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• Amazon bans sales of Apple TV and Google Chromecast devices

  01-10-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon has banned sales of Apple and Google video streaming devices that aren't compatible with its own service in the latest attack in the hi-tech battle to control the living room.
  
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• The man who owned Google.com for a minute: Sanmay Ved purchased domain for $12 before firm discovered its mistake

  01-10-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sanmay Ved from Boston was flooded with messages confirming his ownership, with some containing private information that should only be known by the webmasters of Google.
  
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• Spotify reveal the 50 oddest musical genres including catstep to discofox

  01-10-2015 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spotify has analysed its database to find over 1369 different types of music. They range from catstep, which is apparently aparticularly-aggressive filthstep variation, to deep discofox, a kind of techno.
  
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• Your 20s are the happiest years as middle age is plagued by misery and worry

  01-10-2015 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Happiness in life follows a U-shaped curve, tailing off in your mid-20s as money and job worries as well as children fuel concerns. But Australian experts say the good news is satisfaction increases at 65 and peaks at the age of 80.
  
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• Mars water discovery is a liberal-muslim plot, cry moist conspiracy theorists

  01-10-2015 22:21 via go.theregister.com
  
  What planet are you guys on? The announcement by NASA on Monday that Mars has flowing liquids on its surface was welcomed as tremendously exciting scientific news by most, but it's seen by others as proof that the agency is being underhanded.…
  
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• Do you know your catstep from your deep discofox? Spotify reveal the 50 oddest musical genres

  01-10-2015 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spotify has analysed its database to find over 1369 different types of music. They range from catstep, which is apparently aparticularly-aggressive filthstep variation, to deep discofox, a kind of techno.
  
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• The Martian's Andy Weir dismisses claims that aliens send encrypted codes to Earth

  01-10-2015 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Andy Weir's comments contradict the views of NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, who last month said aliens could be trying to contact Earth with encrypted data.
  
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• It's war! Amazon bans sales of Apple and Google's video streaming devices 'to avoid confusion' in battle to put the living room online

  01-10-2015 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon has banned sales of Apple and Google video streaming devices that aren't compatible with its own service in the latest attack in the hi-tech battle to control the living room.
  
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• VIDEO: Plastic in oceans 'threatens food chain'

  01-10-2015 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As England prepares to introduce a charge for plastic bags, Science Editor David Shukman reports on the possible threat to the food chain, by the plastics broken down into tiny fragments in our oceans.
  
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• Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder as attractiveness determined by experience

  01-10-2015 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard researchers have found that what we find attractive is mostly the result of personal experience – with even identical twins disagreeing on who is good looking.
  
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• Android Stagefright bug is back and could affect a BILLION smartphones

  01-10-2015 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While many handsets have yet to be patched against Stagefright, the firm who discovered it say they have already found a second wave of bugs in the way handsets play video and audio files.
  
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• Charon moon seen in super detail

  01-10-2015 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pluto's major moon, Charon, takes centre stage in this week's release of new pictures from the New Horizons mission.
  
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• Dinosaur extinction was 'triggered by meteor impact followed by a volcanic storm'

  01-10-2015 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Together, the impact and volcanism caused a dramatic change in climate as the sun’s rays were blanketed out in a version of the “nuclear winter” predicted to follow a global nuclear war.
  
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• Massive sinkhole collapses street

  01-10-2015 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A massive sinkhole opens up on a street in St Albans, forcing the evacuation of several families during the night.
  
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• Are these the faces of a murdered Scottish royal family? Reconstructions of Dark Age bodies could shed light on mysterious mass grave

  01-10-2015 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have analysed four of the bodies - two males and two females - found in the grave in Cramond, and work is ongoing to reconstruct another five bodies found on the site.
  
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• Technology crucial to teen romance

  01-10-2015 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology plays a key role in teenage romance, a new US study from American think thank the Pew Research Center suggests.
  
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• Amazing new images of Charon hint at violent past

  01-10-2015 19:22
  
     The latest high-resolution images of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, have revealed a world that appears on the verge of splitting in two.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Plastic oceans: What do we know?

  01-10-2015 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As England prepares to introduce a charge for plastic bags - long after many other countries - David Shukman catches up on the latest research into plastic in the oceans.
  
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• Uber hooha, Peeple people: Podcast 237

  01-10-2015 19:00
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, James Temperton and Cara McGoogan.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Moon craters may be littered with ice from past asteroid impacts

  01-10-2015 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology calculate that up to 4.5 per cent of lunar craters may contain considerable amounts of water in the debris left by asteroids.
  
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• Tinder's 'SUPER LIKE' goes global so swipe up for who you are really keen on

  01-10-2015 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature (shown) has been available in Australia for a month and Tinder is now rolling it out globally. Data from the Australia trial shows conversations last 70% longer following a Super Like.
  
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• WIN: A place on the GORE-TEX® Experience Tour

  01-10-2015 18:31
  
  In need of an adventure? GORE is giving WIRED readers the opportunity to join a select group of outdoor enthusiasts on a three-day adventure to Lofoten, Norway.By: Cleo McGee, Continue reading...
  
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• Uproar over new people-rating app

  01-10-2015 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new app that promises to let users review individuals causes controversy before it even launches.
  
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• EU probes TVs over energy test scores

  01-10-2015 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Commission says it will follow up evidence that Samsung and another TV-maker use software that alters their screens' power use during tests.
  
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• Mike Lynch to counter-sue HP in ongoing Autonomy saga

  01-10-2015 17:33
  
  British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been embroiled in a legal battle with HP since 2012. And now he's counter-suing them. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Charging gadgets using THIN AIR: Freevolt captures radio waves to wirelessly power small devices

  01-10-2015 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Freevolt, and its Perpetual Power technology, was developed by Lord Paul Drayson from London-based Drayson Technologies with support from Imperial College London.
  
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• WIRED2015: Artificial intelligence is evolving, says Antoine Blondeau

  01-10-2015 17:14
  
  Antoine Blondeau, who worked on a project that became Apple's Siri, talks artificial intelligence ahead of his appearance at WIRED2015.By: Catherine Lawson, Continue reading...
  
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• Charging phones using THIN AIR: Freevolt captures radio waves to wirelessly power small devices 

  01-10-2015 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Freevolt, and its Perpetual Power technology, was developed by Lord Paul Drayson from London-based Drayson Technologies with support from Imperial College London.
  
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• Zimbabwe to ban electric water heaters

  01-10-2015 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zimbabwe is to ban electric water heaters and require all new properties to use solar power, in an attempt to tackle big power shortages.
  
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• Africa's farming 'needs young blood'

  01-10-2015 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Modernising Africa's agriculture sector to attract young people will help tackle youth unemployment and food insecurity, a report suggests.
  
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• Loon Labs' Looncup is the world's first smart menstrual cup

  01-10-2015 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Looncup (pictured) was designed by San Francisco-based Loon Labs. It syncs with a phone over Bluetooth to reveal vital stats including how full the cup is and menstrual colour.
  
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• 'Shoot-em-up' Video games can actually boost brain function, review suggests

  01-10-2015 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The review was carried out by Dr Shawn Green, assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr Aaron Seitz, of University of California Riverside.
  
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• What's your heart's REAL age? Take this test to find out, as doctors warn most of us are old before our time... 

  01-10-2015 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global survey by Bupa found the average person had a heart age three years older than their actual age. Teachers and medics fared the best while manual labourers had the worst heart health.
  
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• Peeple app will soon let you rate friends, colleagues and even your exes

  01-10-2015 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The free app (pictured) has been developed by two Canadian developers. It is expected to launch in November on iOS and members will be able to rate other out of five stars.
  
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• Diesel policy 'a mistake' - ex-minister

  01-10-2015 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Labour science minister Lord Drayson says his government made a mistake in promoting diesel cars as they are "killing people".
  
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• Rocketeers aim for the Moon with first-stage £600k tin-rattle

  01-10-2015 15:18 via go.theregister.com
  
  Audacious Moonspike mission lands on Kickstarter A couple of lunar hopefuls have launched an audacious Kickstarter tin-rattle aiming to raise £600,000 towards sending a spacecraft to the Moon.…
  
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• Will a 'Super Hubble' finally find alien life?

  01-10-2015 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The High Definition Space Telescope (pictured), unveiled by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington DC, will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble.
  
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• Fish care for their friends too! Co-operation observed for first time

  01-10-2015 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, Australia, found that pairs of rabbitfishes will cooperate and support each other while feeding.
  
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• Boeing builds British Airways 787 Dreamliner in 4 minutes

  01-10-2015 14:37 via go.theregister.com
  
  Post-moonshot aircraft builder has apparently smartened up its act British Airways took the delivery yesterday of its first 787-9 Dreamliner, and released an entertaining video showing just how quickly Boeing put the thing together.…
  
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• Fossil pushes back emergence of first vertebrates by 20 MILLION years

  01-10-2015 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fossils, found on the banks of the Maya River ,could date back more than 500 million years. They are being hailed as a significant advance in 'our understanding of the evolution of animals'.
  
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• Will a 'Super Hubble' finally find alien life? Massive 39-foot-wide space telescope proposed to give high definition view of the universe

  01-10-2015 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The High Definition Space Telescope (pictured), unveiled by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington DC, will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble.
  
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• Fish care for their friends too! Care and co-operation observed in species for the first time

  01-10-2015 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, Australia, found that pairs of rabbitfishes will cooperate and support each other while feeding.
  
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• El Reg lecture shows the merely human how to live forever

  01-10-2015 13:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Transhumanism for beginners Reg Events  If you could live forever, would you actually want to? That’s a question best considered over a pint which is exactly what we’ll doing at our first Christmas 2015 lecture on 17 November, when we're joined by leading transhumanist Anders Sandberg.…
  
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• You can 'Super Like' people on Tinder

  01-10-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From now on, if you really, really, really, really like someone on Tinder you'll be able to swipe up.
  
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• THESE ARE THE VOYAGES of the space probe Discovery

  01-10-2015 13:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Its continuing reasonably priced mission: To discover the secrets of the Solar System NASA's scheme for reasonably priced space probes, the Discovery programme, has issued a new short list of ideas for its next economical science-shot.…
  
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• CIA pulls staff from China after hack

  01-10-2015 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The CIA withdraws staff from the US embassy in Beijing, fearing data stolen from government computers could expose agents, the Washington Post reports.
  
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• More than 200 of our genes may be USELESS: Genome project finds we may not need everything in our DNA to survive

  01-10-2015 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings come from the 1000 Genome Project, led by the University of Washington. Researchers studied the genomes of 2,500 people from across the globe.
  
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• Want to be a GCHQ spy? Play this game

  01-10-2015 13:08
  
  Meet Cyphinx, the new project of Cyber Security Challenge UK that's trying to find the cybersecurity experts of the future.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Which of the 'retro' Spectrum remakes is worth your £100?

  01-10-2015 13:00
  
  WIRED tests two recreated Spectrums, but finds both come up short.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• These microflowers are created with a simple chemical reaction

  01-10-2015 12:58
  You won’t find these beauties down at your local flower market, because they’ve been created solely from a mixture of two organic chemicals.By: Becca Caddy, Continue reading...
  
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