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• Alien life could exist on frozen and rocky 'super-Earth' just six light-years away, study finds

  11-01-2019 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barnard b is a recently discovered Super-Earth planet orbiting Barnard's Star, Villanova University researchers revealed their find at the American Astronomy Society (AAS) in Seattle.
  
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• Researcher: Calf born to endangered Pacific Northwest...

  11-01-2019 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SEATTLE (AP) - Researchers say there's a new calf among the population of critically endangered killer whales that live in the waters between Washington...
  
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• Q. How exactly do you test car seats? A. With this sweaty 'robutt' that twerks for days and days

  11-01-2019 22:56 via go.theregister.com
  Watch this game of moist mechanical musical chairs Vid  Picture a massive robotic arm gloved with a damp, arse-shaped cushion twerking into a chair for three days straight. That's how automaker Ford tests the durability of its car seats, at least in Europe.…
  
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• Millennials generation are most likely use another person’s Netflix account, 18 percent admitting

  11-01-2019 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By comparison, 9 percent of Generation X and 11 percent of Baby Boomers - and 15 percent of Americans overall - use another person's Netflix account, according to a new survey.
  
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• NASA's steam powered spacecraft mines its own fuel and could explore faraway worlds 'forever'

  11-01-2019 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prototype craft extracts water from asteroids or other planetary bodies to generate steam and propel itself to its next mining target.
  
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• $150,000 HOVERBIKE revealed

  11-01-2019 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Scorpion craft, is being shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the firm behind it says ithas already been sold to the Dubai Police force,.
  
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• Elon Musk goes Back to the Future claiming Tesla's roadster will be able to HOVER

  11-01-2019 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Musk made the claim by retweeting an image of the famous DeLorean car from Back to the Future, adding 'The new Roadster will actually do something like this'.
  
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• And the winner is... #BTYSTE 🎉🏆🙌 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bt-…

  11-01-2019 21:56 via twitter.com
  And the winner is... #BTYSTE 🎉🏆🙌 siliconrepublic.com/innovation/bt-…
  
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• Saddle up! Red Dead Redemption 2 to get 'Fortnite'-style battle royale mode 

  11-01-2019 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is already one of the most succesful video games ever released - but Red Dead Redemption 2 is about to take a leaf out of Fortnite's book to get even better.
  
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• Stay tuned to Siliconrepublic.com for an interview with Adam Kelly, #BTYSTE champion of 2019! https://t.co/ywLRWoZfGl

  11-01-2019 20:48 via twitter.com
  
  Stay tuned to Siliconrepublic.com for an interview with Adam Kelly, #BTYSTE champion of 2019! https://t.co/ywLRWoZfGl
  
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• NHL tests puck and player tracking in regular-season games

  11-01-2019 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microchips were added to players' shoulder pads and fitted inside specially designed pucks for two Vegas Golden Knights home games this week.
  
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• SpaceX sends Iridium-8 into space while Musk flaunts his retro rocket

  11-01-2019 20:04 via go.theregister.com
  The 1930s called. They'd like their silver Starship back SpaceX launched its first mission of 2019, fulfilling its Iridium contract, while the Falcon 9 due to loft the company's Crew Dragon demo mission remained resolutely attached to Florida.…
  
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• Special bacteria in mines, lakes and the human gut pump out ELECTRONS, scientists find

  11-01-2019 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found certain species of bacteria in oxygen-deprived environments have evolved the ability.
  
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• State of the art 3D printer makes objects 100 times faste

  11-01-2019 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed the new approach, which lifts complex shapes from a vat of liquid at up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes.
  
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• Porn users will have to prove their age before they can view images online

  11-01-2019 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Websites which harbour content which is more than one-third pornographic will be obliged to verify the age of UK visitors under a new law.
  
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• CES 2019: Hunting down the big beasts of tech

  11-01-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Dave Lee goes on 'safari' in Las Vegas to find out what the tech giants are showing off.
  
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• Elon Musk unveils his 120-foot-tall 'Tintin' Starship for the first time

  11-01-2019 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The SpaceX founder shared the images of the prototype on Twitter being constructed in Texas. He says this spacecraft will perform suborbital flights.
  
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• 'Little foot' walked like a CHIMP

  11-01-2019 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton was first discovered in the 90s in South Africa and scientists have now found he walked more like a chimp than a human.
  
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• Game of thrones: 'Intelligent toilets' all the rage at CES 2019

  11-01-2019 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the Consumer Electronics Show, the display floor was flush with 'intelligent toilets' that tout all kinds of high-tech capabilities, like integrated voice assistants, speakers and flashy LED lights.
  
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• Keeping a lid on #NuclearFusion’s enormous power may be one step closer following the discovery of a new radio freq… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 19:00 via twitter.com
  Keeping a lid on #NuclearFusion’s enormous power may be one step closer following the discovery of a new radio freq… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Girls’ self-confidence falls below that of boys from around age of nine

  11-01-2019 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Queensland looked at 100,000 students aged 12 to 17 in single-sex schools and found no significant difference between boys and girls.
  
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• The atmosphere is electric as we wait to find out who will be crowned this year's Young Scientist champion! 🏆… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 18:33 via twitter.com
  The atmosphere is electric as we wait to find out who will be crowned this year's Young Scientist champion! 🏆… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘Today, everything is about digital transformation, and how we select and use the right technology and software to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 18:30 via twitter.com
  ‘Today, everything is about digital transformation, and how we select and use the right technology and software to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• We've had an amazing three days reporting from @BTYSTE. As far as we're concerned, all of these students are winner… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 18:29 via twitter.com
  We've had an amazing three days reporting from @BTYSTE. As far as we're concerned, all of these students are winner… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Lightning mostly strikes Florida and Texas in US

  11-01-2019 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Florida and Texas experienced the most lightning strikes in 2018. According to research by lightning detection network Vaisala, which monitors lightning activity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  
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• Ahead of this evening's winner announcement, here are some of the highlights from day three at @BTYSTE including… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 18:20 via twitter.com
  Ahead of this evening's winner announcement, here are some of the highlights from day three at @BTYSTE including… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• SpaceX launch completes Iridium satellite refresh

  11-01-2019 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The $3bn refurbishment of the original sat-phone network will help transform air-traffic surveillance.
  
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• Brains beat brawn in the mating game (if you're a budgie) 

  11-01-2019 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese and Danish researchers studying the birds found seeing 'clever behavior' in a male made them irresistible to females.
  
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• SpaceX launches final 10 satellites for Iridium

  11-01-2019 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX on Friday blasted off a payload of global communications satellites for Iridium, marking the first launch of 2019 for the California-based company headed by Elon Musk.
  
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• US food giant @MDLZ is suing its insurance firm for refusing to pay damages after the #NotPetya cyberattack.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 18:10 via twitter.com
  US food giant @MDLZ is suing its insurance firm for refusing to pay damages after the #NotPetya cyberattack.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Giant hi-tech tomato glasshouse set to produce millions of the fruit

  11-01-2019 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The facility is set to produce 150 million tomatoes a year, helped by red LED lights and bees.
  
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• In 2019, predictive algorithms will start to make banking fair for all

  11-01-2019 18:00
  
  This year we will see a technology-led democratisation of access to capital for small businesses give new opportunities to every community
  
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• As more people get online, it'll be impossible to ignore injustices

  11-01-2019 18:00
  
  In 2019 it will be impossible to ignore the unequal distribution of education, wealth and justice. Rich and poor will discover more about how the other half lives
  
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• #MostRead Today: People are ‘ghosting’ employers instead of handing in their notice ow.ly/4S9V30nhkgV

  11-01-2019 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: People are ‘ghosting’ employers instead of handing in their notice ow.ly/4S9V30nhkgV
  
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• #MostRead Today: After 30 years chipping away, is Intel to create thousands of new Irish jobs? ow.ly/fgdg30nhkhL

  11-01-2019 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: After 30 years chipping away, is Intel to create thousands of new Irish jobs? ow.ly/fgdg30nhkhL
  
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• #MostRead Today: 7 top onboarding tips when hiring a new engineer ow.ly/fuWA30nhkiN

  11-01-2019 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 7 top onboarding tips when hiring a new engineer ow.ly/fuWA30nhkiN
  
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• #MostRead Today: 12 daring Dublin start-ups to watch ow.ly/6Kfq30nhkg2

  11-01-2019 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 12 daring Dublin start-ups to watch ow.ly/6Kfq30nhkg2
  
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• Physicist wins prestigious award once given to Sir Stephen Hawking

  11-01-2019 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Bernard Schutz, 72,from Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy, will receive the prestigious Eddington Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society.
  
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• Apple to launch three iPhones with new camera features...

  11-01-2019 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple plans to launch three iPhone models this year with some new camera features, including three rear cameras for the most expensive model and two for the other models, the WSJ claims
  
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• IBM Launches First Quantum Computer-In-A-Box For Commercial Use

  11-01-2019 17:03 via technocracy.news
  This is a watershed computer technology that will enable Technocracy on every level: Practical Quantum computing outside of the laboratory. “Q” will find its sweet spot in Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Everything. ⁃ TN EditorIBM unveiled the world’s “first universal approximate quantum computing system installed outside of a research lab” at CES earlier this week — and with it, the next era of computing.
  The 20-qubit IBM Q System One repres
  
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• How to KonMari your digital life: Podcast 400

  11-01-2019 17:03
  
  The problem with YouTubers promoting mystery boxes, hacking the European elections and how to Marie Kondo your digital life
  
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• Would you give bats a home in your fridge?

  11-01-2019 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Zoologists in Belarus are helping the flying mammal to get some sleep during hibernation season.
  
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• Amazon Ring Security Cameras Present Oxymoron

  11-01-2019 16:39 via technocracy.news
  Your unencrypted and unprotected Ring video stream is openly available to Ring staffers in Ukraine, and to others who can discover your email address. Technocrats have no ethical boundaries or concern for the rights of others when it comes to data. ⁃ TN EditorThe “Smart Home” of the 21st century isn’t just supposed to be a monument to convenience, we’re told, but also to protection, a Tony Stark-like bubble of vigilant algorithms and internet-connected sensors worki
  
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• Gamblers predicted Brexit before traders

  11-01-2019 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Economists from the University of Cambridge said currency markets were slow to react to the Brexit vote result, allowing astute gamblers to profit.
  
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• CES 2019: Wristband 'can control' your body temperature

  11-01-2019 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Nick Kwek goes into sub-zero temperatures to test a wristband that can warm you up.
  
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• UPDATE: AT&T Stops Selling Location Data Amid Calls For Fed Investigation

  11-01-2019 15:49 via technocracy.news
  AT&T was caught red handed and exposed this week by Motherboard. for selling customer location data, an egregious violation of privacy laws. Today, AT&T says they have stopped selling data because they now know a Federal investigation is being ramped up. If history is a guide, AT&T will resume selling after the heat and attention have passed. AT&T is a classic example of Technocracy in action. ⁃ TN EditorAT&T said Thursday that it will stop selling its customers&rs
  
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• Ella Kissi-Debrah 'pollution' death: Backing for new inquest

  11-01-2019 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Nine-year-old Ella died from asthma but her family believe air pollution caused her health to fail.
  
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• Google's parent company Alphabet sued over sexual misconduct policy

  11-01-2019 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Google shareholders want the firm to change the way it deals with allegations of sexual misconduct.
  
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• Thanks to all who joined us at @BTYSTE yesterday for a leaders lunch hosted by @InspirefestHQ and @BTinIreland. We… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 15:02 via twitter.com
  Thanks to all who joined us at @BTYSTE yesterday for a leaders lunch hosted by @InspirefestHQ and @BTinIreland. We… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• .@W3DigitalAgency’s Joe Edwards tells us what he learned from the Fortune 100-style world – and why he’s happy he l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 15:00 via twitter.com
  .@W3DigitalAgency’s Joe Edwards tells us what he learned from the Fortune 100-style world – and why he’s happy he l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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