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• Apple reveals $999 5.8-inch XS, $1,099 6.5-inch XS Max with waterproof display, all-new cameras

  12-09-2018 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple announced its most expensive iPhone yet with the $1,099 6.5-inch XS Max that features a Super Retina display. The $999 5.8-inch iPhone XS features an improved camera and processor.
  
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• Hurricane Florence is just one of nine deadly storms

  12-09-2018 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image circles some of the points where the most extreme weather is set to batter the world this week, including in the Atlantic Ocean, Western Pacific and South East Asia.
  
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• 'Oldest known drawing' found on tiny rock in South Africa

  12-09-2018 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Etched with an "ochre crayon", the 73,000 year old drawing looks a little like a modern-day hashtag.
  
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• Apple iPhone XS unveiled alongside fall-detecting Watch

  12-09-2018 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Three new iPhone models are revealed plus a fall-detecting smartwatch.
  
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• Apple unveils redesigned Watch Series 4 with edge-to-edge screen

  12-09-2018 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Series 4 features the biggest display yet on an Apple Watch, with a display that's 30 percent larger than the Series 3 and a nearly edge-to-edge screen with almost no bezels.
  
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• Apple Watch 4 vs Apple Watch 3: what's new?

  12-09-2018 21:57
  
  The new Apple Watch Series 4 is an impressive update to the Series 3, including new sizes, new screens, a haptic feedback redesigned digital crown, fall detection and an electrocardiogram. Yes, an ECG
  
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• Even POSITIVE comments about a person's appearance on Instagram fuels body dissatisfaction

  12-09-2018 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Flinders University in Australia say complimenting someone's appearance on Instagram may do more harm than good, and suggest leaving a comment on something else entirely.
  
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• Alphabet has created a 1000km internet connection using six massive high-altitude balloons

  12-09-2018 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The connection originated from the ground in Nevada, where packets of data were transmitted to a balloon 20km (12 miles) overhead.
  
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• 'Dragon eggs' lowered into volcanoes could help scientists monitor for clues of future eruptions

  12-09-2018 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Bristol is pioneering the cutting-edge measurement system that can withstand the harsh conditions around the heart of an active volcano.
  
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• Apple launches its $749 'affordable' iPhone XR with 'advanced LCD display ever in a smartphone'

  12-09-2018 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The iPhone XR was revealed alongside the company's new flagship iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models a launch an event in California.
  
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• Apple unveils THREE new iPhones and Series 4 Watch in highly-anticipated event at Steve Jobs Theater

  12-09-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is revealing its latest devices during its annual hardware media event at the Steve Jobs Theater today. Apple is widely-tipped to take the wraps off three new iPhone models.
  
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• iPhone launch: Apple's event in 90 seconds

  12-09-2018 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A look at the biggest headlines from Apple's event in California.
  
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• HomePod and tvOS updates coming Monday September 17th. MacOS Mojave coming September 24th #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  HomePod and tvOS updates coming Monday September 17th. MacOS Mojave coming September 24th #appleevent
  
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• Prices: iPhone Xr starting at $749, Xs starting at $949 and iPhone Xs max starting at $1,099 #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  Prices: iPhone Xr starting at $749, Xs starting at $949 and iPhone Xs max starting at $1,099 #appleevent
  
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• Battery life on iPhone XR up to an hour and half better battery than iPhone 8 Plus. 6.1-inch LCD display #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:36 via twitter.com
  Battery life on iPhone XR up to an hour and half better battery than iPhone 8 Plus. 6.1-inch LCD display #appleevent
  
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• iPhone XR doesn’t have 3d touch but has haptic touch – Face ID and true depth camera system as XS and XS Max. Also… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 20:33 via twitter.com
  iPhone XR doesn’t have 3d touch but has haptic touch – Face ID and true depth camera system as XS and XS Max. Also… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• iPhone Xr will have most advanced LCD ever in a smartphone. Liquid Retina display – 6.1-inch – bigger display than iPhone 8 Plus #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  iPhone Xr will have most advanced LCD ever in a smartphone. Liquid Retina display – 6.1-inch – bigger display than iPhone 8 Plus #appleevent
  
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• A third iPhone revealed – say hello to the iPhone XR comes in white black blue and coral, oh and product red too #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:29 via twitter.com
  A third iPhone revealed – say hello to the iPhone XR comes in white black blue and coral, oh and product red too #appleevent
  
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• Robot Liam has a sister – Daisy!!! Apple GiveBack - #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:27 via twitter.com
  Robot Liam has a sister – Daisy!!! Apple GiveBack - #appleevent
  
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• Galaga quest is giving me terrible visions of the future #appleevent

  12-09-2018 20:06 via twitter.com
  Galaga quest is giving me terrible visions of the future #appleevent
  
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• Today, MEPs voted to endorse new #copyright regulations, including the controversial Articles 11 and 13. Here's wha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Today, MEPs voted to endorse new #copyright regulations, including the controversial Articles 11 and 13. Here's wha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #iphonexs A12 processor can process 5 trillion operations per second, 512GB of storage - a lot of firepower #appleevent

  12-09-2018 19:52 via twitter.com
  #iphonexs A12 processor can process 5 trillion operations per second, 512GB of storage - a lot of firepower #appleevent
  
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• 6.9bn transistors in A12 bionic chip, industry's first 7-namometer chip #appleevent

  12-09-2018 19:48 via twitter.com
  6.9bn transistors in A12 bionic chip, industry's first 7-namometer chip #appleevent
  
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• iPhone XS Max - 6.5-inch OLED display - cinematic or what? #appleevent

  12-09-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  iPhone XS Max -6.5-inch OLED display - cinematic or what? #appleevent
  
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• #iphone Max at 6.5-inches - almost an iPad ... #appleevent

  12-09-2018 19:43 via twitter.com
  #iphone Max at 6.5-inches - almost an iPad ... #appleevent
  
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• New BT ‘smart’ phone boxes being used to organise drug deals

  12-09-2018 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police reportedly intervened to stop the London Borough of Tower Hamlets granting permission for any further kiosks, prevented the installation of a further eight machines.
  
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• Apple unveils its 'most personal products' yet in highly-anticipated event at the Steve Jobs Theater

  12-09-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is revealing its latest devices during its annual hardware media event at the Steve Jobs Theater today. Apple is widely-tipped to take the wraps off three new iPhone models.
  
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• Martian weather has cleared at last: Now NASA's wondering, will Opportunity knock?

  12-09-2018 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  45 days of 'WAKE UP' calls to be shouted at teenage rover As skies clear over NASA's stricken Mars Rover, the clock has begun ticking for Opportunity to call home.…
  
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• Functioning Apple-1 computer built in the 1970s is up for auction

  12-09-2018 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fully functioning Apple-1 being auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction in September is one of only 60 or so remaining of the original 200.
  
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• North Carolina's wild horses know how to survive Hurricane Florence

  12-09-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  North Carolina's Outer Banks are home to hundreds of wild horses that will be in the path of Hurricane Florence, but animal-lovers are being told not to worry for their safety.
  
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• Political Correctness Serves The Arsenal Of Sustainable Development

  12-09-2018 19:01 via technocracy.news
  The influence of historic Technocracy in American education is profound. Basically, they reasoned that education is nothing more than human conditioning used to mold young minds to the needs of the collective. ⁃ TN Editor“At its worst, political correctness is nothing different from Orwell’s Newspeak – an attempt to change the way people think by forcibly changing the way they speak.” – Urban Dictionary
  “Every child in America enterin
  
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• MEPs vote to ban 'killer robots' on battlefield

  12-09-2018 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU wants to pre-empt the development and use of weapon systems that kill without human intervention.
  
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• National Solar Observatory shuts down over mysterious 'security issue' as geomagnetic storm looms

  12-09-2018 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, NM has been closed since last Thursday, along with the nearby post office, but employees and local law enforcement have no idea why.
  
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• Brexit: Tory MPs say technology key to avoiding hard Irish border

  12-09-2018 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  There is no need for physical checks if "established" procedures are used, Brexiteer MPs say,
  
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• Smarty pants: Robot trousers could keep the elderly mobile

  12-09-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Artificial muscles could assist mobility as people age.
  
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• Switzerland has lost 1,930 square miles of snow in 12 years

  12-09-2018 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Geneva said the melt hitSwitzerland's top ski resorts - threatening to destroy one of the world's top ski destinations.
  
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• Apple website accidentally reveals the name of new iPhone X HOURS before the official launch

  12-09-2018 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The keynote presentation, which will be held at the spaceship-like Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California, is scheduled to begin at 10am PDT (1pm EST, 6pm BST).
  
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• EU approves controversial EU copyright law

  12-09-2018 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following months of talks the Copyright Directive ruling was approved at a meeting in Strasbourg, France, today after MEPsvoted 438 in favour of the measure, 226 against, with 39 abstentions.
  
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• European Parliament backs copyright changes

  12-09-2018 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  MEPs vote for new laws despite opposition from US tech firms and the musician Wyclef Jean.
  
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• Google faces court after revelations it records your every movement

  12-09-2018 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The investigation was launched by Arizona's attorney general Mark Brnovich over whether Google deceived its users over its location tracking policies.
  
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• #Facebook is becoming a less popular place for people to consume news online, and a new report sheds light on the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  #Facebook is becoming a less popular place for people to consume news online, and a new report sheds light on the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Space age bottle of luxury Mumm Champagne is made for wealthy tourists in orbit

  12-09-2018 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The champagne is being testing during an Airbus A300 Zero-G flight from Reims, in the heart of France's Champagne country.
  
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• The global cyber-threat landscape is growing and evolving all the time. Fortunately, so are the technology solution… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  The global cyber-threat landscape is growing and evolving all the time. Fortunately, so are the technology solution… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Prof Matthias Möbius of @tcddublin explains how his research will guide the development of next-generation inkjet t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  Prof Matthias Möbius of @tcddublin explains how his research will guide the development of next-generation inkjet t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Why Greater Boston deserves to be called the ‘brainpower triangle’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bos…

  12-09-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Why Greater Boston deserves to be called the ‘brainpower triangle’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bos…
  
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• “Even the circus of curiosity around Apple’s big reveal is becoming a drab pageant of predictability pockmarked by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-09-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  “Even the circus of curiosity around Apple’s big reveal is becoming a drab pageant of predictability pockmarked by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Six months into your new job? Check out this handy guide from @HaysWorldwide to prepare for your first review siliconrepublic.com/advice/perform…

  12-09-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  Six months into your new job? Check out this handy guide from @HaysWorldwide to prepare for your first review siliconrepublic.com/advice/perform…
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Oath. Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/aU9Eg92qWu

  12-09-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Oath. Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/aU9Eg92qWu
  
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• European Parliament votes again to approve controversial copyright changes siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/eu-…

  12-09-2018 14:09 via twitter.com
  European Parliament votes again to approve controversial copyright changes siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/eu-…
  
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• Amazon removes nine books by 'pro-rape' campaigner 'Roosh' who boasts about sexual assault

  12-09-2018 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Seattle-based firm took the rare step of banning self-published books by Daryush 'Roosh' Valizadeh which detail confessions of rape.
  
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