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• I'm worried Artificial Intelligence could make us stupid

  20-10-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Is this a simple, practical thing to do or, by relying on increasingly smarter phones, are we allowing them to make us, day by day, a little bit dumber?
  
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• Could a philosophy degree become a hot commodity in the world of #DataScience?siliconrepublic.com/companies/data…

  20-10-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Could a philosophy degree become a hot commodity in the world of #DataScience?siliconrepublic.com/companies/data…
  
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• Dinah Davis founded #CodeLikeAGirl to change society’s perceptions of how women are viewed in the technology indust… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Dinah Davis founded #CodeLikeAGirl to change society’s perceptions of how women are viewed in the technology indust… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Reengineering Nature: China To Launch Artificial Moon Over Chengdu By 2020

  20-10-2018 17:50 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat scientists in China are extending their science of social engineering to creating an artificial moon that potentially will replace street lights in one large city. The proposed stationary moon will reflect light from the sun to a 50-mile wide swath on earth. ⁃ TN EditorMoonlit skies over the Chinese city of Chengdu may soon get a boost from a second moon.
  City officials recently announced plans to build an artificial moon, launching it to hang over Sichuan province’s capit
  
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• J.P. Morgan Chase Makes Huge Investment Into Fintech

  20-10-2018 17:03 via technocracy.news
  Fintech is the financing model for Sustainable Development, using blockchain, digital currency, digital payment systems, and ubiquitous tracking of every conceivable transaction to be analyzed by Artificial Intelligence. J.P Morgan Chase intends to dominate. ⁃ TN EditorJamie Dimon has never been shy about his envy for Silicon Valley.
  The CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase frequently travels west to meet with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, touts his bank’s hefty inve
  
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• “Science is a challenging domain where you have to take risks – calculated risks, but risks nonetheless.” siliconrepublic.com/machines/antho…

  20-10-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  “Science is a challenging domain where you have to take risks – calculated risks, but risks nonetheless.” siliconrepublic.com/machines/antho…
  
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• Doom And Gloom Scientists Now Warn Of Worldwide Famine

  20-10-2018 16:50 via technocracy.news
  Computer modeling has become a god unto itself, and Technocrat operators are never concerned that their data and programming is uncertain. So, if rising water doesn’t drown you, tornados and hurricanes don’t destroy you, then you will likely die of hunger due to food shortages. ⁃ TN EditorResearchers from Washington State University have published a new report of the Great Drought, the most destructive known drought of the past 800 years – and how it sparked the
  
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• Anonymous Pro-Brexit ads on Facebook say 'bin Chequers'

  20-10-2018 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior MP questions how a pro-Brexit website can run adverts without saying who has paid for them.
  
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• Anonymous Facebook ads say 'bin Chequers'

  20-10-2018 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior MP questions how a pro-Brexit website can run adverts without saying who has paid for them.
  
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• It’s back! #Inspirefest podcast returns for a second season siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…

  20-10-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  It’s back! #Inspirefest podcast returns for a second season siliconrepublic.com/companies/insp…
  
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• Amazon reveals 'whisper mode' for Alexa to stop it waking people up

  20-10-2018 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The update allows the Echo smart speakers to intelligently reduce the voice assistant's volume when you whisper a command to it.
  
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• When we tell a dog to go get a ball, does it actually picture a spherical object in its mind? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/do-…

  20-10-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  When we tell a dog to go get a ball, does it actually picture a spherical object in its mind? siliconrepublic.com/innovation/do-…
  
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• Brazil museum fire: Prized 'Luzia' fossil skull recovered

  20-10-2018 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  It was feared that Luzia, a 12,000-year-old fossil, had been totally lost in the Brazil fire.
  
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• Protecting your online accounts is an essential part of life on the internet. #CyberSecMonth siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mul…

  20-10-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Protecting your online accounts is an essential part of life on the internet. #CyberSecMonth siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mul…
  
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• Bringing customer touchpoints into a new age siliconrepublic.com/companies/cust…

  20-10-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  Bringing customer touchpoints into a new age siliconrepublic.com/companies/cust…
  
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• WATCH: Looking for the perfect job as a graduate? siliconrepublic.com/video/graduate…

  20-10-2018 13:01 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Looking for the perfect job as a graduate? siliconrepublic.com/video/graduate…
  
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• “Being funded made the difference of going from a good idea into a real product.” #entrepreneurs #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/skmm…

  20-10-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  “Being funded made the difference of going from a good idea into a real product.” #entrepreneurs #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/skmm…
  
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• Poralia rufescens jellyfish spotted off coast of California

  20-10-2018 08:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The Poralia rufescens is swimming off the coast of southern California in the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Sex robots are destined to remain a niche fetish. Here's why

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  The robots are still in their infancy but you don't need to worry about them. There's too much sensationalist and hype around the bots, says author Kate Devlin
  
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• Review: Google's Pixel 3 XL is great but AI and Android are the stars

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  The Google Pixel 3 XL is one of the best phones you can buy. But Google's still mostly interested in your data to improve its AI and the future of Android
  
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• Making A Murderer season 2 shows why true crime is a morbid recipe for Netflix success

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  The second season of Making a Murderer is now on Netflix, but what is it that keeps us coming back to true crime?
  
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• iPad Pro & Mac Event: are we finally getting a new MacBook Air?

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  Hot on the heels of the release of three new iPhones, Apple looks set to announce significant iPad Pro updates at a launch event on October 30
  
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• iPad Pro & Mac Event: all the new updates live

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  Hot on the heels of the release of three new iPhones, Apple looks set to announce significant iPad Pro updates at a launch event on October 30
  
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• Everything that Apple announced at its iPad Pro and Mac event

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  Hot on the heels of the release of three new iPhones, Apple looks set to announce significant iPad Pro updates at a launch event on October 30
  
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• British-built spacecraft BepiColombo heads for planet Mercury

  20-10-2018 04:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BepiColombo began its mission after a perfect launch from Kourou, French Guiana. It was carried on top of an Ariane 5, the European Space Agency's (ESA's) most powerful rocket.
  
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• Blast-off for BepiColombo on mission to Mercury

  20-10-2018 03:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Europe and Japan celebrate the successful launch of a quest to visit the closest planet to the Sun.
  
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• Hi-tech glasses offer alternative to bifocals

  20-10-2018 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The regular prescription lenses can change to bifocals and back again at the touch of a button.
  
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• 'Fake moon'

  20-10-2018 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The sci-fi plan would use giant mirrors in space to light city streets, but scientists are sceptical.
  
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• How a suspicious Facebook page is pushing pro-Brexit ads to millions

  20-10-2018 01:01
  
  The UK's fake news inquiry says the website Mainstream has spent around £257,000 on pushing a pro-Brexit advertising campaign on Facebook in the last 10 months. The problem? Nobody knows who runs the page or where the money comes from
  
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• Shhh! Amazon reveals new 'whisper mode' for Alexa to stop it waking everyone up

  20-10-2018 00:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The update allows the Echo smart speakers to intelligently reduce the voice assistant's volume when you whisper a command to it.
  
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• Next spring will be less colourful than usual due to a shortage in daffodil and tulip bulbs

  20-10-2018 00:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This year's very dry Spring, coupled with immense shortages of up to 40% of most types of bulbs, means next spring will be less colourful than usual, bulb growers have warned.
  
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