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• SpaceX says crew rocket is ready for Jan test flight ahead of mission to send astronauts to the ISS

  21-11-2018 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first flight of a SpaceX rocket tailored to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is set for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 7, NASA said on Wednesday.
  
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• Tiny First Temple stone inscribed with ancient Hebrew ‘mirror writing’ discovered in Jerusalem

  21-11-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artifact, called a beka, dates back to the First Temple period roughly 3,000 years ago, when it would have been used to measure the value of worshipers’ donations, experts say.
  
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• InSight: Nasa's Mars mission on target for landing

  21-11-2018 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The American space agency says its InSight Mars lander is on a near-perfect Thanksgiving trajectory.
  
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• Furry erotica site hit by data breach that exposed hundreds of thousands of users’ information

  21-11-2018 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to web security site Have I Been Pwned , hackers obtained email addresses, names, hashed passwords, and both physical and IP addresses for 411,000 High Tail Hall players.
  
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• Revolutionary Star-trek inspired 'ion propulsion' plane engine unveiled for the first time

  21-11-2018 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An 'ionic wind' of colliding electrically charged air molecules provides the thrust needed to make it fly, according to researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.
  
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• Humans have two internal 'clocks' can predict the FUTURE

  21-11-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the University of California, Berkeley, discovered the 'clocks' after experts studied the accuracy of anticipatory timing amid people with Parkinson’s disease.
  
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• The extreme tests your Christmas shopping goes through to reach your door in one piece

  21-11-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A London delivery company have revealed how they safeguard their packages against damage. Three quarters of online shoppers have received a damaged product in the last 12 months.
  
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• Bad news for foodies! Truffle industry will DISAPPEAR within a generation

  21-11-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stirling University predict that the continent's production of the popular fungi will decline by between 78 and 100 per cent between 2071 and 2100.
  
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• Amazon customers' names and email addresses exposed in 'technical error'

  21-11-2018 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon says it has 'inadvertently disclosed' customer information during one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year. The firm says all affected were notified, and no action is necessary.
  
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• Study finds 1 in 5 people are more likely to donate if they think others will see them as generous

  21-11-2018 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study led by a team at Pennsylvania State University surveyed 197 people online to see how the visibility of charitable actions influences donations.
  
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• David Attenborough: Climate 'biggest threat in thousands of years'

  21-11-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The television presenter is to urge greater action in a major speech at UN climate talks next month.
  
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• Image captures VERY rare moment the Northern Lights appear alongside a 'moonbow'

  21-11-2018 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dual presence of these famed phenomenons took place at the Lights Over Lapland resort in Abisko, north of the Arctic Circle, whereonlookers were left stunned.
  
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• “Returners add a huge diversity of experience to our business.” Cliona McCusker tells us about ReSUME, the returner… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  “Returners add a huge diversity of experience to our business.” Cliona McCusker tells us about ReSUME, the returner… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NASA to review workplace safety culture at SpaceX and Boeing

  21-11-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA is planning to review the workplace safety culture at SpaceX and Boeing Co, as the two companies gear up to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.
  
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• Apple supplier Foxconn seeks to cut costs in 2019 -...

  21-11-2018 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Foxconn aims to cut 20 billion yuan ($2.88 billion) from expenses in 2019 as the company faces 'a very difficult and competitive year', according to a new report from Bloomberg.
  
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• #MostRead today: Human brain has two ‘clocks’ to help it predict the future. #neuroscience siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hum…

  21-11-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Human brain has two ‘clocks’ to help it predict the future. #neuroscience siliconrepublic.com/innovation/hum…
  
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• #MostRead today: Another stealthy #Apple acquisition gets noticed siliconrepublic.com/companies/silk…

  21-11-2018 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Another stealthy #Apple acquisition gets noticed siliconrepublic.com/companies/silk…
  
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• #MostRead today: #Vodafone goes live with first #5G trial site in Dublin’s docklands siliconrepublic.com/comms/vodafone…

  21-11-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: #Vodafone goes live with first #5G trial site in Dublin’s docklands siliconrepublic.com/comms/vodafone…
  
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• #MostRead today: You’re going to work in #blockchain whether you want to or not, according to David Wachsman siliconrepublic.com/careers/david-…

  21-11-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: You’re going to work in #blockchain whether you want to or not, according to David Wachsman siliconrepublic.com/careers/david-…
  
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• #MostRead today: Scientists left stunned after melting gold at room temperature. #Chemistry #MaterialsScience siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mel…

  21-11-2018 17:23 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Scientists left stunned after melting gold at room temperature. #Chemistry #MaterialsScience siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mel…
  
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• David Attenborough takes 'people's seat' at climate change talks

  21-11-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir David Attenborough will join the UN in taking a message from people around the world to the December climate change talks in Poland.
  
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• Facebook appeals against Cambridge Analytica fine

  21-11-2018 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network says the UK's data watchdog £500,000 penalty was unjustified.
  
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• “Any conference about #blockchain is 95pc white, male Silicon Valley types.” @DennehyNiall of @aidtechnology speaks… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  “Any conference about #blockchain is 95pc white, male Silicon Valley types.” @DennehyNiall of @aidtechnology speaks… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Astronomer captures the incredible moment a meteor explodes and scatters throughout the night sky

  21-11-2018 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amateur astrologer Derek Robson, 58, filmed the breathtaking spectacle from the back garden of his home in Leicester at 5.07am on 10 November.
  
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• Sexters BEWARE: WhatsApp’s update could show video previews

  21-11-2018 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp are said to be completing a new feature where video previews come up on your phone automatically. The California based company are rolling out the new feature 'soon'.
  
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• Rembrandt painting of Jesus will go on sale for £6m after artist's 'fingerprints' are spotted

  21-11-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Study Of A Head Of A Young Man, measuring just over 25cm high, is expected to fetch about £6 million when it is auctioned in London next month.
  
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• Cyber security expert warns that unwitting parents could be ordering gifts from Alexa

  21-11-2018 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cyber security expert from C3IA Solutions, a firm based in Poole, Dorset, said owners need to be extra careful what they say around the devices like Alexa or Google Home at this time of year.
  
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• Nouriel Roubini: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Crush Cryptocurrencies

  21-11-2018 15:13 via technocracy.news
  TN agrees that the Central Banks will adopt a variation of cryptocurrencies that will crush all other forms. The field of Fintech (Financial Technology) has already been declared to be the financial enabler for Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorLeading economic policymakers are now considering whether central banks should issue their own digital currencies, to be made available to everyone, rather than just to licensed commercial banks. The idea deserves serious consider
  
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• King Richard III was not a grotesque hunchback but actually a handsome gentleman

  21-11-2018 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A gallery owner from Dunster, Somerset, has refuted the historical portrayals of Richard III - and says he was more of a handsome 'surfer dude'.
  
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• Trilateral Commission Member Gro Brundtland Pushes Hard On Sustainable Development

  21-11-2018 15:01 via technocracy.news
  Gro Harlem Brundtland is the mother of Sustainable Development, having created the policies that led to the creation of Agenda 21 in 1992. She is also a member of the Trilateral Commission and a fanatical supporter of the UN and Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThe Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen once wrote, “A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” With our global ship being tossed by the stormy and dangerous waters of
  
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• Genetically Modified Virus Made To Kill Cancer Cells

  21-11-2018 14:50 via technocracy.news
  On the surface of it, this is a health breakthrough that could potentially save hundreds of thousands of cancer victims. However, the technology has very dangerous applications in the wrong hands.  ⁃ TN EditorA Genetically modified virus that kills cancer cells and destroys their hiding places has been developed by British scientists.
  It targets both cancer cells and healthy cells that are tricked into protecting the cancer from the immune system.
  Fibroblasts, the most common type of
  
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• Whales change their songs every few years and opt for simpler tunes that are easier to remember

  21-11-2018 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from St Andrews University in Scotland studied male humpback whales over 13 years and found the signature songs of the species change steadily over time as they become embellished.
  
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• Facebook ads urge its staff to leak secrets

  21-11-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The Freedom from Facebook campaign is using the company's own ad tools to encourage staff to share details.
  
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• Millipede so rare 'it doesn't even have a name' discovered

  21-11-2018 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The millipede is "new to science" and has only ever been found in three places - all in south Wales.
  
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• Dr Yaniv Altshuler, CEO of @MIT spin-out @EndorProtocol, talks to @incogellen about the evolving landscape of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 14:05 via twitter.com
  Dr Yaniv Altshuler, CEO of @MIT spin-out @EndorProtocol, talks to @incogellen about the evolving landscape of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• We spoke to @AmyCappellanti of @symantec about #HR trends and the #FutureOfWork siliconrepublic.com/people/symante…

  21-11-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
  We spoke to @AmyCappellanti of @symantec about #HR trends and the #FutureOfWork siliconrepublic.com/people/symante…
  
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• Facebook is forced to disable its 'inappropriate' generic auto-replies

  21-11-2018 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social media giant has been called 'toxic tech' for suggesting users click on automated replies like 'that is so sad', right, during coverage of the Chicago hospital shooting, pictured left.
  
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• 'Adult' furry erotica site hacked

  21-11-2018 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest in a long line of hacks aimed at adult websites leaves millions of users exposed.
  
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• New research from @UCBerkeley shows that the human brain has two ‘clocks’ to help it predict the future.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 13:05 via twitter.com
  New research from @UCBerkeley shows that the human brain has two ‘clocks’ to help it predict the future.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #5G takes focus as @VodafoneIreland goes live with first trial site in Dublin’s docklands and announces new acceler… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 12:41 via twitter.com
  #5G takes focus as @VodafoneIreland goes live with first trial site in Dublin’s docklands and announces new acceler… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years

  21-11-2018 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The rapid rise in the number of child gamblers is "a generational scandal", says a campaigner.
  
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• New scam circulating on WhatsApp offering discounts in Spar

  21-11-2018 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new scam is circulating on WhatsApp encouraging users to click into a link which says it will give themBlack Friday coupons. The hoax message is thought to have originated in South Africa.
  
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• How tech is helping the Isles of Scilly protect the environment

  21-11-2018 12:19
  
  The Isles of Scilly have bold energy goals designed to help protect its fragile environment – solar, batteries and the IoT could be the solution
  
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• Religion IS compatible with science: Early scientific works were motivated by a belief in God

  21-11-2018 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor David N Livingstone from Queen's University and John Hedley Brooke, a professor at Oxford University explain more in this piece from The Conversation (stock).
  
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• Rolling stones leave #Mars moon feeling groovy, according to a new study from @BrownUniversity siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rol…

  21-11-2018 11:55 via twitter.com
  Rolling stones leave #Mars moon feeling groovy, according to a new study from @BrownUniversity siliconrepublic.com/innovation/rol…
  
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• “If you’re an oceanographer, people immediately think you study whales.” Dr Neil Swart outlines some of the common… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 11:25 via twitter.com
  “If you’re an oceanographer, people immediately think you study whales.” Dr Neil Swart outlines some of the common… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Big data at sea: How the Royal Navy charts the world's oceans

  21-11-2018 11:21 via go.theregister.com
  Warships don't only sink the nation's enemies, you know Boatnotes  You may think of a warship as a vessel that sails the Seven Seas, bristling with missiles and guns, ready to deal out death and destruction to Her Majesty's enemies. In fact, warships do many other jobs too – such as HMS Enterprise's routine but vital task of seabed surveying.…
  
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• This week on our Leaders’ Insights series, @SyncThinkInc CEO @lyecies tells us how her company aims to balance the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-11-2018 10:55 via twitter.com
  This week on our Leaders’ Insights series, @SyncThinkInc CEO @lyecies tells us how her company aims to balance the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Revolut wins big at Europe's Allstar Company of 2018 awards

  21-11-2018 10:47
  
  The fintech is riding a wave of success as it takes the the title for Europe's Allstar Company of 2018
  
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