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• The countdown begins: Parker Solar Probe blasts off on historic mission to touch the SUN tomorrow

  10-08-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $1.5 billion Parker Probe will blast off atop one of the most powerful rockets in the world from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 3:33 a.m. (ET) August 11.
  
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• The storm of controversy around Alex Jones and Twitter continues to rage. siliconrepublic.com/companies/alex…

  10-08-2018 20:37 via twitter.com
  The storm of controversy around Alex Jones and Twitter continues to rage. siliconrepublic.com/companies/alex…
  
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• #SpaceForce: Why the US government fears an orbital war siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spa…

  10-08-2018 19:46 via twitter.com
  #SpaceForce: Why the US government fears an orbital war siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spa…
  
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• WATCH: Brexit a boost for Irish medtech sector, says EY’s Aidan Meagher siliconrepublic.com/video/medtech-…

  10-08-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Brexit a boost for Irish medtech sector, says EY’s Aidan Meagher siliconrepublic.com/video/medtech-…
  
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• Amateur treasure hunter, 30, unearths Elizabethan gold signet ring worth £10,000

  10-08-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Factory worker Ben Bishop thought he'd found a Coke can ring-pull while out metal detecting in Glastonbury, Somerset, only to discover it was a rare piece of Elizabethan jewellery worth £10,000.
  
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• At Black Hat, two software and security professionals revealed details of a bug in some Mac set-up tools… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-08-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  At Black Hat, two software and security professionals revealed details of a bug in some Mac set-up tools… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Scientists discover the best way to take a penalty ahead of the Premier League launch tonight

  10-08-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When previous champions Manchester United and Leicester City take to the turf this evening at Old Trafford, the payers may do well to remember the research that could help them score a penalty.
  
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• Putting your festive decorations up earlier in the year makes you much happier, scientists say 

  10-08-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychological experts have discussed why some people put Christmas decorations up so early and build on research originally done by the University of Utah.
  
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• The mystery of Jupiter's coloured bands is finally solved!

  10-08-2018 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Australian National University studied recent evidence from Nasa's Juno spacecraft which examined Jupiter's these layers of gases (pictured)
  
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• Perseids meteor shower will be brighter than EVER this year

  10-08-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stargazers around the world will be able to see the Perseids alongside a new moon. The best views will be in Mexico and Central America, Asia, much of Africa, and parts of South America.
  
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• Expert warns satellites could be hacked and used as 'radio frequency weapons'

  10-08-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of ethical hackers and security researchers have gathered in Las Vegas this week to address some of the biggest potential threats to cybersecurity.
  
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• 'World's only' woolly mammoth hair hat goes on sale for £8,000 in Russia

  10-08-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Ammosov, a 44-year-old builder from Yakutsk, Siberia, had the hat created from a pelt retrieved from the permafrost in remote Siberia where the Ice Age beast died.
  
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• Can't get a job? Get a tattoo! Body art is now so fashionable it makes you more likely to get a job 

  10-08-2018 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Job seekers have a better chance of being hired if the interviewer spots ink on their skin, according to new research from the University of Miami Business School.
  
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• Google’s Deep Relationship With China Spells Technocracy

  10-08-2018 17:53 via technocracy.news
  Eric Schmidt runs Alphabet, Inc, which is Google’s parent company. Schmidt is a member of the elite Trilateral Commission that has groomed China since 1976 to be a Technocracy that will dominate the world. Thus, we can expect Google’s involvement in China to be deeply transformational – and, in fact, it is! The original Trilaterals who inducted China were Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle analyzed search terms en
  
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• #MostRead Today: ‘Virgin will be at 1Gbps before Eir’ ow.ly/DTcx30lm7E7

  10-08-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: ‘Virgin will be at 1Gbps before Eir’ ow.ly/DTcx30lm7E7
  
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• #MostRead Today: Vodafone brings dedicated IoT SIMs to consumer telecoms market ow.ly/HbI130lm7zx

  10-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Vodafone brings dedicated IoT SIMs to consumer telecoms market ow.ly/HbI130lm7zx
  
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• #MostRead Today: These easy office desk hacks will transform your workspace ow.ly/c8kZ30lm7Cl

  10-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: These easy office desk hacks will transform your workspace ow.ly/c8kZ30lm7Cl
  
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• #MostRead Today: Gigantic canyon off Irish continental shelf revealed in stunning detail ow.ly/dz0n30lm7Da

  10-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Gigantic canyon off Irish continental shelf revealed in stunning detail ow.ly/dz0n30lm7Da
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 super start-ups from Naples to watch ow.ly/Uzc930lm7Br

  10-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 super start-ups from Naples to watch ow.ly/Uzc930lm7Br
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 hands-on: it's all about the S-Pen

  10-08-2018 17:48
  
  The Galaxy Note 9 is a phone of carefully calculated excesses, but Samsung has struggled to make it seem “more” than its predecessor
  
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• The Meg: the myth, the legend (the science)

  10-08-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  What to we really know about the giant prehistoric shark reincarnated by Hollywood?
  
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• Biggest shark

  10-08-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  What to we really know about the giant prehistoric shark reincarnated by Hollywood?
  
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• The Race Heats Up For More Genetically Modified Seed Technologies

  10-08-2018 17:32 via technocracy.news
  There is a proliferation of  startup companies with new visions of advanced GMO technology to modify the human food supply. Technocrats believe that every problem facing man requires a scientific solution. Where there is no obvious problem, one will be created and then solved. In this case, the long-term effect of modifying the food chain is totally unknowable. ⁃ TN EditorIn a suburban Minneapolis laboratory, a tiny company that has never turned a profit is poised to beat the world&rs
  
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• Homo erectus went extinct because they were lazy, new research reveals

  10-08-2018 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the Australian National University (ANU) studied the ancient human populations who lived in the Arabian Peninsula during the Early Stone Age.
  
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• The rise of 'Frankenfood': Gene-editing startups race to develop crops with most desirable traits

  10-08-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gene-editing technology involves targeting specific genes in a single organism and disrupting those linked to undesirable traits or altering them to make a positive change.
  
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• Scientists: Robot Demonstrates Ability To Bend Human Will And Emotions

  10-08-2018 17:19 via technocracy.news
  If Technocracy is the ‘science of social engineering’, then a great milestone has been reached with the discovery that AI robots themselves can manipulate and frame human emotion and will. Furthermore, autonomous social engineering is far more superior that requiring simple man-made propaganda. ⁃ TN EditorRobots may be able to make humans bend to their will in a chilling vision of the future, a new study has found.
  Scientists in Germany discovered that robots already have the p
  
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• Germany lifts automatic ban on Nazi symbols in video games siliconrepublic.com/companies/germ…

  10-08-2018 16:37 via twitter.com
  Germany lifts automatic ban on Nazi symbols in video games siliconrepublic.com/companies/germ…
  
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• Weekend takeaway: The new frontiers of science and tech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spa…

  10-08-2018 16:18 via twitter.com
  Weekend takeaway: The new frontiers of science and tech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spa…
  
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• MagicCube’s Nancy Zayed: ‘Security needs to think and look different ’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mag…

  10-08-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  MagicCube’s Nancy Zayed: ‘Security needs to think and look different ’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mag…
  
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• These are the best documentaries on Netflix

  10-08-2018 15:34
  
  Our edit of the best Netflix documentaries right now, including The Keepers, Flint Town and 13th
  
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• Should Facebook have banned Alex Jones? Podcast 381

  10-08-2018 15:12
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: Silicon Valley no-platforms Alex Jones, the almighty scrap over what we call meatless meat and we look at Hollywood’s latest plan to take on Netflix
  
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• Companies set to spend $520bn on IoT devices by 2021 siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-s…

  10-08-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Companies set to spend $520bn on IoT devices by 2021 siliconrepublic.com/machines/iot-s…
  
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• Graduate season: Here’s what you need to know siliconrepublic.com/careers/gradua…

  10-08-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  Graduate season: Here’s what you need to know siliconrepublic.com/careers/gradua…
  
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• Today's featured employer is @BDandCo! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/rLHNLtG2bo

  10-08-2018 14:47 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @BDandCo! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/rLHNLtG2bo
  
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• Facebook web traffic HALVES with younger users flocking to YouTube

  10-08-2018 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by London based market research firm SimilarWeb, who analysed web traffic from the top five US sites - Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo, and Amazon.
  
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• Twitter removes Alex Jones and InfoWars tweets and videos

  10-08-2018 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen tweets and videos shared by the Austin, Texas, based right-wing firebrand have been removed from Twitter for violating its policies, including content targeting transgender people.
  
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• Tesla's former head of engineering Doug Field is back with Apple

  10-08-2018 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In July, it was confirmed the Silicon Valley-based senior engineer would not be returning to the company and is now back with Apple - the firm he left five years ago.
  
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• Rise in wolf attacks alarms Dutch sheep farmers

  10-08-2018 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  After one wolf killed 26 sheep Dutch farmers worry about installing costly electric fencing.
  
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• Germany lifts total ban on Nazi symbols in video games

  10-08-2018 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  After decades of German video games censoring Nazi bad guys, the rules have changed.
  
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• Time for a digital detox? The rise of 'anti-tech' tech

  10-08-2018 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  An app that recently launched in the UK is allowing users to earn rewards for not going on their phones.
  
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• Tweets from Alex Jones and InfoWars disappear from Twitter siliconrepublic.com/companies/alex…

  10-08-2018 13:15 via twitter.com
  Tweets from Alex Jones and InfoWars disappear from Twitter siliconrepublic.com/companies/alex…
  
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• Gab user's anti-Semitic posts removed

  10-08-2018 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The content was posted to social network Gab, which is popular with some far-right users.
  
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• The importance of promoting employee work-life balance siliconrepublic.com/people/liberty…

  10-08-2018 12:50 via twitter.com
  The importance of promoting employee work-life balance siliconrepublic.com/people/liberty…
  
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• FBI claims hackers are using Facebook Messenger

  10-08-2018 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Portland office of the FBI in Oregon has issued a warning about hackers using Facebook Messenger as a vehicle to deceive users into clicking on malicious links.
  
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• Butlin's says guest records may have been hacked

  10-08-2018 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to 34,000 visitors to Butlin's camps may have had their personal data stolen.
  
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• Why can’t all plastic waste be recycled? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pla…

  10-08-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  Why can’t all plastic waste be recycled? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pla…
  
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• Brand new Apple Macs could be hacked remotely during set-up process siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/app…

  10-08-2018 11:45 via twitter.com
  Brand new Apple Macs could be hacked remotely during set-up process siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/app…
  
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• Elon Musk is under 'intensifying scrutiny' from the SEC

  10-08-2018 11:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following Elon Musk's Twitter announcement that he's taking Tesla private at $420/share, the SEC is now making inquiries to Tesla to find out if this is true, and why he revealed the plan on Twitter.
  
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• #Naples have some amazing start-ups, including: @WeMetooo, @viniexport and @Volumeet siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/napl…

  10-08-2018 11:15 via twitter.com
  #Naples have some amazing start-ups, including: @WeMetooo, @viniexport and @Volumeetsiliconrepublic.com/start-ups/napl…
  
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• As US plans Space Force, could World War III be fought in space? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spa…

  10-08-2018 11:12 via twitter.com
  As US plans Space Force, could World War III be fought in space? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/spa…
  
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