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• Apple puts live TV plans on hold

  09-12-2015 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is believed to have been negotiating to sell packages of channels to consumers for $30-$40 per month.
  
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• Dinosaur Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis found in Xinjiang Province, China

  09-12-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur related to but much older than Triceratops called Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis in Xinjiang Province in China.
  
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• Spotify mulls a 'paid only' option for new music releases

  09-12-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Music-streaming giant Spotify is toying with the idea of allowing musicians to reserve new releases for paying subscribers, it has been claimed.
  
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• Astronomers spot two Jupiter-sized worlds being BORN in planet nursery

  09-12-2015 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers using the Gemini Planet Imager in Chile have spotted what they believe may be two Jupiter-like planets forming around a star, called HD100546, 335 light years from Earth.
  
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• Bright 'alien' marks on Ceres' surface may be WATER ICE

  09-12-2015 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research inGermany think the 130 bright spots detected on Ceres, may be water ice, which can even create hazy clouds.
  
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• Beagle puppies are world's first dogs to be born through IVF

  09-12-2015 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cornell University in New York and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia managed to make IVF puppies 40 years after the first attempts began.
  
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• Google goes quantum: Search giant publishes first paper proving mega-computer it runs with Nasa DOES work 

  09-12-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The search giant, working with Nasa, claims it has discovered a quantum algorithm that solves problems 100 million times faster than conventional computers.
  
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• Planes designed with a glass seating area ON TOP of aircraft

  09-12-2015 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The in-flight entertainment product, SkyDeck, is hoped to be a feature that can be installed on private jets as a VIP amenity or as a pay-per-view experience on passenger airliners.
  
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• Isn't SPACE the final frontier? US Navy reveals the man in charge of America's new $4.3bn super destroyer is Captain James Kirk

  09-12-2015 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Navy bosses today revealed that the helm of the Zumwalt, the largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy has been taken by Captain James Kirk (pictured).
  
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• Hacked Japanese space probe sends back first pictures of Venus

  09-12-2015 21:49 via go.theregister.com
  
  Belated visitor will skim 400km above planet's surface The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released the first photographs of Venus taken by its much-delayed Akatsuki planetary probe.…
  
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• Vampire blue straggler stars stay young by feeding off their neighbours

  09-12-2015 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have uncovered how a strange type of star retains its deceptively youthful looks.
  Blue stragglers, which are largely found in binary systems, cannibalise their partners.
  
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• The Triceratops the size of a SPANIEL: Miniature relative of horned dinosaurs scampered around on its hind legs 160 million years ago

  09-12-2015 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur related to but much older than Triceratops called Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis in Xinjiang Province in China.
  
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• Airbus is designing a jet to go from London to New York in ONE HOUR

  09-12-2015 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Early illustrations for the supersonic jet were released in July, but now Airbus has revised its designs in a second patent, which include details of 'anti-drag' flaps.
  
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• What emoji REALLY mean: Researchers rank the sentiment of everything from the happy face to the chicken in bid to make symbols easier to use

  09-12-2015 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have created the first 'sentiment index' for emoji, which could help confused users decide exactly which one to use.
  
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• Peering into a planet nursery: Astronomers capture two Jupiter-sized worlds being BORN in distant solar system

  09-12-2015 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers using the Gemini Planet Imager in Chile have spotted what they believe may be two Jupiter-like planets forming around a star, called HD100546, 335 light years from Earth.
  
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• Has the mystery of the 'alien' marks on Ceres been solved? Bright spots on the dwarf planet's surface may be WATER ICE

  09-12-2015 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research inGermany think the 130 bright spots detected on Ceres, may be water ice, which can even create hazy clouds.
  
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• White fossil was ancient 'Moby Dick'

  09-12-2015 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A white fossil held in a Washington museum since the 1920s is reassessed and found to be from a 15-million-year-old sperm whale cousin with enormous teeth.
  
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• Are we on the verge of a deal on climate change?

  09-12-2015 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new draft text has been published at the UN climate change talks in Paris asUS Secretary of State John Kerry warned the world was facing 'unthinkable harm' from, global warming.
  
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• A healthy future for man's best friend: Puppies born through IVF for the first time - and technique could lead to hardier breeds

  09-12-2015 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cornell University in New York and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia managed to make IVF puppies 40 years after the first attempts began.
  
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• Explanation for dwarf planet's spots

  09-12-2015 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists think they can now explain the mysterious bright spots on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  
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• Christmas in calories as Americans and Brits gorge on a 3,500 kcal festive feast

  09-12-2015 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Wayne Osborne, of treated.com, compared the typical Christmas day meal in 28 countries nations. He warned the typical American and Brit would have to work out for two weeks to burn off their festive feast.
  
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• Canines have a conscience too! Sniff tests proves dogs can be added to the list of self aware animals

  09-12-2015 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researcher from Tomsk State University designed a sniff test of self-recognition to determine a dog's self-awareness. Canines sniffed urine samples and showed no interest in their own scent.
  
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• From Adele's 25 to Game of Thrones: 2015's bestsellers on the App Store revealed – and Periscope is the iPhone app of the year

  09-12-2015 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has revealed the most popular music, apps, TV shows, films, books and podcasts across its iTunes, App and iBooks stores in both the UK and the US. Adele (pictured) had the bestselling album.
  
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• How Azubu will use its €55m funding to take on Twitch

  09-12-2015 18:06
  
  Game streaming and esports stand poised to become a dominant entertainment staple, and prizes for professional tournaments already regularly make millionnaires of winners. The rapid growth of the field saw streaming platform Twitch gobbled up by Amazon -- going on to become a major player in online video -- and lead to the launch of the dedicated YouTube Gaming portal in August.
  Azubu isn't yet uttered in the same breath as those sites, at least not by British game
  
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• Mona Lisa second portrait spotted under Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece

  09-12-2015 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pascal Cotte says he has discovered another portrait beneath the existing painting on display in The Louvre, in Paris (pictured) by using reflective light technology.
  
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• Yahoo scraps original Alibaba spin off plan

  09-12-2015 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'reverse spin off', announced Wednesday, which would separate the Internet company's core operations from its holdings in Alibaba, is being seen as a blow to CEO Marissa Mayer.
  
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• Are we on the verge of a deal on climate change? Slimmed down draft agreement aims to bind nations to tackle global warming

  09-12-2015 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new draft text has been published at the UN climate change talks in Paris asUS Secretary of State John Kerry warned the world was facing 'unthinkable harm' from, global warming.
  
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• Deal signed to build Jupiter probe

  09-12-2015 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency signs a 350m-euro contract with Airbus to build a spacecraft to investigate Jupiter and its icy moons.
  
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• Netflix and Sky Now will soon be available abroad

  09-12-2015 16:51
  
  Online streaming services such as Netflix and Sky Now will be portable across the EU, the European Commission has announced.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Arctic grizzly bears and polar bears feed on whale carcasses in Alaska

  09-12-2015 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each autumn, both species are attracted to Kaktovik in Alaska, to dine on whale carcasses, which are discarded from local hunts but it is increasingly leading to confrontations between the animals.
  
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• Angry Birds studio loses another CEO

  09-12-2015 16:25
  
  Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala has stood down from the Finnish mobile games maker after just 16 months on the job.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station

  09-12-2015 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, carrying more than 7,000 pounds (3,000 kilograms) of water, food and supplies.
  
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• IBM dispels the doubts and bags quantum computing funding deal

  09-12-2015 16:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  At least someone's putting their money where their mouth is IBM has won funding from the US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) programme to develop its quantum computer research, despite ongoing concerns about the technology's practical application.…
  
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• Mockingjay may not be the last Hunger Games after all

  09-12-2015 15:42
  
  The Hunger Games is over. Author Suzanne Collins's last novel in the series, Mockingjay, was published in 2010, and the Jennifer Lawrence-starring movie version saw the second film of its two-part finale hit cinemas last month. Katniss Everdeen's tale is told.
  Of course, the small inconvenience of a story ending isn't enough to kill a monstrously successful franchise, and so studio Lionsgate is planning more Hunger Games movies. And, speaking at the UBS Global
  
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• 36 ways George Lucas' digital editions made Star Wars worse

  09-12-2015 14:59
  
      WIRED tracked all the changes between the 1977 release of the original Star Wars and the 2015 version (now called A New Hope).By: Stephen Kelly, Continue reading...
  
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• 36 changes that mutated Star Wars into A New Hope

  09-12-2015 14:59
  
      WIRED tracked all the changes between the 1977 release of the original Star Wars and the 2015 version (now called A New Hope).By: Stephen Kelly, Continue reading...
  
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• Mosasaur dinosaur that used night vision to catch glowing fish discovered in Japan

  09-12-2015 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossil of an aquatic dinosaur with owl-like eyes has been unearthed in Japan. The 72-million-year-old fossil of a mosasaur is the first of its kind to be found in this region
  
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• Yahoo sell-off rumours mount as it scraps $32bn Alibaba spin-off

  09-12-2015 14:29
  
  Yahoo has scrapped its plan to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba and will instead create a new company that contains everything but its Alibaba shares.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Is THIS the real Mona Lisa? Second portrait of a woman is spotted under da Vinci's masterpiece

  09-12-2015 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pascal Cotte says he has discovered another portrait beneath the existing painting on display in The Louvre, in Paris (pictured) by using reflective light technology.
  
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• Sponge-filled syringe can plug gunshot wounds in seconds

  09-12-2015 13:33
  
  A syringe filled with tiny sponges designed to close gunshot wounds in seconds will soon be used by ambulance crews.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Uber's new service is literally just a bus

  09-12-2015 13:22
  
  Uber has announced its latest innovation -- a multi-person, ride-sharing scheme that picks up and drops off passengers along a pre-determined route. If that sounds a little similar, to, say, a bus, that's because it is a bus.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Twitter experiments with listing posts by relevance instead of chronological order

  09-12-2015 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Social media network Twitter has confirmed it is running an experiment to display tweets in non-chronological order.
  
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• Google's quantum computer is 100 million times faster than your PC

  09-12-2015 13:19
  
  Initial tests found that Google and Nasa's quantum computing system was unable to outperform regular computers. But now Google have announced that their D-Wave computer has outperformed a traditional desktop by 108 times -- making it one hundred million times faster. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Humble NEO GEO Bundle brings lost gaming classics to PC

  09-12-2015 13:17
  
      The latest Humble Bundle is doing a few things differently. Not only is it once again offering a huge stack of games at a buyer-selected price and benefitting charities with a portion of the proceeds, it's giving more than a dozen classic games their PC debut, and making them playable in-browser.
  The Humble NEO GEO Bundle is also an anniversary effort, marking a quarter century of the Japanese gaming icon. Although officially discontinued in
  
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• YouTube's most-watched videos of 2015 includes Justin Bieber, Obama and Star Wars

  09-12-2015 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The most popular video in the UK was a Britain’s Got Talent audition, but globally a dance routine notched up the most views excluding music videos at 115 million views.
  
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• Ending messages with full stops is 'rude'

  09-12-2015 12:20
  
  Bad news for the grammar purists among us; ending messages with a full stop is 'rude'.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• These are the 25 best places to work in the UK

  09-12-2015 12:10
  
  Expedia is the best place to work in the UK with Google slipping from first to eighth, according to new data from employer-ratings site Glassdoor.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• ISS 'nauts prepare for Cygnus space truck consensual grappling

  09-12-2015 11:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  Catch the mating live this morning on NASA TV International Space Station residents Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren are preparing to grapple the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo truck, which blasted off for the orbiting outpost on Sunday evening.…
  
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• Police raid home of bitcoin 'founder' Craig Steven Wright

  09-12-2015 11:36
  
  Police have raided the home of a 44-year-old Australian Craig Steven Wright who is reported to be the creator of cryptocurrency bitcoin. By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Australian Bitcoin creator Craig Steven Wright's Sydney home raided by police

  09-12-2015 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known until now by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the report claims to expose 44-year-old Eastern Australia academic Dr Craig Steven Steven Wright as the person behind the alias.
  
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