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• Gunman injured by armadillo ricochet

  01-08-2015 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in East Texas is wounded after a bullet he fired at an armadillo ricocheted and hit him, the local sheriff says.
  
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• Watch leggy ROBOT INSECT WALK on WATER before JUMPING OFF

  01-08-2015 16:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Artificial system replicates biological movement Vid  Scientists have created a leggy microrobot that mimics the actions of a water strider.…
  
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• Blue moon images reveal rare phenomenon of two full moons

  01-08-2015 15:10 via
  
  Stargazers gathered at the legendary Glastonbury Tor in Somerset to watch the rare astronomical phenomenon, when a full moon occurs twice within one calendar month.
  
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• Is the Asian tech boom about to bust?

  01-08-2015 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Optimism and concern at HK's tech conference
  
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• Post-pub nosh neckfiller: Bacon and egg sushi

  01-08-2015 13:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  You demanded more bacon, people, so here it is: domo arigato OK, sliced pork fans. In response to criticisms that our recent culinary trip to Hawaii – in search of the quite remarkable Spam musubi - simply did not feature enough bacon, we today present for your wobbly dining pleasure the very cutting edge of Anglo-Japanese fusion cuisine.…
  
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• Bitcoin chief arrested in Japan

  01-08-2015 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The founder of MtGox - once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange - is arrested by Japanese police investigating losses of nearly $400m.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Blue moon' as seen around the world

  01-08-2015 04:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been a rare opportunity to witness a unique lunar event in the night sky; a so-called "blue moon".
  
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• Looking for the perfect gift? Then plump for something YOU like, say experts 

  01-08-2015 03:00 via
  
  Giving a gift that is all about your own tastes or personality makes the receiver feel emotionally closer to you than one that reflects their tastes, a study found.
  
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• Brain interface allows paralysed people control a cursor to type accurately

  01-08-2015 02:51 via
  
  Monkeys used their brainwaves to accurately move a cursor, and the research may lead to devices such as a wheelchair that paralysed people can drive with their own brain waves.
  
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• Who needs a mouse: Scientists reveal brain interface that can control a cursor accurately enough to allow people to type

  01-08-2015 02:38 via
  
  Monkeys used their brainwaves to accurately move a cursor, and the research may lead to devices such as a wheelchair that paralysed people can drive with their own brain waves.
  
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• F-35B fighter jet 'ready for service' say Marines even though F-16 outperformed it

  01-08-2015 02:16 via
  
  The declaration means that the squadron of 10 F-35Bs stationed with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 in Yuma, Ariz., are 'ready for worldwide deployment,' the Marine Corps said in a statement.
  
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• Nasa reveals vitamin B3 comes from SPACE

  01-08-2015 01:53 via
  
  Researchers at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland showed how vitamin B3, a building block for life, can be made in space when ice is bombarded with radiation.
  
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• Microsoft’s Chinese ‘girlfriend app’ has become huge hit: Xiaoice listens, asks how you're feeling and even makes jokes

  01-08-2015 01:51 via
  
  Xiaoice is a Chinese chatbot with a difference. She can remember details from earlier conversations, to ask how a user is feeling about a past event, such as a break up.
  
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• Marine Corps claims $3.5bn F-35B fighter jet is finally ready for service even though it was outperformed by a 40 year old F-16 and lacks the software to fire its own cannons

  01-08-2015 01:50 via
  
  The declaration means that the squadron of 10 F-35Bs stationed with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 in Yuma, Ariz., are 'ready for worldwide deployment,' the Marine Corps said in a statement.
  
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• Seahorses could be extinct in 30 years over trade in dried wildlife souvenirs

  01-08-2015 01:47 via
  
  The Devon-based charity The Seahorse Trust has launched a new campaign to target the sale of dried marine animals as holiday keepsakes to try to save the seahorse from extinction.
  
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• Human vision limit study puts distance at just 1.6 miles

  01-08-2015 01:43 via
  
  Astronomers at Texas A&M University have calculated that the faintest stars visible to the human eye are the equivalent of looking at a candle just 2,576 metres (1.6 miles) away.
  
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• Roman 'army cat' left its paw prints in a 2,000-year-old clay tile in Gloucester

  01-08-2015 01:32 via
  
  A domestic cat - possibly the companion of a Roman soldier stationed at the site in Gloucester – is believed to have made the print as the tile dried in the sun in around 100AD.
  
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• Bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins team up to chase away intruders

  01-08-2015 01:22 via
  
  Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins were studied by The Wild Dolphin Project in The Bahamas over the space of 30 years, providing insight into how the species rely on each other.
  
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• Microsoft admits it is struggling with 'unprecedented' demand for Windows 10

  01-08-2015 00:30 via
  
  Although it won't say how many machines are still waiting for the online updates, Microsoft said 'we still have many more upgrades to go before we catch up.'
  
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• Nasa reveals strange space peanut asteroid that passed Earth last weekend

  01-08-2015 00:28 via
  
  The images show the rotation of the asteroid, named 1999 JD6, which made its closest approach on July 24 at 9:55 p.m. PDT (12:55 a.m. EDT on July 25).
  
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• Map reveals how stars travel the Milky Way

  01-08-2015 00:20 via
  
  The map, created by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III, found that nearly a third of the stars in our own galaxy have dramatically changed their orbits.
  
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• Microsoft buys into Uber as funding values firm at $51 BILLION

  01-08-2015 00:04 via
  
  Online taxi-hailing company Uber Technologies has closed a new round of funding that values the company at close to $51 billion, with Microsoft as a major investor.
  
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