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• US pushes for access to iPhones

  08-04-2016 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Department of Justice is to pursue its request for Apple to help unlock an iPhone that is part of a drugs case in New York.
  
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• Tim Peake snaps image of the UK with city lights framed by Earth's glowing horizon

  08-04-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British astronaut snapped a stunning picture of the UK from his current base on the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbited 255 miles (410km) above the Earth.
  
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• Watch: SpaceX finally lands Falcon rocket on robo-barge in one piece

  08-04-2016 23:09 via go.theregister.com
  
  Oh, and the supply mission is also a success so far Video  SpaceX has finally succeeded in landing the first stage of its Falcon rocket at sea – after blasting off more supplies to the orbiting International Space Station.…
  
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• Rosetta space probe monitored how sun's heat made Churi comet change colour

  08-04-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rosetta’s comet has been seen changing colour and brightness in front of Esa's orbiter’s eyes, as the sun’s heat strips away the older surface to reveal fresher material.
  
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• Grand National 2016 winner 'most likely to be aged nine with odds greater than 14/1'

  08-04-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts suggest you could increase your chances of backing a winner at tomorrows race at Aintree if you choose first time runners that are nine years old with odds greater than 14/1.
  
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• Apple’s iPhone SE is frozen in ice ball, dropped onto concrete and it STILL works

  08-04-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new video from GizmoSlip , a new iPhone SE is submerged in a bowl of water before being frozen into an ice block – and then it's dropped 100 ft. from the top of a building. And, it survives.
  
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• DC Comics targets mature readers with 'Young Animal' imprint

  08-04-2016 19:05
  
     Superhero publisher DC is aiming for a more mature audience with its new line of adult-oriented comics, curated by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple iPhone SE review: small but beautiful

  08-04-2016 18:27
  
  If you haven't gone big yet, or just prefer a smaller mobile in general, you want an iPhone SE.By: Jeremy White, Continue reading...
  
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• Emoji of woman wearing pink with an outstretched hand could have a hidden meaning

  08-04-2016 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessi Stern, from Toronto, believes that the woman in pink is part of a two-part emoji series involving a haircut. Instead of putting her hand out in a sassy gesture, the woman is in fact showing off her 'do.
  
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• Sleep deprivation, Panama Papers: Podcast 262

  08-04-2016 17:24
  
  
  We investigate the security flaws at the heart of the Panama Papers leak, take a look at Huawei's new phone and find out why nobody is getting enough sleep.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Watch bulletproof FOAM turn gunshot to dust: Material can also block radiation and could lead to lightweight body armour

  08-04-2016 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at North Carolina State University have developed a composite metal foam from steel. Less than an inch of the material can stop an armour piercing round fired from 16ft away.
  
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• ISS to host space truck rally

  08-04-2016 17:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  Cygnus, Dragon and Progress resupply vans vie for parking space The International Space Station will soon be abristle with docked space trucks, as a SpaceX Dragon resupply vehicle prepares to join its Russian Progress and Orbital ATK Cygnus counterparts mated with the orbiting outpost.…
  
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• Martha Lane Fox has joined the board of Twitter

  08-04-2016 16:27
  
  British businesswoman Martha Lane Fox has joined the board of social media platform TwitterBy: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Planet Nine's profile fleshed out

  08-04-2016 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astrophysicists outline what Planet Nine might be like - if indeed it exists.
  
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• Human brains are hardwired to seek answers even if we know they will harm us

  08-04-2016 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the course of a number of experiments, psychologists from the Universities of Wisconsin-Madison and Chicago delved into the human desire to resolve uncertainty (illustrated).
  
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• Martha Lane Fox to join Twitter board

  08-04-2016 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Digital pioneer Martha Lane Fox tweets that she will be joining the board of Twitter.
  
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• Hasselblad's new 100MP camera costs £22,600

  08-04-2016 15:59
  
      Hasselblad has announced the H6D-100C, a 100MP medium format camera with a shutter speed that ranges from 60 minutes to 1/2000th of a second.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Did Aborigines use 'star maps' to plot their way across Australia?

  08-04-2016 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of New South Wales have discovered that modern roads in Australia follow the ancient trade routes set out in star maps (shown in red) used by Aborigines.
  
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• Meet Sea Hunter the self-driving warship: US Navy officially names its 132ft-long drone boat that scours seas for enemy subs

  08-04-2016 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 132ft-long (40-metre) unarmed prototype (pictured) was unveiled in Oregon by Deputy US Defense Secretary Robert Work.
  
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• Optical illusion of train tracks length that look like they are different lengths

  08-04-2016 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An optical illusion has baffled the internet after the BBC's Marc Blank-Settle posted a bizarre video showing what appears to be a toy train track shrinking right before your very eyes.
  
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• Algae fossils reveal North Pole was ice-free during the summer 10m years ago

  08-04-2016 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have discovered the Arctic Ocean was ice-free during summer six to 10 million years ago.
  
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• We share less personal information on Facebook in favour of posting links

  08-04-2016 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports suggest the California-based social network's 1.6 billion users are choosing to use the site to share news and links from other websites rather than divulging personal details.
  
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• There's now a sofa you can control from your phone

  08-04-2016 15:15
  
      In the never ending quest to connect everything to the internet, there's now a sofa that can be controlled from a smartphone.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Robotic spray can reproduce photos as giant 'paint by numbers' murals

  08-04-2016 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the ETH Zurich, Disney Research Zurich, Dartmouth College and Columbia University came up with the smart spray can and have demoed its artistic abilities in an impressive video.
  
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• Secret Facebook Messenger inbox that filters certain messages

  08-04-2016 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has been hiding message in a secret inbox it deemed as spam - messages from users you may not know. To view these message, just open up the Messenger app and go to settings.
  
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• HTC responds to Vive launch problems

  08-04-2016 14:57
  
  Following hundreds of reports of missing orders that have ruined the launch of HTC Vive for many, the makers of the virtual reality headset have finally responded.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Why wasps target you and whether killing one will cause an army to swarm

  08-04-2016 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When a wasp stings you, it emits a chemical that signals the rest of the colony to attack, according to a video from Washington-based American Chemical Society.
  
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• Osedax zombie worms found in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time

  08-04-2016 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time, a species of bone-eating worms has been found in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and researchers expect to find more lurking in an underwater canyon.
  
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• London could be getting a wooden skyscraper

  08-04-2016 13:37
  
  Proposals for an 80-storey, 300 metre high wooden building are being presented to mayor Boris Johnson.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• A 'halo' of water ice is seen orbiting a distant star: Crystals may signal the birth of a solar system 320 million light years away

  08-04-2016 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team, led by Mitsuhiko Honda at Kurume University in Japan used near infrared telescope imaging of the star's protoplanetary disc (pictured), which hints at water.
  
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• New ransomware knows where you live

  08-04-2016 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A widely distributed scam email that quotes people's postal addresses links to a dangerous form of ransomware, according to a security researcher.
  
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• Lab cooks up sugars from 'comet ice'

  08-04-2016 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experiments show how ribose - an important sugar for life - can form when a simple icy mixture is hit by UV light.
  
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• 'Hack' puts explicit show on US radio

  08-04-2016 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The producers of an explicit "furry" podcast say they are "deeply sorry" after it was broadcast on several US radio stations in an apparent hack.
  
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• VIDEO: 3D-printed 'Rembrandt' painting

  08-04-2016 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• Dropping 1,000 cats from 32km: How practical is that?

  08-04-2016 12:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  And would they all land on their feet? Our report yesterday into NASA's high-altitude, heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) mission - lofted by a stadium-sized sandwich bag and weighing in at 1,000 cats - prompted the traditional provocative reader input.…
  
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• Rumi Foundation supports WIRED Innovation Fellowships 2016

  08-04-2016 11:58
  
  WIRED's Innovation Fellowship now has the support of one of the UK's leading business people, with winners now set to receive coaching and networking opportunities.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• People with psychopathic traits can't rely on appearance and body language online

  08-04-2016 11:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan found people with 'dark triad' tendencies are less adept at negotiating online than in person.
  
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• Drones to be used for mountain rescue missions in Ireland

  08-04-2016 11:41
  
  First responders to emergency incidents in the EU are being trained to use drones to help their work.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Anyone could send experiments into space with this tiny cube

  08-04-2016 11:15
  
  If you've always wanted to send your own spacecraft into orbit, good news – it may now be within your reach. The SunCube FemtoSat is a tiny satellite developed at Arizona State University, and it could cut costs drastically.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Tata windfall from carbon permits

  08-04-2016 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tata Steel made hundreds of millions of pounds selling carbon emissions permits given for free under a European Union emissions trading scheme, experts say.
  
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• Baby wombat becomes tourism ambassador

  08-04-2016 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An online competition to become the "chief wombat cuddler" of a baby wombat in Tasmania, has made the tiny marsupial something of a celebrity.
  
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• Clue to Neanderthal breeding barrier

  08-04-2016 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Incompatibilities in the DNA of Neanderthals and modern humans may have limited the extent of interbreeding between the two groups.
  
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• Dementia can be averted by marrying a smart partner experts now believe

  08-04-2016 09:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts said that by studying the health of identical twins, they concluded that a person’s environment and relationships can seriously affect their chance of developing dementia.
  
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• Thai police probe royals Line stickers

  08-04-2016 08:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thai police are investigating the release of a set of icons on messaging app Line, now withdrawn, which depicted the royal family.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 8 April

  08-04-2016 08:40
  
  Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, DJI's drones are going to be used and tested by emergency services across Europe, people are sharing less original content on Facebook, SpaceX will make another attempt at landing a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Strange shape changing furniture that can change from a sofa to table

  08-04-2016 02:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lift-bit is a series of hexagonal stools that fit together and creates a number of combinations. Users control the sofa via an app or hand gestures to transform it into what they need for just $1,250.
  
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• Facebook’s Messenger now has 900m users as firm battles Snapchat and WhatsApp

  08-04-2016 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has launched new features to help its 900 million Messenger users chat. Users will soon have access to scannable codes, usersnames and links that open up threads in the app.
  
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• Scientists crack how cancer becomes resistant to drugs paving the way for therapies

  08-04-2016 01:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cancer evolves to survive drug treatments by ‘stealing’ the blood supply of other parts of the body, , scientists from London's Institute of Cancer Research found.
  
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• Is ALGAE the key to beating cancer?

  08-04-2016 01:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Oregon State University discovered a compound in algae, called coibamide A, can cut off cancer cells' ability to communicate with blood vessels and other cells - triggering its death.
  
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• Esa reveals stunning image showing cubesat mission's first data

  08-04-2016 01:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Built for Esa by GomSpace in Denmark, the GomX-3 cubesat is testing new radio technology for tracking civil aircraft in previously inaccessible regions of the world.
  
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