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• What REALLY happens when you see a ghost: Bizarre brain activity behind 'sleep paralysis' revealed

  21-01-2015 23:52 via
  
  Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say sleep paralysis occurs when there is a mix-up in an area of the brain, dubbed the parietal lobes, that hold a map of the 'self'.
  
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• Windows 10 will be FREE: Microsoft reveals software will come with Xbox app for games and new Cortana smart assistant you can speak to (and the start menu is finally back)

  21-01-2015 23:41 via
  
  The software was shown off in Seattle, and will also run on everything from mobile phones to the firm's Xbox One games console,
  
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• What REALLY happens when you see a ghost: Bizarre brain activity behind 'sleep paralysis' is finally revealed

  21-01-2015 22:58 via
  
  Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say sleep paralysis occurs when there is a mix-up in an area of the brain, dubbed the parietal lobes, that hold a map of the 'self'.
  
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• Xbox One: Microsoft announce streaming and Windows 10 integration for 2015

  21-01-2015 22:28
  
  MICROSOFT have revealed the full extent in which they hope to integrate the Xbox One with their new operating system, Windows 10.
  
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• Nasa accused of cutting live ISS feed as 'UFOs' hover in sight

  21-01-2015 22:14 via
  
  On two separate occasions this month, alien hunters claim to have spotted mysterious objects appearing on their screens before the live feed from Houston-based Nasa disappears
  
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• Could a wormhole in our galaxy take us to another UNIVERSE?

  21-01-2015 21:34 via
  
  A portal big enough to swallow a spaceship could have been created by dark matter, according to mathematical models by the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy.
  
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• Windows 10 to be free and get headset

  21-01-2015 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft says its Windows 10 operating system will be a free upgrade for many users and unveils a "holographic" headset that can run it.
  
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• WhatsApp launches desktop option

  21-01-2015 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Messaging platform WhatsApp announces that users can now send messages from their desktop web browsers in addition to their phones.
  
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• Windows Holographic with HoloLens: Clever new device will blend real and virtual worlds

  21-01-2015 21:09
  
  MICROSOFT have officially announced an all-new augmented reality device and platform, called Windows Holographic.
  
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• Nasa accused of cutting live ISS feed as 'UFOs' hover in sight: Conspiracy theorists claim space agency is hiding alien life

  21-01-2015 21:04 via
  
  On two separate occasions this month, alien hunters claim to have spotted mysterious objects appearing on their screens before the live feed from Houston-based Nasa disappears
  
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• Meteorite is 'hard drive' from space

  21-01-2015 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers have decoded ancient recordings from fragments of an asteroid dating back billions of years to the start of the Solar System.
  
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• Nundasuchus: Carnivore hunted prey with its 'steak knife' teeth

  21-01-2015 20:31 via
  
  The skeleton of Nundasuchus took more than 1,000 hours to reconstruct, despite most of the skull being missing and may help experts to fill in gaps in the ancient reptile family tree.
  
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• VIDEO: Northern White rhinos facing extinction

  21-01-2015 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern White rhinos are on the edge of extinction with just five of them left in the world, but conservation experts are trying to find ways to save them.
  
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• BRINGING IN THE BIG GUNS: Arsenal see midfield star Santi Cazorla join the FIFA 15 TOTW

  21-01-2015 20:02
  
  FIFA Ultimate Team assembles the best players from international and club competitions around the world and this week we see the likes of Santi Cazorla and Diego Costa making the cut.
  
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• Microsoft unveils Windows 10 - and the start menu is BACK

  21-01-2015 19:29 via
  
  The firm is showing off the new software, which will launch in autumn, in Seattle - and says it will run on everything from a phone to an Xbox console.
  
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• Could a wormhole in our galaxy take us to another UNIVERSE? Interstellar-style 'space time tunnel' may exist in the Milky Way

  21-01-2015 19:19 via
  
  A portal big enough to swallow a spaceship could have been created by dark matter, according to mathematical models by the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy.
  
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• 'Safer GMOs' made by US scientists

  21-01-2015 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US scientists say they have taken the first step towards making "safer" GMOs that cannot spread in the wild using synthetic biology.
  
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• Laser-etched metal 'bounces' water

  21-01-2015 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By etching grooves into metal with a high-powered laser, physicists create a surface that repels water to the extent that droplets bounce away.
  
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• Minecraft hackers post hundreds of personal login details online

  21-01-2015 18:52 via
  
  The hack was reported by Heise Online, and many of the verified accounts are believed to belong to German gamers. It is not known how the hackers obtained the Minecraft (pictured) credentials.
  
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• Is climate change really that dangerous? Predictions are 'greatly exaggerated', claims study

  21-01-2015 18:31 via
  
  The paper was led by Professor David Legates from University of Delaware. This chart shows the study's observations (green) compared to IPCC predictions (red).
  
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• VIDEO: 'Equip kids to combat inequality'

  21-01-2015 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will.i.am speaks to the BBC from the 2015 World Economic Forum about how education can close the equality gap and provide more opportunities to young people.
  
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• Meet Nundasuchus: Crocodile-like carnivore hunted prey with its 'steak knife' teeth millions of years before the dinosaurs

  21-01-2015 17:46 via
  
  The skeleton of Nundasuchus took more than 1,000 hours to reconstruct, despite most of the skull being missing and may help experts to fill in gaps in the ancient reptile family tree.
  
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• Report recommends fracking refusal

  21-01-2015 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A key report says fracking should not go ahead at two sites in Lancashire.
  
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• Minecraft hacked: Cyber criminals leak hundreds of login details - and could have more 'in their back pocket', expert warns

  21-01-2015 17:08 via
  
  The hack was reported by Heise Online, and many of the verified accounts are believed to belong to German gamers. It is not known how the hackers obtained the Minecraft (pictured) credentials.
  
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• David Shukman: Should we try to halt extinction?

  21-01-2015 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why can't we stop so many forms of life from being wiped out?
  
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• Fake Facebook page costs US $134,000

  21-01-2015 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US government agrees to pay a woman $134,000 after creating a fake Facebook page using photos of her as well as her son and niece.
  
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• Time to change YOUR password? '123456' is 2014's most popular and insecure pin

  21-01-2015 16:44 via
  
  A Californian password management company has revealed the 25 most popular and insecure passwords of 2014, including ‘easily guessable’ passwords such as ‘football’.
  
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• Google robot severs its power cord

  21-01-2015 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Atlas - one of the most advanced robots in the world - is upgraded by its owner Google to include a battery pack, allowing it go "wireless".
  
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• The electric blanket in a JACKET: Battery powered clothes stop you feeling the cold by reaching a very toasty 60°C

  21-01-2015 16:01 via
  
  TechNiche has launched a selection of garments - such as a vest and gloves - that can help you reach a toasty 60°C when the weather is very cold.
  
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• Tech firms support computing lessons

  21-01-2015 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google and O2 are among supporters of £3.6m drive to teach computing skills in primary schools in England, the education secretary is to announce.
  
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• VIDEO: Satellite array 'will get 3bn online'

  21-01-2015 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Richard Branson says a plan to create an 'enormous array of satellites' around the earth will 'help reach three billion people in this world who don't have internet access'.
  
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• Is Google planning to buy Netflix? Experts predict its next targets

  21-01-2015 15:01 via
  
  Since 1998, the Californian tech giant has spent $24.5 billion (£16.2 billion) on 10 companies, including YouTube, Motorola, NestLabs and SkyBox Imaging.
  
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• Atomic scientists to make 'major announcement' about Doomsday Clock

  21-01-2015 14:55 via
  
  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a conference Thursday to announce its recent decision. Director Kennette Benedict is pictured with an illustration of the Clock.
  
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• The house of the future: 21st century home will include wardrobes that wash clothes, self-cleaning baths and robotic guard dogs

  21-01-2015 14:48 via
  
  A London-based furniture store has produced an infographic to details some of tomorrow's technologies such as floating beds, some of which are already on sale.
  
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• The metal so water repellent that droplets BOUNCE off it: Laser technique could be used for everything from pans to planes

  21-01-2015 14:24 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Rochester in New York used powerful laser pulses to etch microscopic patterns called nanostructures into metals, to make them incredibly water repellent.
  
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• Xbox One News: Advanced Warfare Exo Zombies update, Battlefield Hardline early launch

  21-01-2015 14:16
  
  THE Express brings you the top Xbox One news from around the World Wide Web, including the new Exo Zombies update, State of Decay's launch and Battlefield Hardline's early launch.
  
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• Are machine-written signatures binding?

  21-01-2015 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Is your signature binding when a machine writes it for you?
  
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• Is Google planning to buy Netflix? Experts reveal the tech giant's most expensive acquisitions - and predicts its next targets

  21-01-2015 13:46 via
  
  Since 1998, the Californian tech giant has spent $24.5 billion (£16.2 billion) on 10 companies, including YouTube, Motorola, NestLabs and SkyBox Imaging.
  
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• Gamergate victim starts help site

  21-01-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoe Quinn, who was the victim of harassment during at the height of the Gamergate furore, wants to help others prevent online attacks before they start.
  
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• Why has Google invested $1billion in the SpaceX programme?

  21-01-2015 13:35
  
  GOOGLE and Fidelity Investments have invested $1billion in the SpaceX programme, which could bring huge changes to people across the globe.
  
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• WhatsApp bans unofficial app users

  21-01-2015 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp acts to stop downloads of a third-party service, WhatsApp Plus, and locks out people who used it from its chat platform.
  
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• Shazam - a billion dollar London success

  21-01-2015 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK music service's valuation tops $1bn
  
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• Is your online p@55word safe enough?

  21-01-2015 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are your logins properly protected?
  
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• Why the BBC News app has been revamped

  21-01-2015 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why the BBC overhauled its News app
  
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• Minecraft leak: Microsoft confirm no Mojang net service has been compromised

  21-01-2015 12:37
  
  MICROSOFT have confirmed that no Mojang.net services have been compromised following the posting of over 1,800 Minecraft email addresses and passwords online this week. - UPDATE 21 January
  
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• Arrest of Silk Road 2.0 suspect

  21-01-2015 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man arrested in Seattle for allegedly helping to run Silk Road 2.0, an online marketplace for drugs and other illicit activities.
  
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• 7-year-old shows how to hack Wi-Fi in less than 11 MINUTES

  21-01-2015 12:21 via
  
  The ethical hacking demo was carried out by Betsy Davies (pictured) from Dulwich, south London, and virtual private network provider HMA to highlight just how vulnerable public Wi-Fi networks are.
  
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• Invisible Girlfriend app lets singletons fool family and friends

  21-01-2015 12:18 via
  
  Two entrepreneurs in St Louis, Missouri, created the app - with both a Girlfriend and Boyfriend version - that sends convincing texts from a virtual partner.
  
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• Wireless charging: How will it work?

  21-01-2015 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Starbucks introducing wire-free phone charging at 10 London stores could reduce awkward seating plans in search for sockets.
  
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• The app that helps you FAKE a relationship: Invisible Girlfriend sends texts and even voicemails to let singletons fool family and friends

  21-01-2015 12:01 via
  
  Two entrepreneurs in St Louis, Missouri, created the app - with both a Girlfriend and Boyfriend version - that sends convincing texts from a virtual partner.
  
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