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• Facebook redesigns Pages for small businesses

  06-08-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is revamping Pages for businesses. Now, services appear at the top of their page, along with related businesses, while recommendations will also be streamlined with shorter reviews.
  
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• Runaway warming could create 'hothouse Earth' state and cause sea levels to rise by almost 200 FEET

  06-08-2018 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A domino effect leading to a `Hothouse Earth´ could be triggered at 2C above pre-industrial levels, a study predicts. It could make swathes of the planet around the equator uninhabitable.
  
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• NASA says aging Kepler Space Telescope could have enough fuel to complete one last mission

  06-08-2018 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Kepler Space Telescope still has some life left in it. The aging exoplanet hunter is now awake after a four-week hibernation period and transmitting data back to Earth.
  
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• Who needs Uber? Amish man launches ride-sharing service in Michigan with his horse and buggy

  06-08-2018 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Timothy Hochstedler says he launched ‘Amish Uber' in Colon, Michigan because 'Uber is hot right now.' Each ride costs just $5 - but you can't use a cell phone to book trips ahead of time.
  
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• Climate change: 'Hothouse Earth' risks even if CO₂ emissions slashed

  06-08-2018 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers warn that even limited climate warming could trigger conditions not seen in a million years.
  
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• Climate change: 'Hothouse Earth' risks even if CO2 emissions slashed

  06-08-2018 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers warn that even limited climate warming could trigger conditions not seen in a million years.
  
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• Antidepressants in water supply causing mating problems for male starlings

  06-08-2018 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of York warned antidepressants at sewage plants could be killing off Britain's native songbirds, including the starling (file photo).
  
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• MoviePass backtracks on plan for price hike

  06-08-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Days after announcing plan to raise its monthly fee, MoviePass says it will keep its rate at $10. The firm was hit with harsh backlash from subscribers after revealing the price would jump to $15.
  
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• Facebook asks US banks to share detailed information about users

  06-08-2018 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is weighing partnerships with U.S. banks to offer services on Messenger. It has approached JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and US Bancorp in the past year.
  
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• Nasa has created the coldest spot in space to prove an Einstein theory

  06-08-2018 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cold Atom Laboratory on board the International Space Station (ISS) almost reached absolute zero. The thermometers peaked at a miserly 100 nanoKelvin,
  
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• #Glasgow is awash with start-up activity in areas including #datascience, #ecommerce and #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/glas…

  06-08-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  #Glasgow is awash with start-up activity in areas including #datascience, #ecommerce and #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/glas…
  
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• Safety concerns over websites selling prescription drugs

  06-08-2018 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A Panorama investigation reveals safety concerns relating to some websites selling prescription drugs.
  
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• MoviePass backtracks on plan for price hike - but subscribers can now only see THREE movies a month

  06-08-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Days after announcing plan to raise its monthly fee, MoviePass says it will keep its rate at $10. The firm was hit with harsh backlash from subscribers after revealing the price would jump to $15.
  
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• Antidepressants in the water supply are causing mating problems for male starlings

  06-08-2018 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of York warned antidepressants at sewage plants could be killing off Britain's native songbirds, including the starling (file photo).
  
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• Android Pie: Slicing up Google's new features

  06-08-2018 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The chief of Android's London engineering team shows off the operating systems new grayscale mode.
  
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• WATCH: Transforming the face of start-ups one investment at a time siliconrepublic.com/video/backstag…

  06-08-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Transforming the face of start-ups one investment at a time siliconrepublic.com/video/backstag…
  
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• Apple chipmaker recovers after malware attack

  06-08-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Taiwan company TSMC says it is now back in full production after being affected at the weekend.
  
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• Android Pie: Google adds Digital Wellbeing controls

  06-08-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Google's mobile operating system lets time limits be put on apps and makes images go grey at night.
  
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• According to #UX director Henny Swan, an #inclusivity audit is only a piece of the #accessibility pie when it comes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-08-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  According to #UX director Henny Swan, an #inclusivity audit is only a piece of the #accessibility pie when it comes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Spotify BAN pages from Infowars' creator Alex Jones on the same day

  06-08-2018 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has followed Apple in taking action against Infowars' creator Alex Jones. Both firms said the conspiracy theorist's content violated their policies around hate speech and violence.
  
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• Lyme disease is now in all 50 states of America

  06-08-2018 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chronic tick-borne illness has long been rampant across the North East, which has historically accounted for 95 percent of cases. But a new report shows a 194% rise in cases in California.
  
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• German lab will recreate conditions on Venus to revolutionize our knowledge of Earth's fiery twin

  06-08-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The German Space Agency (DLR) has opened a new facility to simulate the scorching temperatures at Venus’ surface, with experiments hitting upwards of 1,800 degrees F.
  
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• Researchers have documented a fungus that can invade the nervous system of a fruit fly and eat it from the inside o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-08-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Researchers have documented a fungus that can invade the nervous system of a fruit fly and eat it from the inside o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Facebook and Apple BAN podcasts and pages from Infowars' creator Alex Jones on the same day

  06-08-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has followed Apple in taking action against Infowars' creator Alex Jones. Both firms said the conspiracy theorist's content violated their policies around hate speech and violence.
  
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• Foxes could be next pet trend as scientists find gene linked to aggression

  06-08-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Human handlers at the Russian Institute of Cytology and Genetics selectively bred three groups of fox. One was tame, one was more violent towards humans and one was a control.
  
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• Cataclysmic supervolcano eruptions fueled life on Earth and created the ozone layer, study finds

  06-08-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers studying the Kilauea eruption in Hawaii uncovered new insight on gases spewed by volcanoes. They say ancient eruptions launched oxygen into the atmosphere.
  
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• North Korean Scientists Racing To Clone Super-Soldiers And Jim Jong Un

  06-08-2018 17:23 via technocracy.news
  Transhumanist Ray Kurzweil of Google and North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un have two things in common: they both want to conquer immortality and bring their fathers back to life. Moreover, North Korea has been experimenting with human cloning for at least 10 years already. With zero ethical restraints, these Technocrat scientists are free to do anything their minds can conceive. ⁃ TN EditorDictator Kim Jong-Un wants to create an army of super soldiers who will obey his every command. Genetic
  
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• Just got offered your first job? What’s the hurry? #graduates siliconrepublic.com/advice/graduat…

  06-08-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Just got offered your first job? What’s the hurry? #graduates siliconrepublic.com/advice/graduat…
  
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• Japanese students use VR to recreate Hiroshima bombing

  06-08-2018 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The five-minute clip captures the moments immediately before, during and after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 73 years ago, killing 140,000 people.
  
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• WATCH: What happens when AI is not inclusive? siliconrepublic.com/video/bharat-k…

  06-08-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: What happens when AI is not inclusive? siliconrepublic.com/video/bharat-k…
  
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• Backlash: Google Employees In Rebellion Over Censorship Plans In China

  06-08-2018 16:26 via technocracy.news
  When Google announced that it would provide China with a government-censored search engine, its employees freaked out. What these more noble employees don’t yet understand is that the Technocrats running Google are ideologically 100% in tune with the Technocrats running China. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle bosses were scrambling to contain leaks and internal anger on Wednesday after the company’s confidential plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China was revealed by T
  
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• Oblivion? DARPA Is Developing Drones To Hunt Humans

  06-08-2018 16:10 via technocracy.news
  DARPA stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency which is run by Technocrats who build because they can, not because there is a sane motive for doing to. DARPA is hard-core military, with a mission of developing advanced weapons of war to kill people. Period. Ironically, DARPA was originally created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958. ⁃ TN EditorThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) latest creation ofthe Fast Lightweight Aut
  
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• Facebook dating app to allow users to choose from 5 different genders

  06-08-2018 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social media giant is internally testing the service with Facebook employees, according to a Twitter user who appeared to leak screenshots of the app on Twitter.
  
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• Elon Musk tweets parody video of Hitler 'shorting Tesla stock' 

  06-08-2018 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk is waging war once again on short sellers, this time with a Downfall parody. Musk tweeted a clip to the 2004 German film about Hitler's final days, which has been parodied dozens of times.
  
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• Concrete that stores renewable energy may be used to build future houses

  06-08-2018 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lancaster University are working on a type of concrete that is infused with potassium ions, allowing the walls of a home to store energy for use in times of high demand (inset).
  
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• Google is funding a campaign group that spams policymakers and newspapers

  06-08-2018 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The group OpenMedia, based in Vancouver, Canada, encourages members of the public to sway the opinion of politicians and media figures by sending them automated messages.
  
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• Are plate tectonics necessary for planetary life? #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…

  06-08-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Are plate tectonics necessary for planetary life? #astronomy siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…
  
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• It'll be toasty

  06-08-2018 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  When the Bloodhound supersonic car attempts to break the land speed record, managing heat around the vehicle is going to be important.
  
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• Concrete blocks that store renewable energy could be used to build houses of the future

  06-08-2018 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lancaster University are working on a type of concrete that is infused with potassium ions, allowing the walls of a home to store energy for use in times of high demand (inset).
  
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• iTunes ditches podcasts from controversial InfoWars creator Alex Jones

  06-08-2018 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple said it removed the entire iTunes library for five of the six InfoWars podcasts hosted by Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
  
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• What are the key digital transformation trends all CIOs should be conscious of? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cio…

  06-08-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  What are the key digital transformation trends all CIOs should be conscious of? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/cio…
  
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• Homes lost after mortgage computer bug

  06-08-2018 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Wells Fargo, the third largest bank in the US, says it is planning to compensate those affected.
  
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• 'Naked' smart mirror scans your entire body to track your figure

  06-08-2018 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco start-up 'Naked Labs' calls its device the 'world's first home body scanner'.
  
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• WATCH: How can we make good listening skills a habit? siliconrepublic.com/video/thaler-p…

  06-08-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: How can we make good listening skills a habit? siliconrepublic.com/video/thaler-p…
  
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• iPhone shipments could be delayed after a virus affects computer chip manufacturer

  06-08-2018 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A computer virus outbreak at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) coulddelay chip shipments for iPhones, with the firm taking a huge hit to its share price.
  
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• The BMW i8 Roadster is a hybrid electric top-down triumph

  06-08-2018 13:10
  
  The convertible version of the hybrid coupé has some clever improvements and is still enormous fun to drive, but with all-EV sports cars on the way its days could be numbered
  
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• Hungry polar bear chews on a plastic bin bag in the Arctic

  06-08-2018 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking images shows the animal lift the bag from the water in its mouth and tear at it helplessly with his paws and teeth on a rock. The pictures were taken in the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard in Norway.
  
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• Who is responsible for bad user experience? siliconrepublic.com/companies/bad-…

  06-08-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  Who is responsible for bad user experience? siliconrepublic.com/companies/bad-…
  
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• YouTube, Facebook and iTunes drop InfoWars

  06-08-2018 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Several social networks remove conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' pages, citing hate speech.
  
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• Massive rogue planet crowned with a glowing aurora found wandering the galaxy 

  06-08-2018 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Very large Array (VLA) in New Mexico has spotted a mysterious celestial object, and scientists can't agree on what it is or what is causing its mysterious radio signals.
  
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