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• Taking aim at Intel, Qualcomm launches chip for...

  06-12-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Qualcomm's 'Snapdragon' processor chips historically have been at the heart of mobile phones likeGoogle's Pixel phone and many Samsung devices.
  
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• Trump's environmental rollback rolls on

  06-12-2018 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The administration plans to open protected lands for drilling and lift curbs on carbon emissions.
  
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• The end of the browser wars: Microsoft to switch toapp based on same technology as Google's Chrome

  06-12-2018 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is to abandon its existing Edge web browser and develop a new versionbased on the same underlying technology as Google's Chrome.
  
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• Do YOU 'sleep text'? Study finds condition is a real problem - here's how to stop it

  06-12-2018 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Villanova University study found 25 percent of college-aged students have sleep texted someone before. However, most of the texts appeared to be gibberish or nonsensical responses.
  
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• Spotify reveals 2018's most-played artists, songs and albums

  06-12-2018 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drake and Ariana Grande were the most-listened to artists on Spotify of 2018. Meanwhile, the 'Wrapped 2018' feature lets users see their top songs, artists, albums and genres of the year.
  
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• Astonishing photo reveals an unlucky seal with an EEL stuck up its nose

  06-12-2018 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Baffled researchers with the Hawaiian Monk Seal Program have no idea how the seal (or eel) found itself in this ‘slippery situation,’ though they suspect it may have to do with their hunting methods.
  
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• Brazil’s Technocrats Big Fail As Poor Grow By Two Million

  06-12-2018 21:12 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy and Technocrats claim to save the world, yet everywhere they exert influence, income inequality expands and the ultra-poor class rockets up. When will the world see through this mother of all scams? ⁃ TN EditorThe number of people living in poverty in Brazil grew by two million last year in the wake of the country’s worst recession on record, according to the government statistics bureau.
  The figure, going from 52.8 million poor in 2016 to 54.8 million in 2017, meant 26.5
  
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• EKG, other heart health features come to Apple Watch

  06-12-2018 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has finally launched a controversial health feature allowing users of its watch to take and ECG by holding a finger on the crown of the device. 
  
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• Could the world's first bee vaccine save honeybees?

  06-12-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called PrimeBEE, it is designed to protect bees from American foulbrood, a bacterial disease that has been wiping out entire colonies.
  
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• The exoplanet with a tail: Researchers discover giant world with helium gas trailing behind it

  06-12-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers used the CARMENES instrument on the 3.5-meter telescope of the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain to identify five exoplanets that appear to have helium envelopes.
  
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• California officially becomes first state in US to require new homes to be powered by solar energy

  06-12-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California has become the first state in the US to mandate that all new homes built in the Golden State must be solar powered, after law makers passed a historic vote on December 5.
  
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• Distant planet with a helium-filled atmosphere has swollen into the shape of a BALLOON

  06-12-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The planet is 124 light years from Earth and was discovered by an international team of researchers led by academics at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
  
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• The constellations of ecosystems, from start-ups to multinationals and academia, are aligning in terms of deep tech… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  The constellations of ecosystems, from start-ups to multinationals and academia, are aligning in terms of deep tech… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tiara made of woolly mammoth ivory found in Siberian cave was worn by men 50,000 years ago

  06-12-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The find was made this summer in Russia'sfamous Denisova Cave, a home used variously by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and this little-known third branch of early man.
  
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• A fleet of bikes with electric motors and max speed of 15mph will be available to rent in London

  06-12-2018 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dockless bikes cost £1 ($1,28) to unlock and 15p (27 cents) per minute of ride time. The London rollout follows the introduction of the bikes in Milton Keynes last month.
  
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• How Facebook defended its exposed emails

  06-12-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it.
  
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• Facebook defends Mark Zuckerberg's exposed emails

  06-12-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it.
  
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• A detailed tax refund phishing scam is hitting inboxes around Ireland, @eset_ireland says. #scams siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/rev…

  06-12-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  A detailed tax refund phishing scam is hitting inboxes around Ireland, @eset_ireland says. #scams siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/rev…
  
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• Amazon workers injured in bear spray accident

  06-12-2018 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The can of bear repellent was punctured, sending fumes around the US warehouse, officials say.
  
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• .@PwC’s Kevin Gannon, a self-confessed #blockchain enthusiast, hopes new technology will provide some much-needed t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  .@PwC’s Kevin Gannon, a self-confessed #blockchain enthusiast, hopes new technology will provide some much-needed t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Are near-death experiences hallucinations? The science behind this puzzling phenomenon 

  06-12-2018 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers fromManchester Metropolitan University say a third of people who have come close to death reporting having experienced one - but we still don't know what causes them.
  
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• YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation

  06-12-2018 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands of videos have been taken down by YouTube as a result of a BBC investigation into essay-writing adverts.
  
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• Incredible time-lapse footage shows a Virgin Atlantic A330-200 undergoing a transformation

  06-12-2018 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four of the Airbus aircraft were introduced to UK-based Virgin Atlantic's fleet in March after the airline acquired them from the now defunct Air Berlin and one has been given a brand new look.
  
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• MoviePass to raise prices and launch three new subscription plans in January

  06-12-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MoviePass is trying to win back its angry customers once again. Starting January 1st, the beleaguered e-ticketing firm will give MoviePass users three subscription plans to choose from.
  
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• Daredevil dangles above clouds and 1,300 feet from ground in Peak District

  06-12-2018 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mike Hutton, 47, was visiting Bamford edge in the heart of the Peak District when he managed to climb the rock and capture the impressive moment himself using his camera and tripod.
  
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• Wearable payments service from #AIB goes live with #Visa debit and credit cards. #payments #fitbit #wearables… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Wearable payments service from #AIB goes live with #Visa debit and credit cards. #payments #fitbit #wearables… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NASA's 'Jedi' space laser satellite that is the size of a FRIDGE will map the Earth's forests

  06-12-2018 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GEDI pronounced 'Jedi,' will attach to the International Space Station where it will soar over both the dark side and the light side of Earth at 17,150 miles per hour (27,600mph).
  
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• O2 mobile network goes down across the UK as customers faced 4G issues

  06-12-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Customers told of their anger on Twitter, with some saying losing coverage was becoming a regular problem - and others unable to use the sat navs on their phone.
  
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• World's first electric-powered boat is available for £192,000

  06-12-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stockholm-based company Candela Speed Boat AB is taking orders for the new electric speedboat - the Seven. It is an 25-foot (7.7-metre) long vessel that can carry five people.
  
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• Plague was NOT brought to Europe by foreign invaders

  06-12-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, has been found in the remains of a 20-year-old Stone Age woman who died 4,900 years ago in southern Sweden.
  
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• #MostRead Today: What skills do you need to be at the forefront of data analytics? ow.ly/EbEP30mTgaB

  06-12-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What skills do you need to be at the forefront of data analytics? ow.ly/EbEP30mTgaB
  
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• #MostRead Today: HubSpot takes a 20-year lease of new building on Dublin’s South Docks ow.ly/vCZg30mTgbc

  06-12-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: HubSpot takes a 20-year lease of new building on Dublin’s South Docks ow.ly/vCZg30mTgbc
  
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• #MostRead Today: Bank of Ireland’s new digital platform offers ‘Life Advice’ ow.ly/njHa30mTg9O

  06-12-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Bank of Ireland’s new digital platform offers ‘Life Advice’ ow.ly/njHa30mTg9O
  
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• #MostRead Today: Bank of America completes switch to Dublin as Brexit looms ahead ow.ly/hgMO30mTgbY

  06-12-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Bank of America completes switch to Dublin as Brexit looms ahead ow.ly/hgMO30mTgbY
  
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• #MostRead Today: Astonishing theory may have just solved one of physics’ biggest questions ow.ly/RO2m30mTg7U

  06-12-2018 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Astonishing theory may have just solved one of physics’ biggest questions ow.ly/RO2m30mTg7U
  
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• Fascinating 1830 map shows how vast swathes of the capital were virtually empty

  06-12-2018 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fascinating map of London (pictured) created in 1830 shows has vast swathes of London were practically uninhabited and full of fields.
  
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• How geckos run across water – they create air pockets with their feet

  06-12-2018 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that geckos, native to sub-Saharan Africa, can move across a water's surface by using a slapping motion to hoist their bodies up, creating an air bubble which generates force.
  
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• Scientists discover how deadly 'firenado' forms

  06-12-2018 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study in the Geophysical Research Letters journal used satellite and radar data to suggest how a monstrous 'firenado' the size of three football fields developed on July 26.
  
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• Seabirds populations have declined 70% in the past 50 years  

  06-12-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Aberdeen studied the degree of competition seabirds faced for prey species such as anchovy, sardines, mackerel, squid, krill and crustaceans.
  
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• #Google has officially announced it is shutting down chat app #Allo. siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…

  06-12-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  #Google has officially announced it is shutting down chat app #Allo. siliconrepublic.com/companies/goog…
  
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• 'Anti-competitive' Facebook nervously awaits stock market verdict after leak

  06-12-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook shares took a sharp fall as stock markets opened Thursday, after a trove of documents leaked showed it 'aggressively' pursued competitors and used its platform to cripple rivals.
  
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• The @IrishResearch’s Researcher of the Year awards 2018 have seen seven top Irish researchers applauded for their c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 16:29 via twitter.com
  The @IrishResearch’s Researcher of the Year awards 2018 have seen seven top Irish researchers applauded for their c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How Hilton is preparing for the next 100 years of hospitality

  06-12-2018 16:16
  
  From personalised rooms to green targets, Hilton is ready to check-in to the future
  
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• Millionaires need to at least double their wealth to be happy

  06-12-2018 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Harvard Business School studied 2,000 millionaires for the study, which found that wealth-related happiness always remains out of reach.
  
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• How Facebook fuelled France's violent gilet jaunes protests

  06-12-2018 15:32
  
  Facebook's latest algorithm change favours wildly popular organic posts, rather than those from media organisations. The gilet jaunes protests in France have benefitted from the new code
  
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• Satellite map reveals that animal waste pollution is much worse than thought

  06-12-2018 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium have identified the world's top 242 sources of ammonia pollution - two thirds of which were previously unknown.
  
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• I slept in the jungle - and survived! What it's like sleeping among ants and spiders in a hammock

  06-12-2018 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks spent almost two weeks sleeping in a hammock in Guyana as part of a kayaking expedition down a remote river.
  
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• .@MediaCubeIADT company Drone Consultants Ireland was awarded a bootcamp accelerator prize at this year’s Galileo M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  .@MediaCubeIADT company Drone Consultants Ireland was awarded a bootcamp accelerator prize at this year’s Galileo M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• O2's mobile network problems are much bigger than you realise

  06-12-2018 14:50
  
  The O2 data network being down doesn't just impact mobile phones. Around the UK card payment terminals, public transport systems and more have been crippled by the infrastructure problem
  
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• Falcon 9 gets its feet wet as SpaceX notch up two more launch successes

  06-12-2018 14:50 via go.theregister.com
  Also, Musk's giant mitt misses again but don't worry. Those salt stains will buff out ok SpaceX demonstrated that it can indeed walk on water last night, but only briefly, in this week’s space round-up.…
  
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