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• Pyramid archaeologists find haul of mummified cats near Cairo

  10-11-2018 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mummies were among artefacts found in seven tombs discovered over the past six months on the edge of the King Userkaf pyramid complex at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo.
  
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• It is common to lump #AI and cognitive technologies together, even though the way they work is vastly different, De… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-11-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  It is common to lump #AI and cognitive technologies together, even though the way they work is vastly different, De… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #ICYMI: A team of scientists in Vienna, including an Irish researcher, has made a substantial breakthrough that cou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-11-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: A team of scientists in Vienna, including an Irish researcher, has made a substantial breakthrough that cou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Elephants are EVOLVING to not grow tusks after years of being hunted by poachers

  10-11-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Almost 90 per cent of African elephants in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park born after the country's civil war ended in 1992 have not developed tusks.
  
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• WATCH: BT Ireland’s Gillian Chamberlain on the challenge of digital transformation siliconrepublic.com/video/gillian-…

  10-11-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  WATCH: BT Ireland’s Gillian Chamberlain on the challenge of digital transformation siliconrepublic.com/video/gillian-…
  
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• Australia: Festival Of Dangerous Ideas Lights The Fuse

  10-11-2018 17:28 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat Toby Walsh spoke on the future of AI: “Society shapes technology and technology can shape society.” Technocracy is all about social engineering, or shaping society, into man’s image. AI is not the solution to the world’s “wicked” problems. ⁃ TN EditorWhat will happen in the next sexual revolution? When will machines become smarter than humans? The Festival of Dangerous Ideas, presented this year for the first time in conjunction with UNSW, ask
  
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• Murder, She Wrote: New Hampshire Judge Orders Amazon To Reveal Echo Recordings

  10-11-2018 17:10 via technocracy.news
  “I think most people probably don’t even realize that Alexa is taking account of what’s going on in your house, in addition to responding to your demands and commands,” said Albert Scherr, a professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. ⁃ TN EditorA judge has ordered Amazon to turn over recordings that might have been captured by an Echo smart speaker in the Farmington house where two women were stabbed to death in January 2017.
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• Will Facebook’s Portal Video Chat Spy On You?

  10-11-2018 17:02 via technocracy.news
  Buyer beware! There is no expectation of privacy with any social network platform or device. Facebook owns one of the best facial recognition systems on earth. Because Technocrats are driven to hoard data, you can expect everything to be identified, catalogued and eventually weaponized against you. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook’s new video chat devices Portal and Portal Plus are now available for purchase in the US, but the thought of putting another video camera and microphone
  
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• No one gravitates towards change but it is the one constant in business and life, says Eileen Devereux of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-11-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  No one gravitates towards change but it is the one constant in business and life, says Eileen Devereux of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• “The United States is a point of particular interest in this dataset. As arguably the world’s most technologically… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-11-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  “The United States is a point of particular interest in this dataset. As arguably the world’s most technologically… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dr Divya Srinivasan tells us about her role in the world of wearable #robotics siliconrepublic.com/machines/divya…

  10-11-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Dr Divya Srinivasan tells us about her role in the world of wearable #robotics siliconrepublic.com/machines/divya…
  
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• WATCH: Deloitte Dublin aims to spearhead global blockchain revolution siliconrepublic.com/video/deloitte…

  10-11-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Deloitte Dublin aims to spearhead global blockchain revolution siliconrepublic.com/video/deloitte…
  
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• “The ultimate goal, and this gives me goosebumps when I think about it, is to save a person’s life.” #startups… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-11-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  “The ultimate goal, and this gives me goosebumps when I think about it, is to save a person’s life.” #startups… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Our #ScienceWeek experts are here to answer your questions about the environment and the fusion of science with the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-11-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  Our #ScienceWeek experts are here to answer your questions about the environment and the fusion of science with the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Why China's wild plan to create supersonic trains will probably fail

  10-11-2018 08:00
  
  Billionaire Li Shufu wants to create trains that can travel at 1,000km/h. As the first hyperloop pioneers have found, high-speed public transport is incredibly complex
  
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• This stunning book from Brian May lets you see the Moon in 3D

  10-11-2018 08:00
  
  The Queen guitarist and astrophysicist gives the ancient technology of 3D stereoscopy a new lifewith his new book on the moon landings
  
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• These are the best Nintendo Switch games this year so far

  10-11-2018 08:00
  
  The best Nintendo Switch games that have been released this year. These are the games you should be playing
  
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• iPhone XR review: a thumping step up, but not exactly affordable

  10-11-2018 08:00
  
  Apple's latest "affordable" iPhone has some problems but is excellent. It has a better battery than the XS, an impressive camera and the new LCD screen holds up to the competition
  
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• Meeting Kosovo's clickbait merchants

  10-11-2018 02:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Western web-users lap up misinformation online - these are the shady "merchants" who push it on Facebook.
  
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• Broadband customers paying hundreds more than they need to, watchdog says

  10-11-2018 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Which? surveyed more than 7,000 broadband customers about their opinions on 12 of the biggest internet providers.
  
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• Europe and Russia reveal the landing site for their 2020 rover

  10-11-2018 01:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team behind the mission has recommended a spot called Oxia Planum, where it’s thought a large body of water sat billions of years ago. ESA and Roscosmos will make a decision mid-2019.
  
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• Thank $deity that week's over. Look, here's some trippy music generated from pixels of a Martian sunrise to play us out

  10-11-2018 01:56 via go.theregister.com
  So there is fife on Mars? Video  Scientists in England have documented the five thousandth sunrise spied by NASA’s Opportunity rover in the form of interpretive dance music.…
  
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• Billionaire Yuri Milner's Breakthrough project working with NASA to hunt for alien life

  10-11-2018 00:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Milner hopes tofor life on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which many experts believe is the most likely place in the universe to contain alien life, and is being advised by NASA on the plans.
  
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• The bird that has baffled scientists: Weird warbler is THREE species in one

  10-11-2018 00:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bird found in Pennsylvania is the offspring of a hybrid warbler mother and a warbler father from an entirely different genus.
  
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