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• France cracks down on Uber service

  25-06-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  France's interior minister orders the closure of the low-cost car-sharing service UberPOP after a day of protests by taxi drivers.
  
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• VIDEO: Sir David tells Obama how to save planet

  25-06-2015 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The distinguished broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, has been on a visit to the White House at the personal invitation of President Obama.
  
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• VIDEO: Obama interviews Attenborough

  25-06-2015 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The distinguished broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, has been on a visit to the White House at the personal invitation of President Obama.
  
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• Are you getting the internet speed you pay for? Interactive chart lets you check as experts claim US ISPs are throttling users

  25-06-2015 23:42 via
  
  Researchers claime major providers, including AT&T, Time Warner and Verizon, are all slowing users, many slowing to the speed of a dial up connection at times
  
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• Where will humans first set foot on Mars? Nasa wants suggestions for the best place to land on the red planet

  25-06-2015 23:31 via
  
  Nasa says will hold a workshop in Houston this October in which researchers propose 62-mile-wide (100km) 'exploration zones' that may be of scientific interest.
  
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• Apple pulls Confederate flag-bearing apps from its Store - but Nazi imagery remains

  25-06-2015 22:43 via
  
  It follows a similar decision by a number of retailers this week, including Ebay and Amazon, in the wake of last week's mass shooting at a black South Carolina church.
  
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• Tinder, Match.com looking for love on Wall Street

  25-06-2015 22:38 via
  
  IAC/InteractiveCorp, which also runs Match.com and OkCupid are looking for a Wall Street hookup as they spin off the dating app, which experts believe could be worth around $1.6billion.
  
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• Google's self driving car prototype takes to California's roads for first time

  25-06-2015 22:08 via
  
  The latest version of Google's self-driving car - a pod-like two-seater that needs no gas pedal or steering wheel - has made its debut on the roads around Mountain View.
  
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• Apple removes Confederate flag games

  25-06-2015 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The App Store has become the latest retailer to ban Confederate flags, over a debate about its influence in a South Carolina shooting.
  
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• Lake Texoma VORTEX is big enough to swallow a boat

  25-06-2015 21:38 via
  
  Recent footage of Lake Texoma, which lies on the border of Oklahoma and Texas, shows a violent vortex draining the water in front of a baffled onlooker.
  
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• Microsoft brings Office to Android phones for first time

  25-06-2015 21:22 via
  
  They join the iOS versions which Microsoft revealed last year as the firm tries to embrace handsets running software other than its own.
  
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• A giant VORTEX has appeared in Lake Texoma and it is big enough to swallow a boat

  25-06-2015 20:52 via
  
  Recent footage of Lake Texoma, which lies on the border of Oklahoma and Texas, shows a violent vortex draining the water in front of a baffled onlooker.
  
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• Taylor Swift 360s and hover board 180s: Podcast 223

  25-06-2015 20:29
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining 45-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, Katie Collins and Daniel Culpan.
   By: Katie Collins, Continue reading...
  
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• Finally! World’s first consumer jetpack will go on sale next year (but be warned - it will set you back $150,000) 

  25-06-2015 20:28 via
  
  A New Zealand firm says it will finally begin selling a personal jetpack next year. The Martin Jetpack has been developed over the past 35 years,and will cost around $150,00.
  
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• Taylor Swift WILL stream her latest album 1989 on Apple Music

  25-06-2015 20:23 via
  
  Taylor Swift has revealed she will stream her latest album on Apple Music following her public row with the firm over paying artists during the new app's three month trial period.
  
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• Is this star a victim of cosmic CANNIBALISM?

  25-06-2015 19:22 via
  
  The star was studied by the University of California, Berkeley. It is surrounded by a huge disk of gas. Another star is thought to be 'eating' the other and creating the disk (artist's impression shown)
  
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• Samsung cash for eye-tracking visor

  25-06-2015 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's first eye-tracking virtual reality headset secures investment from Samsung Ventures.
  
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• 'Skin-like' colour display developed

  25-06-2015 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fully flexible, almost skin-like colour display is developed by a team in Florida - paving the way for clothes that can instantly change colour.
  
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• VIDEO: Bringing Fifa's video games to life

  25-06-2015 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why live action football commentators turn their skills to following a soccer video game
  
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• Indians mock Bobby Jindal on Twitter

  25-06-2015 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal's US presidential campaign launch becomes the subject of online mockery.
  
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• Why coriander can taste like SOAP: Genes for smell and bitterness explain why some people love - and others hate - the herb

  25-06-2015 17:25 via
  
  For most people it is a popular herb added to food for flavour, but up to 14 per cent of people say coriander tastes like soap and now US researchers have pinpointed the genes.
  
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• US government log-ins leaked online

  25-06-2015 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A security company finds a large number of emails and passwords from government agencies accessible on the public web.
  
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• Apple iOS 9 can be installed even if your phone's storage is FULL: Software temporarily deletes apps to make room for files

  25-06-2015 17:00 via
  
  The feature was spotted and tweeted by Vancouver-based, 16-year-old Kaleb Butt who has a Worldwide Developer Conference scholarship.
  
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• Has Rosetta found ice on 67P? 120 bright patches on the comet's surface could be frozen water

  25-06-2015 16:54 via
  
  The European Space Agency has revealed images of ice on comet 67P (shown). The Rosetta spacecraft spotted the bright regions in September 2014.
  
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• Has Rosetta found ice on 67P? 100 bright patches on the comet's surface could be frozen water

  25-06-2015 16:47 via
  
  The European Space Agency has revealed images of ice on comet 67P (shown). The Rosetta spacecraft spotted the bright regions in September 2014.
  
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• How ordering a starter could spoil your main meal

  25-06-2015 16:30 via
  
  Researchers from Drexel University gave two separate bruschetta dishes - one good and one mediocre - to 64 people. This was followed by a main dish of pasta with garlic and oil.
  
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• Interactive infographic reveals mindboggling stats about your life

  25-06-2015 16:01 via
  
  A BBC graphic (pictured) shows you how the world has changed. For example, the city Navi Mumbai in India is younger than a 40-year-old, and sea levels have risen 10cm in their life.
  
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• Scientists develop full fat milk without saturates by changing cows' diet

  25-06-2015 15:05 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Reading have found they can reduce the unsaturated fat in milk by feeding dairy cows (like those pictured above) linseed and maize silage rather than grass.
  
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• UK GM wheat 'does not repel pests'

  25-06-2015 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A strain of genetically modified wheat developed in the UK has failed to repel pests as intended in field trials.
  
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• Rosetta has spotted patches on comet's surface that could be frozen water

  25-06-2015 14:51 via
  
  The European Space Agency has revealed images of ice on comet 67P (shown). The Rosetta spacecraft spotted the bright regions in September 2014.
  
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• Samsung 'blocks Microsoft software'

  25-06-2015 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung is accused of disabling Microsoft updates in order to run its own software.
  
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• Full fat milk without the saturates: Scientists develop new kind of 'healthy milk' by changing cows' diet

  25-06-2015 14:19 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Reading have found they can reduce the unsaturated fat in milk by feeding dairy cows (like those pictured above) linseed and maize silage rather than grass.
  
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• 'Achoo reflex' is caused by brain's sensitivity to brightness, expert reveals

  25-06-2015 14:01 via
  
  Cognitive scientist Dr Jason Goldman from Los Angeles explained 'photic sneezing' has been referenced since 3rd century BC and studies link the phenomenon to specific genes.
  
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• Cauliflowers to 'SING' in farmers' fields at its loudest in 25 years this weekend

  25-06-2015 13:50 via
  
  Rapid growth due to cooler weather will cause the effect this weekend (stock image shown). Farmer David Simmons in Cornwall told MailOnline that the phenomenon was 'real' and 'eerie'
  
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• VIDEO: Lemurs 'could vanish from wild'

  25-06-2015 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years.
  
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• Sat firm eyes huge rocket campaign

  25-06-2015 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The OneWeb company, which aims to take affordable internet connectivity to every part of the globe, says it will need the biggest commercial rocket campaign in history to get all of its satellites in orbit.
  
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• Have you heard cauliflowers 'SING'? Bizarre phenomenon that causes growing florets to squeak in farmers' fields will be at its loudest in 25 years this weekend

  25-06-2015 13:20 via
  
  Rapid growth caused by cooler weather will cause the effect this weekend (stock image shown). Farmer David Simmons in Cornwall told MailOnline that the phenomenon was 'real' and 'eerie'
  
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• Batman PC game sales suspended

  25-06-2015 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rocksteady Studios have apologised to fans for problems with the PC version of the game.
  
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• VIDEO: Rideable Lexus hoverboard developed

  25-06-2015 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rideable hoverboard is being developed by car manufacturer Lexus.
  
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• Harvard researchers find that employed mothers raise 'more successful children'

  25-06-2015 13:09 via
  
  Researchers from Harvard Business School analysed data from a gender survey to discover daughters are more likely to be employed if their mothers worked and these daughters also earn more.
  
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• Madagascar's lemurs cling to survival

  25-06-2015 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years.
  
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• Hallucigenia, the ancestor of arachnids and insects had needle-like fangs

  25-06-2015 13:07 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Cambridge have solved a century old puzzle by discovering what the face of a prehistoric worm-like creature called Hallucigenia sparas looked like (pictured)
  
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• Face of the 'worm spider' revealed: 505-million-year-old ancestor of arachnids and insects had needle-like fangs and beady eyes

  25-06-2015 12:35 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Cambridge have solved a century old puzzle by discovering what the face of a prehistoric worm-like creature called Hallucigenia sparas looked like (pictured)
  
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• Does having a job make you better mum? Employed mothers raise more successful daughters and kinder sons, study claims

  25-06-2015 12:31 via
  
  Researchers from Harvard Business School analysed data from a gender survey to discover daughters are more likely to be employed if their mothers worked and these daughters also earn more.
  
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• Tindog app helps pet owners find their 'pawfect' match

  25-06-2015 12:02 via
  
  Tindog (pictured) was created by London-based dog and cat boarding firm Holidog. The free app is available on Android and iOS and uses swipes like on Tinder.
  
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• Facebook Messnger is allowing users to sign up without a social network account

  25-06-2015 11:59 via
  
  The update (pictured) is being rolled out to users in Canada, US, Peru and Venezuela and removes the need for an account by letting you sign up with a mobile number.
  
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• Teens benefit from having one close friend than many say psychologists

  25-06-2015 11:30 via
  
  The support of a single best friend – as opposed to a group – can boost the 'self reliance' of children from tough backgrounds, a study by the Sussex, Belfast and Leeds universities has found.
  
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• How Black Death drove survivors down the pub

  25-06-2015 10:53 via
  
  It was the devastating pandemic that wiped out half of medieval Britain’s population. But the Black Death also had a surprising, and far more cheery, side-effect on our culture.
  
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• No Facebook required: Site now lets you sign up to its Messenger app without a social network account

  25-06-2015 10:53 via
  
  The update (pictured) is being rolled out to users in Canada, US, Peru and Venezuela and removes the need for an account by letting you sign up with a mobile number.
  
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• NHS to trial plans to treat patients using 'artificial' blood grown from donated stem cells

  25-06-2015 09:18 via
  
  Scientists have made it by using stem cells taken from umbilical cords and from adult donors which will be tested in 2017 and will be used to fill the gap in what's needed of rare blood types.
  
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