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• Twitter board set to make Jack Dorsey permanent CEO for second time

  30-09-2015 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter is about to hire co-founder Jack Dorsey as its permanent CEO three months after he took over the job on a temporary basis, it has been claimed.
  
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• NASA reveal 1st topographical maps of Ceres including alien lights of Occator

  30-09-2015 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa has revealed the first in depth topological map of Ceres, revealing the strange, unexplained craters and mountains.
  
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• Climate scientists warn record cold may be a sign of changes to ocean currents

  30-09-2015 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ocean south of Greenland and Iceland has experienced the coldest temperatures on record so far this year at a time when much of the world has been warmer than normal.
  
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• Plastic in Thames fish is a wake-up

  30-09-2015 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The discovery of plastic in the guts of Thames fish highlights the need for everyone to take greater care with how they dispose of rubbish, say campaigners.
  
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• Facebook to allow video loops to be used as profile pictures

  30-09-2015 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is to allow people to use animated pictures as their profile shot for the first time. The new features is part of an overhaul of the mobile profiles the social network announced today.
  
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• Russian scientist injects himself with 3.5m year old 'eternal life' bacteria

  30-09-2015 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A controversial Russian scientist has injected himself with a 3.5 million year old 'eternal life' bacteria fund in the siberian permafrost - and says he is stronger and never gets ill.
  
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• US-European Aida mission will crash probe into an asteroid to try and alter its course

  30-09-2015 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The joint US-European Aida (Asteroid Deflection & Assessment) mission will crash a probe into the smaller of a pair of binary asteroids to see if the object's path can be altered.
  
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• Nasa pulls the plug on killer asteroid hunter: Sentinel mission set up to search for dangerous space rocks loses $30 million support

  30-09-2015 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $450 million Sentinel space telescope (illustrated) is being built by the California-based B612 Foundation to search for large asteroids for six years while in orbit around the sun.
  
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• Short men 'have fewer sexual partners than their taller peers'

  30-09-2015 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men who are average to extremely tall report one to three more partners than men who are shorter than average, a study by researchers from Chapman University, California, revealed.
  
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• Build your own bedtime story with this online tool

  30-09-2015 19:10
  
  Asi Sharabi from Lost My Name is helping kids learn to read with data.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Lego Dimensions is the next big mash-up

  30-09-2015 18:58
  
  Every tie-in is awesome in the toy franchise's new platform.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Never queue for your morning coffee again: Starbucks rolls out tool that lets you book drinks and food in advance from your phone

  30-09-2015 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The option is already available across the US and can be used by both iOS and Android customers with a Starbucks account. It is expected to go live across the UK tomorrow.
  
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• This book is a planetarium (and a functioning guitar)

  30-09-2015 18:44
  
  Kelli Anderson pop-up book uses paper to help people explore the world.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Dominic Harris: Interactive art will save our stagnated culture

  30-09-2015 18:40
  
  Dominic Harris has a plan to inject innovation into the art world -- and it involves an interactive gallery. By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Dinosaur remains of Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis discovered in the Arctic

  30-09-2015 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains of what has been named Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis were found in a remote region of Alaska and are the northernmost dinosaurs known to have ever lived.
  
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• How to capture people's attention

  30-09-2015 18:34
  
  Getting yourself noticed is challenging, but Ben Parr, San Francisco-based entrepreneur and author of Captivology, knows all the tricks.By: Emiko Jozuka, Continue reading...
  
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• Where to draw the line between copying and homage?

  30-09-2015 18:21
  
  Mark Earls asks when a copy counts as homage and when it infringes on intellectual property.By: Mark Earls, Continue reading...
  
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• Irrational humans need engineers, not economists

  30-09-2015 18:13
  
  Civil society needs more engineers, according to biomedical engineer and author Guru Madhavan.By: Guru Madhavan, Continue reading...
  
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• Womb transplants: how do they work?

  30-09-2015 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What would the first UK womb transplant involve?
  
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• Five beautiful, functional takes on lighting

  30-09-2015 18:09
  
      These beautiful lights are both innovative and illuminating.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Minority Report-style software predicts when and where crimes will take place: System uses web feeds to identify hotspots

  30-09-2015 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Japanese firm's Predictive Crime Analytics (PCA) technology uses what's known as latent Dirichlet allocation, to sift through data and assign tags to it. It then creates crime hotspots (pictured).
  
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• Tiger with toothache trouble treated

  30-09-2015 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "grumpy" 31-stone (200kg) tiger with an infected canine tooth, is treated by a Mayfair dentist.
  
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• Next generation gadgets for kids: foam furniture, city turds

  30-09-2015 17:55
  
      Desirable diversions and distractions for the younger WIRED reader.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• This jellyfish tank has remote-controlled LED lights

  30-09-2015 17:40
  
  Charterhouse Aquatics' jellyfish tank is a beautiful way to house small and juvenile jellies.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Ceres' spots remain mysterious

  30-09-2015 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team behind Nasa's Dawn mission to Ceres releases striking new images, but remains unable to explain the dwarf planet's most intriguing mystery.
  
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• Tables can be works of art too

  30-09-2015 16:45
  
  The latest tables from Glas Italia and Isabell Gatzen use glass, stone and light to create beautiful works of art.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Will mobile phones soon be powered by MUSHROOMS?

  30-09-2015 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California say used mushrooms because they are highly porous - meaning they have a lot of small spaces for liquid or air to pass through - which boosts efficiency.
  
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• Shops may soon use Ped Cam facial recognition to check your card hasn't been stolen

  30-09-2015 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ped Cam, which stands for Pin Entry Device Camera, is a prototype device fitted with a upward-facing camera and was developed by London-based payment provider Worldpay.
  
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• Electricity from the air - Drayson's big idea

  30-09-2015 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Free energy from the air. It sounds like a fantasy but that is what entrepreneur Lord Drayson has just unveiled at London's Royal Institution.
  
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• 'Google's self-driving car has had accidents, but they WEREN'T its fault'

  30-09-2015 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vehicles have been involved in 16 collisions since the project launched in California in 2009, and now a test driver has defended it saying that the majority of these were caused by other drivers.
  
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• Combatting fraud with your FACE: Shops could soon use facial recognition as you pay to check your card hasn't been stolen

  30-09-2015 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ped Cam, which stands for Pin Entry Device Camera, is a prototype device fitted with a upward-facing camera and was developed by London-based payment provider Worldpay.
  
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• British Lord launches Wi-Fi-powered pollution tracker

  30-09-2015 16:05
  
  This device could make you healthier, while earning you rewards for being environmentally-friendly. It's the CleanSpace Tag and it's also the first device to be powered by wasted energy in wireless transmissions.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• BBC iPlayer sidesteps Adobe's Flash

  30-09-2015 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC's iPlayer is changing the way it plays programmes from Flash Player to HTML5 in line with several other major websites.
  
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• Womb transplants: first 10 UK women get go-ahead

  30-09-2015 15:54
  
  Doctors in the UK have been granted approval to carry out the first ten womb transplants as part of a ground-breaking new clinical trial.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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• Olafur Eliasson: 'Art will change the world'

  30-09-2015 15:38
  
  When Olafur Eliasson, the multi-award winning artist, polymath intellectual, first tried making and selling consumer electronics, he got it as wrong as he possibly could. By: Richard Benson, Continue reading...
  
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• Will mobile phones soon be powered by MUSHROOMS? Portobellos are used to create cheap and eco-friendly battery

  30-09-2015 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California say used mushrooms because they are highly porous - meaning they have a lot of small spaces for liquid or air to pass through - which boosts efficiency.
  
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• Face scans added to chip-and-pin kit

  30-09-2015 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the leading makers of chip-and-pin payment terminals develops a prototype that also takes facial scans as an added security check.
  
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• Should we fear the North Atlantic blob? Climate scientists warn record cold in ocean may be a sign of changes to ocean currents

  30-09-2015 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ocean south of Greenland and Iceland has experienced the coldest temperatures on record so far this year at a time when much of the world has been warmer than normal.
  
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• Elusive and ugly false catshark captured off the Scottish coast

  30-09-2015 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marine biologists conducting a survey off the coast of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides were astounded when they pulled the nine-stone monster (pictured) aboard their vessel.
  
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• Paralysed patients move on-screen BrainGate cursor using just their brain waves

  30-09-2015 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Brown University observed how well two paralysed people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could use their minds to guide a cursor onto a target on a computer screen (pictured)
  
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• Watch the terrifying spread of meningitis through a brain

  30-09-2015 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Duke University School of Medicine scientists injected Cryptococcal meningitis into microscopic zebrafish larvae, which have clear bodies, and watched the infection take hold.
  
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• Robots can't even assemble IKEA furniture! Droids struggle with delicate tasks

  30-09-2015 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have set assembling an IKEA chair as a major goal of robot research, but it took their robot a minute and a half to insert a doweling rod.
  
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• MASSIVE GLOBAL COOLING process discovered as Paris climate deal looms

  30-09-2015 13:28 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Could explain recent disagreements' As world leaders get ready to head to Paris for the latest pact on cutting CO2 emissions, it has emerged that there isn't as much urgency about the matter as had been thought.…
  
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• BattleTech returns to the PC with massively popular Kickstarter

  30-09-2015 13:04
  
  The giant robot fighting game promises turn-based strategic skirmishes in the tradition of the MechCommander PC games.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• New Chromecast dongles take on games and music

  30-09-2015 12:50
  
  Google has announced two new Chromecast devices designed to take over your living room with faster wireless video and audio streaming and an affordable £30 price tag.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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• From the Beyonce fly to the Schwarzenegger beetle, infographic shows animals named after celebrities

  30-09-2015 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The infographic was created by Guildford-based website Lovethegarden.com. It also includes a beetle named after Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Angelina Jolie spider.
  
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• Killer asteroid defence project loses Nasa funding

  30-09-2015 12:05
  
  The B612 Foundation's asteroid-hunting Sentinel Space Telescope project has lost $30 million of support from Nasa.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Call of Duty 'attack' on Singapore

  30-09-2015 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular first-person shooter game Call of Duty launches a fictional attack on Singapore through a series of tweets, drawing a mixed reaction on social media.
  
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• Is there such a thing as a nuclear button?

  30-09-2015 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is there really such a thing as a nuclear button?
  
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• Tesla's Model X has 'bird wing' doors

  30-09-2015 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The manufacturer has introduced its third car, which features doors that open upwards and on which it is staking its financial hopes
  
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