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• The facial prosthetics of World War I

  09-11-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During the four years of the war, military surgeons developed new techniques on the battlefield and in supporting hospitals. The war sparked the need for prosthetics that changed the future of medicine.
  
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• NASA's Juno probe captures stunning view of 'magnificent, swirling clouds' on Jupiter

  09-11-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It shows storms in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft, with bright-white 'pop-up' clouds as well as huge storm known as a white oval.
  
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• The 'painted wolves' of Zimbabwe

  09-11-2018 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Thanks to David Attenborough, TV viewers are about to fall in love with the endangered African wild dog.
  
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• Colourful dynasty

  09-11-2018 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The endangered African wild dog will enthral TV viewers when it features in David Attenborough's new Dynasties series.
  
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• Tesla finally releases eagerly awaited 'track mode' for its $64,000 Performance Model 3

  09-11-2018 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'track mode' software update will allow owners to race their cars, and even drift then, with a host of performance boosts.
  
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• EU moves to protect large carnivores

  09-11-2018 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Farmers will receive 100% compensation for any damages caused by bears, wolves and other wild carnivores.
  
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• Amazon signs deal with Apple to offer everything from iPhones to Beats headphones on its site

  09-11-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The deal will cover Apple's latest devices, including the new iPad Pro, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and Apple Watch Series 4, as well as Apple's lineup of Beats headphones.
  
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• How time travel COULD work: Expert explains Stephen Hawking's final prediction

  09-11-2018 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Writing for The Conversation, Peter Millington from the University of Nottingham explains the theory from Stephen Hawking's final book.
  
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• Elon Musk’s 'Starlink' plans to send broadband signals into space are unveiled in a new simulation 

  09-11-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Mark Handley from University College London has devised a detailed clip of how the SpaceX project will probably operate in the solar system.
  
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• US astronaut to blast off on first Soyuz mission since its aborted mission says she is not worried

  09-11-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA astronaut Anne McClain said that spaceflight is never 100 percent safe and it's coincidental the last two Soyuz missions to the International Space Station encountered trouble.
  
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• Scientists discover two rogue worlds in the Milky Way that don't have stars to orbit

  09-11-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say a region known as the Galactic bulge may be home to a Neptune-sized planet, while the galaxy’s disk may host a planet with a similar mass to Earth’s.
  
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• Keystone XL Pipeline: US judge orders halt on construction

  09-11-2018 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Trump administration "discarded" facts about climate change when it approved the Keystone XL, says judge.
  
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• Catch up on a week's worth of sci-tech reading, from #AI and #blockchain to #graphene and foldable phones. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bre…

  09-11-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Catch up on a week's worth of sci-tech reading, from #AI and #blockchain to #graphene and foldable phones. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bre…
  
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• Chemicals found in Martian soil releases oxygen that could be used to make the red planet habitable

  09-11-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of students from Exeter University have discovered a way to transform molecules into oxygen at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston.
  
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• 'World's most accurate' lie detector tracks changes to the temperature of your NOSE

  09-11-2018 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Granada built a lie detector test that tracked the temperature of people's noses. It was able to pick fibs from the truth with an accuracy of 80 per cent.
  
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• Relocating for work can seem like an unnecessary risk but there are plenty of instances where it’s a risk that well… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Relocating for work can seem like an unnecessary risk but there are plenty of instances where it’s a risk that well… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Amazing video captures the rare moment a pair of air bubble rings join together

  09-11-2018 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair of bubbles is created by a scuba diver off camera who then records them as they gently float towards the surface of the water.
  
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• NASA find new iceberg 3 times the size of Manhattan in Antarctica

  09-11-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named B-46, it is believed to measure 87 square miles, according to estimates from the U.S. National Ice Center. The giant berg is believed to have broken off from Pine Island Glacier in October.
  
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• Picts developed a form of written language after contact with the more advanced Roman Empire

  09-11-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Pictish stone was dragged up from the Aberdeen seas earlier this year by fishermen with geometric markings, believed to be one of the earliest examples of this emerging language.
  
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• Orangutans learn how to make hooks in just minutes to get hard-to-reach objects

  09-11-2018 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study shows orangutans have figured out how to make hooked tools out of straight wire, in an ‘astonishing’ behaviour that experts say appeared late in our own evolutionary timeline.
  
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• Known as the ‘Dean of #BigData’, @HitachiVantara CTO Bill @schmarzo reveals his thoughts on #AI, #blockchain and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Known as the ‘Dean of #BigData’, @HitachiVantara CTO Bill @schmarzo reveals his thoughts on #AI, #blockchain and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists excited by cheaper, faster way to produce nuclear fusion energy ow.ly/Izkd30myV5y

  09-11-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists excited by cheaper, faster way to produce nuclear fusion energy ow.ly/Izkd30myV5y
  
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• #MostRead Today: Satellite images reveal remains of lost continents hidden under Antarctica ow.ly/KKY930myV5T

  09-11-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Satellite images reveal remains of lost continents hidden under Antarctica ow.ly/KKY930myV5T
  
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• #MostRead Today: Samsung reveals foldable smartphone that unfurls into a tablet computer ow.ly/aQ1b30myV0D

  09-11-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Samsung reveals foldable smartphone that unfurls into a tablet computer ow.ly/aQ1b30myV0D
  
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• #MostRead Today: Interview with HMD Global’s Sarah Edge ow.ly/Ir9X30myV4b

  09-11-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Interview with HMD Global’s Sarah Edge ow.ly/Ir9X30myV4b
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 outstanding start-ups from Oxford to watch ow.ly/LoyB30myV3A

  09-11-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 outstanding start-ups from Oxford to watch ow.ly/LoyB30myV3A
  
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• £17.3million project for rocket and satellite launch pad in Scotland gets go-ahead

  09-11-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The A´Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland was chosen by the UK Space Agency earlier this year as the site for vertical rocket and satellite launches.
  
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• Russia's city-destroying super-nuke Avangard is almost ready for take-off 

  09-11-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Avangard can travel at 20 times the speed of sound and is impervious to any anti-missile systems, according to Russia's president Vladimir Putin.
  
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• This week in #IoT, documents show #Disney’s big plans for autonomous buses at its parks collapsed in dramatic fashi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  This week in #IoT, documents show #Disney’s big plans for autonomous buses at its parks collapsed in dramatic fashi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Einstein was fearful of anti-Semitism before Nazis' rise, letter reveals

  09-11-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Einstein penned the letter to his younger sister Maja after fleeing Berlin and warned of the dangers of growing nationalism and anti-Semitism years before the Nazis ultimately rose to power in Germany.
  
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• Sutherland spaceport project to move to next stage

  09-11-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The backers of the proposed satellite launch site are to hold further discussion with those who live in the area.
  
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• Excessive posting of selfies linked to increase in...

  09-11-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swansea researchers found those who used social media excessively, through visual postings, displayed an average 25% increase in such narcissistic traits over the four months of the study.
  
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• New research from the UK Children’s Commission raises concerns about what collection of children’s #data means for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  New research from the UK Children’s Commission raises concerns about what collection of children’s #data means for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Royal astronomer claims a hybrid 'species' of HUMAN CYBORGS will evolve to colonise Mars

  09-11-2018 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain's astronomer royal Sir Martin Rees has claimed humanity faces a 'bumpy ride' and says humans will become 'like a new species' as we adopt biotechnologies and cyborg technique.
  
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• A @Globoforce report on the impact of social movements on the workplace has found that while workers are more aware… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  A @Globoforce report on the impact of social movements on the workplace has found that while workers are more aware… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Spending too long on Facebook increases rates of depression and loneliness

  09-11-2018 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Pennsylvania researcher Melissa Hunt collected objective usage data automatically tracked by iPhones for active apps, not those running the background, from 143 students.
  
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• Disney profit boosted by fans flocking to parks, movies

  09-11-2018 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disney CEO Bob Iger announced to Wall Street analysts that the company will launch new streaming service Disney+ in 2019 which will show new Star Wars (pictured) and Marvel TV series.
  
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• Weekend Takeaway: Breakthrough ideas siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bre…

  09-11-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Weekend Takeaway: Breakthrough ideas siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bre…
  
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• This is why you need to consider relocating for work siliconrepublic.com/careers/reloca…

  09-11-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  This is why you need to consider relocating for work siliconrepublic.com/careers/reloca…
  
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• ExoMars: Life-detecting robot to be sent to Oxia Planum

  09-11-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The joint Europe-Russia mission to the Red Planet in 2020 will investigate an ancient water-altered terrain.
  
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• #Amazon has been criticised for licensing its #FacialRecognition software system to government and law enforcement… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 16:20 via twitter.com
  #Amazon has been criticised for licensing its #FacialRecognition software system to government and law enforcement… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How electric scooters are changing cities: Podcast 393

  09-11-2018 16:18
  
  On the WIRED podcast this week: Electric scooters come to London, How China’s answer to Uber overcame its violence problem, and the bendy phone future is finally here...
  
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• Men in love with sex dolls: Subculture of 'iDollators' revealed in new documentary Silicone Soul

  09-11-2018 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A growing subculture of iDollators - people in love with sex dolls (inset) - is explored in documentary Silicone Soul, which profiles individuals such as Chicago man John and his doll 'wife,' Jackie (main)
  
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• Hitachi’s Bill Schmarzo: ‘IoT avalanche will open up security vulnerabilities’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hit…

  09-11-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Hitachi’s Bill Schmarzo: ‘IoT avalanche will open up security vulnerabilities’ siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hit…
  
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• World First: Virtual AI News Anchor To Star In Live Broadcast

  09-11-2018 15:57 via technocracy.news
  The video news industry is being disrupted with a cheap technology that reads news as well as a human, all made possible by AI and advanced graphics. Of course, it is China’s latest invention to displace its massive population. ⁃ TN EditorA TV anchor has joined a Chinese news agency, but with a twist: he isn’t human. China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) anchor, a move it claims to be a world first.
  “English AI Anchor&rdqu
  
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• “We continue to ask questions. We’re asking member states for evidence of tax rulings about specific cases. So far,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-11-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  “We continue to ask questions. We’re asking member states for evidence of tax rulings about specific cases. So far,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man sent letter bomb to Bitcoin firm 'over password reset'

  09-11-2018 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  UK police believe the Swede sent the "potentially lethal" bomb after a password reset request was refused.
  
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• Internet Is Splitting In Two As Dispute With China Emerges

  09-11-2018 15:43 via technocracy.news
  Because China is a full-blown Technocracy, strategic values are polar opposites to freedom and liberty. China wants total control over content and the minds that consume it, but Technocrats in the U.S. are not far behind. ⁃ TN EditorWestern bigwigs were a no-show at China’s biggest web conference. But in their absence, the local overseers of the nation’s technology industry were only too happy to plug their unique vision for the global internet.Unlike 2017, when Tim Cook and Su
  
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• Turn any Windows PC or laptop into a smart speaker with Alexa app

  09-11-2018 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computers can be transformed into smart speakers with a mere app. It comes after the ASlexa app was made available on the Microsoft store for users in the UK, US and German, yesterday.
  
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• China’s Creates Genius Youth Brigade To Design Killer Robots

  09-11-2018 15:27 via technocracy.news
  TN covers a lot of stories from China because it is a full-blown Technocracy, intent on radical social engineering of all society on earth. Purposely developing and manufacturing killer robots guarantees that WWIII present an existential threat to mankind. ⁃ TN EditorThe Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) this week announced an ambitious “experimental program for intelligent weapons systems” that recruited several dozen teenagers with exceptional high-school grades to design
  
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