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• James Webb telescope has final mirror fitted ahead of 2018 launch

  04-02-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each of the hexagonal-shaped mirror segments installed in Maryland measure just over 4.2 feet (1.3 meters) across - about the size of a coffee table - and weigh approximately 88 pounds (40kg).
  
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• New tarantula named after Johnny Cash

  04-02-2016 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Among 14 newly described species of tarantula is Aphonopelma johnnycashi, which lives near Folsom Prison in California.
  
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• Want to get an online date? DON'T browse anonymously

  04-02-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Canada, the US, and Taiwan analysed the anonymous feature on a major online dating site in North America, and found that going incognito doesn’t always work out.
  
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• Mouse dies after finding its way into 155-year-old mousetrap in a museum

  04-02-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unlucky mouse was discovered at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading after being caught in the unbaited Victorian trap on display behind impenetrable glass.
  
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• The unluckiest mouse in the world: Creature dies after finding its way into 155-year-old mousetrap in a museum

  04-02-2016 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unlucky mouse was discovered at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading after being caught in the unbaited Victorian trap on display behind impenetrable glass.
  
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• Being insecure about relationships leads people to hear 'phantom calls'

  04-02-2016 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s the ghost story of the technological age – a phone vibrates in your pocket, but it turns out there was never a message. This is 'ringxiety,' according to Michigan researchers.
  
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• Facebook shuts down medical marijuana pages in New Jersey

  04-02-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three of New Jersey's five medical marijuana dispensaries have had their business pages shutdown by Facebook.
  
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• Map shows Greenland's ice sheet is THICKER in the centre than 9,000 years ago

  04-02-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the universities of Texas at Austin and York have created the first map that shows how the Greenland Ice Sheet has moved over time.
  
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• Apple ordered to pay more than $625m to VirnetX in row over iMessage and FaceTime

  04-02-2016 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Texas jury said that Apple should pay $625.6 million for violating patents held by a US company devoted to patent litigation.
  
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• Samsung's 'transparent' Safety Trucks hit the road

  04-02-2016 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South Korean film unveiled the concept during the summer has now showcased the first run of trucks that will take part in a trial in Argentina later this year (pictured).
  
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• Colombia warns on Zika baby risk

  04-02-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health officials in Colombia are warning that as many as 600 babies could be born with microcephaly this year.
  
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• Joule Caffeine Bracelet claims to deliver 'constant flow' for four hours

  04-02-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Joule Caffeine Bracelet holds a caffeine patch right to your skin and releases doses of caffeine equivalent to a medium cup over four hours.
  
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• Legendary Explorers Club menu that included woolly mammoth was a joke

  04-02-2016 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A specimen (pictured) of the famous menu was preserved by a member who couldn't make the New York dinner, and new techniques have revealed the practical joke.
  
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• Wildebeest with a nose like a 'TRUMPET' roamed Africa 75,000 years ago

  04-02-2016 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossils were found near Lake Victoria in Kenya. Researchers examined skulls of theRusingoryx (illustrated) and were 'shocked' as they bore so little similarity to normal mammal skulls.
  
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• GPS error caused 'havoc' for companies

  04-02-2016 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several companies were hit by hours of system warnings after 15 GPS satellites broadcasted the wrong time, according to time-monitoring company Chronos.
  
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• What are the strange ‘floating hills’ on Pluto? New image reveals mysterious structures several miles across that could be water ice

  04-02-2016 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hills are found in the vast ice plain informally named Sputnik Planum within Pluto’s ‘heart' and are likely miniature versions of the larger, jumbled mountains on the region’s western border.
  
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• VIDEO: Charging cable backs up your phone

  04-02-2016 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A phone charging cable that backs up your data as you top up your battery is produced by a British firm.
  
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• Burning fossil fuels has caused Atlantic Ocean to soak up 50% more carbon dioxide

  04-02-2016 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say the North Atlantic absorbed 100 percent more man-made carbon dioxide over the last decade than the previous one.
  
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• Hackers targeted Alibaba accounts

  04-02-2016 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers tried to access over 20 million active accounts on the Taobao shopping site, Chinese state media says.
  
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• Android Lloyd Webber: Musical written by a COMPUTER is heading for the West End...and based on the machine's calculations, it should be a guaranteed hit

  04-02-2016 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Beyond the Fence, the musical was conceived by machines and is based on a statistical study of what makes a Broadway hit. It opens in London's West End on 22 February.
  
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• F-35 fighter jet hampered by flaws

  04-02-2016 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A list of serious flaws have been found in a jet fighter that has been in development for 15 years.
  
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• Nintendo's Miitomo will launch in March: People can register their interest next week before the social app is rolled out globally

  04-02-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app, which the Japanese firm describes as a 'social experience', will initially be available in Japan from the middle of March before launching in 16 other regions in the weeks after.
  
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• Texas Department of Criminal Justice reveals death row inmates' final statements

  04-02-2016 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, analysed emotional language in 407 statements from people facing the death penalty in Texas.
  
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• Doom reboot is probably even more violent than you thoughts

  04-02-2016 16:23
  
  The new Doom will be released on 13 May 2016, Bethesda has announced, and as well as a traditionally over-the-top and expensive collector's edition and some multiplayer bonuses, we now know a bit more about how the game will play.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Doom reboot is probably even more violent than you thought

  04-02-2016 16:23
  
  The new Doom will be released on 13 May 2016, Bethesda has announced, and as well as a traditionally over-the-top and expensive collector's edition and some multiplayer bonuses, we now know a bit more about how the game will play.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Ancient Egyptian scarab seal found on extinct volcano in Israel depicts Pharaoh Thutmose III

  04-02-2016 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seal (pictured) was found in the Lower Galilee on the Horns of Hattin in Israel, which got its name from the peaks on extinct volcano. When placed on its side it looks like the Star Wars ship.
  
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• Auction site eBay 'fixes' bug

  04-02-2016 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EBay says it has partially fixed a vulnerability on its online auction site that could have allowed hackers to trick users into downloading malware.
  
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• Gal Zanir's photograph appears to show two zebras with one head in optical illusion

  04-02-2016 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mind-boggling capture clearly shows one head, which seemingly belongs to two bodies, thanks to a perfectly timed shot by Israeli student Gal Zanir, 24, in the Namib Desert, Namibia.
  
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• Apple patent reveals plans for touchscreens with virtual buttons

  04-02-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has has been granted a patent for proximity multi-touch sensors which could enable the the Californian tech giant to make its devices touch free.
  
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• The coating conducts electricity on a contact lens

  04-02-2016 15:27
  
  The coating conducts electricity on a contact lensBy: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• NASA seeks rocketeers for annual RockOn! shindig

  04-02-2016 15:24 via go.theregister.com
  
  Obligatory: Ability to solder and US passport Registration is open for the ninth annual NASA-hosted RockOn! workshop, which runs from 18-23 June at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.…
  
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• Samsung's 'transparent' Safety Trucks hit the road: Vehicles fitted with huge TVs show drivers the road ahead to make overtaking safer

  04-02-2016 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South Korean film unveiled the concept during the summer has now showcased the first run of trucks that will take part in a trial in Argentina later this year (pictured).
  
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• Aristotle's Masterpiece to go up for auction for £15,000

  04-02-2016 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aristotle's Masterpiece was first published in 1684 and contains advice about'actions of the genitals' and 'benefits of marriage'. It is expected to fetch between £10,000-15,000 at auction next month.
  
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• Think you are safe online? 'Live hack' shows ease with which accounts are breached

  04-02-2016 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is Money watched 'ethical hacker' Mustafa Al-Bassam demonstrate just how much at risk internet users are - especially those reusing weak passwords for a number of websites.
  
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• SwiftKey founder sold his share in Android keyboard app for a bicycle

  04-02-2016 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Hill-Scott, 29, (pictured) sold his stake in the London-based company in 2008. The IT worker, who now designs websites for the government, earns just above £50,000 per year.
  
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• Russians go spacewalking to collect experiments, test glue

  04-02-2016 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The videos and messages relate to the 70th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day last year. The flash drive was attached to a small bundle stuffed with towels to provide some bulk.
  
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• Basilewsky's cranefly declared extinct 50 years ago is found on St Helena

  04-02-2016 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of conservationists on St Helena, an island in the south Atlantic, has discovered ten new species of insect, including the Basilewsky's cranefly (pictured) thought to have gone extinct in the 1960s.
  
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• Google's Amit Singhal set to retire and be replaced by John Giannandrea

  04-02-2016 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amit Singhal (pictured) is set to retire on 26 February at which point he will be replaced by John Giannandrea, the vice president of engineering who heads its efforts into artificial intelligence.
  
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• National Geographic bus test about direction leaves adults flummoxed

  04-02-2016 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Can you answer the question: 'Which way is the bus going?' The popular puzzle is used in schools to test logic but often leaves adults flummoxed, while children can solve it easily.
  
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• US Super Bowl is 'no-drone zone'

  04-02-2016 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drones have been banned from flying within 32 miles of American Football's Super Bowl, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.
  
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• Facebook declares 'Friends Day', the internet hates it

  04-02-2016 13:08
  
  If you were thinking that today was just like any other day -- grey skies, sense of pervading dread, terrible commute -- you'd be wrong. For in a combination of sentimentality ("the power of friendship") and detached, corporate blandness ("we invite the world to reflect on the importance of connecting"), Facebook have declared today 'Friends Day'.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• A unique insight into the minds of death row inmates: Final statements of the condemned reveal their last words are usually POSITIVE

  04-02-2016 12:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, analysed emotional language in 407 statements from people facing the death penalty in Texas.
  
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• You'll be able to ride London's vintage Mail Rail in 2017

  04-02-2016 12:04
  
      The Mail Rail, a little-known underground railway running beneath the streets of London, will open to the public in early 2017 as part of a new Postal Museum.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Tiny insects hidden among the leaves and trees prove they are no easy prey

  04-02-2016 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Bertner, 31, from Canada, attempted to catch the bugs in their natural habitat as part of a hide and seek game and to show the level of biodiversity in nature.
  
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• Google bets big on AI: Search chief Amit Singhal set to retire and be replaced by the firm's leading machine learning expert

  04-02-2016 11:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amit Singhal (pictured) is set to retire on 26 February at which point he will be replaced by John Giannandrea, the vice president of engineering who heads its efforts into artificial intelligence.
  
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• UFO spotted above Kemerovo Russia 'too slow to be a meteorite'

  04-02-2016 11:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage of the UFO was captured on the outskirts of the central Russian city of Kemerovo by Mikhail Litvinov. Many have debated what the object could be as it's too slow to be a meteorite.
  
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• PewDewPie and Awesomeness TV among the first stars of YouTube Red

  04-02-2016 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PewDiePie, who has 42 million followers of his comic commentary ongameplay, will star in a
  reality-adventure series that will see the Swedish gamer combat horrors in real-life games.
  
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• Facebook rolls out #FriendsDay tool to help users mark its 12th birthday

  04-02-2016 10:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook started in a Harvard dormitory in2004 and now has more than 1.5 billion users. Its Friends Day feature creates a video that celebrates your friendships.
  
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• Instagram film launches in 15 second segments

  04-02-2016 10:36
  
  Forget about 'Gone In Sixty Seconds' -- this film is gone in fifteen. That's because it's hosted entirely on Instagram.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Date site users regularly scammed

  04-02-2016 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Research has suggested that nearly half of those using dating websites or apps have been scammed or spammed.
  
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