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• Meet the PLIMP: $4m hybrid passenger airship will combine aspects of planes, blimps and helicopters

  08-11-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The passenger version of the Plimp will be able to carry up to 8 passengers or 2000 lbs of cargo, and cruise at 63mph, with a range of 1,300 miles, its Seattle based inventors claim.
  
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• Paypal stops handling payments for Tommy Robinson

  08-11-2018 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Robinson says he used Paypal to collect donations for legal battles, and calls the ban "fascism".
  
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• 1.1MILLION cord cutters ditched their subscription TV plans in largest-quarterly loss

  08-11-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MoffettNathanson - a media and telecommunications research firm -  tallied up subscriber losses to determine their findings.
  
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• Massive stone structures in the middle of Chile's Atacama Desert used for 'ceremonial purposes'

  08-11-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discoveries suggest the harsh Atacama Desert was home to complex hunter-gatherer communities that sought refuge where resources were plentiful enough to support them.
  
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• Elon Musk plans to turn its current falcon rocket into a 'mini-me' version of its Big Falcon Rocket

  08-11-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk announced on Twitter that his rocket firm intends to upgrade the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket to 'be like a mini-BFR ship.' It could launch as soon as 2019, according to Musk.
  
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• Stephen Hawking personal effects fetch £1.8m at auction

  08-11-2018 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A copy of the physicist's signed PhD thesis sells for £584,750, nearly four times the guide price.
  
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• VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than...

  08-11-2018 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reuters claims the firm is planning to sell its 'MEB entry' vehicle for just £22,836 (20,000 euros) and plans to make 200,000 of them a year.
  
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• Third Soyuz does not explode while auditors resume poking around NASA's big rocket SLS

  08-11-2018 22:00 via go.theregister.com
  Meanwhile, SpaceX forges ahead with BFR, pretty chill A third Soyuz was successfully launched yesterday, effectively clearing the way for crewed operations to resume, while the results of the US midterms may have unfortunate consequences for NASA.…
  
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• The birth of a rectangle: NASA reveals video of strange rectacular berg being born

  08-11-2018 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new satellite images reveal it 'has a far more interesting history that thought' and had actually been floating around the sear for four months before it was spotted.
  
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• Flaw in DJI website gave hackers access to user accounts and live feeds from quadcopters

  08-11-2018 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users fell prey to the attack by clicking on a malicious link shared on DJI Forum, an online forum the firm runs for user discussions about its products, giving hackers access to their account.
  
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• Infomar (@followtheboats) has made a major natural discovery more than 300km off Ireland’s west coast. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hug…

  08-11-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  Infomar (@followtheboats) has made a major natural discovery more than 300km off Ireland’s west coast. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hug…
  
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• T-Rex could turn like a 'figure skater from hell' and was far more agile than thought

  08-11-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new analysis of their motion suggests the predators could quickly pivot, using powerful leg muscles to turn their bodies twice as fast as other dinosaurs of the same size.
  
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• More than just a cool story, these findings from @esa data could help climatologists understand how Antarctica’s co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  More than just a cool story, these findings from @esa data could help climatologists understand how Antarctica’s co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• World's oldest mummy is finally laid to rest: Native American tribe reburies 10,600-year-old corpse

  08-11-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 40-year-old mummified man was an ancestor of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone people - the indigenous Native Americans of Nevada.
  
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• History of human migration throughout the Americas is MAPPED

  08-11-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research involving scientists from all over the world has redefined our understanding of how humans conquered the Americas.
  
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• Google plans large New York City real estate expansion that could recruit more than 12,000 employees

  08-11-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Silicon Valley-based tech giant is in the process of leasing or purchasing the St John's Terminal building in the West Village, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday.
  
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• .@CIConnect’s Emily McDaid talks to @CSIT_QUB’s Sarah McCarthy about cryptography and the need for secure digital I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  .@CIConnect’s Emily McDaid talks to @CSIT_QUB’s Sarah McCarthy about cryptography and the need for secure digital I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The violent birth of the moon: New theory 'reinvents' lunar origin

  08-11-2018 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new moon origin explanation has won planetary physicist Sarah Stewart the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, or the ‘genius grant,’ with a $625,000 award.
  
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• #Facebook is expanding its investment in Ireland with a long-term lease of 14 acres for a new campus development in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  #Facebook is expanding its investment in Ireland with a long-term lease of 14 acres for a new campus development in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Palaeontologists find that ancient prehistoric long snouted dolphins fed the same way as sword fish

  08-11-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered that ancient prehistoric long-snouted dolphins fed in a similar way to swordfish and marlin. The Australian Museum Research Institute published the findings.
  
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• Google algorithm monitors searches to spot restaurants that could give you food poisoning

  08-11-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers believe the FINDER algorithm could be used in accordance with existing methods used by health departments to spot restaurants with foodborne illnesses.
  
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• Is this the future of broadcasting? China unveils AI anchors based on their human presenters

  08-11-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dressed in suit and tie, the AI newsreaders can 'learn from live broadcast videos and read texts as naturally as a professional news anchor', according to Xinhua.
  
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• YouTube to label government and public-funded clips

  08-11-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Videos from news sources that get government or public funds will be highlighted by the video site.
  
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• #Security firm @CheckPointSW alerted drone company DJI to a large vulnerability that could have impacted its infras… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  #Security firm @CheckPointSW alerted drone company DJI to a large vulnerability that could have impacted its infras… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• China's brightest teens are studying about AI weapons so Beijing could 'lead the war game'

  08-11-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of 31 youngsters have been recruited to study AI weapon-making at Beijing Institute of Technology. They were selected based on their academic achievements and patriotism.
  
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• Researchers have found a way to pack #graphene even tighter. siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…

  08-11-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Researchers have found a way to pack #graphene even tighter. siliconrepublic.com/machines/graph…
  
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• A better way to diagnose depression? Scientists can now 'see' mood disorders in brain signals

  08-11-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of California, San Francisco scientists used EEGs to monitor the way different regions of the brain 'talk' to one another and found patterns that predict depression and anxiety in a small study.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Why is burnout so prevalent in the cybersecurity industry? ow.ly/v31J30my2le

  08-11-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Why is burnout so prevalent in the cybersecurity industry? ow.ly/v31J30my2le
  
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• Scientists identify new method of controlling indoor air pollution by freezing pollutants

  08-11-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered a way to freeze indoor pollutants by circulating them through a condenser tube. The study was led Nottingham Trent University and the Chinese Academy of Science.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Should you have taken that counter-offer? ow.ly/aPGm30my2kk

  08-11-2018 17:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Should you have taken that counter-offer? ow.ly/aPGm30my2kk
  
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• #MostRead Today: Satellite images reveal remains of lost continents hidden under Antarctica ow.ly/WC8o30my2hr

  08-11-2018 17:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Satellite images reveal remains of lost continents hidden under Antarctica ow.ly/WC8o30my2hr
  
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• #MostRead Today: Samsung reveals foldable smartphone that unfurls into a tablet computer ow.ly/i4NA30my2iy

  08-11-2018 17:47 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Samsung reveals foldable smartphone that unfurls into a tablet computer ow.ly/i4NA30my2iy
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists excited by cheaper, faster way to produce nuclear fusion energy ow.ly/Ehah30my2gm

  08-11-2018 17:46 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists excited by cheaper, faster way to produce nuclear fusion energy ow.ly/Ehah30my2gm
  
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• Researchers: 80 percent drop in butterflies in North...

  08-11-2018 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research shows the number of butterflies and caterpillars in North Florida has been declining substantially over the last decade or so.
  
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• Facebook admits its new $200 ‘Portal’ video-calling device DOES tune in to how you use it

  08-11-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook says it does not listen to, view or keep the contents of your portal video calls. The devices, which ship this month in the US, are meant to help family and friends stay in touch.
  
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• The window sticker that cuts your heating bill by 10%

  08-11-2018 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say the material automatically gets darker as temperatures rise above 32C (89F) to reject more heat on hotter days.
  
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• New findings from @JuniperResearch show that #5G is set to grow by 163pc in its first six years of deployment. siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-reven…

  08-11-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  New findings from @JuniperResearch show that #5G is set to grow by 163pc in its first six years of deployment. siliconrepublic.com/comms/5g-reven…
  
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• Music that really IS out of this world: Scientists create beautiful symphony of Mars sunrise

  08-11-2018 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University and University of Exeter created the piece of music by scanning photographs of the sunrise pixel by pixel from left to right.
  
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• NASA's Parker Solar Probe is 'alive and well' after penetrating the sun's outer atmosphere

  08-11-2018 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab received an 'A' status signal yesterday - the best of all four possible status signals.
  
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• Tesla's got a new boss. But can Robyn Denholm fix Elon's mess?

  08-11-2018 17:09
  
  The new chair of Tesla has experience working for founder-led companies, and dealing with difficult shareholders. She’ll need it.
  
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• Scientists reveal stunning video of beating heart tissue made from HUMAN stem cells

  08-11-2018 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf created a strand of human heart tissue that contracts in the same way as a genuine organ.
  
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• China's Xiaomi enters UK with phones, wristband and scooter

  08-11-2018 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's fourth bestselling smartphone-maker aims to win consumers by maintaining tight margins.
  
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• London research institute threatens to move meetings outside Britain after Brexit

  08-11-2018 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Head of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, wrote to the UK Home Secretary expressing his concern and said such blockades represent a 'significant threat' to UK science.
  
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• In the UK, @ThreeUK intends to be first out of the blocks with #5G services by halfway through 2019 siliconrepublic.com/comms/three-5g…

  08-11-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  In the UK, @ThreeUK intends to be first out of the blocks with #5G services by halfway through 2019 siliconrepublic.com/comms/three-5g…
  
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• Politicians around world call for Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions over Facebook's fake news 

  08-11-2018 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook say Zuckerberg (pictured) cannot attend 'every parliament' as the multi-billionaire snubs calls by Tory MP Damian Collins (inset) and other nations to answer questions over fake news.
  
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• How do we avoid a post-quantum apocalypse? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/csi…

  08-11-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  How do we avoid a post-quantum apocalypse? siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/csi…
  
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• UK Commissioner Warns: Digital Footprint Starts In The Womb

  08-11-2018 16:05 via technocracy.news
  When Technocrats speak of ‘cradle to cradle’ it means generational data collection, and it starts in the womb via medical records and continues with DNA collection when the child is born. These records will haunt the child for the rest of its life. ⁃ TN EditorChildren have more than 1,000 pictures of themselves posted online before they turn 13, the Children’s Commissioner has warned, as she backed the Telegraph’s Duty of Care campaign.
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• A Chinese #surveillance company claims it can identify people from the way they walk with an accuracy rate of 94pc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-11-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  A Chinese #surveillance company claims it can identify people from the way they walk with an accuracy rate of 94pc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The UN Wants To Be Our World Government By 2030

  08-11-2018 15:48 via technocracy.news
  The U.N. is the solo driver for planetary Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. As a totally managed economic system run by science and engineering, it will be a Scientific Dictatorship and that will be the governance. Government as we know it will not be necessary. ⁃ TN EditorIn the 1960s, an informed but naïve undergraduate, I was walking across the campus of the University of Pennsylvania with the Chairman of the Chemistry Department, Prof. Charles C. Price. He told me that he
  
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• Tesla appoints female Australian telecoms executive Robyn Denholm to replace Elon Musk as chairman 

  08-11-2018 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla has appointed Robyn Denholm as chairman, replacing Elon Musk after his controversial behavior and tweets about taking the company private forced him to step aside.
  
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