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• The 3D printed 'gills' that could let humans live underwater

  16-08-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inspired by the gills of a fish, the Amphibio system uses a specially designed material to replenish oxygen from the surrounding water, and release carbon dioxide.
  
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• Police body cameras can be hacked by criminals, warns expert

  16-08-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Josh Mitchell, of Australian tech firm Nuix, also warned the conference in Las Vegas that criminals who had gained access to one of the devices could then use it to track the movements of the wearer.
  
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• Earliest galaxies found 'on our cosmic doorstep'

  16-08-2018 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Some of the earliest galaxies to form in the Universe are sitting on our cosmic doorstep, a study says.
  
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• Director Tony Kaye puts out casting call for robots to star in next feature film

  16-08-2018 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watch out humans, robots could soon compete for your acting roles. Director Tony Kaye is looking to cast an AI robot for his upcoming film '2nd Born,' the sequel to the yet-to-be-released '1st Born.'
  
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• Astronomers identify the oldest galaxies in the universe which could be 13 BILLION years old 

  16-08-2018 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery sheds fresh light on the evolution of the universe, according to researchers from Durham University and the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics.
  
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• Robots have the power to 'significantly influence' children's opinions, scientists warn

  16-08-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Plymouth team found children aged between seven and nine were more likely to give the same responses as the robots - even if they were obviously incorrect.
  
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• Boffins build the smallest transistor, controlled by an atom

  16-08-2018 22:20 via go.theregister.com
  It has potential, but don't expect anything useful too soon The world’s smallest transistor can be controlled by a single atom, according to a scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany.…
  
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• 'I run the last Blockbuster video store'

  16-08-2018 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Online streaming has crushed Blockbuster and its last store is a reminder of a not-so-distant past.
  
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• Elon Musk planning 'Dugout Loop' Hyperloop to take baseball fans to and from Dodger Stadium

  16-08-2018 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Traffic-weary baseball fans could someday travel to and from Dodger Stadium on a public transportation system underneath Los Angeles - if Elon Musk's latest bold plan comes to fruition.
  
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• Would you buy a self driving car? Researchers find nearly half of all Americans WON'T

  16-08-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The blow to the industry comes after rocky trials that have seen multiple accidents, including a self-driving Uber vehicle thatkilled a pedestrian in March.
  
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• .@deloitteireland has issued a call out for Irish tech companies to enter the 2018 Technology Fast 50 Awards. siliconrepublic.com/companies/delo…

  16-08-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  .@deloitteireland has issued a call out for Irish tech companies to enter the 2018 Technology Fast 50 Awards. siliconrepublic.com/companies/delo…
  
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• Vital US reservoir OK for now, but shortages are looming

  16-08-2018 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forecast from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation warns the vital reservoir on the Colorado River will only be able to meet the demands of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest for the next 13 months.
  
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• Tim Cook posts GIF of Apple Park's four story cafeteria doors opening

  16-08-2018 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Cook has given a rare glimpse of the stunning four-story doors at Apple's giant 'spaceship' headquarters. A gif shows the massive lunchroom doors opening to reveal its 4,000 person cafe.
  
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• There's been a drop in third-party cookies since #GDPR came into effect. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…

  16-08-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  There's been a drop in third-party cookies since #GDPR came into effect. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gdp…
  
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• US poised for outbreak of deadly tick fever spreading from Mexico

  16-08-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report published on Wednesday found that a deadly tick-borne illness, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, is spreading from Mexico to the US thanks to a new tick that spreads a more virulent strain.
  
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• Genetic make-up of wheat has been decoded for the first time

  16-08-2018 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 200 scientists from 73 research institutions including the UK’s John Innes Centre worked on the mammoth task - the results of which are published in the journal Science.
  
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• 6% of Americans have disorder that means they CONSTANTLY smell foul odors that aren't there

  16-08-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A healthy and accurate sense of smell is key to sensing danger and maintaining a good appetite, but 6.5 percent of over-40s smell a phantom stench, new NIH-funded research reveals.
  
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• Wheat gene map to help 'feed the world'

  16-08-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers are set to develop higher yield wheat varieties requiring less water after making a gene map.
  
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• How wheat gene map could help 'feed world'

  16-08-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers are set to develop higher yield wheat varieties requiring less water after making a gene map.
  
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• #Google announced its plans to distrust #Symantec certificates a long time ago, but some websites are still using t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  #Google announced its plans to distrust #Symantec certificates a long time ago, but some websites are still using t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• People who believe in 'b******t' are less likely to donate money

  16-08-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden surveyed more than 1,000 people and asked them to rate how meaningful – or meaningless – 14 sentences were (stock).
  
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• The latest rechargeable battery technology could drastically improve the capabilities of mobile phones and electric… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  The latest rechargeable battery technology could drastically improve the capabilities of mobile phones and electric… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Scientists reveal that men have better visual reactions than women

  16-08-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Washington stumbled across the discovery when studying Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They saw women are 25 to 75 per cent slower than men (stock).
  
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• Workers near completion of Russia's latest supersonic strike bombers

  16-08-2018 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tu-22M3M is a 'deep moderisation' of the Tu-22M3 which Russia's air force has about 100 in service and used extensively in missions over Syria in support of the Assad regime.
  
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• From #diversity to #careerdevelopment, check out some of the companies hoping to fix the problems of the working wo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-08-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  From #diversity to #careerdevelopment, check out some of the companies hoping to fix the problems of the working wo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: a great phone blighted by Bixby

  16-08-2018 19:05
  
  Samsung's new flagship phone seems less exciting than it is. But when one of its major selling points is a huge battery, the charge life is a letdown
  
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• Incredible cloud formations that look like a plume of smoke are captured by Nasa

  16-08-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa analysis spotted the powerful plumes of air over a storm in North Dakota which created baseball-sized chunks of hail as a result of the collision between wind and the stratospheric jet stream.
  
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• Irish companies have many concerns about the potential impact of #Brexit, and @EntIrl wants to help. siliconrepublic.com/companies/ente…

  16-08-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Irish companies have many concerns about the potential impact of #Brexit, and @EntIrl wants to help. siliconrepublic.com/companies/ente…
  
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• Traditional British orchards could DISAPPEAR as craze for fruity ciders sweeps the nation

  16-08-2018 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One farm in Devon reported that the need for its bittersweet Devon cider apples has fallen from 40,000 tonnes to just 10,000 as a result of the fad.
  
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• #Facebook is struggling to battle the #hatespeech epidemic in Myanmar. siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…

  16-08-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  #Facebook is struggling to battle the #hatespeech epidemic in Myanmar. siliconrepublic.com/companies/face…
  
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• Kroger launches self-driving grocery delivery vehicles in Arizona

  16-08-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kroger's driverless grocery delivery vehicles are hitting the road. The firm will start testing the self-driving cars at a Fry's Food Store in Scottsdale, Arizona as part of its partnership with Nuro.
  
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• Only one per cent of people can score top marks in this grammar test

  16-08-2018 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucy Bella Earl, from Bedfordshire, who launched hit YouTube channel English with Lucy, has devised 10 questions that will put your grammar knowledge to the test - so can you score top marks?
  
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• FBI sought Google location data of many to catch robber

  16-08-2018 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A search warrant seen by Forbes magazine reveals the extent of location data the FBI wants.
  
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• The incredible color changing gradient illusion that can 'break your brain'

  16-08-2018 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Japanese psychologist has stumped the internet with his latest optical illusion. A swatch appears to change colors as it slides across a gradient, but in reality it's the same color the whole time.
  
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• After Alex Jones timeout, Twitter CEO mulls deeper changes

  16-08-2018 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dorsey told the Washington Post that he is exploring changes to core elements of Twitter's service that could promote alternative perspectives in its timeline.
  
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• People who believe in 'pseudo-profound b******t' are less likely to donate money to charity

  16-08-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden surveyed more than 1,000 people and asked them to rate how meaningful – or meaningless – 14 sentences were (stock).
  
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• Amazingly preserved remains of a 99-million-year-old beetle

  16-08-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The creature would have been crawling over plants for nourishment when it was frozen in time during the Cretaceous period, according to researchers from the University of Bristol.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Avoid these common mistakes when applying for postgrad funding ow.ly/nEBR30lqS2m

  16-08-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Avoid these common mistakes when applying for postgrad funding ow.ly/nEBR30lqS2m
  
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• #MostRead Today: Is a bigger salary always the right decision? ow.ly/IUTc30lqRSV

  16-08-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Is a bigger salary always the right decision? ow.ly/IUTc30lqRSV
  
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• #MostRead Today: Here’s how you can actually turn off Google location tracking ow.ly/f0MT30lqRRJ

  16-08-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Here’s how you can actually turn off Google location tracking ow.ly/f0MT30lqRRJ
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 brilliant start-ups from Birmingham to watch ow.ly/y6yN30lqRUr

  16-08-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 brilliant start-ups from Birmingham to watch ow.ly/y6yN30lqRUr
  
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• Scientists seek new ways to combat Florida's growing...

  16-08-2018 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Florida scientists are field testing a patented process that would pump red-algae-tainted seawater into an ozone-treatment system to remove Karenia brevis (pictured).
  
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• Scientists discover origins of that weird off-taste found in some onions siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wei…

  16-08-2018 17:06 via twitter.com
  Scientists discover origins of that weird off-taste found in some onions siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wei…
  
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• ‘What happened here in #Valentia was such an important contribution to the development of communications’ #Kerry siliconrepublic.com/comms/valentia…

  16-08-2018 17:05 via twitter.com
  ‘What happened here in #Valentia was such an important contribution to the development of communications’ #Kerry siliconrepublic.com/comms/valentia…
  
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• Facebook Exec Warns News Outlets To Cooperate Or End Up Dying In ‘Hospice’

  16-08-2018 17:04 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat social media giants are seeking to dominate the entire propaganda industry and will throw progressives and the left-wing under the bus just as fast as conservatives. This clearly demonstrates that Technocracy has a different agenda than left or right, and is much more dangerous because of the collective power that they currently wield. ⁃ TN EditorDuring a closed-door and off-the-record meeting last week, top Facebook executive Campbell Brown reportedly warned news publishers tha
  
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• Chinese inventor shows off his unique flying scooter

  16-08-2018 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zhao Deli, 40, was lifted into the air by his eight-propeller drone in China's Guangdong province. He says it will be available to customers for between £4,330 - £5,700 ($5,500 and $7,200) next year.
  
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• This new sensor could save people from toxic farm fumes siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/gas-…

  16-08-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  This new sensor could save people from toxic farm fumes siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/gas-…
  
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• Los Angeles Technocrats First To Install Body Scanners In Subway

  16-08-2018 16:45 via technocracy.news
  In a massive violation of the Fourth Amendment, Subway passengers in Los Angeles will be electronically stripped naked from up to 30 feet away as they walk through the terminal. The Fourth Amendment states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures…”. ⁃ TN EditorLos Angeles’ subway will become the first mass transit system in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passenger
  
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• Safety Nowhere: China Extends Its Global Human Registry To American Soil

  16-08-2018 16:33 via technocracy.news
  TN has warned that China is exporting its Technocracy to the entire planet. In this instance, they are now creating a global database of citizens and mapping their social connections. The current use of this data is to intimidate Chinese citizens who have family or friends abroad. ⁃ TN EditorA major human rights crisis is unfolding in northwestern China, according to the United Nations, which said last week that there were credible reports that the Chinese government is hold
  
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• Are children more likely to be swayed to do something by a robot than a human? #robotics siliconrepublic.com/machines/child…

  16-08-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Are children more likely to be swayed to do something by a robot than a human? #robotics siliconrepublic.com/machines/child…
  
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