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• Tesla to deliver new Model 3 orders by year end

  15-11-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk said on Thursday that Model 3s ordered in the United States by the end of this month will be delivered by Dec. 31, as the electric carmaker tries to take advantage of tax breaks.
  
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• Prince William criticises social media firms

  15-11-2018 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Prince William and Catherine were at the BBC to discuss its work on combating cyber-bullying.
  
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• Facebook says it's getting better at removing hate speech as it deletes 1.5 BILLION fake accounts

  15-11-2018 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During the April-to-September period, Facebook doubled the amount of hate speech it detected proactively, compared with the previous six months.
  
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• U.S. retailers could soon adopt facial recognition tech to stop thieves

  15-11-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say retail is the next industry to become a target of the technology, pointing to a growing number of suppliers and companies willing to put it in their stores - but it's not without privacy concerns.
  
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• Great news for #Dublin as #Quaternion will create 20 jobs after forming a strategic partnership with @AcadiaSoft_.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Great news for #Dublin as #Quaternion will create 20 jobs after forming a strategic partnership with @AcadiaSoft_.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Research into the physics of bubbles from @MIT has found that when they become laced with bacteria, their bursting… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Research into the physics of bubbles from @MIT has found that when they become laced with bacteria, their bursting… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Too clever for its own good! Google DeepMind researcher reveals how AI cheats at games

  15-11-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria Krakovna, of Google's DeepMind AI lab in London, asked her colleagues for examples of misbehaving AI to highlight an often overlooked danger of the technology. (Stock)
  
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• Scientists spot gravitational waves caused by hyper-massive neutron star

  15-11-2018 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instead of merging into a black hole as expected, researchers now say the event gave rise to one hyper-massive neutron star in the first observation of its kind.
  
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• High-tech carpets inspired by polar bear fur could lead to new sticky and insulating surfaces

  15-11-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a cutting edge way to make arrays of nanofibers inspired by materials found in nature. (Stock image)
  
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• The Irish #fintech start-up @rubicoin has once again caught the eye of investors with news it has secured €3m to co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  The Irish #fintech start-up @rubicoin has once again caught the eye of investors with news it has secured €3m to co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Would you consider a career in #blockchain? It’s unlikely according to new research from blockchain professional se… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Would you consider a career in #blockchain? It’s unlikely according to new research from blockchain professional se… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Could this be Atlantis? Satellites spot ancient ruins flooded off the Spanish coast

  15-11-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancient ruins examined using satellite imagery provide evidence that the city's huge harbour walls once stood in southern Spain, claim experts at Yorkshire-based private firm Merlin Burrows.
  
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• 'Next generation of metal batteries' that could last TWICE as long and charge faster are created

  15-11-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Penn State University say the batteries could be much safer than standard lithium batteries which have 'fundamental issues' causing them to suddenly explode and burst into flames.
  
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• One of Instagram's 13 original employees DELETES her account

  15-11-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bailey Richardson started at Instagram in 2012 when Mark Zuckerberg's firm bought the budding app for $1 billion. it now has one billion users around the world (stock).
  
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• MiSafes smartwatches that let parents track their children are 'easy to hack' and should be binned

  15-11-2018 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers for security firm Pen Test Partners in Buckingham found The inexpensive watcheskeep track of a child’s location by using GPS, which can be accessed by hackers.
  
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• Facebook launches Unsend feature for Messenger (even though Mark Zuckerberg has had it for months)

  15-11-2018 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Unsend tool lets users delete messages up to 10 minutes after they're sent. However, it's only available in Poland, Bolivia, Colombia and Lithuania for now, while a global launch is on the way.
  
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• .@SylviaLeatham takes us on a guided tour of the @scienceirel-funded @I_Form_Centre, with exclusive images from ins… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  .@SylviaLeatham takes us on a guided tour of the @scienceirel-funded @I_Form_Centre, with exclusive images from ins… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• One million cases of fly-tipping were reported in the UK last year

  15-11-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Local councils reported 998,000 fly-tipping incidents in 2017/18, a new study by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in London has revealed.
  
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• Google's Alphabet gives up on rescue robots

  15-11-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The technology giant will close its Schaft robotics division after failing to find a buyer.
  
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• Here's a list of all the times that Facebook proved you can't trust it

  15-11-2018 18:11
  
  The news that Facebook hid its knowledge of Russian election interference then attempted to smear its detractors is just the latest in a long line of misdeeds
  
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• #MostRead Today: Digital Marketing Institute strikes education deal with HubSpot ow.ly/aFI830mDdPn

  15-11-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Digital Marketing Institute strikes education deal with HubSpot ow.ly/aFI830mDdPn
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 Irish science-based start-ups to watch ow.ly/TkcQ30mDdLn

  15-11-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 Irish science-based start-ups to watch ow.ly/TkcQ30mDdLn
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists discover materials that totally break modern laws of chemistry ow.ly/mavW30mDdwp

  15-11-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists discover materials that totally break modern laws of chemistry ow.ly/mavW30mDdwp
  
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• #MostRead Today: HubSpot takes a 20-year lease of new building on Dublin’s South Docks ow.ly/P3dA30mDdKH

  15-11-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: HubSpot takes a 20-year lease of new building on Dublin’s South Docks ow.ly/P3dA30mDdKH
  
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• #MostRead Today: How to get a blockchain job in Dublin ow.ly/gnig30mDdJS

  15-11-2018 17:48 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: How to get a blockchain job in Dublin ow.ly/gnig30mDdJS
  
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• NASA uses AI software to create lander that could touch down on Saturn or Jupiter's moons

  15-11-2018 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA and software company Autodesk have unveiled a lander that's lightweight and created, in part, thanks to innovative AI software. The spider-like craft is partly made of 3-D printed aluminum.
  
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• AI can create fake fingerprints that are so realistic they trick scanners

  15-11-2018 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from New York University - who created the fake prints using a neural network - were able to mimic more than one in five fingerprints.
  
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• Rise of gene-edited livestock, including hornless cows and pigs that never hit puberty

  15-11-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic traits in a lab. It sounds like science fiction, but Recombinetics sees opportunity for its technology in livestock.
  
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• Animals that take big risks are more likely to go extinct than those that play it safe

  15-11-2018 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Results from tiny tags helped researchers from Swansea University to measure how successful the animal was at finding food, size of the food and the effort needed to find the food.
  
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• It's #ScienceWeek and there are so many great science-based start-ups in Ireland, including: @NuritasResearch,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  It's #ScienceWeek and there are so many great science-based start-ups in Ireland, including: @NuritasResearch,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• IVF clinics could get rid of embryos expected to have low IQs

  15-11-2018 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genomic Predictions, a company based in New Jersey in the US, is in talks with IVF clinics to offer testing to screen embryos for 'mental disabilities' and people have ethical concerns.
  
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• Killer whales use the sonic equivalent of a flashlight to target prey hiding hundreds of miles away

  15-11-2018 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of St Andrews Scottish Oceans Institute reveals how whales, dolphins and porpoises let out ultrasonic clicks in narrow beams to help them find food (stock).
  
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• Killer whales share personality traits with humans and chimpanzees, say psychologists

  15-11-2018 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Killer whales share personality traits with humans and chimpanzees, such as playfulness, cheerfulness and affection, according to new research from Spain's University of Girona (stock)
  
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• Pathogens can turn bursting bubbles into microbial grenades siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bur…

  15-11-2018 16:52 via twitter.com
  Pathogens can turn bursting bubbles into microbial grenades siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bur…
  
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• #MaterialsScience researchers have reported the discovery of materials that totally defy the laws of chemistry. siliconrepublic.com/machines/mater…

  15-11-2018 16:50 via twitter.com
  #MaterialsScience researchers have reported the discovery of materials that totally defy the laws of chemistry. siliconrepublic.com/machines/mater…
  
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• To mark #ScienceWeek, here are just seven Irish science stories that have caught the country’s attention so far thi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  To mark #ScienceWeek, here are just seven Irish science stories that have caught the country’s attention so far thi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Oxford Professor On Google: ‘They Are Incapable Of Holding Themselves To Ethical Standards’

  15-11-2018 16:22 via technocracy.news
  Google is one of the most data-hungry Technocrat companies on earth, and is integrating health data and health AI into its company by merging DeepMind. This has broken many promises made by both companies and exposes patient data en mass. ⁃ TN EditorPrivacy advocates have raised concerns about patients’ data after Google said it would take control of its subsidiary DeepMind’s healthcare division.
  Google, which acquired London-based artificial intelligence lab DeepMind in 2014,
  
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• "The war for talent is more competitive than ever and the world has become a lot smaller in terms of reaching candi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
  "The war for talent is more competitive than ever and the world has become a lot smaller in terms of reaching candi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'O-Wind Turbine’ can harness energy in cities and turn it into electricity

  15-11-2018 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two graduates from Lancaster University have invented a unique way of harnessing energy to convert into electricity in cities in an invention inspired by NASA's Mars Tumbleweed Rover.
  
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• What the potentially useless draft Brexit agreement means for tech

  15-11-2018 15:55
  
  Theresa May has struck a draft Brexit agreement with European negotiators. Her top government ministers are resigning, putting the deal in jeopardy, but here's what it could mean for tech if it stands
  
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• Climate Contrarian Uncovers Big Scientific Error, Upends Major Ocean Warming Study

  15-11-2018 15:54 via technocracy.news
  Mathematician Nic Lewis, a global warming critic, found problems on the very first page of a peer-reviewed study published in the “world’s premier scientific journal”. This demonstrates the groupthink phenomenon among global warmists when they cannot see the forest through the trees. ⁃ TN EditorResearchers with UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Princeton University recently walked back scientific findings published last month that show
  
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• Facial Recognition In Retail Stores: Are Shoppers Ready For It?

  15-11-2018 15:27 via technocracy.news
  Retail stores are planning opt-in facial recognition in return for giving you shopping rewards. Thus, your biometric data as well as your buying history will be available for sale to the highest bidder. When combined with data from other stores, the data-hungry Technocrats will know more about you than you know about yourself. ⁃ TN EditorThe global market for retail biometrics is by all accounts in its early stages, and is significantly fragmented between regions. Retailers in Asia are tes
  
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• Facebook accused of dark PR tactics

  15-11-2018 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook is embroiled in a new controversy over the tactics it used to discredit its critics.
  
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• Italy's Campi Flegrei supervolcano is building up magma

  15-11-2018 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Europe's supervolcano in Naples last erupted in 1538 and although scientists claim an eruption is not imminent but it could be as destructive as the infamous Vesuvius eruption.
  
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• Mystery of auroras is revealed: Scientists unlock the secrets of their explosive energy

  15-11-2018 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the study, researchers from UCL and the University of Reading remotely observed rapidly evolving aurora to understand the physics behind why, when and how energy is released.
  
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• Pest control expert films rodents hoovering up bait laced with the infamous Carolina Reaper pepper

  15-11-2018 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US YouTuber Shawn Woods put Carolina Reapers, which are more than 850 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper, into rodent bait and placed the trapin his backyard.
  
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• Face ID not working for Apple iPhone XS Max users

  15-11-2018 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple users all over the world are taking to Twitter and Reddit to complain about the Facial recognition technology on their iPhones being disabled.
  
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• Climate change: Report says 'cut lamb and beef'

  15-11-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The number of sheep and cattle in the UK should be reduced to help combat climate change, a report says.
  
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• A wind turbine small enough to fit on a city rooftop has scooped the grand prize at the international… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 13:25 via twitter.com
  A wind turbine small enough to fit on a city rooftop has scooped the grand prize at the international… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Climate change: Worries over CO2 emissions from intensifying wildfires

  15-11-2018 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Rising numbers of extreme wildfires could result in a significant increase in CO₂ emissions, scientists have warned.
  
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