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• Google to take on Uber with Waze 'carpool' app that lets you pick up others on your commute

  09-02-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The WazeRider app will use Waze's navigation system to learn the routes drivers most frequently take to work and match them up with people looking for a ride in the same direction.
  
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• Sled Legs let you walk and slide with ease while commuting in a blizzard

  09-02-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sled Legs is seeking funds on Indiegogo to get the prototype to production. The wearable sled straps to each leg, which allows the wearer to run around the slopes with ease. No need to lug around gear.
  
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• Jeff Bezos reveals new video of Blue Origin's second flight

  09-02-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin, the company created by Mr Bezos, successfully launched the New Shepard rocket for the first time in November, and repeated the take-off successfully just two months later.
  
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• Now you can REALLY get into the game: New system 3D scan a player's body and face to create personal avatar

  09-02-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers at the University of Southern California is working to revolutionize modern communication. Using an inexpensive 'toolkit,' the team has developed a way to create personal avatar.
  
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• How the early universe behaved like a LIQUID: Cern's atom smasher recreates the ‘primordial soup’ that began the universe

  09-02-2016 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feat was achieved by colliding lead atoms at an extremely high energy in the 16.7 mile (27km) longLarge Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland.
  
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• These Gifs let YOU see through the eyes of the visually impaired

  09-02-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based Clinic Compare produced Gifs that allow people to experience what it's like to see through four of the most common vision impairments, including cataract, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
  
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• An asteroid just half a mile wide could unleash a mini ICE AGE if it hits Earth

  09-02-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the 'worst case scenario', soot would remain in the atmosphere for10 years, while dust take six years to settle back on Earth, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
  
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• Twitter starts selling ads that ALWAYS appear first in your timeline

  09-02-2016 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter has released First View, which allows advertisers to own the top slot of user's timelines for 24-hours. The video ad will be first thing seen on the top of timelines every time the users logs in.
  
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• Twitter starts selling ads that ALWAYS appear first in your timeline as stock hits all time low

  09-02-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter has released First View, which allows advertisers to own the top slot of user's timelines for 24-hours. The video ad will be first thing seen on the top of timelines every time the users logs in.
  
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• Videos reveal how the Queen's cut-glass accent is slipping

  09-02-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysis of Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas messages during her 64 year reign by scientists at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich have shown her vowels have shifted.
  
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• Australia's birds of prey are starting bushfires DELIBERATELY

  09-02-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Penn State University have compiled a study that suggests that fires have spread in the Australian bush due to birds dropping smouldering sticks and embers on wildlife below.
  
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• Mystery of the 'alien tower' on the moon is solved: Lunar expert claims spire is actually a small crater on the rim of larger one

  09-02-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher working with Nasa's LROC moon-mapping mission has debunked images claiming to capture a 3.5-mile (5.6km) spire for vehicle landings on the moon's surface.
  
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• TV producers may start making you wait for new shows online

  09-02-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Time Warner is 'exploring' holding back DC Comics shows such as 'The Flash' and 'Supergirl' from online services - and could invest in Hulu and stop it showing programmes 24 hours later.
  
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• Nasa's 360 degree video of Mars captured by the Curiosity rover

  09-02-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa’s 360-degree footage from the Curiosity Mars rover lets anyone take a look around the sand dunes of the red planet.
  
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• An asteroid just half a mile wide could unleash a mini ICE AGE if it hits Earth: Impact could reduce temperatures by 8°C

  09-02-2016 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the 'worst case scenario', soot would remain in the atmosphere for10 years, while dust take six years to settle back on Earth, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
  
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• Hundreds of hidden galaxies found lurking behind the Milky Way

  09-02-2016 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of 883 galaxies were found in a region of sky normally hidden from view by our own Milky Way using the Parkes telescope in Australia. A third of these were unknown to science.
  
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• 'Autobahn' sat-nav uses Google Street View and AI to take drivers on the prettiest roads

  09-02-2016 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Bremen, Germany created the system, which crawls Google Street View images alongside routes and classifies them using deep learning.
  
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• How to make the perfect pancake

  09-02-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at University College London compared recipes for pancakes from around the world, to determine how ratios effect the texture and pattern. This could give insight to treating glaucoma.
  
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• Birds of prey are starting fires DELIBERATELY

  09-02-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Penn State University have compiled a study that suggests that fires have spread in the Australian bush due to birds dropping smouldering sticks and embers on wildlife below.
  
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• Video timelapse shows what lightning storms look like from SPACE

  09-02-2016 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted the clip on Tuesday. He said it was 'amazing how much lightning can strikein a short time'. The footage was taken as the ISS orbited over North Africa.
  
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• Watch 24 drones fly in mesmerising unison

  09-02-2016 18:05
  
  This isn't a flock of birds, it's a swarm of dronesBy: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Is Valve about to accept bitcoin payments on Steam?

  09-02-2016 17:51
  
  Valve looks set to offer new ways to buy content on its PC gaming platform Steam, with hints of bitcoin payments found in the client's translation servers.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Uber accused of 'PR stunt' over black cab deal

  09-02-2016 17:22
  
  The ongoing war between Uber and London's black cab drivers has seen its latest twist: Uber has offered an "olive branch" to the city's cabbies.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• NASA charges up 18-prop electric X-plane

  09-02-2016 16:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Battery-powered 'Sceptor' set for 2019 launch NASA is working towards getting an electric-powered multiprop experimental aircraft off the ground, with an eye to future "greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and ride quality and aircraft noise reduction".…
  
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• Bronze Age cremation site is unearthed near Stonehenge by a BADGER

  09-02-2016 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cremated remains and 4,000-year-old tools (pictured) belonging to an ancient archer were found in a burial mound on Netheravon Down in Wiltshire after a badger dug up an urn.
  
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• Ted Cruz's face is hard to warm to due to his smile (or lack of)

  09-02-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Richard Cytowic from George Washington University in Washington D.C. says Ted Cruz's unconventional smile could be why some voters find it hard to warm to the presidential hopeful.
  
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• North Korea 'restarts' weapons-grade plutonium reactor

  09-02-2016 16:05
  
  North Korea has restarted its plutonium reactor and could start recovering spent fuel in weeks, US spy chiefs have claimed.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple's iPhone 5se may come in Hot Pink and Rose Gold

  09-02-2016 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese blog Macotakara has rumoured that Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5se -expected to be a 4-inch model - will be available in Silver, Space Grey and Hot Pink.
  
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• Watchdog's web monitoring bill fear

  09-02-2016 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to give firm legal backing to computer hacking by Britain's spies do not do enough to protect privacy, a watchdog has warned.
  
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• Cat parasite T.gondii could have an effect on humans

  09-02-2016 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Ecology in Montpellier, found that T.gondii led chimpanzees to develop a fatal attraction to the smell of predators' urine.
  
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• Staff perks and outside commitments leave us feeling trapped in our jobs

  09-02-2016 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at Rutgers School of Business- Camden, in New Jersey, claims unhappy employees are ‘embedded’ in their job and bosses can exploit the situation to retain them.
  
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• Amazon bets on games with dedicated dev engine Lumberyard

  09-02-2016 14:45
  
  Amazon has launched its own game engine -- and is offering it to developers for free.
  Named Lumberyard, Amazon claims it is powerful enough to produce "triple-A" current console generation quality games, and will allow developers to integrate Twitch -- which Amazon bought for £585m in 2014 -- into their creations.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Six things you need to know about pancake day

  09-02-2016 14:31
  
  With Shrove Tuesday upon us, WIRED obviously had a moral obligation to gather together the best pancake-related factsBy: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
  
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• Record number of shark attacks on humans took place in 2015

  09-02-2016 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six people were killed by sharks, including a snorkeler in Hawaii, while two deaths were recorded off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, according to figures from International Shark Attack File.
  
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• Young 'cannibal' stars grow in violent spurts by feeding off their stellar siblings: Finding could reveal how our sun formed

  09-02-2016 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of astronomers, led by researchers at the University of Vienna, have shed light on the growing pains of young stars. They believe they grow through a series of violent growth spurts.
  
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• The secret past of Australia's wasteland: Fossils found in caves reveal desolate Nullarbor Plain was once a lush forest

  09-02-2016 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Melbourne have made a surprising discovery about the history of the vast Nullarbor Plain in south Australia and found it was once covered in gum trees and flowers.
  
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• Apple could face legal action over 'Error 53'

  09-02-2016 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based law firm PCVA has called on users with crippled handsets as a result of the 'Error 53' code to get in touch, with a view to bringing a class action.
  
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• Young 'ignore social media age limits'

  09-02-2016 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than three-quarters of 10 to 12 year olds in the UK have social media accounts, even though they are below the age limit, a survey for CBBC Newsround suggests.
  
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• Scenic sat-nav uses neural networks to find the best route

  09-02-2016 12:53
  
  A new artificial intelligence system uses a neural network to analyse Google Street View images and find the most scenic routes.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• How slime can SEE where it's going: Single-celled pond bacteria act like 'microscopic eyeballs' to sense light and move towards it

  09-02-2016 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers including those from Queen Mary University of London revealed single celled-pond slime (pictured) acts like a microscopic eyeball to detect light.
  
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• Google boss becomes highest-paid in US

  09-02-2016 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Google, Sundar Pichai, has been awarded $199m (£138m) in shares, a regulatory filing reveals.
  
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• Proposed spying law criticised for 'piecemeal' approach to privacy

  09-02-2016 12:45
  
  The Investigatory Powers Bill requires "major changes" and doesn't offer enough protection for the privacy of citizens, a new report has claimed.
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• Chinese team makes unexpected fusion breakthrough

  09-02-2016 12:26
  
  The search for sustainable nuclear fusion has taken a major step forward, after a Chinese research group announced it sustained a superheated plasma gas at 49.99 million degrees C for more than a minute.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Single-celled pond bacteria act like 'microscopic eyeballs' to sense light

  09-02-2016 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers including those from Queen Mary University of London revealed single celled-pond slime (pictured) acts like a microscopic eyeball to detect light.
  
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• Facebook hit by French privacy order

  09-02-2016 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook has been given three months to stop tracking non-members of its social network without their consent in France.
  
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• Silent Nork satellite tumbling in orbit

  09-02-2016 12:18 via go.theregister.com
  
  Pyongyang not yet ready to nuke California North Korean "Earth observation" satellite Kwangmyongsong-4 is "tumbling in orbit", according to US officials, suggesting a second failure by Pyongyang to get a functioning satellite aloft.…
  
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• Instagram finally lets you switch between accounts on Android and iOS

  09-02-2016 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram, which now has more than 300 million users,announced it is rolling out Account Switching on both iOS and Android devices later this week.
  
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• World's largest aircraft the Airlander 10 gets ready for take-off

  09-02-2016 11:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Airlander 10 (artist's impression pictured) was originally developed for the US Army but was scrapped. It is now being converted to provide flights in a hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire.
  
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• Sky Q set-top box is out now

  09-02-2016 11:52
  
      Sky Q, the broadcaster's next-gen set-top box, has finally gone on sale.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Green slime can 'see', and scientists know how

  09-02-2016 11:29
  
  Bacterial cells can act as a form of tiny eyeball, enabling bacteria to 'see' their world a team of British and German researchers has discovered.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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