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• Scientists say they're 'confident' polygon features seen on Mars were formed by MUD

  20-04-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis of images from NASA’s Curiosity rover suggests lines seen on Mars are mudcracks, indicating that the once-wet region experienced dramatic changes over the course of its life.
  
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• Footage of UFOs in Phoenix spark conspiracy theories 

  20-04-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The live stream was recorded above a mountain range outside Phoenix, It appears to show an unusual purple beam reaching down from the heavens.
  
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• Apple reveals 'Daisy', its robot that takes apart your dead iPhone

  20-04-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cupertino-based robot can rip apart a dead phone in just 18 seconds and is an update to Liam - the recycling bot the company announced back in 2016.
  
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• Harvard study: Relationships more important than money or success 

  20-04-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study - which is one of the longest on adult life - first started tracking 268 Harvard students during the Great Depression in 1938 (stock image).
  
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• UK weather: Why this isn't a heatwave... yet

  20-04-2018 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  People across the UK have been enjoying unusually warm weather, but when can we call it a heatwave?
  
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• Canada invests $2.7 MILLION to develop quantum radar that can detect 'invisible' stealth aircraft

  20-04-2018 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Waterloo are working to harness a technique called quantum illumination to spot objects that are invisible to traditional radio wave-based systems.
  
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• GDPR: Are you ready for the EU's huge data privacy shake-up?

  20-04-2018 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Organisations have just seven weeks to prepare for a major shake-up to EU data privacy laws.
  
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• Take a tour of the Lagoon Nebula: NASA releases mind-blowing new video of 'colossal stellar nursery'

  20-04-2018 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope capture the magnificent Lagoon Nebula. It's 4,000 light-years away from Earth, yet it is three times larger in the the sky than the full moon.
  
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• YouTube is STILL airing adverts on extremists content like Nazism

  20-04-2018 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 300 companies and organisations including Adidas, Amazon and Netflix ran adverts alongside offensive content on San Bruno-based video site YouTube.
  
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• Mysterious species of Ganges shark is seen for first the in a decade

  20-04-2018 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A university student browsing the Sassoon docks fish market in Mumbai saw the critically endangered Ganges river shark and took pictures of the cadaver before it was chopped up.
  
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• We perform BETTER when we have an audience

  20-04-2018 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fear of social humiliation was found in a study of 20 people to spur them on to do better, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (stock image).
  
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• Scientists closer to a male 'pill' without side effects

  20-04-2018 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of North Carolina found that 30 hours after infusing male macaques with a compound known as EP055, their sperm were unable to move.
  
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• Russia's Telegram ban 'failing'

  20-04-2018 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The messaging app is working around attempts to block it by authorities.
  
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• Government accidentally sends strange conspiracy theory file

  20-04-2018 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The files were included in material provided by Washington State Fusion Center, a Department of Homeland Security affiliate that provides information sharing and analysis.
  
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• Conspiracy theorist claims he's seen footage of 'an uncloaking UFO'

  20-04-2018 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The live feed, posted by Belgium-based YouTube channel UFO Today, caught the attention of conspiracy theories after strange lights started flashing to the right of the footage.
  
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• Japan's Mount Io volcano erupts for the first time in 250 YEARS

  20-04-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A volcano in southern Japan erupted for the first time in 250 years, prompting authorities to set up a no-go zone as it threatens to send large rocks flying as far as two miles away.
  
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• Kite Medical is developing a pain-free test to detect kidney reflux in children. #startups #medtech siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/kite…

  20-04-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Kite Medical is developing a pain-free test to detect kidney reflux in children. #startups #medtech siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/kite…
  
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• Footage of an purple beams and UFOs in Phoenix spark conspiracy theories 

  20-04-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The live stream was recorded above a mountain range outside Phoenix, It appears to show an unusual purple beam reaching down from the heavens.
  
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• Apple reveals 'Daisy', its robot that takes apart your dead iPhone in just 18 seconds

  20-04-2018 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cupertino-based robot can rip apart a dead phone in just 18 seconds and is an update to Liam - the recycling bot the company announced back in 2016.
  
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• How did hackers use a fish tank to hack a casino’s database? #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-c…

  20-04-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  How did hackers use a fish tank to hack a casino’s database? #IoT siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-c…
  
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• Having fun with Robin Price's fab interactive exhibit – here at @TheDigitalHub until 28 April! twitter.com/GordonHunt/sta…

  20-04-2018 18:58 via twitter.com
  Having fun with Robin Price's fab interactive exhibit – here at @TheDigitalHub until 28 April! twitter.com/GordonHunt/sta…
  
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• Nasa will have a space station that will orbit the moon in 2025

  20-04-2018 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, the outpost will be in orbit around the moon by 2025, it was announced at a Space Symposium in Colorado yesterday.
  
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• Are you prepared for #GDPR? #digitalmarketing siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  20-04-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  Are you prepared for #GDPR? #digitalmarketing siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• 80-year-long Harvard study confirms that relationships are more important than money or success 

  20-04-2018 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study - which is one of the longest on adult life - first started tracking 268 Harvard students during the Great Depression in 1938 (stock image).
  
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• Pentagon pushes through development of hypersonic missiles in response to Russia and China's efforts

  20-04-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland, has been awarded a $1 billion (£710 million) contract to design and develop a hypersonic missile that can be launched from a warplane (stock image)
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Design your tomorrow siliconrepublic.com/innovation/des…

  20-04-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Design your tomorrow siliconrepublic.com/innovation/des…
  
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• #MostRead today: MIT may have just solved how to mass-produce graphene siliconrepublic.com/machines/mass-… #MIT #graphene

  20-04-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: MIT may have just solved how to mass-produce graphene siliconrepublic.com/machines/mass-… #MIT #graphene
  
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• #MostRead today: Cork’s tech boom sees 63pc jobs growth in just five years siliconrepublic.com/companies/cork… #Cork

  20-04-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Cork’s tech boom sees 63pc jobs growth in just five years siliconrepublic.com/companies/cork… #Cork
  
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• #MostRead today: New job? Make sure you master this key skill siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-job… @HaysWorldwide #careeradvice

  20-04-2018 17:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: New job? Make sure you master this key skill siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-job… @HaysWorldwide #careeradvice
  
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• #MostRead today: 12 fascinating start-ups from #Frankfurt to watch siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fran… #startups

  20-04-2018 17:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 12 fascinating start-ups from #Frankfurt to watch siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fran… #startups
  
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• #MostRead today: Moving to #Bournemouth? Here are 8 people you need to know siliconrepublic.com/people/bournem… #influencers

  20-04-2018 17:21 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Moving to #Bournemouth? Here are 8 people you need to know siliconrepublic.com/people/bournem… #influencers
  
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• Google unveils 'Chat' in effort to compete with Facebook Messenger

  20-04-2018 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global users who want to use Chat will be able to download the Android Messages app that it runs on to any Android device. However, Chat does not offer encrypted messages.
  
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• #BT aims to move its UK customers to #IPtelephony by 2025 siliconrepublic.com/comms/bt-telep…

  20-04-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  #BT aims to move its UK customers to #IPtelephony by 2025 siliconrepublic.com/comms/bt-telep…
  
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• How Fire’s Colm Lyon ignited Europe’s fintech revolution siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fire…

  20-04-2018 16:52 via twitter.com
  How Fire’s Colm Lyon ignited Europe’s fintech revolution siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/fire…
  
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• Satellite snaps image of uninhabited Pacific island covered in plastic siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ear…

  20-04-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  Satellite snaps image of uninhabited Pacific island covered in plastic siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ear…
  
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• Find out what life is like as an intern, what the top companies are looking for and who’s hiring. #Corkjobs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Find out what life is like as an intern, what the top companies are looking for and who’s hiring. #Corkjobs… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ofcom seeks to scrap local TV roll-out

  20-04-2018 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The media regulator says launching more local TV stations in the UK is not viable.
  
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• Fix your smartphone addiction: Podcast 365

  20-04-2018 16:00
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the future of aeroplane design, what’s the deal with tiny horse and we try to beat our smartphone addictions
  
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• YouTube is STILL airing adverts on extremists content promoting Nazism and paedophilia

  20-04-2018 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 300 companies and organisations including Adidas, Amazon and Netflix ran adverts alongside offensive content on San Bruno-based video site YouTube.
  
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• Google unveils 'Chat' in an effort to compete with iMessage and Facebook Messenger

  20-04-2018 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global users who want to use Chat will be able to download the Android Messages app that it runs on to any Android device. However, Chat does not offer encrypted messages.
  
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• The ‘super sponge’ is capable of soaking up the oil at the focal point of the spill. #pollution #environment siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sup…

  20-04-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  The ‘super sponge’ is capable of soaking up the oil at the focal point of the spill. #pollution #environment siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sup…
  
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• Lost mysterious species of Ganges shark is seen for first the in a decade…in a Mumbai FISH MARKET

  20-04-2018 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A university student browsing the Sassoon docks fish market in Mumbai saw the critically endangered Ganges river shark and took pictures of the cadaver before it was chopped up.
  
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• We perform BETTER when we have an audience despite being more nervous, say scientists 

  20-04-2018 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fear of social humiliation was found in a study of 20 people to spur them on to do better, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (stock image).
  
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• The curious case of how a casino’s database was hacked by a fish tank siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-c…

  20-04-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  The curious case of how a casino’s database was hacked by a fish tank siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-c…
  
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• Government accidentally sends strange conspiracy theory file describing 'remote mind control'

  20-04-2018 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The files were included in material provided by Washington State Fusion Center, a Department of Homeland Security affiliate that provides information sharing and analysis.
  
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• 5 handy tips for digital marketing professionals ahead of GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  20-04-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  5 handy tips for digital marketing professionals ahead of GDPR siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Scientists discover mechanism behind motor neurone disease

  20-04-2018 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  An international team found that a protein causes brain cells to die when it is stuck in the jelly phase.
  
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• Sharon Omiwole took this year’s @Famelab_Ireland crown for her presentation that incorporated Willy Wonka, coffee a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  Sharon Omiwole took this year’s @Famelab_Ireland crown for her presentation that incorporated Willy Wonka, coffee a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Scientists edge closer to a male 'pill' that 'turns off' sperm without any side effects

  20-04-2018 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of North Carolina found that 30 hours after infusing male macaques with a compound known as EP055, their sperm were unable to move.
  
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• ‘#Designthinking is essentially an approach to solving problems, which allows everybody to build their own confiden… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-04-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  ‘#Designthinking is essentially an approach to solving problems, which allows everybody to build their own confiden… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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