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• Google's 'unfair' Android demands investigation opened by FTC

  25-09-2015 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FTC probe focuses on Google's requirements that its search, maps and other products be given a prominent place on handsets.
  
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• Go to Mars and back on ONE tank of fuel with radical ion drive system

  25-09-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paddy Neumann, a PhD student at the University of Sydney, says his ion space drive Nasa's shatters current fuel efficiency record.
  
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• Oculus and Samsung reveal $99 VR headset that uses your phone as a screen will go on sale in November

  25-09-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook 's Mark Zuckerberg, told conference attendees that virtual reality is "the next logical step" in online sharing after text, photos and video.
  
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• Go to Mars and back on ONE tank of fuel: Student creates radical ion drive system that he says outperforms Nasa’s engines

  25-09-2015 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paddy Neumann, a PhD student at the University of Sydney, says his ion space drive Nasa's shatters current fuel efficiency record.
  
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• Apollo Moon data reveals over 200 new earthquakes on the lunar surface

  25-09-2015 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The algorithm-based program uncovered 210 previously unknown tremors and scientists at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research say additional new discoveries will follow.
  
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• The science of the BIBLE: From time being slower when the world was created to Moses being on drugs, researchers reveal how miracles may really have happened

  25-09-2015 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Other theories suggest Noah's flood could have been caused by global warming and that the Red Sea may have been parted in winds blew at 63mph.
  
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• Blackberry reveals new 'Priv' Android phone with hidden keyboard and privacy focus

  25-09-2015 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the firm today reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results but forecast higher revenue, it confirmed the plan to launch its first Android phone.
  
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• Apple’s Spaceship HQ firm reveals NASA-backed 3D printed Mars habitat

  25-09-2015 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Foster + Partners New York’s design for a modular habitat on Mars will be built by three different kinds of robots parachuted to the surface.
  
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• Giraffes HUM to each other at night, whilst lions roar and hyenas laugh

  25-09-2015 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists at the University of Vienna analysed 1,000 hours of recordings at three zoos and discovered a weird low frequency humming noise was produced by the animals at night.
  
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• Maryland woman's corpse is cut into 5,000 slices and scanned into detailed body image

  25-09-2015 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed 59-year-old housewife from Maryland died of a heart attack 20 years ago and her body was donated by her husband to a project to create the most detailed digital model of a human.
  
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• Margaret Atwood on sex robots, social media and digital reading

  25-09-2015 18:49
  
  WIRED speaks with Margaret Atwood about sex robotics, social media and digital reading.By: Madhumita Venkataramanan, Continue reading...
  
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• This wind turbine can think for itself

  25-09-2015 18:42
  
  WIRED spoke to the founder of ENESSERE -- the company that has built a wind turbine that can think for itself.By: Emma Bryce, Continue reading...
  
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• Turning waste coffee into energy with WIRED2015 Innovation Fellow Arthur Kay

  25-09-2015 18:40
  Q&A with WIRED2015 Innovation Fellow Arthur Kay about turning coffee bean waste into energy.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• The 'Goldilocks' black hole that could redefine how the cosmic voids are classified

  25-09-2015 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of Maryland have found evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole 5,000 times the mass of the sun called NGC 1313 X-1 (pictured).
  
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• 'Black Mirror' predictions that disturbingly came true

  25-09-2015 18:25
  
  Charlie Brooker's sci-fi miniseries is set to hit Netflix next year. But which of his previous predictions came true?By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• NERF Modulus ECS-10: the coolest thing in WIRED's office

  25-09-2015 18:20
  
  WIRED wants to give you a glimpse into the bizarre, interesting and -- frankly -- cool objects, ideas and prototypes that pass through our midst.
  Join WIRED.co.uk Editor Michael Rundle on a weekly guide to the strangest, most amazing or simply most unfathomable object in the WIRED office.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Peering inside the 'human phantom': Woman's corpse is cut into 5,000 slices and digitally stitched together to create the world's most detailed image of the body

  25-09-2015 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed 59-year-old housewife from Maryland died of a heart attack 20 years ago and her body was donated by her husband to a project to create the most detailed digital model of a human.
  
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• Review: Sony Smartband 2 is the dumbest fitness tracker

  25-09-2015 17:45
  
  The future is here, Sony would have you believe, and it is really, really tiny. The electronics giant aims to refresh its fitness wearables range with the latest Smartband model, adding heart rate sensing, physical notifications, and functional water resistance, all without sacrificing the sleek design. Unfortunately, such lofty goals are undermined by buggy, inconsistent performance at almost every level.
  I've developed a love/hate relationship with Sony's Smartband 2 in the three we
  
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• How to get a job in gaming

  25-09-2015 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A games industry veteran's top tips for getting into gaming
  
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• VIDEO: Pope defends 'right of environment'

  25-09-2015 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis calls on countries to respect the "right of the environment", in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
  
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• Warming tempts China in from the cold

  25-09-2015 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China has signalled its desire to tackle climate change - but it seems to want to keep a foot in both camps, says Matt McGrath.
  
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• Meet the architects designing homes on Mars

  25-09-2015 17:09
  
  Foster + Partners are currently busy designing Apple's 'spaceship' HQ but they're not keeping their feet on the ground in the mean time -- they're developing human colonies on Mars.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Goodyear blown away by kids' responses to hackathon

  25-09-2015 17:00
  
  Goodyear blown away by kids' responses to hackathon. By: Daniel Smith, Continue reading...
  
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• Ford's voice-recognition system understands accents across 17 different languages

  25-09-2015 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technology has been built into the Michigan-based car manufacturer's Sync systems and is powered by software built by Nuance.
  
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• This lab makes phone batteries that charge in 30 seconds

  25-09-2015 16:45
  
  WIRED goes behind the scenes at StoreDot, a groundbreaking materials-science startup, to see if its $66m investment funding is going to solve fundamental technology problems by designing molecules that previously haven't existed.By: David Rowan, Continue reading...
  
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• China wants 'win-win' ties with US

  25-09-2015 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's President Xi Jinping calls for "win-win co-operation" with the US on his first state visit to Washington.
  
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• VIDEO: Drax abandons carbon reduction plans

  25-09-2015 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Energy company Drax has abandoned plans to introduce new technology to cut carbon dioxide emissions at the biggest coal-fired power station in the UK.
  
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• Boeing mechanics reveal whether those noises on a plane are something to worry about

  25-09-2015 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taking to the web, two aviation experts have answered some of passengers most asked questions - in hopes that next time they board, they can fly in peace.
  
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• Facebook 'unfriending' cited in workplace bullying case

  25-09-2015 15:05
  
  The unfriending of a colleague on Facebook has been cited in a tribunal into workplace bullying. The act of unfriending was described as "indicative of unreasonable behaviour", but was part of a wider pattern of workplace abuse.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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• Poll shows Germans are the strongest alien believers as the UK is most skeptical

  25-09-2015 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The poll was carried out by YouGov. It also revealed that men across the UK and US are more likely to believe in extra-terrestrial life, and only in Germany do a majority of women (51 per cent) believe.
  
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• US Army hopes to use Short Circuit-style robots to rescue casualties from battlefields

  25-09-2015 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chief of the US Army Medical Corps Major General Steve Jones said he wants to reduce the risk to medics and other soldiers by using robots to carry injured soldiers from the battlefield.
  
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• SeaXplorer superyacht can break through ice and sail to remote locations

  25-09-2015 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SeaXplorer promises to be one of the first superyachts to navigate far-reaching corners of the planet - from the Arctic to Papua New Guinea - with state-of-the-art technology and lavish interiors.
  
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• Russia's terrifying cockroach robo-SPY that could soon perform reconnaissance missions

  25-09-2015 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 4-inch (10cm) bionic cockroaches (pictured) were designed by engineers Danil Borchevkin and Aleksey Belousov at Kaliningrad's Kant University.
  
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• UN: 'urgent action' needed on cyber violence against women

  25-09-2015 13:59
  
  A new report from the UN's Broadband Commission has revealed that nearly three quarters of women and girls have experienced some form of cyber violence. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Porn sites hit by advert malware

  25-09-2015 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Security experts say a campaign of malware hidden inside online ads which hit search engine Yahoo earlier this year has now also appeared on adult websites.
  
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• Global warming: Get ready for a grim future where BEES have SHORTER TONGUES

  25-09-2015 13:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  Thing happens, scientists blame global warming Yet another thing for the list of stuff caused by global warming today, as it has emerged that climate change is apparently causing the tongues of bumblebees to get shorter.…
  
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• Get ready for a grim future where BEES have SHORTER TONGUES

  25-09-2015 13:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  Thing happens, scientists blame global warming Humanity may have to live in a terrifying future where bumblebees have shorter tongues unless the menace of global warming can be abated, a new scientific study suggests.…
  
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• Royal Society book prize won by a woman for first time

  25-09-2015 13:27
  The first solo female author to win the Royal Society's prestigious Winton Prize says she hopes her victory is a "sign of a more level playing field" for all writers.
  Gaia Vince, a journalist specialising in science, the environment and social issues, was awarded the prize for Adventures in Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet we Made, an exploration of the Earth in 'a new age' dominated by our species. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple's iPhone 6s hits the high street as customers get their hands on the device

  25-09-2015 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stores across Australia were the first to start selling the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, followed by London and the rest of Europe. The phone goes on sale at 8am in the respective time zones.
  
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• Australia's VicHealth say half of us believe it's acceptable to use phones to spy on loved ones

  25-09-2015 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study was conducted by Melbourne's VicHealth organisation, which surveyed 1,923 people aged between 16 and 24 about their attitudes towards relationships
  
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• Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners revealed

  25-09-2015 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A haunting view of the total solar eclipse in March this year taken from the icy valleys of Svalbard, Norway (pictured), was named overall winner of the annual competition.
  
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• North Sea cod is no longer on the critical list

  25-09-2015 12:39
  
  Decades of conversation work pay off as cod stocks in the North Sea slowly begin to recover, according to the Marine Conservation Society.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Oculus Rift's games revealed: Minecraft, Bullet Time... and Pac-Man?

  25-09-2015 12:34
  
  Since first appearing as a glorified proof of concept on Kickstarter, Oculus has traded heavily on its applications for gaming. Yet while we've seen plenty of impressive demos, we've yet to see much in the way of final viable product -- in other words, what you'll actually be playing on the Oculus Rift when it launches next spring.
  That's changing right now at the Oculus Connect 2 gathering. At long last, some spectacular new titles have been revealed, alongside VR ports of exist
  
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• Old net addresses run out in US

  25-09-2015 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North America has officially run out of its stock of old net addresses.
  
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• Old net addresses run out in N America

  25-09-2015 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North America has officially run out of its stock of old net addresses.
  
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• NHS-approved health apps leaking private data

  25-09-2015 12:20
  
  NHS Choice's Health Apps Library assures users that their data will be safe - but a new study has found that many apps flout this promise and send private personal data without encryption.
   By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• VW: Just the tip of the pollution iceberg. Who's to blame? HIPPIES

  25-09-2015 12:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  Carbon crusade is literally poisoning us all in order to save us Comment  Volkswagen, one of the world's biggest car groups, is in serious trouble this week as it turned out that millions of its diesel engines have been emitting vast, prohibited amounts of polluting nitrogen oxides (NOx).…
  
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• Renewable energy overtakes coal in the UK

  25-09-2015 12:00
  
  [ImageLibrary##541484/Any]More of the UK's energy is now produced by renewable sources than coal.
  Renewables produced more power than coal plants for full three month period for the first time, according to data released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. 
  The government statistics reveal that over the second quarter of 2015 the total share of electricity generation that came from renewable sources increased to a record high of 25 percent.
  Experts believe this is due to an inc
  
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• Pluto shows off its 'dragon scales'

  25-09-2015 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A great swathe of Pluto that features a strange rippling terrain is perhaps the highlight of the latest image release from the New Horizons mission.
  
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• Drax pulls out of carbon capture scheme

  25-09-2015 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Energy company Drax has pulled out of a £1bn carbon capture project because of the government's decision to reduce subsidies for renewable energy.
  
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