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• Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant prepares to release tonnes of radioactive water

  12-04-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The nuclear power station, north of Tokyo, Japan, was wrecked by a 50-foot tsunami in March 2011, which disabled three reactors. These were kept cool with water, which now needs to be disposed of.
  
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• 1917 astronomical plate provides image of planet outside our solar system

  12-04-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made at the basement of Carnegie Observatory in California after Jay Farihi of UCL began digging through the archives as part of his research on planetary systems.
  
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• Glastonbury and Reading Festival could help reduce stress levels

  12-04-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Going to concerts could be beneficial to your well-being. Researchers in London have revealed that attending a live performance for just an hour can reduce levels of stress hormones.
  
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• Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg reveal $100m Starshot travelling to Alpha Centauri

  12-04-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project, dubbed Breakthrough Starshot, will rely on tiny so-called 'nanocraft' flying on sails pushed by beams of light to travel 25 trillion miles to Alpha Centauri.
  
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• Video of swarming red crabs captured on Hannibal Bank Seamount off Panama coast

  12-04-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage was filmed at the Hannibal Bank Seamount off the coast of Panama. It captured unique video of thousands of red crabs swarming in low-oxygen waters just above the seafloor.
  
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• GE Global Research turbine runs on carbon dioxide and can produce enough energy to power a town

  12-04-2016 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designed by GE Global Research, in Albany, New York, the turbine (pictured) could power 10,000 homes and could help to solve some of the world’s growing energy challenges.
  
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• Tesla Model S gets a makeover featuring a grille-less front and a 'bioweapons defence mode'

  12-04-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Model S will now also come with a 48-amp charger standard, compared to the 40 amps that was offered previously.
  
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• Zika Virus may have traveled from Asia to South America from canoeing contest

  12-04-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mosquitoes may have been carried to Brazil in sporting equipment from the South Pacific islands, where the virus was already rife , according to a study in PLOS Neglected Tropical disesases.
  
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• VIDEO: Facebook reveals Surround 360 camera

  12-04-2016 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook reveals a high-end virtual reality camera that captures 360-degree footage in three dimensions.
  
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• Airlander 10's new 'Flying Bum' aircraft is christened MARTHA GWYN after chairman's wife

  12-04-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Airlander 10's official name was revealed by the Duke of Kent at a ceremony at its hangar in Shortstown, Bedfordshire, just days after regulators issued a permit for it to conduct its first test flight.
  
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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg shows off new AI glasses

  12-04-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg has revealed Facebook's plans for the next decade - claiming the firm's goal is to 'give everyone the power to share anything with anyone'.
  
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• Twitter teams up with SoundCloud to bring audio clips to your timeline in 'Moments' tab

  12-04-2016 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco-based social media company has partnered with the Berlin audio firm to bring music to Twitter users' Moments tabs (example pictured).
  
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• The Penguins Lifeline runs project where people help identify species through photos

  12-04-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have developed a new way to keep an eye on penguins in the Antarctic, using using 50 cameras and the help of the general public.
  
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• Mankin bird has evolved world's fastest wing muscle to attract a mate by 'clapping'

  12-04-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Golden-collared and red-capped manakins from the rainforests of South America have evolved a muscle that lets them beat their wings up to 100 times per second but use different muscles for flight.
  
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• How to make the perfect apology: Scientists reveal the six keys to saying you are sorry

  12-04-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fisher College of Business devised a six element list for giving the perfect apology. But if you're pressed for time, researchers say admitting fault and offering to repair the damage are critical.
  
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• Nasa begins testing system that could send spacecraft to the edge of the universe 

  12-04-2016 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa engineers have begun testing the 'E-Sail' concept for a new propulsion system that could slash the time it takes for spacecraft to reach interstellar space.
  
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• Apple Watch tested in Fluent survey reveals half of people think it's a flop

  12-04-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Advertising tech company Fluent, surveyed 2,578 adults in the US to gauge the popularity of Apple’s device, which launched in September 2014.
  
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• Sea-level rise factors unravelled

  12-04-2016 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Global sea-level rise since the 1970s has been predominantly driven by greenhouse gas emissions and not natural climate variability, a study suggests.
  
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• Prof Hawking to mail postage-stamp space craft to Alpha Centauri using frickin' lasers

  12-04-2016 19:54 via go.theregister.com
  
  Talk about pushing the envelope Famed physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner are putting their weight behind a research project to send a tiny spacecraft to another star system.…
  
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• Uber issues first transparency report

  12-04-2016 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber has joined some of tech giants in issuing a transparency report but concentrates on data shared with regulators.
  
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• Oculus Rift preorders may not arrive until August

  12-04-2016 18:49
  It's not just HTC Vive that's been experiencing launch woes, as reports come in of its chief VR rival Oculus Rift also delaying customer orders.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Gaming blamed for rail crash error

  12-04-2016 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A German train controller was distracted by a computer game seconds before a fatal rail crash in February, prosecutors believe.
  
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• What's the point of marriage? To avoid STIs! Humans only started getting wed when farming spread to stop sexual diseases wiping out populations

  12-04-2016 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of Waterloo, Canada shows monogamy emerged in early farmers after 'sleeping around' became too risky due to genital herpes and other diseases.
  
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• Stephen Hawking teases Starshot: Rumours suggest alien-hunting mission will use tiny light-propelled satellites to scour space

  12-04-2016 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project, dubbed Breakthrough Starshot, will rely on tiny so-called 'nanocraft' flying on sails pushed by beams of light through the universe.
  
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• Are YOU using this emoji wrong? 'Grinning face' icon looks so different on iPhones and Android handsets many people don't know what it actually means

  12-04-2016 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A GroupLens research team at the University of Minnesota analysed the most popular face emoji across five mobile platforms to reveal differences in meaning.
  
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• Spend hours looking at penguin pictures - all in the name of science: Online project wants you to help count the number of birds in the wild

  12-04-2016 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have developed a new way to keep an eye on penguins in the Antarctic, using using 50 cameras and the help of the general public.
  
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• Half a billion identities were stolen or exposed online in 2015

  12-04-2016 18:05
  New report by Symantec finds that malware and ransomware attacks are also on the increaseBy: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Music to our ears! Twitter teams up with SoundCloud to bring audio clips to your timeline under the 'Moments' tab

  12-04-2016 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The San Francisco-based social media company has partnered with the Berlin audio firm to bring music to Twitter users' Moments tabs (example pictured).
  
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• Hawking backs 'starship' project

  12-04-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Professor Stephen Hawking backs a project to send spaceships to another solar system within a generation
  
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• Time for a new gadget? Half of people think the Apple Watch is a flop - but they believe most of us will be wearing one in a decade

  12-04-2016 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Advertising tech company Fluent, surveyed 2,578 adults in the US to gauge the popularity of Apple’s device, which launched in September 2014.
  
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• Netflix is increasing UK prices for its oldest customers

  12-04-2016 17:10
  
  Prices for Netflix will be rising for some users, as the streaming video service ends its legacy pricing for long-term subscribers.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Plants on Macquarie Island are able to thrive without key pollinators

  12-04-2016 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian researchers believe that the absence of bees and birds on Macquarie Island, in between New Zealand and Antarctica, has driven the evolution of its flowering plants.
  
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• US considers 'breathalysers for phones'

  12-04-2016 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New York legislators consider introducing technology that can analyse whether a phone was being used by a driver in an accident.
  
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• Forget breathalysers, now there are TEXTALYSERS

  12-04-2016 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Legislation proposed in New York sets out to use a new device, called a 'textalyser', to help police determine whether the person driving was being unlawfully distracted.
  
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• The secret to happiness? Spend more time in the GARDEN: Being close to nature makes it most relaxing part of the home

  12-04-2016 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The recent study by the Medical University of Vienna, found the green space was significantly more relaxing than lounges, balconies and even terraces.
  
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• Can YOU tell if your child is lying?

  12-04-2016 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, say parents may have a 'truth bias' when it comes to believing their own children, even though all youngsters learn to lie.
  
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• HTC unveils the '10': Flagship 5.2-inch phone has a TWO-day battery life

  12-04-2016 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named after the idea of a 'Perfect 10', the Taiwanese company claims the HTC 10 'delivers everything that you would want from a flagship device.'
  
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• VIDEO: Your face is big data

  12-04-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Russian photographer proves how easy it is to be tracked down on social media.
  
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• BBC takes on Sky with the launch of iPlayer Kids

  12-04-2016 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC iPlayer Kids (pictured), launched in the UK on Tuesday, is a standalone iPlayer app that curates content from the CBeebies and CBBC channels for children depending on their age.
  
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• Video of swarming red crabs captured on Panama coast

  12-04-2016 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage was filmed at the Hannibal Bank Seamount off the coast of Panama. It captured unique video of thousands of red crabs swarming in low-oxygen waters just above the seafloor.
  
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• BBC takes on Sky with the launch of iPlayer Kids: App shows child-friendly content 24 hours a day

  12-04-2016 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC iPlayer Kids (pictured), launched in the UK on Tuesday, is a standalone iPlayer app that curates content from the CBeebies and CBBC channels for children depending on their age.
  
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• Forget breathalysers, now there are TEXTALYSERS: Device can tell if drivers were using their phones before an accident

  12-04-2016 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Legislation proposed in New York sets out to use a new device, called a 'textalyser', to help police determine whether the person driving was being unlawfully distracted.
  
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• Can YOU tell if your child is lying? Parents are too trusting of their own children and this stops them being able to spot a fib

  12-04-2016 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, say parents may have a 'truth bias' when it comes to believing their own children, even though all youngsters learn to lie.
  
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• HTC unveils the '10': Flagship 5.2-inch phone has a TWO-day battery life and plays music based on your unique hearing range

  12-04-2016 14:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Named after the idea of a 'Perfect 10', the Taiwanese company claims the HTC 10 'delivers everything that you would want from a flagship device.'
  
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• HTC 10 phone combats shaky selfies

  12-04-2016 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HTC unveils a smartphone, which is the first to feature front-camera optical image stabilisation tech to reduce the chances of blurred selfies.
  
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• The Bible may have had many authors in ancient Judah, new evidence suggests

  12-04-2016 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists at the University of Tel Aviv analysed the ink inscriptions on 2,600-year-old ceramic shards found at a fort in the Israeli desert and say they suggest writing was commonplace.
  
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• New pictures of Saturn's rings reveal the vast chasms that lie between the dust and ice

  12-04-2016 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New images released by Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn, showing the Cassini gap between two of the rings, help demonstrate the scale of the gas giant.
  
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• Hello, I am BBCTechbot. How can I help?

  12-04-2016 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chatbots are on the rise - but what are they?
  
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• Surrey now has the UK's 'largest' police drone project

  12-04-2016 13:21
  
  Police in Surrey are set to conduct the "largest" drone trial in the UK after being given £250,000 to buy new drones.Continue reading...
  
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• How addictive simplicity made Agar.io a global hit

  12-04-2016 13:18
  
  Agar.io, released by gaming network Miniclip attracts 60 million monthly players and has even been co-opted by Turkish politiciansBy: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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