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• Microsoft smells Musk, splashes on 'Mune' space program

  01-04-2016 23:09 via go.theregister.com
  
  Data centres under water? Try the icy cold of spaaaace... Microsoft has filed a preliminary trademark application for “Mune,” spearheading an Amazon and SpaceX-like private space program.…
  
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• The ultimate app for the window seat

  01-04-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flyover Country is a mobile app that uses maps and data from geological and paleontological databases to show travelers landmarks on land while they're flying high in the sky.
  
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• How extroverted is YOUR city?: Study measures ‘Big Five’ personality traits across US

  01-04-2016 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California Davis looked at data from a massive online survey, examining personality and demographic information from 543,934 people across the US.
  
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• YouTube star makes homemade thermite cannon to launch white-hot grenades at targets

  01-04-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lincolnshire-based Colin Furze has created a Hollywood-style weapon in his latest video (pictured), which sees the British inventor fire molten thermite at targets.
  
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• Mysterious material that could form Titan's dried up 'crusty' lakes recreated on Earth

  01-04-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using the Australian Synchrotron, researcher from Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has determined atomic structure of material under conditions similar to Titan.
  
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• Lab-grown skin sprouts hair and glands

  01-04-2016 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists create artificial skin, made from mouse stem cells, that integrates successfully and even sprouts hairs when transplanted into another mouse.
  
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• The juicer that will also squeeze your wallet dry

  01-04-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juicero has designed a smart, Wi-Fi connected juice press. Users place pre-packaged raw product in the device, push a button and in seconds will have 8 ounces of healthy green goodness.
  
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• 'Wee-g' found in mobiles can be used to measure tiny changes in Earth's gravity

  01-04-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Physicits at Glasgow University have taken technology used in phones and adapted it to make a small sensitive device capable of measuring tiny changes in the Earth's gravity.
  
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• 'Dubsmash for dogs' app lets you record your voices over videos of rescue canines 

  01-04-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doggy Dub has been created by London-based Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and features some past and present canine residents (one shown).
  
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• Space archeologist discovers new evidence of Vikings invading America

  01-04-2016 21:23 via go.theregister.com
  
  Second settlement spotted by satellite Archeologists using the most advanced satellite scanning methods think they've found a new Viking settlement in the North American continent.…
  
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• Apple celebrates birthday after 40 years of rising from a humble computer firm

  01-04-2016 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Founders Steve Jobs (right), Steve Wozniak (left) and Ronald Wayne created the company on April 1 1976 in a garage in California.
  
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• A gorilla named Susie is helping to unlock similarities between humans and apes 

  01-04-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have unveiled an upgraded version of the gorilla genome based on DNA from Susie (pictured), an 11-year-old Western lowland gorilla at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
  
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• What does your music taste say about YOU? Take the online quiz to find out

  01-04-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at the University of Cambridge, quizzed thousands of people, first giving them a written test to analyse their personalities and then finding out what types of music they prefer.
  
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• UFO hunters claim they have a video of alien craft flying over Vladimir Putin's home

  01-04-2016 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UFOlogist are now wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin gets advice from aliens. A video shows what looks like a glowing triangle formation hovering above St. Petersburg.
  
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• Dyson that vacuums the AIR in your home

  01-04-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dyson now aims to clear the pollutants and allergens from the air we breathe, with a filter system that removes items as small as 0.1 microns - one 750th the width of a human hair - from the air.
  
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• Were early Americans wiped out by diseased European migrants? DNA from mummies shows native genes vanished when the Spanish arrived in 15th century

  01-04-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia analysed the DNA extracted from 92 mummies ('Maiden' pictured) and skeletons from lost American cultures.
  
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• Is there finally a cure for baldness? Complex cells with hair follicles have been implanted onto skin for the first time

  01-04-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Riken centre in Japan have found a way to grow complex skin cells, complete with hair, and implant them successfully on skin. It could also help burns victims.
  
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• Fukushima's mile-long ice wall is switched on

  01-04-2016 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo Electric Power Co is starting the system (pipes shown) in phases to allow close monitoring. It has started with the portion near the sea to prevent water escaping into the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Trypophobia the fear of holes causes the brain to work harder 

  01-04-2016 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at the University of Essex say the fear of closely packed holes (pictured) can trigger symptoms such as itchiness, nausea, a racing heart or trouble catching breath.
  
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• Newfoundland settlement suggests Vikings set foot in America 500 years before Columbus

  01-04-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be a Viking settlement on Point Rosee in southern Newfoundland that dates to between 800AD and 1300AD.
  
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• Uber 'price-fixing' lawsuit to go ahead

  01-04-2016 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A federal judge in the US refuses to throw out a lawsuit alleging that Uber's chief executive conspired with drivers to fix the cost of rides.
  
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• Comet 67P presented in silhouette

  01-04-2016 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Perfectly backlit by our star, Comet 67P was photographed in dramatic fashion this week by the Rosetta spacecraft - 260 million km from Earth.
  
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• Scarlett Johansson fan creates a working replica ROBOT of the Hollywood star

  01-04-2016 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like many children with imaginations fired by animated films, Hong Kong designer Ricky Ma grew up watching cartoons featuring the adventures of robots, and dreamed of building his own one day.
  
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• Tesla Model 3, Microsoft's bots: Podcast 261

  01-04-2016 16:39
  
  
  Tesla has unveiled its Model 3, and we discuss Microsoft's plan to make artificial intelligence bots the new apps. By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Google's April Fool's Day Gmail mic drop prank backfires as firm apologises

  01-04-2016 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A prank which saw the California-based search giant introduce a new minion-based joke function to its email (pictured) has left users angry, and the firm has been forced to apologise.
  
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• The moon's irregular orbit helps maintain Earth's magnetic field

  01-04-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rresearchers from CNRS and Université Blaise Pascal have proposed a new theory that the moon's gravitational pull on the Earth (illustrated) is responsible for the magnetic field.
  
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• iPhone screen covered in a number of 3s is driving the internet mad

  01-04-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have viewed and deliberated over the photo, which has been widely shared along with the question: 'How many threes can you see in this picture?'
  
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• Blackberry squeezed as sales slump

  01-04-2016 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackberry sales fall by almost $200m in the three months to February in a bigger-than-expected slide that sent shares down almost 8%.
  
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• Medieval whip unearthed at Rufford Abbey punished sins in the 14th century

  01-04-2016 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The instrument of self-torture was discovered by community archaeologists during a dig underneath the meadow at Rufford Abbey in Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Apple's Siri now offers support for rape victims and suicidal users

  01-04-2016 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has updated some of Siri's responses to statements such as 'I was raped,' after a report by the Universities of California and Stanford branded some emergency responses as inadequate.
  
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• Egypt takes new scans of Tutankhamun's tomb but still no Queen Nerfertiti

  01-04-2016 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VALLEY OF THE KINGS, Egypt (AP) — Egypt's archaeologists announced Friday they completed more extensive scanning of the two recently discovered hidden chambe...
  
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• GPS havoc as experts forecast geomagnetic storms will strike tomorrow

  01-04-2016 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After spotting three coronal holes (pictured) on the sun, weather experts from Exeter-based Met Office have forecast a geomagnetic storm will strike Earth on Saturday.
  
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• Scientists are developing a test to accurately predict your death

  01-04-2016 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By compiling huge health datasets, researchers at the University of East Anglia hope to predict how long people will live (illustrated), and so help them to spend their time, and money, more wisely.
  
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• Nasa discovers underground 'forest of fungi' from space

  01-04-2016 15:28
  
  Mycorrhizal fungi forms a complex system which stretches miles underground as it searches for nutrients. And now, Nasa satellites have been used to develop the "first-ever" method for detecting this fungi from space. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Fukushima's mile-long ice wall is switched on: Frozen pipes around damaged reactors will stop the spread of radioactive water

  01-04-2016 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo Electric Power Co is starting the system (pipes shown) in phases to allow close monitoring. It has started with the portion near the sea to prevent water escaping into the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 9.3.1 update to stop links crashing apps and phones

  01-04-2016 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users took to social media this week to complain about annoying bugs in iOS 9.3. The Californian firm has now released an update for the problem as part of iOS 9.3.1.
  
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• Reddit kills snooping 'warrant canary'

  01-04-2016 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reddit removes a 'warrant canary', stating it has not received secret data snooping requests, from its transparency report.
  
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• Scientists use computer code to change DNA and how living cells behave

  01-04-2016 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bioengineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were able to rewrite the code of bacteria using a simple programming language (illustrated).
  
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• Elon Musk unveils Tesla's $35,000 Model 3 car

  01-04-2016 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The car is 20% smaller than the Model S and can fit five adults 'comfortably'. It was unveiled at an event in LA. The slick design features a continuous pane of glass in the rear roof for 'openness'.
  
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• New 'hot Jupiter' with THREE suns could explain how gas giants get close to stars

  01-04-2016 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Physicists from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have found a new 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that has three suns. Thiscould help us understand the way these type of planets form.
  
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• English clubs to get free stadium wi-fi

  01-04-2016 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Football League says free wi-fi for a set of official apps will be made available at Championship, League One and League Two stadiums.
  
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• Pairing people off means weird and awkward personality traits still linger today

  01-04-2016 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An evolutionary scientist atthe University of Nicosia in Cyprus, claims strange dates are the product of hundreds of years of arranged marriages, because personalities were not valued.
  
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• Happy birthday Apple! Company celebrates 40 years of rising from a humble computer firm in a garage to a global tech giant 

  01-04-2016 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Founders Steve Jobs (right), Steve Wozniak (left) and Ronald Wayne created the company on April 1 1976 in a garage in California.
  
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• A gorilla named Susie is helping to unlock the secrets of the similarities between humans and apes 

  01-04-2016 11:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have unveiled an upgraded version of the gorilla genome based on DNA from Susie (pictured), an 11-year-old Western lowland gorilla at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
  
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• Astronomers find white dwarf with 99% oxygen atmosphere

  01-04-2016 11:40
  
  Astronomers have discovered a star that has an atmosphere made up of 99.9 percent oxygen.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Tesla reveals Model 3 electric car

  01-04-2016 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla unveils its much-anticipated Model 3 electric car, which it hopes will take the company from loss to profit.
  
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• Google April Fool prank sparks backlash

  01-04-2016 11:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google removes an April Fool's Gmail button which sent a comical animated gif to recipients after reports of people getting into trouble with their employers.
  
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• Tesla takes 150,000 pre-orders for Model 3

  01-04-2016 10:25
  
    Tesla has revealed the Model 3, its first truly mainstream electric vehicle, and claimed it has already taken 115,000 pre-orders for the car.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Are YOU a 'grammar Nazi'? You're probably a jerk: Language pedants are more likely to be introverted and disagreeable

  01-04-2016 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Linguists at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have found a link between people who are riled by grammatical errors in written language and certain personality traits. Example shown.
  
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• Video what happens when a nuclear weapon is detonated UNDERGROUND

  01-04-2016 09:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video shows a subsidence crater being formed by an underground nuclear explosive in what is thought to be the Nevada Test Site, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas.
  
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