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• Science Says record heat, fires worsened by climate change

  27-07-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe, again. Europe suffered its deadliest fire in more than a century, and one of nearly 90...
  
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• Scientists spot new shape: 3D form called 'scutoid' lets cells pack together without wasting energy

  27-07-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team studying the cells that give rise to embryos and can be found lining our organs and blood vessels pinpointed a three-dimensional shape that occurs as they bend and pack together.
  
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• Google bans apps that mine bitcoin, sell firearms and target children with adult themes

  27-07-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has called it quits on allowing apps for crypto-mining and selling firearms on its Play Store. The firm is also barring any apps that are tailored for children but still contain adult themes.
  
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• Longest lunar eclipse in 100 years sees Blood Moon in the sky across UK Europe Asia Africa Australia

  27-07-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The longest lunar eclipse in a century has sent the moon behind the shadow of the Earth tonight, turning it a deep crimson for people in Britain, Europe, Asia, Africa and parts of Australasia.
  
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• Men feel 'sad, tearful and irritable' after sex

  27-07-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the condition has been recognised in women, the new study is the first to find it affects men as well. It found 41 per cent of  men reported symptoms at some point in their life.
  
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• From books to behemoth

  27-07-2018 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon's profits dazzled this week - how Jeff Bezos brought it from bookstore to behemoth in 20 years.
  
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• Mutated HIV strain in Canada is turning into AIDS much faster than usual, report warns

  27-07-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ninety-eight percent of strains in Saskatchewan, Canada, have an immune-resistant mutation, but 80 percent have one that moves much faster than usual, researchers warn.
  
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• The Russian and Chinese spies accused of stealing Silicon Valley secrets and swaying politics

  27-07-2018 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former US intelligence officers believe Russian and Chinese intelligence agents are actively targeting major Silicon Valley firms including Apple and Google to try to steal US trade secrets.
  
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• Checking your phone in lectures can cost you half a grade, researchers find

  27-07-2018 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It pays to put your phone away during class, a new study has found. Researchers found that using electronic devices during a lecture can shave 5%, or half a grade, off of undergraduates' marks.
  
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• Scientists discover unusual whale-dolphin hybrid swimming off the coast of Kauai

  27-07-2018 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rare creature is a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin, according to researchers from Cascadia Research Collective. It's the first ever discovered.
  
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• The StormBreaker bomb that can blast its way through bad weather

  27-07-2018 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The StormBreaker uses imaging infrared, millimeter wave and semi-active laser, to 'see through' bad weather and hit its targets.
  
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• Can YOU spot the real Shakespeare sonnet? AI learns how write its own poetry 

  27-07-2018 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at IBM used created a sonnet writing AI. They trained it using 2600 sonnetstaken from a free online database of out-of-copyright books called Project Gutenberg.
  
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• Computer bug! Real life spider is stuck inside iMac screen

  27-07-2018 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Timothy Buchanan, of Thousand Oaks, California, turned on his computer to discover that it had a bug — or, to be more precise, a spider — which he revealed on YouTube.
  
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• The AI that can predict your personality simply by looking into your eyes

  27-07-2018 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian researchers have revealed an AI the can predict your personality just by looking at your eyes.
  
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• Six talented Irish-based #researchers have just secured vital funding for their work as part of the @ERC_Research’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-07-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Six talented Irish-based #researchers have just secured vital funding for their work as part of the @ERC_Research’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• In its latest earnings report, #Twitter says it is concentrating on promoting “healthy conversation” on the platfor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  In its latest earnings report, #Twitter says it is concentrating on promoting “healthy conversation” on the platfor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Google is taking on TripAdvisor and Facebook with new feature

  27-07-2018 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google says its new events Search feature (pictured) will become available for its US users in the next few days, although a global launch date is yet to be announced.
  
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• Idaho inmates hack prison system and steal $225,000 in credits

  27-07-2018 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The scheme was discovered after the prisoners boosted their accounts with artificial credits.
  
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• Bizarre trend sees teens creating 'flop accounts' on Instagram where they discuss hot-button topics

  27-07-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More and more Gen Zers are sharing personal thoughts and debating with their peers on Instagram - a social media platform originally devised as an app driven by image-based content.
  
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• ‘We are committed to 100pc sustainable energy for our data centres’ - @Equinix president Charles Meyers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-07-2018 19:55 via twitter.com
  ‘We are committed to 100pc sustainable energy for our data centres’ - @Equinix president Charles Meyers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Black holes DON'T have a ring of fire, new study suggests

  27-07-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the study, the researchers from Ohio State University calculated what would happen if an electron fell into a black hole with a mass as big as the sun.
  
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• #Blockchain could represent a major force in the future of property ownership #cryptocurrency siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/real…

  27-07-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  #Blockchain could represent a major force in the future of property ownership #cryptocurrency siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/real…
  
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• This week's #IoT round-up includes #drones, #wearables and more autonomous cars. #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/amazo…

  27-07-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  This week's #IoT round-up includes #drones, #wearables and more autonomous cars. #autotech siliconrepublic.com/machines/amazo…
  
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• At 60, NASA shoots for revival of moon glory days

  27-07-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sixty years ago, spurred by competition with the Soviet Union, the United States created NASA, launching a journey that would take Americans to the moon within a decade.
  
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• Facebook blocks InfoWars's Alex Jones for 30 days for 'hate speech'

  27-07-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All pages operated by Infowars founder Alex Jones will be subject to the freeze, after the US social media giant removed several videos which they said represented hate speech.
  
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• Wiping out malaria mosquitoes does NOT have a negative impact on other native species

  27-07-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Imperial College London are targeting one of these species, Anopheles gambiae, for possible suppression in the future using genetic engineering (stock image).
  
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• Facebook hits back at criticism of its 'heroic' army of 7,500 who vet violent and troubling posts

  27-07-2018 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a blog post, Facebook described what kinds of people review content and how it trains them to be able to follow community standards consistently, while dispelling some rumors about the job.
  
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• Black tar decorations discovered on the bones of a woman buried 4,500 years ago

  27-07-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rare burial was found along the river Dniester in Ukraine and experts from the University in Poznań believe the markings were made after the woman's body had decomposed.
  
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• A validation flaw in #Bluetooth communication opens the door for attackers. #infosec #security #IoT siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blu…

  27-07-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  A validation flaw in #Bluetooth communication opens the door for attackers. #infosec #security #IoT siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blu…
  
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• Arizona startup plans to send tourists to the edge of space using high-altitude helium BALLOONS

  27-07-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World View Enterprises has been honing its flight system over the last few years ahead of plans to send passengers 100,000 feet above Earth’s surface, with tickets costing $75,000 a pop.
  
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• Climate change IS to blame for the heatwave gripping northern Europe

  27-07-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate change made the ongoing heatwave gripping much of northern Europe more than twice as likely to occur, scientists have said. Experts suggest human activity increased the oddsof it happening.
  
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• Instagram not an instant fix for ailing Facebook

  27-07-2018 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram users are not accustomed to clicking on links in posts, which makes the service less effective at generating online purchases than Facebook, experts say.
  
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• GSK gains access to 5 million 23andMe customer's data

  27-07-2018 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GSK, based in Brentford, has entered into collaborations with 23andMe. The firms will be working towards developing personalised medicine and also using personal data.
  
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• Fortnite FINALLY has a release date on Android, insiders claim

  27-07-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fortnite, developed by Epic Games in Chapel hill, North Carolina, is rumoured to be partnering up with Samsung to bring the game to its only unconquered platform - Android.
  
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• In a rare twist, none of the roles announced in Ireland this week were in Dublin, as Ulster romped to victory in jo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  27-07-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  In a rare twist, none of the roles announced in Ireland this week were in Dublin, as Ulster romped to victory in jo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Exciting theory suggests black hole hologram on a graphene flake is possible ow.ly/zmkD30l9rCH

  27-07-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Exciting theory suggests black hole hologram on a graphene flake is possible ow.ly/zmkD30l9rCH
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 signs you should run away from a job offer ow.ly/hdAe30l9rJh

  27-07-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 signs you should run away from a job offer ow.ly/hdAe30l9rJh
  
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• #MostRead Today: Book-sized solar panels could power a whole home in new breakthrough ow.ly/S7YL30l9re9

  27-07-2018 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Book-sized solar panels could power a whole home in new breakthrough ow.ly/S7YL30l9re9
  
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• #MostRead Today: Blood moon not the only spectacle set to appear over Ireland on Friday ow.ly/4NHS30l9rsa

  27-07-2018 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Blood moon not the only spectacle set to appear over Ireland on Friday ow.ly/4NHS30l9rsa
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 cool start-ups from Kraków to watch ow.ly/Zafl30l9qWl

  27-07-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 cool start-ups from Kraków to watch ow.ly/Zafl30l9qWl
  
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• Twitter to prioritize fixing platform over user growth

  27-07-2018 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Metrics released Friday revealed Twitter Inc had a revenue of $711million in the second quarter, but the company's stock took a hit because of significant drop in number of monthly active users.
  
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• Mother of a dead orca carries it around off the coast of Victoria

  27-07-2018 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mother was seen propping the newborn on her forehead and trying to keep it near the surface of the water in the waters off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia.
  
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• Dashlane 6 adds dark web monitoring to its password manager

  27-07-2018 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York based firm Dashlane, which made its name in password management apps, has released Dashlane 6, the latest version of its flagship product.
  
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• Petrichor: why does rain smell so good?

  27-07-2018 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  There's some chemistry to the pleasant smell of rain after a long, dry spell.
  
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• Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software Is ‘Flawed, Biased and Dangerous’

  27-07-2018 16:42 via technocracy.news
  After identifying 28 members of Congress as police suspects, Amazon’s facial recognition AI seems to work only about 80% of the time, and yet it is being sold en masse to governments and police agencies. Even if it worked 95% of the time, the 5% who are wrongly identified are at risk of having their lives destroyed for nothing. ⁃ TN EditorA facial recognition tool that Amazon.com Inc sells to web developers wrongly identified 28 members of Congress as police suspects, in a test condu
  
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• Facebook shares expected to hold steady as stock market opens

  27-07-2018 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social media giant'sshares rose by hal ofon per cent in early trading, a day after plunging 19 percent Thursday, wiping $119 billion off the company's value. .
  
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• Scroll Free September: Social media users urged to log off

  27-07-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Social media users are being asked to try Scroll Free September, as part of a public health campaign.
  
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• Twitter shares plunge as user total falls

  27-07-2018 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The messaging platform makes record quarterly profits, but monthly user numbers disappoint.
  
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• Spy vs. Spy – Silicon Valley Is Destination Of Choice For Espionage

  27-07-2018 16:13 via technocracy.news
  Just as regular citizens have no expectation of privacy for personal information, Big Tech has no expectation of privacy for their technology secrets. Why? Because its entire culture is riddled with working spies from foreign actors that feel they have as much right to technology as the ones who invented it in the first place, even if they have to steal it. ⁃ TN EditorIn the fall of 1989, during the Cold War’s wan and washed-out final months, the Berlin Wall was crumbling—and s
  
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• The human cost of Amazon Prime day: Podcast 379

  27-07-2018 16:05
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: loon balloons, we go inside the ghost town of the alt-right web and take a look at the human cost of Amazon Prime day.
  
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