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• What Apple's iPhones REALLY cost: Teardown finds $1,249 XS Max costs $443 in parts

  25-09-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple shaved parts from the display in its largest new iPhone, helping keep costs under control in what has become the priciest component of its phones in recent years, it has been revealed.
  
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• NASA spots Opportunity rover on Martian surface (but still can't communicate with it)

  25-09-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spacecraft around Mars has sent back a photo of NASA's Opportunity rover, which has been silent ever since a massive dust storm engulfed the red planet in late spring.
  
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• Twitter asks users for help in developing new rules to stop 'dehumanizing' speech on the platform

  25-09-2018 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new policy defines dehumanizing language as anything that treats others as less than human, such as comparing them to animals or viruses, or reducing groups 'to their genitalia.'
  
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• Rocket launch in the Gobi Desert is captured by a satellite orbiting above Earth

  25-09-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage captured the rocket take off from the vast space of the Gobi Desert. The video shows the early moments of the 200 second flight which reached an altitude of 21.7 miles.
  
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• Florence is nation's second wettest storm, behind Harvey

  25-09-2018 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Florence was the nation’s second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated.
  
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• Microsoft reveals tool that allows video conference participants to blur the background behind them

  25-09-2018 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has launched a new tool for its workplace chat app, Teams, which allows video conference participants to blur their background. It uses AI to be able to detect a person's face.
  
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• Patches the nine year-old dachshund gets a life saving 3D printed skull

  25-09-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian surgeons removed a large cancerous tumour growing on her skull and replaced it with a 3-D printed custom implant that fit in place like a puzzle piece in a pioneering operation.
  
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• First tests of dashboard 'virtual traffic light' that lets cars talk to each other slashes commute

  25-09-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are working on a system that would replace traffic lights with virtual ones – with stop and go signals appearing directly on the windshield or dashboard.
  
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• #Photonics is a rapidly growing career and one that has a lot of grounding in the world of #healthsciences. We spok… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  #Photonics is a rapidly growing career and one that has a lot of grounding in the world of #healthsciences. We spok… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Old people wander off topic in conversations because they're easily distracted

  25-09-2018 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found people aged over 60 are not as skilled as 20-somethings at choosing relevant parts of information to bring up in conversation. (Stock)
  
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• Ministers are urging SMEs to make a plan for #Brexit as the deadline approaches. siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex…

  25-09-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Ministers are urging SMEs to make a plan for #Brexit as the deadline approaches. siliconrepublic.com/companies/brex…
  
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• Google overhauls its search app with 'Discover' suggestions, activity cards and interactive Stories

  25-09-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google about to get more personalized thanks to the new 'Discover' feed, which will show users curated content like news, sport highlights and YouTube videos based on their interests.
  
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• Dr Ann Shortt is co-founder and medical director of  @Full_Health, a #software company that converts complicated la… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Dr Ann Shortt is co-founder and medical director of  @Full_Health, a #software company that converts complicated la… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A 'simple' solution to a 160-year-old problem could net Cambridge mathematician a $1 million prize

  25-09-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Cambridgeacademic Michael Atiyah claims he had proof of the Riemann hypothesis - a way to map prime numbers, which can only be divided by one and themselves.
  
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• Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign

  25-09-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving the smartphone photo-sharing service bought by Facebook six years ago for a billion dollars.
  
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• How plants have sex: Incredible footage reveals the closest look yet

  25-09-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, have looked at the pollen tubes of plants in closer detail than ever before.
  
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• Explore the everyday objects and technology that Nasa helped to create

  25-09-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The apps, entitled Home and City, were created by the Washington DC based space agency to let you explore some of the 'spinoff' technologies that have their roots in space exploration.
  
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• New research looking into the origin of #Mars’ two weird moons suggests they are not cosmic visitors after all, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  New research looking into the origin of #Mars’ two weird moons suggests they are not cosmic visitors after all, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Stunning results see paraplegic patients walk again thanks to new implant ow.ly/j8F330lY0Hp

  25-09-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Stunning results see paraplegic patients walk again thanks to new implant ow.ly/j8F330lY0Hp
  
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• #MostRead Today: Microsoft unveils new enterprise cybersecurity tools at Ignite 2018 ow.ly/gTje30lY0GG

  25-09-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Microsoft unveils new enterprise cybersecurity tools at Ignite 2018 ow.ly/gTje30lY0GG
  
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• #MostRead Today: Astronomers suggest whole new origin of Mars’ weird moons ow.ly/U3b430lY0IF

  25-09-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Astronomers suggest whole new origin of Mars’ weird moons ow.ly/U3b430lY0IF
  
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• #MostRead Today: World’s most used weedkiller may cause bee deaths globally ow.ly/71FR30lY0DZ

  25-09-2018 18:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: World’s most used weedkiller may cause bee deaths globally ow.ly/71FR30lY0DZ
  
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• #MostRead Today: The future of media will be different as Comcast takes over Sky ow.ly/VL5h30lY0Fz

  25-09-2018 18:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: The future of media will be different as Comcast takes over Sky ow.ly/VL5h30lY0Fz
  
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• Qualcomm claims Apple shared tech with Intel

  25-09-2018 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Qualcomm's complaint is the latest clash between the two global technology giants.
  
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• The vegetation in #Antarctica is succumbing to damage caused by #climatechange. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…

  25-09-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  The vegetation in #Antarctica is succumbing to damage caused by #climatechange. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ant…
  
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• Dazzling neon-coloured fish discovered by deep sea divers in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean 

  25-09-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The find was made by experts at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco on a recent expedition to the remote Brazilian archipelago of St Paul's Rock.
  
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• Instagram: The dog that launched a social media giant

  25-09-2018 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The co-founders of Instagram are stepping down. What made their idea so successful?
  
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• Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing chip secrets and giving them to Intel for new iPhone

  25-09-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Qualcomm ratcheted up its legal battle with Apple in a new complaint. In the filing, Qualcomm has accused the iPhone maker of stealing trade secrets and giving them to Intel to improve its chips.
  
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• Archaeologists discover a massive ancient building in Egypt

  25-09-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered a 'massive' ancient building in the Egyptian town of Mit Rahina,12 miles (20km) south of Cairo.
  
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• The 'robo-skin' that can bring toys to life and turn anything into a robot

  25-09-2018 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called 'OmniSkin,' Yale scientists developed a flexible elastic that can be fitted to stuffed toys and a variety of inanimate objects and, thanks to sensors and actuators, enable them to move.
  
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• Robert Collins availed of @Mastercard's eight-week #paternityleave policy. Here's how he got on. siliconrepublic.com/people/paterni…

  25-09-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Robert Collins availed of @Mastercard's eight-week #paternityleave policy. Here's how he got on. siliconrepublic.com/people/paterni…
  
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• China’s Dystopian Technocracy: ‘Leave No Dark Corner’

  25-09-2018 16:59 via technocracy.news
  This 27 minute documentary on China’s burgeoning scientific dictatorship is required viewing for all 326 million Americans. These technologies are already ramping up in the U.S. and are certain to take over unless people stand up now and say ‘NO’! ⁃ TN Editor
  Why does Technocracy.News focus so much on China? Because China is a full-blown Technocracy that has been identified as such by academia for at least 20 years. The entire nation is one big social engineering project
  
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• Tinder tests out new 'My Move' feature that will only let women initiate conversations

  25-09-2018 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'My Move' feature allows women to choose in their settings that only they can start a conversation with a male match after both have approved each other with Tinder's swiping function.
  
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• Honeybees being killed by world's most popular weedkiller Roundup

  25-09-2018 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The active ingredient in Roundup is glyphosphate which causes bees to lose some of the beneficial bacteria in their guts, according to scientists from the University of Texas at Austin.
  
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• Is being vegan better for the environment?

  25-09-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  An increasing number of people are choosing the plant-based diet.
  
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• Robot Manufacturers Warn ‘Bug In AI Code’ Will Lead To Murder Sprees

  25-09-2018 16:19 via technocracy.news
  Autonomous weaponry is poised to be thrust into the military market and used by the world’s leading nations.
  But an expert in artificial intelligence believes their introduction will come at a truly devastating cost.
  Oklahoma University lecturer Dr Subhash Kak has warned a flaw in their design could result in a large number of deaths.
  Dr Kak told Daily Star Online: “The manufacturers are cognisant of such malfunction of fault which they will do their best to minimise or eliminate.
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• As Instagram's founders quit, Facebook swallows it whole

  25-09-2018 16:16
  
  Facebook now has the tricky challenge of squeezing more revenue out of Instagram without breaking it
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai Claims Search Engine Has No Political Bias

  25-09-2018 16:00 via technocracy.news
  Sundar Pichai is a Technocrat who is so buried in his own Alice in Wonderland Utopian vision that he cannot see reality right under his nose. Google simply does not see or believe that it has any political bias. This is more dangerous than knowingly applying a political bias. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai claims in a leaked memo that the company’s search feature has no political bias.
  According to the New York Times, following recent reports of a systemic political bi
  
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• Facebook moderator sues over 'beheading stress'

  25-09-2018 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  A contractor working on the social network says it does not do enough for traumatised staff.
  
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• Tinder tests new feature for women in India

  25-09-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The dating platform is testing letting women take control of sending the first message to a match.
  
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• Should gammon slur be banned on Twitter?

  25-09-2018 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter asks its members to help shape new rules banning "dehumanising speech".
  
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• “Her symptoms are also triggered when she recalls or describes graphic imagery she was exposed to as a content mode… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  25-09-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  “Her symptoms are also triggered when she recalls or describes graphic imagery she was exposed to as a content mode… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tokyo cafe to use robot waiters controlled by people with disabilities

  25-09-2018 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers behind the Tokyo project said they hope to provide jobs to people who struggle to move their bodies - such as those with debilitating muscular diseases.
  
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• Dr Ann Shortt: Healthcare budgets need to be proactive, not reactive siliconrepublic.com/companies/full…

  25-09-2018 15:01 via twitter.com
  Dr Ann Shortt: Healthcare budgets need to be proactive, not reactive siliconrepublic.com/companies/full…
  
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• Are @SlackHQ channels the future of productivity? siliconrepublic.com/companies/astr…

  25-09-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  Are @SlackHQ channels the future of productivity? siliconrepublic.com/companies/astr…
  
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• YouTube channel owner 'arrested over child sex abuse'

  25-09-2018 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  BuzzFeed claims to have a warrant suggesting the British national, 55, was arrested during a video shoot.
  
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• Check out today's featured employer, @bmsnews. Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/HggSpROfVJ

  25-09-2018 14:35 via twitter.com
  
  Check out today's featured employer, @bmsnews. Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/HggSpROfVJ
  
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• #Shazam could be vital in helping #AppleMusic close in on streaming rival #Spotify siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…

  25-09-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  #Shazam could be vital in helping #AppleMusic close in on streaming rival #Spotify siliconrepublic.com/companies/appl…
  
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• Honeybees are being killed by the world's most popular weedkiller Roundup

  25-09-2018 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The active ingredient in Roundup is glyphosphate which causes bees to lose some of the beneficial bacteria in their guts, according to scientists from the University of Texas at Austin.
  
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• Instagram founders Systrom and Krieger leaving Facebook-owned firm

  25-09-2018 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The departure of Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger is the latest test for parent company Facebook.
  
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