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• Study warns chemicals found in common household products may cause endocrine disorder in cats

  19-09-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has pinpointed a potential link between PFAS – a controversial group of man-made chemicals – and elevated levels of hyperthyroidism in domestic cats.
  
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• Amazon may open 3,000 cashierless stores by 2021 - as survey reveals it's now third in online ads

  19-09-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tech giant already has four locations of its cashierless Go stores up and running, but it may have up to 10 locations open by the end of the year, with as many as 50 by 2019.
  
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• Holy macaroni! After months of number-crunching, behold the strongest material in the universe: Nuclear pasta

  19-09-2018 23:19 via go.theregister.com
  Probably cost a pretty PENNE to run that physics simulation Good luck sinking your teeth into nuclear pasta. For one it’ll be tricky to get a hold of since it’s the stuff lodged inside neutron stars. Additionally, it may also be the universe’s strongest material.…
  
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• Hyundai signs deal to sell 1,000 hydrogen-powered trucks in Switzerland over the next five years

  19-09-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hyundai Motor said it will sell 1,000 hydrogen-powered trucks in Switzerland over the next five years, betting the vehicles could beat battery-powered models sold by the likes of Tesla
  
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• New robotic material that is MORE sensitive than human skin could revolutionise prosthetic limbs

  19-09-2018 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A research team, including members of the faculty at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have been working on replicating the experience of pressurised human touch.
  
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• Amazon debuts 'Scout' shopping site that creates personalized recommendations

  19-09-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users simply click the thumbs up or down button and Amazon will respond by showing other products based on their choices. It could soon expand to include clothing and purse recommendations.
  
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• Real-life Vulcan found 16 light-years away: Planet orbits in star system home to Star Trek's Spock

  19-09-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the sci-fi series Star Trek, beloved character Spock hails from a planet called Vulcan. And now, scientists have found its real-life analog. The new planet orbits the star 40 Eridani A.
  
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• The spiralling stars in the Milky Way were pushed by a dwarf galaxy 900 million years ago

  19-09-2018 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The close shave occurred long before dinosaurs walked the Earth, and scientists at the University of Barcelona say one of the Milky Way's smallest galactic neighbours is the culprit.
  
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• Scientists successfully reverse Alzheimer's in mice by removing 'zombie cells' that cannot die

  19-09-2018 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's not clear how 'zombie cells' originate but they are affect strokes, arthritis and heart attacks. Mayo Clinic scientists reversed Alzheimer's by editing them out of mice. But they can't do that in humans.
  
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• DNA tests on illegal elephant ivory has unmasked Africa's three largest smuggling cartels

  19-09-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The breakthrough has allowed researchers to identify what appear to be the three elephant poaching cartelsoperating out of Kenya, Uganda and Togo (stock image).
  
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• Amazon flood risk has increased five-fold: World's largest river bursts its banks every FOUR years

  19-09-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to scientists from Universidad Austral de Chile it is caused by changes in the Walker circulation, which affectsweather patterns and rainfall in the Amazon.
  
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• Apple's iOS 12 update gives users a 'trust score' by tracking their calls and emails

  19-09-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As part of an update to Apple's iTunes privacy policy, it will collect an 'abstract summary' of the data in an attempt to fight fraud, like false reviews, fraudulent purchases and spam App Store accounts
  
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• Dr Colin Clarke of @NIBRT_ is to head a four-year programme in collaboration with leading scientists across Europe.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Dr Colin Clarke of @NIBRT_ is to head a four-year programme in collaboration with leading scientists across Europe.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• .@CIConnect's Emily McDaid talks to entrepreneur Barry Rollins about the challenges faced by SME importers in the a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  .@CIConnect's Emily McDaid talks to entrepreneur Barry Rollins about the challenges faced by SME importers in the a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Freshers take note! Sneaky new font could be the salvation of students everywhere

  19-09-2018 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University students the length and breadth of Britain are heading back to university this week and a larger than life font could be their best friend when faced with completing large essays.
  
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• Study reveals users face THOUSANDS of malware threats when visiting sites that offer pirated content

  19-09-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Spain uncovered the files hidden in fake game installers and other free programmes that give hackers access to your device.
  
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• Sustained levels of moderate global warming 'could melt the gigantic East Antarctic Ice Sheet’

  19-09-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The East Antarctic ice Sheet (EAIS) is mainly above sea level and, so far, immune to ice melt. However, a portion known as the Wilkes Subglacial Basin is at risk of melting if global warming continues.
  
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• Privacy fears as popular US government payment site leaks more than 14 million customers' records

  19-09-2018 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KrebsOnSecurity found that GovPayNet, was using outdated security practices that allowed anyone to easily access a customer's receipt data for anything from bail payments to traffic tickets.
  
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• Breathtaking images from aerial surveys over the Arctic released

  19-09-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rising seas threaten low-lying cities, islands and industries worldwide. But projections for how the rise will come vary wildly in part because scientists lack clarity on how fast ice sheets are melting.
  
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• #MostRead Today: The future of TV arrives as Sky bundles Netflix into Sky Q ow.ly/dmjS30lT54y

  19-09-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The future of TV arrives as Sky bundles Netflix into Sky Q ow.ly/dmjS30lT54y
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists say wasps don’t deserve their bad reputation ow.ly/TG9Q30lT57s

  19-09-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists say wasps don’t deserve their bad reputation ow.ly/TG9Q30lT57s
  
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• #MostRead Today: 1Gbps bid for €1bn National Broadband Plan submitted ow.ly/6ALb30lT56y

  19-09-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 1Gbps bid for €1bn National Broadband Plan submitted ow.ly/6ALb30lT56y
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 brilliant Boston start-ups to watch ow.ly/ukg630lT55s

  19-09-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 brilliant Boston start-ups to watch ow.ly/ukg630lT55s
  
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• #MostRead Today: 8 Boston influencers you need to follow ow.ly/iGNh30lT51z

  19-09-2018 18:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 8 Boston influencers you need to follow ow.ly/iGNh30lT51z
  
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• Jellyfish robots to watch over endangered coral reefs

  19-09-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The soft-bodied machines are designed to explore fragile marine ecosystems without causing damage.
  
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• Researchers at the @UL are pioneering changes to how #bowelcancer is diagnosed. #healthcare #research siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ul-…

  19-09-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Researchers at the @UL are pioneering changes to how #bowelcancer is diagnosed. #healthcare #research siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ul-…
  
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• Over half of Britons leave our homes unfit for unexpected guests, Oxford University study reveals

  19-09-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford professor's study found that a staggering 62 per cent of Brits regularly find themselves having to rewash clothes because they forget to take them out of the machine
  
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• Rolls-Royce signs deal to trial hybrid-electric train in push to convert hundreds of diesel engines

  19-09-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company, which is best known for making aircraft engines, said its German Power Systems business signed an deal with Porterbrook, the UK's largest owner of passenger rolling stock.
  
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• Today the @IrishResearch and Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan TD, announced a m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  Today the @IrishResearch and Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan TD, announced a m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Find out how @Shireplc's Laura Murphy's life experience has helped her in her #pharma career. siliconrepublic.com/people/shire-l…

  19-09-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Find out how @Shireplc's Laura Murphy's life experience has helped her in her #pharma career. siliconrepublic.com/people/shire-l…
  
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• Japan's largest complete dinosaur skeleton 'Mukawaryu' is assembled

  19-09-2018 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton was found in Hobetsuon Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido by a research team from the Hokkaido University Museum and Hobetsu Museum.
  
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• Renault’s futuristic EZ-PRO is an all-electric with customisable pods

  19-09-2018 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new concept design unveiled by Paris-based automaker Renault provides a glimpse at the autonomous delivery vans of the future.
  
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• China’s Technocracy Introduces Scorecards For Continuous Control Of Citizens

  19-09-2018 16:33 via technocracy.news
  Data mining and data fusion of disparate databases plus advanced identification technology like DNA and facial recognition, is all laser-focused on putting every citizen under the microscope for signs of dissent. Dissenters are punished and branded as enemies of the state. This same system of oppression is in its early states in America. ⁃ TN EditorChina’s chilling dictatorship is moving quickly to introduce social scorecards by which all citizens will be monitored 24/7 and ranked on
  
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• China Is Inventing Whole New Way To Oppress A People

  19-09-2018 16:18 via technocracy.news
  China is completely intolerant of any religion that does not support their Technocracy. Technocrats are self-proclaimed social engineers who view nations and people groups as herds of animals that must be managed. Even worse, they are exporting their brand of Technocracy to the rest of the world. ⁃ TN EditorThe growing, horrifying oppression of Muslims in a western Chinese province marks a key moment in Beijing’s expansionist drive — and its global competition with America.
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• NIBRT scientist to lead prestigious European industrial doctorate programme siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nib…

  19-09-2018 16:14 via twitter.com
  NIBRT scientist to lead prestigious European industrial doctorate programme siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nib…
  
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• Child Protective Services to Use AI, Big Data To Predict Child Abuse

  19-09-2018 16:05 via technocracy.news
  Pre-crime is taken to a new extreme to smoke out child abuse situations but to get there, millions of citizens will suffer privacy abuse.Many false positives will also be wrongfully abused. It this trading one kind of abuse for another? Indeed, Technocrats have created an ethical firestorm. ⁃ TN EditorIn an age of austerity, and a climate of fear about child abuse, perhaps it is unsurprising that social workers have turned to new technology for help.
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• Bottlenose dolphins are able to work together as a team with 'extreme precision'

  19-09-2018 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Western Australia created tasks in which pairs of dolphins had to swim across a lagoon in the Dolphin Research Centre in the Florida Keys.
  
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• 3D printing shop closes after accusations of idolatry

  19-09-2018 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  People in Kuwait are reacting on social media to news a 3D printing shop has been closed after an outcry from an Islamist cleric.
  
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• Will Apple unveil a new iPad Pro next month?

  19-09-2018 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tech expert digging through the code that makes up Apple's newest iOS operating system has uncovered hidden software labelled 'iPad2018fall'.
  
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• George Iosifidis tells us about his research into wireless networks and computing systems. @tcddublin @scienceirel … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  George Iosifidis tells us about his research into wireless networks and computing systems. @tcddublin @scienceirel … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Humans are hardwired for laziness because evolution favours conserving energy 

  19-09-2018 14:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver recruited young adults, sat them in front of a computer and gave them control of an on-screen avatar.
  
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• The #ESA Solar Orbiter probe will transport telescopes closer to the sun than ever before. #NASA #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/esa…

  19-09-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  The #ESA Solar Orbiter probe will transport telescopes closer to the sun than ever before. #NASA #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/esa…
  
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• Hadley Stern of @Fidelity outlines 3 steps to exploring the emerging technology of #blockchain siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blo…

  19-09-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  Hadley Stern of @Fidelity outlines 3 steps to exploring the emerging technology of #blockchain siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/blo…
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Fidelity! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/3XZOVOObYa

  19-09-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Fidelity! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/3XZOVOObYa
  
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• How will Ultimate on Demand work? #Sky #Netflix siliconrepublic.com/companies/tv-f…

  19-09-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  How will Ultimate on Demand work? #Sky #Netflix siliconrepublic.com/companies/tv-f…
  
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• Drooling over Poldark? Why the sexual objectification of men isn't 'just a bit of fun'

  19-09-2018 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Peter Lucas, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Central Lancashire explains why male objectification may be a risky game to play in the modern world.
  
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• “I wish someone had told me that the skills necessary to be a security analyst aren’t magical or mysterious. They a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  “I wish someone had told me that the skills necessary to be a security analyst aren’t magical or mysterious. They a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Research from UL leads to new guidelines for bowel cancer screening siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ul-…

  19-09-2018 13:46 via twitter.com
  Research from UL leads to new guidelines for bowel cancer screening siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ul-…
  
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• “This is a standards lottery. If protection matters, and we all believe it does, this cannot be our message to view… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  “This is a standards lottery. If protection matters, and we all believe it does, this cannot be our message to view… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Nissan transforms pick-up truck into a mobile space observatory

  19-09-2018 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The one-off Nissan, developed in the UK in collaboration with the European Space Agency, was unveiled at the Hannover Motor Show in Germany.
  
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