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• Smart bracelet can detect if wearer is attacked and call for help without the push of a button

  13-04-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Alabama master's student has developed wearable technology to prevent sexual assault. Jayun Patel designed a bracelet that alerts the police if a wearer is attacked.
  
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• Self-destructing emails and 'confidential mode' will arrive in new Gmail redesign, report claims

  13-04-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Google prepares to release a revamped version of Gmail, a few new features have leaked, including a 'self-destructing emails'. Users may also be able to turn on 'confidential mode'.
  
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• Airstream releases its first trailer that isn't made of aluminum

  13-04-2018 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For 90 years Airstream has been making iconic 'silver bullet' aluminum trailers. But now, in a first for the renowned Ohio-based manufacturer, it has released a fiberglass travel trailer.
  
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• TED 2018: Alphabet firm's tools to combat extremism

  13-04-2018 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Google, which faces scrutiny over extremist and hateful content, is developing tools to counter it.
  
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• Coffee trends

  13-04-2018 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world.
  
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• Sweet potato DNA reveals the plant was carried across the ocean by natural forces and NOT humans

  13-04-2018 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have discovered that sweet potatoes were around before humans. The plant traveled from the American continent to Polynesians on its own.
  
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• Catch up on our coverage of #FutureFinance this week as #fintech and traditional #banking collides to become financ… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Catch up on our coverage of #FutureFinance this week as #fintech and traditional #banking collides to become financ… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@Intel and @DublinCityUni have founded a number of initiatives to further technological innovation in key areas su… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-04-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  .@Intel and @DublinCityUni have founded a number of initiatives to further technological innovation in key areas su… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #Google continues its subsea cable investment spree with new JGA cable system project. #Fibre #bigdata siliconrepublic.com/comms/google-s…

  13-04-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  #Google continues its subsea cable investment spree with new JGA cable system project. #Fibre #bigdata siliconrepublic.com/comms/google-s…
  
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• ‘Open source innovation is actually accelerating the growth of #AI’ - Anand Rao, @PwC siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ai-…

  13-04-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  ‘Open source innovation is actually accelerating the growth of #AI’ - Anand Rao, @PwC siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ai-…
  
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• Research from Security Research Labs shows there is a ‘patch gap’ in terms of #Android vendors’ devices. #infosec… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-04-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Research from Security Research Labs shows there is a ‘patch gap’ in terms of #Android vendors’ devices. #infosec… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Samsung releases 'dumb phone' that can't connect to the internet

  13-04-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called the Galaxy J2 Pro, it has similar specs of one of Samsung's high-end phones, but it can't run apps or connect to the web. So don't try using it to Google something or check Facebook.
  
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• The secret to being cool? Try SMILING: Moody expressions make people think you're unpopular 

  13-04-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of Arizona has found that smiling can actually make a person seem cooler. Many models and celebrities prefer to adopt a blank, stony expression instead.
  
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• Volcanic eruptions that could wipe of millions of people are triggered by the retreat of glaciers

  13-04-2018 18:49 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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• Animals' popularity 'a disadvantage'

  13-04-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A new study shows that some species may become victims of their own prestige.
  
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• From #AI to soft skills, what should companies be aware of in the world of finance and fintech? #FutureFinance… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-04-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  From #AI to soft skills, what should companies be aware of in the world of finance and fintech? #FutureFinance… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• What would happen if a nuclear bomb went off in a major city

  13-04-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer scientists from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University built computer models to predict how individuals might behave if a nuke exploded in Washington DC.
  
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• Businessman fighting for 'right to be forgotten' wins action against Google 

  13-04-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A businessman fighting for the 'right to be forgotten' over a past crime has won a High Court action against Google. 
  
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• Is this 50-mile wide crater on Mars the remains of an supervolcano?

  13-04-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New images of the area by the European Space Agency have revealed the crater in unprecedented detail - and they could finally help reveal what caused it to form.
  
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• Ten glasses of wine a week can cut two years off life, experts warn

  13-04-2018 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drinking ten glasses of wine a week can cut life expectancy by two years, a major study from Cambridge University says.
  
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• From new #IoT chips to #PokemonGo inspiration, catch up on all things IoT from this week. siliconrepublic.com/machines/qualc…

  13-04-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  From new #IoT chips to #PokemonGo inspiration, catch up on all things IoT from this week. siliconrepublic.com/machines/qualc…
  
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• Basking sharks gather in swarms of over a thousand off US East Coast

  13-04-2018 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers reviewing aerial surveys conducted over the last 40 years to track North Atlantic right whales have discovered groups of basking sharks gathering in the waters off the US northeast.
  
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• Putin test-fires anti-satellite missile capable of wiping out US tech

  13-04-2018 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sixth test flight of the 'Nudol' is believed to have taken place at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 500 miles north of the Russian capital, Moscow, on March 26.
  
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• #MostRead today: Payments are getting faster, cheaper and more integrated, says Fexco’s Ruth McCarthy #FutureFinance siliconrepublic.com/companies/fexc…

  13-04-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Payments are getting faster, cheaper and more integrated, says Fexco’s Ruth McCarthy #FutureFinance siliconrepublic.com/companies/fexc…
  
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• #MostRead today: Check out this infographic for some of the best tips to drum up #motivation siliconrepublic.com/advice/motivat…

  13-04-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Check out this infographic for some of the best tips to drum up #motivation siliconrepublic.com/advice/motivat…
  
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• #MostRead today: Finding #blackholes in a sea of static siliconrepublic.com/innovation/gra…

  13-04-2018 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Finding #blackholes in a sea of static siliconrepublic.com/innovation/gra…
  
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• #MostRead today: Inside the #startup scene of Zug’s Crypto Valley siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/zug-…

  13-04-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Inside the #startup scene of Zug’s Crypto Valley siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/zug-…
  
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• #MostRead today: How was the #GiantsCauseway formed? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/how…

  13-04-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: How was the #GiantsCauseway formed? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/how…
  
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• Catch up on some of our top #careeradvice from this week in our weekly round-up. siliconrepublic.com/careers/innova…

  13-04-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Catch up on some of our top #careeradvice from this week in our weekly round-up. siliconrepublic.com/careers/innova…
  
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• First timer

  13-04-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The big winner at the Bafta Games Awards was Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, including Best Performer - won by a video editor.
  
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• Green-haired turtle that breathes through genitals now endangered siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  13-04-2018 17:16 via twitter.com
  Green-haired turtle that breathes through genitals now endangered siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• Experts in Europe are at loggerheads over 'electronic persons' legal status for robots

  13-04-2018 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of 156 AI specialists has written an open letter to the European Commission in Brussels denouncing the idea that robots like Sophia (pictured) be given legal status as people.
  
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• Emirates' cabin-mapping tool will transform how we choose plane seats

  13-04-2018 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The innovation – called 3D SeatMapVR - will be rolled out on the Emirates booking system in the near future. Its customers will be able to get a 360-degree perspective from any seat in the cabin.
  
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• Weekend takeaway: 10 stories to sate your appetite for finance 2.0 siliconrepublic.com/companies/fint…

  13-04-2018 17:01 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: 10 stories to sate your appetite for finance 2.0 siliconrepublic.com/companies/fint…
  
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• Medieval Italian warrior attached a knife to his arm in place of his amputated hand

  13-04-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Sapienza University in Rome studied the strange prosthesis found on a skeleton buried in a Longobard necropolis in north Italy.
  
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• With less than a year to go before the UK formally leaves the EU, @PwC offers sage advice to companies. #Brexit siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex…

  13-04-2018 16:45 via twitter.com
  With less than a year to go before the UK formally leaves the EU, @PwC offers sage advice to companies. #Brexit siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex…
  
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• Donkey Kong champion loses title for 'using emulator'

  13-04-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The game's world record is invalidated after claims Billy Mitchell did not use an original machine.
  
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• Intel provides bursaries to DCU master’s students siliconrepublic.com/careers/intel-…

  13-04-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Intel provides bursaries to DCU master’s students siliconrepublic.com/careers/intel-…
  
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• Breathalyser could be replaced with tiny sensor that detects alcohol

  13-04-2018 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device, which measures roughly one cubic millimeter, can be linked up to a smartphone. It was created by experts at the University of California, San Diego.
  
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• Google trains its AI to pick out voices in a noisy crowd

  13-04-2018 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite global privacy concerns, Google claims the technology's applications are likely to be in clearing up speech in video calls and boosting the power of hearing aids.
  
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• 'Semi-infinite' trove of rare-Earth metals can be used to create high-tech product discovered

  13-04-2018 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Japan have found an area of ocean near Minamitorishima Island that contains enough rare meta;s to provide the tech industry with materials for hundreds of years.
  
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• Google loses 'right to be forgotten' case

  13-04-2018 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A businessman fighting for the "right to be forgotten" wins a UK High Court action against Google.
  
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• Drivers using smartphones could be fined automatically by next generation of roadside detectors

  13-04-2018 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police in New South Wales are among the forces around the world looking into the possibilities offered by emerging AI technology, as used to great effect with automatic number plate recognition.
  
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• Teenagers more prone to risky behaviour if they have reckless peers 

  13-04-2018 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found students who knew their peers had made a bigger gamble in a game tended to make riskier choices themselves (stock image).
  
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• Top medical journals accused of skewing research after receiving MILLIONS in ‘bribes’

  13-04-2018 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several of the top medical journals in the US have found to be raking in millions of dollars from pharmaceutical companies, a practice that calls the reliability of those journals into question.
  
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• Facebook and Mr Zuckerberg go to Congress: Podcast 364

  13-04-2018 15:12
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the definitive review of Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day theatrical epic at the US Congress
  
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• Facebook 'too slow to deal with hack', says singer

  13-04-2018 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Philippa Hanna's account was taken over by a hacker, apparently in Turkey, and it took days to get it back.
  
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• The NTSB has revoked #Tesla’s ‘party status’, essentially removing it from the investigation siliconrepublic.com/companies/tesl…

  13-04-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  The NTSB has revoked #Tesla’s ‘party status’, essentially removing it from the investigation siliconrepublic.com/companies/tesl…
  
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• Sexual crimes in ancient Egypt revealed on a 3,000 year old papyrus

  13-04-2018 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The text describes a litany of morally corrupt actions by chief master craftsmen Paneb, who oversaw construction work on the pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
  
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• Scientists find teenagers are much more prone to risky behaviour if they have reckless peers 

  13-04-2018 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found students who knew their peers had made a bigger gamble in a game tended to make riskier choices themselves (stock image).
  
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