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• Hubble in trouble as NASA confirm's space telescope's main camera has shut down

  09-01-2019 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope's premier camera has shut down because of a hardware problem, NASA confirmed, but said its three other science instruments are still working fine.
  
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• How Apple boss Tim Cook trousered a £9.4m bonus just weeks before announcing sales slump

  09-01-2019 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 58-year-old collected £12.3m in 2018, including a £2.4m salary and a £9.4m bonus. It was a 22 per cent pay rise for a year that saw Apple post record revenue and profit.
  
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• Do YOU share your Netflix password with friends? New AI set to clamp down on account sharing

  09-01-2019 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, video software provider Synamedia unveiled a creepy new AI-powered system designed to monitor logins and crack down on account sharing.
  
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• CES 2019: LG's see-through and vibrating OLED TVs

  09-01-2019 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The South Korean firm is demoing its latest TV display technologies at the CES tech expo.
  
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• Crows can guess the weight of an object by watching it sway in the wind

  09-01-2019 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cambridge experiment makes crows the first creatures other than humans to have the ability. Researchers say the animals use the skill to search for food.
  
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• Did Interstellar get it right? Rotating black holes COULD be used as portals for hyperspace travel

  09-01-2019 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Massachusetts study found that black holes that are large and rotating enough could allow 'gentle' hyperspace travel.
  
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• How pedophiles are using Instagram as a secret portal to an apparent network of child porn

  09-01-2019 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is struggling to stay on top of a secret network of child pornography as its 15,000 moderators shared with Facebook try to police the dark side of the social media network.
  
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• Blue tooth reveals unknown female artist from medieval times

  09-01-2019 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Rare paint particles found in the teeth of a medieval nun indicate that she was an unknown illustrator of sacred texts.
  
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• Mysterious radio signals have reached Earth from a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away 

  09-01-2019 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from British Columbia University in Canada believe they are likely to be caused by the left overs of an exploding star - or supernova - or a a supermassive black hole.
  
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• Right wing pensioners are SEVEN TIMES more likely to spread fake news

  09-01-2019 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ninety per cent of people did not share fake news during the US 2016 election but those who did were nearly a fifth (18 per cent) republicans aged 65 or over.
  
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• Beautiful medieval manuscripts are likely to have been the work of nuns NOT monks

  09-01-2019 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tests on the teeth of a middle-aged female skeleton at a cemetery attached to a medieval nunnery in Germany by the University of York showed flecks of a rare blue pigment on her teeth.
  
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• CES 2019: Innovation award given to sex toy taken back for being 'immoral'

  09-01-2019 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the fall CEA awarded the Ose massager, created by startup company Lora DiCarlo, a CES Innovation Award in the robotics category, but later rescinded the award.
  
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• A US investment firm has announced a multimillion-euro investment in #Cork company @PoppuloTech. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/popp…

  09-01-2019 19:30 via twitter.com
  A US investment firm has announced a multimillion-euro investment in #Cork company @PoppuloTech. siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/popp…
  
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• Mysterious radio signals from deep space detected

  09-01-2019 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A telescope picks up bursts of radio waves from a distant galaxy, shedding light on an astrophysical puzzle.
  
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• Another year, another incredible collection of science projects from teenagers at @BTYSTE. Check out some of these… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-01-2019 19:10 via twitter.com
  Another year, another incredible collection of science projects from teenagers at @BTYSTE. Check out some of these… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• We've found a mysterious energy burst that's repeating and is more powerful than millions of Suns

  09-01-2019 19:00
  
  A new telescope may hold the key to finding out where enigmatic fast radio bursts are coming from in the Universe
  
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• We've found a mysterious energy burst that's more powerful than millions of Suns

  09-01-2019 19:00
  
  A new telescope may hold the key to finding out where enigmatic fast radio bursts are coming from in the Universe
  
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• Giant convoy of trailers pulls gigantic 900 ton tube across Edmonton

  09-01-2019 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The giant convoy is moving the pipe from Edmonton, Alberta to a nearby suburb. The short journey began on Sunday night and will take four days.
  
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• Apple cuts current-quarter production plan for new...

  09-01-2019 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday.
  
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• Ministers consider law to ensure manufacturers have to fix white goods

  09-01-2019 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK government is exploring ensuring manufacturers include extended 5-year warranties on products to protect consumers who purchase electrical items for the home.
  
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• WhatsApp fingerprint authentication update could stop police accessing messages 

  09-01-2019 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whatsapp is developing a new global update that will mean to gain access, the user will need to authenticate their fingerprint. The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo.
  
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• All the Bafta nominations you can stream and watch online right now

  09-01-2019 18:07
  
  The nominations for 2019's Bafta's have been released. These are the ones you can stream on Netflix and Amazon
  
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• #MostRead Today: What makes a king cobra bite deadlier than an adder’s? Its diet ow.ly/RYxT30nfyyx

  09-01-2019 18:05 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: What makes a king cobra bite deadlier than an adder’s? Its diet ow.ly/RYxT30nfyyx
  
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• #MostRead Today: Scientists prove doubters wrong, taking huge step towards quantum computer ow.ly/Md3x30nfywW

  09-01-2019 18:05 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Scientists prove doubters wrong, taking huge step towards quantum computer ow.ly/Md3x30nfywW
  
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• #MostRead Today: Irish Parkinson’s app that improves walking and speech gets major approval ow.ly/SJM030nfyxV

  09-01-2019 18:05 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Irish Parkinson’s app that improves walking and speech gets major approval ow.ly/SJM030nfyxV
  
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• #MostRead Today: Dublin medtech HealthBeacon raises $12m in a Series A round ow.ly/H7q130nfyxp

  09-01-2019 18:05 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Dublin medtech HealthBeacon raises $12m in a Series A round ow.ly/H7q130nfyxp
  
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• #MostRead Today: IBM reveals an entire standalone quantum computer at CES ow.ly/trAa30nfysM

  09-01-2019 18:04 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: IBM reveals an entire standalone quantum computer at CES ow.ly/trAa30nfysM
  
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• Parents who regularly read with young children improve their language skills by EIGHT MONTHS

  09-01-2019 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Authors of the study from Newcastle University worked conjunction with the Nuffield Foundation and say eight months improvement is a big jump for children under five.
  
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• Tim Ball: In Climate Propaganda, Normal Is Promoted As Abnormal

  09-01-2019 17:49 via technocracy.news
  Almost every day there are stories in the media about weather or climate events that create the impression that they are new and outside of the normal pattern. None of them are. They are deceptions created and manipulated by technocrats. The objective is to sensationalize the story, by using a period of record that provides the desired result. It is in the practice of modern politics defined by H. L. Mencken a few years ago.
  “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alar
  
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• From antibiotic resistance to #QuantumComputing, @BTYSTE has got it all! siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bt-…

  09-01-2019 17:35 via twitter.com
  From antibiotic resistance to #QuantumComputing, @BTYSTE has got it all! siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bt-…
  
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• Female seal found with plastic netting wrapped tightly around its neck

  09-01-2019 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Distressing images show a female seal with plastic netting wrapped so tightly around her neck that it cut through her skin. A local photographer spotted the helpless animal on the Norfolk coast.
  
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• Unusual gas planet smaller than Neptune and 23 times more massive than Earth is found

  09-01-2019 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An exoplanet 23 times denser than Earth has been spotted orbiting a distant star 54 light-years away by NASA's TESS mission
  
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• New Car Tech Will Hoover Data On All Occupants

  09-01-2019 16:49 via technocracy.news
  The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a Technocrat bonanza gone wild. Your car used to be a private spot where you could ‘get away from it all’ but now that is over. Technocrats will use every sensor in the car, plus new ones, to monitor and analyze each occupant. ⁃ TN EditorAs vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you.
  This week at CES, the international consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, a host of startup companies will demonstrate to global auto
  
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• Bell unveils concept flying taxi that users could hail like an Uber as soon as 2023

  09-01-2019 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aerospace firm Bell unveiled its prototype flying taxi, called the Nexus, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 6,000lb-aircraft could even be used to hail an Uber in the not-so-distant future.
  
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• Technocrat Survey Shows American Approval Of Facial Recognition Tech

  09-01-2019 16:27 via technocracy.news
  Surveys are propaganda, vary widely with the nature of questions asked, and yet are then compared to other studies to demonstrate trends. Just watch to see who promotes or demotes a given survey and you will determine who has an axe to grind. ⁃ TN EditorA growing number of Americans are OK with the facial recognition technology, especially if it increases public safety, according to a national survey released Monday.
  Conducted on a national poll of 3,151 U.S. adults in December, the s
  
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• Incredible moment lightning is captured shooting UP into the clouds

  09-01-2019 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unusual phenomena was seen using a high speed camera by scientists at the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) in São Paulo.
  
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• Rocks may hide clue to solving lost Ark of the Covenant mystery

  09-01-2019 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For millennia, adventurers have searched for the Ark of the Covenant – but now the truth may finally be at hand as archaeologists believe the sacred site at Kirjathjearim is in the town of Kiryat Ye'arim.
  
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• Boeing unveils refreshed jet concept with ultra-thin wings

  09-01-2019 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chicago-based Boeing said it tweaked the plane's designs with an optimised truss and a modified wing sweep that allow it to fly at speeds of Mach .8, or about 600 miles (965 km) per hour.
  
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• CES 2019: 'Award-winning' sex toy for women withdrawn from show

  09-01-2019 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A robotic sex toy designed for women is banned from being displayed at CES, leading to calls of sexism.
  
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• Bizarre prototypes of military equipment are revealed in Ghana

  09-01-2019 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A robot 'walking tank' shaped like a pair of human legs and a giant armoured vehicle with leather seats inside were among the items on display at the parade-style event in Accra.
  
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• Furious Samsung customers take to social media after being unable to remove app

  09-01-2019 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung users are complaining that they are unable to permanently delete the Facebook app from their devices. The Korean electronic giant is the world’s largest smartphone maker.
  
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• Zuckerberg plans public tech discussions

  09-01-2019 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The Facebook boss is to hold a series of discussions on the subject of technology and its future in society
  
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• Workplace trends in 2019: What you need to know, according to @HaysWorldwide siliconrepublic.com/careers/workpl…

  09-01-2019 14:00 via twitter.com
  Workplace trends in 2019: What you need to know, according to @HaysWorldwide siliconrepublic.com/careers/workpl…
  
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• T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T are under fire for selling customer location data

  09-01-2019 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report published on Tuesday by Motherboard showed that by paying a bounty hunter $300, a reporter was able to locate the cell phone of T-Mobile customer who consented to be part of the test.
  
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• IBM’s quantum computer is important, but it’s far from ready

  09-01-2019 13:44
  
  IBM’s standalone quantum computer is an important step forward, but the technology is still a long way from being useful
  
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• New @Entirl report warns #Brexit volatility will come to a head this year siliconrepublic.com/companies/ente…

  09-01-2019 13:30 via twitter.com
  New @Entirl report warns #Brexit volatility will come to a head this year siliconrepublic.com/companies/ente…
  
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• Researchers find hardware-agnostic side-channel attack affecting OS page caches. #infosec #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sid…

  09-01-2019 13:00 via twitter.com
  Researchers find hardware-agnostic side-channel attack affecting OS page caches. #infosec #cyberattacks siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/sid…
  
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• Lasers used in self-driving cars could be deployed on US-Mexico border

  09-01-2019 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quanergy Systems is working on Lidar border security that's currentlydeployed in pilot projects on the India-Pakistan frontier as well as a small section of the southern US border.
  
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• US carbon emissions rise by 3.4% in 2018

  09-01-2019 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carbon emissions have spiked in the US for the first time in eight years. The data shows that the country is unlikely to meet its target to reduce emissions by 2025 under the Paris agreement.
  
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• What's 23 times the size of Earth, uncomfortably warm – and has astroboffins excited?

  09-01-2019 12:37 via go.theregister.com
  Kepler's successor, TESS, turns up its first three exoplanets The space telescope launched last year as the successor to NASA's long-running and very successful Kepler turned in three exoplanets in its first three months of observations.…
  
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