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• Life finder

  07-09-2018 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  It's come close to cancellation several times, but could the successor to the Hubble telescope make the greatest ever discovery?
  
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• Could Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope detect alien life?

  07-09-2018 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  It's come close to cancellation several times, but could the successor to the Hubble telescope make the greatest ever discovery?
  
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• Popular Mac app Adware Doctor pulled by Apple after revelation it steals browsing history

  07-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has removed a popular Mac app after it was found to be stealing users' data. Called Adware Doctor, it was recording users' data and browser history and sending it to servers in China.
  
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• Scientists release highest resolution map of Antarctica ever made

  07-09-2018 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s terrain in unprecedented detail, in what’s said to be the highest-resolution map of its kind for any continent in the world.
  
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• Think two lenses is impressive? Nokia handset prototype leaks with FIVE

  07-09-2018 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Believed to be called to Nokia 10, by using different lenses, it is hoped to dramatically boost the capabilities of the handset in areas like augmented reality and 3D effects.
  
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• Pluto is more alive than Mars, huff physicists who are still not over dwarf planet's demotion

  07-09-2018 22:56 via go.theregister.com
  C'mon, please, please reinstate its status... The drama surrounding Pluto’s planetary status just won’t die.…
  
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• Apple v Amazon

  07-09-2018 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple and Amazon have seen their market value top $1tn, but will their growth continue to accelerate?
  
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• Pluto SHOULD be a planet: Astronomers find its controversial demotion based on 'disproven reasoning'

  07-09-2018 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Florida study reviewed scientific literature from the past 200 years and found only one publication - from 1802 - that agreed with the IAU definition.
  
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• Curiosity selfie reveals dust-covered rover and dark skies following massive Martian duststorm

  07-09-2018 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On August 9, just over two weeks after the storm officially began to die down, the rover scooped up a rock sample and captured a 360-degree view of its surroundings on Vera Rubin.
  
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• As Google turns 20, questions over whether it's too...

  07-09-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twenty years after Larry Page and Sergey Brin set out to organize all of the internet's information, Google has morphed into a dominating force in everything from email to self driving cars.
  
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• Artificial Intelligence can develop racism on its own

  07-09-2018 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Cardiff University and MIT have shown that groups of machines may demonstrate prejudice by simply copying and learning this behaviour from one another.
  
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• The brain processes irony in emojis the same way as it does with verbal communication, study finds

  07-09-2018 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois found that people who read sentences including ironic emoji exhibit similar brain activity as when someone reads a sentence that has an ironic tone.
  
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• Women AND men get more restful sleep in countries that promote gender equality

  07-09-2018 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new study, people who live in countries that rank higher in gender equality tend to report more restful sleep than those where women have less economic and political power.
  
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• Sharing selfies on social media makes women feel more anxious and less attractive

  07-09-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists led by Jennifer Mills from the Department of Psychology at York University examined the behaviour of taking and posting 'selfies' online.
  
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• Giant barrier to clear Pacific plastic

  07-09-2018 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The ambitious project aims to tackle a collection of waste known as the Great Garbage Patch.
  
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• Elon Musk: 2 Hour Interview Reveals Inner-Workings Of Technocrat Mind

  07-09-2018 19:54 via technocracy.news
  Elon Musk granted a 2 1/2 hour interview with comedian and podcast interviewer, Joe Rogan. The podcast was live streamed to YouTube and received 1.6 million views within 12 hours.
  The reasons he did this are unclear, because during the same time that his adoring fans could tune in and listen to his wide-ranging prognostications, Tesla stock price collapsed by 10% within minutes of the opening bell.
  At any rate, the Technocrat mind of Musk is finally revealed. He talks about living in a simulatio
  
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• Xbox launches limited edition 'greaseproof' controller

  07-09-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The competition was announced by Microsoft on its Xbox ANZ Facebook page, aimed at players in Australia and New Zealand, where five of the controllers are up for grabs.
  
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• Elon Musk still believes we are 'most likely' living in a simulation

  07-09-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During a controversial appearance on comedian Joe Rogan's popular podcast, 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' Musk explained why he still believes we are living in the Matrix.
  
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• New York scientists use new DNA tools to identify 9/11...

  07-09-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although the death toll after two hijacked airliners crashed into the Twin Towers was 2,753, the remains of more than 1,000 people remain unidentified, to the dismay of their grieving families.
  
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• Tesla shares plunge after Elon Musk smokes joint on Joe Rogan podcast

  07-09-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire Elon Musk was seen smoking a joint in Joe Rogan's studio in Los Angeles, California, just hours before Tesla's chief accounting officer resigned and stock price plunged by nine per cent.
  
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• Using male lab mice can result in drugs that are less effective for women than men

  07-09-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin found that microglia, the immune cells of the central nervous system, differ in male and female mice. (Stock Image)
  
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• Parkland shooting conspiracy theories were spread by humans – not bots

  07-09-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of South Carolina downloadedseven million tweets that were posted over the course of one month following the shooting.
  
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• SMEs in Ireland can now take advantage of a new #Google tool siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…

  07-09-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  SMEs in Ireland can now take advantage of a new #Google tool siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…
  
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• Fetish app Whiplr stores user passwords in plain text

  07-09-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whiplr, which bills itself as the 'world's biggest online fetish community,' stores unmasked user credentials in its database. This leaves them wide open to being exploited by hackers.
  
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• Why don't people give up their seats on public transport?

  07-09-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Oliver Curry, from the University of Oxford, says inattentiveness and selfishness can often cause people ignore pregnant or disabled commuters in need of a seat. (Stock Image)
  
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• Inside Soulton Long Barrow in Shropshire

  07-09-2018 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Soulton Long Barrow in Shropshire is only the third of its kind to be opened in modern times as an ancient space-saving solution to the lack of burial space in Britain.
  
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• #MostRead today: These 7 companies are changing the future of work – and they’re hiring siliconrepublic.com/jobs/companies…

  07-09-2018 18:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: These 7 companies are changing the future of work – and they’re hiring siliconrepublic.com/jobs/companies…
  
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• #MostRead today: Developer reveals $3bn plans for a Wakanda-like city in Ethiopia siliconrepublic.com/machines/smart…

  07-09-2018 18:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Developer reveals $3bn plans for a Wakanda-like city in Ethiopia siliconrepublic.com/machines/smart…
  
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• #MostRead today: Salesforce announces new Sales Cloud platform features siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sal…

  07-09-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Salesforce announces new Sales Cloud platform features siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sal…
  
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• #MostRead today: Researchers to test space elevator concept in orbit, but don’t expect to try it siliconrepublic.com/machines/japan…

  07-09-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Researchers to test space elevator concept in orbit, but don’t expect to try it siliconrepublic.com/machines/japan…
  
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• #MostRead today: HubSpot to take on Microsoft and Salesforce in enterprise market siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hub…

  07-09-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: HubSpot to take on Microsoft and Salesforce in enterprise market siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hub…
  
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• From biohacking to universal basic income, @CriticalRedPen unpacks the key practices transforming the workplace.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  From biohacking to universal basic income, @CriticalRedPen unpacks the key practices transforming the workplace.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Weekend Takeaway: Feast your eyes on 10 fascinating Future of Work reads siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…

  07-09-2018 18:19 via twitter.com
  Weekend Takeaway: Feast your eyes on 10 fascinating Future of Work reads siliconrepublic.com/careers/future…
  
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• Woolly mammoths went extinct because of weak bones, study suggests

  07-09-2018 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Tomsk State University discovered evidence of the bone weakening condition in the giant creature's spine using advanced imaging techniques.
  
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• Does anyone win McDonald's Monopoly? Chances of winning big revealed

  07-09-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Sarah Belet from Monash University and Jennifer Flegg, a senior lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Melbourne work out your chances.
  
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• Ancient teeth from the skeletons of Anglo Saxon children could help fight modern illness

  07-09-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Bradford studied the children whose remains were dug up at a settlement known as Raunds Furnells in Northamptonshire.
  
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• Apple Veteran: Silicon Valley’s ‘Fast Fail’ Approach Won’t Work In Health Care

  07-09-2018 17:03 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats in Silicon Valley have turned their technology toward solving health care problems, but the culture of  ‘fast fail’ to find success will not work in healthcare because people will die in the process. Technocrats may view this merely breaking a few eggs for a big omelet. ⁃ TN EditorThink about the last piece of technology you bought that didn’t work as expected.
  What did you do? Return it? Give it away? Put it in a drawer with its sad digital cousins?
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• Have you herd? Moose, bighorn sheep pass on migration tips

  07-09-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking for the best place to eat? Ask a local. Now scientists say that same insider knowledge shapes the springtime migrations of moose and bighorn sheep.
  
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• Tracking the Salisbury novichok suspects: Podcast 384

  07-09-2018 16:56
  
  We look at why airport security didn't catch the Salisbury novichok suspects, look at the fake controversy around Nike and Colin Kaepernick and explain why museums are in desperate need of a high-tech makeover.
  
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• Lockheed Martin offers $250k prize for AI drone that can beat a human pilot

  07-09-2018 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lockheed Martin and the Drone Racing League are partnering to launch a challenge that pits humans against AI to see which can navigate a drone through a high-flying course the fastest.
  
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• Lab-Grown Mini-Brains Are Causing An Ethical Uproar

  07-09-2018 16:45 via technocracy.news
  This is further development of President Obama’s multibillion-dollar brain-map initiative started in 2013. Just as human DNA was ‘mapped’, the BRAIN project was to probe the human brain in action and figure out exactly how it works. Driving forces behind this included Transhumanists who seek immortality through science. ⁃ TN EditorWriting in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego School o
  
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• Humans – not bots – were responsible for spreading Twitter conspiracies about the Parkland shooting

  07-09-2018 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of South Carolina downloadedseven million tweets that were posted over the course of one month following the shooting.
  
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• Goldman Sachs says it’s still working on creating a cryptocurrency trading desk siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gol…

  07-09-2018 16:33 via twitter.com
  Goldman Sachs says it’s still working on creating a cryptocurrency trading desk siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gol…
  
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• IBM Used NYPD Surveillance Footage to Develop Technology That Lets Police Search by Skin Color

  07-09-2018 16:30 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats depend upon external data to fuel their various experiments. Without data, their is no reason for their existence. Further, data is seen as a universal right somehow granting them special powers of acquisition: it you have it, they think they have a right to it. ⁃ TN EditorIn the decade after the 9/11 attacks, the New York City Police Department moved to put millions of New Yorkers under constant watch. Warning of terrorism threats, the department created a plan to&nb
  
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• Neolithic-style tombs are back in fashion after 5,000 years as UK runs out of space to bury the dead

  07-09-2018 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Soulton Long Barrow in Shropshire is only the third of its kind to be opened in modern times as an ancient space-saving solution to the lack of burial space in Britain.
  
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• The last @Entirl Competitive Start Fund of 2018 opens for applicants on 18 September siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ente… #startups #funding

  07-09-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  The last @Entirl Competitive Start Fund of 2018 opens for applicants on 18 September siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ente… #startups #funding
  
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• Does anyone win McDonald's Monopoly? Scientists work out your chances of winning big

  07-09-2018 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Sarah Belet from Monash University and Jennifer Flegg, a senior lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Melbourne work out your chances.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of customers’ payment cards are affected following data theft at #BritishAirways. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bri…

  07-09-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Hundreds of thousands of customers’ payment cards are affected following data theft at #BritishAirways. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bri…
  
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• A new study claims that hand dryers are spreading considerably more germs than paper towels. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/air…

  07-09-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  A new study claims that hand dryers are spreading considerably more germs than paper towels. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/air…
  
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• Snacking may cut your lifespan, study finds

  07-09-2018 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by the US National Institute on Aging found mice who 'fasted' between meals had later onset of age-related diseases. They believe the findings will translate to humans, too.
  
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