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• Is this Leonardo da Vinci's earliest surviving work? Self-portrait as Archangel Gabriel unveiled

  22-06-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts believe that tile may be the earliest known work of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, as scientific analysis revealed the words 'da Vinci Leonardi' and the year 1471.
  
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• World's smallest computer revealed: Incredible image shows tiny machine dwarfed by a grain of rice 

  22-06-2018 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Michigan created a computer that is just 0.3 mm long. The 'microdevice' will lose all programming and data once it loses power. It is too small to receive data from a radio antenna.
  
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• Bill Nye hails America's child scientists as he hits out at climate change deniers

  22-06-2018 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While much of the US grapples with a resurgence of anti-science rhetoric, students in the ExploraVision competition have been busy chipping away at projects to solve everyday problems.
  
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• Supreme Court says police must obtain a warrant before using a cellphone to track suspects

  22-06-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the US court's four liberals, wrote that 'an individual maintains a legitimate expectation of privacy in the record of his physical movements'.
  
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• Backstage Capital founder @ArlanWasHere spoke to @AnnODeaSR at #Inspirefest about the VC firm’s soaring trajectory. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/arla…

  22-06-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
  Backstage Capital founder @ArlanWasHere spoke to @AnnODeaSR at #Inspirefest about the VC firm’s soaring trajectory. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/arla…
  
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• YouTube announces paid memberships to help creators earn more money

  22-06-2018 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube is expanding a feature called Channel Memberships, where users pay a monthly subscription fee of $5 to get access to unique badges, livestreams and custom emoji.
  
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• The 350 year old skeletons that could unlock the secrets of syphilis

  22-06-2018 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists decoded the first historic genomes from the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis and yaws. A research team examined five skeletons from colonial Mexico.
  
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• #Digitaltransformation at its simplest is about the continuous improvement of an organisation, says the head of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-06-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  #Digitaltransformation at its simplest is about the continuous improvement of an organisation, says the head of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Video reveals Rosetta's kamikaze end as it ended its life by crashing into a comet

  22-06-2018 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ESA guided Rosetta to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Sept. 30 last year, ending its 12-year mission.
  
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• Designer @kathrynparkes had the audience and the judges smiling with her tapdancing vending machine idea at Dublin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-06-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Designer @kathrynparkes had the audience and the judges smiling with her tapdancing vending machine idea at Dublin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The auditorium fell silent as @lizadonnelly did one of our live drawings on stage. #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/people/liza-do…

  22-06-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  The auditorium fell silent as @lizadonnelly did one of our live drawings on stage. #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/people/liza-do…
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin reveals it will start selling tickets to tourists next year

  22-06-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin Senior Vice President Rob Meyerson said 'we plan to start flying our first test passengers soon.' and will start selling tickets in 2019, although the firm is yet to say how much flights will cost.
  
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• The capabilities of #CRISPR impressed the judgest at Researchfest this year! #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…

  22-06-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  The capabilities of #CRISPR impressed the judgest at Researchfest this year! #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…
  
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• The stunning swirling 'oil painting' storms of Jupiter: Juno probe reveals raging storms

  22-06-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At first glance, it looks like a Vincent Van Gogh painting. But in fact this image, taken by NASA's Juno probe, shows the huge range of storms within Jupiter’s northern hemisphere.
  
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• A perfect blend: Inspirefest serves up a stimulating mix of STEM and humanity siliconrepublic.com/discovery/insp…

  22-06-2018 19:02 via twitter.com
  A perfect blend: Inspirefest serves up a stimulating mix of STEM and humanity siliconrepublic.com/discovery/insp…
  
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• “We don’t know what the future may hold, but ‘we don’t take cash’ might be the future of money.” - Karen Cotet Farz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-06-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  “We don’t know what the future may hold, but ‘we don’t take cash’ might be the future of money.” - Karen Cotet Farz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New York puts its rats on ice

  22-06-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new technique spells certain death for the rat, its backers claim, and it is being trialled by New York City Health Department pest control team in Manhattan's Lower east Side.
  
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• Larissa Best is president of Luxembourg Business Angel Network. #startupadvice siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/lban…

  22-06-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  Larissa Best is president of Luxembourg Business Angel Network. #startupadvice siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/lban…
  
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• Mystery of the massive explosion 200 light years away

  22-06-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast said the flash was so luminous they initially thought it was in our own galaxy, with one researcher claiming 'there hasn’t really been another object like this.' (Stock)
  
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• Elon Musk's $130m military contract revealed

  22-06-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of the deal, Elon Musk's aerospace company will launch a classified military satellite atop the world's most powerful operational rocket, the Falcon Heavy, in 2020.
  
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• As #Inspirefest draws to a close, are you already thinking about next year? You're in luck - ultra early bird ticke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-06-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  As #Inspirefest draws to a close, are you already thinking about next year? You're in luck - ultra early bird ticke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Players baffled after countdown timer mysteriously appears on TV screens in Fortnite

  22-06-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Red countdown timers have been appearing on television screens for global players of the Nintendo Switch, with PC and console gamers also reporting a picture of a skull in its place.
  
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• #MostRead Today: 2,300-year-old technology inspires new powerful ‘tractor beam’ laser ow.ly/xlTL30kCzWo

  22-06-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 2,300-year-old technology inspires new powerful ‘tractor beam’ laser ow.ly/xlTL30kCzWo
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to make a meeting agenda that actually works ow.ly/oL7230kCzGL

  22-06-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to make a meeting agenda that actually works ow.ly/oL7230kCzGL
  
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• Father discovers his son, 12, spent nearly £700 in three days on Fortnite

  22-06-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Harrison, 37, from Stoke-On-Trent, discovered that his son, had managed to spend the eye-watering amount in just three days after leaving his card details saved in his Xbox.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-Tesla to close a dozen solar facilities in...

  22-06-2018 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Electric car maker Tesla Inc's move last week to cut 9 percent of its workforce will sharply downsize the residential solar business it bought two years ago
  
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• Oregon water scare: Algae blooms happening more often

  22-06-2018 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The words blasted to cellphones around Salem, Oregon were ominous: 'Civil emergency. prepare for action.'
  
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• The weird world of dinosaur trading: Podcast 374

  22-06-2018 17:10
  
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• Money really ISN'T everything: Having too much cash can worsen your judgement, scientists find

  22-06-2018 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cash incentives makes people more likely to overestimate the probability of being correct, meaning they are less open to feedback, according to the University of Amsterdam.
  
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• Our editor @MrJohnFKennedy welcomes @nagashima_yuka, @niamhf, Maha Al Balushi (@OmanFund) and Mo Harvey (@Entirl) o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-06-2018 16:45 via twitter.com
  Our editor @MrJohnFKennedy welcomes @nagashima_yuka, @niamhf, Maha Al Balushi (@OmanFund) and Mo Harvey (@Entirl) o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Google Assistant update adds Continued Conversations

  22-06-2018 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After an initial question, Google Home owners based in the US can now ask a follow-up voice command without the need to use the wake phrase ‘OK, Google’ or ‘Hey Google’ again.
  
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• Researchfest 2018 winner using CRISPR to delete Huntington’s disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…

  22-06-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Researchfest 2018 winner using CRISPR to delete Huntington’s disease siliconrepublic.com/innovation/res…
  
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• "Don't wait for inspiration – be the inspiration!" – Maha Al Balushi #inspirefest

  22-06-2018 16:37 via twitter.com
  "Don't wait for inspiration – be the inspiration!" – Maha Al Balushi#inspirefest
  
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• A remarkable 2,000 year old 'sleeping beauty' has emerged from a Russian reservoir

  22-06-2018 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman's body - including the partial remains of her silk skirt and a pouch of pine nuts - was uncovered on the shoreline of the River Yenisei in southern Russia.
  
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• .@niamhf wants you to take 3 things away from her talk: 1. Question everything 2. Embrace uncertainty 3. Show up #inspirefest

  22-06-2018 16:27 via twitter.com
  .@niamhf wants you to take 3 things away from her talk: 1. Question everything 2. Embrace uncertainty 3. Show up #inspirefest
  
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• EY-Seren’s Yvonne Kiely: ‘Digital is an ecosystem of enablement’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ey-…

  22-06-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  EY-Seren’s Yvonne Kiely: ‘Digital is an ecosystem of enablement’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ey-…
  
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• "If your culture doesn't support diversity, your business will die." @eclaireoh follows a fantastic panel discussio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-06-2018 15:56 via twitter.com
  "If your culture doesn't support diversity, your business will die." @eclaireoh follows a fantastic panel discussio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Time is running out for chip manufacturers to meet #IoT forecasts siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-c…

  22-06-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Time is running out for chip manufacturers to meet #IoT forecasts siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-c…
  
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• Ever been kept awake by a dripping tap? Scientists solve what causes the maddening sound

  22-06-2018 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using ultra-high-speed cameras and modern audio capture techniques, researchers from the University of Cambridge showed the 'plink, plink' is not caused by the droplet hitting the water (stock).
  
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• Genetic tool could let scientists create new DNA 'overnight' that may help humans live forever

  22-06-2018 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new technique developed at the University of California at Berkeley makes it cheaper and easier to synthesise genes overnight - a process that normally takes several days.
  
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• Elon Musk Throws In Towel On ‘SolarCity Facilities’ In Nine States

  22-06-2018 15:12 via technocracy.news
  Elon Musk’s dream of Technocrat Utopia is falling apart as he scoffs at critics while business declines. Musk’s grandfather was the head of the Technocracy, Inc.’s movement in Canada during the 1930s, and it ultimately met the same fate. ⁃ TN EditorNobody could have seen this coming…
  In the first quarter of this year, Tesla installed 76 megawatts of solar systems – down from SolarCity’s more than 200 MW a quarter in early 2016, when it was the lead
  
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• Will Anti-Trust Laws Be Used To Break Up Google?

  22-06-2018 15:01 via technocracy.news
  Talk is increasing about breaking up the Technocrat cabal at Google as it continues to gain hegemony over thought and propaganda. If successful, it will end up a failure as was the case with anti-trust actions in the past. Technocrats will not play political games.  ⁃ TN EditorNever in the history of the world has a single company had so much control over what people know and think. Yet Washington has been slow to recognize that Google’s power is a problem, much less embrace the
  
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• Cheap Drones, AI, Make Drone Surveillance Ubiquitous

  22-06-2018 14:53 via technocracy.news
  AI as a service applied to cheap drones means that any law enforcement agency can now have their own fleet of drones to spy on citizens. Of course, they will catch lawbreakers from time to time, but the rights and privacy of innocent civilians will be trampled.  ⁃ TN EditorAffordable consumer technology has made surveillance cheap and commoditized AI software has made it automatic.
  Those two trends merged this week, when drone manufacturer DJI partneredJune 5 with Axon,
  
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• Why does India's air look different from space?

  22-06-2018 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Europe's Sentinel-5P satellite tracks formaldehyde emissions in the air over the Indian sub-continent.
  
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• Twitter acquires Smyte to FINALLY tackle vile online harassment and trolls

  22-06-2018 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco-based firm Smyte was created by a team of ex-Google and Instagram engineers, and counted a number of high-profile online services among its clients, including TaskRabbit.
  
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• Acquisition of #Smyte is part of Twitter’s doubling down on safety and security siliconrepublic.com/companies/smyt…

  22-06-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  Acquisition of #Smyte is part of Twitter’s doubling down on safety and security siliconrepublic.com/companies/smyt…
  
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• What can you expect from Inspirefest 2019? siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  22-06-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  What can you expect from Inspirefest 2019? siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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• Butterfly numbers in the UK's woods have declined by almost 60 per cent since 1990

  22-06-2018 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a Defra report, Britain's butterflies are in decline and it has prompted a call for new farming laws as the UK prepares to leave the EU following Brexit.
  
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• One of Scandinavia's oldest breweries is uncovered in Sweden

  22-06-2018 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists in Uppakra, Sweden, dug up carbonised germinated grains (pictured) dating back to between 400 and 600AD - around the time the Roman Empire collapsed.
  
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• Einstein's theories about gravity also apply to entire galaxies, experiment reveals

  22-06-2018 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astrophysicists from the University of Portsmouth studied a galaxy named ESO 325-G004, around 450 million light years away, to put Einstein's theories to the test.
  
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