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• Virtual cadaver could help solve the medical shortage of dead bodies

  08-06-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Montpellier Medical University in France are using 3D scanners to create 'virtual cadavers' for medical students to learn on.
  
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• Nobel laureate joins another exclusive club

  08-06-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr Richard Henderson is made a Companion of Honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
  
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• Honey bees understand the concept of zero (but human children still can't quite grasp it)

  08-06-2018 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Australia and France taught honey bees that zero is less than one. Bees have an ability thought to exist only in dolphins, primates, birds and humans older than toddlers.
  
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• Snap to make its Bitmoji Friendmoji characters available outside of Snapchat

  08-06-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat said users' Friendmojis, or Bitmojis with friends, are coming to the iMessages app for iPhones and iPads. Friendmojis are stickers that show your Bitmoji with a friend's avatar.
  
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• Incredibly realistic organ replicas that BLEED will let surgeons practice high stakes operations

  08-06-2018 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pair of doctors atthe University of Rochester have developed a creative way to make uncannily lifelike organ models using 3D printing and gel so they can practice high-stakes robotic surgeries.
  
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• Sir Elton John urges social media boycott over hate speech

  08-06-2018 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Elton John says social media giants should be boycotted if they do not tackle homophobic hate speech.
  
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• Elon Musk teases he's building a futuristic running track that will let astronauts jog in SPACE

  08-06-2018 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk wants to let astronauts run track in space and the billionaire tech mogul is taking a page from the iconic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey in order to make it happen.
  
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• Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has created a MILE of new land

  08-06-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US Geological Survey officials said the flow is still very active and there is no way of knowing when the eruption, which has created a mile of new land in Kapoho Bay, will end.
  
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• This week, Europe celebrated #MedtechWeek! Catch up here! siliconrepublic.com/innovation/med…

  08-06-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  This week, Europe celebrated #MedtechWeek! Catch up here! siliconrepublic.com/innovation/med…
  
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• Single injection all it takes to transform a docile honey bee into a hostile menace, scientists find

  08-06-2018 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Africanised bees are notoriously aggressive, and have killed more than 1,000 people since they were first introduced to Brazil in the 1950s.
  
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• World's largest iceberg set to disappear as it drifts towards the equator afte

  08-06-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's largest iceberg broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in March 2000 and has been slowly drifting north. Nasa predicts the remaining ice will soon disappear as it enters warmer waters.
  
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• Do YOU live in one of the most polluting cities in the world?

  08-06-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An interactive map has revealed that Seoul in South Korea is the now the most polluting city on Earth. Three US cities alsofeature in the top ten.
  
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• Companies use @asana to manage everything from marketing campaigns to product launches to team goals. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/asa…

  08-06-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Companies use @asana to manage everything from marketing campaigns to product launches to team goals. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/asa…
  
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• Yahoo reveals it is killing off Messenger 20 years after it first launched

  08-06-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After 20 years, Yahoo Messenger is logging off for the last time. Anyone who still uses the messaging app has until July 17 before it'll shut down for good, Yahoo says.
  
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• Study looks at why we hear talking as singing after many repetitions 

  08-06-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Speech-to-Song Illusion' occurs when a spoken phrase is repeated so many times that it begins to sound like song, according to scientists from the University of Kansas (stock image).
  
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• Monkeys living in China's Quinling mountains double their consumption of fats and carbs for winter

  08-06-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Golden snub-nosed monkeys in China’s Quinling mountains, where temperatures regularly dip below freezing, adjust their food consumption to meet the energy demands of winter.
  
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• Could an emoji save your life?

  08-06-2018 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists are campaigning for a new emoji which they feel could be vital during earthquakes.
  
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• Russian military is building a giant cloud as a back-up internet so it could survive future WARS

  08-06-2018 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first 'war cloud' station has been completed in the military's Southern District - an area that includes the Crimean peninsula as well as parts of eastern Ukraine.
  
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• ‘Inventing is a hopeful and optimistic activity’ - @janeonbike siliconrepublic.com/innovation/jan…

  08-06-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  ‘Inventing is a hopeful and optimistic activity’ - @janeonbike siliconrepublic.com/innovation/jan…
  
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• Snapchat update lets you buy tickets for concerts and football matches from inside the app

  08-06-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Snapchat, this is the first ticket-buying feature built into the app. It is being globally rolled-out and has already been used by the Los Angeles Football Club to sell tickets.
  
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• .@scienceirel’s FutureNeuro is based at the @RCSI_Irl and it deals with chronic and rare neurological disease.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-06-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  .@scienceirel’s FutureNeuro is based at the @RCSI_Irl and it deals with chronic and rare neurological disease.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• EU's proposed rules on copyright could kill off user-generated content including memes

  08-06-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A proposed addendum to the Copyright Directive says providers should 'take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rights-holders for the use of their works'.
  
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• 'Walls of fans' backed by Bill Gates reveals system to suck carbon dioxide from thin air cheaply

  08-06-2018 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carbon Engineering, a Canadian-based clean energy company, has outlined the design of a plant it says could capture CO2 from the atmosphere at a cost of between $94 and $232 a tonne.
  
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• 4th Quarter 2018: Verizon Rolling Out 5G to Sacramento, Los Angeles

  08-06-2018 18:53 via technocracy.news
  5G is the holy grail of Technocracy because a) it will completely light up the Internet of Everything and b) it will permit instant collection of virtually all data on earth. Verizon intends to dominate in the U.S., and is rolling out city-wide systems in Los Angeles and Sacramento by 4th quarter 2018. Public consumption will lag until consumer devices are available to take advantage of the higher speed. This is truly disruptive technology and will obsolete cable providers. For instance, my 100M
  
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• From #Amazon to #drones and everything in between, catch up on the world of #IoT from the week. siliconrepublic.com/machines/nb-io…

  08-06-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  From #Amazon to #drones and everything in between, catch up on the world of #IoT from the week. siliconrepublic.com/machines/nb-io…
  
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• Steam has just confirmed a 'jaw-dropping' decision to sell VR porn video games 

  08-06-2018 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Active Shooter was marketed to players worldwide as their chance to take on the role of agunman in a school. It has caused Steam to abdicate any responsibility for questionable content.
  
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• Like Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward From 2050 In Spain

  08-06-2018 18:20 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy in Europe is assured, as is clearly understood by many observers. This dehumanized future scenario in Spain is depicted by a professor of EU Constitutional Law in Santiago. Lured into delusion, “Information overload and a myriad of data-sets have made people incapable of discerning for themselves absent official guidance true from false, right from wrong, while the real and reality faded from the public mind decades ago.” ⁃ TN Editor  
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• Facebook.gg: New video game streaming service to rival Twitch

  08-06-2018 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Gamers can now use the social media site in the same way as the likes of Twitch.
  
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• UN Propaganda Brainwashes Women To Not Have Babies

  08-06-2018 18:15 via technocracy.news
  The UN’s Sustainable Development propaganda parrots overpopulation is a major cause of environmental decay and is based on demonstrably false science. Women are seduced into this lie and then convinced that their most noble act is to give up their right to have children. ⁃ TN EditorOonagh Dalgliesh is the first to admit she feels broody. She is enchanted by the idea of watching a baby grow up, of marvelling at that first crooked smile, those tentative first steps and the fledgling at
  
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• It was a great week for the sci-tech jobs market in Ireland! #jobfairy #irishjobs siliconrepublic.com/careers/jobs-s…

  08-06-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  It was a great week for the sci-tech jobs market in Ireland! #jobfairy #irishjobs siliconrepublic.com/careers/jobs-s…
  
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• Is Apple losing its edge? Report claims iPhone production has dropped by 20% since last year

  08-06-2018 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple Inc expects to ship 80 million new model iPhones this year, down 20 percent from what it had planned at the same time last year, Japanese financial daily the Nikkei reported on Friday.
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 people to follow if you want a career in medtech ow.ly/ZJAJ30kpmny

  08-06-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 people to follow if you want a career in medtech ow.ly/ZJAJ30kpmny
  
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• #MostRead Today: Do you have the one major skill employers want? ow.ly/hLDy30kpml9

  08-06-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Do you have the one major skill employers want? ow.ly/hLDy30kpml9
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 innovative European medtech start-ups to watch ow.ly/u69D30kpmmw

  08-06-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 innovative European medtech start-ups to watch ow.ly/u69D30kpmmw
  
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• Two new species of carnivorous sabre-toothed 'protomammals' discovered in Russia

  08-06-2018 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two sabre-tooth carnivore fossils were found in Eastern Russia which indicate that between two mass extinction events nearly 300 million years ago the animal world was flipped on its head.
  
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• Weekend takeaway: Making medtech miracles siliconrepublic.com/innovation/med…

  08-06-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: Making medtech miracles siliconrepublic.com/innovation/med…
  
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• Feeling shy? Here's how to breeze through a brand new job as an introvert. #careeradvice #jobtips ttps://www.silico… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-06-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Feeling shy? Here's how to breeze through a brand new job as an introvert. #careeradvice #jobtips ttps://www.silico… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• US lawmakers claim Mark Zuckerberg lied in testimony to Congress

  08-06-2018 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was revealed this week Facebook handed over user data to 60 phone firms - including Huawei, based in Shenzhen, China, which Zuckerberg failed to mention during his testimony in Congress.
  
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• Google bans AI for weapon use

  08-06-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The tech giant lays out principles to guide its AI development following outrage over military deal.
  
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• It's just 'a matter of time' before hackers breach systems on board civilian airlines, US says

  08-06-2018 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A federal government research agency put together a report which concluded that the systems that are widely used onboard commercial flight are vulnerable to hackers.
  
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• Asana’s Robbie O’Connor: ‘We are living in the age of urgency’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/asa…

  08-06-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  Asana’s Robbie O’Connor: ‘We are living in the age of urgency’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/asa…
  
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• Ireland’s Sugru wizard wins prestigious European inventor prize siliconrepublic.com/innovation/jan…

  08-06-2018 16:14 via twitter.com
  Ireland’s Sugru wizard wins prestigious European inventor prize siliconrepublic.com/innovation/jan…
  
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• Chronic disease is core nursing territory and we are very much the litmus paper for change in healthcare, says Dr P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-06-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  Chronic disease is core nursing territory and we are very much the litmus paper for change in healthcare, says Dr P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Plastic and cotton found in UK's wild mussels

  08-06-2018 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists warn material including strands of underwear could be found in the seafood.
  
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• A #NASA team revealed that organic molecules were found in 3bn-year-old sedimentary rock near the surface of #Mars siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lif…

  08-06-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  A #NASA team revealed that organic molecules were found in 3bn-year-old sedimentary rock near the surface of #Mars siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lif…
  
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• You need to know what FutureNeuro is doing with genomic sequencing siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fut…

  08-06-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  You need to know what FutureNeuro is doing with genomic sequencing siliconrepublic.com/innovation/fut…
  
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• Heading to #Inspirefest? You will have the opportunity to apply to participate in an exciting mini hack and be in w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-06-2018 15:20 via twitter.com
  Heading to #Inspirefest? You will have the opportunity to apply to participate in an exciting mini hack and be in w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘I am very aware that we can’t keep shouting about the need for more diversity within the scientific community with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-06-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  ‘I am very aware that we can’t keep shouting about the need for more diversity within the scientific community with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NB-IoT big guns team up in Europe for international roaming siliconrepublic.com/machines/nb-io…

  08-06-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  NB-IoT big guns team up in Europe for international roaming siliconrepublic.com/machines/nb-io…
  
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• Skeletons of 56 Chimu children sacrificed 700 years ago found in Peru

  08-06-2018 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is believed the children, found in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, were killed as part of a ritual to stave of devastating rain and flooding caused by a major El Niño event.
  
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