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• Be careful with your new iPhone ...Apple's 'toughest ever' handset fails drop tests

  24-09-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New drop tests from device insurer SquareTrade confirmed that both of Apple's latest high-end smartphones are prone to shattering when dropped from six feet above the ground.
  
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• 127 million-year-old bird species reveals important stepping stone between dinosaurs and birds 

  24-09-2018 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found the fossilin northeastern China.
  
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• World first as three paralyzed people walk again: after implant was fitted in their spines

  24-09-2018 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jered Chinnock, 29, from Tomah, Wisconsin, was left paralyzed like late Superman actor Christopher Reeve. He is now able to walk again thanks to an implant in his spine.
  
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• Listen to the unusual noise of a Tesla Semi electric truck accelerating with a trailer

  24-09-2018 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla's truck sounds unlike any other you’ve likely heard on the road before; instead of a roaring engine, the big rig lets out the kind of quiet vroom you might expect to hear from a sports car.
  
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• The fighter jet controlled with the blink of an eye

  24-09-2018 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The radical system will monitor a pilot's every move, tracking their gaze to work out exactly what they are looking at - and predicting what they want to do next.
  
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• Snapchat ties up with Amazon for point-and-buy

  24-09-2018 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The visual search function will allow Snapchat users to point its camera at an item or barcode and buy it from Amazon.
  
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• Birds have two separate vocal organs inside their throats, but only one of them works!

  24-09-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin said the evolution of the syrinx – which is unique to birds – raises questions about changes in bird vocalisation over time.
  
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• Ancient Mars may have had the perfect conditions for life to thrive underground

  24-09-2018 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has found that enough chemical energy likely flowed through the subsurface region to allow microbial colonies, like those that exist on Earth, to thrive on Mars.
  
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• Gigantic dust storms spotted on Titan for first time raise hopes of life

  24-09-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data from the Cassini spacecraft that explored Saturn and its moons between 2004 and 2017 made the discovery in equatorial regions of Titan.
  
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• 400-year-old shipwreck found off Portugal coast

  24-09-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The municipal council of Cascais, a town near Lisbon, said the Portuguese ship was involved in the hugely lucrative spice trade between Portugal and India.
  
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• Elon Musk's reveals 'Mars base alpha' red planet outpost and says it could be complete by 2028

  24-09-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk tweeted the pictures with the simple caption 'Mars base alpha' giving no further details. It shows the firm's Big F***ing Rocket (BFR) on the surface of the red planet next to a base 'dome'/
  
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• Want to know who's #hiring in #healthsciences? Check out these nine companies including: @AbbottGlobal, @Regeneron… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 19:20 via twitter.com
  Want to know who's #hiring in #healthsciences? Check out these nine companies including: @AbbottGlobal, @Regeneron… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Handheld device inspired by Star Trek's tricorder that can diagnose cancer is close to reality

  24-09-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Glasgow have created a 'multicorder', which is made up of a handheld sensor that connects to a smartphone app and measures bodily fluid.
  
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• We’ve told you what the job scene is like, but what’s it really like to live and work in #Boston? siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…

  24-09-2018 18:45 via twitter.com
  We’ve told you what the job scene is like, but what’s it really like to live and work in #Boston? siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…
  
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• Tesla to hand-deliver Model 3s to doorsteps as Elon Musk's car firm struggles to meet delivery goals

  24-09-2018 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Model 3 buyers who live near Los Angeles can have their car hand-delivered to their home or office. Tesla Direct is being offered on a 'first come, first serve basis,' the firm said.
  
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• Ötzi the iceman was covered in acupuncture-like marks used as a primitive painkiller

  24-09-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Institute for Mummy Research in Bolzano, in the Italian province of South Tyrol, claim that healthcare and treatment was already common during the Iceman’s time.
  
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• A new #malware campaign is targeting users of #freelance work platforms. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mal…

  24-09-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  A new #malware campaign is targeting users of #freelance work platforms. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mal…
  
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• Gene editing wipes out mosquitoes in the lab

  24-09-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers have used gene editing to completely eliminate populations of mosquitoes in the lab.
  
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• #MostRead Today: The future of media will be different as Comcast takes over Sky ow.ly/hpea30lWQb5

  24-09-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The future of media will be different as Comcast takes over Sky ow.ly/hpea30lWQb5
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ireland’s first satellite one step closer to space after passing major milestone ow.ly/O2OM30lWQc5

  24-09-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ireland’s first satellite one step closer to space after passing major milestone ow.ly/O2OM30lWQc5
  
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• #MostRead Today: 9 top companies all hiring in health right now ow.ly/3eZS30lWQcU

  24-09-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 9 top companies all hiring in health right now ow.ly/3eZS30lWQcU
  
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• #MostRead Today: Photos reveal stunning moment Japan lands rovers on asteroid ow.ly/3VGh30lWQa3

  24-09-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Photos reveal stunning moment Japan lands rovers on asteroid ow.ly/3VGh30lWQa3
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 outstanding start-ups from Oulu to watch ow.ly/WSkz30lWQ85

  24-09-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 outstanding start-ups from Oulu to watch ow.ly/WSkz30lWQ85
  
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• U.S. tech firms to get $1.3 billion boost to build a new generation of powerful 'quantum computers'

  24-09-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Legislation passed earlier in September by the U.S. House of Representatives would create a 10-year federal program to accelerate research and development of the esoteric technology.
  
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• Apple completes deal to buy song spotting app Shazam

  24-09-2018 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple today said it has it has now completed its acquisition of Shazam, one of the world's most popular and highly-rated music apps, used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
  
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• Tim Ball: The Technocrat Mind Can Never Quantify Human Behavior

  24-09-2018 17:27 via technocracy.news
  Understanding the Technocrat mind is essential to understanding the modern world. All scientists and engineers, perhaps even the majority of them, are certainly not Technocrats but all Technocrats hold the mistaken belief that all human problems can be solved through applied science.  ⁃ TN EditorPierre Gallois, French Brigadier, and geopolitician observed:
  If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very e
  
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• Why doesn't it get dark when you blink?

  24-09-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The medial prefrontal cortex remembers what we've just seen and overlays the image onto the dark patches seen during blinks to create a continual image.
  
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• #Microsoft places security at the core. #infosec #AI siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mic…

  24-09-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  #Microsoft places security at the core. #infosec #AI siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mic…
  
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• Sirius XM to buy Pandora in $3.5 billion streaming push

  24-09-2018 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The deal gives the pair a market value of about $34 billion, topping Spotify's $31.2 billion and follows through on Sirius' purchase of a 15% preferred-stock stake in Pandora for $480 million
  
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• Relocating for work? What you need to know about living in Boston siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…

  24-09-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  Relocating for work? What you need to know about living in Boston siliconrepublic.com/advice/relocat…
  
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• New malware campaign has freelance workers in its crosshairs siliconrepublic.com/companies/malw…

  24-09-2018 16:42 via twitter.com
  New malware campaign has freelance workers in its crosshairs siliconrepublic.com/companies/malw…
  
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• Corrupt Scientists Driven To Resign, but Not Climate Scientists?

  24-09-2018 16:42 via technocracy.news
  Top researchers and scientists are being forced to resign over egregious ethical violations and conflicts of interest, but it appears that climate scientists are still getting a free pass. Climate science has been rife with purposely falsified data and the same kind of ethical breaches as found in this story.  ⁃ TN EditorThree prominent US scientists have been pushed to resign over the past 10 days after damning revelations about their methods, a sign of greater vigilance and decreasi
  
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• Emergency Room Visits From E-Scooter Accidents Soar 160 Percent

  24-09-2018 16:30 via technocracy.news
  Electric bicycle and scooter rentals are the latest craze to give urban dwellers ‘alternative transportation’  to eliminate carbon. Scooters in particular have cause a pandemic of injured riders. Residents in San Francisco detest these sidewalk intruders, and are moving to have them banned. ⁃ TN EditorAs injured electric scooter riders pour into emergency departments around the country, doctors have scrambled to document a trend that many view as a growing public safety cr
  
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• China shuts down 4,000 websites in purge on 'improper values'

  24-09-2018 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  It says it targeted "harmful" online content, spreading "improper values, vulgarity or obscenity".
  
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• Environmental Photographer of the Year 2018 images reveal the fragile state of planet Earth

  24-09-2018 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The competition is run annually by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, a London based charity dedicated to water and environmental management.
  
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• SpaceX confirms it WOULD launch military weapons into space 'for the defence of the United States'

  24-09-2018 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell has suggested the firm's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) could be used in future military operations. She was speaking at an event in Maryland.
  
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• Today's featured employer is @MSDInvents! Find out more about the #healthsciences company here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  Today's featured employer is @MSDInvents! Find out more about the #healthsciences company here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Criminologist says people are more likely to commit felony during a full moon

  24-09-2018 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Professor Petherick from Bond University in Australia looks at the practicalities of being a criminal and why a full moon helps them (stock).
  
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• Distressing photographs show manta ray struggling to swim in cloud of plastic waste

  24-09-2018 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The underwater footagewhich was taken at Manta Bay in Bali showcases the problem of plastic pollution, the weight of which is set to exceed the weight of fish in our oceans by 2050.
  
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• Want to know who's #hiring in #healthsciences? Check out @MSDInvents, @Shireplc and @Amgen siliconrepublic.com/jobs/companies…

  24-09-2018 13:50 via twitter.com
  Want to know who's #hiring in #healthsciences? Check out @MSDInvents, @Shireplc and @Amgen siliconrepublic.com/jobs/companies…
  
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• #Walmart is using virtual reality to train staff across the US. #VR #retail #skills siliconrepublic.com/machines/walma…

  24-09-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  #Walmart is using virtual reality to train staff across the US. #VR #retail #skills siliconrepublic.com/machines/walma…
  
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• What will happen when #AI enters the marketing industry? We spoke to @brodyclemmer to find out. #marketing siliconrepublic.com/companies/ai-m…

  24-09-2018 13:10 via twitter.com
  What will happen when #AI enters the marketing industry? We spoke to @brodyclemmer to find out. #marketing siliconrepublic.com/companies/ai-m…
  
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• Tiger population nearly doubles in Nepal

  24-09-2018 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conservationists and wildlife experts used more than 4,000 cameras and around 600 elephants, trawling a 2,700-kilometre (1,700-mile) route across Nepal's southern planes where the big cats roam.
  
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• Ireland’s first satellite one step closer to space after passing major milestone siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ire…

  24-09-2018 13:02 via twitter.com
  Ireland’s first satellite one step closer to space after passing major milestone siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ire…
  
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• Stepfathers are no more likely to kill children than biological parents

  24-09-2018 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of East Anglia challenged a long-held belief that children are more likely to be abused if they are looked after by one or more stepparent. (Stock Image)
  
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• Want to work in health science? Don’t forget about company culture siliconrepublic.com/people/bms-hea…

  24-09-2018 12:52 via twitter.com
  Want to work in health science? Don’t forget about company culture siliconrepublic.com/people/bms-hea…
  
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• #Healthsciences is a huge business in Ireland. Want to know who's hiring? @bmsnews, #JnJ VisionCare, @AlexionPharma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 12:50 via twitter.com
  #Healthsciences is a huge business in Ireland. Want to know who's hiring? @bmsnews, #JnJ VisionCare, @AlexionPharma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Apple's $1bn Netflix rival will be 'bland' because executives REFUSE to allow raunchy shows

  24-09-2018 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's original TV shows are so bland that the Cupertino firm's own staff have mockingly labelled its billion-dollar (£0.76 billion) Netflix rival 'expensive NBC'.
  
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• Uber and Grab fined $9.5m by Singapore regulators over merger siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…

  24-09-2018 12:37 via twitter.com
  Uber and Grab fined $9.5m by Singapore regulators over merger siliconrepublic.com/companies/uber…
  
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• Claims that giant Icelandic volcano Katla is about to explode are premature, say experts

  24-09-2018 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, a professor in geophysics at the University of Iceland,says that there is no basis for comparison to rising levels of carbon dioxide being released by Katla.
  
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