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• FCC filings reveal Facebook is planning to take on Elon Musk's SpaceX in a battle for the skies

  04-05-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook may be going head to head with SpaceX, as new filings show plans to launch internet-beaming satellites. It describes a plan to launch a experimental satellite named Athena.
  
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• Poor countries will be hardest hit by climate change and they did least to cause it, report warns 

  04-05-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study has found that poorer tropical countries that have contributed less to climate change are set to disproportionately suffer from major swings in temperature -- a common result of global warming.
  
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• Pentagon in uproar: 'China's lasers' make US pilots shake in Djibouti

  04-05-2018 23:12 via go.theregister.com
  Begun, the laser wars have, it is claimed The US military has formally complained to China after blinding lasers were fired at Uncle Sam's aircraft coming in to land at the an American airbase in Djibouti.…
  
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• Apple shares hit all-time high after Buffett raises stake

  04-05-2018 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Legendary investor Warren Buffett raises his stake in the world's most valuable company to 5%.
  
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• Researchers play classical music to crocodiles in bid to find out more about dinosaur brains 

  04-05-2018 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found brain areas activated in crocodiles when they hear complex stimuli like classical music as opposed to similar sounds, which can help them learn about dinosaur brains.
  
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• Could THIS stop you from ever getting fat?

  04-05-2018 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Copenhagen University researchers genetically deleted the NAMPT enzyme in f mice. They were given either a healthy diet, or one high in fat, and then compared to ‘normal’ mice.
  
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• Criminal gang members used a swarm of drones to obstruct FBI agents during a hostage raid

  04-05-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A criminal gang recently used a swarm of high-speed drones to disarm and prevent law enforcement agents from carrying out a hostage rescue, according to Defense One.
  
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• What is the real secret to success? Is it hard work or raw talent? siliconrepublic.com/advice/success…

  04-05-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  What is the real secret to success? Is it hard work or raw talent? siliconrepublic.com/advice/success…
  
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• Anglo Saxons may have spotted mysterious Planet X during Dark Ages

  04-05-2018 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Queen's University in Belfast believe depictions of comets will shed new light on Planet Nine. Shown here is a depiction of the 1066 Halley's Comet in the Bayeux Tapestry.
  
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• Interactive map lets you travel back in time to see our planet over 600 million years of its history

  04-05-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map was built using data from Northern Arizona University and reveals that humans are 'just a blip in history', according to the former Google engineer behind it.
  
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• #ICYMI: It's time to change your #Twitter password! siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/twi…

  04-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: It's time to change your #Twitter password! siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/twi…
  
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• Drones used to disrupt FBI hostage situation

  04-05-2018 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The FBI says criminals flew the drones to block agents' view of the attacker.
  
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• The flying taxi takes off in Cincinnati: Workhorse tests its radical passenger drone

  04-05-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Surefly, a division of Workhorse, has successfully sent its flying taxi into the air with a person inside it for the first time. It hovered a foot above ground for a few seconds.
  
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• Video shows how probe to reveal secrets of the red planet will arrive after it launches tomorrow

  04-05-2018 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mars InSight lander is scheduled to take off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning, marking the space agency's first launch from the west coast.
  
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• This week, we looked at the importance of privacy, from #GDPR to #CambridgeAnalytica siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/pri…

  04-05-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  This week, we looked at the importance of privacy, from #GDPR to #CambridgeAnalytica siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/pri…
  
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• US Military funds 'shape shifting' sub that transforms into a robot

  04-05-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Aquanaut, it is billed as a 'multipurpose subsea robot' and removes the need for a 'mother' vehicle and tethers. Houston Mechatronics, the firm behind the gadget, is backed by the DoD.
  
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• Sunscreens 'that are killing coral' set to be banned in Hawaii

  04-05-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As much as 14,000 tons of sunscreen lotion ends up in coral reefs annually, according to research, and many contain substances toxic to them. Hawaii may ban such lotions by 2021.
  
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• ‘Automated trucks could reduce the demand for drivers by 50-70pc in the US and Europe by 2030’ - @MastersonSharon,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-05-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  ‘Automated trucks could reduce the demand for drivers by 50-70pc in the US and Europe by 2030’ - @MastersonSharon,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Toyota build autonomous car test site in Michigan after Uber death

  04-05-2018 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 60-acre site at Michigan Technical Resource Park in Ottawa Lake will be centered around a 1.75-mile oval track, a four-lane highway and a stretch of road modeled on a busy city.
  
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• Musk defends Tesla conference call snub of analysts

  04-05-2018 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global financial markets reacted sharply to the exchange with a nosedive in the business' shares, which fell by 7.9 per cent at their lowest point to $277.49 (£205) on Thursday.
  
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• Would you pay for an ad-free version of #Facebook? siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  04-05-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Would you pay for an ad-free version of #Facebook? siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• The Rocky Planet Picture Show: NASA Mars InSight ready for launch

  04-05-2018 17:56 via go.theregister.com
  80% chance you won’t see an Atlas V through the California fog NASA's Mars InSight will launch from California’s Vandenberg airbase tomorrow morning, with the aim of discovering how rocky planets form.…
  
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• What Facebook's dating move really means: Podcast 367

  04-05-2018 17:48
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week, the collapse of Cambridge Analytica, Facebook’s move into dating, and some potentially positive news about the state of climate change. Maybe.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Twitter urges all 336m users to change their passwords right now ow.ly/gBzC30jPXpg

  04-05-2018 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Twitter urges all 336m users to change their passwords right now ow.ly/gBzC30jPXpg
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists find hint of ‘time crystal’ in the unlikeliest of places ow.ly/Aei630jPXuo

  04-05-2018 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists find hint of ‘time crystal’ in the unlikeliest of places ow.ly/Aei630jPXuo
  
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• #MostRead Today: The mystery of the male-killing bacteria has finally been solved ow.ly/OmYq30jPXk5

  04-05-2018 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The mystery of the male-killing bacteria has finally been solved ow.ly/OmYq30jPXk5
  
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• #MostRead Today: Study finds this personality trait is linked to an earlier death ow.ly/jCkk30jPXmv

  04-05-2018 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Study finds this personality trait is linked to an earlier death ow.ly/jCkk30jPXmv
  
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• #MostRead Today: The mystery of the male-killing bacteria has finally been solved ow.ly/ozEc30jPXem

  04-05-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The mystery of the male-killing bacteria has finally been solved ow.ly/ozEc30jPXem
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 amazing start-ups from Porto to watch ow.ly/g3C330jPX91

  04-05-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 amazing start-ups from Porto to watch ow.ly/g3C330jPX91
  
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• Xiaomi, dubbed 'China's Apple', is set to launch its phones in the UK

  04-05-2018 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beijing-based Xiaomi is the world's fourth biggest smartphone maker by shipment volume and will start selling its phones in the UK after signing a deal with Three.
  
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• Will your job be next? Five robots outshine humans at a Swiss bank after replacing seven employees

  04-05-2018 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pilot project at St. Galler Kantonalbank based in St. Gallen, Switzerland went so well the bank has decided to take on more robots at the end of this month (stock image).
  
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• Missed out on the latest #IoT news? Catch up with our handy round-up, including the latest brainwave sensors in… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-05-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  Missed out on the latest #IoT news? Catch up with our handy round-up, including the latest brainwave sensors in… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Want to be a trillionaire? How to mine asteroids

  04-05-2018 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In theory, the business case speaks for itself – the incredible expense of space missions would be more than compensated for, says a Liverpool researcher.
  
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• Facial recognition cameras used by police 'dangerously inaccurate'

  04-05-2018 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Wales Police, London's Met and Leicestershire are all trialling automated facial recognition systems in public places to identify wanted criminals.
  
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• Scientists say smiling can add years to your age

  04-05-2018 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study by Ben-Gurion University in Israel, researchers asked participants to guess the age of people from photos. Pictured is Kim Kardashian, who was not included in the study.
  
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• Afraid of heights in space: NASA astronaut details flight

  04-05-2018 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba was out doing a spacewalk during a recent trip to the International Space Station, he held on tight - because he is afraid of heights.
  
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• Nasa's InSight mission will target 'Marsquakes'

  04-05-2018 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The InSight probe is due to launch this weekend to investigate the interior of the Red Planet.
  
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• Gossip about your staff to send 'positive energy through your team'

  04-05-2018 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research by scientists in Salford and Taiwan has found bosses can also raise spirits by praising a colleague who is not involved in the conversation – before this is later passed on.
  
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• Anglo Saxons may have spotted the mysterious Planet X during the Dark Ages

  04-05-2018 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Queen's University in Belfast believe depictions of comets will shed new light on Planet Nine. Shown here is a depiction of the 1066 Halley's Comet in the Bayeux Tapestry.
  
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• Twitter users told to change passwords after internal leak

  04-05-2018 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Passwords were exposed on Twitter's internal network by a glitch, the social network says.
  
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• .@IanMmmm of @awscloud on how #cloudcomputing has evolved. #aws #cloud siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/aws…

  04-05-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  .@IanMmmm of @awscloud on how #cloudcomputing has evolved. #aws #cloud siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/aws…
  
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• .@MSDInvents and @JigsawYMH are partnering up to launch an online digital #mentalhealth portal. siliconrepublic.com/life/jigsaw-ms…

  04-05-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  .@MSDInvents and @JigsawYMH are partnering up to launch an online digital #mentalhealth portal. siliconrepublic.com/life/jigsaw-ms…
  
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• Internal debate at Facebook as it considers a paid ad-free version siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  04-05-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Internal debate at Facebook as it considers a paid ad-free version siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• China’s latest brainwave will use sensors to tap into workers’ minds siliconrepublic.com/machines/china…

  04-05-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  China’s latest brainwave will use sensors to tap into workers’ minds siliconrepublic.com/machines/china…
  
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• Something is killing off all male embryos in fruit flies, and the mystery has finally been solved. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mal…

  04-05-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  Something is killing off all male embryos in fruit flies, and the mystery has finally been solved. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mal…
  
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• Irish start-ups urged to compete for share of $5m Venture Clash pool siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/vent…

  04-05-2018 14:43 via twitter.com
  Irish start-ups urged to compete for share of $5m Venture Clash pool siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/vent…
  
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• 'Marsquake' monitor due to fly to Mars in Nasa mission

  04-05-2018 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists at Imperial College London have spent more than 25 years developing the device.
  
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• Warnings over fresh processor security flaws

  04-05-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Security researchers uncover eight separate flaws in widely-used chips that could put data at risk
  
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• Donald Trump says he could launch space force

  04-05-2018 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Trump made the comments while presenting the annual Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the US Army's Black Knights football team at the White House,
  
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• #YouTube’s CEO discussed user safety as well as new content deals for the platform. siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…

  04-05-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  #YouTube’s CEO discussed user safety as well as new content deals for the platform.siliconrepublic.com/companies/yout…
  
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