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• Climate change: Report warns of growing impact on US life

  23-11-2018 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Climate change could cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and damage health, a major report warns.
  
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• Do it! twitter.com/inspirefesthq/…

  23-11-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
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• Residents revolt over Facebook group 'sale'

  23-11-2018 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A London community Facebook group is furious after the administration rights were sold on by one of its members.
  
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• There’s a lot of talk about #FutureJobs right now. But what exactly are these jobs? #FutureOfWork #FoW siliconrepublic.com/jobs/future-of…

  23-11-2018 19:10 via twitter.com
  There’s a lot of talk about #FutureJobs right now. But what exactly are these jobs? #FutureOfWork #FoW siliconrepublic.com/jobs/future-of…
  
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• Stop global warming by dimming the SUN!

  23-11-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study says that global warming could be cut in half by spraying sulphates into the Earth's atmosphere. The research was led by Harvard and Yale Universities.
  
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• D&G: China shopping sites pull products in ad backlash

  23-11-2018 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Controversy over an ad campaign risks the firm's sales in one of the world's biggest luxury markets.
  
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• .@CyberVistaEd’s @simonepetrella outlines practical steps for better security and her vision for the role #AI will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  .@CyberVistaEd’s @simonepetrella outlines practical steps for better security and her vision for the role #AI will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The stunning entries submitted to the National Geographic Photo Contest 2018

  23-11-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The annual contest honours photographers who have captured jaw-dropping shots from around the world, whether they be of wildlife, people or a landscape.
  
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• Astronomers detect water in the atmosphere of a planet 179 light years away

  23-11-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at the Keck Observatory in Maunakea, Hawaii made the discovery when investigating HR 8799c - a giant gas planet seven times the size of Jupiter.
  
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• Lions may disappear without urgent funding for conservation

  23-11-2018 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Writing for The Conversation, Niki Rust, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Newcastle University talks about what we can do to ensure lions survival and the trials they face to remain in the wild.
  
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• This week in #IoT, Dublin and Sydney are to share a Connected Restaurant concept, while @ESBGroup reveals a new stu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  This week in #IoT, Dublin and Sydney are to share a Connected Restaurant concept, while @ESBGroup reveals a new stu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Stunning drone pictures show spectacular scenery as it's never been seen before

  23-11-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The photos, which appeared on Lyon-based photo-sharing site Dronestagram, reveal some of the most stunning shots taken from perspectives that have never been seen before.
  
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• Head of George Soros philanthropic foundation calls for congressional oversight of Facebook

  23-11-2018 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Sorry, but this needs independent, congressional oversight,' Open Society Foundations President Patrick Gaspard wrote on Twitter Wednesday, following Facebook's admission.
  
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• Even ANTS take sick days! Bugs infected with a deadly fungus stay clear of their co-workers

  23-11-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Switzerland found that the common black garden ant (file photo) steers clear of its co-workers when infected by a killer fungus.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Trinity College Dublin reveals €230m blueprint for the campus of the future ow.ly/x2mo30mJdxP

  23-11-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Trinity College Dublin reveals €230m blueprint for the campus of the future ow.ly/x2mo30mJdxP
  
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• #MostRead Today: Open banking revolution begins as AIB first out of gate with open APIs ow.ly/FdBx30mJdyT

  23-11-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Open banking revolution begins as AIB first out of gate with open APIs ow.ly/FdBx30mJdyT
  
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• #MostRead Today: 10 exciting start-ups from Espoo to watch ow.ly/vwx030mJduj

  23-11-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 10 exciting start-ups from Espoo to watch ow.ly/vwx030mJduj
  
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• 2001 Space Odyssey? Scientists Built An AI Inspired By HAL 9000

  23-11-2018 17:27 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats who are obsessed with becoming aliens in the galaxy are turning to AI (think, HAL 9000) to operate all the technological systems required to keep fragile humans alive. Mars is their first major target. What could possibly go wrong? ⁃ TN EditorHumans are going places. NASA’s newest plan is to launch crewed missions to Mars in the 2030s, and we’ll need the most advanced and reliable space technology to help get us there safe and sound.
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• Blighty: We spent £1bn on Galileo and all we got was this lousy T-shirt

  23-11-2018 17:15 via go.theregister.com
  Minister confirms how much UK spunked on system it can't use There were heated exchanges at the UK's Defence and European Scrutiny Committee this week as members attempted to get the Minister for Defence Procurement, Stuart Andrew, to put a figure on the cost of the Galileo project.…
  
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• Google takes on the EU's war on memes: Podcast 395

  23-11-2018 17:13
  
  Google fires a warning shot at the EU, why Twitter can’t stop Elon Musk scammers and we explain why France’s digital nationalism is part of a growing trend.
  
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• Apple is CUTTING the price of its 'budget' iPhone XR in Japan

  23-11-2018 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Silicon Valley firm is offering subsidies to mobile network operators in Japan to help shift its $749 (£749) iPhone XR, which was released less than a month ago.
  
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• Newfound species was the size of a small car and walked the Earth 225 million years ago

  23-11-2018 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The species, known as Macrocollum itaquii, was vegetarian, stood at around 12 feet long and five feet tall, and weighed around 200 pounds. It was discovered in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil.
  
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• Learn Everything That Facebook Knows About You

  23-11-2018 16:27 via technocracy.news
  It is worth reading the fine print because Technocrat data harvesters at Facebook accumulate massive amounts of data about you and then make it available to others who will weaponize it to manipulate you. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook stores almost every single interaction you’ve had with the social network since you joined, including every time you’ve logged in, ads you’ve clicked, events you’ve been invited to, a list of the people you follow, your friends, your hometo
  
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• Plastic bottle found in stomach of a dead monkfish in South Korea

  23-11-2018 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A plastic bottle was found inside the stomach of a monkfish in South Korea. The discovery was described as a wake-up call for governments to commit to reducing waste in coastal areas.
  
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• Great news for #Limerick with 100 new jobs! #hiring #LimerickJobs #JobFairy siliconrepublic.com/jobsamcs-limer…

  23-11-2018 16:20 via twitter.com
  Great news for #Limerick with 100 new jobs! #hiring #LimerickJobs #JobFairy siliconrepublic.com/jobsamcs-limer…
  
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• UNEP Chief Booted Over Excessively High Carbon Footprint

  23-11-2018 16:10 via technocracy.news
  Of course, there is more to the story but basically the UN turned on its top environmental executive for globe-trotting and logging too many plane flights. The internal report said that his penchant for travel was “contrary to the ethos of carbon emission reduction”. ⁃ TN EditorThe UN’s environment chief, Erik Solheim, has resigned following severe criticism of his global travels and internal rule-breaking which led some nations to withhold their funding.
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• 'Thieves' knocked off mopeds by police in London

  23-11-2018 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Met Police officers are ramming into suspected moped thieves to knock them off their bikes.
  
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• New region of the brain discovered that could help cure Parkinson's

  23-11-2018 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor George Paxinos from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) discovered the hidden region of the human brain.
  
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• .@VodafoneIreland says #5G mobile networks promise faster speeds, lower latency, more reliability and the potential… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  .@VodafoneIreland says #5G mobile networks promise faster speeds, lower latency, more reliability and the potential… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #Childline now available to children through a range of digital methods, including live #WebChat.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 15:24 via twitter.com
  #Childline now available to children through a range of digital methods, including live #WebChat.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Chest-mounted robot that acts as a third arm feeds people when they're too full to move

  23-11-2018 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robotic arm was created by Exertion Games Lab at RMIT University in Australia and the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design.
  
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• Today's featured employer is @PwC! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/EZfG9YYOK4

  23-11-2018 14:55 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @PwC! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/EZfG9YYOK4
  
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• Is Amazon's algorithm cashing in on the Camp Fire by raising the cost of safety equipment?

  23-11-2018 14:33
  
  Sudden and repeated price increases on fire extinguishers, axes and escape ladders sold on Amazon are seemingly linked to increased demand driven by California's Camp Fire
  
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• The #US government is allegedly desperate to keep its allies from making deals with the Chinese telecoms giant… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 14:25 via twitter.com
  The #US government is allegedly desperate to keep its allies from making deals with the Chinese telecoms giant… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• TechWatch editor @emily_hatchpr finds out more about @Liopa_Me, a #Belfast start-up bringing #LipReading tech to th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  TechWatch editor @emily_hatchpr finds out more about @Liopa_Me, a #Belfast start-up bringing #LipReading tech to th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Samsung apologises to sick factory workers

  23-11-2018 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The formal apology comes after a long battle to win compensation for sick Samsung factory staff.
  
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• New Zealand’s north and south islands are moving closer together after 7.8-magnitude earthquake

  23-11-2018 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Kaikōura earthquake initially brought the islands five metres closer to each other when it struck the tip of South Island, New Zealand in November 2016.
  
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• Here is how to watch the @NASAInSight #MarsLanding live siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  23-11-2018 13:25 via twitter.com
  Here is how to watch the @NASAInSight #MarsLanding live siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• Drinking tea or coffee during pregnancy REDUCES baby size

  23-11-2018 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even women who drink less than the 'safe' cutoff of 200mg caffeine - about two mugs of instant coffee- are more at risk of having low-birth weight newborns, according to a study by University College Dublin.
  
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• Astronaut on ISS captures spacecraft launch footage

  23-11-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst captures the launch of the Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft.
  
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• Satellites will broadcast the status of Nasa's InSight lander as it enters Mars 

  23-11-2018 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two experimental CubeSats, WALL-E and EVE, will report the condition of the Mars lander less than nine minutes after it attempts a touchdown on the planet on Monday.
  
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• How can we boost #GenderDiversity in school #physics? Dr Sheila Gilheany of @IOP_Ireland tells @claireoconnell abou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 12:55 via twitter.com
  How can we boost #GenderDiversity in school #physics? Dr Sheila Gilheany of @IOP_Ireland tells @claireoconnell abou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Google finally cleans up its Esta ads after eight years

  23-11-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  It says machine learning will stop expensive unofficial Esta services from advertising on Google.
  
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• Debt images from first all-British satellite NovaSAR

  23-11-2018 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first pictures from the satellite NovaSAR have been released. Britain's first radar satellite is able to capture a range of terrains in all weather conditions including heavy cloud.
  
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• Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere reach new record highs

  23-11-2018 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Without rapid cuts to emissions, climate change `will have increasingly destructive and irreversible impacts on life on Earth´, experts warn.
  
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• After six months of #GDPR, what’s the current state of play? @fkhalil65 of @security_score finds a mixed bag of reg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-11-2018 12:25 via twitter.com
  After six months of #GDPR, what’s the current state of play? @fkhalil65 of @security_score finds a mixed bag of reg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Share more DNA to protect your privacy in databases

  23-11-2018 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study published by genetic researchers from Vanderbilt Universityin Tennessee says that more people need to deposit their DNA in a larger database to protect their privacy.
  
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• Freedom for Facebook used social network's ads against it by buying up sponsored ads

  23-11-2018 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Freedom From Facebook, a group campaigning for stricter regulations on social media, launched the ads this week in an attempt to get Facebook's employees to leak information.
  
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• Infographic: A step-by-step guide to getting the job you want. #jobseekers #CVTips siliconrepublic.com/advice/cv-jobs…

  23-11-2018 11:55 via twitter.com
  Infographic: A step-by-step guide to getting the job you want. #jobseekers #CVTips siliconrepublic.com/advice/cv-jobs…
  
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• Star Wars AT-ST stalks Devon and other technology news

  23-11-2018 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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