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• Apple cuts its revenue predictions as Tim Cook admits firm had 'fewer iPhone upgrades' than expected

  02-01-2019 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a letter to investors, CEO Tim Cook outlined why Apple was forced to lower its projected revenue to $84 billion - down from a range of $89 billion to $93 billion it called out in its previous earnings.
  
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• A quarter of all Holocaust victims were killed in just THREE MONTHS, researcher claims

  02-01-2019 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Lewi Stone, a mathematical biologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel, used train records to estimate that 15,000 Jews were killed every day over the course of three months in 1942.
  
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• Roku to take on Amazon and Hulu by allowing users to subscribe the premium channels

  02-01-2019 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premium channels from Showtime,Starz and Noggin will be available to viewers of the Roku Channel, a free video service offered to owners of Roku streaming video devices.
  
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• Technocracy Rules: China Is Purging Marxists and Communists

  02-01-2019 21:41 via technocracy.news
  Why is China purging Marxists and Communists from its population?
  A let-the-cat-out-of-a-bag story from Time Magazine in 2001 declared that China had already flipped into a Technocracy, leaving Communism in the dust. The article, Revenge of the Nerds stated: 
  The nerds are run­ning the show in today’s China. In the twenty years since Deng Xiaoping’s [Ed. Note: count back­ward to 1978 – 79] reforms kicked in, the com­po­si­tion of
  
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• Social media platforms `should intervene more to tackle...

  02-01-2019 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust said the abuse should be treated in the same way inappropriate sexual images were, with offending material immediately removed.
  
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• Flying reptile the size of a swan that flew over Britain boasted mouthful of fangs

  02-01-2019 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Portsmouth researchers named the Klobiodon rochei, it means 'cage tooth', in reference to its huge, fang-like teeth – up to 26mm long.
  
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• ISIS hackers are spreading terrorist propaganda by taking over inactive Twitter accounts

  02-01-2019 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hijacked accounts hadn't tweeted for several years, but suddenly began tweeting in a noticeably different tone, in some cases praising Allah or retweeting propaganda from other accounts.
  
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• Meet Ultima AND Thule: NASA reveals first clear images of distant Kuiper Belt object

  02-01-2019 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Humanity has finally captured its first clear look at an object in the faraway Kuiper Belt. New Horizons images reveal Ultima Thule is snowman-shaped red world with two distinct lobes.
  
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• Nasa's New Horizons: 'Snowman' shape of distant Ultima Thule revealed

  02-01-2019 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The first detailed picture from Tuesday's historic flyby in the outer Solar System is released.
  
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• Gadget makers set to unveil 2019 plans at CES

  02-01-2019 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The annual convention will see the likes of Sony, Samsung, LG and others reveal new gadgets, while topics such as AI, autonomous vehicles and 5G connectivity are expected to be prominent
  
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• Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge in UK waters

  02-01-2019 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Increased sightings of bluefin tuna off the UK are linked to the warming effect of a long term ocean current.
  
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• Stunning mammatus clouds blanket the skies of Sydney in unusual weather phenomenon

  02-01-2019 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Awestruck observers along the New South Wales coast shared photos of the ominous sight over Sydney, revealing oddly clumped dark clouds rippling across the sky.
  
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• Warning over weather app as experts find it's collecting 'unusual' amounts of data from users

  02-01-2019 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app, called 'Weather Forecast - World Weather Accurate Radar,' has been siphoning off data from users, including their locations, email addresses and their device's unique identifier number.
  
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• NASA's Juno spacecraft spots violent plumes on Jupiter's moon Io 

  02-01-2019 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Dec. 21, during winter solstice, four of Juno's cameras captured images of the Jovian moon Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, on the mission's 17th flyby of the gas giant.
  
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• Boffins manage to keep graphene qubits 'quantum coherent' for all of 55... nanoseconds

  02-01-2019 18:14 via go.theregister.com
  Doesn't sound very long, but it could have big implications for quantum computing Physicists have formed qubits – quantum bits – from graphene atoms for the first time, according to research published in Nature Nanotechnology.…
  
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• Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing

  02-01-2019 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Though officials have remained tight-lipped about the exact landing date and time, astronomers estimate Chang'e-4 will touch down Thurs at 1:00 a.m. UT, (8:00 p.m. Wednesday).
  
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• Tesla shares fall on price cut, soft Model 3 deliveries

  02-01-2019 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla shares fell after the electric car maker delivered fewer-than-expected Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter and cut prices for all its vehicles in the US.
  
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• Suspicious hole on the International Space Station was caused by a 'botched repair job'

  02-01-2019 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's been more than four months since crew first discovered the hole in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but just how it got there still remains a mystery.
  
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• Will an AI take YOUR job? Expert reveals the most at risk careers

  02-01-2019 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kai-Fu Lee told Dailymail.com the world of employment was facing a crisis 'akin to that faced by farmers during the industrial revolution.'
  
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• #MostRead today: #Huawei reveals that the new #PSmart device will be launched in February siliconrepublic.com/companies/huaw…

  02-01-2019 17:28 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: #Huawei reveals that the new #PSmart device will be launched in February siliconrepublic.com/companies/huaw…
  
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• #MostRead today: UK #researchers are developing insect-like #robots to make repairs in tunnels and pipes underground siliconrepublic.com/machines/under…

  02-01-2019 17:27 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: UK #researchers are developing insect-like #robots to make repairs in tunnels and pipes underground siliconrepublic.com/machines/under…
  
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• #MostRead today: 30 superb Irish tech #startups to watch in 2019 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…

  02-01-2019 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 30 superb Irish tech #startups to watch in 2019 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iris…
  
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• #MostRead today: #Google wins approval from FCC to trial its new Project Soli sensors siliconrepublic.com/comms/touchles…

  02-01-2019 17:25 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: #Google wins approval from FCC to trial its new Project Soli sensors siliconrepublic.com/comms/touchles…
  
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• #MostRead today: Blurry image of #UltimaThule marks historic moment for space exploration siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ult…

  02-01-2019 17:24 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: Blurry image of #UltimaThule marks historic moment for space exploration siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ult…
  
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• Tesla shares drop on disappointing quarterly performance

  02-01-2019 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The electric carmaker misses vehicle delivery expectations and says it will cut prices in the US.
  
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• How safe are smart dolls? @CIConnect #SmartToys #encryption #surveillance #IoT siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sma…

  02-01-2019 16:30 via twitter.com
  How safe are smart dolls? @CIConnect #SmartToys #encryption #surveillance #IoT siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sma…
  
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• How UN Scientists Are Preparing For The End Of Capitalism

  02-01-2019 16:28 via technocracy.news
  I have warned for years that the UN intends to deep-six Capitalism in favor of Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Now, the UN is coming out in the open as the global economy turns downward. Cries that “Capitalism is dead” will soon be heard while Technocracy will be offered as the only possible solution to save the world. ⁃ TN EditorCapitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN secretary gen
  
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• Wings of a seagull 'morph' into a variety of shapes to become more stable

  02-01-2019 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian researchers used a wind tunnel to measure the lift and drag generated by 12 different gull wing shapes.
  
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• Facebook’s Anti-Christian Bias Hits Franklin Graham

  02-01-2019 16:07 via technocracy.news
  Facebook’s AI censorship program tagged Franklin Graham but his large public profile forced an apology and reinstatement. How many other ‘little people’ have been banned that never come to the surface because they have no voice? As in China, Technocracy in America is blatantly anti-Christian and will increasingly be seen and felt. ⁃ TN EditorEvangelist Franklin Graham on Sunday accused Facebook of personally attacking him after the company banned him from the platform for
  
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• .@TheDigitalHub to develop Windmill Site as firms continue to grow. #startups #entrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/digi…

  02-01-2019 16:00 via twitter.com
  .@TheDigitalHub to develop Windmill Site as firms continue to grow. #startups #entrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/digi…
  
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• AI Program Hid Data From Creators To Cheat At Appointed Task

  02-01-2019 15:43 via technocracy.news
  Whether intentional or not, AI algorithms inherit the biases of their creators. It is absolutely unacceptable that any AI could learn to deceive those who are served by it. ⁃ TN EditorDepending on how paranoid you are, this research from Stanford and Google  will be either terrifying or fascinating. A machine learning agent intended to transform aerial images into street maps and back was found to be cheating by hiding information it would need later in “a nearly imper
  
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• #Cork start-up #Translit raises €500,000 investment siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tran…

  02-01-2019 15:30 via twitter.com
  #Cork start-up #Translit raises €500,000 investment siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tran…
  
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• Netflix removes Hasan Minhaj comedy episode after Saudi demand

  02-01-2019 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The episode of Patriot Act, with US comedian Hasan Minhaj, was critical of Saudi Arabia's rulers.
  
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• Brian May releases song for NASA's historic New Year's Day flyby

  02-01-2019 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He may be better known as Queen's lead guitarist, but Dr Brian May also holds a doctorate in astrophysics - and today revealed a song he wrote for NASA.
  
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• Scientists discover a cell that can ‘put cancer tumours to sleep'

  02-01-2019 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research carried out by Australian scientists has uncovered that special immune cells have the power to put melanoma tumours 'to sleep', stopping them from spreading.
  
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• Chinese spacecraft 'in position' for landing on dark side of the moon

  02-01-2019 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The probe, the Chang'e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday 'to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon', the news agency said, citing the China National Space Administration.
  
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• Underground #robotic insects could soon be unleashed in the UK siliconrepublic.com/machines/under…

  02-01-2019 15:00 via twitter.com
  Underground #robotic insects could soon be unleashed in the UK siliconrepublic.com/machines/under…
  
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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos goes full cowboy on Colorado vacation

  02-01-2019 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Instagram video shows Bezos entering the Aspen store, called Kemo Sabe, atop a quarter horse named Bean before he takes off his cowboy hat and waves it in the air, flashing a big smile.
  
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• NASA spacecraft enters orbit around asteroid for sample return mission

  02-01-2019 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Osiris-Rex spacecraft entered orbit Monday around the asteroid Bennu, 70 million miles (110 million kilometers) from Earth, and the smallest celestial body to be orbited by a spacecraft.
  
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• Secret of the warped star: protostar with a deformed disc

  02-01-2019 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using observations from the ALMA radio observatory in Chile, Japanese researchers saw a warped disk around an infant protostar that formed just several tens of thousands of years ago.
  
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• NASA's New Horizons probe makes completes New Year's Eve flyby

  02-01-2019 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New Horizons probe was slated to reach theuncharted heart of the Kuiper Belt at 12:33 a.m. Eastern - but NASA did not receive confirmation it was a success until 10:30am this morning.
  
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• New Horizons probe reveals Ultima Thule is huge, spinning... chicken drumstick?

  02-01-2019 14:36 via go.theregister.com
  We'll have a better idea when fresh 2014 MU69 snaps look less like Minecraft NASA's teenage New Horizons probe has successfully passed within 2,200 miles of 2014 MU69, some four billion miles from the Sun, three years after taking a close look at Pluto and nearly 13 years after launch.…
  
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• Claims electric cars are within a whisker of meeting minimum range expectations

  02-01-2019 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research has claimed that one in three motorists currently in the market for an electric car has an expectation for their next vehicle to cover a minimum of 300 miles between charges.
  
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• Check out today's featured employer, @MSDInvents! Find out more about the #pharma company here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-01-2019 14:30 via twitter.com
  Check out today's featured employer, @MSDInvents! Find out more about the #pharma company here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Want a creative role in the tech industry? This is what it’s like. @Pramerica_Ire #CreativeDesign siliconrepublic.com/people/orla-br…

  02-01-2019 14:00 via twitter.com
  Want a creative role in the tech industry? This is what it’s like. @Pramerica_Ire #CreativeDesign siliconrepublic.com/people/orla-br…
  
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• Crystal ball gazers declare that Windows 10 has finally overtaken Windows 7

  02-01-2019 13:59 via go.theregister.com
  At last! The pretender to the throne swipes the crown The party poppers have gone off in Redmond, not to usher in 2019, but to celebrate another market share-watcher declaring that yes, Windows 10 has finally crept past Windows 7.…
  
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• Asimov's 2019 predictions - fiction or fact?

  02-01-2019 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  How accurate were predictions for the coming year made by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1983?
  
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• Chang'e-4: China mission primed for landing on Moon's far side

  02-01-2019 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  It is the first attempt to land robotic craft on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.
  
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• #UltimaThule: First image marks historic moment for space exploration. #NASA siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ult…

  02-01-2019 13:30 via twitter.com
  #UltimaThule: First image marks historic moment for space exploration. #NASA siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ult…
  
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• Scientists FINALLY solved long-standing mystery of how rock went missing from Earth's crust 

  02-01-2019 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snowball Earth 700 million years ago saw the planet freeze over and erode much of the crust. It then washed into oceans and was forced into the mantle via subduction zones between tectonic plates.
  
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