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• Apple's iPhone 7 which could dump the headphone socket allegedly revealed in image

  16-05-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new images, combined with renders leaked by last week suggest Apple is ditching headphone jacks for its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
  
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• US military creating digital 'clones' of the F-35 fighter jet to predict when components will break

  16-05-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at Sentient Science are building 'digital clones' that can actually replace testing on the real item - and are already using the system in the new F35 Joint Strike Fighter.
  
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• Twitter 'to loosen character limit'

  16-05-2016 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microblogging site Twitter is to stop counting photos and links in its 140-character limit for tweets, a report says.
  
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• Women who worship once a week are '25 per cent less likely to die early'

  16-05-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard researchers looked at almost 75,000 female church-goers. They found women who regularly attended church had fewer depressive symptoms and were more likely to be married.
  
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• Tiny bacteria could be the Earth's greatest defence against climate change

  16-05-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that a group of ocean bacteria (pictured) called Pelagibacterale form a feedback loop that helps to keep the planet cool.
  
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• Driving licences to go digital: Motorists could soon store their DVLA documents in Apple's Wallet app on their iPhone

  16-05-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DVLA is working on a smartphone version of the UK driving licence, which will appear in Apple's Wallet app. A 'protocol' version (pictured right) was uploaded to twitter by DVLA's CEO.
  
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• Warren Buffett reveals $1bn Apple stake

  16-05-2016 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has revealed that his investment firm Berkshire Hathaway has bought a $1bn stake in Apple.
  
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• Move over Blue Origin: Image shows how SpaceX is running out of room for its landed rockets following a series of successful runs

  16-05-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX has managed to land three rockets from space back on Earth - two on sea and one on land. Now, Hangar 39A at Cape Canaveral in Florida is filling up with a collection of Falcon 9 boosters.
  
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• Hacker pleads guilty to insider trading

  16-05-2016 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to his role in a hacking and insider trading scheme, US officials say.
  
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• Rome metro line runs into Roman barracks and burial ground

  16-05-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Construction to a Roman subway line has unearthed an ancient military neighbourhood buried beneath the city. Archaeologists are investigating the barrack's expanse of 39 rooms.
  
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• The GPS 'bullets' that could catch getaway cars: Police expand trials of stick-on trackers officers can fire at suspect vehicles during high-speed chases

  16-05-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 50 agencies are now using 'StarChase' GPS projectiles, which can be launched from the grille of a police cruiser and stick to the fleeing car to deploy tracking technology.
  
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• Children's brains light up at their mother's voice: More brain regions respond to the familiar sound than to a stranger's

  16-05-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sound of a mother’s voice (illustrated by a stock picture) causes children’s brains to light up with activity, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine in California have found.
  
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• Earth was hit by massive asteroid more than 3 billion years ago that could have wiped out humanity

  16-05-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made in tiny glass beads called spherules, found in north-western Australia in an area known as Marble Bar, which were formed from vaporised material from the asteroid impact.
  
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• Is it a solid or a liquid? 'Liquid wire' fibres that act like stretchy but sticky silk from a spider's web created by scientists

  16-05-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Oxford University have created a unique hybrid material based on the structure of spiders' webs. Neither fully liquid or solid, the unique structure could be used for new biotechnology.
  
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• Feeling stressed? Do some gardening! Anti-stress BUG found in soil could help us cope with pressure and even boost intelligence

  16-05-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at University College London (UCL) said we should all consider spending a bit more time getting dirty to relieve stress (stock image shown).
  
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• Is WhatsApp set to launch video calling in bid to topple Snapchat? Feature appears temporarily for test users

  16-05-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp beta testers were given a peak of a new feature. The latest Android option gave some users the choice between 'Audio Call' and 'Video Call'. However, the new feature has been removed.
  
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• Expert reveals how to prevent slumping at your desk from damaging your spine

  16-05-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sitting at a desk all day can wreak havoc when it comes to posture. Here, Suzanne Snodgrass, physiotherapy professor at Newcastle University gives her top tips for avoiding a hunchback.
  
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• U.S Navy handed largest destroyer in its fleet

  16-05-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The destroyer, constructed atBath Iron Works, in Maine, is built for battles on open sea and to support troops close to the shore and its angular shape makes it 50 times more difficult to detect.
  
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• Is alien life hiding around red giants: Older stars could have pushed habitable zone further out in a process that could also turn Jupiter's icy moons into lush worlds

  16-05-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in New York have modelled the different locations planets would have to be around different types of stars for liquid water, and how long they could stay habitable for.
  
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• North sea reveals 7,000 year old human footprints through ancient forest: Woodland would have stretched to Denmark before it was covered by the ocean 

  16-05-2016 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ancient tree stumps and logs, preserved by peat and sand, are now clearly visible along a 200 metre stretch of coastline at Low Hauxley near Amble, Northumberland (pictured).
  
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• The smart button that can do everything from controlling Netflix to brewing a pot of coffee: Amazon reveals first programmable Dash Button

  16-05-2016 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is taking its Dash Button one-step further. AWS IoT Button combines Amazon’s Web Services and the Internet of Things that allows developers to program it into a ‘Do Anything’ button.
  
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• Air pollution starving the oceans of oxygen: Dust released by human activity in East Asia is stripping oxygen from the Pacific

  16-05-2016 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found air pollution from East Asia has been majorly contributing to the falling oxygen levels in the Pacific Ocean for decades.
  
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• World's largest FLOATING windfarm is coming to Scotland: Turbines will be placed in deep water to harness strongest winds

  16-05-2016 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of five floating 6MW turbines will be tethered to the bottom of the seabed 16 miles (25km) off the coast of Peterhead in deeper water than any other development around the coast of the UK.
  
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• The bugs that COOL the planet: Tiny bacteria could be the Earth's greatest defence against climate change

  16-05-2016 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that a group of ocean bacteria (pictured) called Pelagibacterale form a feedback loop that helps to keep the planet cool.
  
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• Chinese city embraces driverless cars

  16-05-2016 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese tech firm Baidu has unveiled an ambitious plan to allow driverless vehicles to move freely around an entire city.
  
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• Rare bronze statues and coins among Roman artefacts found in Caesarea shipwreck

  16-05-2016 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The objects (pictured) including thousands of coins and rare bronze statues, were to be melted down when the ship they were on sank outside the port of Caesarea, Israel 1,600 years ago.
  
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• Going to church could save your life: Women who worship once a week are '25 per cent less likely to die early'

  16-05-2016 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard researchers looked at almost 75,000 female church-goers. They found women who regularly attended church had fewer depressive symptoms and were more likely to be married.
  
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• Sharks have conductive material under their skin to detect prey's movements

  16-05-2016 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by UC Santa Cruz investigated the properties of the jelly found under the skin of sharks, rays and skates, that helps them detect electric fields to help find their prey.
  
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• Jail sentence for YouTube pranksters

  16-05-2016 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four members of the "Trollstation" pranksters group have been jailed in connection with fake robberies and kidnappings.
  
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• NASA flashes cash at advanced aerospace concepts

  16-05-2016 16:25 via go.theregister.com
  
  Tensegrity, magnetoshells and plasmonic propulsion NASA has announced the eight projects with "the potential to transform future aerospace missions" which will receive funding under Phase II of its NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program.…
  
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• 'Smart leg' makes engineering prize list

  16-05-2016 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An "intelligent" prosthetic limb, improved MRI scanners and green engines are the three finalists for a major UK engineering prize.
  
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• Language translator Pilot fits inside your ear to translate in real-time

  16-05-2016 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, dubbed the Pilot, is devised by a company based in New York. It comprises of two earpieces to be worn by two people who speak different languages and translates through an app.
  
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• Seeing 'God' may be caused by epilepsy

  16-05-2016 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Hadassah Hebrew University report a rare case in which they were treating a patient for a form of epilepsy when he had a religious experience in which he saw God (illustrated).
  
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• Valery Spiridonov set to undergo head transplant sells souvenirs to raise funds

  16-05-2016 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Valery Spiridonov (pictured), 31, from Russia, who hopes to become the first human to undergo a head transplant has begun selling branded clothes, mugs and iPhone cases to raise funds for the surgery.
  
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• The Simpsons just aired a live-animated episode

  16-05-2016 15:10
  
  Add another entry to the list of times The Simpsons appears to have predicted the future, because a live-animated episode aired on American television last night.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• GCHQ emerges on Twitter from shadows of cyber space with 'hello, world' tweet

  16-05-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British communications spy agency has spent more than a decade watching other people on social media but has now emerged from the shadows to join Twitter.
  
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• Just how frozen IS Greenland?

  16-05-2016 14:51 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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• Acer and Starbreeze join forces for powerful StarVR headset

  16-05-2016 14:30
  
  Game studio Starbreeze is hoping for a big pay day, partnering with hardware manufacturer Acer on its high-end VR headset.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Climate change summed up in one animation

  16-05-2016 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An animation created by a climate scientist at the University of Reading has the potential to transform how people view climate change by revealing just how much the Earth has warmed.
  
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• This building forces divergent scientists to mingle

  16-05-2016 14:12
  
  The Francis Crick Institute is divided into four laboratory 'neighbourhoods' which bring together scientists from divergent fieldsBy: Pauline Bock, Continue reading...
  
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• Samsung smartwatch could project text onto your HAND

  16-05-2016 14:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South Korean tech giant has filed patent for a patent for a smartwatch that projects a ‘screen’ onto a user’s hand and forearm, giving them more space to use apps, for example.
  
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• UK developing digital driving licence

  16-05-2016 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working on a smartphone version of its driving licence.
  
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• Physicists date 'Midnight Poem' to 570 BC using simulation of night sky

  16-05-2016 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Physicists from Texas used advanced astronomical software to accurately date poet Sappho's 'Midnight Poem,' which describes the night sky over Greece more than 2,500 years ago.
  
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• April breaks global temperature record

  16-05-2016 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  April was the seventh month in a row to have broken global temperature records, Nasa figures show.
  
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• Web giants face action over hate speech

  16-05-2016 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three organisations in France say they are planning legal action against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for failing to remove hate speech.
  
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• Why avocados are rude, Kelloggs Corn Flakes were created to prevent masturbation

  16-05-2016 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A book named ‘The Secret of Everyday Stuff’ by a London-based author, rounds up the strangest facts about food, from the mispronunciation of ‘orange’ to why Marmite could lead to world peace.
  
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• Will robot cars drive traffic congestion off a cliff?

  16-05-2016 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Auto industry experts used focus groups in Atlanta, Denver and Chicago to estimate that an additional two trillion miles will be traveled on the roads thanks to self-driving vehicles.
  
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• Bloodhound Diary: Riding four 'gyroscopes'

  16-05-2016 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The effects from riding four 'gyroscopes'
  
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• Astronauts could be put into 'cryosleep'

  16-05-2016 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A space company in Atlanta is working on a space habitat (pictured) for putting humans into a state of deep sleep, and Nasa has just awarded the project $500,000 (£350,000) to take it to the next stage.
  
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• Google to phase out Flash on Chrome

  16-05-2016 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google has announced plans to phase out full support for Adobe's Flash software by the end of 2016.
  
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