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• Google-owned company apologise for creating video game where players can compete for control of Nazi concentration camps 

  02-07-2015 22:57 via
  
  Niantic labs was forced to apologise after it emerged that gamers were using Nazi death camps such as Dachau, pictured and Sachenshausen in Germany to play a high-tech game.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg shows off Facebook's Internet drone's LASER

  02-07-2015 22:35 via
  
  The firm is building a fleet of drones capable of flying at 65,000ft (19,800 metres) and staying in the air for months. Now the first details of their communication system have emerged.
  
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• Saab unveils superstealth 'ghost submarine' it says is virtually invisible to enemies and even allows divers to silently enter and exit

  02-07-2015 22:08 via
  
  The A26 sub is 207 feet long, and features a 'ghost mode' to make it virtually undetectable when underwater. A special pod allows divers to enter and exit while it is underwater.
  
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• Turtle with GoPro strapped to its shell produces remarkable footage of the Great Barrier Reef from 'a turtle's eye view'

  02-07-2015 22:05 via
  
  A sea turtle has captured mesmerizing footage of the Great Barrier Reef after a GoPro was attached to its shell.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg shows off laser system that will be fitted to Facebook's fleet of drones

  02-07-2015 21:56 via
  
  The firm is building a fleet of drones capable of flying at 65,000ft (19,800 metres) and staying in the air for months. Now the first details of their communication system have emerged.
  
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• Yahoo spotted testing Google search results with users over Bing

  02-07-2015 21:07 via
  
  Yahoo confirmed that it has begun testing the use of Google search ads for a small portion of its desktop and mobile web search results.
  
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• Scientists warn of 13 day 'terror alert' following tragedies

  02-07-2015 21:03 via
  
  Researchers say that mass killings - events with four or more deaths - and school shootings can create a period of 'contagion' that lasts an average of 13 days
  
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• Is Bing's time up? Yahoo spotted testing Google search results with users

  02-07-2015 20:44 via
  
  Yahoo confirmed that it has begun testing the use of Google search ads for a small portion of its desktop and mobile web search results.
  
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• The Earth's oceans are DYING: Researchers warn time is running out for marine life due to global warming

  02-07-2015 20:34 via
  
  Researchers warn of an 'effectively irreversible' impact on ocean ecosystems and the services they provide, such as fisheries, by 2100.
  
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• Mass killings and school shootings are contagious: Scientists warn of 13 day 'terror  alert' following tragedies

  02-07-2015 20:12 via
  
  Researchers say that mass killings - events with four or more deaths - and school shootings can create a period of 'contagion' that lasts an average of 13 days
  
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• Apple's iPhone 6s will come in PINK

  02-07-2015 19:20 via
  
  The firm was believed to be developing a rose gold handset to be revealed in September - but has now switched to an aluminium pink one with a white face, according to the Wall Street Journal .
  
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• Rise in nuisance call complaints

  02-07-2015 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Information Commissioner's Office receives a record number of complaints about nuisance calls.
  
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• Amnesty demands GCHQ spying inquiry

  02-07-2015 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaign group Amnesty International calls for an independent inquiry after it is confirmed it was spied on by British surveillance agency GCHQ.
  
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• It’s a miracle! 'Jesus lizard' first walked on water 48million years ago in the lush tropics of Wyoming

  02-07-2015 19:04 via
  
  Palaeontologists unearthed a fossil at Bridger Formation in Wyoming that offers clues on how modern 'Jesus lizards' (stock image) evolved.
  
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• Have you heard of the exclamation comma? The story of punctuation's forgotten mark

  02-07-2015 18:59 via
  
  The combination of an exclamation point and a comma was created in 1992, but never caught on and its American inventors let its patent lapse three years later.
  
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• Fading beauty of Matisse and van Gogh's masterpieces: Chemical reaction is turning famous paintings BROWN

  02-07-2015 18:43 via
  
  The discovery was made by the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France. They found that the yellows in some paintings are turning brown (Matisse painting shown).
  
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• Was the banking crisis caused by too much TESTOSTERONE? Sex hormone may have made male traders take bigger risks

  02-07-2015 18:43 via
  
  Researchers from Imperial College London simulated a trading floor and measured hormone levels. In addition to increased levels of testosterone, cortisol levels rose in response to stress.
  
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• Apple outrages users by quietly killing off Home Sharing: Free feature rivals the firm's $14.99-a-month Family Music subscription

  02-07-2015 18:19 via
  
  Home Sharing (pictured) let people share iTunes music with other iOS devices on the same Wi-Fi network. But since Apple rolled out iOS 8.4, the feature has vanished.
  
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• The gym made for SPACE: Human centrifuge could prevent bone and muscle decay

  02-07-2015 18:17 via
  
  The device (illustrated) was made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They developed an exercise bike that spins in a cylinder, and could be used on a Mars mission.
  
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• Video gamers believe they are sexy and feel violent games make them feel sexier

  02-07-2015 16:21 via
  
  Researchers from University of New South Wales Australia surveyed 500 gamers. They asked them which violent games they were playing and how interested they were in sex.
  
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• Amazon Rainforest's Gran Sabana's plains formed naturally but expanded by manmade fires

  02-07-2015 16:16 via
  
  Scientists from the Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera in Barcelona examined ancient pollen in lake sediments in Gran Sabana to claim savannah began to develop before humans lived in the area.
  
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• BP to pay £12bn for Gulf oil spill

  02-07-2015 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
  
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• Trump hotels examine card breach claim

  02-07-2015 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The businessman's hotel chain is investigating reports that it was the object of a long-running credit card security breach.
  
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• Pluto shows its spots to Nasa probe

  02-07-2015 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The New Horizons mission to Pluto releases new colour views of the dwarf planet, revealing some intriguing dark spots.
  
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• Facebook could be looking to rival Apple Music or take on YouTube

  02-07-2015 15:48 via
  
  'Multiple sources' told San Francisco-based The Verge that Facebook is in early talks with record labels but didn't elaborate beyond saying Facebook it would be 'unique.' Mark Zuckerberg pictured.
  
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• Facebook to pay video clip creators

  02-07-2015 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is to start sharing revenue from advertising with video creators.
  
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• Psychic Chinese animals recruited to help predict earthquakes

  02-07-2015 15:27 via
  
  Researchers in Nanjing city in east China have built seven new observation sites to examine animal behaviour, in the hope that any unusual activity will help them predict quakes.
  
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• Video games make players feel SEXY...and the more violent the game, the sexier they are likely to feel

  02-07-2015 15:25 via
  
  Researchers from University of New South Wales Australia surveyed 500 gamers. They asked them which violent games they were playing and how interested they were in sex.
  
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• Swiss Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg breaks solo flight record after 80 hours alone

  02-07-2015 15:24 via
  
  Swiss pilot André Borschberg (shown) has been in the air for more than 80 hours, the longest solo flight in aviation history, and he will reach 120 hours by the time of his landing tomorrow.
  
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• Facebook illusion that tricks you into thinking videos and pictures are popular

  02-07-2015 15:06 via
  
  Computer scientists at the University of Southern California have discovered a ‘majority illusion’ which could explain why some videos go viral and others are not shared (a stock image is shown).
  
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• Facebook in talks with record labels: Social network could be looking to rival Apple Music or take on YouTube

  02-07-2015 14:54 via
  
  'Multiple sources' told San Francisco-based The Verge that Facebook is in early talks with record labels but didn't elaborate beyond saying Facebook it would be 'unique.' Mark Zuckerberg pictured.
  
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• Global warming could be increasing the risk of shark attacks

  02-07-2015 14:35 via
  
  Seven people have now been attacked by sharks in North Carolina. One expert has claimed that global warming could be playing a part and attracting sharks more north (stock image shown).
  
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• Bubble Wrap is getting a pop-free makeover to save space

  02-07-2015 14:33 via
  
  The new iBubble version is laid out in columns of connected air pockets, so when you push on it the air just gets pushed into neighbouring bubbles.
  
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• Apple Watch analyst drops sales predictions by 3m

  02-07-2015 13:38 via
  
  The predictions were made by Oregon-based analyst Andy Hargreaves from Pacific Crest Securities in a research note. He based them on mixed reviews and search terms for the Watch.
  
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• Silk Road investigator pleads guilty

  02-07-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former undercover agent involved in the investigation into Silk Road admits stealing more than $700,000 in Bitcoin - most of it siphoned from the site.
  
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• New test reveals a person's exact time of death even after 10 days

  02-07-2015 13:30 via
  
  Currently, there are no reliable ways to determine the time since death in humans after around 36 hours, or three days, said the University of Salzburg researchers who developed the test.
  
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• New test reveals a person's exact time of death 10 days later: Technique gives forensic experts seven extra day window 

  02-07-2015 13:28 via
  
  Currently, there are no reliable ways to determine the time since death in humans after around 36 hours, or three days, said the University of Salzburg researchers who developed the test.
  
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• Will the Apple Watch flop? Analyst drops sales predictions by 3 MILLION as figures suggest it's as popular as the iPod

  02-07-2015 13:26 via
  
  The predictions were made by Oregon-based analyst Andy Hargreaves from Pacific Crest Securities in a research note. He based them on mixed reviews and search terms for the Watch.
  
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• Is global warming increasing the risk of shark attacks? Higher temperatures blamed for record numbers in North Carolina

  02-07-2015 12:54 via
  
  Seven people have now been attacked by sharks in North Carolina. One expert has claimed that global warming could be playing a part and attracting sharks more north (stock image shown).
  
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• Robots on the march

  02-07-2015 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robots move into homes and the workplace
  
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• Global prize for anti-poverty leader

  02-07-2015 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The founding chairman of a leading rural development and anti-poverty organisation wins the 2015 World Food Prize.
  
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• VIDEO: Meeting Pepper, the domestic robot

  02-07-2015 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory Cellan-Jones meets Pepper, the domestic robot, at the Innorobo event in Lyon, France.
  
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• What links a reporter and the robot apocalypse?

  02-07-2015 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A journalist started a Twitter storm when she reported an industrial accident in Germany - but the huge interest wasn't about the story, rather an inadvertent reference to a sci-fi classic.
  
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• Microsoft's Semantic Paint lets you VIRTUALLY decorate rooms

  02-07-2015 12:22 via
  
  Called Semantic Paint, Microsoft used its Kinect camera and augmented reality to develop technology that lets you scan and label objects in 3D before adding colour with hands or feet.
  
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• Images of preserved saints whose remains are displayed for the faithful to worship around Italy 

  02-07-2015 12:21 via
  
  The saints are said to belong to the world of the incorrupt - a Roman Catholic belief that Divine Intervention allows some humans to avoid decomposition after death as a sign of their holiness.
  
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• Photos of Pluto in COLOUR as New Horizons spots 2 distinct faces on dwarf planet

  02-07-2015 11:47 via
  
  Nasa scientists in Colorado have revealed new images of Pluto (shown) and its moon Charon, taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. Scientists also found no lethal debris in its path.
  
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• Early humans had a taste for ELEPHANTS and preferred the flavour of baby mammals

  02-07-2015 11:32 via
  
  Archaeologists at Tel Aviv University studied the remains of elephants at early human sites around the world and found they tended to belong to juveniles, perhaps hunted for their 'sweet' meat.
  
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• Homing in on Pluto: Unprecedented photos of dwarf planet reveals two distinct faces

  02-07-2015 11:32 via
  
  Nasa scientists in Colorado have revealed new images of Pluto (shown) and its moon Charon, taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. Scientists also found no lethal debris in its path.
  
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• Can YOU see the 'third property' of light aka Haidinger's Brush?

  02-07-2015 11:29 via
  
  You can test your 'superpowers'if you look at a blank white portion of an LCD screen on a computer, tablet or phone, and tilt your head side to side, according to Bristol University.
  
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• VIDEO: The robots that could change our lives

  02-07-2015 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From machines that can help around the house, to ones that could be used as sales assistants, robots can change the way we live our lives.
  
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