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• Mesmerising footage shows lava lake overflow in Hawaii

  25-04-2018 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Lava has risen above the crater floor in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano for the first time since 2016.
  
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• Neanderthals may have crossed seas THOUSANDS of years before humans

  25-04-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While it’s long been thought that Bronze Age people were the first to become seafarers, tools found throughout Eurasia suggest others had them beat by thousands of years.
  
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• Facebook flies as sales reach £100m a day thanks to advertising boom

  25-04-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It represented a revenue boost of nearly 50 per cent at the tech giant – which is now raking in £96m a day – for the three months to the end of March. Profits rose 63 per cent to nearly £3.6bn.
  
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• Facebook sales soar despite data scandal

  25-04-2018 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm reports a near 50% revenue rise and says it is taking a broader review of its duties.
  
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• Just one puff of cannabis found to reduce depression

  25-04-2018 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  However, the Washington State University researchers warned long-term use of cannabis could worsen symptoms of depression. They analysed data from almost 12,000 volunteers.
  
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• Apple issues iOS 11.3.1 software update with fix for issue that left iPhone 8 devices BROKEN

  25-04-2018 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple released iOS 11.3.1 on Tuesday, which resolves a previous issue where people had their iPhone 8 screens repaired by a third party, only to find out that the touchscreen stopped working.
  
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• YouTube Kids to give parents more control over output

  25-04-2018 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm has been criticised for using algorithms not human judgment to curate the app.
  
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• Thinking of moving to #Bournemouth? Here's what you need to know about the sunny seaside destination. siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…

  25-04-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Thinking of moving to #Bournemouth? Here's what you need to know about the sunny seaside destination. siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…
  
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• Kim Jong-un froze missile tests because nuke site collapsed

  25-04-2018 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The North Korean dictator announced on Saturday he would halt nuke tests and intercontinental missile launches ahead of an expected summit with US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Those who use the free version of #Spotify will be pleased with the new changes. siliconrepublic.com/companies/spot…

  25-04-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  Those who use the free version of #Spotify will be pleased with the new changes. siliconrepublic.com/companies/spot…
  
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• JFK was NOT killed by a 'grassy knoll' gunman

  25-04-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, a researcher uses one-dimensional gunshot wound dynamics models to investigate previously ‘glossed over’ events from the JFK assassination in greater detail.
  
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• North Korea has been synonymous with cyber activity for years. #infosec #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nor…

  25-04-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  North Korea has been synonymous with cyber activity for years. #infosec #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nor…
  
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• Amazon launches $80 'Echo babysitter' Alexa speaker

  25-04-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon released its first Echo device for kids. Called the Echo Dot Kids Edition, it comes in three new colors, includes parental controls and is packed with a slew of child-friendly content.
  
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• Killer Japanese notweed is back to destroy UK gardens

  25-04-2018 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Swansea University have tried to kill the notorious Japanese Knotweed that strangles British gardens and failed 19 consecutive times.
  
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• Rising sea levels will make low-lying atoll islands uninhabitable by 2030 

  25-04-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the US Geological Survey focused on Roi-Namur Island on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands for their site study, which took place from November 2013 to May 2015.
  
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• Major tech companies such as #WhatsApp and #Instagram are rolling out tools for #GDPR compliance. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wha…

  25-04-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Major tech companies such as #WhatsApp and #Instagram are rolling out tools for #GDPR compliance. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wha…
  
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• Google and Facebook swap the gun emoji for a water gun

  25-04-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google and Facebook are following in the footsteps of other tech giants by changing their pistol emojis into a toy water gun. Google said the new emoji would appear in a new Android update.
  
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• 'Ground-breaking' galaxy collision detected

  25-04-2018 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Fourteen galaxies pile into a small region of space... only one can emerge.
  
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• Social media high-flyer #Twitter has reported the second profitable quarter in the company’s history. siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  25-04-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  Social media high-flyer #Twitter has reported the second profitable quarter in the company’s history. siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• NASA infrared image reveals the northern lights from space

  25-04-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stunning image, captured on April 21st, shows the aurora borealis over North America. It shows the after effects of a major solar storm on April 19th, and was captured in infrared 'night vision'.
  
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• Astronomers spot a galaxy mega-merger 12.4 billion light years away

  25-04-2018 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from around the world used Chilean telescopes to spot, observe and predict the creation of the biggest structure in the universe 12.4 billion light years away.
  
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• YouTube channels are showing sick images of bestiality as clickbait

  25-04-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uploaders have dodged the platform's AI filters and human moderators by only using graphic content in preview 'thumbnail' images that appear in global search results.
  
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• Want to know what the day in the life of a QC biologics analyst looks like at @BMSNews? #BiopharmaCareers siliconrepublic.com/people/bms-cru…

  25-04-2018 19:20 via twitter.com
  Want to know what the day in the life of a QC biologics analyst looks like at @BMSNews? #BiopharmaCareers siliconrepublic.com/people/bms-cru…
  
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• Gaia telescope's 'book of the heavens' takes shape

  25-04-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A European space telescope measures the precise positions and distances to over one billion stars.
  
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• Marine Corps begins testing rockets on Osprey tiltrotor

  25-04-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Corps hopes to use the aircraft in a new role escorting mission in high risk areas until next generation 'supercopters' become available. Tests have already fired a range of weapons from the craft.
  
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• American cable TV giant #Comcast has entered the fray to take over #Sky. siliconrepublic.com/companies/comc…

  25-04-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  American cable TV giant #Comcast has entered the fray to take over #Sky. siliconrepublic.com/companies/comc…
  
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• Swedish archaeologists reveal 5th Century massacre at Sandby borg

  25-04-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A new study says dozens at the Oland island fort were killed and left to rot where they fell.
  
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• How thieves can break into your hotel room without a trace

  25-04-2018 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finland-based cyber security company F-Secure showed how it hacked a system made by the world's largest hotel lock manufacturer.
  
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• Falling 'UFO' is spotted in Somerset 

  25-04-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Local resident Megan Taylor was filming a storm over Bridgwater, Somerset at the weekend after dramatic storms hit the historic market town when she captured the strange footage.
  
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• “The sheer number of stars alone, with their positions and motions, would make Gaia’s new catalogue already quite a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  “The sheer number of stars alone, with their positions and motions, would make Gaia’s new catalogue already quite a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Hot weather really does make us angrier, dumber and more violent

  25-04-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland has found levels of the stress hormone cortisol are lower in winter than summer, and as levels rise with heat, we get more tetchy.
  
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• BuzzFeed partners with Netflix for documentary series

  25-04-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The series, which launches in July, will go behind-the-scenes as journalists pursue stories.
  
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• Amazon Alexa to reward kids who say: 'Please'

  25-04-2018 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A good manners feature will praise children if they ask questions politely.
  
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• Passages from the Bible are found BEHIND an 8th century Qur'an

  25-04-2018 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A collection of nine manuscript fragments will be auctioned in London on Thursday with a guide price of £80,000-£120,000 ($110,000-$170,000).
  
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• Macron to US Congress: 'There is no Planet B'

  25-04-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The French president received more than one standing ovation in his remarks to Congress on climate change.
  
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• An unusually late start to the season for USA's Tornado Alley

  25-04-2018 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Things are unusually quiet in Oklahoma and Kansas this year as 2018 could see the latest start to the tornado season on record.
  
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• TSB admits its internet banking woes are not over

  25-04-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Crisis-hit TSB said its internet bank is working at 50% capacity, leaving half of customers locked out.
  
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• Nvidia reveals an incredible AI that can reconstruct badly-damaged photos with remarkable accuracy

  25-04-2018 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graphics specialist Nvidia, based in Santa Clara, California trained its neural network using a variety of irregular shaped holes in images to determine what was missing from each and fill in the gaps.
  
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• 'Fake' coin from California Gold Rush is actually worth millions

  25-04-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A rare $5 coin from the California Gold Rush has been found in New England. Its owner thought it was fake but the coin is actually worth millions. It is one of four surviving pieces from 1854.
  
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• Dozens of Roman skeletons discovered under York hotel swimming pool

  25-04-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Builders in York made the discovery during renovation work on grade two listed building, the Newington Hotel, which is being part-demolished to make way for seven new homes.
  
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• Poll: Younger Americans less apt to use unique passwords

  25-04-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 41 percent of Americans say they use unique passwords for most or all online services.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Latest quantum radar tech could make stealth aircraft obsolete ow.ly/Qa7Q30jFRQ9

  25-04-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Latest quantum radar tech could make stealth aircraft obsolete ow.ly/Qa7Q30jFRQ9
  
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• #MostRead Today: Incredible GIF shows turbulent Comet 67P snowstorm seen by Rosetta ow.ly/JH2Y30jFRRI

  25-04-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Incredible GIF shows turbulent Comet 67P snowstorm seen by Rosetta ow.ly/JH2Y30jFRRI
  
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• #MostRead Today: 9 things you need to sort before relocating for work ow.ly/ET0E30jFRSW

  25-04-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 9 things you need to sort before relocating for work ow.ly/ET0E30jFRSW
  
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• Amazonian Bora tribe can convey entire language by drumbeats

  25-04-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are only 1,500 people left in the Bora tribe which occupy the Amazon of Peru and Colombia. Researchers from the University of Geroble Alpes studied 169 messages sent by five expert drummers.
  
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• #MostRead Today: PCI Pharma Services to bring 120 jobs to Louth and Meath ow.ly/hP3g30jFROi

  25-04-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: PCI Pharma Services to bring 120 jobs to Louth and Meath ow.ly/hP3g30jFROi
  
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• Brain Bar: Dangerous ideas welcome

  25-04-2018 17:33
  
  The Budapest based event is back in May, ready to show off the smartest minds and biggest ideas to its attendees
  
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• Wild red wolves could be wiped out within a DECADE, experts warn

  25-04-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The only wild population of endangered red wolves is unsustainable and could be wiped out within a decade after dwindling to a few dozen, government officials said in a report Tuesday.
  
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• Vancouver 'transhumanist' has over 100 body modifications

  25-04-2018 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russ Foxx, from Vancouver, British Columbia, has had over 100 modifications applied to his body - from electrical key fobs fitted in his hand, to silicone horns implanted into his head.
  
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• Which 22 Irish-based researchers have won €13.7m in SFI funding? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sfi…

  25-04-2018 16:59 via twitter.com
  Which 22 Irish-based researchers have won €13.7m in SFI funding? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sfi…
  
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