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• Loneliness epidemic sweeps the US

  01-05-2018 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report, from health insurer Cigna and pollster Ipsos, revealed almost 50 percent of Americans always feel alone or left out.
  
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• Researchers find that pikas can cope with climate change far better than expected

  01-05-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research discovered that the American pika is more resilient than expected. It was thought that the tiny creatures could not survive extreme temperatures and were running out of space.
  
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• Instagram unveils a slew of new features including video chats

  01-05-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is rolling out several new features to bring Stories and chats to the next level. At the F8 Developer Conference today, Mark Zuckerberg revealed the updataes to the Facebook-owned app.
  
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• Facebook's smart speakers with 'M' assistant may launch overseas first amid US privacy concerns

  01-05-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook was set to release two voice-activated smart speakers, but later delayed the launch in the wake of its privacy scandal. Now, a report says the firm will first launch them overseas.
  
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• Flashback 2007: Global Banks Adopting Islam

  01-05-2018 22:57 via technocracy.news
  The Bible warns that “the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil” (1 Ti. 6:10). So, just when you think you have just about seen it all, something even more shocking turns up. Like this.
  Either global bankers are seducing Islamic dictators, or vice versa. Even if they are seducing each other at the same time, the result will be the same: Islamic/Shari’a banking is coming to the United States and other western nations, thanks to global banks such as Citigroup, HSBC, Deut
  
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• Superman style light emitting contact lenses shoot beams

  01-05-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The contact lens was made by a team at the University of St Andrews, who created flexible membrane lasers less around 200 nanometres deep - around a fifth of the thickness of bacteria.
  
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• Woman saves husband from drowning by calling 911 on her Apple Watch

  01-05-2018 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michigan police rescued a drowning man after his wife called 911 on her Apple Watch. His wife threw him a life ring but couldn't get him out. Police say if she left to get her phone he would have died.
  
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• How some routes you can fly can actually be completed faster by bus

  01-05-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed, with the help of a handy infographic, that trains, and sometimes even buses, are often quicker than planes on journeys around Europe.
  
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• Experts claim to have found evidence of lost region near Jerusalem

  01-05-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel claim to have found a lost city with links toKing David 30 miles (50km) from Jerusalem. However, evidence of the 'discovery' remains controversial.
  
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• Facial recognition to be used at Singapore airport

  01-05-2018 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Singapore airport is testing facial recognition systems to help speed passengers on their journey
  
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• Facebook: 'Hate speech button' causes confusion

  01-05-2018 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Some Facebook users mock the sudden appearance of the button under every post on the site.
  
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• Pentagon says it will beat Tesla and Uber in self driving vehicle race

  01-05-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials told a Capitol Hill hearing “We’re going to have self-driving vehicles in theater for the Army before we’ll have self-driving cars on the streets.'
  
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• #Cisco is selling its NDS video business at what is believed to be a huge loss. siliconrepublic.com/companies/cisc…

  01-05-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  #Cisco is selling its NDS video business at what is believed to be a huge loss. siliconrepublic.com/companies/cisc…
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg unveils Facebook dating feature alongside a slew of new Instagram and privacy tools

  01-05-2018 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the firm's F8 developers conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new tool coming to the platform that lets users create a separate dating profile to connect with new people.
  
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• 'Bone of Pope St Clement' is found abandoned in a London bin

  01-05-2018 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Enviro Waste found the relic during a routine collection in central London last year, but workers did not realise what they had until several days later.
  
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• Amazon reveals Facebook's Oculus Go headset before official unveil

  01-05-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is expected to drop a new virtual reality headset when its F8 developers conference kicks off today. But just hours before the big reveal, an Amazon listing showed off the device.
  
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• Long-lost graffiti carved into Sissinghurst Castle walls by prisoners

  01-05-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A series of 250-year-old etchings and drawings found at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent reveal names and depictions of vessels used by French sailors serving under Louis XV.
  
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• Top #recruiters should now be talent-focused and not employer-focused according to @CoreHR CEO @DeanForbes #HR… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-05-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Top #recruiters should now be talent-focused and not employer-focused according to @CoreHR CEO @DeanForbes #HR… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Apple iPhone SE 2 leak appears to show handset will support FaceID

  01-05-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest renders claiming to show the next generation phone reveal the headphone jack and the home button have gone - but that a new 'notch' has appeared.
  
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• MPs threaten to summons Zuckerberg to answer Facebook data questions

  01-05-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Culture Committee has written to the billionaire insisting the 40million UK users of his site deserve 'answers'.
  
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• TSB solves problem with standing orders

  01-05-2018 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The bank - reeling from an IT fiasco - faces a tough two days, as MPs prepare to question executives.
  
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• Ancient 'secret church' where early Christians worshiped found in former ISIS-held territory

  01-05-2018 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s thought that the ancient tunnel system found in Manbij, Syria - a territory formerly held by ISIS - once served as a refuge for Christians who faced persecution during the Roman Empire.
  
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• US wants 1 million to share DNA and health habits for science

  01-05-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Sunday, the U.S. government will open enrollment to try and build a large enough database to learn why some escape illness and others don't, and better customize treatments.
  
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• The initial deal will bring 20 of Three’s core data centres “on net” for 5G. #broadband #telecoms #5G siliconrepublic.com/comms/sse-thre…

  01-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  The initial deal will bring 20 of Three’s core data centres “on net” for 5G. #broadband #telecoms #5G siliconrepublic.com/comms/sse-thre…
  
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• WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum to quit

  01-05-2018 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jan Koum, co-founder of WhatsApp, than 1 billion daily users, said on Monday he was leaving the company, in a loss of one of the strongest advocates for privacy inside Facebook.
  
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• It seems the producers of scientific textbooks have failed to address the scale of what is at stake. #climatechange… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-05-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  It seems the producers of scientific textbooks have failed to address the scale of what is at stake. #climatechange… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Superman's laser vision comes a step closer to reality thanks to light emitting contact lenses

  01-05-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The contact lens was made by a team at the University of St Andrews, who created flexible membrane lasers less around 200 nanometres deep - around a fifth of the thickness of bacteria.
  
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• How some routes you can fly can actually be completed faster by train or on a BUS

  01-05-2018 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed, with the help of a handy infographic, that trains, and sometimes even buses, are often quicker than planes on journeys around Europe.
  
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• .@bankofireland is investigating future customer experiences through #AR, #VR and voice recognition siliconrepublic.com/machines/digit…

  01-05-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  .@bankofireland is investigating future customer experiences through #AR, #VR and voice recognition siliconrepublic.com/machines/digit…
  
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• #Disney aims to attract online viewers with Twitter-specific content. #Twitter #streaming siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  01-05-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  #Disney aims to attract online viewers with Twitter-specific content. #Twitter #streaming siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• Japan team invents 'wood alcohol' made from trees

  01-05-2018 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Discerning drinkers may soon be able to branch out after Japanese researchers said Tuesday they have invented a way of producing an alcoholic drink made from wood.
  
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• Children need to learn new language before age 10 to become fluent

  01-05-2018 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT) have discovered a 'critical period' for learning a new language which ends around 17 or 18 (stock image)
  
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• The YouTube stars being paid to sell cheating

  01-05-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC investigation finds that stars including Adam Saleh and JMX are encouraging students to buy essays.
  
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• This is what coral reefs sound like

  01-05-2018 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sounds from the Great Barrier Reef have got quieter over the past five years.
  
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• Major publishing groups air concerns about #Google’s proposed #GDPR strategy. #media #publishing siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  01-05-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Major publishing groups air concerns about #Google’s proposed #GDPR strategy. #media #publishing siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• City worker jailed for fake porn posts of colleague

  01-05-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Davide Buccheri is jailed for 16 weeks for posting fake images of his colleague at a City firm.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Revenue changes may mean higher tax bills for Airbnb hosts ow.ly/usEe30jMcNh

  01-05-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Revenue changes may mean higher tax bills for Airbnb hosts ow.ly/usEe30jMcNh
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish broadcaster RTÉ takes Facebook to task over fake news video ow.ly/GQrn30jMcLT

  01-05-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Irish broadcaster RTÉ takes Facebook to task over fake news video ow.ly/GQrn30jMcLT
  
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• Microsoft reveals new-look Outlook to compete with Gmail redesign

  01-05-2018 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New mobile apps and a 'quick reply' box are among a host of new features unveiled by Washington-based Microsoft as part of an overhaul of its email and calendar software Outlook.
  
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• Lion attacks British man at Marakele Predator Park in South Africa

  01-05-2018 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mike Hodge, 67, is seen entering the lion's enclosure at the Marakele Predator Park in South Africa which he owns, and almost instantly the giant male lion gives chase and attacks him.
  
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• Experts claim to have found evidence of a lost region near Jerusalem with 'links to King David'

  01-05-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel claim to have found a lost city with links toKing David 30 miles (50km) from Jerusalem. However, evidence of the 'discovery' remains controversial.
  
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• Core HR CEO: Recruiters should think like sports agents siliconrepublic.com/people/core-hr…

  01-05-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Core HR CEO: Recruiters should think like sports agents siliconrepublic.com/people/core-hr…
  
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• Holograms projected onto brain cells could help replace lost senses

  01-05-2018 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists from the University of California, Berkeley say the laser holography kit could eventually fit in a backpack that someone could carry around.
  
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• On a scale of one to shocking, how bad is your desk right now? #careeradvice #productivity siliconrepublic.com/advice/desk-me…

  01-05-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  On a scale of one to shocking, how bad is your desk right now? #careeradvice #productivity siliconrepublic.com/advice/desk-me…
  
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• SSE’s telecoms business to build Three UK’s 5G network siliconrepublic.com/comms/sse-thre…

  01-05-2018 16:11 via twitter.com
  SSE’s telecoms business to build Three UK’s 5G network siliconrepublic.com/comms/sse-thre…
  
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• #Microsoft has released details about the major new changes in store for #Windows10. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/win…

  01-05-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  #Microsoft has released details about the major new changes in store for #Windows10.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/win…
  
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• Alarming study shows science textbooks omitting major reality siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  01-05-2018 16:07 via twitter.com
  Alarming study shows science textbooks omitting major reality siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• This new project from @Cornell is truly mind-blowing. #NASA #astronomy #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/machines/nasa-…

  01-05-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  This new project from @Cornell is truly mind-blowing. #NASA #astronomy #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/machines/nasa-…
  
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• Disney to produce live sports and entertainment shows for Twitter siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  01-05-2018 15:43 via twitter.com
  Disney to produce live sports and entertainment shows for Twitter siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• WhatsApp rolls out a new tool to silence friends in group chats

  01-05-2018 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global'Restrict Group' tool means that only admins of a group will be allowed to send texts.  Everyone else will only have the ability to read them.
  
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