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• Methane ice dunes found on Pluto by Nasa spacecraft

  31-05-2018 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists say they have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto.
  
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• Ava who are behind $249 fertility monitoring watch raises $30m

  31-05-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ava, a startup that created a wearable fertility monitoring device and app, has raised $30million in funding to expand into other aspects of female health.
  
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• Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service

  31-05-2018 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google-owned Waymo is adding 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its fleet. Waymo is expanding its partnership with the automaker to potentially build the technology into a self-driving car.
  
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• The end of an era for photography as Canon kills off its last film camera

  31-05-2018 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canon isending sale of the EOS-1v, the last remaining model of film camera that the company sells. The Japanese giant began commercial sales of its first film camera, known as the Hansa Canon, in 1936.
  
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• Republicans slam Google after search listed 'Nazism' as California GOP's ideology

  31-05-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The error, which was quickly corrected, was listed in the ‘Knowledge Panel' section of the search and Google said it was likely caused by vandalism on one of the sources.
  
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• The AI that can STOP facial recognition:

  31-05-2018 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Toronto researchers say their Instagram-like filter can tweak pictures so they look the same to human eyes, but can disrupt machine learning systems used by web giants.
  
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• Photos claim Pixel 3 will have an edge-to-edge screen, a notch and be made by iPhone manufacturer

  31-05-2018 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fresh rumors about Google's upcoming Pixel 3 claim that the phone could look a lot like the iPhone X. Images of the purported screen protectors show a notch design and an edge-to-edge screen.
  
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• Bizarre '1975' Android bug displays your private text messages

  31-05-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A strange glitch is mystifying Android phone owners after a Reddit user discovered the Google app can display their private text messages when specific web addresses are entered.
  
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• The ice must flow: Dunes of frozen gas spotted on alien dwarf

  31-05-2018 21:34 via go.theregister.com
  Pluto's not just a cold distant ball – it may have been geologically active early on Dunes of methane ice grains have been discovered on Pluto after scientists studied snaps taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. That's according to a paper published in the journal Science today.…
  
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• Good news for mountain gorillas as researchers reveal there are now over 1,000 in the wild

  31-05-2018 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Africa's critically endangered mountain gorillas have exceeded 1,000 after conservation efforts, making them the only great ape in the world considered to be growing in number.
  
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• #Uber boss @dkhos says the company is on track to go public next year. siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…

  31-05-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  #Uber boss @dkhos says the company is on track to go public next year. siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…
  
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• YouTube winning battle for teenage users: Site used by 85% of teens, while only 51% use Facebook 

  31-05-2018 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Pew Research Center survey found that YouTube has passed Facebook as teenagers most used site, with 85 percent reporting being active on the video platform.
  
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• Venture capitalist and partner at @kpcb Mary Meeker delivered her annual internet trends report at @Recode’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  Venture capitalist and partner at @kpcb Mary Meeker delivered her annual internet trends report at @Recode’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Futuristic 'smart' tissues could grow into any organ

  31-05-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have 'automated' cells to grow into any organ and the tissues may even be able to connect themselves to patient's bodies.
  
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• As we close off the month of May, take a look at some of our #Limerick coverage as a vibrant sci-tech hub. siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…

  31-05-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  As we close off the month of May, take a look at some of our #Limerick coverage as a vibrant sci-tech hub. siliconrepublic.com/careers/sci-te…
  
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• Leak shows the EU has fallen short of its OWN data laws

  31-05-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials in Brussels admitted the authority that designed the rules is not itself compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  
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• Vogue 25 celebrates science, social media and activism siliconrepublic.com/discovery/vogu…

  31-05-2018 20:13 via twitter.com
  Vogue 25 celebrates science, social media and activism siliconrepublic.com/discovery/vogu…
  
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• Xiaomi, bound for IPO, woos fans (and investors) at...

  31-05-2018 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, lining up for a $10 billion IPO, held a rock concert-style launch on to unveil its latest flagship smartphone and a virtual reality headset developed with Facebook.
  
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• New Horizons data reveals the giant dunes on Pluto are made of methane

  31-05-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Methane dunes have been spotted on Pluto in pictures taken by Nasa's New Horizon spacecraft. Researchers from the University of Plymouth led the study and analysed hundreds of images.
  
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• Proof of crucifixions in the ancient world? 2,000-year-old skeleton with a hole in its foot is found

  31-05-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton was found around 37 miles (60km) from Venice in the Po valley and had 'particular lesions' on the right heel. It was analysed by Italian researchers led by the University of Ferrara.
  
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• Telegram App claims Apple is blocking updates over Russia

  31-05-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has prevented the Telegram messaging service from updating globally ever since Russia ordered Apple to remove the service from its stores, Telegram's CEO and founder said on Thursday.
  
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• The new @scienceirel Centres for Research Training initiative will provide training for 600 postgraduate students.  siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sfi…

  31-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  The new @scienceirel Centres for Research Training initiative will provide training for 600 postgraduate students.  siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sfi…
  
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• #Limerick has a sci-tech scene with a science-fiction focus. #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/machines/limer…

  31-05-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  #Limerick has a sci-tech scene with a science-fiction focus. #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/machines/limer…
  
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• Rare seal dies off UK coast as a piece of plastic the 'size of sweet wrapper' blocks its stomach  

  31-05-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A young Harp seal washed up dead on the coast of the Isle of Skye after swallowing a chunk of plastic it mistook for food. It stopped the stomach from operating properly and killed the rare seal.
  
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• Egyptian mummy thought to be a hawk turns out to be stillborn BABY with severely malformed skull

  31-05-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Micro-CT scans of the tiny Egyptian mummy shows it was not a bird beneath the wrappings, but a stillborn human fetus. Experts say the baby boy died at 23-28 weeks into gestation with a severely malformed skull,
  
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• Authorities in the #UK are to review a scheme to move emergency services communications from radio to #4G. siliconrepublic.com/comms/uk-4g-em…

  31-05-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Authorities in the #UK are to review a scheme to move emergency services communications from radio to #4G. siliconrepublic.com/comms/uk-4g-em…
  
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• Withings to return after Nokia sell-off

  31-05-2018 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  French start-up Withings is to return to its founder for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• This is the first time that chosen projects from @BTYSTE will be examined in a simulated #space environment. They w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-05-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  This is the first time that chosen projects from @BTYSTE will be examined in a simulated #space environment. They w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Are we heading for extinction? Maths models reveal the three possible fates for our planet

  31-05-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematicians from the University of Rochester in New York modelled how advanced civilisations on distant exoplanets would have survived or perished when faced with a similar changing environment.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Mysterious biological event in human history traced back to ancient wars ow.ly/tWQ630kh5u9

  31-05-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Mysterious biological event in human history traced back to ancient wars ow.ly/tWQ630kh5u9
  
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• #MostRead Today: Web Summit to hire 50 amid rapid international expansion ow.ly/8VCl30kh5pN

  31-05-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Web Summit to hire 50 amid rapid international expansion ow.ly/8VCl30kh5pN
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘Big bets like NB-IoT are the business of telecoms’ ow.ly/rCne30kh5t7

  31-05-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today:‘Big bets like NB-IoT are the business of telecoms’ ow.ly/rCne30kh5t7
  
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• #MostRead Today: Google is working on ethical guidelines in the wake of military AI furore ow.ly/yHKL30kh5rm

  31-05-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Google is working on ethical guidelines in the wake of military AI furore ow.ly/yHKL30kh5rm
  
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• #MostRead Today: Accommodation crisis may make Dublin a mini San Francisco ow.ly/Yw7I30kh5sd

  31-05-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Accommodation crisis may make Dublin a mini San Francisco ow.ly/Yw7I30kh5sd
  
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• Uber is 'on track' for an IPO in 2019 and is in talks with Waymo over a self-driving partnership

  31-05-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the ride-hailing firm is 'on track' for an IPO in late 2019, saying Uber has a 'very strong balance sheet' that could position it for an IPO.
  
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• #Google is dealing with the employee unrest stemming from the Project Maven contract. #AI #military #drones siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…

  31-05-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  #Google is dealing with the employee unrest stemming from the Project Maven contract. #AI #military #drones siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…
  
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• Scientists transform Alzheimer's genes into healthy ones by 'cutting out' DNA

  31-05-2018 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that the gene APOE4 more common in Alzheimer's can be turned into healthy ones and reverse the disease.
  
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• Scientists reveal 'direct evidence' man used a route along Alaska's Pacific border to get to America

  31-05-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University at Buffalo believe the first Americans may have taken a coastal route (pictured) along Alaska's Pacific border to enter the continent.
  
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• World Cup: BBC offer chance to watch in 4K, HDR and virtual reality

  31-05-2018 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viewers in the UK will need to tune-in via BBC iPlayer for the chance to be one of the lucky few with access to the 4K and HDR formats. VR coverage will be broadcast via a BBC Sport VR app
  
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• British pilots were ordered to fly through H-bomb radiation cloud

  31-05-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sensational new files were discovered by Shirley Denson, 83, the widow of a pilot who flew in one MoD experiment in 1958. They appear to show the MoD used pilots as 'guinea pigs' in radiation tests.
  
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• 'Embarrassing' leak shows the EU has fallen short of its OWN data laws after publishing 700 records

  31-05-2018 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials in Brussels admitted the authority that designed the rules is not itself compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  
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• Instagram ad insulted disabled people

  31-05-2018 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Adverts for the game Hustle Castle featured characters with the heading "Level 1 Retard".
  
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• Annoying 'know it alls' who are convinced they are always right really ARE less informed

  31-05-2018 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Michigan found that even when 'know-it-alls' were told they didn't know as much as they thought, they still claimed their beliefs were correct (stock image).
  
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• The TSA Keeps A Secret Watchlist Of Those Who Resist

  31-05-2018 16:18 via technocracy.news
  The TSA has long since gone rogue against American citizens, but no-fly lists were apparently not enough. The secret list of anyone who resists or smart-mouths them is nothing short of a police-state in action. ⁃ TN Editor“I need a witness!” exclaimed the security screener at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Because I had forgotten to remove my belt before going through a scanner, he explained, I must undergo an “enhanced patdown.” I told him that if he ja
  
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• The Gnarly, Twisted Logic Of Environmental Zealots

  31-05-2018 16:06 via technocracy.news
  The Technocrat’s slight of hand has twisted reality and logic in ways that could not have been anticipated, but it has molded the post-modern world into what we see today. It is time to start thinking clearly again! ⁃ TN EditorYou Need to Understand Twisted but Clever Logic Used to Drive Political Exploitation of Climate and Environment.
  In 2003, the late Michael Crichton gave one of the most germane speeches about the challenges we face today. His opening explains the issue.
  I have
  
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• 'Racist' Nobel Prize winner James Watson derides former colleagues

  31-05-2018 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During a speech in Paris, James Watson (main) insulted his former colleagues Rosalind Franklin and scientist Francis Crick, with whom he uncovered the double-helix structure of DNA.
  
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• Deadly spider washes up alive on Australian beach

  31-05-2018 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A frightening photograph of a particularly nasty looking spider was posted to Reddit on Thursday, along with the caption 'just another trip to the beach in Australia.'
  
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• Aspiring astronaut @astrostarbright is gearing up for her first visit to #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/discovery/tayl…

  31-05-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Aspiring astronaut @astrostarbright is gearing up for her first visit to #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/discovery/tayl…
  
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• Cattle Are Essential For Sequestering Carbon On Ranchland

  31-05-2018 15:42 via technocracy.news
  Cattle have been demonized by environmental radicals as ‘unsustainable’, carbon belchers and wrecking the environment. To their chagrin, the exact opposite has been demonstrated in practice. Cattle are highly beneficial to the ecosystem while proving an excellent source of protein. ⁃ TN EditorCarbon ranching is coming to Santa Barbara, but farmers aren’t growing carbon — they’re putting it back into the ground. With the help of compost and cattl
  
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• Is it legal to use my smartphone sat-nav on the car passenger seat and in the cup holder?

  31-05-2018 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I have been using my smartphone sat-nav by simply loading up the route and then leaving it on the passenger seat or cup holder - but I'm worried now that I am breaking the law.
  
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