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• Fortnite players revolt over removal of tactical submachine gun

  18-07-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fortnite's latest major update has given players across the globe access to two new weapons, but also abolished the game's 'tactical submachine gun'.
  
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• Meat and dairy industry to overtake oil as world's biggest polluter

  18-07-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Non-profit organisation the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minnesota analysed 35 of the meat and dairy industry's biggest companies for the study. (Stock)
  
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• How cannabis triggers hunger so they can treat appetite loss

  18-07-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers in Washington say the study is urgent since marijuana is given to cancer and HIV patients to treat appetite loss, but we do not know how it interacts with their bodies or their diseases.
  
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• New type of plastic heals its cracks when exposed to certain light

  18-07-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under certain light, the material can become up to ten times softer and more dynamic, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found.
  
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• Amazon sells more than 100 million products despite outages

  18-07-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon called this year's Prime Day the 'biggest shopping event' in its history. Shoppers bought over 100 million products during the event, with many Amazon-branded products being top sellers.
  
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• Satellite image shows 11 million ton iceberg floating off Greenland

  18-07-2018 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image captured July 9 by ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites shows the massive iceberg, along with several other large icebergs in the vicinity of the village Innaarsuit.
  
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• Another blow for Elon Musk as Tesla Model 3 buyers say they're losing patience

  18-07-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla sales hit 200,000 since the start of 2010 - the point at which federal law requires the credit for rechargeable electric vehicles to be phased out. Buyers will get the full credit through end of year.
  
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• Apple's new iPhone could have edge-to-edge screens

  18-07-2018 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has been widely rumored to be prepping three new iPhones for later this year. Now, a leaked image reportedly shows the glass panels that will be used in the yet-to-be-released iPhone models.
  
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• Selfridges' flying 'Iron Man' suit is now on sale to the public (but it will set you back $440,000)

  18-07-2018 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ever fancied a dab at being 'Iron Man'? Now you can. A jet suit created by a British former commodities trader has gone on sale in a London department store with a cool price tag of £340,000 ($443,428).
  
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• Rare beaked whales spotted for only the third time in the North Atlantic

  18-07-2018 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sighting came during a wildlife photography trip organised by charity Orca. where ferry passengers saw them breaching the waters off the coast off Santander in Spain.
  
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• Satellite image shows the 11 MILLION-ton iceberg looming over remote village in Greenland

  18-07-2018 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image captured July 9 by ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites shows the massive iceberg, along with several other large icebergs in the vicinity of the village Innaarsuit.
  
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• Is this the next iPhone lineup? Images suggest Apple's new devices will have edge-to-edge screens

  18-07-2018 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has been widely rumored to be prepping three new iPhones for later this year. Now, a leaked image reportedly shows the glass panels that will be used in the yet-to-be-released iPhone models.
  
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• A recent study shows @venmo's public API contains a lot of freely-available user information. #infosec #privacy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-07-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  A recent study shows @venmo's public API contains a lot of freely-available user information. #infosec #privacy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Samsung will release a radical folding phone in 2019

  18-07-2018 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Korean tech giant is working on a device, codenamed 'Winner,' where the screen can be folded in half like a wallet, the Wall Street Journal reported. It could cost more than $1,500.
  
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• Looking for a #job? Check out what @SlackHQ is looking for. siliconrepublic.com/jobs/slack-sal…

  18-07-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Looking for a #job? Check out what @SlackHQ is looking for. siliconrepublic.com/jobs/slack-sal…
  
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• Roblox blames 'gang rape' on hacker adding code to game

  18-07-2018 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The makers of the online children's game say a hacker uploaded malicious code to one of its servers.
  
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• 'Agatha Christie oak' collapses in the heatwave after disease ravaged the once mighty oak

  18-07-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cricket club in Torquay, Devon was home to a tree made famous by novelist Agatha Christie, who used to sit under it to watch cricket. The oak collapsed overnight due to fungal infection.
  
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• #Accessibility and usability consultant Gerry Ellis from @bankofireland spoke at #Inspirefest 2018 about how techno… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-07-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  #Accessibility and usability consultant Gerry Ellis from @bankofireland spoke at #Inspirefest 2018 about how techno… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Amazon sells more than 100 MILLION products despite outages that crashed its site and app

  18-07-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon called this year's Prime Day the 'biggest shopping event' in its history. Shoppers bought over 100 million products during the event, with many Amazon-branded products being top sellers.
  
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• Samsung boss pictured using a never-before-seen Galaxy Note 9 handset

  18-07-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image, appearing to show South Korean CEO DJ Koh using the handset, was reportedly captured at an event for the media in and shared on Chinese social media site Weibo.
  
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• Fortnite players are in REVOLT over decision to remove popular gun from the Season Five upgrade

  18-07-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fortnite's latest major update has given players across the globe access to two new weapons, but also abolished the game's 'tactical submachine gun'.
  
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• Meat and dairy industry on course to contribute more to global pollution levels than OIL

  18-07-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Non-profit organisation the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minnesota analysed 35 of the meat and dairy industry's biggest companies for the study. (Stock)
  
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• Newly-discovered plastic that HEALS its own cracks when exposed to certain light

  18-07-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under certain light, the material can become up to ten times softer and more dynamic, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found.
  
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• Internet giant plans to appeal #EU decision over claims #Google abused its market power with #Android. siliconrepublic.com/companies/andr…

  18-07-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Internet giant plans to appeal #EU decision over claims #Google abused its market power with #Android. siliconrepublic.com/companies/andr…
  
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• Farnborough Airshow: Aston Martin unveils sports car for the skies

  18-07-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  James Bond's favourite car company has plans to develop small aircraft with engine giant Rolls-Royce.
  
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• Believe it or not, but your body fat could actually help you lose weight

  18-07-2018 19:05
  
  Biologists have shown it's possible to reduce the weight of mice by activating brown fat to convert energy into heat on demand
  
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• Online misinformation and #cyberattacks could have a detrimental effect on the Irish democratic process. #elections siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/iri…

  18-07-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Online misinformation and #cyberattacks could have a detrimental effect on the Irish democratic process. #elections siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/iri…
  
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• The Meghalayan Age: Scientists find we are in new geological period

  18-07-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stalagmite in the Indian region of Meghalayan Age has allowed experts to divide the Holocene into more detailed portions, with it starting 4,200 years ago and continuing to this day.
  
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• UK's turbines producing 40% less electricity as winds 'disappear'

  18-07-2018 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK weather anomalies continue as the wind turbines around the country produce barely any electricity, despite having two of the biggest off-shore wind farms in the world.
  
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• Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket completes its 9th successful launch

  18-07-2018 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New Shepard spacecraft launched from Blue Origin's test site in West Texas at 11:00am ET (4:00pm BST) carrying a bundle of science experiments.
  
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• Over half of women who watch gay porn imagine themselves as men

  18-07-2018 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to research led by Dr Lucy Neville, a Lecturer in Criminology from the University of Leicester, 55 per cent of the women surveyed imagined themselves as men (stock image).
  
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• #MostRead Today: Sextortion email scam aims to blackmail users with illicit webcam footage ow.ly/VxBb30l0GvS

  18-07-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Sextortion email scam aims to blackmail users with illicit webcam footage ow.ly/VxBb30l0GvS
  
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• #MostRead Today: Amazing ‘find of a lifetime’ unearths 5,500-year-old megalithic tomb in Meath ow.ly/F0kr30l0Gy3

  18-07-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Amazing ‘find of a lifetime’ unearths 5,500-year-old megalithic tomb in Meath ow.ly/F0kr30l0Gy3
  
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• #MostRead Today: Post H-1B visa crackdowns, where will tech talent migrate to? ow.ly/wels30l0GuT

  18-07-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Post H-1B visa crackdowns, where will tech talent migrate to? ow.ly/wels30l0GuT
  
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• #MostRead Today: Amazing solar panel device that could change the world goes open source ow.ly/XDW130l0GtL

  18-07-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Amazing solar panel device that could change the world goes open source ow.ly/XDW130l0GtL
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 new moons discovered around Jupiter, but something strange is going on ow.ly/xt6m30l0Gs9

  18-07-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 new moons discovered around Jupiter, but something strange is going on ow.ly/xt6m30l0Gs9
  
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• Tune in to @3NewsIreland this evening to hear our editor @MrJohnFKennedy discuss today's decision from the EU. twitter.com/MrJohnFKennedy…

  18-07-2018 17:23 via twitter.com
  Tune in to @3NewsIreland this evening to hear our editor @MrJohnFKennedy discuss today's decision from the EU. twitter.com/MrJohnFKennedy…
  
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• .@scienceirel has revealed its figures for 2017, showing a major increase in public engagement with researchers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-07-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  .@scienceirel has revealed its figures for 2017, showing a major increase in public engagement with researchers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• AI And The Future Of Medical Treatment

  18-07-2018 17:09 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat practices have already taken over most of the medical industry with so-called ‘evidence-based’ treatments. IBM’s Watson program, for instance, claims better diagnosis and treatment of cancer than highly skilled physicians. We will soon be hearing, “The algorithm will see you now…” ⁃ TN Editor—“Oh Doctor, what’s ailing me? Can I get a diagnosis? What’s that? AI [artificial intelligence] is handling it now? You mean I ju
  
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• Google committed a very serious offence says Vestager

  18-07-2018 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU's competition chef explains why she believes Google deserves a record-sized fine over Android.
  
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• Chicago Eyes Universal Basic Income As Solution To Robot Invasion Of Workplace

  18-07-2018 16:54 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy uses science to perfect social engineering  on a global scale, but Technocrats have no answers on how to handle displaced workers… except to just give them money. This will result in creating a new societal class of people who are unemployable and hence locked into permanent poverty. ⁃ TN EditorChicago Alderman Ameya Pawar is worried about the future.
  He is concerned that a coming wave of automation could put millions of people out of work and result in more ex
  
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• Killer Robots? AI Researchers Sign Petition Saying ‘No!’

  18-07-2018 16:37 via technocracy.news
  The genie is already out of the bottle, but advanced AI researchers are now very concerned about how their creations will be used in autonomous warfare. AI is close to becoming self-replicating, meaning that rogue applications bent on killing humans could multiply until the human race is extinguished.  ⁃ TN EditorThousands of scientists who specialise in artificial intelligence (AI) have declared that they will not participate in the development or manufacture of robots that can ident
  
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• Apple iCloud: State firm hosts user data in China

  18-07-2018 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Privacy advocates have warned that storing iCloud data on Chinese servers will make emails and messages vulnerable.
  
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• Welcome to the Meghalayan Age - a new phase in history

  18-07-2018 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Geologists classify the last 4,200 years as being a distinct age in the story of our planet.
  
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• This week on Leaders’ Insights, we talk to Gavin Carpenter of @Phonovation and how management is like a game of che… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-07-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  This week on Leaders’ Insights, we talk to Gavin Carpenter of @Phonovation and how management is like a game of che… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• More than half of women who watch gay porn imagine themselves as MEN during erotic sexual fantasies

  18-07-2018 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to research led by Dr Lucy Neville, a Lecturer in Criminology from the University of Leicester, 55 per cent of the women surveyed imagined themselves as men (stock image).
  
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• Industry leaders in #AI research have vowed not to play a role in the creation of autonomous weapons siliconrepublic.com/companies/skyp…

  18-07-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  Industry leaders in #AI research have vowed not to play a role in the creation of autonomous weapons siliconrepublic.com/companies/skyp…
  
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• This start-up is aiming for a slam dunk in sports analytics siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/mvpx…

  18-07-2018 15:01 via twitter.com
  This start-up is aiming for a slam dunk in sports analytics siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/mvpx…
  
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• Abuse inquiry fined £200,000 for email data breach

  18-07-2018 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A mass email using the "to" field instead of the "bcc" field identified possible abuse victims.
  
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• Vast fissure sparks urgent closure in Grand Teton National Park

  18-07-2018 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parts of the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, which sits over the Yellowstone supervolcano, have been closed due to 'elevated potential for rockfall'.
  
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