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• Incredibly smooth video shows fighter jets maneuvering at 350mph

  15-04-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage, from California-based Blue Sky Aerial, shows Saab Gripen fighter jets flying over Sweden. It was captured using the GSS 520 5 axis system.
  
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• Would you live in a Google CITY? Search giant's sister firm planning hi-tech experimental community for 'hundreds of thousands of people'

  15-04-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The boss of Sidewalk Labs, the firm's New York City firm described as an 'urban innovation' company mentioned the idea at a summit hosted by The Information .
  
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• Heavy cannabis use DOES affect learning and memory

  15-04-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center found those who are dependent on marijuana had lower release of dopamine in the striatum - an area of the brain linked to memory and learning.
  
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• US Navy buys 'Archerfish' underwater robots to scour the sea and SHOOT mines

  15-04-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Archerfish has a unique claim to fame, being able to shoots down prey by spitting water at them. Now, the US Navy is set to use the same principle to shoot explosives at sea mines.
  
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• Apple has slashed iPhone production for another quarter

  15-04-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Nikkei business daily reported the news, claiming parts suppliers have been notified of the plan.
  
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• US 'hypersonic missiles' should be banned over fears they could be nuclear weapons

  15-04-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts, such as Mark Gubrud, a physicist at the University of North Carolina, are calling for hypersonic missiles to be banned to mitigate the threat of nuclear war.
  
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• Old aircraft re-purposed as AI drones for US fighter jets

  15-04-2016 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Armed drones could take to the air for testing alongside US fighter pilots as early as 2018. The Air Force's ‘Loyal Wingman’ program aims to pair fifth generation fighter jets with unmanned older craft.
  
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• Short URLs on Google Maps and OneDrive can lead to access of private information

  15-04-2016 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  URL shorteners aim to help you cut down the length of your links. But, a Cornell Tech expert now warns they may provide a way for outside parties to view sensitive information, or even inject malware.
  
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• Size does matter to women as researchers put it as important as a mans height

  15-04-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UNSW Australia explores the questions 'how important is size' and shares a recent study that says women favor slightly larger penises.This could be due to the idea that it signals health and vigor.
  
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• University of Tokyo develops 'electronic skin' that can track your health and show films

  15-04-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the University of Tokyo have created ultra-thin films with LEDs and electronics incorporated that flex and stretch with human skin. they have created a wearable display.
  
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• Incredible moment a wolf and a lynx are spotted in epic Poland mountain stand-off 

  15-04-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two predators face each other in Poland's Carpathian mountains. After a brief staring competition, the lynx dashes after his opponent, giving the wolf no other option but to run for his life.
  
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• Scientists reveal deep-sea creatures survived dinosaur wipe-out from surface food

  15-04-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Cardiff University believe that after the mass extinction event 66 million years ago (illustrated) dead micro-organisms provided a meagre source of food for deep sea creatures.
  
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• The tiny sensor that could stop your home making you SICK: Sheet detects harmful pollution in the air and on furniture

  15-04-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sensor (illustrated) was built by scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST).
  
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• Yellow fatty lump bursts out of a man's arm as a doctor cuts into it with a scalpel

  15-04-2016 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee explains the yellow lump is a lipoma, a benign growth of fat cells. She pops it out of the man's arm with one squeeze.
  
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• Children who struggle watching 3D films 'might signal a lazy eye'

  15-04-2016 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vision problems in children can often go undetected because they are unaware their sight is not normal, The Association of Optometrists (AOP) warned today.
  
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• Jelly bean riddle that is leaving the Internet baffled

  15-04-2016 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Can YOU solve the jelly bean riddle? Three jelly beans are laid on a stump and two are poisonous. You choose green but then blue is removed and it's definitely poisoned. Do you swap with red?
  
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• Tinder tests feature to let you send profiles to colleagues via Slack and LinkedIn

  15-04-2016 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last month, Tinder began testing a ‘share button’ that lets users share profiles with friends via text. Now the app lets some members in New York City share them with coworkers using Slack or LinkedIn.
  
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• Video of Wembley Stadium hosting Drone Racing League in London

  15-04-2016 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Drone Racing League flew in to the capital this week as machines soared around Wembley Stadium at speeds of 75mph (120km/h).
  
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• Wow! Signal to be explained after 40 years as more comets discovered in same region

  15-04-2016 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at St Petersburg College in Florida hope to build a new radio telescope to prove if a pair of passing comets were responsible for one of the most famous 'alien' signals in history.
  
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• Android devices are sole focus of BlackBerry operating systems

  15-04-2016 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canada-based BlackBerry's John Chen has announced the Canadian company will no longer make phones featuring its own operating system, focusing instead on Android devices.
  
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• Google working to create wireless home internet service to rival Time Warner

  15-04-2016 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has announced plans to begin developing a wireless home broadband service, which could eliminate expensive and inconvenient wires currently used to provide Internet and cable.
  
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• Disgusting moment a yellow fatty lump bursts out of a man's arm as a doctor cuts into it with a scalpel

  15-04-2016 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee explains the yellow lump is a lipoma, a benign growth of fat cells. She pops it out of the man's arm with one squeeze.
  
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• Twitter gentrification, LSD brains: Podcast 263

  15-04-2016 18:14
  
  
  We find out how social media data can be used to spot what areas of London are being gentrified and speak to the lead researcher on a major new study into the effects of LSD on the brain.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Mathematician reveals the fascinating story behind the number ZERO

  15-04-2016 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematician Dr Hannah Fry narrated a recent video fromLondon's Royal Institution about the history of the number zero, from resistance by the Roman Empire to its use in modern computing.
  
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• Bye Bye BlackBerry: Company announces plans to pull the plug on its own operating system to concentrate on Android devices

  15-04-2016 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canada-based BlackBerry's John Chen has announced the Canadian company will no longer make phones featuring its own operating system, focusing instead on Android devices.
  
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• 'Trickle of food' helped deep-sea creatures survive the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs

  15-04-2016 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Cardiff University believe that after the mass extinction event 66 million years ago (illustrated) dead micro-organisms provided a meagre source of food for deep sea creatures.
  
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• Will the mystery of the 'alien Wow!' signal FINALLY be solved? Astronomers plan to prove comets caused bizarre radio blast

  15-04-2016 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at St Petersburg College in Florida hope to build a new radio telescope to prove if a pair of passing comets were responsible for one of the most famous 'alien' signals in history.
  
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• Cinema chain makes U-turn over texting

  15-04-2016 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US cinema chain AMC changes its mind over allowing texting in some of its venues after its plan drew criticism online.
  
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• Live-action Pokémon movies could be in development

  15-04-2016 17:07
  
  Gotta watch 'em all: live action Pokémon movies could be put into development soon, once a bidding war for the screen rights is won.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Loch Ness Monster 'spotted off the coast of the Isle of Wight'

  15-04-2016 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new photograph showing a moving object in the middle of the Solent has caused eyewitnesses to question if it was the Loch Ness Monster enjoying a holiday.
  
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• VIDEO: Football star's biotechnology venture

  15-04-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal star Mathieu Flamini discusses his passion outside football, a biotechnology company that he runs.
  
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• Quantum Moves game helps map the brain to 'blur the lines between man and machine'

  15-04-2016 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Aarhus University is mapping out how the human brain is able to make decisions based on intuition and accumulated experience using the online game 'Quantum Moves'.
  
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• UN picks wildlife poster winners

  15-04-2016 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Poster competition to raise awareness about wildlife conservation gains 300 entries from around the world with winners coming from the UK, China and Africa.
  
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• Doom free trial divides gamers

  15-04-2016 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The studio behind classic shooter game Doom is inviting players to test the new version, Doom 4, for free from 15 to 17 April.
  
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• Having access to a garden or living near the countryside 'helps people live longer'

  15-04-2016 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Harvard University have noted a correlation between ill-health and urban living, with city-dwellers suffered an increased death rate of 12 per cent.
  
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• YouTube video captures hilarious moment 70-year-old uses Tesla Model S' autopilot

  15-04-2016 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman (pictured) in the US has had a hilarious reaction to using the autopilot function in a Tesla Model S.The autopilot function uses a range of sensors both inside and outside the car.
  
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• Apple 'abandons' QuickTime on Windows

  15-04-2016 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has stopped producing updates for its QuickTime media player software on Windows, according to security experts.
  
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• French student photographs creepy amblypygi spider balancing offspring on back

  15-04-2016 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pictures from Jordan Cadiot, 20, a student from Heric, France, show the female amblypygi spider (pictured), which are found in tropical and subtropical regions across the world.
  
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• Apple reveals its iPhone and Macbooks last just three years on average

  15-04-2016 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Californian firm has detailed its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, sourcing greener materials and recycling, on a new questions and answers section of its website.
  
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• Wi-Fi sent through meat proves our BODIES could connect to the web, US researchers say

  15-04-2016 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign have shown a way of to boost wireless signals to implants using chunks of pork (pictured), beef and liver.
  
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• Does your child struggle to watch 3D films? Being dizzy, having a headache or seeing a blurry screen 'might be a sign of a lazy eye'

  15-04-2016 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vision problems in children can often go undetected because they are unaware their sight is not normal, The Association of Optometrists (AOP) warned today.
  
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• Minecraft: Education Edition launches beta in May

  15-04-2016 14:51
  
  Microsoft has revealed it will launch a beta for its educational Minecraft splinter in May, allowing teachers to use the phenomenally popular sandbox game in the classroom.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Astronomers spot new Crater 2 dwarf galaxy in the Milky Way

  15-04-2016 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of Cambridge said the new dwarf galaxy is 391,000 light years from Earth and is the fourth largest dwarf galaxy to be found orbiting the Milky Way.
  
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• The Czech Republic is about to rename itself Czechia

  15-04-2016 14:24
  
  The Czech Republic intends to rename itself Czechia in an effort to attract more brands to use its name.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• NASA spacecraft reveals Jupiter moon Europa's surface and could measure its thickness

  15-04-2016 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New experiments suggest a heating process, known as tidal dissipation, acting on Europa from Jupiter's gravity, creates more heat in the ice than scientists had previously assumed.
  
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• Wine experts use data from Hello Vino app to reveal our prime pick-me-up time

  15-04-2016 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using 2.06 million pieces of data generated by people using the Hello Vino app, Enolytics, an Atlanta-based data firm, discovered wine o'clock peaks between 6pm to 6.45pm. Stock image.
  
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• URL shorteners expose your documents and driving routes

  15-04-2016 13:46
  
  URL shorteners provide a useful, simple, way of sharing links; but these links can unwittingly expose your most personal information.
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• This factory makes five million condoms every day

  15-04-2016 13:30
  
      Ansell is one of the world's biggest condom manufacturers – WIRED takes a look inside their factory to see how they ensure their goods are up to the job.By: Lexi Pandell, Continue reading...
  
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• Contactless cards protected from 'skim' fraudsters with this £6 device

  15-04-2016 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scammers can use sneaky devices that read the signal your contactless card sends to take payments of up to £30 from your account or steal the information to use for online purchases.
  
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• New Microsoft bot 'still learning'

  15-04-2016 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft's latest bot, designed to describe the contents of photographs, says it is "still learning" after receiving mixed reviews online.
  
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