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• Fly over Pluto’s icy mountains in stunning new animation

  21-09-2015 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The animation, created using images released by New Horizons last week, flies north over Pluto's Sputnik Planum and Cthulhu Regio regions and then moves east.
  
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• The hermit crab forced to live in a toothpaste cap: Heartbreaking image shows the harsh reality of Earth's plastic pollution

  21-09-2015 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image was uploaded by Reddit user Hscmidt after his girlfriend spotted the crab roaming a beach in Cuba. The creature had been using a toothpaste cap as its shell to protects itself from predators.
  
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• Samsung's Serif TV is inspired by a font and looks like a shelf

  21-09-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Serif TV set is designed by Paris-based brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and is inspired by the letter 'I', coming in three sizes which turn the television into a piece of furniture.
  
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• Atomic bonds that hold molecules together revealed

  21-09-2015 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Czech Academy of Science used a fine tipped probe to measure the minute electric forces that surround atoms to unpick what bonds in molecules look like.
  
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• Fly over Pluto’s icy mountains: Stunning animation reveals intricate details of the dwarf planet’s ‘Arctic’ terrain 

  21-09-2015 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The animation, created using images released by New Horizons last week, flies north over Pluto's Sputnik Planum and Cthulhu Regio regions and then moves east.
  
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• Skype is STILL offline: Glitch prevents users from making calls and logging in

  21-09-2015 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skype says the glitch makes users appear to be offline even when they are online, meaning they cannot make calls to each other. Some users have also had problems signing in to their accounts.
  
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• Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for £6,600 at auction as present for his wife 100 years ago

  21-09-2015 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salisbury resident and barrister Cecil Chubb broughtthe then-neglected ruin of Stonehenge 100 years ago today, for the sum of £6,600, only to gift it to the nation three years later.
  
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• Skype is STILL offline: Glitch prevents users from making calls and logging in, and company has yet to restore full service

  21-09-2015 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skype says the glitch makes users appear to be offline even when they are online, meaning they cannot make calls to each other. Some users have also had problems signing in to their accounts.
  
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• 'Land's End' could be mobile VR's first hit game

  21-09-2015 19:23
  
      Designed for use with Samsung's Gear VR system, Land's End is described as "a virtual reality adventure". The game comes from developer ustwo and is the follow-up to the engrossing and beautiful puzzle game Monument Valley.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• 'Carbonite' space imager revealed

  21-09-2015 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK small satellite manufacturer SSTL releases details of a new spacecraft it launched in July that takes 1m resolution video of the Earth's surface.
  
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• Apple Watch watchOS2 review: refreshed, or reborn?

  21-09-2015 19:11
  
  WIRED delivers its verdict on the difference the watchOS2 update makes to its flawed wearable.By: Michael Rundle and Jeremy White, Continue reading...
  
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• How to become an angel investor

  21-09-2015 18:54
  
  Get accredited and find a syndicate. WIRED has the best advice for budding angel investors.By: Sophia Epstein, Continue reading...
  
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• Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko's yacht is the world's LARGEST

  21-09-2015 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Built for Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, 'Sailing Yacht A,' is taking its test voyage in Kiel, northern Germany.
  
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• Drone films Hungary building a fence to keep refugees out

  21-09-2015 18:43
  
  This drone footage reveals the beginnings of a fence being erected along the border between Hungary and Croatia.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• The UK press regulator's website isn't very secure

  21-09-2015 18:38
  
  The website of recently-formed press regulator IPSO has a basic security flaw that allows anyone to deface it.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• This vertical farm is completely self-sustaining

  21-09-2015 18:37
  
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  This article was first published in the October 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online. 
  This 85m2 public structure in Japan uses the light, air and water of its surroundings to grow local produce, from adzuki beans to watermelons. The project, a collaboration between graduate students from UC Berkeley and Japa
  
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• How 'The Taken King' finally gives Destiny a story

  21-09-2015 18:08
  
      WIRED speaks with the designers behind Destiny: The Taken King about the challenges of building an open-world game and expanding the series' lore.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• In-flight WiFi coming to a European jaunt near you

  21-09-2015 18:03
  
  [ImageLibrary##541184/Any]It's soon about to become impossible to escape your email in mid-air over Europe.
  Deutsche Telekom and Inmarsat have announced they will be working towards providing high-speed broadband in European airspace before 2017.
  Deutsche Telekom and Inmarsat said they will partner up to provide in-flight connectivity to passengers on Europe's airlines using an LTE-based ground network and satellite network.
  Lufthansa, a German airline, will be the firs
  
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• In-flight Wi-Fi coming to a European jaunt near you

  21-09-2015 18:03
  
  Deutsche Telekom and Inmarsat have announced they will be working towards providing high-speed broadband in European airspace before 2017.
   By: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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• Google and France clash over search

  21-09-2015 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has refused to comply with a French request to scrub some search results from its global index.
  
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• Medium Christine Hamlett claims that images PROVE Richard III haunts Leicester Cathedral

  21-09-2015 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christine Hamlett, of Northwich, Cheshire, took the photo after visiting the resting place of the 15th century monarch earlier this month
  
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• Skype status problem preventing some users from making calls

  21-09-2015 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skype says the glitch makes users appear to be offline even when they are online, meaning they cannot make calls to each other. Some users have also had problems signing in to their accounts.
  
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• Building in 7.5k-year-old Bulgarian Dobrudzha Troy settlement may have had 2 floors

  21-09-2015 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of the settlement, which is thought to have collapsed due to an earthquake, were uncovered on the 'big island' of Durankulak Lake in the North East of Bulgaria.
  
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• Roll up! London's newest market is just for retro games

  21-09-2015 16:49
  
  Going down the local market and finding a surreptitious gaming bargain is a rite of passage for many young British gamers. Unfortunately, you also usually had to wade through dozens of knock offs and dodgy Chinese bootlegs. The idea of roaming the stalls looking for a rarity is a good one though, and one a new event is looking to expand upon.
  The London Gaming Market will run its first event at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square on Sunday 15 November. Follow up fetes will then
  
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• Arachnologists at the Senckenberg Research Institute discover 4 species of smiling spiders

  21-09-2015 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arachnologists at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt have identified a new genus of huntsman spider comprised of four new species.
  
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• Watch this giant 3D printer build a house

  21-09-2015 16:39
  
  This 3D printer is big enough to build houses. Created by Italian engineering company WASP, the project has aspirations to solve the global housing crisis by building houses using sustainable materials.By: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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• Topmix Permeable concrete sucks up hundreds of gallons of water in less than a minute

  21-09-2015 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video of a test of Topmix Permeable concrete, developed by Birmingham based Lafarge Tarmac, shows 880 gallons of water vanishing without trace.
  
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• Apple says 50 percent of users have downloaded iOS 9

  21-09-2015 14:54
  
  Apple has announced that iOS 9 has been adopted faster than any other version of its mobile operating system, with 50 percent of devices already upgraded.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Will anyone care when a robot wins the Man Booker prize?

  21-09-2015 14:33
  
  How will society react when robots become the award-winning artists and novelists of the future? We asked Scott Smith, founder of Changeist, to glimpse the future.By: Scott Smith, Continue reading...
  
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• How to make chatbots seem more human

  21-09-2015 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chatbots exist to help humans and converse with them in natural language but how good are they?
  
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• Donkey Kong high score world record beaten twice in six hours

  21-09-2015 13:37
  
  Donkey Kong is one of gaming's oldest hit titles, first landing in arcades in 1981. Since then, racking up a high score on the primitive single-player platformer has become an unlikely competitive sport, with players trying to best each others' barrel-jumping, ladder-climbing skills.
  Often, years go by between records being set, but at the most recent Donkey Kong Online Open, it was smashed twice in the space of six hours.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Kickstarter is now a 'Public Benefit Corporation': what does that mean?

  21-09-2015 13:33
  
  Kickstarter has decided to become a Public Benefit Corporation, eschewing potential massive profits to enable what they believe will be better public services to creativity. Bye bye Unicorn Status, hello more card games about exploding kittens.By: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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• Dogs could spy on the enemy using cameras mounted on their backs

  21-09-2015 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cerberus Digital Canine Transmitter, developed by Dorset-based Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance, is a pop up camera that can be mounted to a dog harness.
  
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• Lufthansa to offer short-haul broadband

  21-09-2015 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German airline Lufthansa plans to offer broadband access on its short and medium-haul flights from the summer of next year.
  
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• NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says aliens could be sending encrypted messages

  21-09-2015 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking from Moscow, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden (stock image) told Neil deGrasse Tyson he thinks aliens may encrypt their communications.
  
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• The CYBERDOGS of war: Canines could spy on the enemy using remote-controlled cameras mounted on their backs

  21-09-2015 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cerberus Digital Canine Transmitter, developed by Dorset-based Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance, is a pop up camera that can be mounted to a dog harness.
  
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• VIDEO: Thailand tackles its monkey problem

  21-09-2015 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Thai authorities round up scores of long-tailed macaque monkeys near Bangkok to relocate them after complaints from villagers.
  
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• Edward Snowden says aliens could be sending us messages - but we may never detect them because they're encrypted

  21-09-2015 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking from Moscow, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden (stock image) told Neil deGrasse Tyson he thinks aliens may encrypt their communications.
  
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• 3.5m-year-old Siberian Bacillus F bacteria boosts longevity and the immune system

  21-09-2015 12:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bacteria, seen as a potential elixir of life, was found in 2009, embedded in ancient permafrost at a site known as Mammoth Mountain in Yakutia, the largest region in Siberia.
  
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• UK guarantees £2bn China nuclear deal

  21-09-2015 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is to invest in the Hinkley Point nuclear plant as Chancellor George Osborne announces the UK will guarantee the £2bn deal.
  
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• Apple's App store infected in China

  21-09-2015 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple says it is taking steps to remove a malicious software added to dozens of apps commonly used by owners of iPhones and iPads in China.
  
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• This simple link instantly crashes Google Chrome

  21-09-2015 11:57
  
  Google's Chrome browser can be crashed by typing in, clicking on or hovering the mouse cursor over a 16-character link.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• S Korea child monitoring app 'flawed'

  21-09-2015 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A child monitoring phone application funded by the South Korean government has serious security flaws, according to a new study.
  
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• Malware hits Apple App Store after XcodeGhost attack

  21-09-2015 11:29
  
  Hundreds of legitimate apps in the iOS App Store have been infected with malicious code, with Apple scrabbling to shut down the first large-scale breach of the software that runs iPhones and iPads.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Two days to make a new instrument

  21-09-2015 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six emerging acts spend the weekend working with software developers to create six new instruments.
  
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• Watch drones building a suspension bridge

  21-09-2015 11:23
  
  This video shows three drones in Switzerland weaving ropes seamlessly to create a suspension bridge that is strong enough for someone to walk across. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• iPhone users at risk as Apple's iOS App Store is hit by its first major hack

  21-09-2015 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The security breach took place after hackers convinced legitimate developers to use a tainted and counterfeit version of Xcode - the software provided by Apple for creating iOS and Mac apps.
  
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• VIDEO: The lens that could shrink your camera

  21-09-2015 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the California Institute of Technology are working on creating super-thin lenses.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 21 September

  21-09-2015 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, malware has been found in Apple's Chinese App Store, Kickstarter becomes a Public Benefit Corporation, the first quadruped to stand upright is discovered and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• China launches 'pollution-free' rocket

  21-09-2015 08:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  I'll green you on the dark side of the Moon China used its latest green rocket design to carry 20 micro-satellites into space on Sunday.…
  
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