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• Is it illegal for Facebook to memorize your facial features? Site faces lawsuit over automatic tagging of people in photos

  06-05-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US judge in Illinois rejected a request by Facebook to toss out a civil suit accusing it of violating privacy with face-recognition software to help 'tag' people in pictures.
  
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• India could soon use drones to transfer human ORGANS

  06-05-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of scientists in India are working on a program that will employ drones to deliver hearts and other vital organs. This method would cut transport time by 50% and save more lives.
  
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• Vegetarians live four years longer than meat eaters, experts reveal

  06-05-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Mayo Clinic found going vegetarian for 17 years or more extends a person's life expectancy by 3.6 years, prompting doctors to advise people limit animal products in their diet.
  
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• Huge trove of dinosaur fossils found in Antarctica

  06-05-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists braved the cold of Antarctica to study the end of the age of dinosaurs. They found more than a ton of fossils, ranging from 71m and 67m years old, many of which are marine reptiles.
  
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• Humans must upload their minds to machines or try to move Earth's orbit, warn scientists

  06-05-2016 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Earth avoids a life-ending event, like nuclear apocalypse or an extinction-sized asteroid, the Columbia University scientists say humans have less than 500 million years left on the planet.
  
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• Does the moon really affect our mood or is it just a myth?

  06-05-2016 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Eastern Ontario Research Institute studied children to see if their sleeping patterns changed or if there were any differences in their daily activities. A werewolf is illustrated.
  
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• Could GAS help us find aliens?

  06-05-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Massachusetts said all potential volatile molecules should be considered as possible signs of life, instead of the few that can be seen in Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• Lack of sleep can leave you 'functionally DRUNK' in a matter of days

  06-05-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olivia Walch, from the University of Michigan, warned people do not realize how important it is to get enough sleep each night, adding getting six hours' a night starts to build sleep debt.
  
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• Stop Netflix eating all your data: New setting helps you control mobile usage

  06-05-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The default setting on the Californian firm's app lets users stream around three hours of TV shows and movies per gigabyte of data. But this can be personalised.
  
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• World's first self-landing drone will attempt to board a moving ship

  06-05-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Navy will hold demonstration of unmanned technology off the coast of Scotland. One company will trial the world's first UAV capable of landing autonomously on a moving ship.
  
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• Just how frozen IS Greenland? Scientists seek out the weakest parts of the melting ice sheet using seismic waves 

  06-05-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the US have come up with a totally new way to keep track of Greenland's ice sheet, by measuring the vibrations caused by waves crashing down on the ice.
  
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• The bizarre reptile with the head like a HAMMER: Fossils reveal 242 million-year-old creature had rows of needle-like teeth - but used them to eat plants

  06-05-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newly discovered fossils found in China’s Yunnan Province have helped researchers to shed more light on how the strange hammerhead reptile (illustrated) fed.
  
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• How to banish bad memories: Brains can be trained to let go of unwanted thoughts

  06-05-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Dartmouth College used brain scans (pictured left) to monitor if it is possible for us to be able to let go of negative memories.
  
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• SkinTrack gadget turns the skin on your ARM into a touchpad

  06-05-2016 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, SkinTrack uses a ring that generates electrical signals along with a sensing band attached to a watch.
  
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• The future of fast food: KFC opens restaurant run by AI ROBOTS in Shanghai

  06-05-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A KFC store in Shanghai, China is adding a modern twist to its traditional brand. Patrons can order fried chicken from Dumi,a voice activated robot that is smart enough to handle order changes.
  
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• Think you know who your mates are? Only HALF of them may consider you a friend 

  06-05-2016 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the team, led by researchers at Tel Aviv University, understanding these limitations could help companies and social groups which rely on social influence for action (stock image).
  
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• Anglo-Saxon cemetery teeming with 'fascinating' objects is unearthed near Stonehenge

  06-05-2016 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In April, an Anglo Saxon cemetery of 150 graves was unearthed in Bulford, Wiltshire. Now, another cemetery has been discovered with 55 graves, just 7 miles (11km) away in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
  
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• Women looking for a casual fling are more attracted to men who smoke and drink

  06-05-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both smoking and especially alcohol use made the men more attractive in short-term mating contexts, according to researchers from Ghent University in Belgium. Tom Hardy smoking is pictured.
  
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• Inside the rusting hulk of SS United States

  06-05-2016 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In its heyday the passenger list of the SS United States read like the great and good of Hollywood including Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Charlton Heston.
  
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• Invasion of the robot creepy crawlies

  06-05-2016 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VelociRoACH is a crawling hexapod bot built by the University of California, Berkeley and Siemens researchers in Princeton, New Jersey have developed prototype spider-like robots.
  
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• Ancient Egyptian treasures of sunken cities go on show this weekend after years in Nile

  06-05-2016 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Enormous statues, golden jewellery and hieroglyphic tablets which were feared lost forever have been reclaimed from the sea, and are to be put on public display from 19 May at the British Museum in London.
  
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• Mobile games like Crossy Road are trickier than console titles due to our fingers

  06-05-2016 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aalto University in Finland made the discovery after compared the performance of gamers using touchscreens, and others using buttons, when playing games that require accurate timing.
  
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• Hacker takes a trip back in time by installing Windows 95 to run on an Apple Watch 

  06-05-2016 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A technology developer from New York succeeded in booting Windows 95 onto an Apple Watch (pictured) by turning the computer software into a Watch app.
  
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• The lasers that are so cheap they can be thrown away after each use

  06-05-2016 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne in France have invented lasers (illustrated) that are so cheap to make, they believe the core could be disposed of after each use.
  
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• DNA from Leonardo da Vinci will being used to reconstruct his face and trace relatives

  06-05-2016 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers is hoping to uncover more about the life and death of Leonardo da Vinci (portrait pictured), born in Florence, by using modern molecular techniques.
  
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• 2,000 homing pigeons fitted with LEDs put on a display in front of New York's skyline

  06-05-2016 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Improvising their own choreography, the flock swooped, twirled and glided through the sky above the East River for the show called 'Fly by Night.'
  
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• Bitcoin's creator, VR therapy: Podcast 266

  06-05-2016 17:55
  
  
  We explain how VR can help people become less paranoid, ask why Google wants to see your medical records and try to unravel the mystery of shadowy Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• How long have YOU got left to live? '28' clock counts down the days until you die

  06-05-2016 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clock (pictured) is designed to motivate people and was invented by Seize the Day Technology’ in LA. It is based on the idea that people, on average, live for 28,000 days.
  
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• Young Han Solo to be played by Alden Ehrenreich

  06-05-2016 17:37
  
  Star Wars: The Force Awakens may have been Harrison Ford's last turn as Han Solo, but it's far from the final time viewers will see space pirate-turned-rebel hero. A Young Han Solo prequel has been brewing since Lucasfilm was acquired by Disney – and the leading man may finally have been cast.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Does the moon really affect our mood or is it just a myth? Study reveals lunar phases can play a role in how we sleep

  06-05-2016 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Eastern Ontario Research Institute studied children to see if their sleeping patterns changed or if there were any differences in their daily activities. A werewolf is illustrated.
  
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• Creepy robot cockroaches help each other up stairs

  06-05-2016 17:12
  
  In what feels like a definite warning of an oncoming dystopia teeming with robot insects, a UC Berkeley team has developed a set of robotic cockroaches that can help each other climb stairs.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Could GAS help us find aliens? List shows the fumes we should look out for when searching for life (but there are 14,000 of them)

  06-05-2016 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Massachusetts said all potential volatile molecules should be considered as possible signs of life, instead of the few that can be seen in Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Boaty' ship takes Attenborough's name

  06-05-2016 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's new state-of-the-art polar research ship will be named after Sir David Attenborough, despite the title "Boaty McBoatface" previously topping a public vote.
  
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• Stop Netflix eating all your data: New setting helps you control mobile usage on the app

  06-05-2016 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The default setting on the Californian firm's app lets users stream around three hours of TV shows and movies per gigabyte of data. But this can be personalised.
  
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• Rural broadband 'only on request'

  06-05-2016 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There will be no automatic rollout of broadband to homes and businesses in the remotest parts of the UK, the government says.
  
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• World's first self-landing drone will attempt to board a moving ship as it competes in this year's Navy 'robot wars'

  06-05-2016 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Navy will hold demonstration of unmanned technology off the coast of Scotland. One company will trial the world's first UAV capable of landing autonomously on a moving ship.
  
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• How to banish bad memories: Brains can be trained to let go of unwanted thoughts by thinking of them in a new contect

  06-05-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Dartmouth College used brain scans (pictured left) to monitor if it is possible for us to be able to let go of negative memories.
  
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• Mobile game Hungry Sharks aims to make a splash in animation

  06-05-2016 15:12
  
      In less than a decade, Future Games of London has grown to become one of the most successful mobile games developers in the world. As well as releasing the likes of Pool Bar and Litle Raiders, the Exmouth Market-based studio has found global success with its Hungry Shark series.
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• Apple Music customer complains the firm is deleting tracks but fault may be user error

  06-05-2016 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Atlanta-based Apple Music user recently reported GB of music disappearing from their hard drive (illustrated, stock image).
  
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• Microsoft removes store-blocking feature

  06-05-2016 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Businesses running the professional version of Windows 10 will no longer be able to block access to the Windows Store, the software giant says.
  
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• Think you know who your mates are? Only HALF of them may actually consider you a friend 

  06-05-2016 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to the team, led by researchers at Tel Aviv University, understanding these limitations could help companies and social groups which rely on social influence for action (stock image).
  
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• China bans 'erotic' banana-eating videos

  06-05-2016 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live-streaming sites no longer allow videos of people eating the fruit in a "seductive" fashion.
  
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• Anglo-Saxon cemetery teeming with 'fascinating' objects is unearthed near Stonehenge for the second time in a month

  06-05-2016 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In April, an Anglo Saxon cemetery of 150 graves was unearthed in Bulford, Wiltshire. Now, another cemetery has been discovered with 55 graves, just 7 miles (11km) away in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
  
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• Hacker takes a nostalgic trip back in time by installing Windows 95 to run on an Apple Watch 

  06-05-2016 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A technology developer from New York succeeded in booting Windows 95 onto an Apple Watch (pictured) by turning the computer software into a Watch app.
  
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• Invasion of the robot creepy crawlies: From spider-bots to robo-roaches that climb STAIRS, these machines are the stuff of nightmares

  06-05-2016 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VelociRoACH is a crawling hexapod bot built by the University of California, Berkeley and Siemens researchers in Princeton, New Jersey have developed prototype spider-like robots.
  
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• The next revolutionary medical instrument? Your smartphone

  06-05-2016 13:19
  
  With super-high resolution cameras, huge cellular bandwidth and vast storage, our phones are becoming unparalleled pocket-sized medical devicesBy: Jonathan Adiri, Continue reading...
  
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• Now that's a F-LIGHT show! 2,000 homing pigeons fitted with LEDs put on a dazzling display in front of New York's skyline

  06-05-2016 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Improvising their own choreography, the flock swooped, twirled and glided through the sky above the East River for the show called 'Fly by Night.'
  
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• Space Invaders joins gaming hall of fame

  06-05-2016 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Space Invaders, Sonic the Hedgehog and Grand Theft Auto III are inducted into the US-based World Video Game Hall of Fame.
  
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• Women looking for a casual fling are more attracted to men who smoke and drink because this 'risky' behaviour is exciting

  06-05-2016 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both smoking and especially alcohol use made the men more attractive in short-term mating contexts, according to researchers from Ghent University in Belgium. Tom Hardy smoking is pictured.
  
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• Mars will be closest to Earth for 11 years this month as planets align with the sun 

  06-05-2016 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The opposition of Mars - when the planet aligns with the sun and Earth - occurs on 22 May and will bring the red planet within 47 million miles (75.6 million km) of Earth, said Washington-based Nasa.
  
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