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• Why you SHOULD teach your child to lie: Learning how to fib can be good for preschoolers' brains

  31-08-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anew study from researchers at University of Toronto has found that learning to fib might have many cognitive benefits, such as improving focus and understanding others' emotions.
  
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• Sony boss reiterates no cross-play for PlayStation...

  31-08-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida said the company believes the best experience is on PlayStation 4.
  
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• Saving the 'king of the birds' with DNA

  31-08-2018 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists believe a genetic code could help protect golden eagles in the wild.
  
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• Amazon's first serve

  31-08-2018 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  British tennis fans have complained about Amazon's US Open coverage, but the online giant is breaking new ground.
  
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• When will Fall arrive for you? Forecasters reveal 2018 US prediction map

  31-08-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The interactive fall foliage prediction map uses an algorithm that analyzes several million data points including historic temperatures and precipitation
  
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• The engine that could take man to Mars: NASA reveals latest tests of radical ion propulsion system

  31-08-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aerojet Rocketdyne says it has now successfully completed its early systems integration test for the radical engine at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
  
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• Does this painting finally prove Jack the Ripper's identity?

  31-08-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Author of The Inevitable Jack the Ripper, Paul Christian, says the 130-year-old piece contains hidden clues to suggest the artist himself was the notorious East London serial killer.
  
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• Russia: Space station air pressure restored after leak

  31-08-2018 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia's space agency says air pressure on the International Space Station has been restored to proper levels after a leak was repaired.
  
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• 'Water worlds' covered in deep oceans CAN support life

  31-08-2018 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Chicago and Pennsylvania State University found ocean planets could stay in the 'sweet spot' for habitability much longer than previously assumed.
  
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• “Terrorist attacks using vehicles are very hard to prevent, but there are security measures that truck manufacturer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-08-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  “Terrorist attacks using vehicles are very hard to prevent, but there are security measures that truck manufacturer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The tablet that can roll up to fit in your pocket: Researchers reveal radical 'scroll' screen

  31-08-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have created what they call the 'world's first rollable tablet PC.' Dubbed the 'MagicScroll,' it's a flexible touchscreen that rotates around acylindrical body or can pop out to be a full screen.
  
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• #ICYMI: Instagram unveiled three new tools to boost user safetyn Here's what you need to know. #Instagram #security siliconrepublic.com/companies/inst…

  31-08-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Instagram unveiled three new tools to boost user safetyn Here's what you need to know. #Instagram #security siliconrepublic.com/companies/inst…
  
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• #ICYMI: Have you tried using a #bulletjournal yet? Here's how to get started. siliconrepublic.com/advice/bullet-…

  31-08-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Have you tried using a #bulletjournal yet? Here's how to get started. siliconrepublic.com/advice/bullet-…
  
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• First man to orbit the moon says it was only interesting for 30 seconds

  31-08-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frank Borman, 90, was the Commander of Apollo 8 mission in 1968. The astronaut, from Indiana, said that while his fellow crew were mesmerized by space, he was quite bored and missed his family.
  
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• The end of de-icing? Scientists develop solar-powered material that stops water freezing

  31-08-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, created by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is based on a three-layered material that can be sprayed onto surfaces (stock image).
  
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• The $250 Jurassic World robot raptor that can you can train (just like Chris Pratt in the hit film)

  31-08-2018 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toy giant Mattel has revealed its $250 'Alpha Training Blue' robot velociraptor toy that users can play with, pet and train with a remote controller, just like Chris Pratt in the 'Jurassic World' movies.
  
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• Catch up on a week's worth of sci-tech news, from innovative ideas to advice from leaders. #science #tech… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-08-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  Catch up on a week's worth of sci-tech news,from innovative ideas to advice from leaders. #science #tech… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bitcoin wallet Bitfi withdraws 'unhackable' claim

  31-08-2018 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet, backed by John McAfee, had already caused controversy.
  
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• NASA reveals it will have just 45 day to contact its Opportunity rover

  31-08-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA said it has not recorded active storms near the rover 'for some time'. Operators admit they are in a race against timethat if there is no signal after 45 days the rover will 'probably never recover'.
  
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• The pesky fruit flies that plague your kitchen are able to travel NINE MILES in a single day

  31-08-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) set up a ‘flight simulator’ experiment to work out how the flies flew so far.
  
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• Tiny Cleaner Wrasse is the first fish to recognising its own reflection in a mirror 

  31-08-2018 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cleaner wrasse is capable of recognising its reflection, suggesting some part of its brain is aware of its own existence, says a team of German, Japanese and Swiss experts.
  
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• Who was #hiring during the month of August? siliconrepublic.com/jobs/august-20…

  31-08-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  Who was #hiring during the month of August? siliconrepublic.com/jobs/august-20…
  
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• Researchers feed seaweed to dairy cows to reduce emissions

  31-08-2018 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, Davis, mixed small amounts seaweed into cow feed and sweetened it with molasses to disguise the salty taste.
  
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• Mexican experts: nearly 1,000-year-old Maya text authentic

  31-08-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology said the calendar-style text was made between 1021 and 1154 A.D. and is the oldest known pre-Hispanic document.
  
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• This week in the #IoT, a new study has found that the vast majority of consumers don’t understand what IoT actually… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-08-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  This week in the #IoT, a new study has found that the vast majority of consumers don’t understand what IoT actually… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Companies with women on the board 'are less likely to break environmental laws'

  31-08-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Adelaide found that companies with a balanced mix of men and women on their boards were better at protecting the environment than male-dominated firms.
  
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• Golden eagle genome study 'a conservation game changer'

  31-08-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  UK researchers decode the golden eagle genome - the blueprint for the 'king of birds'.
  
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• #MostRead Today: This start-up is the modern answer to grinds ow.ly/nVp930lDAAx

  31-08-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: This start-up is the modern answer to grinds ow.ly/nVp930lDAAx
  
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• #MostRead Today: Microsoft acknowledges Windows zero-day vulnerability revealed on Twitter ow.ly/Dy7t30lDAzf

  31-08-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Microsoft acknowledges Windows zero-day vulnerability revealed on Twitter ow.ly/Dy7t30lDAzf
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to get a job when relocating ow.ly/OJnt30lDAxn

  31-08-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to get a job when relocating ow.ly/OJnt30lDAxn
  
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• #MostRead Today: Free trips announced for Dublin’s first autonomous bus ow.ly/Y3Be30lDAv6

  31-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Free trips announced for Dublin’s first autonomous bus ow.ly/Y3Be30lDAv6
  
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• #MostRead Today: Experimental painkiller molecule as powerful as morphine, but not addictive ow.ly/gqdf30lDArj

  31-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Experimental painkiller molecule as powerful as morphine, but not addictive ow.ly/gqdf30lDArj
  
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• India’s Konyak tribe: Fascinating images show group who tattoo their skin as a rite of passage

  31-08-2018 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The last remaining survivors of the Konyak tribe, once fearsome headhunters, are photographed adorned with tattoos and the headdresses of those they killed.
  
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• FBI Hunting For The Ultimate AI Fingerprint Identification System

  31-08-2018 17:24 via technocracy.news
  The standout phrase is: “the FBI said it wants everyone to be identifiable in the NGI System.” All intel units under the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) have the same philosophy.” Data and identification are the lifeblood of Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorAny criminal worth their salt knows to wipe their crime scene for fingerprints, but some go a step further and try to erase the prints from their fingers entirely.
  For decades, the practice of altering fingerprints has
  
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• Twitter users share the most frustrating things about their name

  31-08-2018 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People from around the world replied to a Twitter thread started by a British woman called Annie who is always asked 'are you OK?' in reference to Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal lyrics.
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Zendesk! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/qaR7ZFK6ZV

  31-08-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Zendesk! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/qaR7ZFK6ZV
  
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• Shipbuilders replace stealthy US destroyer's 15-ton...

  31-08-2018 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works has replaced one of the massive turbines on the future USS Michael Monsoor, and the stealthy destroyer is scheduled to depart for San Diego in November.
  
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• Udi Greenberg: ‘The Obama Administration Was Defined By Technocracy’

  31-08-2018 17:08 via technocracy.news
  This is a portion of an interview in Spiked Review. Again, Technocracy is front and center as the dominant theme in progressive and left-wing memes. Although there are similarities, it is Technocracy, not Fascism. Technocracy will continue to rise in public discussion. ⁃ TN EditorThis does not mean to say that everyone who invokes the Weimar or Nazi analogy immediately ends up an anti-democrat, but Professor Bessner and me worry that we could eventually end up in a similar place. We are bo
  
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• Alexa, turn up the volume! Toshiba unveils new TVs that can be controlled using Amazon’s assistant

  31-08-2018 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo-based firm Toshiba made the announcement during the annual IFA technology tradeshow, which is running in Berlin until September 5.
  
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• Weekend Takeaway: Get your fill of big ideas and good advice siliconrepublic.com/companies/week…

  31-08-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Weekend Takeaway: Get your fill of big ideas and good advice siliconrepublic.com/companies/week…
  
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• Somnox robot aims to put owners to sleep

  31-08-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  A machine that resembles a breathing pillow aims to provide a safer alternative to sedatives.
  
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• Cuddle buddy robot wants to spoon

  31-08-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  A machine that resembles a breathing pillow aims to provide a safer alternative to sedatives.
  
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• Google's AI smart speakers can now understand TWO languages at once

  31-08-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An update to the software means Google's smart software can now understand any pair of languages within English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese.
  
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• Washington Post: Silicon Valley Marches To Technocracy, Not Democracy

  31-08-2018 16:39 via technocracy.news
   ⁃ TN Editor [/su_note]Must-read article – This writer hits the nail squarely on the head: “Technocratic ethos appears to have reemerged as the dominant response to concerns as diverse as fake news, data privacy and smartphone addiction.”At first glance, it looks to be any other Fourth of July parade in the faded Kodachrome photos. That is, until subtle details begin to pop: the uniformed marchers handing out pamphlets, the yin-yang emblem adorning banners, the fleet
  
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• Apple is quietly BLOCKING its Gay Pride rainbow Watch face in Russia, claims developer

  31-08-2018 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A prominent iOS developer found evidence the Gay Pride watch face for Apple Watch is 'hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale'.
  
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• Online trolls and fake accounts poison Arab social media

  31-08-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Social media fraud continues to fuel a plague of disinformation in the Arab world.
  
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• China to limit number of new online video games, restrict playing time to tackle short-sightedness

  31-08-2018 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese regulators are directed to restrict the number of new online games, curb playing time and develop an age-restriction system in the world's largest gaming industry.
  
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• #MIT researchers claim that this #AI can take raw text and audio data compiled from interviews of people to discove… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-08-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  #MIT researchers claim that this #AI can take raw text and audio data compiled from interviews of people to discove… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Andrew Baird of @Liberty_IT shares his experience of the software company’s graduate programme. #GraduatesMonth siliconrepublic.com/people/liberty…

  31-08-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Andrew Baird of @Liberty_IT shares his experience of the software company’s graduate programme. #GraduatesMonth siliconrepublic.com/people/liberty…
  
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• It has been revealed that the online ordering system for the Leap Card contained a serious #dataprotection flaw siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/maj…

  31-08-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  It has been revealed that the online ordering system for the Leap Card contained a serious #dataprotection flaw siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/maj…
  
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