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• Scientists baffled after discovering signs of elusive time crystals in a kids' toy

  07-05-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the Yale University physicists, the latest discovery of time crystals in such an unexpected place has now presented a new mystery on how they form.
  
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• Google set to ban Android apps from monitoring your internet activity as it unveils new software

  07-05-2018 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Google prepares to kick off its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, many believe the firm will roll out new security features for its upcoming Android P software, among other things.
  
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• The final journey of King Tutankhamen's 'war chariot'

  07-05-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chariot, made from Lebanese cedar wood and animal skin, Antiquities authorities have decided to put all artefacts in the young king's tomb in Luxor in 1922 on display together.
  
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• 3,600-year-old native American burial site has the oldest TATTOO kit 

  07-05-2018 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artifacts were buried in a native American grave west of Nashville, Tennessee, at least 3,600 years ago and remained entombed there until 1985.
  
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• New study reveals what the sun's dramatic death will be like

  07-05-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to new research from the University of Manchester, the sun will die in a dramatic burst of dust and gas, spewing material into space to form a planetary nebula visible for millions of light years.
  
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• Breakthrough Listen begins groundbreaking survey to look for signs of alien life in the Milky Way

  07-05-2018 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using the Parkes Radio Telescope, Breakthrough Listen will scour millions of stars in the Milky Way over a total of 1,500 hours this year, looking for mysterious signals known as fast radio bursts.
  
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• Google launches Android Things for appliances as...

  07-05-2018 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has launched a spinoff of its Android operating system for home appliances and other machines, following mixed results with offshoots for cars, smartwatches and televisions.
  
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• Scans prove no hidden burial chambers' in King Tutankhamun's tomb

  07-05-2018 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There had been hopes that ground-penetrating radar would show up blocking-walls or corridors concealed behind paintings in the famed boy king's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
  
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• The curse of the robocall: Record 3.4 BILLION fake phone calls made in April, report reveals

  07-05-2018 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouMail collected a record number 3.4 billion automated phone calls in April. Robocalls have increased by 900 million a month since this time last year.
  
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• Fortnite has made $25m in just two WEEKS from selling virtual addons in its iPhone app

  07-05-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hugely popular game has seen players spend more than $50 million in the title since it launched its latest virtual addon pack on March 15.
  
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• Humans who have their brain reanimated after death could suffer

  07-05-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Trent ethics and philosophy lecturer Benjamin Curtis saidreanimating dead brains could lead to humans enduring eternal agony.
  
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• WATCH: Women leaders in Ireland punch above their weight siliconrepublic.com/video/women-le…

  07-05-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Women leaders in Ireland punch above their weight siliconrepublic.com/video/women-le…
  
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• Have you got your #Inspirefest ticket yet? Here's why it's an absolute must! siliconrepublic.com/advice/career-…

  07-05-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  Have you got your #Inspirefest ticket yet? Here's why it's an absolute must! siliconrepublic.com/advice/career-…
  
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• Elephants 'talk' by stamping their feet to warn friends of danger

  07-05-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Oxford University say it couldlead to the development of a new kind of 'alarm system' for detecting elephant behaviour as a means to catch and deter poachers.
  
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• Most Facebook users in US are still loyal to the firm, despite privacy scandal, study finds

  07-05-2018 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three-quarters of Facebook users have remained as active on the site since the Cambridge Analytica scandal first developed in March, a new poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos has found.
  
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• Warning over 'ZooPark' Android malware that targets WhatsApp and Telegram

  07-05-2018 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cyber espionage operation targeting users in the Middle East, and experts at Kaspersky say it ' shares the sophisticated hallmarks of a nation-state backed campaign'.
  
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• Men who flaunt wealth are seen as POOR potential long-term partners

  07-05-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celebrities such as Tyga (pictured) who flash their wealth may fail to impress woman, according to a new study by the University of Buffalo.
  
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• Richard Branson reveals his vision of 760mph Hyperloop freight train

  07-05-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based firm, Foster and Partners, has teamed up with Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One to develop the first Hyperloop cargo route through Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
  
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• #Limerick is one of the most vibrant sci-tech hubs in Ireland. Here's why. siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…

  07-05-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  #Limerick is one of the most vibrant sci-tech hubs in Ireland. Here's why. siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…
  
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• Bones found in a 3,600-year-old native American burial site are the world's oldest TATTOO kit 

  07-05-2018 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artifacts were buried in a native American grave west of Nashville, Tennessee, at least 3,600 years ago and remained entombed there until 1985.
  
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• Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated

  07-05-2018 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, far larger than previously thought.
  
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• Astronomers discover exoplanet where rain is definitely not a problem siliconrepublic.com/innovation/exo…

  07-05-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Astronomers discover exoplanet where rain is definitely not a problem siliconrepublic.com/innovation/exo…
  
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• 2 spaces after a full stop ARE better than one scientists say

  07-05-2018 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists from Skidmore College in New York claim that a double-space makes reading text easier - although not everyone is convinced by their research.
  
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• Sheikh Zayed: Islam’s Deep Roots In Sustainable Development

  07-05-2018 16:51 via technocracy.news
  Sheikh Zayed, father of the UAE, was an early adopter of environmental practices, indicating the compatibility between sustainable development and the Koran. This affinity may be one reason why Adolf Hitler (a radical ‘green’) had a such a robust relationship with the Islamic world during WWII. In other words, their mutual hatred of Jews may have a reason, but not the only reason for their mutual attraction. ⁃ TN EditorLong before “sustainable development” became a
  
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• Fears Raised Over Human Cloning As New Biomedical Science Emerges

  07-05-2018 16:26 via technocracy.news
  Regardless of statements to the contrary, this technology will ultimately lead to the attempted cloning of humans. Technocrat scientists invent because they can, not because there is any good, moral or ethical reason to do so. The guiding philosophy is whatever science can do, it should do. ⁃ TN EditorThe research institute combined two types of stem cells to create a viable embryo, which could then be replicated multiple times.
  Amazingly, it means the researchers didn’t use either a
  
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• California Looking To Be First State To Mandate Solar Panels On New Homes

  07-05-2018 16:11 via technocracy.news
  Radical environmentalists are asserting themselves again in California as they seek to mandate solar panels for all new homes, which could cost up to $30,000 more per unit. The Technocrat mindset is that there is a scientific solution to every conceivable problem, but personal freedom of choice does not enter their mind. ⁃ TN EditorFor seven years, a handful of homebuilders offered solar as an optional item to buyers willing to pay extra to go green.
  Now, California is on the verge of maki
  
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• Two spaces after a full stop really ARE better than one, say scientists

  07-05-2018 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists from Skidmore College in New York claim that a double-space makes reading text easier - although not everyone is convinced by their research.
  
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• Google changes rules for buying election adverts

  07-05-2018 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  A policy change means anyone buying ads will have to prove who they are and be a US citizen
  
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• #ICYMI: Check out some of the stunning start-ups from #Porto! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/port…

  07-05-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Check out some of the stunning start-ups from #Porto! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/port…
  
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• Scans prove NO hidden burial chambers'in King Tutankhamun's tomb

  07-05-2018 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There had been hopes that ground-penetrating radar would show up blocking-walls or corridors concealed behind paintings in the famed boy king's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
  
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• WATCH: How have cancer trials changed in Ireland in the last two decades? siliconrepublic.com/video/eibhlin-…

  07-05-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: How have cancer trials changed in Ireland in the last two decades? siliconrepublic.com/video/eibhlin-…
  
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• Attention, PhD researchers! Just a few days left to get your entries in! #Researchfest #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…

  07-05-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Attention, PhD researchers! Just a few days left to get your entries in! #Researchfest #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…
  
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• 'Pet-tech' of the future? Patents reveal bizarre inventions for animals

  07-05-2018 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based trademark attorney, Haseltine Lake, has uncovered futuristic pet-related patents ranging from the clever to the bizarre. Pictured is a patent forsunglasses for dogs and 'small animals'.
  
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• Information watchdog seeks Cambridge Analytica data

  07-05-2018 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Information Commissioner wants to find out how the firm gathered and used data on a US citizen
  
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• How long should you retain your employee data under GDPR? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  07-05-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  How long should you retain your employee data under GDPR? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• Did the Ministry of Defence dismiss evidence of aliens?

  07-05-2018 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr David Clarke, a research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University, says the report was intended to free the Ministry of Defence from having to investigate UFO sightings.
  
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• Tailoring e-learning to suit the student, not the educator siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/damg…

  07-05-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  Tailoring e-learning to suit the student, not the educator siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/damg…
  
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• InSight Diary: Mars mission emerges from the mists

  07-05-2018 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  London scientist Tom Pike watches his experiment leave Earth on a six-month journey to Mars.
  
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• WATCH: Understanding digital evolution with Virgin Media siliconrepublic.com/video/virgin-m…

  07-05-2018 11:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Understanding digital evolution with Virgin Media siliconrepublic.com/video/virgin-m…
  
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• Richard Branson reveals his vision of a 760mph Hyperloop freight train

  07-05-2018 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based firm, Foster and Partners, has teamed up with Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One to develop the first Hyperloop cargo route through Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
  
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• Cities are forcing animals to evolve at 'unprecedented speeds'

  07-05-2018 10:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our cities are ‘powerhouses of evolution’ where animals are rapidly adapting, according to Professor Menno Schilthuizen at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
  
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• Radar scans 'prove there are NO hidden burial chambers' in King Tutankhamun's tomb

  07-05-2018 10:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There had been hopes that ground-penetrating radar would show up blocking-walls or corridors concealed behind paintings in the famed boy king's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
  
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• Huge sinkhole caused by up to 100 years of rainfall shocks New Zealand and could be biggest ever

  07-05-2018 08:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cavernous hole, the size of two football fields and as deep as a six-storey building, last week opened up in the ground next to where dairy cows graze, near Rotorua.
  
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• Templafy documents the best way to keep firms on-brand siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/temp…

  07-05-2018 07:55 via twitter.com
  Templafy documents the best way to keep firms on-brand siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/temp…
  
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• Speedcuber, 22, breaks world record by solving Rubik's cube in just 4.22 seconds

  07-05-2018 05:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Feliks Zemdegs, 22, is a 'speedcuber' from Australia who participated in the Cube for Cambodia 2018 event on Saturday in Melbourne. A video shows Zemdeg's joyous reaction to breaking the record.
  
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• Put November 26 in your diary: That’s when Mars InSight lands. Hopefully

  07-05-2018 03:21 via go.theregister.com
  Probe prepared for sandstorms and more when it makes tricky parachute plunge VID  NASA’s successfully launched Mars InSight, the probe it hopes will help us to understand the interior of the Red Planet and therefore a little more about how rocky planets form.…
  
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• Put Nov. 26th in your diary: that’s when Mars InSight lands. Hopefully

  07-05-2018 03:21 via go.theregister.com
  Probe prepared for sandstorms and more when it makes tricky parachute plunge VID  NASA’s successfully launched Mars InSight, the probe it hopes will help us to understand the interior of the Red Planet and therefore a little more about how rocky planets form.…
  
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• Is Netflix killing sex? Bedtime internet surge as we snuggle up... to watch TV on our iPads 

  07-05-2018 02:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study has revealed there is a new ‘busy hour’ for internet use between 10pm and 11pm, driven by those watching streaming services such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer and video-sharing websites.
  
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• Facebook helps build terror networks by suggesting friends with similar likes to each other

  07-05-2018 02:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'suggested friends' feature, designed to connect similar minded Facebook users based on their common interests, actively helps terrorists build up networks, critics suggest.
  
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• Fictional futures

  07-05-2018 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  With the continuing success of Black Panther, "afrofuturism" is now more important than ever.
  
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