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• Pence outlines plan for new Space Force by 2020

  09-08-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pence told a Pentagon audience that the plan fulfills Trump's vow to ensure America's dominance in space - a domain that was once peaceful and has become crowded and adversarial.
  
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• US farmers are drawing water from the Ogallala Aquifer faster than it can replenish, expert warns

  09-08-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ogallala aquifer irrigates parts of eight states, from Wyoming to Texas. But current drought is driving farmers to rely more on the aquifer and sharpening the debate over its future.
  
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• Primate speech: How some species are 'wired' for talk

  09-08-2018 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Primate brain study reveals a "wiring" key to our ability to talk.
  
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• Facebook bans sites that share blueprints for 3D-printed guns

  09-08-2018 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is cracking down on the distribution of 3D-printed gun blueprints. On Thursday, the social media giant confirmed it is removing content related to instructions on the homemade firearms.
  
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• Sexting your partner could wreck your relationship in the long term

  09-08-2018 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Purdue University quizzed more than than 600 adults about sexting, self-esteem, relationship satisfaction, commitment, conflict and their use of pornography (stock image)
  
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• Stressed? Go pet some donkeys

  09-08-2018 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Stiert spent his life focused on success. After he left IBM, he discovered donkeys and he said they are 'stress sponges'. Now he hopes other workers can have the same feeling at his New York ranch.
  
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• The perks of having a pet: People who have animals are happier, wealthier, and get more exercise

  09-08-2018 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say the seemingly minor physical aspects of pet ownership, from taking walks to cleaning up after them, can go a long way – and, these bonds boost the ‘feel good’ chemicals in the brain.
  
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• Galaxy Note 9's stylus doubles as a selfie stick

  09-08-2018 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Samsung's new phone comes with a stylus that can be used as a remote control to trigger photos.
  
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• Neuroscientists find region of the brain responsible for pessimism

  09-08-2018 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that by stimulating this area they could make animals give far more weight to the drawback of a situation than its benefit (stock).
  
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• More details about #Google’s foray back into the search engine market in #China are unveiled. siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…

  09-08-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  More details about #Google’s foray back into the search engine market in #China are unveiled. siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…
  
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• 'Rogue planet' crowned with glowing aurora found wandering the galaxy 

  09-08-2018 20:49 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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• L'Oreal teams up with Facebook for virtual makeup AR platform

  09-08-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  L'Oreal has teamed up with Facebook to help shoppers get a better idea of how makeup will look on. It will start with NYX and eventually include Urban Decay, Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent.
  
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• Check out some of the amazing Naples start-ups, including @stopemotionapp, @Ivm_tech and @igoonApp! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/napl…

  09-08-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Check out some of the amazing Naples start-ups, including @stopemotionapp, @Ivm_tech and @igoonApp! siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/napl…
  
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• Samsung unveils its Galaxy Home smart speaker with Bixby voice assistant

  09-08-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has finally unveiled its own smart speaker in a bid to take on Apple, Amazon, and Google. Samsung teased a look at the Galaxy Home speaker at the Unpacked event in Brooklyn.
  
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• Organic solar cells set 'remarkable' energy record

  09-08-2018 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Cheap, flexible solar panels could become a reality as organics achieve the same power efficiency as silicon.
  
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• This pill lets you eat as much fat as you want and gain no weight

  09-08-2018 20:00
  
  If you're a mouse. The trial of a new drug on mice was successful in blocking the gut from absorbing fat
  
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• A recent expedition off Ireland’s continental shelf has revealed a truly enormous submarine canyon the depth of 10… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  A recent expedition off Ireland’s continental shelf has revealed a truly enormous submarine canyon the depth of 10… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Women ARE as good at reading maps as men ... but only in countries with gender equality!

  09-08-2018 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University College London and University of East Anglia found that women in advanced countries are better navigators than those in less developed places (stock).
  
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• Samsung launches new Apple Watch rivals with sleek new Galaxy Watch

  09-08-2018 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch alongside the Note 9 earlier today at its Unpacked event in New York. The watch will be available for £329 exclusively on EE.
  
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• “Virgin will be at 1Gbps before Eir get to our level, I can assure you of that.” - @libertyglobal CEO Mike Fries… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  “Virgin will be at 1Gbps before Eir get to our level, I can assure you of that.” - @libertyglobal CEO Mike Fries… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Killer whale still carrying dead baby after 16 days

  09-08-2018 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A mother whale is still carrying her baby's body more than two weeks after it died.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy Watch gets analog ticks and a battery boost

  09-08-2018 19:05
  
  Samsung's Galaxy Watch has few major changes but improves on battery life and adds some new health features
  
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• Elon Musk’s recent bombshell tweets about his wish to take #Tesla private have caught the eye of US stock regulator… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Elon Musk’s recent bombshell tweets about his wish to take #Tesla private have caught the eye of US stock regulator… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Lucy McHugh murder police make Facebook access request

  09-08-2018 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire police ask the social network to "preserve" information on "relevant accounts".
  
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• Study finds most online resources about e-cigarettes are nonsense

  09-08-2018 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at San Diego State University set out to study people's perceptions of e-cigarettes on Twitter. But they found that most 'individuals' were actually just bots, tweeting support for vaping.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 alerts users to bad photos

  09-08-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Samsung's phone warns if a photo's subject is blurry or blinking, while its stylus acts as a remote.
  
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• Neapolitan entrepreneurship is fostering a growing community of start-ups, including @ADmantX, @Buzzoole,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Neapolitan entrepreneurship is fostering a growing community of start-ups, including @ADmantX, @Buzzoole,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• IGN sacks writer amid YouTuber plagiarism controversy

  09-08-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Gaming news site IGN apologises and 'parts ways' with a writer alleged to have copied a YouTube review.
  
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• Apple says it is monitoring Infowars app for content...

  09-08-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, Apple finally broke its silence and said that the Infowars app remains the App Store because it has not been found to be in violation of any content policies.
  
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• Chinese 'robocall' scam hits US weather office

  09-08-2018 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The audio message was broadcast inside a National Weather Service office in Maryland.
  
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• How AI is disrupting the traditional bricks and mortar pharmacies

  09-08-2018 18:29
  
  Robotics and AI will take the hassle out of ordering, collecting and managing prescriptions and long-term healthcare.
  
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• Has Egypt's second sphinx been found? Statue that has a 'lion's body with a human head' is found

  09-08-2018 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports suggest a sphinx-like statue has been discovered between the ancient temples of Karnak and Luxor which date to around 1400BC.
  
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• The unpleasant reason men navigate better than women

  09-08-2018 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists show innate ability is not the explanation for men navigating better than women.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 price, release date, specs REVEALED

  09-08-2018 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has unveiled its latest device at a launch event held in New York. The phablet will be priced at £899 for the 128GB variant and £1,099 for the 512GB variant.
  
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• A new image has helped reveal a sight from when the universe was just 1bn-years-old, smashing a near 20-year record… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  A new image has helped reveal a sight from when the universe was just 1bn-years-old, smashing a near 20-year record… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Top tips for graduate job applications from the experts ow.ly/bCJ830ll6Z4

  09-08-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Top tips for graduate job applications from the experts ow.ly/bCJ830ll6Z4
  
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• #MostRead Today: Trinity College to build €1bn campus in the heart of Dublin’s docklands ow.ly/mnvM30ll6Yi

  09-08-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Trinity College to build €1bn campus in the heart of Dublin’s docklands ow.ly/mnvM30ll6Yi
  
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• #MostRead Today: Enterprise Ireland creates new fund to entice overseas start-ups ow.ly/DOVf30ll6Xg

  09-08-2018 17:53 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Enterprise Ireland creates new fund to entice overseas start-ups ow.ly/DOVf30ll6Xg
  
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• Did MUSHROOMS tunnel through these red gemstones?

  09-08-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Southern Denmark made the finding by studying garnet crystals they discovered in river sediments and soils in Thailand.
  
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• Yellowstone National Park was struck by 153 earthquakes in July

  09-08-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to data from the University of Utah Seismograph Station which analyses the Yellowstone Seismic Network, the largest quake struck on 4th July at 7:09 PM local time.
  
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• L'Oreal teams up with Facebook for AR platform that will let you try on virtual makeup

  09-08-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  L'Oreal has teamed up with Facebook to help shoppers get a better idea of how makeup will look on. It will start with NYX and eventually include Urban Decay, Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent.
  
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• Neuroscientists find region of the brain responsible for depression

  09-08-2018 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that by stimulating this area they could make animals give far more weight to the drawback of a situation than its benefit (stock).
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 is more evolution than revolution

  09-08-2018 17:31
  
  The Note 9 improves upon the Note 8, but a lot of the changes might not be what Android fans were hoping for
  
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• Apple removes 'wrong apps' in gambling purge

  09-08-2018 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A number of developers complain that their apps were removed - despite not being gambling-themed.
  
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• Taiwan man rigs bike with 11 phones to play Pokemon Go

  09-08-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Chen San-yuan from Taiwan can play for 20 hours straight before his devices run out of battery.
  
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• PGA Championship servers hacked and files locked

  09-08-2018 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Hackers have locked computer files used by PGA of America, which runs the PGA Championship.
  
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• Animal kingdom much OLDER than previously thought, scientists reveal

  09-08-2018 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill, a visiting researcher in palaeobiology at the University of Cambridge explains why the Earth's first animals are being re-examined.
  
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• One of the biggest contributors to electronic waste #pollution could one day soon be completely biodegradable.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 16:04 via twitter.com
  One of the biggest contributors to electronic waste #pollution could one day soon be completely biodegradable.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hackers Now Deploying AI To Break The Best Computer Defenses

  09-08-2018 16:02 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy promises Scientific Dictatorship in the end. If IBM now admits that their engineers can do it, you can be certain that U.S. Intelligence agencies have been doing it for some time. Targeted hacking is potentially the most malicious and destructive type of surveillance in history. In the hands of rogue intel, all details are laid bare before them. ⁃ TN EditorThe nightmare scenario for computer security – artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the
  
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• Diane Feinstein’s Deep Relationship To China

  09-08-2018 15:47 via technocracy.news
  Sen. Diane Feinstein, a long-time member of the elitist Trilateral Commission, has been in bed with China since at least 1979 when co-founder Zbigniew Brzezinski put China back on the world map. The Feinstein’s have gotten rich because as TC members transformed China into a Technocracy and the into economic giant that it is today. As a U.S. Senator since 1992 and Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence from 2009-2015, she has reserved herself a special place in the afterlife with
  
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