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• The brain in action: Stunning video shows a worm's neurons light up as it thinks about its next move

  31-12-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  What goes on in the brain of a nematode? After capturing 3-D footage of neural activity in an area covering nearly the entire brains of nematodes, researchers at Princeton University now know.
  
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• China builds second aircraft carrier

  31-12-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is building a second aircraft carrier - but this time conventionally powered and made from domestic technology, its defence ministry announces.
  
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• Researchers to build massive ice bridge from Da Vinci’s 1502 design - and say it will be strong enough to drive a CAR over

  31-12-2015 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eindhoven University of Technology is building an ice bridge that will be 213 feet long and 16 feet wide. The team is mimicking Leonardo da Vinci's sketch of a bridge that was to connect Europe and Asia.
  
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• ‘Superintellingence’ of AI and humans working together could solve climate change and end wars, researchers claim

  31-12-2015 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the fight against 'wicked' problems, computers may be humans' best allies. Researchers from the HCIand Cornell University say that the combination would create a superintelligence.
  
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• Scientists reprogram the brains of ants to change their behaviour - and the technique could one day be used to control HUMANS

  31-12-2015 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered they were able to change the behaviour of carpenter ants by tweaking the activity of their genes.
  
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• Is China preparing for a SPACE war? Nation may be creating a military unit to 'achieve control of low Earth orbit', claim experts

  31-12-2015 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Space Force will include nuclear missiles, electronic data forces, cyber threat units and signals intelligence, sources have told the Washington Times.
  
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• End of the washing machine? $89 Dolfi uses ultrasonic soundwaves to blast dirt from laundry inside your SINK

  31-12-2015 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project has raised almost $1m on crowdfunding site Indiegogo since being announced earlier in the year. Its makers boast it is also the perfect travel accessory.
  
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• Who needs an Apple Watch? Incredible digital sundial project the right time

  31-12-2015 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French engineer, 'Julldozer' produced an instructional video for a DIY digital sundial. Compared to high-tech models, his only uses a glass jar, nuts and bolts and a 3D-printed gnomon.
  
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• Life-hacker reveals emergency BACON button for takeaway ordering system

  31-12-2015 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Push button; receive bacon. Don't you wish things were this simple? Now, they are.
  Developer from Greece creates Emergency Food Button, to make ordering food a one-step process.
  
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• Facebook's latest bug is telling people they've been friends for 46 YEARS

  31-12-2015 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The glitch is likely to be caused by something known as 'epoch time', which is the way Unix computer systems track dates. Facebook says its team is currently trying to fix the error.
  
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• To boldly go where no stamp has gone before: Post Office to commemorating New Horizons Pluto mission- and Star Trek

  31-12-2015 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2016 stamp collection has been revealed and this year's theme is space. 'The Forever' collection will feature colorful shots of Pluto, New Horizons, the eight planets and a tribute to Star Trek.
  
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• Japanese engineers design spinning top toy that keeps rotating for almost 20 minutes

  31-12-2015 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of experience 'craftsmen' faced off against a group of young engineers from Tokyo to see which could design a version of the popular toy that would spin the longest.
  
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• The science of why New Year's Eve is awful REVEALED

  31-12-2015 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by UCL found that you will be happier if you don't plan your night. A separate study by Duke University found 83 per cent of people are usually disappointed with New Year's Eve.
  
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• Apple could launch its 4-inch 'iPhone 7c' in MARCH, China Mobile leak suggests

  31-12-2015 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a presentation outlining its 2016 roadmap, China Mobile showed a slide that revealed a phone dubbed iPhone 7c will launch in March. The 4-inch iPhone 5s is pictured.
  
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• ISS log suggests Tim Peake may be the first Briton to complete a spacewalk

  31-12-2015 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronaut Tim Peake (pictured), from Chichester, West Sussex, could become the first Briton to walk in space if he is chosen for the activity set to take place on 15 January.
  
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• Netflix reveals fake New Years Eve countdown shows for kids

  31-12-2015 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many have tried changing clocks, throwing fake parties and even tuning in to TV stations on the other side of the world. Netflix now has a hi-tech solution- an on demand New Year's Eve show for kids ..
  
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• WhatsApp down as users worldwide unable to connect to the app for 45 minutes

  31-12-2015 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A live outage map revealed users across Europe, America and Canada were having trouble connecting to WhatsApp, and can't access WhatsApp web for around 45 minutes.
  
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• First glimpse of mysterious supersensor pod codenamed HATE that will give F-15 Eagle fighter jet a 'new brain'

  31-12-2015 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as the Talon HATE system, it will will improve communication and create a secure 'war internet' and allowing the jet to communicate with modern fighters.
  
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• VIDEO: Why were BBC websites attacked?

  31-12-2015 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC websites were unavailable early on Thursday morning because of a large web attack.
  
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• Arsenal will win the Premiership, Ireland will take the Six Nations and 2016 will be year 3D printing goes mainstream: Bing uses search data to predict next year's big trends

  31-12-2015 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bing claims to have used algorithms to combine search data, social media and other statistics to make predictions about the outcome of sports events and hot trends in 2016.
  
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• The science of why New Year's Eve is awful: High expectations cause people to be disappointed, say psychologists

  31-12-2015 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by UCL found that you will be happier if you don't plan your night. A separate study by Duke University found 83 per cent of people are usually disappointed with New Year's Eve.
  
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• Apple could launch its 4-inch 'iPhone 7c' as soon as MARCH: Chinese network operator leaks release details during presentation

  31-12-2015 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a presentation outlining its 2016 roadmap, China Mobile showed a slide that revealed a phone dubbed iPhone 7c will launch in March. The 4-inch iPhone 5s is pictured.
  
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• The end of exams? Algorithm can predict how students will answer questions, and even explain why they would get questions wrong

  31-12-2015 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virtual learning programs could soon mark the end of test-taking. Researchers from Stanford and Google in California have developed an algorithm that can understand students' learning abilities.
  
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• Blackberry to remain in Pakistan

  31-12-2015 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phone maker Blackberry is no longer going to shut down its operations in Pakistan following a row over access to its users messages
  
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• Is Tim Peake preparing for a spacewalk? ISS log reveals clues the astronaut is getting ready for an upcoming mission 

  31-12-2015 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronaut Tim Peake (pictured), from Chichester, West Sussex, could become the first Briton to walk in space if he is chosen for the activity set to take place on 15 January.
  
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• Microsoft set to launch 'Xbox slim' to take on Apple in battle for the living room

  31-12-2015 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new 'lightweight' Xbox would run Windows apps, and could be on sale in the second half of the year, one blogger has claimed.
  
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• Video reveals how space debris orbiting Earth has increased since 1957

  31-12-2015 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Stuart Grey, a lecturer at University College London, has created a video which captures the accumulation off some 20,000 objects of space junk, from 1957 through to 2015.
  
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• Two of Marie Antoinette's four children fathered by her Swedish diplomat lover

  31-12-2015 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British historian Evelyn Farr has examined a series of Marie Antoinette's letters. She believes they reveal that two of the Queen's children were fathered by a Swedish Count.
  
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• Tim Peake's son celebrates his first birthday since his father boarded the ISS...complete with spaceman pyjamas and a cardboard cutout of the astronaut

  31-12-2015 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Peake, originally from Chichester, West Sussex, was on the International Space Station for his son Thomas' seventh birthday, but his wife shared a photograph on Twitter of the big day.
  
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• Optical illusion cake with icing that changes into six different colours

  31-12-2015 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A YouTube video by baker Charlotte Sometime seems to show a cake that morphs from blue, green and purple to orange, yellow and pink. The video currently has just over 170,000 views.
  
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• See decades of space junk swarm the Earth in 60 seconds: Video reveals how debris orbiting the planet has increased since 1957

  31-12-2015 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Stuart Grey, a lecturer at University College London, has created a video which captures the accumulation off some 20,000 objects of space junk, from 1957 through to 2015.
  
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• Clouds of space dust alter electrical properties of the ionosphere

  31-12-2015 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meteor dust may be sucking up free electrons from the ionosphere to create a layer that bounces radio waves back to Earth, said researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  
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• Do YOU know why crackers have holes in them or why milk is white? Scientists reveal the answers to a host of fascinating food-related questions

  31-12-2015 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eleven questions on food, including why pepper makes us sneeze and why milk is white, were answered in a recent issue of Brighton-based How it Works magazine.
  
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• Microsoft will warn you if Outlook email has been hacked by government

  31-12-2015 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Redmond-based software giant changed its policy after it was revealed the firm hadn't notified victims of an email hacking campaign discovered in 2011. A stock image of its Outlook service is shown.
  
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• Microsoft to warn of official hacks

  31-12-2015 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft will start warning people if it suspects a government is trying to hack into their email and other online accounts.
  
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• How to spot a psychopath revealed by a man with the disorder

  31-12-2015 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quora member Jacob Wells claims to score 34 on the Hare checklist, making him a psychopath by UK and US standards. This means he shares traits with fictional Patrick Bateman (shown).
  
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• Phantom vibration syndrome where phones train our brains for alerts

  31-12-2015 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As many as 90 per cent of people report experiencing imagined alerts from their mobile phones and now scientists at Georgia Tech in Atlanta say they may have figured out why.
  
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• Apple agrees to pay £234m to settle Italian tax dispute

  31-12-2015 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has agreed to pay £234m to Italy following an investigation into tax fraud allegations. Italy's tax authorities say the company failed to pay £647m in corporation tax between 2008 and 2013.
  
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• Chile UFOs filmed circling Santiago by terrified young woman

  31-12-2015 13:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman, who has not been identified, captured footage from her window in Santiago, Chile of four strips of light in the sky before she then filmed seven strange orbs dancing over the city.
  
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• Overweight waiters make us four times more likely to order dessert

  31-12-2015 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cornell University found diners ordered significantly more items when served by heavy waiting staff with high body mass indexes, compared with staff with low body mass indexes.
  
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• Mild, wet December sets weather records

  31-12-2015 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Long-standing weather records have been smashed by a stormy, yet warm December, the Met Office's early figures suggest.
  
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• How to spot a psychopath: Expert reveals the traits to look out for - from charm to eccentricity and manipulation

  31-12-2015 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quora member Jacob Wells claims to score 34 on the Hare checklist, making him a psychopath by UK and US standards. This means he shares traits with fictional Patrick Bateman (shown).
  
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• Arctic 'heatwave' hits the North Pole: Temperatures soar by 60°F bringing the icy region close to melting point

  31-12-2015 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The North Pole is experiencing a heatwave as temperatures came close to melting point yesterday, making the arctic region warmer than major cities in Europe and the US.
  
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• Do YOU suffer from phantom vibration syndrome? Phones are 'training' our brains to think all noises and movements are notifications, claims expert

  31-12-2015 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As many as 90 per cent of people report experiencing imagined alerts from their mobile phones and now scientists at Georgia Tech in Atlanta say they may have figured out why.
  
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• Apple agrees to pay £234m to settle Italian tax dispute, months after it paid £12m tax on £2BILLION profits in the UK

  31-12-2015 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has agreed to pay £234m to Italy following an investigation into tax fraud allegations. Italy's tax authorities say the company failed to pay £647m in corporation tax between 2008 and 2013.
  
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• Valve finally explains Christmas Steam attacks

  31-12-2015 12:48
  
  PC gamers had a rather unhappy Christmas this year, as gaming hub Steam was affected by some extreme account vulnerability errors. Almost a week later, Steam operator Valve has explained what happened.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• How a chubby waitress can make you pile on the pounds: We're four times more likely to order dessert if our server is overweight

  31-12-2015 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cornell University found diners ordered significantly more items when served by heavy waiting staff with high body mass indexes, compared with staff with low body mass indexes.
  
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• Web attack knocks BBC sites offline

  31-12-2015 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All of the BBC's websites were intermittently available early on Thursday morning because of a large web attack.
  
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• Pirates apologise for bootlegging The Hateful Eight

  31-12-2015 12:10
  
  Piracy group Hive-CM8 has issued an apology for its pre-release leak of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, and claimed that they're responsible for giving the film free publicity.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• Uber marks billionth journey with donation to London charity

  31-12-2015 11:31
  
  Uber has announced it has completed its billionth journey since launching in 2009.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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