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• Headless skeleton in Jamestown could be body of one of America's first slave-owning politicians

  24-07-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists suspect the bones found at a church in Jamestown, Virginia may be the body of Sir George Yeardley, who served as governor of the first permanent English colony.
  
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• How much pain would YOU tolerate for booze? Heavy drinkers will put up with electric shocks

  24-07-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, found that men who drink more than 20 alcoholic beverages a week will put up with the discomfort.
  
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• Scientists find 3.22-billion-year-old microbes in South Africa

  24-07-2018 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found the fossilised remains, which existed when our young planet was still dominated by oceans, on the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa.
  
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• 'Exceptional' 560,000-year-old child's milk tooth unearthed in France

  24-07-2018 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil was discoveredin the Arago Cave, a vast prehistoric grotto at Tautavel on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains bordering Spain.
  
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• Ford to invest $4 bln in new self-driving vehicle unit

  24-07-2018 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ford said it would invest $4 billion through 2023 in its newly formed autonomous vehicle unit, Ford Autonomous Vehicles, as it looks to produce self-driving cars in the next three years.
  
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• All the dust on Mars comes from a massive area half the size of the US near the Red Planet's equator

  24-07-2018 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called the Medusae Fossae Formation, experts say the massive area area is 'polluting the planet'. In The Martian, the dust almost killed Matt Damon's character (pictured).
  
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• Facebook quietly opens $30 million subsidiary in China

  24-07-2018 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company, called Lianshu Science & Technology is registered in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province and was established on July 18.
  
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• Trump's border wall between US and Mexico will threaten 1,500 species

  24-07-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's wall between mexico and the US could stop migratory patterns for as many as 1,500 species, with many running the risk of extinction.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen's series Who Is America? hits 2.8million viewers

  24-07-2018 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen's Showtime series, Who is America?, is seeing an enormous bump in viewership- to the tune of an additional 1.8million viewers after a week of delayed viewing.   
  
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• Mystery as sky turns black in middle of DAY in remote Russian towns

  24-07-2018 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian officials were perplexed by a sudden, unexplained daytime darkness in remote parts of Yakutia where the sun is sometimes visible a full day. Theories range from UFOs to military tests.
  
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• Humans could achieve 'electronic immortality' by 2050 and attend our own funerals, futurist claims

  24-07-2018 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Ian Pearson warns ‘electronic immortality’ will require careful planning. It could mean we live on after death in an 'upgraded body' - but could also mean we no longer own our own minds.
  
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• #GoogleNext18 is underway in San Francisco and the tech giant is announcing some innovative new products and featur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  #GoogleNext18 is underway in San Francisco and the tech giant is announcing some innovative new products and featur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Netflix effect: cord-cutting accelerates in US market

  24-07-2018 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US households are dropping their traditional pay TV packages at a faster rate than in the past amid a rise in streaming video services like Netflix, a survey showed Tuesday.
  
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• .@QA_nna of the Global Quality Leadership Institute answers some questions on the opportunities and challenges faci… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  .@QA_nna of the Global Quality Leadership Institute answers some questions on the opportunities and challenges faci… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Study reveals that cats BULLY their canine friends and threaten pets

  24-07-2018 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Lincoln scientist found that more than half of owners with both pets say their cat has lashed out threateningly at their dog (stock).
  
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• Real-life Lassies! Study shows dogs really will rush to help their owners when they cry

  24-07-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lassie famously ran to fetch help whenever her owner faced danger. Now, scientists have found pet dogs share the same instinct, and will spring into action faster if they think their owner distressed.
  
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• Scientists train an AI to digitally add BIKINIS onto nude photographs

  24-07-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, built by experts at a Catholic institute in Brazil, automatically seeks out lewd pictures and digitally adds swimwear to speed up the process of censorship.
  
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• A demonstration of the technology showed how a soft gripper device could capture and release objects in response to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  A demonstration of the technology showed how a soft gripper device could capture and release objects in response to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• iPhone falls 450 feet from top of Florida ride while filming a video for rider

  24-07-2018 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman was recording on a 450ft ride in Florida when she dropped her phone. The iPhone continued to record as it fell to the ground and only a single scratch on it despite not having a case.
  
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• Paper suggests Kenyan monkey inspired Dr. Seuss' Lorax

  24-07-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The furry orange protagonist of 'The Lorax' and the Truffula trees for which he spoke may have been inspired by specific monkeys and trees in Kenya, according to Dartmouth researchers.
  
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• Could this be the earliest terrestrial life on Earth? Scientists find 3.22-billion-year-old microbes

  24-07-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists found the fossilised remains, which existed when our young planet was still dominated by oceans, on the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa.
  
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• Corey Murphy, an e-commerce operations manager at @eShopWorld talks about what brought him home from his travels. siliconrepublic.com/people/eshopwo…

  24-07-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Corey Murphy, an e-commerce operations manager at @eShopWorld talks about what brought him home from his travels. siliconrepublic.com/people/eshopwo…
  
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• Mars will appear in the sky directly below the 'blood moon' this Friday for eerie phenomenon

  24-07-2018 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century is expected to occur on Friday July 27. As it lines up with the Earth and sun, the rising full moon will darken and change from silver to rusty red.
  
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• Interactive map reveals how a spate of summer heatwaves have hiked temperatures across the globe

  24-07-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The animation pulls together data crunched by some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to build a global map that showcases the most recent readings of Earth's weather patterns.
  
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• Trump's border wall between the US and Mexico will threaten more than 1,500 species

  24-07-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's wall between mexico and the US could stop migratory patterns for as many as 1,500 species, with many running the risk of extinction.
  
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• Could a USB security key stop you getting hacked?

  24-07-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2017, the tech giant began giving out physical security keys to all 85,000 employees, according to KrebsOnSecurity. Since then, no employees have reported any takeovers ofaccounts, Google said.
  
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• .@zophilpott wants to rewrite history to include the missing, forgotten women – and she’s building an army to do it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  .@zophilpott wants to rewrite history to include the missing, forgotten women – and she’s building an army to do it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ever wonder why certain smells take you down memory lane? Scientists reveal all

  24-07-2018 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Toronto found that information about time and space is stored in the same region of the brain where odours are processed, which may help diagnose dementia.
  
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• NASA releases new satellite image showing the 11 MILLION-ton iceberg towering over Greenland village

  24-07-2018 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To the people of Innaarsuit, the iceberg looming nearby is impossible to miss. But when viewed from space, even NASA says finding the chunk of ice is a game of Arctic ‘Where’s Waldo?’
  
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• Google Cloud Next: From AI for everyone to boosted security siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…

  24-07-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Google Cloud Next: From AI for everyone to boosted security siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/goo…
  
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• #Amazon Prime Day was a financial success for the company, but workplace complaints from warehouse staff spiked.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-07-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  #Amazon Prime Day was a financial success for the company, but workplace complaints from warehouse staff spiked.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Facebook investigates Crimson Hexagon over data policy concerns ow.ly/za2X30l68bA

  24-07-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Facebook investigates Crimson Hexagon over data policy concerns ow.ly/za2X30l68bA
  
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• #MostRead Today: Blood moon not the only spectacle set to appear over Ireland on Friday ow.ly/ANaa30l689X

  24-07-2018 17:55 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Blood moon not the only spectacle set to appear over Ireland on Friday ow.ly/ANaa30l689X
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish Hyperloop team Éirloop nabs innovation prize at SpaceX pod competition ow.ly/fw7530l685T

  24-07-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Irish Hyperloop team Éirloop nabs innovation prize at SpaceX pod competition ow.ly/fw7530l685T
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to talk about why you left your last job ow.ly/F4ID30l688V

  24-07-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to talk about why you left your last job ow.ly/F4ID30l688V
  
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• #MostRead Today: Abbott confirms 500 new jobs are on their way to Donegal ow.ly/ncj430l687S

  24-07-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Abbott confirms 500 new jobs are on their way to Donegal ow.ly/ncj430l687S
  
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• Dinosaur species named the 'amazing dragon of Lingwu' proves Diplodocoid reptiles were in Pangaea

  24-07-2018 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing found the fossils in the Lingwu region of China.
  
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• Russian hackers penetrate US power stations

  24-07-2018 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The ongoing attacks could have let the hackers shut down power networks, say US officials.
  
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• YouTube: Not removing far-right video ‘missed the mark’

  24-07-2018 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The company told BBC Radio 5 Live that they would learn from their mistakes.
  
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• The UK has unveiled some lofty #broadband targets aiming to bring #fibre to every home by the year 2033. siliconrepublic.com/comms/uk-broad…

  24-07-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  The UK has unveiled some lofty #broadband targets aiming to bring #fibre to every home by the year 2033.siliconrepublic.com/comms/uk-broad…
  
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• Big Finance Is Behind The Cashless Society Con

  24-07-2018 17:13 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy depends upon a digital society where every transaction can be tracked and analyzed. Cash prevents such tracking, and thus is being unilaterally removed. There has been no public request or particular need to destroy cash and so far, the public has not resisted the push. ⁃ TN EditorAll over the western world banks are shutting down cash machines and branches. They are trying to push you into using their digital payments and digital banking infrastructure. Just like Goo
  
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• Russian hackers infiltrated HUNDREDS of US energy firms

  24-07-2018 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hackers working for a shady Russian organization dubbed Dragonfly or Energetic Bear used credentials stolen from contractors to infiltrate the control rooms of large utilities firms.
  
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• China fossil tells new supercontinent story

  24-07-2018 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists have uncovered a new dinosaur in China... and it's older than expected.
  
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• Cambridge: Scientists Create Artificial Embryos From Stem Cells

  24-07-2018 17:00 via technocracy.news
  Research ‘breakthroughs’ are arriving at an increasing frequency as scientists peel back the genesis of life. Technocrat scientists have little concern with the legal or ethical implications of their research, and will push the envelope until it bursts apart. It is a Transhuman dream to re-engineer humanity altogether. ⁃ TN EditorArtificial embryos built from scratch using stem cells have been created by scientists.
  Researchers bypassed the act of fertilisation by growing
  
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• 5 steps to help you leave work on time every day siliconrepublic.com/advice/leave-w…

  24-07-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  5 steps to help you leave work on time every day siliconrepublic.com/advice/leave-w…
  
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• Transhumans Look To Attend Their Own Funerals Via Computer Avatar

  24-07-2018 16:38 via technocracy.news
  The transhuman fantasy of downloading their brains into a computer network persists no matter what evidence to the contrary is presented. Although Ray Kurzweil was the first high-profile technologist to popularize this, many other scientists have since jumped on the bandwagon. Transhumanism and Technocracy are the twin creations of Scientism. ⁃ TN Editor Futurologist Dr Ian Pearson believes humans will one day be hooked up to external machines while alive to boost intelligence.
  Such techno
  
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• Largest dinosaur footprint ever found was made by a brachiosaur

  24-07-2018 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the American Museum Of Natural History in New York made the discovery by studying fossils excavated in Wyoming using 3D scanning and detailed measurements.
  
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• Map shows where commercial fishing could be killing sharks

  24-07-2018 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Washington DC-based nonprofit Global Fishing Watch created this incredible interactive map by tagging 45 sharks in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Russia's nuclear weapons can wipe out an area 'the size of Texas'

  24-07-2018 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video, released by the Russian defence ministry, shows the bright checker coated RS-28 Sarmat missile, seen leaving its launch silo at a secret location in the Russian Federation.
  
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• Facebook angers Flanders with Rubens ban

  24-07-2018 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A ban on ad featuring a bare-chested Jesus has prompted the Flanders Tourist Board to write to Mark Zuckerberg.
  
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