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• No more funny faces! Snapchat launches new Lenses that respond to your voice

  01-08-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat on Wednesday launched a new set of interactive Lenses that can be controlled using just your voice. Previously,Lenses could respond whenever a user made different facial gestures.
  
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• Fields medal: UK refugee's major maths award stolen

  01-08-2018 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The Cambridge professor loses his 14-carat gold medal in Brazil minutes after receiving it.
  
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• Scientists successfully created a new lung for a pig using the animal's OWN cells

  01-08-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch successfully transplanted pig lungs grown in the lab from each animal's own cells. The new lungs grow their own blood vessel systems, a major step.
  
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• Facebook cuts off 'hundreds of thousands' of apps in privacy crackdown

  01-08-2018 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social media giant said it had shut down hundreds of thousands of apps that didn't follow the rules around its new review process, created in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
  
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• Warmer soil releasing more carbon, worsening climate...

  01-08-2018 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Observations from across the globe show that as temperatures have warmed, bacteria and fungi in the soil are becoming more active.
  
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• Reddit hacked: What to do after emails and passwords were leaked

  01-08-2018 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The popular social news aggregation website Reddit was recently hacked in a major data breach. Here's all you need to know and how to protect your email and passwords.
  
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• Differences in social status and political views can cause us to think others mean to do harm

  01-08-2018 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London found that differences in social status and political belief in particular cause people to suspect that others intend to cause them harm.
  
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• Has the mystery of the Bermuda triangle been solved? Disappearances caused by 100ft 'rogue waves'

  01-08-2018 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton University researchers re-created the monster water surges and found it could easily take down boats.
  
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• Samsung unveils new Galaxy Tab S4 Android tablet with ‘desktop mode’

  01-08-2018 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Korean tech giant announced the $650 (£495) Galaxy Tab S4, a 10.5-inch convertible tablet with an AMOLED display that uses Samsung's DeX technology to enable 'desktop mode.'
  
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• Facebook added a plane emoji reaction and people are confused

  01-08-2018 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has accidentally added a new plane reaction emoji reaction to its app, leaving people confused about how to use it. The emoji was only available to android users for a short period of time.
  
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• Researchers reconstruct ancient Greek music of the Orestes papyrus

  01-08-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Armand D'Angour, an Associate Professor in Classics at the University of Oxford, reconstructedThe Orestes chorus at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford for a performance.
  
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• Google under fire over 'plans to launch censored search engine in China'

  01-08-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has been secretly planning to launch a censored search engine in China since Spring 2017 as part of a project referred to inside the company as 'Dragonfly.' It could roll out this year.
  
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• Spotify now lets Android users set their favourite song as an alarm

  01-08-2018 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new feature, which is currently rolling-out to users worldwide, is found in Google Clock – the default alarm app found preinstalled on most Android smartphones.
  
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• Researchers reveal the 'danger points' of the Cascadia fault that could cause a MEGAQUAKE

  01-08-2018 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Oregon have identified regions that are rising up beneath the active sections which may be leading to the observable differences along the Cascadia fault.
  
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• Apple's new iPhones could support two SIM cards, iOS 12 beta code reveals

  01-08-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  References to a 'second SIM status' in Apple's iOS 12 beta developer beta five suggest that the firm may be developing phones and software that are compatible with the use of two SIM cards.
  
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• Distant planets have exactly the same conditions that led to the start of life on Earth

  01-08-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Cambridgefound that the chances for life to develop on rocky a planet are connected to thelight given off by its host star.
  
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• Fields medal: UK refugee wins 'biggest maths prize'

  01-08-2018 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics are awarded at a ceremony in Brazil.
  
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• Scientists discover some greenhouse gases are produced when plastics are exposed to sunlight

  01-08-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Hawaii researchers have found that methane and ethylene is created from the degradation of plastic, and polyethylene, the chemical used to make carrier bags, is the wort offender.
  
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• US names arrested Fin7 cyber-gang suspects

  01-08-2018 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Three Ukrainian citizens suspected of being part of a "prolific hacking group" are under arrest.
  
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• #Facebook says it has detected a coordinated effort to influence #US politics ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  01-08-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  #Facebook says it has detected a coordinated effort to influence #US politics ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• UK weather: Summer heatwave will make autumn leaves brown and crispy

  01-08-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some parts of the UK, including the South East and Central Southern England experiencing only six per cent of the expected monthly rainfall.
  
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• WhatsApp starts charging business users

  01-08-2018 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Companies will be charged to send customers messages via the platform.
  
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• Ancestry, 23andMe and other top genetic testing companies agree to new privacy policies

  01-08-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancestry, 23andMe, Habit, Helix, and MyHeritage have all signed on to voluntary new guidelines aimed at better protecting the privacy of people who submit their DNA to these companies for testing.
  
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• Bright flashes light up the dark side of the moon as two meteoroids slam into the surface

  01-08-2018 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers with the Moon Impacts Detection and Analysis System (MIDAS) managed to catch the phenomena in action by coordinating telescopes across three observatories in Spain.
  
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• Extended working age policies have the potential to either help restructure society or exacerbate the problems alre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Extended working age policies have the potential to either help restructure society or exacerbate the problems alre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Murder victims hidden in camouflaged graves could be found using pulses of laser light

  01-08-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laser light known as Lidar could be beamed from a helicopter to create 3D maps of remote areas to help police, claims research from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee (stock image).
  
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• Government workers in Alaska forced to use typewriters after cyber attack cripples their computers

  01-08-2018 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Workers in Matanuska-Susitna found themselves cut off from technology after malware known as BitPaymer encrypted the borough's email server, internal systems and disaster recovery servers.
  
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• Russian fighter jet obliterates a ship with supersonic missile

  01-08-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of Russian drill in the Caspian Sea captures the moment a jet obliterates a ship with a high-powered missile. The two-minute video is shown launching the Kh-31 at a drifting ship.
  
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• Money is cited as the root of all problems and it certainly appears to be true for #diversity in tech. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dive…

  01-08-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Money is cited as the root of all problems and it certainly appears to be true for #diversity in tech. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/dive…
  
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• #EarthOvershootDay marks when we have used up the planet’s resources for the year. Just how bad is the situation th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  #EarthOvershootDay marks when we have used up the planet’s resources for the year. Just how bad is the situation th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Everything you need to know about the National Broadband Plan so far ow.ly/zVYC30ldRd3

  01-08-2018 18:03 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Everything you need to know about the National Broadband Plan so far ow.ly/zVYC30ldRd3
  
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• #MostRead Today: Chance of alien life soars as ‘key ingredient’ might not be necessary ow.ly/cApK30ldRdP

  01-08-2018 18:03 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Chance of alien life soars as ‘key ingredient’ might not be necessary ow.ly/cApK30ldRdP
  
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• #MostRead Today: Abbott confirms 500 new jobs are on their way to Donegal ow.ly/6EpD30ldRa3

  01-08-2018 18:03 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Abbott confirms 500 new jobs are on their way to Donegal ow.ly/6EpD30ldRa3
  
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• #MostRead Today: 6 project management skills all managers should adopt ow.ly/qNzA30ldRbw

  01-08-2018 18:03 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 6 project management skills all managers should adopt ow.ly/qNzA30ldRbw
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists find really simple way to produce ‘impossible’ material ow.ly/eW7o30ldR76

  01-08-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists find really simple way to produce ‘impossible’ material ow.ly/eW7o30ldR76
  
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• Using smaller plates to trick yourself into eating less? Dieting trick does NOT work, scientists say

  01-08-2018 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev say that when people are hungry, they are able to identify food portion accurately, no matter how it is served (stock image).
  
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• Adults now spend HALF of their time awake each day interacting online

  01-08-2018 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a report by the New York City-based firm Nielsen, adults between 18-34 spend the largest percentage of time using TV-connected devices and digital devices (stock image).
  
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• Cellphones do NOT cause brain cancer: No evidence radiation given off by mobiles leads to tumours

  01-08-2018 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health believe health bodies erred on the side of caution when they declared such radiation as possibly cancer causing in 2011.
  
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• The tech sector is thriving, but it’s not the only industry that’s looking for #graduates - Rebecca McGowan took he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  The tech sector is thriving, but it’s not the only industry that’s looking for #graduates - Rebecca McGowan took he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• In tech, don’t underestimate the importance of strong connections siliconrepublic.com/people/masterc…

  01-08-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  In tech, don’t underestimate the importance of strong connections siliconrepublic.com/people/masterc…
  
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• Rare blue diamonds may be Earth's deepest secret

  01-08-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue diamonds comprise only about 0.02 percent of mined diamonds, and form at a far deeper depth than normal diamonds, researchers have found.
  
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• Today's featured employer is @eShopWorld! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/WBiaiIiwwh

  01-08-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @eShopWorld! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/WBiaiIiwwh
  
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• Facebook launches new digital health tools

  01-08-2018 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook director for the UK and Ireland Steve Hatch said the tools, which start rolling out to users worldwide today, would help raise awareness of how people are spending their time online.
  
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• ‘Bigfoot’ searches on Pornhub spike after bizarre Twitter spat between US politicians

  01-08-2018 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a Democratic congressional candidate in the Virginia 5th district accused her Republican opponent of being a 'devotee of Bigfoot erotica', searches for the term on Pornhub skyrocketed
  
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• How Greenland scorched its underside

  01-08-2018 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's largest island ran over Iceland's volcanic hotspot and has the rocky scar to prove it.
  
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• Nikki Goldstein visits sex robots with artificial intelligence

  01-08-2018 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein recently headed to Los Angeles to visit a factory where 'Harmony' is being made. She is a sex robot that is being programmed with artificial intelligence.
  
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• According to Mary Pidgeon of @AthloneIT, #cybercrime is a world-scale problem of epic proportions. #infosec… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  According to Mary Pidgeon of @AthloneIT, #cybercrime is a world-scale problem of epic proportions. #infosec… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Chemicals in sunscreen harm ocean fish, study finds

  01-08-2018 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The find could be a 'canary in the coal mine' for the wider effect of these chemicals on the environment, scientists at Hong Kong Baptist University said. (Stock image)
  
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• #Facebook set to face questions from #Oireachtas over how it moderates dangerous and violent content siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…

  01-08-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  #Facebook set to face questions from #Oireachtas over how it moderates dangerous and violent content siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/fac…
  
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• One in three youths who break the law identify as LGBTQ

  01-08-2018 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, said depression, self-harm, and drug and alcohol use were also found to be higher among LGBTQ youth. (Stock image)
  
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