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• Boston Dynamics reveals its robot dog hard at work helping construction workers carry heavy loads

  12-10-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boston Dynamics' robots are no longer just flipping and jumping over obstacles fun. A new video shows the sensor-equipped Spot robot dog touring several construction sites.
  
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• From the eye of a beetle to bugs in a bubble: 'small world' microscopic photo contest

  12-10-2018 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Nikon Small World competition is now in its 44th year. First place was awarded to Emirati photographer Yousef Al Habshi, who captured part of the compound eyes and scales of a weevil.
  
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• Facebook says 'only' 30 million people had their information stolen in data breach

  12-10-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook believes that about 15 million of those users' names, phone numbers, email addresses and other sensitive information was visible to the attackers.
  
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• "We are now at the point where 60pc of our revenue is generated from our pure #SaaS solutions on our @AvePoint_Inc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  "We are now at the point where 60pc of our revenue is generated from our pure #SaaS solutions on our @AvePoint_Inc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ANOTHER space telescope goes dead: NASA reveals its Chandra X-ray Observatory is in 'safe mode'

  12-10-2018 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA said that Chandra automatically went into so-called safe mode Wednesday, possibly because of a gyroscope problem.
  
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• The lab grown retina that reveals the secret of how we see in color

  12-10-2018 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists at Johns Hopkins University grew human retinas from scratch to determine how cells that allow people to see in color are made.
  
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• #ICYMI: Apple announced it is paying $300m in cash to buy a portion of London-headquartered Dialog’s business this… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: Apple announced it is paying $300m in cash to buy a portion of London-headquartered Dialog’s business this… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• So far so good! Major overhaul of key internet system completed

  12-10-2018 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A major overhaul of a crucial component of the internet's domain name system has gone off without a hitch, contradicting earlier claims that it would cause serious outages.
  
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• This week’s science and technology news tackled #Broadband, #Budget2019, #ClimateChange and #MentalHealth. siliconrepublic.com/companies/week…

  12-10-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  This week’s science and technology news tackled #Broadband, #Budget2019, #ClimateChange and #MentalHealth. siliconrepublic.com/companies/week…
  
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• Liars are harder to spot than you think!

  12-10-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Edinburgh University believe liars may make a conscious effort to avoid 'tell-tale signs' of dishonesty, such as by attempting to look straight faced or standing rigidly.
  
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• As the #cybersecurity wars rage and the threats mount, organisations need to focus on security culture, says… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  As the #cybersecurity wars rage and the threats mount, organisations need to focus on security culture, says… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Artificial oyster reefs being introduced in Scotland to correct overfishing in the 1800s

  12-10-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twenty thousand oysters will be placed on artificial waste shell reefs to recreate the natural coral - the first time this has been attempted anywhere in Europe.
  
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• 'World's fastest camera' that can capture images at 10 trillion frames a second is unveiled

  12-10-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed T-Cup, the device could power a new generation of microscopes for medical research or hospital blood tests, according to scientists at Quebec University in Canada.
  
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• Facebook fails to make top 50 brands voted for by UK youngsters

  12-10-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social media giant, which has more than 2.2bn active users worldwide, has slumped in popularity with the under-30s - now not featuring in a list of top 50 'brands' voted for by youngsters.
  
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• Biosphere 2 legacy lives on more than quarter century...

  12-10-2018 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biosphere 2 is now a University of Arizona site where researchers from around the world can study everything from the effects of the ocean's acidification on coral to ways of ensuring food security.
  
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• Did SEXISM play a role in Serena Williams’ US open forfeit?

  12-10-2018 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to data from the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open between 1998 and 2018, men are fined more often than women for every code-of-conduct violation except coaching.
  
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• This week in #Careers, we examined the various ways you can make waves at a large enterprise even amid a sea of emp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  This week in #Careers, we examined the various ways you can make waves at a large enterprise even amid a sea of emp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Dropbox! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/Yb4TAVyvN4

  12-10-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Dropbox! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/Yb4TAVyvN4
  
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• Nazi submarine described as an 'underwater Chernobyl' to be buried to reduce leakage from canisters

  12-10-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U-864 was torpedoed by a British submarines in early 1945 as it headed for Japan. Around 8lb of deadly mercury a year has been oozing into the water, causing fishing in the area to be banned.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Overstock to create 100 new jobs in Sligo ow.ly/8LXi30md1Wa

  12-10-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Overstock to create 100 new jobs in Sligo ow.ly/8LXi30md1Wa
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 amazing start-ups from Minsk to watch ow.ly/AIYr30md1Xy

  12-10-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 amazing start-ups from Minsk to watch ow.ly/AIYr30md1Xy
  
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• #MostRead Today: Mysterious fast radio bursts ‘light up’ night sky in major discovery ow.ly/rVDa30md1US

  12-10-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Mysterious fast radio bursts ‘light up’ night sky in major discovery ow.ly/rVDa30md1US
  
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• #MostRead Today: Crucial nuclear fusion breakthrough solves one of its biggest problems ow.ly/im8E30md1Qc

  12-10-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Crucial nuclear fusion breakthrough solves one of its biggest problems ow.ly/im8E30md1Qc
  
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• #MostRead Today: Companies creating smart city solutions receive €700,000 in funding ow.ly/t7dC30md1TM

  12-10-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Companies creating smart city solutions receive €700,000 in funding ow.ly/t7dC30md1TM
  
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• Ransomware, privacy and protecting your data

  12-10-2018 17:23
  
  All businesses, no matter how small, are at risk of being compromised by malware, and all businesses are obliged to protect their customers' security
  
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• No Escape? Atlas Robot Runs And Jumps Like Human

  12-10-2018 17:21 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats invent because they must, not because there is a rational reason to do so. The functional movement of robots is approaching that of humans. Equipped with specialty AI, they will be able to perform most jobs now done by humans. ⁃ TN EditorIf you thought you’d be able to run away from the terrifying new breed of robots, bad news.
  Boston Dynamics has revealed a video of its terrifying Atlas robot running and jumping over obstacles with ease.
  ‘Atlas does parkour,’
  
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• Will Apple’s latest Watch crash when the clocks go back?

  12-10-2018 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Numerous reports from Australia claim that a bug in the product's Infograph Activity complication have caused it to reboot and stall as it tries to process the missing hour.
  
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• One in ten would use gene editing to make their child more attractive

  12-10-2018 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of 12 per cent (594 people) said they'd alter DNA for the sake of added intelligence, while 8 per cent (396 respondents) would modify genomes if it meant boosting a child's appearance.
  
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• Study: DNA Databases Can Send Police Or Hackers To Your Door

  12-10-2018 17:06 via technocracy.news
  Every genealogical/Service I have researched talks incessantly about Privacy and having control over your own data. All such language is deceptive and misleading, designed to trick people into buying their testing kits. Now that large databases have been built, your data is on display for anyone who can pay or provide a subpoena. ⁃ TN EditorMore than 60 percent of Americans who have some European ancestry can be identified using DNA databases — even if they have not submitted their o
  
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• Why Hollywood villains have such as Freddie Kruger and The Joker have such evil laughs

  12-10-2018 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, of Denmark's Aarhus University, details the psychology behind cruel cackles in his latest essay. He says it reveals an ‘open and candid enjoyment’ of suffering.
  
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• Humanoid 'rescue robot' learns parkour

  12-10-2018 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Atlas, a humanoid robot by tech firm Boston Dynamics, has learned the art of parkour.
  
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• Joint Communication Network For Biometric Databases Being Established

  12-10-2018 16:38 via technocracy.news
  The Military is instructing local police forces how to “master the human domain” with biometric identification and AI analysis of populations. On the battlefield, mastering the human domain means changing, informing or shaping human behavior. When turned on our own civilian population, you have the ultimate social engineering event that will transform society. ⁃ TN EditorDoes anyone remember that it used to be considered a conspiracy theory to warn people about biometric databa
  
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• This year’s Invent Awards spotlighted 12 innovative early-stage start-ups in a celebration of Northern Ireland’s ST… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 16:34 via twitter.com
  This year’s Invent Awards spotlighted 12 innovative early-stage start-ups in a celebration of Northern Ireland’s ST… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'Aliens are coming!' Mysterious light is spotted in the night skies of China, sparking UFO rumours

  12-10-2018 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Witnesses shared pictures and videos of an identified object appearing to light up the night sky like a massive torch, seen above the regions of Beijing, Chongqing, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia.
  
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• What kind of effect can you have within a large enterprise? siliconrepublic.com/careers/large-…

  12-10-2018 16:12 via twitter.com
  What kind of effect can you have within a large enterprise? siliconrepublic.com/careers/large-…
  
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• The collapse of Russia's space empire: Podcast 389

  12-10-2018 16:06
  
  Coming up today: inside Candy Crush’s renewed plan for world domination, our verdict on First Man and we look at the collapse of Russia’s once mighty space empire
  
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• Vodafone’s Edel Briody: ‘Invest in building a healthy security culture siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vod…

  12-10-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Vodafone’s Edel Briody: ‘Invest in building a healthy security culture siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/vod…
  
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• Norfolk man who illegally hoarded 5,000 rare eggs faces jail

  12-10-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  When he was searched by police, Daniel Lingham said: "I've been a silly man, haven't I?"
  
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• Partnership between @JanssenIE and @UCC aims to support more #WomenInSTEM siliconrepublic.com/careers/ucc-wo…

  12-10-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  Partnership between @JanssenIE and @UCC aims to support more #WomenInSTEM siliconrepublic.com/careers/ucc-wo…
  
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• BBC's head of TV slams Netflix for using data-gathering robots

  12-10-2018 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Moore made comments about 'the insatiable greed for data-gathering' as part of the Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture, which she delivered in central London.
  
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• At #MPBT2018, Minister Seán Kyne, TD, urged stakeholders to remain focused on the journey to connect every Irish ci… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  At #MPBT2018, Minister Seán Kyne, TD, urged stakeholders to remain focused on the journey to connect every Irish ci… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vodafone and Continual join forces on connected car analytics project siliconrepublic.com/machines/vodaf…

  12-10-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Vodafone and Continual join forces on connected car analytics project siliconrepublic.com/machines/vodaf…
  
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• Inventive engineering takes top prize at Northern Ireland start-up showcase siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/inve…

  12-10-2018 14:57 via twitter.com
  Inventive engineering takes top prize at Northern Ireland start-up showcase siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/inve…
  
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• A new frontier for forensic identification? #GoldenStateKiller #DNA siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gen…

  12-10-2018 14:40 via twitter.com
  A new frontier for forensic identification? #GoldenStateKiller #DNA siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/gen…
  
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• Fracking to start in Lancashire as legal challenge fails

  12-10-2018 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Fracking for shale gas can go ahead for first time in the UK since it was linked to earthquakes in 2011.
  
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• “Now is the time to take a proactive stance and face disruption head-on. Any business that misjudges how to adapt t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  “Now is the time to take a proactive stance and face disruption head-on. Any business that misjudges how to adapt t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• UCC launches Women in STEM programme in partnership with Johnson & Johnson siliconrepublic.com/careers/ucc-wo…

  12-10-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  UCC launches Women in STEM programme in partnership with Johnson & Johnson siliconrepublic.com/careers/ucc-wo…
  
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• Dr Karen English of @MaynoothUni wants to boost the superpowers of mesenchymal stem cells to help treat chronic con… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-10-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Dr Karen English of @MaynoothUni wants to boost the superpowers of mesenchymal stem cells to help treat chronic con… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cave drawings dating back to the early Stone Age discovered by fishermen in Turkey

  12-10-2018 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drawings, which are still in a good condition, were discovered in the Kahta district of the southeastern Adiyaman province.
  
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• Facebook shuts down 'spammy' politics pages

  12-10-2018 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Political sites with millions of followers have been purged in a Facebook crackdown on spam.
  
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