.
  
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• #ICYMI: Looking for a job in #finance? Here's a few top companies #hiring right now. #FutureFinance siliconrepublic.com/jobs/finance-c…

  11-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Looking for a job in #finance? Here's a few top companies #hiring right now. #FutureFinance siliconrepublic.com/jobs/finance-c…
  
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• Marriage makes you happier... but only if you earn less than $60,000, study says

  11-04-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Georgia State University study of more than 3,500 adults in the US found that married couples with a household income of less than $60,000 per year have fewer depressive symptoms.
  
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• Elon Musk says social media should be regulated to stop fake news

  11-04-2018 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent interview, Musk said social media has gone unchecked, despite its impact on 'the public good'. Musk said he believes that big tech should be subject to more government oversight.
  
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• Europe plans remote update to keep aging Mars probe stable

  11-04-2018 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency plans to remotely update the software on its Mars Express probe to ensure the aging spacecraft remains stable. The probe arrived at Mars in late 2003
  
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• #ICYMI: Day two of #Zuckerberg's congressional hearing kicked off earlier today. Did you catch up on day one yet? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…

  11-04-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Day two of #Zuckerberg's congressional hearing kicked off earlier today. Did you catch up on day one yet? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mar…
  
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• Uber launches new features that let users rent a car, take out a bike and buy subway tickets

  11-04-2018 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ride-sharing startup unveiled a slew of new services aimed at giving users more modes of transportation through its app, including ways to rent a car, take out a bike and buy a transit ticket.
  
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• Incredible gold metallic colours of ancient butterfly ancestors are revealed for the first time

  11-04-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers, including Dr Tim Starkey from the University of Exeter, discovered the new evidence for colour in Mesozoic fossils found on England's Jurassic Coast.
  
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• Babies can tell if their parents are happy or angry at just six months old, study finds

  11-04-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Geneva foundinfants spend longer looking at angry faces, particularly the mouth, if they have heard a voice expressing happiness compared to fury.
  
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• Looking for the perfect #biopharma career? Make sure you're heading to @NIBRT_'s Careers in Biopharma event this we… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-04-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Looking for the perfect #biopharma career? Make sure you're heading to @NIBRT_'s Careers in Biopharma event this we… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Spotify will unveil a new version of its free service that offers mobile listeners more control

  11-04-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stockholm-based Spotify is set to update the free version of its service to make it more like the premium subscription with greater access to more songs and playlists.
  
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• Scientists warn weak circulation of the Atlantic Ocean could trigger extreme climates

  11-04-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts have found a cog in the ocean circulation system has not been running at peak strength.
  
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• The world of #payments is opening up with the advent of open banking, but how will this actually affect consumers?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-04-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  The world of #payments is opening up with the advent of open banking, but how will this actually affect consumers?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Thousands of fragments of a 26ft 'colossus' statue of Psamtik I are found

  11-04-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fragments in Matariya, Cairo. are at least 2,500 years old and are believed to have formed part of a colossus of King Psamtik I, who ruled Egypt from 664–610 BC.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg says his data was harvested

  11-04-2018 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The chief executive also tells Congress that Facebook may take action against Cambridge University.
  
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• Good news! Overall greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies in the EU Emission… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-04-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Good news! Overall greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies in the EU Emission… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Your memories could be read and replayed after you DIE

  11-04-2018 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our memories leave a clear and unique genetic mark on our brains, according to researchers form the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. These can be decoded after we die. (stock)
  
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• Climate change dials down Atlantic Ocean heating system

  11-04-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  An Atlantic Ocean circulation system that warms Europe's climate is weaker today than it has been in 1,000 years, say scientists.
  
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• Volcanic eruptions could be triggered by global warming

  11-04-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gioachino Roberti, at the University of Clermont Auvergne in France has looked at how the weight of large ice sheets compresses the crust and mantle below, triggering eruptions.
  
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• The future looks bright for Irish #datacentre construction investment in 2018. #data #bigdata #Apple #Amazon siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/iri…

  11-04-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  The future looks bright for Irish #datacentre construction investment in 2018. #data #bigdata #Apple #Amazon siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/iri…
  
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• European Space Agency squirts a code update at Mars Express orbiter

  11-04-2018 18:25 via go.theregister.com
  We can install a new OS from 150 million kilometres away, but Windows 10 1803 is delayed? The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter is getting a software refresh as a reward for 14 years spent circling the red planet.…
  
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• Great day for #Cork as 30 jobs are announced. #jobfairy #Corkjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/spearline…

  11-04-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Great day for #Cork as 30 jobs are announced. #jobfairy #Corkjobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/spearline…
  
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• Strong solar winds from a massive 'hole' in the surface of the sun have begun to bombard Earth

  11-04-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charged particles have made their way out into the solar system and begun to hit the atmosphere of our planet. The US Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm watch.
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘In 10 years, finance will be a very different industry’ ow.ly/dmJq30jrdMU

  11-04-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘In 10 years, finance will be a very different industry’ ow.ly/dmJq30jrdMU
  
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• #MostRead Today: 6 things we learned from day one of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony ow.ly/lhcz30jrdO8

  11-04-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 6 things we learned from day one of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony ow.ly/lhcz30jrdO8
  
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• NASA video provides 4k tour of the moon in stunning detail

  11-04-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage was captured by Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which has studied the celestial body from a height of 31 miles (50km) since 2009, capturing it in never-seen-before detail.
  
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• Amazon patents 'voice-sniffing' algorithms

  11-04-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The company has designed a system that can analyse conversations to target advertising at customers.
  
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• DARPA Working Toward Swarms Of 250 Drones

  11-04-2018 17:13 via technocracy.news
  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a hotbed of technocrats bent on developing technology for warfare; it continues to push its swarming drone initiative using AI and innovative sensor technology. ⁃ TN EditorDARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 robots or more to accomplish diverse missi
  
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• Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified 77 years later

  11-04-2018 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Glenn Tipton, who was from Arkansas, was identified after his remains were matched to DNA his family submitted five years ago to the US Navy as part of its efforts to distinguish the remains of sailors.
  
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• AI that studies CCTV to predict crime will be rolled out in India 

  11-04-2018 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tel Aviv-based security and AI research company Cortica will soon be analysing the terabytes of data streaming from CCTV cameras in public areas in India.
  
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• Investment in Irish data centres to surpass the €1bn milestone this year siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/iri…

  11-04-2018 15:49 via twitter.com
  Investment in Irish data centres to surpass the €1bn milestone this year siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/iri…
  
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• Mark Foley will be joining #EirGrid as the new CEO later this year siliconrepublic.com/companies/eirg…

  11-04-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Mark Foley will be joining #EirGrid as the new CEO later this year siliconrepublic.com/companies/eirg…
  
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• Great Western Railway accounts breached

  11-04-2018 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm has reset all customer accounts after discovering about 1,000 had been illegally accessed.
  
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• A goldmine of minerals has been uncovered in #Japan. #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/rare-…

  11-04-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  A goldmine of minerals has been uncovered in #Japan. #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/rare-…
  
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• Spearline creates new business division and brings 30 jobs to Skibbereen siliconrepublic.com/jobs/spearline…

  11-04-2018 15:14 via twitter.com
  Spearline creates new business division and brings 30 jobs to Skibbereen siliconrepublic.com/jobs/spearline…
  
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• Robots are learning to conduct their own experiments

  11-04-2018 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AI-powered robot arms engineered by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburghplace precise drops of chemical reagents in test tubes under the guise of human supervisors.
  
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• #Fintech meets security as regulations such as #GDPR come to the fore. #FutureFinance @BOIcorporate siliconrepublic.com/companies/fint…

  11-04-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  #Fintech meets security as regulations such as #GDPR come to the fore. #FutureFinance @BOIcorporate siliconrepublic.com/companies/fint…
  
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• What are the hottest fintech jobs right now? siliconrepublic.com/jobs/hottest-f…

  11-04-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  What are the hottest fintech jobs right now? siliconrepublic.com/jobs/hottest-f…
  
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• YouTube star prompts conversation about social anxiety

  11-04-2018 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  It's like 'falling down the rabbit hole of endless what ifs' says one sufferer in a candid online debate
  
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• What roles are available at @Zendesk in #Dublin? siliconrepublic.com/people/zendesk…

  11-04-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  What roles are available at @Zendesk in #Dublin? siliconrepublic.com/people/zendesk…
  
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• Facebook is adding bounty program to report apps that misuse data

  11-04-2018 14:40 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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• Massive solar flare dooms any life on Earth-like planet Proxima b

  11-04-2018 14:23 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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• Nazi legacy found in Norwegian trees

  11-04-2018 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The chemical fog used to hide the Tirpitz battleship in WWII stunted the growth of trees.
  
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• ‘This discovery of the fossil finger bone is like a dream come true because it supports arguments that our teams ha… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-04-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  ‘This discovery of the fossil finger bone is like a dream come true because it supports arguments that our teams ha… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's binder reveals he prepared for Tim Cook attack

  11-04-2018 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cook recently said he 'wouldn't be' in Zuckerberg's situation after the Facebook data scandal. Zuckerberg claimed there's 'lots of stories about apps misusing Apple data'.
  
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• 2001’s HAL 9000 to teach Cork primary school students about AI siliconrepublic.com/machines/hal-9…

  11-04-2018 14:17 via twitter.com
  2001’s HAL 9000 to teach Cork primary school students about AI siliconrepublic.com/machines/hal-9…
  
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