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• Satellite images of penguin POO reveal how Antarctica's Adélie populations have changed their habits

  11-12-2018 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A NASA-funded team has been tracking Adélie penguins across Antarctica in recent years by looking for the stains left behind by their waste, known as guano.
  
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• Researchers say shamans were the first professional class in human society

  11-12-2018 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard researchers say that shaman, also known as medicine man or witch doctors, were humanity's first 'professionals'.
  
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• NASA releases unprecedented new maps of Antarctica from satellite data

  11-12-2018 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new satellite measuring the elevation of Earth’s ever-changing features has begun mapping our planet in unprecedented detail. ICESat-2 is mapping ice sheets, forest canopies, and more.
  
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• Uber warned of self-driving safety risks before autonomous car killed pedestrian, report claims

  11-12-2018 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An employee warned the ride-sharing giant that there were issues with Uber's autonomous-driving technology just days a 49-year-old Arizona woman, was struck and killed by a self-driving car.
  
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• Nasa's IceSat space laser makes height maps of Earth

  11-12-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most powerful Earth observation tools ever put in orbit is now gathering data about the planet.
  
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• Cool laser

  11-12-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the most powerful Earth observation tools ever put in orbit is now gathering data about the planet.
  
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• Space station crew to inspect mysterious hole on Soyuz spacecraft 

  11-12-2018 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Russian cosmonauts are preparing to venture outside the International Space Station to inspect a section where a mysterious leak was discovered in August.
  
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• GOP congressmen go head to head with Google's CEO at hearing watched by Alex Jones and Roger Stone 

  11-12-2018 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google chief executive Sundar Pichai defended his company's search practices on Tuesday in the face of questions fromlawmakers on allegations of bias against conservatives.
  
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• Facebook files patent that uses your location data to figure out where you're headed next

  11-12-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a series of patents, the social media giant describes how it would use your location data to predict where you'll be going in the future, as well as when you're most likely to be offline.
  
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• Nomadic hunters were playing backgammon 4,000 years ago!

  11-12-2018 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The form of entertainment is now known as '58 holes' and was spotted in Azerbaijan. It is thought to date back up to 4,000 years and was found in a region where cattle herders lived.
  
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• Daimler to buy $23 bln of battery cells for electric...

  11-12-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daimler will buy battery cells worth more than 20 billion euros ($23 billion) by 2030 as it readies mass production of hybrid and electric vehicles, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars said on Tuesday.
  
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• Google employees sought to block Breitbart from Google AdSense

  11-12-2018 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google internal emails were published by far right website Breitbart yesterday. Google employees say Breitbart could be demonetized if sufficient examples of hate speech were found.
  
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• Enter the Zero Gravity Raffle from @InspireSpace and you could win an all-expenses-paid astronaut experience, while… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Enter the Zero Gravity Raffle from @InspireSpace and you could win an all-expenses-paid astronaut experience, while… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• What does the future hold for the Irish jobs landscape? #jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/employmen…

  11-12-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  What does the future hold for the Irish jobs landscape? #jobs siliconrepublic.com/jobs/employmen…
  
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• Best tech deals in the run-up to the holidays

  11-12-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We've pulled together a guide of the best tech deals available online, from $100 off HDTVs to cut-price laptops and a Dyson Vacuum cleaner that's even cheaper than it was on Black Friday.
  
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• Did climate change kill off the megalodon?

  11-12-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Jersey researchers found that, compared to modern sharks, megalodons 'maintained a higher body temperature' that could have caused their demise.
  
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• Chipmaker Supermicro says independent auditors found no malicious ‘spy chips’ on its hardware. #china #cyberattacks… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  Chipmaker Supermicro says independent auditors found no malicious ‘spy chips’ on its hardware. #china #cyberattacks… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Walmart tests robot fry cook 'Flippy' at its in-store delis

  11-12-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A burger-flipping robot could soon greet you from behind the deli counter at Walmart. That's if the robotic kitchen assistant, 'Flippy,' passes the test at Walmart's Bentonville, Arkansas headquarters.
  
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• Amazon sackings 'follow sales data leaks'

  11-12-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon reportedly believes the staff had been abusing their access to an internal database.
  
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• Shocking study reveals how millions of people in the Arctic will be at risk from thawing permafrost

  11-12-2018 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An alarming study has found that by 2050, three quarters of the population living within the Northern Hemisphere permafrost area may be affected by infrastructure damage from thawing permafrost.
  
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• Super Micro claims outside firm found 'no evidence' of Chinese spy chip claims

  11-12-2018 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a letter to customers, the San Jose, company said it was not surprised by the result of the review it commissioned in October after a Bloomberg article.
  
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• The @IrishResearch has selected two budding Irish scientists to travel to @ESA to hone their skills following a nat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  The @IrishResearch has selected two budding Irish scientists to travel to @ESA to hone their skills following a nat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Formula E driver Felipe Massa races a peregrine falcon... but who won?

  11-12-2018 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was the ultimate speed battle between man and nature as Felipe Massa took on a peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on planet Earth. The falcon is capable of speeds of up to 217mph.
  
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• ISS: Spacewalk cosmonauts investigate mystery hole

  11-12-2018 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The mystery hole in a Soyuz capsule docked to the International Space Station caused a pressure leak.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Dublin nabs top spot as best large city for foreign direct investment ow.ly/a3Eb30mWLnp

  11-12-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Dublin nabs top spot as best large city for foreign direct investment ow.ly/a3Eb30mWLnp
  
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• #MostRead Today: 5 ways to avoid getting sick over the festive period ow.ly/MSkr30mWLma

  11-12-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 5 ways to avoid getting sick over the festive period ow.ly/MSkr30mWLma
  
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• #MostRead Today: Ireland’s Disruptive Tech Innovation Fund invests in 27 projects ow.ly/Fwuu30mWLke

  11-12-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Ireland’s Disruptive Tech Innovation Fund invests in 27 projects ow.ly/Fwuu30mWLke
  
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• #MostRead Today: 30 sci-tech leaders we’ll be following in 2019 ow.ly/D7bd30mWLhO

  11-12-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 30 sci-tech leaders we’ll be following in 2019 ow.ly/D7bd30mWLhO
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 trailblazing entrepreneurs to watch in 2019 ow.ly/tM8M30mWLld

  11-12-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 trailblazing entrepreneurs to watch in 2019 ow.ly/tM8M30mWLld
  
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• Apple Watch saved life of 46-year-old father whose heart was beating TWICE as fast as normal

  11-12-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ed Dentel, 46, of Richmond, Virginia, was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat - known as atrial fibrillation - after his Apple Watch alerted him that something was wrong on Thursday.
  
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• Google chief denies political bias claims

  11-12-2018 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  US lawmakers accused firm of "programming" bias against conservative views into its algorithms.
  
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• Malware now targets Google's operating system more than any other - including Windows 

  11-12-2018 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nokia's Threat Intelligence Report 2018 found 47 per cent of malware infections are reported on devices running the Google created platform Android.
  
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• Recycling in England has dropped in the last year

  11-12-2018 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recycling of household waste has seen a rise of only 0.3 per cent on the previous year.Waste sent for incineration has increased by 0.7 million tonnes in 2017/18 to 10.8 million tonnes in 2017/18.
  
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• Hertz teams up with biometric firm Clear to let travelers rent a car by scanning their face

  11-12-2018 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hertz said Tuesday it is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in an effort to slash the time it takes to pick up a rental car.
  
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• Roman Minerva statue is found festering in an old MARGARINE TUB at a farmer's house

  11-12-2018 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The statue, which had been languishing in the margarine tub in rural Oxfordshire, was just one of 1,267 treasures found by Britain's army of hobbyists in 2017.
  
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• 5G Is A Wrong Way Driver On The Highway Of Scientific Inquiry

  11-12-2018 16:47 via technocracy.news
  Federal and state regulators and in particular the FCC have been overrun by industry lobbyists who have side-stepped virtually all health-testing requirements for 5G. States, counties and cities have the power to properly regulate 5G and the Internet of Things, but citizens must first make their voices heard. ⁃ TN EditorOn November 21, the eve of Thanksgiving, a wrong way driver on route 495 in Taunton, MA injured 6 people and lost his own life in a fiery multicar crash.[1]
  As we drove pas
  
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• Brexit: More than £100K spent on Facebook and other ads for May's deal

  11-12-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The government bought ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and LinkedIn before Brexit vote was cancelled.
  
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• As the end of the year approaches, Careers editor @Jenny_Darmody has taken the time to reflect on what she has lear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  As the end of the year approaches, Careers editor @Jenny_Darmody has taken the time to reflect on what she has lear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Like “Blade Runner”, Eye-Scanning Lie Detector Is Here to Stay

  11-12-2018 16:08 via technocracy.news
  By Conversus own admission, its system is wrong 14% of the time, i.e., it only tells the truth about 86% of the time and after that, it lies. Yes, the lie detector lies when it mis-judges you, and it can negatively change the course of your life. ⁃ TN EditorSitting in front of a Converus EyeDetect station, it’s impossible not to think of Blade Runner. In the 1982 sci-fi classic, Harrison Ford’s rumpled detective identifies artificial humans using a steam-punk Voight-K
  
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• .@ucddublin is the only Irish partner of an EU manufacturing consortium aiming to make competitive and sustainable… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  .@ucddublin is the only Irish partner of an EU manufacturing consortium aiming to make competitive and sustainable… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Norris keen to out-drive McLaren team-mate Sainz in every race

  11-12-2018 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old will become Britain's youngest grand prix driver when he takes to the grid at the first round of the season. He will partner Sainz, who has more than 80 races under his belt at the top level.
  
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• Historic? DeepMind’s AlphaZero AI Shows Human-Like Intuition

  11-12-2018 15:36 via technocracy.news
  It’s only a chess game this time, but in real life do we really want AI that “readily sacrificed its soldiers for a better position in the skirmish… placing far less value on individual pieces.”? Intuition is a characteristic of the human soul, which inert AI can never duplicate. ⁃ TN EditorDeepMind’s artificial intelligence programme AlphaZero is now showing signs of human-like intuition and creativity, in what developers have hailed as ‘turning p
  
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• Progress of life expectancy in the UK is slowing because of the obesity crisis

  11-12-2018 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report published today by Public Health England has warned more people being dangerously overweight could be making it harder to tackle heart disease, slowing life expectancy progress.
  
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• Coleen Baker moved from the US to work at @Pramerica_Ire in #Donegal. siliconrepublic.com/people/prameri…

  11-12-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  Coleen Baker moved from the US to work at @Pramerica_Ire in #Donegal. siliconrepublic.com/people/prameri…
  
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• Footage from NASA InSight rover shows martian soil in great detail

  11-12-2018 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amazing martian footage, which shows the passing of light on the martian surface, was posted on NASA InSight's Twitter account.
  
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• Have you been naughty or nice? Santa ATM checks your TWEETS to decide

  11-12-2018 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If users go to the machine outside the Tate Modern on the Southbank today they could be rewarded with cash prizes and chocolate.
  
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• US lawmakers say that credit reporting agency @Equifax’s security practices and systems were both sub-par and out o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  US lawmakers say that credit reporting agency @Equifax’s security practices and systems were both sub-par and out o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London is hacking its traffic lights to slash waiting times

  11-12-2018 14:39
  
  The first traffic light appeared in London 150 years ago. Now Transport for London is increasing automation, redesigning crossings and experimenting with giving pedestrians right of way
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Dropbox! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/sL9QyriIgH

  11-12-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Dropbox! Check out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/sL9QyriIgH
  
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• Sixteen 1,700-year-old skeletons discovered in Peru with their feet MISSING

  11-12-2018 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists discovered graves in the district of Pomalca in the region of Lambayeque in Peru. It is believed these people had their feet removed after death to be re-purposed for use in jewellery.
  
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