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• Cloudflare provides cybersecurity services to seven terror groups, report claims

  14-12-2018 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  U.S. tech giant Cloudflare is offering cybersecurity services to at least seven foreign terrorist organizations and militant groups, including Hamas, the Taliban and al-Quds Brigades.
  
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• Tumblr is back on the App Store after rolling out its controversial porn ban

  14-12-2018 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tumblr can now be downloaded from the App Store after it took steps to tackle the presence of child pornography on its platform, including banning porn from the platform entirely.
  
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• Plan for food waste to be separated

  14-12-2018 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Councils will have to offer separate food caddies in a bid to combat methane emissions.
  
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• Damning report reveals 'deadly recklessness' of firms racing to put self-driving cars on the road

  14-12-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Self-driving cars are no longer a sci-fi fantasy, but as they've become more common, so has criticism around the safety risks and how tech titans developing them are held accountable.
  
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• Stunning photos show green 'Christmas comet' as it travels toward Earth - here's how to see it

  14-12-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Comet 46P/Wirtanen, the so-called ‘Christmas comet’ known to cast a striking green glow in the night sky, follows a 5.4-year orbit that will bring it to its closest point to Earth on Sunday, December 16.
  
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• How is a baby's sex determined? It's not just down to their chromosomes!

  14-12-2018 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An embryo with two X chromosomes will become a girl, while an embryo with an X-Y combination results in a boy but Australian researchers found this dynamic has an added complication.
  
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• Electric Volkswagen dune buggy is under 'active consideration' says a source familiar with plans

  14-12-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An anonymous source with knowledge of the company said the dune buggy concept is currently under construction and is expected to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019.
  
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• ‘People have heard too much about it and they are becoming a little bit numb, and less sensitive. They are switchin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  ‘People have heard too much about it and they are becoming a little bit numb, and less sensitive. They are switchin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A star spotted in #DeepSpace was found to be forming in a rather unusual way, due in part to it actually being two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  A star spotted in #DeepSpace was found to be forming in a rather unusual way, due in part to it actually being two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Organic food could be WORSE for the environment, study suggests

  14-12-2018 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden claim that even organic dairy products are – from a climate point of view – worse than their conventionally produced equivalents (stock image).
  
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• Millions more homes in the UK will get 'slop buckets' to store their kitchen waste

  14-12-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of Britons will soon collect food waste separately in a food caddy, sparking fears of an end to weekly bin collections, as councils across the country are instructed to introduce the measure.
  
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• On the 150th anniversary of the installation of the world’s first traffic light in #London, the city plans to make… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  On the 150th anniversary of the installation of the world’s first traffic light in #London, the city plans to make… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New predictions from the EY-DKM Economic Advisory point to a largely positive year ahead for the Irish economy.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  New predictions from the EY-DKM Economic Advisory point to a largely positive year ahead for the Irish economy.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dr. Tim Ball: Canada Faces Geo-Political Turmoil Of Existential Magnitude

  14-12-2018 17:52 via technocracy.news
  Borders most often change with geo-political pressures in one direction or another, and Canada may not be immune to such changes. Current political trends are extremely disruptive and may force historic changes.  ⁃ TN EditorThere are always forces operating on anything that exists. You can divide these into two categories, centrifugal forces that cause it to disintegrate, and centripetal forces that hold it together. Ideally, those forces are in balance, but with change, the only cons
  
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• Facebook reveals bug exposed up to 6.8 MILLION users’ unposted photos to third-party apps

  14-12-2018 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has revealed a bug may have exposed the private photos from up to 6.8 million users to third-party apps. The bug gave developers access to photos that never finished sharing on the site.
  
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• Were Taylor Swift fans tracked at her gig?

  14-12-2018 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A stadium in LA confirms it uses facial recognition technology at pop concerts.
  
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• New Facebook bug exposed millions of photos

  14-12-2018 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Photos of up to 6.8 million Facebook users, including ones they never posted, could be accessed.
  
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• 'Miracle' six-day-old baby survives Ebola

  14-12-2018 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  It took five weeks of round-the-clock treatment to keep Benedicte alive after her mother died.
  
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• Tariffs Knock Solar Energy Installations By 50%

  14-12-2018 17:10 via technocracy.news
  It is obvious that the U.S. alternative energy industry is moving forward on two wooden legs: 1) cheap imports from China and 2) tax subsidies. In this case, solar energy installations where immediately whacked by 50% when tariffs were raised. ⁃ TN EditorUtility solar photovoltaic (PV) installations fell nearly 50% in the U.S. from the second to the third quarter of 2018, according to the Q4 U.S. Solar Market Insight released Thursday by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
  
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• YouTube removed 58 MILLION videos in the last quarter alone for violating its policies

  14-12-2018 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Government officials and interest groups in the US, Europe and Asia have been pressuring YouTube, Facebook and other social media services to quickly identify and remove offensive content.
  
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• It's been a great week for #jobs in Ireland as we approach the holiday season. #JobFairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/new-roles…

  14-12-2018 16:45 via twitter.com
  It's been a great week for #jobs in Ireland as we approach the holiday season. #JobFairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/new-roles…
  
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• Censorship is Rising And Free Speech Is Diminishing Throughout The World

  14-12-2018 16:45 via technocracy.news
  Forcing compliance requires muzzling your speech, whether its shadow-banning, censorship, label lynching or faux hate-speech. The only practitioners of censorship are autocrats and in most cases, Technocrats. This dangerous trend is producing many martyrs who pay with their very life. ⁃ TN EditorThe European Court of Human Rights ruled that criticism of Muhammad constitutes incitement to hatred — meaning that in Europe, criticizing Muhammad is no longer protected free speech.
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• Enormous baby star is so huge it has been seen giving BIRTH to another

  14-12-2018 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from the university of Leeds were investigating the surrounding rotating disc of gas and dust and detected a faint object just beyond a young star 40 times larger than our sun.
  
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• Irishman Conor Pierce has been promoted to corporate vice-president of #Samsung UK and Ireland. siliconrepublic.com/companies/sams…

  14-12-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  Irishman Conor Pierce has been promoted to corporate vice-president of #Samsung UK and Ireland. siliconrepublic.com/companies/sams…
  
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• Amazon plans to bring facial recognition to your front door will bring about an Orwellian world

  14-12-2018 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has slammed the integration of facial recognition with smart doorbells as 'disturbing'.
  
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• Fans at a Taylor Swift concert in California were allegedly monitored by a facial recognition system to weed out st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 15:45 via twitter.com
  Fans at a Taylor Swift concert in California were allegedly monitored by a facial recognition system to weed out st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘It’s about trying to do innovation for a real user case as opposed to innovation for the sake of innovation’ -… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  ‘It’s about trying to do innovation for a real user case as opposed to innovation for the sake of innovation’ -… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Gene editing could be used for people who want to lose weight

  14-12-2018 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of California have found that making tweaks to the gene SIM1,which regulates hunger, they can help suppress the appetites of people who are trying to lose weight.
  
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• #SciTech100 2019: 24 fresh voices planting new ideas in sci-tech in 2019 @spain_elaine @kellieadamson… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  #SciTech100 2019: 24 fresh voices planting new ideas in sci-tech in 2019 @spain_elaine @kellieadamson… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The 25 worst passwords of 2018: Cybersecurity firm reveals the top offenders

  14-12-2018 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each year, Los Gatos-based firm SplashData evaluates millions of leaked passwords to determine which are the most easy to hack (stock image).
  
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• Today's featured employer is @DeloitteIreland! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/3z8tGswfcs

  14-12-2018 14:30 via twitter.com
  
  Today's featured employer is @DeloitteIreland! Find out more about the company here: siliconrepublic.com/employers/life… https://t.co/3z8tGswfcs
  
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• Heartbreaking images reveal the devastating effects a 30-year-long drought on southern Iran

  14-12-2018 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Documentary photographer, Mohammad Baghal Asghari travelled to the Kerman Province in Iran to capture the devastating results of drought in Iran.
  
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• Four years after tragedy, #VirginGalactic flies to edge of space. #RichardBranson #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/vir…

  14-12-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Four years after tragedy, #VirginGalactic flies to edge of space. #RichardBranson #spacetech siliconrepublic.com/innovation/vir…
  
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• Bomb threat scam emails cause panic across US and Canada. #cyberattacks #bitcoin siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bom…

  14-12-2018 13:30 via twitter.com
  Bomb threat scam emails cause panic across US and Canada. #cyberattacks #bitcoin siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/bom…
  
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• What chance has Nasa of finding life on Mars?

  14-12-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  When the US space agency's next rover gets to Mars in 2021, it will seek evidence of ancient life.
  
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• Chinese spacecraft hoping to reach the dark side of the moon has entered lunar orbit

  14-12-2018 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 240,000 mile long   journey saw Chang'e-4 enter an elliptical orbit 80 miles above the surface. Ittook off from the Xichang satellite launch centre in Sichuan, s on December 7.
  
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• For @Medb01 of @accenturelabs, exploring the future of #AI means focusing on transparency and harnessing the power… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 13:00 via twitter.com
  For @Medb01 of @accenturelabs, exploring the future of #AI means focusing on transparency and harnessing the power… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed

  14-12-2018 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter must reveal the identity behind two parody accounts, the high court rules.
  
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• Tony Colston-Hayter: Brighton fraud machine maker jailed

  14-12-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  "Audacious" Tony Colston-Hayter used the device to con people out of more than £500,000, police said.
  
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• #Apple to update #iPhone devices in #China to get around sales ban siliconrepublic.com/companies/chin…

  14-12-2018 12:30 via twitter.com
  #Apple to update #iPhone devices in #China to get around sales ban siliconrepublic.com/companies/chin…
  
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• Tumblr returns to App Store after porn ban

  14-12-2018 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network has returned to Apple's app store after revealing plans to ban adult content.
  
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• The UK's first DIGITAL air traffic control centre is at Cranfield Airport

  14-12-2018 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Controllers at Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire have begun using live footage from high-definition cameras to direct take-offs and landings.
  
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• .@Stanford alumni will advise @Diaceutics as it pursues its mission to transform patient diagnostic pathways in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  .@Stanford alumni will advise @Diaceutics as it pursues its mission to transform patient diagnostic pathways in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Nasa has taken the closest image EVER of the sun

  14-12-2018 11:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa's Parker Solar probe snapped the image from behind its revolutionary heat shield. The mission launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in August.
  
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• #SciTech100 2019: 24 fresh voices planting new ideas in sci-tech in 2019 @nirushika @TweetsbySimone @markpollock… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 11:30 via twitter.com
  #SciTech100 2019: 24 fresh voices planting new ideas in sci-tech in 2019 @nirushika @TweetsbySimone @markpollock… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Your clothes could now charge your phone

  14-12-2018 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Nottingham Trent University are hoping to create a pocket containing solar panels that can be woven into clothes and used to charge phones, tablets and fitness trackers.
  
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• Our heroes of 2018: Podcast 397

  14-12-2018 11:19
  
  We pick our heroes of 2018 and look back on all the big stories from the first six months of the year in science, tech and business
  
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• Infographic: How to deal with #ChristmasParties when you’re an introvert siliconrepublic.com/advice/christm…

  14-12-2018 11:00 via twitter.com
  Infographic: How to deal with #ChristmasParties when you’re an introvert siliconrepublic.com/advice/christm…
  
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• Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo: The view from the edge of space

  14-12-2018 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket ship has made a successful test flight, 82.7km above the Earth's surface.
  
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• A data breakthrough reveals how huge crowds move at speed

  14-12-2018 10:38
  
  The world's largest ever dataset based on real life crowds could help public spaces become less congested and keep us safe in the process
  
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