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• NASA needs backup plan as US crew launches slip

  11-07-2018 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA needs a backup plan for getting astronauts to space, given additional delays on the horizon for new commercial crew capsules.
  
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• Evidence of Martian life could be hiding in 'ghost dunes,' scientists say

  11-07-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of crescent-shaped ‘ghost dunes’ dotting the Martian surface could reveal new clues on the possibility of ancient microbial life, according to a new study led by the University of Washington.
  
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• New image gives a glimpse into a stellar cluster 5,500 light-years away 

  11-07-2018 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible image was captured by the HAWK-I infrared imager mounted on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.
  
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• Facebook removes "treason" as tag to identify users'...

  11-07-2018 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has removed 'treason' as a keyword to identify its users' interests for advertisers, it said on Wednesday, after Danish state broadcaster DR revealed its existence.
  
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• Timehop admits hackers stole more data than it thought

  11-07-2018 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Social memories app Timehop has revealed more details of the data breach that affected 21 million users, which it has now confirmed also included the dates of birth and gender of some users.
  
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• Cocaine users are relying on Apple Watches to monitor heart rate

  11-07-2018 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech workers have admitted to going on cocaine binges, checking their Apple Watches to monitor their state. But those devices only check heart rate, while cocaine triggers other effects.
  
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• Alphabet Project Loon and Project Wing from moonshots into full businesses

  11-07-2018 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google parent Alphabet has two new businesses under its name. The firm announced that it's 'graduating' Project Loon and Project Wing from moonshots to full-fledged businesses at Alphabet.
  
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• Magic Leap finally shows off its secretive augmented reality goggles

  11-07-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm showed prerecorded clips of the goggles in action as it announced it has partnered with AT&T  to exclusively sell its wireless gadgets in the United States.
  
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• Marriott teams up with Alibaba to test facial recognition at hotels in China

  11-07-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chain will work in a joint venture with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to test facial recognition check-ins at two China hotels this month, the firms said, with plans for a global rollout.
  
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• According to @Upwork, blockchain was the fastest-growing skill at the beginning of this year. So, what does that me… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  According to @Upwork, blockchain was the fastest-growing skill at the beginning of this year. So, what does that me… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Apple engineer arrested for stealing secret files on tech giant's automated car plans 

  11-07-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-Apple engineer Xiaolang Zhang was arrested by FBI agents at San Jose airport in California on Saturday when he passed through a security checkpoint.
  
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• Taiwanese flag emoji causes iPhones to crash in China

  11-07-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anyone with their Apple ID location set to China were affected by the bug - a setting you can change manually from anywhere in the world. (Stock)
  
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• Horses 'snort' when happy! Scientists find a puff of the nostrils is an expression of pleasure

  11-07-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Until now, a snort was thought to be a way for horses to clear dust from the airways or shoo away flies, say researchers at the University of Rennes in France.
  
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• Fossil records suggest our ancestors evolved right across Africa

  11-07-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts lead by the byDr.EleanorScerrioftheUniversityofOxford found the the fossil record does not support humans being fully formed when they spread across the world.
  
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• Twitter is culling millions of locked accounts

  11-07-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter is globally culling accounts in an effort to 'improve the health' of conversation on the platform following criticism over its policing (stock image).
  
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• Faster #broadband speeds are coming to Ireland as @SIROIreland and @ViatelEurope siliconrepublic.com/comms/siro-via…

  11-07-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Faster #broadband speeds are coming to Ireland as @SIROIreland and @ViatelEurope siliconrepublic.com/comms/siro-via…
  
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• Rats on remote tropical islands could destroy coral reefs

  11-07-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts studied the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean and found fish get a boost because guano acts as a fertiliser which enriches the ocean and encourages seaweed and algae to grow.
  
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• Human ancestors left Africa 2.1 million years ago journeying to Asia

  11-07-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stone tools were discovered at Shangchen in the southern Chinese Loess Plateau by a team that was led by Professor Zhaoyu Zhu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  
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• Mystery hacker has been trying to sell stolen military documents on MQ-9 Reaper drone for just $150

  11-07-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cyber-security firm Recorded Future revealed Tuesday that an unidentified hacker has been trying to sell stolen military documents on the dark web.
  
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• While selling valuable #data on the deep web is commonplace, the low price offered for US military information is r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  While selling valuable #data on the deep web is commonplace, the low price offered for US military information is r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Scientists discover we really do have periods of repeated success throughout our lives random

  11-07-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Periods of increased success at work can come out of the blue, and you may only ever get one in your life, claim researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois, US.
  
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• From runway to railroad: Radical concept reveals 'flying train' with detachable wings

  11-07-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Akka has unveiled its ‘Link & Fly’design, envisioning a craft that relies on a pod and detachable wings to speed up the boarding process, and make it easier than ever to get to and from the airport.
  
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• SpaceX unveils massive new net to try and catch rocket fairings as they fall to earth

  11-07-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's rocket company has installed some super-size arms on its 'Mr Steven' boat in the hopes that it will be able to recover rocket fairings. The bigger arms will also make way for a new net.
  
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• Great news today for #Limerick as @BDandCo announces 85 new jobs. #jobfairy #Limerickjobs #medtech siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bd-resear…

  11-07-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Great news today for #Limerick as @BDandCo announces 85 new jobs. #jobfairy #Limerickjobs #medtech siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bd-resear…
  
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• Air Force begins war games fly-off between A-10 and F-35 jets amid claims tests are rigged

  11-07-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Our troops deserve better than a surreptitious test rigged in favor of a weapon that can't do the job against the one that can,' one expert claims.
  
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• Abandoned Civilisations unravels the mysteries of over 90 lost worlds

  11-07-2018 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abandoned Civilisations by British author Kieron Connolly reveals how vast societies can rise and fall, leaving behind ruined cities and towns that have been reclaimed by nature.
  
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• Sir David Attenborough: Getting UK polar ship ready for big day

  11-07-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the 10,000-tonne hull of Britain's new polar ship being moved into position for launch.
  
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• Our queen is meeting the royals 😊👑 twitter.com/AnnODeaSR/stat…

  11-07-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  Our queen is meeting the royals 😊👑 twitter.com/AnnODeaSR/stat…
  
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• What is the  Action Plan for Online Safety all about? #onlinesafety siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/onl…

  11-07-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  What is the  Action Plan for Online Safety all about? #onlinesafety siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/onl…
  
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• Rocket Lab reveals it's considering US sites to build its second private launchpad

  11-07-2018 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, planned to open a second launch site in the United States to complement its remote New Zealand pad.
  
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• Rewriting the story of humanity's origins

  11-07-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts lead by the byDr.EleanorScerrioftheUniversityofOxford found the the fossil record does not support humans being fully formed when they spread across the world.
  
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• Secretive US 'Phantom Express' hypersonic spaceplane passes key tests

  11-07-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The reusable Phantom Express spaceplane will take off vertically and land horizontally, and is being built by Boeing as part of the DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program.
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘Three Ireland is going through a huge digital transformation’ ow.ly/1pB630kUacb

  11-07-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘Three Ireland is going through a huge digital transformation’ ow.ly/1pB630kUacb
  
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• #MostRead Today: A guide to staying ahead of the curve in the IT industry ow.ly/qP4k30kUadC

  11-07-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: A guide to staying ahead of the curve in the IT industry ow.ly/qP4k30kUadC
  
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• #MostRead Today: Shocking video of glacier fracturing shows true extent of climate change ow.ly/Qnol30kUaae

  11-07-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Shocking video of glacier fracturing shows true extent of climate change ow.ly/Qnol30kUaae
  
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• #MostRead Today: ICANN incurs the wrath of EU data regulators under GDPR rules ow.ly/dogP30kUabm

  11-07-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ICANN incurs the wrath of EU data regulators under GDPR rules ow.ly/dogP30kUabm
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ghostly shadows of hidden structures near Newgrange revealed by heatwave ow.ly/MTwl30kUa57

  11-07-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ghostly shadows of hidden structures near Newgrange revealed by heatwave ow.ly/MTwl30kUa57
  
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• Tim Ball: New Adages For The Technocratic Era

  11-07-2018 17:22 via technocracy.news
  A little levity can go a long way to stimulate a clearer perspective on things. Dr. Tim Ball has been collecting adages for a long time and here are some of his favorites.  ⁃ TN EditorAdages, are proverbs or short memorable statements expressing a general truth, usually based on experience. Many have no relevance to the modern world, such as “Don’t look a Gift Horse in the mouth,” but many are still useful, “Where there is smoke there is fire.” What we ne
  
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• Facebook scandal: Who is selling your personal data?

  11-07-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Data brokers such as Acxiom make millions of pounds a year selling access to your data.
  
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• Check-in with a smile: Marriott teams up with Alibaba to test facial recognition at hotels in China

  11-07-2018 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chain will work in a joint venture with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to test facial recognition check-ins at two China hotels this month, the firms said, with plans for a global rollout.
  
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• iPhone bug in China caused the handsets to crash every time they received a Taiwanese flag emoji

  11-07-2018 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anyone with their Apple ID location set to China were affected by the bug - a setting you can change manually from anywhere in the world. (Stock)
  
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• Wrap your car key fob in TINFOIL to stop thieves unlocking vehicle

  11-07-2018 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to ex-FBI agent Holly Hubert who is now CEO of Buffalo-based GlobalSecurityIQ, the simple hack can protect cars from being stolen.
  
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• Marriott International, Inc. Testing Facial Recognition In China Hotels

  11-07-2018 17:04 via technocracy.news
  As the world’s first superpower Technocracy, China is also the testbed for technology used to spread it to the rest of the world. As stated in the second paragraph of this article, Marriott has “ambitions for a global rollout” as soon as testing is completed. ⁃ TN EditorChinese guests at Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, may soon be able to check in with a quick scan of their facial features.
  The chain will work in a joint venture with Chinese
  
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• Blockchain is one of the hottest skills right now siliconrepublic.com/advice/blockch…

  11-07-2018 16:56 via twitter.com
  Blockchain is one of the hottest skills right now siliconrepublic.com/advice/blockch…
  
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• Rutherford: Global-Industrial Deep State’s Vision Of New World Order

  11-07-2018 16:51 via technocracy.news
  John Whitehead concludes, “One of the most important contributions an individual citizen can make is to become actively involved in local community affairs, politics and legal battles. As the adage goes, ‘Think globally, act locally.’” This is exactly why TN editor recently created Citizens For Free Speech.  ⁃ TN Editor“There are no nations. There are no peoples … There is only IBM and ITT and AT&T, and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide and Exxon. Tho
  
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• 'We can build a real time machine'

  11-07-2018 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Travelling in time might sound like fantasy, but some physicists think it might really be possible.
  
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• Turn the clock back

  11-07-2018 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Travelling in time might sound like fantasy, but some physicists think it might really be possible.
  
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• Incredible new image gives a glimpse into a tumultuous stellar cluster 5,500 light-years away 

  11-07-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible image was captured by the HAWK-I infrared imager mounted on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.
  
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• Siro and Viatel join forces to bring gigabit connectivity across Ireland siliconrepublic.com/comms/siro-via…

  11-07-2018 16:37 via twitter.com
  Siro and Viatel join forces to bring gigabit connectivity across Ireland siliconrepublic.com/comms/siro-via…
  
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• ‘There is a danger that the negatives in the normal recruitment process will be normalised in AI-assisted recruitme… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-07-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  ‘There is a danger that the negatives in the normal recruitment process will be normalised in AI-assisted recruitme… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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