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• Let your children play! Top doctors urge pediatricians to PRESCRIBE playtime to kids

  20-08-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Compared to kids of the 80s, today's kids have far less free time - 12 fewer hours a week - and 30 percent of school kids spend recess indoors, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns.
  
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• Get your credit card ready: Claims 2018 iPhone pre-orders will open on September 14

  20-08-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report claims that Apple's 2018 iPhone lineup could go on pre-sale on September 14th. The firm's annual iPhone launch typically takes place during the second week of September.
  
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• Iconic 60s vehicle was ridiculed but adored by its owners and is now making a comeback

  20-08-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oliver and Merlin Outboter,from Switzerland, have created the Microlino bubble car (pictured). It boasts a 20-horsepower motor copied from a small forklift and has a top speed of around 56 mph.
  
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• US Army begins testing bulletproof 'spidersuits' for soldiers made from GM silk stronger than steel

  20-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Made from a substance called dragon silk, the flexible, fabric like panels will be tested for 'critical soldier protective applications including ballistic impact'.
  
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• Mysterious ribbons of light dubbed 'Steve' are not auroras, after all, scientists say

  20-08-2018 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mysterious purple and white ribbons of light dancing across the sky may be a never-before-identified type of ‘skyglow,' according to new study. Scientists still don't know much about them.
  
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• Study: Climate change possible cause of bird species...

  20-08-2018 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate change could be to blame for the collapse of bird populations in the desert along the Nevada-California border, scientists said.
  
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• Love at first sight IS real, psychologists find

  20-08-2018 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York University researchers are analyzing how beauty affects us. Until now, it's been believed that beauty is impossible to measure. This study has found that is not the case.
  
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• Fitbit unveils $150 Charge 3 with larger touchscreen to take on the Apple Watch

  20-08-2018 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $150 wristband blurs the line between a fitness tracker and a smartwatch, with the addition of message and phone call notifications, as well as new water resistance and upgraded sensors.
  
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• The world's biggest plane inches closer to takeoff

  20-08-2018 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Stratolaunch aircraft - which is the vision of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen - has a wingspan longer than a football field
  
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• Stone tools reveal early humans evolved strong grip similar to modern hands 500,000 years ago

  20-08-2018 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Kent shows the techniques used to create some stone tools, such as spear points, indicate early humans had a precision grip much like we do today.
  
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• Is there water on the MOON? Scientists claim frozen water could exist on our satellite

  20-08-2018 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ReseaExperts from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, used near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to find surface water at the moon's polar regions.
  
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• Archaeology professor may have unearthed long lost 17th century civilization

  20-08-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An archaeologist in Kansas believes that he has made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery after claiming to have unearthed a long-lost civilization in the Midwest.
  
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• Creepy humanoid robot sends Twitter users into a panic (but all is not as it seems)

  20-08-2018 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A startling video of a humanlike robot has been making the rounds on the internet showing the droid casually walking up a driveway. However, the video is not what it seems.
  
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• Massive 5,000 year old cemetery discovered in Kenya

  20-08-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Stony Brook University say that the Lothagam North Pillar Site was a communal cemetery constructed and used over a period of several centuries, between 5,000 and 4,300 years ago.a
  
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• Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic

  20-08-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christine Crudo Blackburn, Andrew Natsios and Gerald W Parker all work in public health at Texas A&M University. They explain how three main factors are making the US more vulnerable to flu.
  
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• Heatwaves, rains may become more severe as weather...

  20-08-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scorching summer heatwaves and downpours are set to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere as global warming makes weather patterns linger longer in the same place.
  
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• Scientists reconstruct face of Mayan woman who died at the bottom of a sinkhole 14,000 years ago

  20-08-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of Eve, or ‘the Woman of Naharon,’ were discovered hundreds of feet beneath the surface in an underwater cave in Mexico’s Sistema Naranjal. Now, scientists have recreated her face.
  
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• Tube map that shows London Underground trains moving in real time

  20-08-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It has been created by web developer Matthew Somerville, who came up with the idea after Transport for London (TfL) removed restrictions on commercial use of its travel data.
  
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• Ants show 'lazy' approach may be best for digging

  20-08-2018 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A new study on ants and robots has shown that having more workers is not necessarily better when working in confined spaces.
  
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• #ICYMI: Here's what the #graduates of the future need to know. #GraduatesMonth siliconrepublic.com/advice/graduat…

  20-08-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Here's what the #graduates of the future need to know. #GraduatesMonth siliconrepublic.com/advice/graduat…
  
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• WhatsApp will soon delete your chats, photos and videos

  20-08-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhasApp, owned by Facebook in Menlo Park, California, currently stores data on the Google Drive. This dynamic is set to change and could see everything unsaved removed by November 12.
  
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• Three Square Market implants microchips in one-third of employees' hands

  20-08-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  About 80 of the 250 employees at Three Square Market in River Falls, Wisconsin have had an RFID microchip the size of a large grain of rice implanted in their hands, and they're loving it.
  
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• Secrets of the mysterious black granite sarcophagus finally REVEALED

  20-08-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt says researchers have determined the gender and age of the three skeletons found inside a black granite sarcophagus uncovered in Alexandria.
  
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• Life on earth formed 100 MILLION years earlier than previously thought

  20-08-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PhD candidate in palaeontology Holly Betts at the University of Bristol explains how the fossil record can be used to identify the exact time life on Earth started.
  
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• Pigs can recognise human faces: They use our mouths and noses to tell if we're looking at them

  20-08-2018 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna, Austria, said their paper shows pigs have better visual-based memory and intelligence than previous studies suggest.
  
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• Elon Musk to Arianna Huffington: More sleep 'not an option'

  20-08-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk pushed back against Arianna Huffington's suggestion that he start implementing a healthier work-life balance, saying with the demands at Tesla, slowing down isn't an option.
  
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• Shocking NOAA interactive map reveals two MILLION acres of land is on fire across the United States

  20-08-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An experimental map created by the NOAA shows the current movement of the smoke across the U.S.
  
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• #Graphene’s potential is being talked about again, and this time it could help restore the eyesight of millions of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  #Graphene’s potential is being talked about again, and this time it could help restore the eyesight of millions of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Gatwick flight information screens fail

  20-08-2018 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Airport staff had to write flight information on whiteboards after screens went blank.
  
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• Web giants ordered to delete extremist material within an hour or face fines

  20-08-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the first time the European Commission has shown it will get tough on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Extremist material includes videos uploaded by members of Islamic State.
  
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• Nasa captures superhot particles erupting from the sun's magnetic field

  20-08-2018 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An image captured by Nasa, based in Washington, DC, shows nuclear fusion explosions close to the star's surface - incredibly powerful events that are usually invisible to the naked eye.
  
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• Irish video game firm @KeywordsStudios acquires @StudioGobo in multimillion-euro deal. #gaming siliconrepublic.com/companies/keyw…

  20-08-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  Irish video game firm @KeywordsStudios acquires @StudioGobo in multimillion-euro deal. #gaming siliconrepublic.com/companies/keyw…
  
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• From fitness trackers to automated feeders: The hi-tech gadgets that could change your dogs life

  20-08-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Czech entrepreneur Robert Hasek began jogging with his dog, Darwin, the three-mile runs were making the bull terrier sick with fatigue.
  
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• Facebook apologises for blocking Prager University's videos

  20-08-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm had blocked one video critical about Muslims and another that defended male aggression.
  
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• Beauty may NOT be in the eye of the beholder, psychologists find

  20-08-2018 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York University researchers are analyzing how beauty affects us. In this part, they found that there are some 'rules' that make things beautiful - and that the 'experience' lasts a few split seconds.
  
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• Netflix kills off its reviews section

  20-08-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year, Netflix killed off its star-rating system in favor of a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down - and now written reviews have got theaxe, too.
  
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• Did Russia build nuclear-powered 'land submarine' to attack the US?

  20-08-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials in Moscow developed the vehicle to attack and destroy key US military facilities like underground missile silos, reports suggest.
  
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• Aldi to phase out black plastic trays which can’t be recycled

  20-08-2018 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German based supermarket chain Aldi says it could save 265 tonnes of plastic a year from going to waste by switching from black plastic trays to clear alternatives.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Sex, power and control of communication: What porn studies can teach us ow.ly/PfQt30ltMkL

  20-08-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Sex, power and control of communication: What porn studies can teach us ow.ly/PfQt30ltMkL
  
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• #MostRead Today: Abbott confirms 500 new jobs are on their way to Donegal ow.ly/b8x530ltMfT

  20-08-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Abbott confirms 500 new jobs are on their way to Donegal ow.ly/b8x530ltMfT
  
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• #MostRead Today: 9 cool tech companies taking on graduates right now ow.ly/XhOO30ltMnd

  20-08-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 9 cool tech companies taking on graduates right now ow.ly/XhOO30ltMnd
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 brilliant start-ups from Birmingham to watch ow.ly/Djnn30ltMjn

  20-08-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 brilliant start-ups from Birmingham to watch ow.ly/Djnn30ltMjn
  
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• #MostRead Today: This facial feature might give away early sign of Parkinson’s disease ow.ly/WPoY30ltMa4

  20-08-2018 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: This facial feature might give away early sign of Parkinson’s disease ow.ly/WPoY30ltMa4
  
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• Want to know how to move up the career ladder? @newrelic's Aidan Cuffe spoke about his own career journey and advic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-08-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Want to know how to move up the career ladder? @newrelic's Aidan Cuffe spoke about his own career journey and advic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Google Staff Calls China Censorship A ‘Moral And Ethical’ Crisis

  20-08-2018 17:08 via technocracy.news
  Senior Google leadership blindsided its own employees with news of building China’s censorship engine, and many are furious, claiming that it has created a ‘moral and ethical’ crisis. What they are really discovering is that top Technocrats simply don’t have a moral or ethical compass. As Google is attacked from within and from without, it has little hope of emerging unscathed from its recent actions. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle employees are demanding answers from the c
  
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• Check out today's featured employer, @DeloitteLifeIrl! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/SZ5Afsd1R2

  20-08-2018 17:03 via twitter.com
  
  Check out today's featured employer, @DeloitteLifeIrl! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/SZ5Afsd1R2
  
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• World Economic Forum: AI Could Cause Collapse Of Global Financial System

  20-08-2018 16:47 via technocracy.news
  When complexity of AI exceeds mans ability to understand how it operates, then the consequences of its use cannot be understood either. Technocrats create because they can, with little regard to security or consequence. The time will come that the plug must be pulled, resetting the entire system back to human control. ⁃ TN EditorArtificial intelligence will reshape the world of finance over the next decade or so by automating investing and other services—but it could also introduce t
  
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• Swathes of people facing losing jobs in 'dark side' of robot revolution

  20-08-2018 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Haldane said the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution will see 'the machine replacing humans doing thinking things'. Accountancy is said to be one of the professions at risk.
  
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• First dinosaur footprints on mainland Scotland were left by sauropods

  20-08-2018 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sauropods roamed during the Middle Jurassic period and were discovered in a secret location around Inverness. The only previous evidence of dinosaurs in Scotland was from the Isle of Skye.
  
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• Life After Google: People Will Tire Of ‘Usurping Human Minds’

  20-08-2018 16:30 via technocracy.news
  Futurist George Gilder re-states Technocracy’s error in terms of Marx that because of technology, “human productivity has resolved to the point that we can focus solely on the distribution of the existing resources.” Technocracy is a resource-based economic system based on abundance and controlled by energy usage. ⁃ TN EditorAmerican thinker and economist George Gilder joined Breitbart News Daily this week to discuss his book Life After Google.
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