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• Scientists discover origin of  the amphibian 'apocalypse' that's killing hundreds of species

  11-05-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have traced the origin of the deadly chytrid fungus to the Korean peninsula. It has driven more than 200 amphibian species to extinction or near-extinction.
  
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• The startup that wants you to 'live to 130 in the body of a 22-year-old'

  11-05-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Harvard startup has begun preliminary experiments on beagles and claims it can make animals 'younger' by adding new DNA instructions to their bodies.
  
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• SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket

  11-05-2018 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The California rocket company SpaceX conducts what is arguably its most important launch to date.
  
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• More than a THIRD of brands 'contain less than half the SPF it says on the label,' report warns 

  11-05-2018 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Consumer Reports has revealed their rankings for sunscreen lotions and sprays this year, including which 24 out the 73 brands they tested provide less than half the protection the advertise.
  
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• Snapchat update separates friends' Stories from Discover

  11-05-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat rolled out a redesign putting Snaps and Chats in chronological order. It moved Stories from friends back to right side of the app sorted algorithmically.
  
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• Uber to announce plans to use drones to deliver food to your door

  11-05-2018 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's chief executive officer, described how deliveries could be expected in between five to 30 minutes in the program expected to be launched in 2020.
  
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• North Korea's last nuclear test was so powerful it moved a mountain

  11-05-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Punggye-ri, the nuclear test inside Mount Mantap (pictured) in North Korea housed five nuclear bomb tests. It has been damaged by blasts and could cause an environmental disaster.
  
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• Missed out on some of the top stories this week? Let us help you catch up. #broadband #infosec #Facebook siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tec…

  11-05-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  Missed out on some of the top stories this week? Let us help you catch up. #broadband #infosec #Facebook siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tec…
  
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• Researchers reveal method to encrypt text in plain sight

  11-05-2018 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a system dubbed FontCode, which works by altering the shape of font in a text in a way that is imperceptible to the reader .
  
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• With GDPR just around the corner, one of the largest tech firms in the world outlines its compliance steps. #Google… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-05-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  With GDPR just around the corner, one of the largest tech firms in the world outlines its compliance steps. #Google… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• "We looked all around Europe, and #Limerick was the place where the whole city had a culture that was more or less… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  "We looked all around Europe, and #Limerick was the place where the whole city had a culture that was more or less… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This week in #IoT, Microsoft drones and botnets causing havoc. #Microsoft #drones #botnets siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-d…

  11-05-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  This week in #IoT, Microsoft drones and botnets causing havoc. #Microsoft #drones #botnets siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-d…
  
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• Scientists discover we regret not following our dreams MORE than cheating on a partner

  11-05-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by a psychologist at Cornell University in New Yorkstate has discovered that a person's deepest regrets stem from not living up to their idea of who they should be (stock image).
  
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• UC Berkeley reveal stealthy commands can be picked up by popular voice assistants. #siri #infosec #amazon… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-05-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  UC Berkeley reveal stealthy commands can be picked up by popular voice assistants. #siri #infosec #amazon… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The Gremlins are coming! US military to test 'killer drone swarms'

  11-05-2018 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The craft would be launched from aircraft to carry out missions in 'swarms', and could support the F-35 before being caught in mid air by a transporter plane to prepare them to fly again.
  
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• US Army reveals it is teaming up with Uber to work on 'silent and efficient' flying taxis

  11-05-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber and the US Army have signed an agreement to create the first usable stacked co-rotating propellers, with two rotor systems – one on top of the other – moving in the same direction.
  
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• Remains of an ancient Roman horse that died 2,000 years ago are found at Pompeii

  11-05-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The horse was found in an area now known as Civita Giuliana, to the north of the ancient city and outside of its protective walls, by experts who work to conserve the rich history of Pompeii.
  
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• Are YOUR beauty products polluting the air?

  11-05-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colorado researchers say over the course of the day, compounds in deodorants, lotions, hair gels and perfumes evaporate from our skin and eventually make their way outdoors.
  
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• Uber to announce plans to use DRONES to deliver food to your door in under five MINUTES

  11-05-2018 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's chief executive officer, described how deliveries could be expected in between five to 30 minutes in the program expected to be launched in 2020.
  
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• Ancient Romans painted horrifying blood-red and bright yellow warnings on walls across Scotland

  11-05-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louisa Campbell from the University of Glasgowspent eight months painstakingly studying the slabs of rock on the Antonine Wall, which runs from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde.
  
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• Spotify’s new policy comes down hard on certain content from musical artists. #Spotify #RKelly #music siliconrepublic.com/companies/spot…

  11-05-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Spotify’s new policy comes down hard on certain content from musical artists. #Spotify #RKelly #music siliconrepublic.com/companies/spot…
  
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• Why Replacing Politicians With Experts Is A Reckless Idea

  11-05-2018 17:15 via technocracy.news
  There is a fine line between epistocracy (rule by ‘knowers’) and Technocracy (rule by ‘experts’) and in the end, epistocracy would collapse into Technocracy anyway. This is a thoughtful article excerpted from a newly published book, How Democracy Ends. However, the author misses the reality of Technocracy as an economic system rather than a political system. ⁃ TN EditorDemocracy is tired, vindictive, self-deceiving, paranoid, clumsy and frequently ineffect
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Decoding the tech enigma siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tec…

  11-05-2018 16:48 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Decoding the tech enigma siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/tec…
  
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• What steps has Google taken ahead of the GDPR deadline? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  11-05-2018 16:46 via twitter.com
  What steps has Google taken ahead of the GDPR deadline? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• Now, you see it... now, you don't! siliconrepublic.com/machines/cloak…

  11-05-2018 16:45 via twitter.com
  Now, you see it... now, you don't!siliconrepublic.com/machines/cloak…
  
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• Renewed Calls For North American Union Based On Technocracy

  11-05-2018 16:34 via technocracy.news
  Dr. Parag Khana, author of Technocracy in America, calls for Trump to scrap NAFTA and go directly to a North American Union. Under President George Bush, the NAU idea was driven into oblivion by American activists, including this writer. It was and still is a notion of Technocracy that Mexico and Canada should merge with the US to become a continental technate, ruled by Technocrats. ⁃ TN EditorOn Thursday, April 14, 2018, Parag Khanna was the opening speaker at the most recent SIOR Spring
  
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• Scientists confirm short-man syndrome is real

  11-05-2018 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by Vrije University in the Netherlands, who used a money sharing conundrum. Pictured is Russian President Vladimir Putin is around 5ft 5in (1.69m),
  
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• Facebook's attempt to bring 'people closer' is doing the opposite

  11-05-2018 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York-based research firm, YPulse, came to the conclusion after questioning 2,100 13-to-35-year-olds on how they felt after using social sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Spotify.
  
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• The challenge of space gardening: One giant 'leaf' for...

  11-05-2018 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Miami-based Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has identified 106 plant varieties that might do well in space, including hardy cabbages and leafy lettuces.
  
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• The ads released this week provide the most comprehensive insights yet into the strategy of the Internet Research A… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-05-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  The ads released this week provide the most comprehensive insights yet into the strategy of the Internet Research A… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trilateral Commission Member Joseph Nye Speaks Out On China, Asia

  11-05-2018 16:13 via technocracy.news
  When Nye states, “Contrary to conspiracy theories, the Commission has little power”, he is speaking of this writer’s seminal works Trilaterals Over Washington, Vol. I and II, co-authored with the late Professor Antony Sutton. The Trilateral Commission and its members stand naked before the clear documentation of history, and no amount of self-effacing rhetoric will erase that. ⁃ TN EditorWhen the Trilateral Commission – a group of political and business leaders, jou
  
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• WP Engine’s Jason Cohen: ‘Integration is the future of the web’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wp-…

  11-05-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  WP Engine’s Jason Cohen: ‘Integration is the future of the web’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/wp-…
  
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• A total of five classes of oral #antibiotics were associated with a diagnosis of kidney stone disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…

  11-05-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  A total of five classes of oral #antibiotics were associated with a diagnosis of kidney stone disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…
  
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• ‘Women are terrified by their own voices and it is time to put that behind us’ – @angiemezzetti #WomenInvent siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ang…

  11-05-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  ‘Women are terrified by their own voices and it is time to put that behind us’ – @angiemezzetti #WomenInvent siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ang…
  
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• Google Duplex: creepy or cool? Podcast 368

  11-05-2018 15:14
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: Google’s new human-mimicking AI assistant: creepy or cool? And how the next version of Android P is going to try and get you to look at your phone less. A lot less.
  
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• Delayed gratification for Musk's rocket fanciers

  11-05-2018 15:12 via go.theregister.com
  Falcon 9 launch countdown stops at the last minute The launch of SpaceX’s updated Falcon 9, with Bangladesh’s first satellite perched on top, was halted at the 58 second mark.…
  
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• As seed funding dies off, so too will Irish #startups, warns @MrJohnFKennedy siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/seed…

  11-05-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  As seed funding dies off, so too will Irish #startups, warns @MrJohnFKennedy siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/seed…
  
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• Flying IoT just took off following major deal with DJI and Microsoft siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-d…

  11-05-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Flying IoT just took off following major deal with DJI and Microsoft siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-d…
  
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• Google's Duplex AI voice assistant will identify itself as a robot

  11-05-2018 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The comment comes amid backlash that Google is tricking humans into talking to a machine without them ever realising. The Duplex system was unveiled in California on Tuesday.
  
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• Monster wave breaks world record in the Southern Hemisphere

  11-05-2018 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A monster wave has broken the world record for the largest wave ever in the southern hemisphere. The monster wave lashed Campbell Island, off New Zealand’s south coast.
  
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• #Eir to focus on being a leaner and more agile organisation, says new CEO. #broadband #fibre siliconrepublic.com/companies/eir-…

  11-05-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  #Eir to focus on being a leaner and more agile organisation, says new CEO. #broadband #fibresiliconrepublic.com/companies/eir-…
  
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• Is #5G fixed wireless a better alternative to #fibre to the home? siliconrepublic.com/comms/imagine-…

  11-05-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Is #5G fixed wireless a better alternative to #fibre to the home? siliconrepublic.com/comms/imagine-…
  
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• Red squirrels 'may have introduced' leprosy to Britain

  11-05-2018 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The discovery supports the theory that squirrels may have spread the disease in medieval Europe.
  
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• Prosthetics breakthrough: Lightest, cheapest and most advanced mechanical hand ever made

  11-05-2018 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called Hennes hand, developed by Italian researchers, has only one motor that controls all five fingers, making it lighter, cheaper and more able to adapt to the shape of objects.
  
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• Albatrosses killed by plastic on a remote Pacific island

  11-05-2018 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The images are taken from Albatross, a documentary created by American photographer and filmmaker Chris Jordan on Midway Island in the North Pacific ocean.
  
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• Google to warn when humans chat with convincing bots

  11-05-2018 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Humans will be told if they are talking to bots that can convincingly mimic human speech.
  
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• UK space needs 'bold national plan'

  11-05-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Report: A long-term national programme is required to unlock the UK space sector's full potential.
  
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• Peering inside Mount Mantap to see the damage caused by nuclear testing in #NorthKorea siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nor…

  11-05-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  Peering inside Mount Mantap to see the damage caused by nuclear testing in #NorthKorea siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nor…
  
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• Elon Musk's Boring Company is 'almost done' with its LA tunnel

  11-05-2018 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The billionaire's tunnel-digging firm The Boring Company is adding the finishing touches to its first ever track, ahead of its opening in Los Angeles, which could lead to a full scale transport system.
  
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• Do you know about what’s happening in Limerick right now? siliconrepublic.com/careers/limeri…

  11-05-2018 13:14 via twitter.com
  Do you know about what’s happening in Limerick right now? siliconrepublic.com/careers/limeri…
  
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