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• A lunar photobomb: NASA spacecraft captures moment the moon eclipses the sun TWICE in just six hours

  11-09-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the lunar transits on September 9. The first occurred between 4:30 p.m. (EDT) and 5:30 p.m., followed by a second event at 9:52.
  
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• Tinder's 'Top Picks' feature launches worldwide

  11-09-2018 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tinder has announced that the feature, called 'Top Picks,' is now launching worldwide. However, it's only available for paying subscribers of Tinder Gold, which costs £7.49 ($14.99) per month.
  
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• Apple will live-stream its product launch event tomorrow on Twitter

  11-09-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm has made it notoriously inconvenient to watch its events over the years, previously requiring desktop viewers to use Safari or Edge. The event will begin September 12 at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. ET).
  
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• WEF: Humans Aren’t Made For Repetition – It’s Time AI Took Over Manufacturing

  11-09-2018 22:18 via technocracy.news
  This is the short-sided view of Technocracy: get rid of Co2 breathing, fickle, unstable employees and replace them with AI. What could possibly go wrong? Well, no jobs equals no buying power. The Tehcnocrat’s only answer is Universal Basic Income, but without taxable wages being paid, where would that money come from? ⁃ TN EditorFor the past 30 years, gross domestic product (GDP) across the globe has been shrinking. Where capital investment and increases in labour have been traditio
  
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• China Fleshes Out Technocracy By Building 19 ‘Supercity Clusters’

  11-09-2018 21:20 via technocracy.news
  As the world’s leading Technocracy, China is leading the way in creating so-called ‘supercity clusters’ that are a model for the entire world. City-states are deemed to be the future of Sustainable Development and its attendant supply chain. This World Economic article spreads the propaganda. ⁃ TN EditorThe world has a demand problem, and it is dealing with it all wrong. Rather than allowing itself to be harmed by other countries’ problematic policies, China must w
  
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• Security researchers find a Model S key fob can be hacked in just TWO SECONDS

  11-09-2018 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security researchers found that by discovering the key fob's encrypted codes, they could unlock, turn on and drive away a Tesla Model S. The firm says it has since resolved the vulnerabilities.
  
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• Creepy AI transfers facial expressions in videos

  11-09-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh warned the technology could be used to create fake news clips that falsely put words into the mouths of politicians or other powerful figures.
  
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• Elon Musk: Tesla will retire some color options to simplify production

  11-09-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla is retiring two of its seven car colors to speed up production. The firm is removing the obsidian black metallic and silver metallic color options for its Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles.
  
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• Apple has confirmed a deal with #Kilkenny animation studio @cartoonsaloon for the rights to a movie called 'Wolfwal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Apple has confirmed a deal with #Kilkenny animation studio @cartoonsaloon for the rights to a movie called 'Wolfwal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bizarre Amazon patent explored putting workers in CAGES to oversee factory robots

  11-09-2018 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is raising eyebrows with a patent filing that suggests putting human employees in cages to navigate fenced off areas that are populated by automated robots.
  
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• Architect unveils plans for an eco-friendly hotel in Luxembourg

  11-09-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project is intended to transform the old post office and hotel in Luxembourg City into a modern, self-sufficient, building, which will also be used for office space.
  
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• Solar storm that could damage power supplies is set to slam the Earth's atmosphere TODAY 

  11-09-2018 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say that a huge hole has opened up in the sun's corona, with auroras set to cover swathes of North America and the UK.
  
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• People seek out partners with same eye and hair colour as their parents

  11-09-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Charles University in Prague looked at past and present relationships of almost 1,900 heterosexual adults.
  
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• Instagram is testing a new feature that lets users tag their friends in videos

  11-09-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is testing a tool that lets users tag their friends in videos. A small group of users is currently taking part in a trial to test out the feature and it's unclear if the feature will ever launch on the app.
  
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• Venerated #AI researcher Fei-Fei Li will leave her post as chief scientist at #Google Cloud to return to Stanford U… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  Venerated #AI researcher Fei-Fei Li will leave her post as chief scientist at #Google Cloud to return to Stanford U… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toddlers share 96% of the same gestures as chimpanzees to communicate day-to-day requests 

  11-09-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at St Andrews University filmed chimpanzees while video recordings were made of 13 young children as they interacted with peers, caregivers and relatives.
  
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• Education Secretary DeVos Signs On To Globalist UN Education Agenda For U.S.

  11-09-2018 18:14 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy’s reach into the Trump Administration is deep and wide. The promise of dumping Common Core Education Standards and returning control to the states, has been abandoned in favor of piping directly into the United Nations globalist agenda, which is Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorU.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signed on to a radical global “declaration” that calls for, among other absurdities, brainwashing children to believe in the Uni
  
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• Marshall Islands warned against adopting digital currency

  11-09-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The International Monetary Fund says the tiny nation should rethink adopting a digital currency.
  
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• With the next round of EU voting on copyright reform imminent, today has seen a surge in interest in this article f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 17:47 via twitter.com
  With the next round of EU voting on copyright reform imminent, today has seen a surge in interest in this article f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead today: Hackers, hipsters and hustlers – Decoding the Boston tech party siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bost… #Boston

  11-09-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Hackers, hipsters and hustlers – Decoding the Boston tech party siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/bost… #Boston
  
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• #MostRead today: What kind of person is EY hiring? The answer might surprise you siliconrepublic.com/people/ey-fran…

  11-09-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: What kind of person is EY hiring? The answer might surprise you siliconrepublic.com/people/ey-fran…
  
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• #MostRead today: Mark Pollock and Simone George wow TED audience with ‘love letter to science’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  11-09-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Mark Pollock and Simone George wow TED audience with ‘love letter to science’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• #MostRead today: Airbnb to hand over hosts’ details to Revenue Commissioners siliconrepublic.com/companies/airb… #Airbnb #housingcrisis

  11-09-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Airbnb to hand over hosts’ details to Revenue Commissioners siliconrepublic.com/companies/airb… #Airbnb #housingcrisis
  
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• #MostRead today: Tralee walks the talk as 216,000 Irish workers already Grow Remote siliconrepublic.com/companies/grow… #remoteworking #GrowRemote

  11-09-2018 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Tralee walks the talk as 216,000 Irish workers already Grow Remote siliconrepublic.com/companies/grow… #remoteworking #GrowRemote
  
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• Swiss Village To Use Crowdfunding To Implement Universal Basic Income

  11-09-2018 17:29 via technocracy.news
  UBI is a favorite meme of Technocrats around the world, and has already been tried and abandoned many times in recent years. Now a Swiss village that has no cash is going to try it by using crowdfunding. This is truly an Alice in Wonderland type of story. ⁃ TN EditorA village in Switzerland has decided to go ahead with an experiment on basic income, with a payout of 2,500 francs ($2,570) per month. The next step is to raise money to finance the plan via crowdfunding.More than 50 percent of
  
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• Foundation for modern Europe was laid during the Dark Ages by a group of mysterious barbarians

  11-09-2018 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team mapped the complete genomes of 63 individuals dug up in Szolad, Hungary, and Collegno, Italy. The skeletons were buried with swords, necklaces and other treasures.
  
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• Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill To Make California 100% Carbon-Free By 2045

  11-09-2018 17:12 via technocracy.news
  California rate-payers will soon understand the insanity of their state leadership’s drive to kill carbon. California is rich in oil and natural gas resources which has adequately powered the state for many decades. Gov. Brown intends to scrap that entire infrastructure in return for an economically unsound system of ‘renewables.’ ⁃ TN EditorAhead of a summit this week meant to galvanize regional action on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed legislation that
  
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• Bay Area City Halts 5G Development Over Health Concerns

  11-09-2018 16:52 via technocracy.news
  5G Technocrats who blatantly ignored early health warnings are now embroiled in conflict with cities who are blocking installation over those same concerns. As the news cycle spreads these development, other cities are further encouraged to throw up stop signs. It’s going to be a tectonic battle. ⁃ TN EditorThe city council of Mill Valley, CA, a wealthy city north of San Francisco, voted unanimously to effectively halt installation of new small cell towers to accommodate 5G technolog
  
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• Decoding human brain signals could help treat depression siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bra…

  11-09-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Decoding human brain signals could help treat depression siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bra…
  
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• London's Design Museum reveals most innovative designs of last year

  11-09-2018 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All 87 nominees for the international awards are on display at London's Design Museum ahead of the announcement of the winner later this year.
  
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• The original Tamagotchi making a comeback on a wave of 90s nostalgia

  11-09-2018 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wildly popular egg-shaped toy first launched in the US 20 years ago following its 1996 release in Japan, allowing users to hatch and raise their own digital characters.
  
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• PhD researcher Eoin Murphy took a trip to #BletchleyPark as part of his prize for winning #Researchfest. Here’s wha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  PhD researcher Eoin Murphy took a trip to #BletchleyPark as part of his prize for winning #Researchfest. Here’s wha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kacy Beitel of @ProtectWise tells us how she got into the field of #infosec siliconrepublic.com/advice/cyberse…

  11-09-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Kacy Beitel of @ProtectWise tells us how she got into the field of #infosec siliconrepublic.com/advice/cyberse…
  
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• Watch: Rare footage captured of new fish species in the #Pacific siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mys…

  11-09-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  Watch: Rare footage captured of new fish species in the #Pacific siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mys…
  
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• Google fights plan to extend 'right to be forgotten'

  11-09-2018 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A law allowing individuals to ask search engines to take down information about them could be extended.
  
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• Google case set to examine if EU data rules extend...

  11-09-2018 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is fighting at the European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg today to tighten the scope of an EU privacy law that grants citizens the 'right to be forgotten'. (Stock image)
  
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• Banned Infowars app is still online for Android's Google Play

  11-09-2018 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old, who is based in Austin, Texas, has suggested on his shows that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, among other sensational claims.
  
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• “At a time when the internet can feel increasingly negative and politicised, we think it’s remarkable that a quarte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  “At a time when the internet can feel increasingly negative and politicised, we think it’s remarkable that a quarte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Deloitte to take on 280 new graduates across Ireland siliconrepublic.com/jobs/deloitte-…

  11-09-2018 14:21 via twitter.com
  Deloitte to take on 280 new graduates across Ireland siliconrepublic.com/jobs/deloitte-…
  
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• Kirstie Allsopp leaves Twitter over iPad smashing backlash

  11-09-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The presenter leaves Twitter after coming under fire when revealing she smashed her children's iPads when they broke her screen time rules.
  
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• Cristina Otero of @oath fills us in on what an average day is like for a #softwaredevelopment manager siliconrepublic.com/people/oath-cr…

  11-09-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  Cristina Otero of @oath fills us in on what an average day is like for a #softwaredevelopment manager siliconrepublic.com/people/oath-cr…
  
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• Google Cloud AI chief Fei-Fei Li makes an exit after two years siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…

  11-09-2018 14:05 via twitter.com
  Google Cloud AI chief Fei-Fei Li makes an exit after two years siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…
  
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• We sat down with managing partner Frank O’Keeffe to get all the key information about the recruitment process at EY… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 14:03 via twitter.com
  We sat down with managing partner Frank O’Keeffe to get all the key information about the recruitment process at EY… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Endangered water vole returns to rivers where they were last seen more than 30 years ago

  11-09-2018 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  National Trust conservationists have used British animals to breed the creatures, whichare being released in groups of siblings into the River Aller at Holnicote Estate on Exmoor.
  
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• Bletchley Park: Home of the codebreakers and much more siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ble…

  11-09-2018 13:41 via twitter.com
  Bletchley Park: Home of the codebreakers and much more siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ble…
  
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• Market for auto electronics to power #selfdriving cars is switching up a gear as #Renesas acquires #IDT siliconrepublic.com/companies/rene…

  11-09-2018 13:40 via twitter.com
  Market for auto electronics to power #selfdriving cars is switching up a gear as #Renesas acquires #IDT siliconrepublic.com/companies/rene…
  
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• The focus on #Airbnb comes as regulations aim to prevent short-term stay platforms from sucking up supply in the al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 13:20 via twitter.com
  The focus on #Airbnb comes as regulations aim to prevent short-term stay platforms from sucking up supply in the al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Antibiotic-resistant superbugs including MRSA jump from cows to humans

  11-09-2018 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Helsinki believe antibiotic-resistant superbugs may have started in cows before undergoing genetic changes that allowed them to infect humans.
  
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• It has been described as a “love letter to science” and “the most powerful, moving talk” ever seen at TED, and now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-09-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  It has been described as a “love letter to science” and “the most powerful, moving talk” ever seen at TED, and now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The robot that sees like a bat! 'Robat' uses sound to navigate

  11-09-2018 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Robat, developed at Tel Aviv University, uses a speaker to send out ultrasonic signals, which bounce back off of objects and are picked up by two ultra-sensitive microphones.
  
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