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• Experts predict race to clean up space junk could lead to war

  13-11-2018 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As space activities are rooted in the geopolitics down on Earth, the hidden challenge is militarization of space technologies meant to clean it up, says a researcher from the University of Washington.
  
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• Facebook vulnerability let hackers see information about users and their friends

  13-11-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has patched a bug that could have let anyone view your likes, posts and friends.The vulnerability was fixed by Facebook in May after it was first discovered by a cybersecurity firm.
  
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• Juul halts store sales of some flavored e-cigarettes

  13-11-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The announcement Tuesday by Juul Labs Inc. comes ahead of an expected government crackdown on underage sales of e-cigs.
  
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• One third of ALL food produced worldwide is thrown out before it hits consumers' plates

  13-11-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the report from the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, the billions of tons of food wasted each year amounts to to roughly $1 trillion.
  
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• The MINI terracotta army: Hundreds of small warrior statues found in 2100-year-old pit in China

  13-11-2018 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of small statues depicting infantrymen, cavalry, and performers in a 2,100-year-old pit in China. It looks much like the famous Terracotta Army.
  
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• Have YOU been locked out of your Apple account? Mystery bug hits users

  13-11-2018 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A number of iPhone users have been inexplicably locked out of their Apple ID account. Users began reporting the issue on Twitter and Reddit, saying they were unsure what was behind the bug.
  
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• Waymo set to debut first driverless rideshare service as soon as next month, report claims

  13-11-2018 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waymo is eyeing the launch of a self-driving car service as soon as next month, a new report claims. It will operate under a different name and compete directly with Uber and Lyft.
  
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• Your mother's love life determines how many romantic partners you have

  13-11-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say the findings, based on data of mothers and children in the US since 1979, show mothers pass relationship skills to their kids, which influence how they interact with everyone.
  
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• Greek authorities say lost ancient city of Tenea is...

  13-11-2018 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finds included walls and clay, marble or stone floors of buildings, as well as household pottery, a bone gaming die and more than 200 coins dating from the 4th century B.C. to late Roman times.
  
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• Clean energy 'not improving fast enough to solve climate change'

  13-11-2018 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The electricity sector is currently undergoing its 'most dramatic transformation since its creation', according to a report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency (stock image).
  
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• Life support system that recycles breathable air is being installed on the ISS

  13-11-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency (ESA) based in Paris has built the Advanced Closed Loop System (ACLS) to turn exhaled air into reusable oxygen.
  
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• Climate change led to the demise of the ancient Indus valley civilisation

  13-11-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists say that climate change led to the advanced Indus valley civilisation's demise by driving them out of their cities, which were among the earliest ever built.
  
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• Gaia satellite spots mysterious 'ghost' galaxy lurking just outside the Milky Way

  13-11-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The object, dubbed Antila 2 (or Ant 2), is roughly 10,000 times dimmer than another known satellite of the Milky Way and is considered to be a dwarf galaxy. It was found in data from Gaia satellite.
  
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• Dozens of leading Irish and international scientists have been telling us who their unsung heroes are. Here are jus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Dozens of leading Irish and international scientists have been telling us who their unsung heroes are. Here are jus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Study finds the average American checks their phone 52 times a day

  13-11-2018 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Deloitte study found 63% of the respondents said they were trying to limit their smartphone usage - although only half said they were succeeding in cutting back.
  
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• Great news for #Waterford as Bausch Health is #hiring 100 new people. #JobFairy #WaterfordJobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bausch-he…

  13-11-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Great news for #Waterford as Bausch Health is #hiring 100 new people. #JobFairy #WaterfordJobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bausch-he…
  
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• Furhat the eerie lifelike robotic head is stumped by people with BOTOX

  13-11-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Furhat is built by a Swedish firm and combines artificial intelligence and digital assistant technology. It can communicate with humans by scanning their face.
  
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• First 5G cities in UK named by EE

  13-11-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's big cities will be the first to get the futuristic mobile technology, says mobile operator.
  
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• Three groups of students from #Wicklow, #Kilkenny and #Galway have been named winners of the @ReelLifeScience compe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Three groups of students from #Wicklow, #Kilkenny and #Galway have been named winners of the @ReelLifeScience compe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Is the iPhone XR in trouble? Analyst cuts shipments of Apple's 'budget' $749 phone by 30m units

  13-11-2018 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Longtime Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cut his forecast for iPhone XR shipments by 30 million units, signaling weak demand for the budget handset in the upcoming holiday quarter.
  
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• Lack of sunspots could bring a 'Space Age record' for cold weather, NASA scientist warns

  13-11-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hampton-based scientist Martin Mlynczak from Nasa's Langley Research Centre says a lack of sunspots could herald in a 'Space Age record' for cold temperatures.
  
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• Ironman, move over! Watch daredevils fly over the Norwegian fjords at 120mph

  13-11-2018 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New vertigo-inducing footage shows 59-year-old Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy pulling his latest stunt with two equally as fearless friends, high above the Norwegian fjords.
  
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• Honour Stan Lee by reading the comics that defined his genius

  13-11-2018 17:36
  
  You might spot Stan 'The Man' Lee in film cameos, but his real legacy lies in the early years of Marvel Comics and the creation of characters such as the Fantastic Four
  
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• Particles from brake systems, tires and even roads produce microplastics that end up in the ocean

  13-11-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that a vast majority of matter found in small particles are microplastics from vehicle tyres. They analyzed particles from three busy German motorways.
  
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• #MostRead Today: What are the most in-demand skills for the future of work? ow.ly/zidq30mBs3i

  13-11-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What are the most in-demand skills for the future of work? ow.ly/zidq30mBs3i
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists reveal why male fertility is severely threatened in years to come ow.ly/c1H230mBs1B

  13-11-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists reveal why male fertility is severely threatened in years to come ow.ly/c1H230mBs1B
  
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• #MostRead Today: Could this student’s award-winning project help launch a quantum evolution? ow.ly/KFEm30mBs2j

  13-11-2018 17:32 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Could this student’s award-winning project help launch a quantum evolution? ow.ly/KFEm30mBs2j
  
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• #MostRead Today: Researchers find hidden health risk in common 3D-printing process ow.ly/C1Ub30mBs12

  13-11-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Researchers find hidden health risk in common 3D-printing process ow.ly/C1Ub30mBs12
  
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• #MostRead Today: HubSpot takes a 20-year lease of new building on Dublin’s South Docks ow.ly/h56w30mBrYR

  13-11-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: HubSpot takes a 20-year lease of new building on Dublin’s South Docks ow.ly/h56w30mBrYR
  
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• Did you know Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, who you may have seen on Siliconrepublic.com, is curating @Ireland for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 17:23 via twitter.com
  Did you know Dr Jessamyn Fairfield, who you may have seen on Siliconrepublic.com, is curating @Ireland for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Russia and China's 'attack on Google': 'Experiment' causes 'worst ever' hijack

  13-11-2018 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Internet traffic was intercepted by servers in Nigeria, China and Russia - including those run by major state-owned telecoms providers.
  
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• Lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water has hit near-record low levels due to overuse

  13-11-2018 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Sea of Galilee, where Christians believe Jesus walked on water, has been shrinking for years, mainly due to overuse, and environmentalists are raising the alarm.
  
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• Palm oil from 12 companies driving orangutans to 'brink of extinction'

  13-11-2018 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twenty-five palm oil groups had cleared over 130,000 hectares of rainforest since the end of 2015.That is an area almost twice the size of Singapore destroyed in less than three years.
  
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• Author Of Brexit Article 50 Revealed As Member Of Trilateral Commission

  13-11-2018 16:51 via technocracy.news
  Baron John Kerr is a member of the Executive Committee of the European branch of the Trilateral Commission. He regrets having authored Article 50 that made Brexit possible. Kerr has served on many boards of several giant companies like Shell and Rio Tinto. ⁃ TN EditorAs Brexit unfolds, come along and hear from the man who wrote Article 50.
  John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard is to be the keynote speaker at the Insider and Scotland Is Now Top 500 Business Breakfast early in the New Year.
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• 100 jobs for Waterford as Bausch Health expands operations siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bausch-he…

  13-11-2018 16:47 via twitter.com
  100 jobs for Waterford as Bausch Health expands operations siliconrepublic.com/jobs/bausch-he…
  
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• NASA Scientists: Lack Of Sunspots To Bring Record Cold

  13-11-2018 16:35 via technocracy.news
  Global warmists will eat crow for awhile while the earth cools and it becomes obvious that the sun is the primary determinant for earth’s temperature. The global warming meme is a fraud that does not respect objective science. ⁃ TN EditorThe sun is entering one of the deepest Solar Minima of the Space Age. Sunspots have been absent for most of 2018, and the sun’s ultraviolet output has sharply dropped. New research shows that Earth’s upper atmosphere is responding.
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• Adorable Irish kids’ science video among winners of short film award siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ree…

  13-11-2018 16:29 via twitter.com
  Adorable Irish kids’ science video among winners of short film award siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ree…
  
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• As home of the @esa Space Solutions Centre, the @TyndallInstitut in #Cork now has certification to stress test a wh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 16:20 via twitter.com
  As home of the @esa Space Solutions Centre, the @TyndallInstitut in #Cork now has certification to stress test a wh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Climate change: Heatwaves 'halve' male insect fertility

  13-11-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A study of beetles could explain global decline in insects - and how heat can damage male fertility.
  
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• Want to move into a science career? @NIBRT_ #ScienceWeek siliconrepublic.com/advice/science…

  13-11-2018 15:55 via twitter.com
  Want to move into a science career? @NIBRT_ #ScienceWeek siliconrepublic.com/advice/science…
  
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• Irish agritech player MagGrow raises €3m siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/magg…

  13-11-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Irish agritech player MagGrow raises €3m siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/magg…
  
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• “These results are very important for understanding how species react to #ClimateChange.” siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mal…

  13-11-2018 15:25 via twitter.com
  “These results are very important for understanding how species react to #ClimateChange.” siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mal…
  
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• UK Government Goes Full Orwellian, Building Biometric Database On Every Single Citizen

  13-11-2018 15:19 via technocracy.news
  When Theresa May became UK Prime Minister in 2016. She had once fought against the National Identity Card and national database program, but it has now reappeared in a worse form. ⁃ TN EditorWe’ve been warning about this moment since the first day TruePublica went online. We said that the government would eventually take the biometric data of every single citizen living in Britain and use it for nefarious reasons.  DNA, fingerprint, face, and even voice data will be included. Bu
  
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• “The extinction of Xenothrix, which evolved on an island without any native mammal predators, highlights the great… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 15:05 via twitter.com
  “The extinction of Xenothrix, which evolved on an island without any native mammal predators, highlights the great… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Today's featured employer is @NewRelic! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/1hT5qNPlaf

  13-11-2018 14:50 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @NewRelic! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/1hT5qNPlaf
  
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• “We must come together as a nation and work towards making Ireland a world-leading digital #manufacturing powerhous… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  “We must come together as a nation and work towards making Ireland a world-leading digital #manufacturing powerhous… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Russia and China's 'attack on Google': Virtual wargame 'experiment' hits search giant

  13-11-2018 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Internet traffic was intercepted by servers in Nigeria, China and Russia - including those run by major state-owned telecoms providers.
  
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• 75-million-year-old rare fossil helps explain the evolution of birds

  13-11-2018 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Discovered in North America's Utah, where it was nestled in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, the fossil is billed as the most significant of its kind in North America.
  
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• Mobile is adding a new dimension to the madness as a @PwCIreland survey indicates that spending will increase on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  Mobile is adding a new dimension to the madness as a @PwCIreland survey indicates that spending will increase on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WhatsApp will now rank your friends in feed determined by how much you talk to your friends

  13-11-2018 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp is preparing to roll out a new feature which automatically ranks your friends. The California based companyis currently testing the new system on iPhone, according to WABetaInfo.
  
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