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• Amazon employees demand the firm stop selling its facial recognition tech to police

  17-10-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over 450 Amazon employees have urged CEO Jeff Bezos to quit selling the tech giant's controversial facial recognition technology to cops, according to a new letter.
  
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• China reveals plan to launch an 'artificial moon' to light up city skies in 2020

  17-10-2018 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called illumination satellite set to deploy over the southwestern city of Chengdu in 2020 is touted to be eight times as bright as the real moon, to cast a ‘dusk-like glow’ over the region.
  
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• IT repairman seeks home for Apple collection, possibly...

  17-10-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roland Borsky's collection has grown to roughly 1,100 computers - far more than the 472 items at Prague's Apple Museum, which says it is the world's biggest private collection of Apple products.
  
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• Glitzy 'Science Oscars' to make stars of researchers

  17-10-2018 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nine scientists were recognized Wednesday with a "Breakthrough Prize," a $3 million Silicon Valley-funded award meant to confer Oscars-style glamour and...
  
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• Virtual reality is 'the ultimate empathy machine', study claims

  17-10-2018 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stanford University researchers found that people who were exposed to situations such as homelessness in VR developed longer-lasting compassion towards the issue in real life.
  
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• The 'chasing dots' optical illusion that reveals how our brains work

  17-10-2018 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yale scientists developed an illusion that makes the brain believe a simulated scenario is actually reality. In it, two dots appear to be chasing each other when in reality, only the background is moving.
  
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• Study finds couples who reunite for a night recover faster from the break-up 

  17-10-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, has found that couples who sleep together after a break-up report more positive feelings on a day-to-day basis.
  
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• Facebook shareholders back proposal to remove...

  17-10-2018 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook backed a proposal to remove Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals.
  
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• .@comtradegroup’s Nikola Šopar reflects on Davar Ardalan’s session on storytelling in the age of #AI at the 2018 Qu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  .@comtradegroup’s Nikola Šopar reflects on Davar Ardalan’s session on storytelling in the age of #AI at the 2018 Qu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Mentorship is an important part of anyone's career, but how do you find a mentor? @HaysWorldwide is here to help.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Mentorship is an important part of anyone's career, but how do you find a mentor? @HaysWorldwide is here to help.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Oldest fossils on Earth? New look finds might just be...

  17-10-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two years ago, a team of Australian scientists found odd structures in Greenland that they said were partly leftovers from microbes that lived on an ancient seafloor.
  
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• European explorers spread tuberculosis to the Americas, Africa and Asia hundreds of years ago

  17-10-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health dated samples of the most common strain of tuberculosis from around the world through history.
  
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• Mystery of how a tiny dandelion seed can fly up to 500 miles is solved

  17-10-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Edinburgh conducted the experiment to better understand why dandelion seeds fly so well, despite their structure being mostly made up of empty space.
  
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• #Data journalists and researchers will now get a chance to search through millions of tweets linked with operatives… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  #Data journalists and researchers will now get a chance to search through millions of tweets linked with operatives… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Twitter's 'Russia-Iran' troll tweet trove made public

  17-10-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Millions of tweets published by suspected state-linked accounts are made public by Twitter.
  
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• Meet Hyperion: Astronomers spot largest and most massive structure ever found in the early Universe

  17-10-2018 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The huge object, dubbed Hyperion, is a proto-supercluster of galaxies that formed just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang, when the universe was still young. It was found using the Very Large Telescope.
  
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• Apple launches privacy website that reveals EXACTLY what the firm knows about you

  17-10-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, the iPhone maker launched a dedicated privacy portal for US users that lets them request a copy of their data, correct any errors and pause or delete their Apple account.
  
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• Weather forecasts from SPACE could help protect us from solar flares

  17-10-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Reading researchers used data from Nasa's STEREO spacecraft to improve the accuracy of solar flare forecasts which have the power to interfere with Earth-based technology.
  
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• Tornadoes are spinning up farther east in US, study finds

  17-10-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting - decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east.
  
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• Two farmers create the UK's first biodegradable crisp packet

  17-10-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sean Mason and Mark Watson from Herefordshire, founders of the company Two Farmers, have beaten the 2025 deadline for compostable packets set by Walkers.
  
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• Nice people more likely to go bankrupt because they care LESS about money

  17-10-2018 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Measuring how nice someone is in childhood can be a predictor for financial problems in adulthood, as agreeable people don't value money as much as other people, according to a new study.
  
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• It’s #EUCodeWeek and @nicholsrmegan has some tips on how to get your kids started coding, even if you’re no coder y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  It’s #EUCodeWeek and @nicholsrmegan has some tips on how to get your kids started coding, even if you’re no coder y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The decision by @Coinbase to open an Irish office was influenced by #Brexit uncertainty according to Coinbase UK CE… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  The decision by @Coinbase to open an Irish office was influenced by #Brexit uncertainty according to Coinbase UK CE… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Facebook is accused of luring advertisers with 900 percent inflation of video numbers

  17-10-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to fresh claims from a group of advertisers who are suing the social media giant, engineers knew about a discrepancy in the metrics measuring tool for a year before it was publicly disclosed.
  
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• DNA evidence reveals early farmers were 'already really connected' to their dogs

  17-10-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Rennes in France have found that domesticated dogs tagged along with early farmers when they spread out of the Fertile Crescent into Europe and Asia (stock).
  
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• #MostRead Today: Researchers release audio of Antarctic ice ‘singing’ a haunting song ow.ly/gE9730mgSqx

  17-10-2018 18:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Researchers release audio of Antarctic ice ‘singing’ a haunting song ow.ly/gE9730mgSqx
  
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• #MostRead Today: Want to be a data scientist? Here’s what you need to know ow.ly/n1Ex30mgSmW

  17-10-2018 18:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Want to be a data scientist? Here’s what you need to know ow.ly/n1Ex30mgSmW
  
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• #MostRead Today: Huawei Mate 20 Pro shows Android is challenging iOS through AI

  17-10-2018 18:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Huawei Mate 20 Pro shows Android is challenging iOS through AI
  
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• #MostRead Today: Do dogs really understand the words we say? This study aimed to find out ow.ly/g0WT30mgSo8

  17-10-2018 18:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Do dogs really understand the words we say? This study aimed to find out ow.ly/g0WT30mgSo8
  
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• #MostRead Today: What are the fundamental soft skills you need to succeed in data science? ow.ly/Okoi30mgS9O

  17-10-2018 18:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What are the fundamental soft skills you need to succeed in data science? ow.ly/Okoi30mgS9O
  
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• #MeToo interactive map shows India has most Google searches for term

  17-10-2018 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Today all of the top five cities searching for #MeToo were in India leaving the country glowing brighter than any other.
  
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• Just Eat listings include takeaways given zero ratings for hygiene

  17-10-2018 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Outlets rated zero by the Food Standards Agency are among those listed on the food ordering app.
  
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• YouTube returns after outage takes site offline

  17-10-2018 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Google-owned video website apologised for theissues around accessing YouTube and its YouTube TV and Music subscription services - but has not explained what happened.
  
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• Twitter releases 10 million tweets from foreign...

  17-10-2018 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter on Wednesday published an archive of some 10 million tweets from Russia and Iran-backed troll accounts. Some of the tweets dated as far back as 2009, according to the firm.
  
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• China will launch 'smart' intercontinental high-speed trains by 2020, says chief engineer

  17-10-2018 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'smart' high-speed trains that can automatically adjust to the railway tracks in different countries and would travel at 248mph, according to the country's chief train engineer.
  
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• Ultra-rare mineral discovered in Australia reveals buried site of ancient meteorite impact

  17-10-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An extremely rare mineral that only forms when rocks from space slam into the earth's crust with immense pressure has been found in Western Australia, the sixth discovery in the world so far.
  
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• Scientists discover that male birds can only ever be good-looking or good at singing - but not both

  17-10-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Oxford researcher has discovered that male birds have two main options when it comes to securing a suitable mate - but to be good at both is evolutionary not possible.
  
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• We finally know the full extent of Russia's Twitter trolling campaign

  17-10-2018 17:29
  
  Twitter has published huge datasets of Russian and Iranian disinformation. There are ten million tweets and millions of pictures, videos and GIFs
  
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• #Netflix has published its latest earnings report, outpacing expectations as it consumes even more of the streaming… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  #Netflix has published its latest earnings report, outpacing expectations as it consumes even more of the streaming… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Eco-friendly fuel cell car which filters dirty air into a balloon

  17-10-2018 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The car, pictured outside University College London, travelled through the capital's most polluted spots including Oxford Street, Park Lane and Marylebone Road.
  
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• Google Technocrats Love China Because It Is A Technocracy

  17-10-2018 17:17 via technocracy.news
  The only way to explain Google’s affinity for autocratic China is that they are both steeped in Technocracy. That is, it isn’t about money. Until Americans understand this evil ideology, they will be helpless to deal with it. ⁃ TN EditorChinese regional authorities recently laid out the kind of speech suppression that Google will likely have to facilitate for the country’s persecuted Muslim ethnic minority to launch its new product in China.
  Authorities in Xinjiang, a reg
  
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• Police could use tracker devices to monitor suspects' health while in custody

  17-10-2018 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two UK forces are considering using the technology, which has been trialled in the NHS and which the inventors have dubbed a 'miniaturised intensive care' tracking system.
  
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• Technobabble And Technocrats: The Rise Of The Smart City

  17-10-2018 16:53 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats are social engineers and not urban designers, but they somehow think they are more qualified to determine the fate of millions. If a tiny Mexican town can stop the Technocrat steamroller, then any city can as well. ⁃ TN EditorIn cities around the world, the drone of jackhammers is being met with the clacking of keyboards and the hum of computers tasked with building a new generation of metropolises, built from silicon rather than concrete. A new breed of brash and flash utopias
  
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• How to find a mentor for your career siliconrepublic.com/advice/career-…

  17-10-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  How to find a mentor for your career siliconrepublic.com/advice/career-…
  
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• Tesla secures Shanghai site for $2 bln China Gigafactory

  17-10-2018 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla Inc has signed an agreement with the Shanghai government for an 860,000 square metre plot of land, the electric carmaker said in a Chinese social media post on Wednesday.
  
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• Twitter releases enormous datasets of Russian tweets for data scientists siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…

  17-10-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  Twitter releases enormous datasets of Russian tweets for data scientists siliconrepublic.com/companies/twit…
  
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• Mexican Town Gives The Boot To Smart City Technocrats

  17-10-2018 16:36 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats lied, misrepresented and bulldozed their way into this small town. When citizens finally saw what was going on, and that the interlopers had no authority, they gave them the boot. Bravo! ⁃ TN EditorLupita Tecual Porquillo had heard a rumour that the plaza was going to be “remodelled”. The 51-year-old grocery store owner lives around the corner from the centre of Santa Maria Tonantzintla, a sleepy town in the state of Puebla, about three hours from MexicoCity. S
  
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• “#DataScience is not just about a collection of algorithms. Data science is as much a method and an approach; a min… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  “#DataScience is not just about a collection of algorithms. Data science is as much a method and an approach; a min… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The aim of the @scienceirel TIDA programme is to support researchers seeking practical solutions to everyday proble… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 16:10 via twitter.com
  The aim of the @scienceirel TIDA programme is to support researchers seeking practical solutions to everyday proble… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• As critical infrastructure attacks become a more prominent threat, a mysterious new collective emerges.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  As critical infrastructure attacks become a more prominent threat, a mysterious new collective emerges.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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