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• Kilauea volcano eruptions are raining green gems

  13-06-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The eruptions of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have rained tiny green gems known as olivines onto the island's streets and beaches.The minerals are found in volcanic rocks and land around Hawaii.
  
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• Astroboffins spot planets swimming in the mists of forming stars

  13-06-2018 23:38 via go.theregister.com
  New technique looks for patterns in protostars Scientists have found a trio baby planets using a new technique of spotting unusual gas motion around developing stars.…
  
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• The solar-powered humidity harvester that can suck drinkable water out of THIN AIR

  13-06-2018 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A water harvester is capable of extracting drinkable water from desert air at low humidity and at a low cost. It's a 'simple box' that requires no energy other than sunlight.
  
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• Twittter overhauls its Moments and Explore tabs to make it easier to follow live events

  13-06-2018 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, the tech giant announced that it's making some major updates to the Explore and Moments tabs. Many of the changes will roll out to US iOS/Android users in the coming months.
  
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• Eastern cities including New York and Washington DC risk power cuts due to ancient rocks

  13-06-2018 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paleozoic-era rock running roughly along Interstate 95 could reflect the immense energy released during a solar storm back at the earth rather than absorbing it, which would trip the electricity grid.
  
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• Scientists discover tiny magnets could be used to remove 'off-tasting' flavors in wines

  13-06-2018 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have found a way to use magnetic particles to remove off-tasting substances in cabernet sauvignon without changing desired taste of the wine.
  
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• Religious people live four years longer than atheists, study finds

  13-06-2018 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ohio State University study was based on 1,000 obituaries published across the US in 2011. While the data set is small, the psychology research team insisted there is merit to the correlation.
  
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• What are the most in-demand skills right now? @Udemy's latest report has the details siliconrepublic.com/careers/udemy-…

  13-06-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
  What are the most in-demand skills right now? @Udemy's latest report has the details siliconrepublic.com/careers/udemy-…
  
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• NASA rover on Mars falls silent following gigantic dust storm

  13-06-2018 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a press conference Wednesday, NASA confirmed Opportunity has 'fallen asleep' as it waits out the Martian dust storm that has blocked the sun - effectively cutting off its power supply.
  
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• Why you never forget a great meal: Gut instinct was the 'GPS of early man'

  13-06-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by the University of Southern California found the body's longest nerve, the vagus nerve, is the link between'two brains' - one in your head and the other in your gastrointestinal tract.
  
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• Check out who is speaking at #Inspirefest next week! There's still time to nab your tickets - but not much so you b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-06-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Check out who is speaking at #Inspirefest next week! There's still time to nab your tickets - but not much so you b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Researchers at the University of Texas say #bitcoin’s price peaks last year were down to artificial inflation.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-06-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  Researchers at the University of Texas say #bitcoin’s price peaks last year were down to artificial inflation.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Is YOUR Fire Stick secretly mining bitcoin? Malware worm attacking Amazon's TV addons uncovered

  13-06-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Your TV may be mining for bitcoin without your knowledge. A new crypto-mining virus has been worming its way into Amazon's Fire TVs and Fire Sticks and can slow down your device.
  
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• Irish managed cloud provider @novosco has won a major IT contract with a UK health trust. #cloud #healthcare siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nov…

  13-06-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Irish managed cloud provider @novosco has won a major IT contract with a UK health trust. #cloud #healthcare siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/nov…
  
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• Children facing 'double epidemic' of obesity and social media anxiety

  13-06-2018 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his keynote address at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Manchester, Simon Stevens said the issues were key priorities as the health service looks to the future.
  
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• Now Bob Ross can send you to sleep: App maker Calm uses the artist's soothing voice in 'sleep story'

  13-06-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meditation and wellness app Calm has released a Sleep Story for the mobile app titled 'Painting with Bob Ross' using clips from his PBS television show to help lull people to sleep.
  
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• Google Translate's AI help is now available offline

  13-06-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two years ago Google introduced AI called neural machine translation to improve accuracy. This is now available offline in 59 languages.
  
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• Global warming is causing Antarctic ice to melt three times faster

  13-06-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ice losses from Antarctica have increased sea levels by almost 8mm (1/3 inch) since 1992, with two fifths of this rise coming in the last five years alone, researchers led by the University of Leeds found.
  
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• #Apple has made information use rules for app developers more restrictive. #infosec #privacy #apps siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…

  13-06-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  #Apple has made information use rules for app developers more restrictive. #infosec #privacy #appssiliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…
  
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• A ghost town in the making: How the Salton Sea went from busy resorts to a 'public health disaster'

  13-06-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As California's largest lake, the Salton Sea was once a destination people flocked to during the 1950s and 60s. Now it's a 'public health disaster' with toxic dust from lakebed spewing into the air.
  
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• Painted lady butterflies travel nearly 7,500 MILES and cross the Sahara twice a year

  13-06-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research shows the orange and black-speckled insects travel over 7,450 miles and cross the Sahara Desert twice a year, from Europe to Africa, and back to the Mediterranean.
  
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• Shrinking ice sheet in the West Antarctic made a 'surprising comeback' 10,000 years ago

  13-06-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by Colombia University found that loss of the massive amount of ice that was previously weighing down the seabed spurred uplift in the sea floor in West Antarctica.
  
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• Psychedelics in very small doses could one day be used to treat depression, anxiety, addiction, and post-traumatic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-06-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Psychedelics in very small doses could one day be used to treat depression, anxiety, addiction, and post-traumatic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Microsoft set to release a 'family' of new consoles codenamed Scarlett in 2020

  13-06-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week the firm revealed a slew of new games and a streaming service at E3 in Los Angeles. A new claim says that the gaming giant is also working on an entirely new version of its Xbox.
  
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• Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years

  13-06-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Satellites observing the White Continent detect a jump in the rate of ice being lost to the ocean.
  
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• Artificial intelligence projects a 3D soccer game on your kitchen table in time for the World Cup 

  13-06-2018 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of Washington, Facebook and Google have created an end-to-end deep learning system that transforms a YouTube video of a soccer game into a 3D hologram.
  
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• Microsoft set to release 'folding tablet' later this year alongside two other new Surface devices

  13-06-2018 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is rumored to be refreshing its line of Surface devices. Documents show that the firm may be prepping, a trio of secretive products codenamed 'Andromeda', 'Carmel' and 'Libra.'
  
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• Want to know what it's like working at @JLR_News? #softwareengineering #autotech siliconrepublic.com/people/jaguar-…

  13-06-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Want to know what it's like working at @JLR_News? #softwareengineering #autotech siliconrepublic.com/people/jaguar-…
  
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• UK rebuffed over Galileo sat-nav procurement

  13-06-2018 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Delegations to the European Space Agency vote to procure another batch of spacecraft, despite British calls to delay.
  
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• Office 365 redesign rolls-out today, as Microsoft tries to outdo rival Google

  13-06-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft Word is the first app to get the simplified new look, with Outlook to follow in August. The redesign is currently rolling-out to Office 365 subscribers worldwide.
  
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• Heading to #Inspirefest? Check out what's in store at the after-party! There's still time to get tickets too! siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  13-06-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Heading to #Inspirefest? Check out what's in store at the after-party! There's still time to get tickets too! siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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• Scientists finally discover why a blind woman, 48, can see

  13-06-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Milena Canning, from Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, was rendered blind by a near-fatal stroke nearly two decades ago. She was left the ability to see objects - only if they are moving.
  
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• AI technology uses radio signals to 'see through walls'

  13-06-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a system that uses radio frequencies to sense movement, allowing it to 'watch' people when they are obscured from view.
  
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• 47 beaches in New Jersey could ban swimming over fecal bacteria

  13-06-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Water samples pulled from the beaches on Monday found more than 104 colony forming units (cfu) of Enterococci bacteria per 100 milliliters of water. The majority of the beaches were in Atlantic County.
  
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• #MostRead Today: WeWork Dublin has 1,000 people and 100 companies up and running ow.ly/oKQx30ktRZ6

  13-06-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: WeWork Dublin has 1,000 people and 100 companies up and running ow.ly/oKQx30ktRZ6
  
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• #MostRead Today: Shutterstock to employ 40 people at its new tech hub in Dublin ow.ly/UI2L30ktRWF

  13-06-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Shutterstock to employ 40 people at its new tech hub in Dublin ow.ly/UI2L30ktRWF
  
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• #MostRead Today: Blockchain international aid player Aid:Tech raises €1m ow.ly/DeEa30ktRXP

  13-06-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Blockchain international aid player Aid:Tech raises €1m ow.ly/DeEa30ktRXP
  
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• #MostRead Today: 100 new jobs announced for tech firm eBecs ow.ly/Bt4c30ktRVC

  13-06-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 100 new jobs announced for tech firm eBecs ow.ly/Bt4c30ktRVC
  
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• #MostRead Today: Memes not the only thing threatened by EU copyright law proposal ow.ly/z7sn30ktRTJ

  13-06-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Memes not the only thing threatened by EU copyright law proposal ow.ly/z7sn30ktRTJ
  
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• Oregon lab is working to identify mystery wolf-like creature killed on a ranch in Montana

  13-06-2018 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Oregon lab is still working to identify the wolf-like creature that was killed on a ranch in Montana in May. Scientists said the animal belongs to the dog family, which includes dogs and foxes.
  
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• Dr Marcus Claesson of @UCC and @Pharmabiotic talks about the challenges of finding treatments for digestive autoimm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-06-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Dr Marcus Claesson of @UCC and @Pharmabiotic talks about the challenges of finding treatments for digestive autoimm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Experts claim cartoon villains reinforce negative skin stereotypes

  13-06-2018 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Texas say giving villains in animated movies skin issues such as wrinkles and moles is making people more self-conscious about their own skin problems.
  
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• Daredevil raccoon's Minnesota skyscraper climb

  13-06-2018 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The internet is transfixed as the animal scales a 23-floor Minnesota building for nearly a day.
  
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• From Brussels To Silicon Valley: Coping With The Failures Of Technocratic Rule

  13-06-2018 16:57 via technocracy.news
  The siren call of Technocracy that lures the heart of mankind is the promise of direct personal involvement in all affairs of society. However, this is NOT democracy nor will it ever deliver what is promised. The technocratic corporate world is as dictatorial, regimented, controlled and micromanaged as any political regime in history, and it could care less what people (or employees) think. ⁃ TN EditorFive decades before Mark Zuckerberg vowed to “bring the world closer together,&rdqu
  
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• These are the most in-demand skills for 2018, according to Udemy siliconrepublic.com/careers/udemy-…

  13-06-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  These are the most in-demand skills for 2018, according to Udemy siliconrepublic.com/careers/udemy-…
  
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• Trio of infant planets are found around a newborn star

  13-06-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The young star and planets, found by the University of Michigan, are located 330 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius.
  
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• 5 exciting speakers join the Inspirefest 2018 bill siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  13-06-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  5 exciting speakers join the Inspirefest 2018 bill siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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• A New Rationalistic Technocracy Is Emerging Shaped By Powerful Market Forces

  13-06-2018 16:39 via technocracy.news
  As traditional political power weakens, market forces like Big Tech and FinTech are emerging as the new centers of power and evidences of this are everywhere. Academia is describing and embracing these trends and openly talking about Technocracy. Technocracy is an economic system driven by market forces whereas Democracy and socialism are political systems.  ⁃ TN EditorThere are growing concerns that technology is leaving democracy behind, and smart cities might be a casualty in the b
  
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• There's still time to enter the competition for Hong Kong flights! Check out what you need to do before time runs o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-06-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  There's still time to enter the competition for Hong Kong flights! Check out what you need to do before time runs o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Facebook To Judge Which News Sites Are ‘Credible’ Or Not

  13-06-2018 16:19 via technocracy.news
  The problem with censorship in general is not traditional left-right conflict of ideology; rather, it is the Technocrat mindset that a) every problem can be solved by algorithm, b) they are the only data jockeys who know how to do it and c) they are the ‘chosen’ and therefore must act. The culture at Big Tech sees their Utopian ideology as the only valid possibility and rejects all else. ⁃ TN EditorThe war on “fake news” is about to go to an entirely new level. Acco
  
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