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• Researchers find possible traces of golf-cart-sized meteorite that crashed into the Pacific Ocean

  05-07-2018 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists on the EV Nautilus research vessel off the coast of Washington found what could be fragments of a golf-cart sized meteorite that splashed down earlier this year.
  
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• The 'incredible hulk' comet

  05-07-2018 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officially known as PANSTARRS (C/2017 S3), it is surrounded by a massive gas cloud 161,556 miles wide in diameter, almost twice as wide as the planet Jupiter.
  
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• Facebook flags the Declaration of Independence as hate speech

  05-07-2018 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has flagged a portion of the Declaration of Independence that calls Native Americans 'merciless Indian Savages' as hate speech after a local newspaper posted an excerpt online.
  
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• Browser extension is secretly recording everything you do online 

  05-07-2018 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding was made by Robert Theaton, a software engineer from San Francisco, who discovered the software has been recording browser history since January 2017.
  
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• Roblox under fire AGAIN as thousands of 'cartoon porn' videos made from the game revealed on YouTube

  05-07-2018 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amid rising concerns among parents of young Roblox players, the shocking extent of pornographic content has emerged. Thousands of videos on YouTube show Roblox sex.
  
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• Google's plan to replace call center workers with its controversial Duplex AI revealed

  05-07-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is hoping its Duplex technology will be far more natural and lifelike that its competition. According to The Information, Google is already in talks with a major insurance company.
  
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• Native American dog breeds were almost completely wiped out by the arrival of Europeans

  05-07-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dogs that we think of as American - such as the Labrador and Chihuahuas - are in fact descended from dogs from the Old World, research led by four British universities revealed.
  
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• Tinder gets animated: New '2 second 'Loops' profile pictures launched

  05-07-2018 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dating app today confirmed its 'loops' feature is available globally, after it was initially tested in Canada and Sweden. It allows two second video loops to be uploaded.
  
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• Want to fool facial recognition? Be a Juggalo: Makeup worn by Insane Clown Posse fans trips up AI

  05-07-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A computer security and privacy researcher shared the hilarious discovery on Twitter, revealing how Juggalo face paint can trick an AI into misreading the wearer’s jawline, obscuring their identity.
  
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• Canadian couple save Arctic fox stranded on precarious iceberg

  05-07-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mallory Harrigan and her boyfriend Cliff Russell were fishing four miles off mainland Labrador in William's Harbour, Canada, when they spotted what they thought was a stranded baby seal.
  
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• Thousands of Fortnite players have accidentally installed malware

  05-07-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 78,000 Fortnite players worldwide downloaded a hack to their computer which promised to allow them to generate in-game currency for free – instead of using in-app purchases.
  
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• A major embryo breakthrough could help save one of the most endangered animals on the planet, and many more in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-07-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  A major embryo breakthrough could help save one of the most endangered animals on the planet, and many more in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• YouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own song

  05-07-2018 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  YouTuber Paul Davids has been cited by the video platform for infringing the copyright of his own song.
  
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• Why do we yawn? Scientists admit they still can't work it out

  05-07-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yawning is an impossible feeling to resist, yet scientists are unsure of thebiological function behind it. A scientists takes us through the history - from Hippocrates to now, and why pets do it too.
  
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• Claims 2018 iPhones will come in gold, grey, white, blue, red and orange

  05-07-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that a smaller 6.1inch handset similar to the current iPhone X, will come in the new colors.
  
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• Popular browser extension is secretly recording EVERYTHING you do online 

  05-07-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding was made by Robert Theaton, a software engineer from San Francisco, who discovered the software has been recording browser history since January 2017.
  
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• 'I travelled more than 4,000km to Baikonur, a Russian-run city in the middle of Kazakhstan, for my very first rocke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-07-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  'I travelled more than 4,000km to Baikonur, a Russian-run city in the middle of Kazakhstan, for my very first rocke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• EU's controversial copyright law rejected by parliament

  05-07-2018 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Politicians reject legislation aiming to modernise copyright law, despite support from music stars.
  
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• Controversial copyright law rejected by EU parliament

  05-07-2018 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Politicians reject legislation aiming to modernise copyright law, despite support from music stars.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Netflix is testing a high-end Ultra service package ow.ly/73iG30kOH3o

  05-07-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Netflix is testing a high-end Ultra service package ow.ly/73iG30kOH3o
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 brilliant start-ups from Budapest to watch ow.ly/HUJZ30kOH2B

  05-07-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 brilliant start-ups from Budapest to watch ow.ly/HUJZ30kOH2B
  
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• #MostRead Today: The moon’s hidden toxic side could prove troubling for future colonists ow.ly/5j0630kOGZN

  05-07-2018 18:21 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The moon’s hidden toxic side could prove troubling for future colonists ow.ly/5j0630kOGZN
  
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• #MostRead Today: Near-extinct northern white rhino could be saved with embryo breakthrough ow.ly/G0x330kOH1U

  05-07-2018 18:21 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Near-extinct northern white rhino could be saved with embryo breakthrough ow.ly/G0x330kOH1U
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to negotiate a better salary in 5 easy(ish) steps ow.ly/eiNT30kOH1m

  05-07-2018 18:21 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to negotiate a better salary in 5 easy(ish) steps ow.ly/eiNT30kOH1m
  
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• Older people really ARE more racist: Prejudices grow because we feel more anxious about death

  05-07-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at Leeds Beckett University said hating a group of people brings a sense of belonging and identity to older people because they can share that prejudice with others. (Stock image)
  
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• Spiders can FLY using electricity in the air, allowing them to travel thousands of miles

  05-07-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists from the University of Bristol believe the answer lies in the Atmospheric Potential Gradient, a global electric circuit that is always present in the atmosphere.
  
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• .@Square CFO @thefriley has her eye on the smart money but also a better working world for women. #fintech… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-07-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  .@Square CFO @thefriley has her eye on the smart money but also a better working world for women. #fintech… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Nasa remains 'confident' Opportunity Rover will make it through the planet-wide storm

  05-07-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The planet-encircling dust event will not mean the end of the Mars Opportunity mission, according to a scientist from Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility.
  
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• Why Only Academic Speculation Can Measure The Depth Of The Rabbit Hole

  05-07-2018 17:20 via technocracy.news
  The negative impact of academic speculation over the last 150 years cannot be overestimated. It has led humanity around by a ring in its nose, from pointless argument to pointless argument. This is the infertile soil that produced systems like Technocracy, Sustainable Development and Global Warming. ⁃ TN EditorThe headline said, “Polluted Air Can Cloud Your Morality, Lead to Unethical Behavior.” It is a classic of ‘reporting’ in today’s age of speculation. It&
  
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• Zendesk officially opens $10m EMEA headquarters in Dublin siliconrepublic.com/jobs/zendesk-e…

  05-07-2018 17:17 via twitter.com
  Zendesk officially opens $10m EMEA headquarters in Dublin siliconrepublic.com/jobs/zendesk-e…
  
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• To mark the world’s first #LGBTSTEMDay, we’re tuning in to this radio documentary, which explores what life and wor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-07-2018 17:05 via twitter.com
  To mark the world’s first #LGBTSTEMDay, we’re tuning in to this radio documentary, which explores what life and wor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Smart cities? It’s all about the smart citizens siliconrepublic.com/machines/smart…

  05-07-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Smart cities? It’s all about the smart citizens siliconrepublic.com/machines/smart…
  
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• Millions Of U.S. Homes Are Massively Tracked By Their Smart TVs

  05-07-2018 16:26 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats crave any and all data including data relating to your behavior. Technocracy was defined as the “Science of Social Engineering” as early as 1938 and nothing has changed. Smart TVs aim to change your behavior, period. ⁃ TN EditorThe growing concern over online data and user privacy has been focused on tech giants like Facebook and devices like smartphones. But people’s data is also increasingly being vacuumed right out of their living rooms via their television
  
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• Mummified Inca corpses clothed in woven royal robes are unearthed

  05-07-2018 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists led by Túcume Site Museum have been examining the tombs found in Huaca Las Abejas in Tucume Archaeological Complex in Lambayeque.
  
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• AI-powered robot mimics ANY action after watching it done just once

  05-07-2018 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, developed a clawed machine that can learn several tasks – such as dropping a ball into a bowl or picking up a cup – by watching a person do it.
  
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• Near-extinct northern white rhino could be saved with embryo breakthrough siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nor…

  05-07-2018 16:08 via twitter.com
  Near-extinct northern white rhino could be saved with embryo breakthrough siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nor…
  
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• Altering Human Genetics Through Vaccinations

  05-07-2018 16:02 via technocracy.news
  Just as a few Big Tech companies control media exposure on the earth, so to will a few Big Pharma companies control the genetic future of planetary citizens. Technocrats are outside of all ethical and moral bounds, bent on the ‘science of social engineering.” ⁃ TN EditorThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched efforts to create a vaccine that would protect people from most flu strains, all at once, with a single shot.
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• A total of 627 votes were cast, 278 for the directive and 318 against, with 31 abstentions. #EUcopyright #Article13 siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/eu-…

  05-07-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  A total of 627 votes were cast, 278 for the directive and 318 against, with 31 abstentions. #EUcopyright #Article13 siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/eu-…
  
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• WATCH: LGBTSTEM Day: Creating a national conversation for LGBTQ scientists siliconrepublic.com/video/lgbtstem…

  05-07-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: LGBTSTEM Day: Creating a national conversation for LGBTQ scientists siliconrepublic.com/video/lgbtstem…
  
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• What is #moondust made from, and how toxic is it? @esa siliconrepublic.com/innovation/moo…

  05-07-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  What is #moondust made from, and how toxic is it? @esa siliconrepublic.com/innovation/moo…
  
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• Yes! We have no bananas: Why the song may come true again

  05-07-2018 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The wild banana that might save the world's banana crop may itself go extinct, scientists have revealed.
  
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• Spotify customers demand a refund over 'spam' ads for Drake

  05-07-2018 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adverts for Toronto-native Drake's new album 'Scorpion' were plastered across Spotify over the weekend and tracks featured heavily on official playlists following the album's release on Friday.
  
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• Want to know what it’s like to be at a space rocket launch? Then check this out siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nia…

  05-07-2018 15:09 via twitter.com
  Want to know what it’s like to be at a space rocket launch? Then check this out siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nia…
  
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• Subsea cables are playing a massive role in the future of connectivity, as @incogellen found out from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-07-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Subsea cables are playing a massive role in the future of connectivity, as @incogellen found out from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Smart TVs track everything you watch, and tell advertisers

  05-07-2018 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samba TV, based in San Francisco, claims to have its TV Audience Platform installed in 14.4 million Smart TV connected households worldwide, affecting 72 million devices.
  
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• Apps which diagnose skin cancer are UNRELIABLE and are not a substitute for going to the doctor

  05-07-2018 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Birmingham have warned people to be cautious when using apps which diagnose skin cancers because they are not as reliable as a visit to the doctor.
  
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• #KeywordsStudios is expanding its games empire and branching into tech funding siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/keyw…

  05-07-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  #KeywordsStudios is expanding its games empire and branching into tech funding siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/keyw…
  
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• Chinese gun-maker shares strange video of laser-firing AK-47

  05-07-2018 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company developing the weapon, ZKZM Laser, has now shown footage of the weapon being used in Xian, Shaanxi province in May to prove its prowess.
  
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• #Paradyn announces plans to double its staff and turnover. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/paradyn-j…

  05-07-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  #Paradyn announces plans to double its staff and turnover. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/paradyn-j…
  
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• GSK: Aiming to cure illnesses that were once considered a death sentence siliconrepublic.com/companies/eime…

  05-07-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  GSK: Aiming to cure illnesses that were once considered a death sentence siliconrepublic.com/companies/eime…
  
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