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• Twitter takes on the trolls with new system for reporting online abuse revealed 

  02-12-2014 23:46 via
  
  The company said it will now require less information from users flagging inappropriate content and that it will be easier to submit tweets and accounts for review.
  
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• Forgotten in 50 years: Experts reveal just how quickly the American public forgets their Presidents

  02-12-2014 23:41 via
  
  Washington researchers say that by the year 2060, American will remember Ronald Reagan (pictured) and Jimmy Carter 'as they now remember about our 13th president, Millard Fillmore'.
  
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• First China, now London! Assassin's Creed leak confirms England is Ubisoft's next stop

  02-12-2014 23:40
  
  A NEW leak has confirmed the name and location of the next Assassin's Creed game for the Xbox One and PS4.
  
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• VIDEO: BBC presenter talks to Cleverbot

  02-12-2014 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News presenter Philippa Thomas had a conversation with Cleverbot, and its creator Rollo Carpenter.
  
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• Does Richard III's DNA question the Queen's right to the throne?

  02-12-2014 23:08 via
  
  Genetic analysis of a battle-scarred skeleton discovered under a council car park in Leicester three years ago has confirmed that it did indeed belong to the last Plantagenet king (pictured).
  
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• Researchers reveal radical rewritable paper that NEVER needs ink

  02-12-2014 23:08 via
  
  California researchers say that even in early prototype form, their paper can be rewritten 20 times without affecting the resolution.
  
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• Twitter takes on the trolls: New system for reporting online abuse revealed 

  02-12-2014 22:48 via
  
  The company said it will now require less information from users flagging inappropriate content and that it will be easier to submit tweets and accounts for review.
  
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• Monkeys are better than humans when it comes to getting value for money in a 'market'

  02-12-2014 22:00 via
  
  Researchers from Yale University, Connecticut said that unlike humans, monkeys are not tricked into believing that more expensive items are automatically better quality.
  
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• Zombie games going VR! Dying Light set for Oculus Rift compatibility on Xbox One and PS4

  02-12-2014 22:00
  
  DYING LIGHT developers Techland have announced they want to make the Xbox One and PS4 zombie game compatible with the Oculus Rift.
  
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• The only sheet of paper you'll ever need: Researchers reveal radical rewritable paper that NEVER needs ink

  02-12-2014 21:57 via
  
  California researchers say that even in early prototype form, their paper can be rewritten 20 times without affecting the resolution.
  
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• Berlin police adopt Minority Report-style software that seeks out criminal behaviour

  02-12-2014 21:40 via
  
  Police in Berlin are considering adopting software that predicts crimes and is named ‘Precobs’ in a nod to the sci-fi film, the Minority Report (screenshot pictured).
  
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• Watching TV in bed is bad for backs warn experts

  02-12-2014 21:10
  
  WATCHING movies in bed on a laptop or tablet is playing havoc with the nation’s backs.
  
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• UFO experts claim to have spotted rock resembling President Barack Obama's head

  02-12-2014 20:35 via
  
  UFO bloggers say the head in the image taken by the Spirit rover on the Martian surface could be part of a larger statue.
  
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• Girls are better at creating computer games than their male friends

  02-12-2014 19:24 via
  
  A study by the University of Sussex found that girls wrote more complex computer game programs, but that film portrayals of nerdy computer geeks may be putting them off.
  
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• The Spectrum Vega gaming computer is given a 21st century makeover

  02-12-2014 19:08 via
  
  Sir Clive Sinclair, with help from Luton-based Retro Computers, is launching the Sinclair Spectrum Vega (pictured). It has fewer buttons than the original and runs more than 14,000 of the original games.
  
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• Predicting crimes BEFORE they happen: Berlin police adopt Minority Report-style software that seeks out criminal behaviour

  02-12-2014 19:01 via
  
  Police in Berlin are considering adopting software that predicts crimes and is named ‘Precobs’ in a nod to the sci-fi film, the Minority Report (screenshot pictured).
  
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• Left-handed people are not as financially successful as right-handed colleagues, claims study

  02-12-2014 18:58 via
  
  A study of 47,000 people by Harvard University indicates left-handers are at a disadvantage in the workplace. The data also suggests left-handed children are more likely to have learning disabilities.
  
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• Never worry about a cracked screen again! Apple files patent for a system of sensors that rotate a falling iPhone in MID-AIR

  02-12-2014 18:40 via
  
  The Cupertino-based company has been awarded a patent for a system (pictured) that uses the iPhone's internal vibration motor to control the angle of the fall while it's mid-air.
  
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• Scientists create system that allows people to FEEL holograms

  02-12-2014 18:24 via
  
  As well as its use in entertainment, its creators at Bristol University say it could have more practical applications, such as allowing surgeons to explore a CT scan by feeling a disease.
  
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• The Spectrum makes a comeback! Retro gaming computer is given a 21st century makeover - and it plays all the old games

  02-12-2014 18:16 via
  
  Sir Clive Sinclair, with help from Luton-based Retro Computers, is launching the Sinclair Spectrum Vega (pictured). It has fewer buttons than the original and runs more than 14,000 of the original games.
  
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• Why new ‘Privacy Notice’ on Facebook is useless

  02-12-2014 18:05
  
  FACEBOOK users latest attempts to try and protect their pictures and posts against being used without their permission has been revealed as a con.
  
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• Does rampant AI threaten humanity?

  02-12-2014 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are we really at risk of smart machines killing us off?
  
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• Twitter 'simplifies' abuse reporting

  02-12-2014 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network tells Newsbeat changes to the way people can report abuse and block others will give users "more control".
  
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• UK readies child abuse search tool

  02-12-2014 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A database containing tens of millions of child abuse photos and videos will be launched this month to help police identify victims and suspects.
  
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• Left-handed? Then you're likely to earn less: 'Lefties' are not as financially successful as right-handed colleagues, claims study

  02-12-2014 17:57 via
  
  A study of 47,000 people by Harvard University indicates left-handers are at a disadvantage in the workplace. The data also suggests left-handed children are more likely to have learning disabilities.
  
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• Stephen Hawking says 'Artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race'

  02-12-2014 17:56 via
  
  Professor Hawking (pictured) made today's claims at an event in London, during which he unveiled a new communications platform, designed by Intel, that will replace his current system.
  
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• VIDEO: Artificial intelligence explained

  02-12-2014 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Imperial College London's Prof Murray Shanahan provides a brief introduction to the topic of artificial intelligence.
  
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• The END of mankind? Stephen Hawking issues shock artificial intelligence DOOMSDAY WARNING

  02-12-2014 17:34
  
  PROFESSOR Stephen Hawking has issued a shocking DOOMSDAY warning over scientists' progress in creating 'thinking' machines.
  
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• Get a loaf of this: London dev has best idea since sliced bread

  02-12-2014 17:28
  
  We're starting to think that Bossa Studios is trolling
  everyone. After the ridiculous (but ridiculously
  fun) Surgeon Simulator last year, the
  London-based developer is following up with a game based on a slice
  of bread.
  
  The appropriately named I am Bread is billed
  as "the beautiful story of one slice of bread's epic and emotional
  journey as it embarks upon a quest to become toasted." However!
  Bossa claims there is a deep story to the game, and not all is as
  it
  
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• Destiny: PS4 fans receive exclusive new content from Bungie

  02-12-2014 17:27
  
  DESTINY fans on the PS4 are set to receive exclusive new content with their copy of December DLC, The Dark Below.
  
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• Star Trek's holodeck takes a step closer to reality: Scientists create system that allows people to FEEL holograms using ultrasound

  02-12-2014 17:19 via
  
  As well as its use in entertainment, its creators at Bristol University say it could have more practical applications, such as allowing surgeons to explore a CT scan by feeling a disease.
  
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• VIDEO: Hawking on internet and humans' fate

  02-12-2014 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Professor Stephen Hawking talks to the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones about the power modern technology has to transform our lives.
  
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• UCL to open huge tech and engineering campus

  02-12-2014 17:14
  
  University College London (UCL) is to build a huge
  campus on the Olympic Park in a bid to inspire research in
  technology and engineering. UCL East will cover some 11 acres and
  provide 125,000m2 of space for staff and students.
  By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Richard III DNA: Infidelity surprise

  02-12-2014 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Analysis of Richard III's DNA has thrown up surprising evidence of infidelity somewhere in his family tree.
  
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• Does Richard III's DNA question the Queen's right to the throne? Analysis reveals relative of the monarch may have been conceived out of wedlock

  02-12-2014 17:11 via
  
  Genetic analysis of a battle-scarred skeleton discovered under a council car park in Leicester three years ago has confirmed that it did indeed belong to the last Plantagenet king (pictured).
  
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• EE plans micro-network for not-spots

  02-12-2014 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest proposed solution to the problem of mobile not-spots is micro-networks, which EE hopes will become widespread over next three years.
  
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• 'Artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race': Stephen Hawking warns a robotic uprising will spiral out of our control

  02-12-2014 16:59 via
  
  Professor Hawking (pictured) made today's claims at an event in London, during which he unveiled a new communications platform, designed by Intel, that will replace his current system.
  
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• N Korea refuses to deny Sony hack

  02-12-2014 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Korea refuses to deny involvement in a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, ahead of the release of a film about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
  
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• App could help track diseases before they spread

  02-12-2014 16:42
  
  A new online database and smartphone app
  could help to combat diseases spread by insects and other pests
  before they cause an epidemic. The system, known a Vecmap,
  combines satellite data with field research to provide in-depth
  information on the spread of diseases.
  
  By combining a smartphone app with a large
  and powerful centralised database it aims to track diseases and the
  bugs that spread them better than ever before. Currently
  individual public health&
  
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• Doctor Who goes Indie in game bundle

  02-12-2014 16:02
  
  Fancy some (slightly) vintage Doctor
  Who gaming without breaking the bank? You're in luck
  then, as the complete collection of The Adventure
  Games is the highlight of one of this week's Indie
  Bundles.
  
  The Indie Gala 'Monday Bundle' offers all five
  episodes, centred on Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor and
  companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. The pay-what-you-want bundle
  can be had for as little as $1.99 (about £1.30), with money split
  between develo
  
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• Milky Way images reveal the shapes that make up our galaxy's magnetic field

  02-12-2014 15:21 via
  
  In what could rival works by Van Gogh, Paris-based Esa claims that these remarkable images are some of the first to reveal the shape of the our galaxy's magnetic barrier.
  
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• SpaceX is looking for a farmer to manage crop production at its rocket test facility

  02-12-2014 15:10 via
  
  Elon Musk's private space company's is advertising for a farmer to work on its 900 acre rocket research site in MacGregor, Texas
  
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• Bridgmanite captured for the first time... on a meteorite

  02-12-2014 15:08 via
  
  The mysterious mineral was found by Oliver Tschauner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his team in the Tenham meteorite, which hit Australia in 1879.
  
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• WATCH: Resident Evil release date announced as Albert Wesker return is confirmed

  02-12-2014 15:05
  
  CAPCOM have revealed the release date of the first episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on the PS4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
  
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• Blue beach in Sweden lit up by clusters of glowing plankton

  02-12-2014 14:54 via
  
  Millions of plankton glowed like fireflies to light up a beach on the island of Mjorn, in Sweden, in a natural phenomenon known as bioluminescence.
  
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• Blue beach in Sweden lit up by a clusters of glowing plankton

  02-12-2014 14:34 via
  
  Millions of plankton glowed like fireflies to light up a beach on the island of Mjorn, in Sweden, in a natural phenomenon known as bioluminescence.
  
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• UFOs, meteors and Paul Walker's death among theories for booms over UK

  02-12-2014 14:19 via
  
  The noises were heard from Llandudno to Croydon, from Devon to Norwich. There were also reports of booms being heard in the skies over New York.
  
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• XNA breakthrough in synthetic enzymes could lead to manufacture of organisms

  02-12-2014 14:05 via
  
  Scientists at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge created working enzymes from a synthetic form of DNA called XNA, which could be used to create synthetic life.
  
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• Hawking: AI could end human race

  02-12-2014 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prof Stephen Hawking, one of the world's leading scientists, warns that artificial intelligence "could spell the end of the human race".
  
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• Listen to the Aztec DEATH WHISTLE that may have accompanied human sacrifices

  02-12-2014 13:54 via
  
  The terrifying sound emitted by the whistles has been linked to human sacrifice because two were discovered in the hands of a slain man who was found front of the temple of a wind god in Mexico.
  
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