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• YouTube video shows chocolate rabbit withstanding the heat of molten aluminium

  25-03-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A chocolate Easter bunny endured 1,221 degree molten aluminium being poured on it before finally losing an ear and breaking in two. A video of the resilient rabbit being melted was posted online
  
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• Hulu lets you watch TV in the living room anywhere with new app for VR headsets

  25-03-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It will initially support Samsung's Gear VR headset, and is expected to add support for the Oculus Rift, which will begin being delivered to consumers on Monday.
  
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• See a green comet come close to Earth next week in the northern hemisphere

  25-03-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The icy space rock, dubbed Comet Linear, will emerge from next week and be around 100 times brighter than astronomers had expected. Sky watchers need to be out 1.5 hours before sunrise.
  
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• Scientists unveil psychedelic model of the sun's magnetic field

  25-03-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new high-resolution simulations, created by a team led by Hideyuki Hotta at Chiba University in Japan, reveal how the movement of plasma can lead to changes in the sun's magnetic field.
  
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• How to make your own Amazon's Echo smart speaker using a Raspberry Pi

  25-03-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon has published a DIY guide for making a device powered by Alexa and will cost just $60. All you need is a Raspberry Pi, a USB sound card, an external speaker and a push button.
  
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• AI system piloting a Google car could be legally considered the driver

  25-03-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law.
  
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• Your sweet tooth is the brain 'craving CALORIES not an addiction to sugar'

  25-03-2016 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Yale University, as well as University of São Paulo and Federal University in Brazil, found our brain's pleasure and reward system is actually satisfied by calories not sweet food.
  
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• British patient to undergo world's first virtual reality streamed operation

  25-03-2016 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British cancer patient is set to have his operation live streamed using virtual reality technology in a world first. Viewers will be able to watch the grou...
  
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• Names that break the internet from Ms Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele to Mr Null

  25-03-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computers have been found to get tripped up by some names, which may be too long for particular online forms to bear, or in the case of 'Null,' the problem lies in the language of programming.
  
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• Sperm whales washed up in Germany had part of a car engine in their stomachs

  25-03-2016 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German experts who ordered post-mortems on 13 dead whales say that the animal's stomachs and intestines were full of plastic. The 13 dead bodies were washed up on the beach near the German town of Toenning in Schleswig-Holstein.
  
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• Raspberry Pi makes DIY Amazon assistant

  25-03-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon releases an online guide explaining how to access its virtual assistant Alexa via a Raspberry Pi.
  
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• Earth's close brush with a comet captured on camera

  25-03-2016 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the time of its closest approach, P/2016 BA14 was about 2.2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers) away, making it the third closest comet flyby in recorded history.
  
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• Netflix admits to throttling video on most cellphones for more than five years

  25-03-2016 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix (file picture) says it limits its streams at 600 kilobits per second to keep customers from exceeding their data allowance. Carriers such as AT&T and Verizon ask customers to pay overage fees.
  
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• The Master Lock gives couriers one-time access to your home or garage

  25-03-2016 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Master Lock, from the Wisconsin-based firm, is unlocked by an app and homeowners can give delivery drivers time-limited access to the lock when dropping off or picking up parcels.
  
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• World's largest FLOATING solar farm built on UK reservoir

  25-03-2016 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The array at Walton-on-Thames has 23,046 solar panels. At a cost of £6million, the farm has taken three months to build and could generate enough electricity to power 1,800 homes.
  
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• Are YOU clever enough to answer Google's toughest interview questions?

  25-03-2016 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recruiter Impact Interview agency compiled the 140 questions that candidates have reported being asked at interviews for roles at the tech giant - many of which have been dropped from the process.
  
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• Tidal patterns suggest Saturn's moons may be younger than the dinosaurs

  25-03-2016 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Seti Institute in California used results from Nasa's Cassini mission to study tidal interactions between Saturn and its moons (illustrated) to determine their age.
  
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• Photos show the wrecks of US and Japanese fighter planes shot down in WW2 

  25-03-2016 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wrecks, which include a Corsair fighter bomber (pictured), are from Operation Desecrate One, a US attack against the Japanese naval and air bases in Palau that took place in March 1944.
  
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• Science and religion 'aren't as opposed as you'd think', experts claim

  25-03-2016 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from the University of Kent believes the conflict has as much to do with culture, family, moral positions and political loyalties as it has to do with the truth. Stock image.
  
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• US man arrested over old video rental

  25-03-2016 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A North Carolina man is arrested after he failed to return a movie he rented 14 years ago.
  
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• Netflix lowers quality to some networks

  25-03-2016 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix acknowledges that it restricts the quality of its video streams when it sends them over some mobile data networks.
  
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• Snapchat buys Bitstrips in $100m deal for app that turns you into an avatar

  25-03-2016 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The terms of the deal have not been revealed, but a unnamed source said that it was a mixture of cash and stock. Canada-based Bitstrips is available on iOS (pictured), Android and on Chrome.
  
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• Study finds sports stars are either intelligent or fast but rarely both

  25-03-2016 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Lomonosov Moscow State University found that footballers who scored poorly on tests attained high results thanks to the 'explosive pace'. Antonio Valencia is pictured.
  
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• Easter chocolate and what makes it so tasty revealed

  25-03-2016 14:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chocolate is one of our favourite indulgences, with over 7.2 million tons eaten globally each year. From the tree to your mouth, How it Works magazine has revealed the secrets of the chocolate factory.
  
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• The plane seat with an AIRBAG to protect first and business class passengers

  25-03-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a patent filing, Stuttgart-based Recaro said the risk of injury would be 'advantageously' reduced with an airbag, which would inflate in a 'triggering event' such as a crash.
  
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• Pictures reveal real-life Skynet military complex from the Terminator series,

  25-03-2016 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cheyenne Mountain Complex, located inColorado Springs, Colorado, collects top secrete information from satellites and ground-based sensors around the world.
  
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• Lip-reading tech spells out words when audio isn't available

  25-03-2016 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers a the University of East Anglia (UEA) have created a machine capable of distinguishing the sounds ‘p’, ‘b’ and ‘m’, which all look very similar on the lips (stock image).
  
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• Apple tackles iOS update glitch

  25-03-2016 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  iPhone and iPad owners locked out of their devices because of a problem with Apple's latest mobile operating system are offered a solution.
  
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• The 'Bruno' rover that will hunt for life on Mars revealed

  25-03-2016 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Assembling the complex array of mechanical parts and electronic circuits is due to begin at the UK headquarters of Airbus Defence & Space in Stevenage later this year.
  
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• Babylonian tablet details how a person called 'Nanni' was not happy with a delivery

  25-03-2016 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the text inscribed on the ancient tablet from Babylonia, 'Nanni' complains to a merchant about receiving the wrong grade of copper ore that's arrived late and is slightly damaged.
  
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• Why the switch to Daylight Savings Time doesn't have to cost you sleep

  25-03-2016 11:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Flinders University and Lancaster University have explained what happens to the body during the time change, andreveal how to help ease the transition. Stock image.
  
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• From phones and PCs to fast food, author reveals how the world is getting faster

  25-03-2016 11:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British journalist and author Robert Colvile has explained our 'insatiable' desire' for speed and convenience in his upcoming book 'The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster.'
  
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• VIDEO: Hydrogen-powered drone takes flight

  25-03-2016 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake is given exclusive access to a drone powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
  
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• Synthetic bug given 'fewest genes'

  25-03-2016 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists take another step in their quest to understand the bare genetic essentials of life, producing a laboratory bacterium that has only 473 genes - fewer than any independent bug in nature.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 25 March

  25-03-2016 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, scientists have created a synthetic microbe with just 473 genes, researchers have analysed Zika's DNA to find that it didn't come to Brazil with the World Cup, the first Oculus Rift consumer VR headsets have shipped and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• No sound? No problem! Lip-reading tech spells out words when audio isn't available to decipher conversations

  25-03-2016 08:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers a the University of East Anglia (UEA) have created a machine capable of distinguishing the sounds ‘p’, ‘b’ and ‘m’, which all look very similar on the lips (stock image).
  
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• Video of 6,000 matchsticks slowly burning has the Internet mesmerised 

  25-03-2016 06:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 15-minute video that shows 6,000 matchsticks being set alight has the internet mesmerised, with the YouTube clip racking up more than six million views since it was published on March 14.
  
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• Sir Richard Branson confirms Virgin has options to buy 10 supersonic Boom jets

  25-03-2016 03:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The airline tycoon has confirmed that Virgin has options to buy 10 of the recently revealed supersonic Boom jets, which are being built in Colorado and can reach over 1,400mph.
  
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• Take a tour in the 'last resort bunker': Military facility built 50 years during the Cold World that gathers intelligence from all over the world

  25-03-2016 02:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cheyenne Mountain Complex, located inColorado Springs, Colorado, collects top secrete information from satellites and ground-based sensors around the world.
  
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• Cosmic bonks, breakups led to birth of Saturn's moons as dinos died out

  25-03-2016 01:59 via go.theregister.com
  
  Boffins finger born-again space trio Had dinosaurs had telescopes, and the wherewithal to use them, they could have seen a series of cosmic prangs around Saturn that created new moons.…
  
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• BAE Systems reveals radical new side-loading tank cannon

  25-03-2016 00:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed the '40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon', it is the first system of its kind to be produced for Ministry of Defence in Britain for 50 years. It will be installed on British Army Ajax and Warrior armored vehicles.
  
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• MAGGOTS set to make a comeback in medicine

  25-03-2016 00:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from North Carolina State University and Massey University in New Zealand have found that genetically engineered maggots can clean non-healing wounds and promote cell growth.
  
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• Apple reveals its first TV show with Will.i.am on series about apps

  25-03-2016 00:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is working with Will.i.am and two veteran TV executives, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, on a new show that will spotlight the app economy, according to the New York Times.
  
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• Facebook and Twitter could lead to a mental health timebomb

  25-03-2016 00:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
  
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