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• Lava covers potentially explosive wells on Hawaii's Big Island

  28-05-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lava has covered two potentially-explosive wells at the Puna Geothermal Venture on Hawaii's Big Island.
  
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• 'Golden Record' NASA hoped would help aliens learn about Earth could baffle them

  28-05-2018 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The records include maps, images and charts along with 117 pictures, humpback whale sounds, greetings in 54 language, a  20-minute 'sound essay' of life on Earth, and 90 minutes of music.
  
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• Frog inflates its backside to show off a pair of poison-squirting fake eyes to escape predators

  28-05-2018 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When viewed from behind, you might mistake the Cuyaba dwarf frog’s rump for a menacing face. The amphibian is equipped with the ability to puff up its body, to appear much larger than it actually is
  
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• Apple's triple camera iPhone could have depth sensing and a 'superzoom'

  28-05-2018 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New reports say the 2019 iPhone could have a three lens camera - with one of them acting as a 'superzoom' giving the handset a 3x optical zoom for the first time.
  
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• See the blood red sky of Trappist-1d: NASA reveals 'Exoplanet Travel Bureau' offering virtual tours

  28-05-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the distant Kepler discoveries to the potentially habitable Trappist-1d, the Exoplanet Travel Bureau site offers a stunning virtual tour through planets that sit many light-years away.
  
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• The hacks that can help keep your smart speakers and phones from listening in

  28-05-2018 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance highlight the unexpected risks of technology.
  
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• #GDPR has been in force for less than a week, but it is already causing serious upheaval. #privacy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/epr…

  28-05-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  #GDPR has been in force for less than a week, but it is already causing serious upheaval. #privacy siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/epr…
  
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• Check out who's hiring in the #midwest, including @CookMedical, @JLRPR and @zimmerbiomet  #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/mid-west-…

  28-05-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Check out who's hiring in the #midwest, including @CookMedical, @JLRPR and @zimmerbiomet  #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/mid-west-…
  
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• Great Barrier Reef has suffered FIVE 'death events' in the last 30,000 years

  28-05-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over millennia, the reef has adapted to sudden changes in environment by migrating across the sea floor as the oceans rose and fell - but say this might not be enough to deal with the current crisis.
  
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• ‘US companies see Ireland as a safe pair of hands to hand over the running of their branch office or their entity.’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  ‘US companies see Ireland as a safe pair of hands to hand over the running of their branch office or their entity.’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tesla tweaks Model 3 braking after Consumers Reports' refusal to recommend

  28-05-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk claims the performance has been improved in a firmware update being sent to cars
  
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• John Glenn's 'Project Bullet' helmet up for auction

  28-05-2018 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The late astronaut and U.S senator made theflight on July 16, 1957. He sped in his Vought F8U Crusader from near Los Angeles to Brooklyn in a record-setting 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8.4 seconds.
  
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• As #mentalhealth becomes a more prominent topic in the workplace, how will wellbeing factor into the #FutureofWork?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  As #mentalhealth becomes a more prominent topic in the workplace, how will wellbeing factor into the #FutureofWork?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Peruvian scientists trace the origins of the Incas using DNA from emperors' modern day descendants

  28-05-2018 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Peru believe they have traced the origins of the Incas -- the largest pre-Hispanic civilization in the Americas -- through the DNA of the modern-day descendants of their emperors.
  
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• Besides lava and ash, Hawaii volcano is pumping out 'vog'

  28-05-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Volcanic smog, or air pollution, is created by vapor, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide gas released from Kilauea, and the health effects are similar to extreme pollution.
  
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• A team from the @EdinburghUni has suggested that iron-rich rocks near the ancient lake sites of #Mars could provide… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  A team from the @EdinburghUni has suggested that iron-rich rocks near the ancient lake sites of #Mars could provide… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Lava covers potentially explosive well on Hawaii's Big Island

  28-05-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lava covered a potentially explosive well at the Puna Geothermal Venture on Hawaii's Big Island on Sunday.
  
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• Incredible mind-reading headset automatically changes the plot of a film based on how bored you feel

  28-05-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The headset, created by Nottingham Universityresearcher Richard Ramchurn, monitors electrical signals in a person's brain to see if they are feeling bored or excited.
  
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• Ireland’s mid-west has #jobs with some of the most prestigious multinationals in the world and some amazing home-gr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Ireland’s mid-west has #jobs with some of the most prestigious multinationals in the world and some amazing home-gr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• What does your music taste say about YOU?

  28-05-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two major studies conducted by psychologists from Cambridge University haverevealed the relationship between music and personality.
  
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• Tech groups raise concerns EU ePrivacy plan could kill innovation siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/epr…

  28-05-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  Tech groups raise concerns EU ePrivacy plan could kill innovation siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/epr…
  
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• Tesla tweaks Model 3 braking after Consumers Reports refuses to recommend Elon Musk's electric car

  28-05-2018 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk claims the performance has been improved in a firmware update being sent to cars
  
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• #MostRead Today: These 9 companies in the mid-west are all hiring right now ow.ly/WkPq30kdoeq

  28-05-2018 17:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: These 9 companies in the mid-west are all hiring right now ow.ly/WkPq30kdoeq
  
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• #MostRead Today: Thinking of moving to Limerick? Here’s what you need to know ow.ly/w61230kdod2

  28-05-2018 17:46 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Thinking of moving to Limerick? Here’s what you need to know ow.ly/w61230kdod2
  
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• #MostRead Today: Project Lightning strikes: Virgin buys Waterford cable firm ow.ly/KcqJ30kdock

  28-05-2018 17:46 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Project Lightning strikes: Virgin buys Waterford cable firm ow.ly/KcqJ30kdock
  
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• Spacing meetings out hinders productivity while lumping them together gives you more free time

  28-05-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that upcoming meetings hinder progress and stop you from being productive. (stock)
  
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• Active Shooter video game that lets children simulate murdering their classmates sparks outrage

  28-05-2018 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global new video game has triggered outrage online after it was revealed players could take on the role of a shooter inside a school, weeks after the latest school shooting in the US.
  
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• What does the future of workplace wellbeing look like? siliconrepublic.com/careers/wellbe…

  28-05-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  What does the future of workplace wellbeing look like? siliconrepublic.com/careers/wellbe…
  
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• The majority rules as nasty ‘51 per cent attacks’ see cryptojackers abscond with a lot of dosh. #cryptocurrency… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  The majority rules as nasty ‘51 per cent attacks’ see cryptojackers abscond with a lot of dosh. #cryptocurrency… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The fibres can withstand deformation of close to 500pc before recovering their initial shape. #engineering… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  The fibres can withstand deformation of close to 500pc before recovering their initial shape. #engineering… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hidden, ancient rocks could contain evidence of former life on Mars siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  28-05-2018 16:11 via twitter.com
  Hidden, ancient rocks could contain evidence of former life on Mars siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• More than two-thirds of companies surveyed are concerned about the risk to their reputation when it comes to their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  More than two-thirds of companies surveyed are concerned about the risk to their reputation when it comes to their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The #Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2018 is due to kick off on 4 June, and the company is expected to unveil… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  The #Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2018 is due to kick off on 4 June, and the company is expected to unveil… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dolphin 'happiness' is measured for the first time:

  28-05-2018 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Paris University studied dolphin behavior at Parc Astérix, a theme park in Plailly with one of France's largest dolphinariums,
  
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• Watch: A #NASA camera got caught up in a brushfire siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…

  28-05-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Watch: A #NASA camera got caught up in a brushfire siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…
  
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• ‘The Casey family were true pioneers of the cable industry in Ireland. They were the first to invest in fibre optic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  ‘The Casey family were true pioneers of the cable industry in Ireland. They were the first to invest in fibre optic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Heather Massie will breathe fresh life into Hedy Lamarr’s wholly unique story at #Inspirefest 2018. For inspiration… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-05-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Heather Massie will breathe fresh life into Hedy Lamarr’s wholly unique story at #Inspirefest 2018. For inspiration… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Inside Japan's Buddhist temple that performs hundreds of funerals for ROBOT DOGS

  28-05-2018 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bungen Oi, the priest at the 450-year-old Kofukuji temple in Isumi, east of Tokyo, dismisses the idea that holding memorials for machines is absurd, and claims 'all things have a soul'.
  
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• Apple will let you unlock your front door with your iPhone in iOS 12, report suggests

  28-05-2018 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is believed to be working on an update to allow iPhone owners to unlock their front door with a tap of their smartphone. The new feature could be unveiled at WWDC in San Jose next month.
  
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• YouTube stars' fury over algorithm tests

  28-05-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The website says it has been manipulating the subscription feed for some viewers.
  
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• Elon Musk unveils a map of more than 10,000 Tesla 'Superchargers’ across the world

  28-05-2018 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map shows how Europe, North America and China are set to be the main locations for the new chargers. Red stations mark chargers that exist and the grey ones are set to be completed soon.
  
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• Oldest tree in Europe discovered in the Pollino National Park in Italy — and it's still growing

  28-05-2018 11:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite being 1,230 years-old, the oldest tree in Europe is still thriving, scientists say. The ancient Heldreich’s pine was discovered in the Pollino National Park in Italy after a four-year survey.
  
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• Britain's buskers will be the first in the world to take contactless payments from the public

  28-05-2018 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Buskers in London will now accept contactless and chip and pin payments after a scheme started by iZettle and the Mayor's Busk in London initiative.
  
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• Overwhelming computing power used for $20m bitcoin heist siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…

  28-05-2018 10:51 via twitter.com
  Overwhelming computing power used for $20m bitcoin heist siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bit…
  
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• Bulgarians tweeting in Cyrillic confused for Russian bots

  28-05-2018 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The use of the Cyrillic alphabet is one way Twitter tries to identify Russian automated accounts.
  
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• Project Lightning strikes: Virgin buys Waterford cable firm siliconrepublic.com/comms/virgin-m…

  28-05-2018 10:04 via twitter.com
  Project Lightning strikes: Virgin buys Waterford cable firm siliconrepublic.com/comms/virgin-m…
  
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• Inspirefest snapshot: The actor shining a spotlight on a forgotten genius siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ins…

  28-05-2018 09:55 via twitter.com
  Inspirefest snapshot: The actor shining a spotlight on a forgotten genius siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ins…
  
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• ‘The quality of life in Limerick is better than Dublin’ siliconrepublic.com/people/jaguar-…

  28-05-2018 09:50 via twitter.com
  ‘The quality of life in Limerick is better than Dublin’ siliconrepublic.com/people/jaguar-…
  
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• Galway medtech Neurent Medical raises €9.3m siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/neur…

  28-05-2018 09:31 via twitter.com
  Galway medtech Neurent Medical raises €9.3m siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/neur…
  
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• Five personality changes a newlywed couple experiences in the first year

  28-05-2018 09:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newlywed couples will often experience five big personality changes within their very first year of marriage, a new study has found.
  
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