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• Seem familiar? Charts show how many TV shows and movies are also on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime

  12-12-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charts created by Reelgood, a streaming aggregator service, show just how many titles popular streaming platforms Netflix, Prime Video and Hulu have in common.
  
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• Meng Wanzhou: Trump could intervene in case of Huawei executive

  12-12-2018 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The president says he could act for the good of US trade, as Canada releases Meng Wanzhou on bail.
  
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• Stable temperatures let early life forms make the best of limited oxygen supplies

  12-12-2018 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Stanford University has found that more stable temperatures of the ocean's depths allowed early life forms to make the best use of limited oxygen supplies.
  
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• US Army to begin using new automatic rifles that fire with the power of a TANK as soon as 2022

  12-12-2018 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 6.8mm rifles not only pack greater force, but also feature improved precision from greater distances and are also able to handle all-weather and terrain encountered by soldiers.
  
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• For retailers, the smartphone is future of store experience

  12-12-2018 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stores are taking their cues from shoppers and now consider smartphones their friend. At the start of the holiday shopping season, 33% of online Black Friday sales were made on smartphones.
  
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• Climate change is 'shrinking winter'

  12-12-2018 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Snowy mountain winters are being squeezed into shorter periods, threatening water supplies and increasing wildfire risk.
  
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• First ever look at a complete skeleton of Australia's extinct 'marsupial lion'

  12-12-2018 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thanks to recently-found remains in Australia, including a nearly complete fossil, experts have now pieced together the marsupial lion’s skeleton in its entirety for the first time.
  
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• Bereaved mother criticises Facebook over baby ads

  12-12-2018 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The woman says if companies were able to spot she had been pregnant, they should also have realised she was bereaved.
  
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• Hole-y ship: ISS 'nauts take a wander to crack Soyuz driller whodunnit

  12-12-2018 19:00 via go.theregister.com
  In Soviet Russia, comrade find small hole by making much bigger hole Spacewalking cosmonauts clambered outside the ISS yesterday to get an external view of the mystery hole drilled into the Soyuz, which is due to return three crew members to Earth next week.…
  
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• Are dress codes outdated or essential at work? @Jenny_Darmody spoke to Lena Gore @findmeagift, James Lloyd-Townshen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  Are dress codes outdated or essential at work? @Jenny_Darmody spoke to Lena Gore @findmeagift, James Lloyd-Townshen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Russian cosmonauts use KNIVES and SHEARS to slice into the International Space Station

  12-12-2018 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of a gruelling seven hour, 45 minute spacewalk, two Russian cosmonauts - Sergei Prokopyev and Oleg Kononenko - were forced to use knives to uncover the source of the leak.
  
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• Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' becomes the most streamed song from the 20th century 

  12-12-2018 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iconic single BohemianRhapsody by legendary rock group Queen has been named the most streamed song of the twentieth century globally, according to Universal Music Group.
  
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• #MostRead Today: 30 sci-tech leaders we’ll be following in 2019 ow.ly/eiKg30mXIzG

  12-12-2018 18:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 30 sci-tech leaders we’ll be following in 2019 ow.ly/eiKg30mXIzG
  
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• #MostRead Today: What I learned about self-discipline at work ow.ly/eR5o30mXIyW

  12-12-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What I learned about self-discipline at work ow.ly/eR5o30mXIyW
  
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• #MostRead Today: 9 people transforming the world of tech investment for the better ow.ly/RvBV30mXIya

  12-12-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 9 people transforming the world of tech investment for the better ow.ly/RvBV30mXIya
  
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• Facebook's new 'life events' feature lets users upload special videos and illustrations

  12-12-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook unveiled a redesigned 'life events' feature, which lets users post special updates to their profile that deal with major milestones, such as an engagement, new job or other big events.
  
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• 'Hi-tech robot' called Boris shown dancing on Russian state television has been ridiculed

  12-12-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During the performance, which was held in the city of Yaroslavl, the 'robot' had even said (in an android-like voice) 'I know mathematics well but I also want to learn to draw'.
  
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• Robot turns out to be man in suit

  12-12-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A robot has featured on Russian TV but turns out to be a man in a suit.
  
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• Dixons Carphone posts £440m loss in first half

  12-12-2018 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The struggling retailer posts a £440m loss after it writes down the value of its Carphone Warehouse brand.
  
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• Virgin Galactic will try to blast humans into space this week

  12-12-2018 18:02
  
  If all goes well, SpaceShipTwo is scheduled to enter space for the first time on December 13
  
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• Virgin Galactic will try to blast humans into space later today

  12-12-2018 18:02
  
  If all goes well, SpaceShipTwo is scheduled to enter space for the first time at around 16:00 GMT
  
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• Geminids meteor shower of 120 shooting stars to light up the skies

  12-12-2018 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Star gazing viewers all over the UK will be treated to spectacular views of the Geminids meteor shower which is set to peak tonight and the Christmas Comet which will skim past Earth this evening.
  
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• Ghana drones: Row over blood-delivery devices

  12-12-2018 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A government-backed scheme for supplying medicine brings accusations of a "high-tech vanity project".
  
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• Security experts warn burglars could hack smart sprinklers to disable home alarm

  12-12-2018 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer scientists at William & Mary in Virginia say burglars could potentially break into houses through smart home devices.
  
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• When out-of-date code causes chaos

  12-12-2018 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  What is a digital certificate and why do they expire?
  
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• .@VodafoneIreland will be kicking off a new #wireless home broadband access trial in four locations around rural Ir… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  .@VodafoneIreland will be kicking off a new #wireless home broadband access trial in four locations around rural Ir… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dragonfly: Congress Hammers Google CEO On Censorship Plans In China

  12-12-2018 16:11 via technocracy.news
  Congress does not understand the natural affinity between Technocrats at Google and Technocrats in China, where the object of progressive technology is social engineering. Whatever Google does in China will be done in the U.S. as well. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai came under fire from lawmakers on Tuesday over the company’s secretive plan to launch a censored search engine in China.
  During a hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee, Pichai faced sustained questions over
  
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• Want to know what personality traits gel best with #medtech giant @BDandCo? #MedtechJobs #Limerick siliconrepublic.com/advice/bd-medt…

  12-12-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  Want to know what personality traits gel best with #medtech giant @BDandCo? #MedtechJobs #Limerick siliconrepublic.com/advice/bd-medt…
  
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• Waymo Self-Driving Vans Regular Targets Of Road Rage

  12-12-2018 15:49 via technocracy.news
  #StopTechnocracyThe fact is, growing numbers of people are rebelling against technology being shoved down their throat by Technocrats who could care less what people actually want. Stories like this a buried six feet down in mainstream media because of the bad PR value.  ⁃ TN Editor [/su_note]
  Police have responded to dozens of calls regarding people threatening and harassing Waymo vans.
  A Waymo self-driving van cruised through a Chandler neighborhood Aug. 1 when test driver Michael P
  
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• Kanye West tops this year's study of 'Worst Password Offenders'

  12-12-2018 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Dashlane, a New York-based digital security company revealed that the average internet user has more than 200 digital accounts that require passwords.
  
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• Facebook’s New Patent To Calculate Your Future Location

  12-12-2018 15:36 via technocracy.news
  Facebook is entering the predictive analysis field by figuring out where you will go next or where you will be at a certain time of day. This data is deemed necessary for social engineering ala Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThe methods described in three Facebook patent applications use your historical location data — and others’ — to figure out where you’ll go next.Facebook has filed several patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office for technology that
  
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• Ahead of one of the big meteor showers of the year, astrophysicist @smrolfe of the @UniofHerts helps explain what c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  Ahead of one of the big meteor showers of the year, astrophysicist @smrolfe of the @UniofHerts helps explain what c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Word processor pioneer Evelyn Berezin dies aged 93

  12-12-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Evelyn Berezin put the Data Secretary on sale in 1971, creating a new industry.
  
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• Painting with urine! Ancient Peruvian culture used chameleon waste to create white paint

  12-12-2018 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Members of the ancient Paracas culture in Peru used chameleon urine to paint their pottery, scientists have found. The pots were found during excavation of cemeteries.
  
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• #NASA-funded research is helping conservationists to track the Adélie penguin by looking at its poo from space. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…

  12-12-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  #NASA-funded research is helping conservationists to track the Adélie penguin by looking at its poo from space. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…
  
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• Twitter's Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreat

  12-12-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter's chief executive says he needs to learn more about the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar.
  
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• Today's featured employer is @Globoforce! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/hJfDRTx9Jg

  12-12-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @Globoforce! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/hJfDRTx9Jg
  
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• World's first laboratory-grown STEAK tastes 70% like real meat'

  12-12-2018 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Israeli-based biotechnology firm known as Aleph Farms claims to have found a way to produce slaughter-free steaks with the same texture as the authentic alternative.
  
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• Britain's biggest speed camera snares 1,200 motorists in its first month

  12-12-2018 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new mobile camera has caught about 1,200 speeders on the A417, which links Wiltshire and Gloucestershire and has a 70mph limit, in less than a month since it was deployed.
  
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• 2,000-year-old figurine of a horned Celtic fertility god is uncovered in Cambridgeshire 

  12-12-2018 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 2000-year-old figurine depicting 'Cernunnos', the Celtic god of nature, life and the underworld was found in farmland by archaeologists on the National Trust's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire.
  
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• Age of the chicken: Anthropocene fossil record will be dominated by bones of factory farmed hens

  12-12-2018 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With 22 billion of them alive on the planet right now, geologists from the University of Leicester say that the remains of the humble chicken will be the most major fossil of our age (stock image).
  
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• .@sundarpichai was met with accusations of bias during his Congressional testimony, leaving other crucial #Google i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  .@sundarpichai was met with accusations of bias during his Congressional testimony, leaving other crucial #Google i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• On Leaders’ Insights this week, we hear from @martina_skelly of @YellowSchedule, who tells us how a missed appointm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  On Leaders’ Insights this week, we hear from @martina_skelly of @YellowSchedule, who tells us how a missed appointm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• From backstop to bleeding radiators, what were Ireland’s most popular #Google searches in 2018? siliconrepublic.com/trending/googl…

  12-12-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  From backstop to bleeding radiators, what were Ireland’s most popular #Google searches in 2018? siliconrepublic.com/trending/googl…
  
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• Google hearing sees 'idiot' trending

  12-12-2018 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A question about why typing "idiot" into Google throws up pictures of President Trump sees the term trend.
  
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• Government pledges €4.5m to six initiatives at #COP24 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ire…

  12-12-2018 12:30 via twitter.com
  Government pledges €4.5m to six initiatives at #COP24 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ire…
  
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• CIA used mind control experiments on dogs and humans during the 1960's

  12-12-2018 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States based agency used bizarre mind-control experiments on dogs according to newly revealed documents that were released after a Freedom of Information request.
  
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• #SciTech100 2019: 9 people transforming the world of tech investment in 2019 @ArlanWasHere @eclaireoh @astiaglobal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  #SciTech100 2019: 9 people transforming the world of tech investment in 2019 @ArlanWasHere @eclaireoh @astiaglobal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Streets with UK's slowest and fastest broadband named

  12-12-2018 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  But uSwitch survey says homes in a Birmingham avenue have the fastest access.
  
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• 10 of the hottest tech jobs of 2019, according to James Milligan of @HaysWorldwide siliconrepublic.com/jobs/hottest-t…

  12-12-2018 11:30 via twitter.com
  10 of the hottest tech jobs of 2019, according to James Milligan of @HaysWorldwide siliconrepublic.com/jobs/hottest-t…
  
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