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• Elon Musk creates the world’s most exclusive school: Entrepreneur reveals he bought a mansion to house 15 pupils (including his five kids) and three teachers 

  24-09-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The school, named Ad Astra, is in southern California and shrouded in secrecy. Musk started it after discovering the current education system wasn't 'doing the things I thought should be done.'
  
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• How the Arctic is 'bustling' in winter

  24-09-2015 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Over three winters in the waters of a Svalbard fjord, scientists have catalogued surprisingly high levels of animal activity during the long polar night.
  
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• Homeland Security to create self-destructing 'brain chip' with Boeing and Android

  24-09-2015 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Department of Homeland Security working withBoeing to create a 'brain chip' for its self-destructing Black smartphone that can 'learn' its owners behaviour.
  
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• Arctic's wakeful winter revealed

  24-09-2015 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Over three winters in the waters of a Svalbard fjord, scientists have catalogued surprisingly high levels of animal activity during the long polar night.
  
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• Scientists discover flu breeds in the roof of the mouth

  24-09-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The soft palate - which separates the back of the mouth and nasal cavity - plays a key role in viruses' ability to travel through the air, say experts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
  
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• New Pluto images reveal strange 'snakeskin' surface

  24-09-2015 22:37
  
  The latest batch of Pluto images from Nasa's New Horizons mission have revealed previously unseen topographic details on the strange, icy world.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• NASA rover coders at Intel's Wind River biz axed – sources

  24-09-2015 21:51 via go.theregister.com
  
  Senior VxWorks engineers laid off this week, we're told Exclusive  Intel-owned Wind River – the maker of the VxWorks software used in NASA rovers, spacecraft, military computer systems, and industry – has laid off a number of its most experienced staff, sources tell The Register.…
  
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• Mona Lisa mystery 'solved' as experts find Da Vinci masterpiece's model

  24-09-2015 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Historians believe they've found Leonardo’s model buried under the altar of a derelict Florence convent. The bones found date to the time of death of Italian noblewoman Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo.
  
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• Facebook users Tweet 'the world is over' after site goes down for 12 minutes

  24-09-2015 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During the difficult few minutes, millions of people all over the world were unable to log on - and many took to Twitter to express their distress.
  
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• Weather forecasters say NO severe storms have hit western Atlantic this year

  24-09-2015 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With a rising El Niño, forecasters say that hurricanes are showing unusual patterns.
  It is the first time there have been no western Atlantic hurricanes through Sept. 22 since 1914.
  
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• Perlan II glider plans ride to the edge of SPACE without an engine

  24-09-2015 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week, the glider made history by soaring to 5,000ft (1,525 metres) during its maiden flight over Roberts Field, the Redmond Municipal Airport in Oregon (pictured).
  
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• VIDEO: Polar ocean 'teeming with nightlife'

  24-09-2015 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists report surprisingly high levels of animal activity in the Arctic ocean during the long, dark polar winter.
  
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• Black hole at centre of distant galaxy is 30 times bigger than it should be.

  24-09-2015 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at Keele University were studying a galaxy called SAGE0536AGN and discovered it had a black hole at its heart that has a mass equivalent to 350 million of our suns.
  
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• Seasonal body clocks controlled by proteins that determine when mammals mate 

  24-09-2015 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By studying the genes of sheep (stock image), experts from the University of Manchester found cells in a structure called the 'pars tuberalis' respond according to how much daylight there is.
  
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• 1,000mph Bloodhound car unveiled

  24-09-2015 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The design team behind the Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car put its near-complete vehicle on show in London, ahead of an assault on the world land speed record next year.
  
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• Behind the scenes at Ikea's top-secret furniture lab

  24-09-2015 18:59
  
  WIRED goes behind the scenes at Ikea's design studio to see how the world's biggest furniture retailer is reassembling the future of home living.By: Jonathan Bell, Continue reading...
  
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• IMAX with REAL effects VIX cinema will hit the audience with mist and wind

  24-09-2015 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazil's 24-seater VIX virtual reality ride, launching next month in the town of Vila Velha, took two years to complete and a 90-man team to assemble.
  
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• VIDEO: Time-lapse footage of 1,000mph car

  24-09-2015 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Time-lapse footage shows the Bloodhound car being put together at its design centre in Bristol.
  
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• Languages are dying, but is the internet to blame?

  24-09-2015 18:40
  
  The UN has identified linguistic diversity as one of the key challenges that must be overcome if more people are to come online. But how many languages should the internet support?By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook is down: everyone panic

  24-09-2015 18:39
  
  Facebook appears to be downBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• No engine required! Perlan II glider plans to hitch a ride to the edge of SPACE using nothing but air currents and 'stratospheric mountain waves'

  24-09-2015 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week, the glider made history by soaring to 5,000ft (1,525 metres) during its maiden flight over Roberts Field, the Redmond Municipal Airport in Oregon (pictured).
  
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• Preview: Rise of the Tomb Raider could be Lara's best

  24-09-2015 17:48
  
      In the years since the original Tomb Raider (and, more importantly, Tomb Raider 2) on the PlayStation established Croft as a gaming icon though, the series had been outdone at its own archaeological action adventure game by Naughty Dog's Uncharted series. When it came time for that 2013 Tomb Raider, it was little surprise that developers Crystal Dynamics took some inspiration from the very series Lara's earlier incarnation had herself inspire
  
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• Nasa captures images of shock wave created by jet fighters breaking the sound barrier

  24-09-2015 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa scientists at the Armstrong Flight Research Centre in Edwards, California, have developed a new way of capturing images of the shock waves produced by supersonic aircraft.
  
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• Stonehenge-style rocks spotted on MARS and dubbed Marshenge

  24-09-2015 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alien hunters claim to have spotted a stone circle in images sent back by the HiRise camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which they claim resembles Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England.
  
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• One-armed factory robot goes on sale

  24-09-2015 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm that created factory robot Baxter brings out a one-armed version named Sawyer, designed for precision work.
  
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• Billguard financial security app acquired for $30m

  24-09-2015 16:33
  
  Personal finance security service Billguard has been acquired by peer-to-peer lending firm Prosper Marketplace.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Fall to your doom in Just Cause 3's VR wingsuit simulator

  24-09-2015 16:28
  
  The release open world expolode-a-thon Just Cause 3 is still a few months away, due to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on 1 December 1. But publisher Square Enix has just released a way to get into mercenary Rico Rodriguez's world early, through the power of mobile VR.
  The Wingsuit Experience is a virtual reality dive to the Mediterranean island of Medici, where Just Cause 3 will take place. Available for Android and iOS, the app uses your phone
  
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• Facebook stalking is used as a coping mechanism but actually makes it worse

  24-09-2015 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made by Dr Jesse Fox from the Ohio State University. They show that people who are more committed in relationships have higher levels of emotional distress after a breakup.
  
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• China's Spring Airlines offering 'supermoon viewing' flights this September

  24-09-2015 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Between September 26 and 28, China's budget carrier will be offering more than 100 scenic 'supermoon' flights to help homesick travellers to celebrate the annual Moon Festival.
  
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• BT sets date for IPv6 network move

  24-09-2015 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By the end of 2016 BT's entire network will be able to work with IPv6 - the newer version of the net's core addressing system.
  
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• Anthropology boffins solve 9,000-year-old headless body cold case

  24-09-2015 15:38 via go.theregister.com
  
  Oldest instance of human decapitation found – but a bit late to catch the killers The oldest case of human decapitation has been uncovered by scientists in Brazil – some 9,000 years after the ritual was originally performed.…
  
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• Sydney woman uses a DROID to queue for a new iPhone 6s at the Apple Store

  24-09-2015 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucy Kelly has set up a droid at the Sydney Apple store so she can be one of the first to purchase the iPhone 6s on Friday morning but doesn't have to leave work or stand waiting in the cold.
  
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• Video game actors consider strike

  24-09-2015 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actors who provide the voice and sometimes movement for video game characters are considering strike action over pay and conditions.
  
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• Astronaut Tim Peake will spend a large chunk of his ISS mission fixing the TOILET

  24-09-2015 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Major Peake (pictured) discussed the problem as he was questioned by children from a London primary school in a live link to Nasa's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
  
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• Lara Croft's latest adventure uses new tech to tackle ancient mysteries

  24-09-2015 14:52
  
      Rebooted in 2013, the Tomb Raider franchise returns again this November in Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One. With both the story and the game world massively expanded in scope, WIRED spoke to senior designer Michael Brinker on Lara's growth, how developing for a next-gen console has enhanced the game, and dodging religious wrath.
   By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Boffins make brain-to-brain direct communication breakthrough

  24-09-2015 14:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  So long as you just want to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’, it's fine University of Washington (UW) researchers have entered the realm of sci-fi (sort of), and achieved brain-to-brain direct communication. Sadly, these mind-reading superpowers are limited to responding to 'yes' or 'no' questions.…
  
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• Uni team probes 9,000-year-old skull

  24-09-2015 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dundee University scientists are called in to help investigate a decapitation in Brazil which took place 9,000 years ago.
  
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• Seeing supersonic: Nasa captures stunning images of shock wave created by jet fighters as they break the sound barrier

  24-09-2015 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa scientists at the Armstrong Flight Research Centre in Edwards, California, have developed a new way of capturing images of the shock waves produced by supersonic aircraft.
  
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• Robots that sell you robots

  24-09-2015 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  I popped into a store in California staffed by robots selling other robots. Would it work on a British High Street?
  
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• FIFA 16 review: the ugly side of the beautiful game

  24-09-2015 14:09
  
  EA really wants your money. That’s the overwhelming feeling you get playing FIFA 16. If that seems harsh, let me clarify: the latest annual iteration of the best-selling football sim is, without doubt, its best ever. It is a polished, thrilling and yes, beautiful game. But still, it’s hard not to come away without feeling like you’re being used.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Robots sell robots in Silicon Valley

  24-09-2015 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones pops into a Palo Alto store staffed by robots selling other robots.
  
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• Hooked-up human brains play telepathic '20 Questions'

  24-09-2015 13:45
  
  Two human brains have successfully played "20 Questions", showing for the first time that it is possible for two brains to share thoughts.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• IBM: Hey, puny humans. Come stick your digits in Watson's AI brain

  24-09-2015 13:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  Big Blue spaffs out a load of APIs and dev tools IBM is turning its puny-human crushing Watson AI brain over to developers for the first time.…
  
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• WIRED2015: Next Generation workshops announced

  24-09-2015 12:57
  
  Ten exciting, hands-on workshops have been announced for WIRED2015: Next Generation, our one-day event designed to inspire young minds.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Fingerprints lost in US federal hack

  24-09-2015 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers who breached US government networks stole millions more fingerprint records than first thought, officials have said.
  
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• Skull found in Lagoa Santa in Brazil had its flesh removed during ancient ritual

  24-09-2015 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthropologists discovered the decapitated skull with two hands placed over its face (pictured) in a shallow pit in a cave inLagoa Santa in east-central Brazil.
  
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• Price hike for mobile spectrum

  24-09-2015 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK regulator Ofcom has tripled the fees it charges mobile operators for spectrum, which could have a knock-on effect for consumers.
  
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• Stunning supersonic shockwaves caught against the Sun

  24-09-2015 12:15
    Nasa's new schlieren photography technique captures stunning images of supersonic aircraft against celestial bodies.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Facelift for Natural History Museum

  24-09-2015 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The front grounds of London's Natural History Museum are to undergo a multi-million-pound redevelopment, which will also include a new position for "Dippy the Diplodocus".
  
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• Giant killer lizards roamed Australia alongside Aborigines during the last Ice Age

  24-09-2015 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Queensland found the 1cm bone inside a cave near Rockhampton. It is said to be the earliest record of a giant lizard on the entire continent and is 50,000 years old.
  
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