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• VIDEO: Google's IO announcements in 90 seconds

  18-05-2016 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google reveals a voice-controlled assistant, a chat app and a range of other products at its annual conference for software developers.
  
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• American Chemical Society's video says chewing gum does NOT stay in your body for 7 years

  18-05-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the American Chemical Society have revealed that chewing gum does not remain in your stomach for seven years when swallowed, but passes out within one or two days.
  
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• Mars will dazzle this weekend: Red planet to shine brightly as it aligns with the sun and reaches closest distance to Earth in 11 years

  18-05-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting Sunday, the red planet will be one of the brightest objects in the night sky for skywatchers around the world, and it will reach its closest distance to Earth in the days to follow.
  
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• Say Allo to Google's new smart messaging app: AI powered chat system will take on Facebook and Snapchat (and can even tell you if your colleagues dog is cute just by analysing a picture of it)

  18-05-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has unveiled a new messaging app it hopes will be able to take on Facebook's Messenger and Snapchat with new AI features. It can even analyse pictures and suggest a response.
  
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• Google unveil smart assistant to allow '2 way dialogue' with its artificial intelligence software

  18-05-2016 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sundar Pichai took to the stage at a giant outdoor amphitheatre holding 7,000 next to Google's Silicon Valley HQ to unveil a raft of new products including a smart speaker and messaging app.
  
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• Welcome back, Nokia! Microsoft sells its ‘feature phone’ business to Foxconn for $350m - and it will resurrect the Finnish brand with Android phones and tablets

  18-05-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft announced today that it is selling Nokia's feature phone business, while Nokia revealed that one of the purchasing companies has rights to develop devices under its name.
  
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• Is the US ready for the 'Big One'? Simulations set to prepare California for megaquakes that could have 30 times more energy than San Andreas

  18-05-2016 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test will simulate a 9.0 magnitude quake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, followed by a tsunami that could create waves more than 50ft-high.
  
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• Google's chat Assistant takes on Amazon

  18-05-2016 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google announces a voice-controlled virtual assistant that it wants be at the heart of how people use smartphones and smart home kit.
  
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• Are your children's technology habits putting their grades at risk? Texting while watching TV linked to poor performance at school 

  18-05-2016 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kids sacrifice good grades in math and English if they spend a lot of time multitasking on different devices such as smartphones and TV, according to new research.
  
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• Uber now lets you track your family and friends: App launches tool that allows you to see your loved one's journey in real-time

  18-05-2016 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed 'Trip Tracker', the feature pushes out notifications when the journey starts and lets users see the entire trip using a live map. The service is available globally.
  
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• The CANNIBAL white dwarf: Rampaging remnant of a star like our sun seen devouring 90 per cent of its neighbour

  18-05-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of Southampton detected a star orbiting a white dwarf 730 light years from Earth, which has stripped so much material from the star it has turned into a brown dwarf.
  
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• Now THAT's a horny dinosaur! Triceratops ancestor with a spiky bone shield on its head and 'devil' horns is a new species - and it may have used them to attract a mate

  18-05-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Palaeontologists led by the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa have identified a new species of spiky headed dinosaur (illustrated).
  
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• What AI can learn from Tube passengers

  18-05-2016 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientists find that when we navigate a train network, our brains split the task into a hierarchy of different jobs - a strategy that AI developers want to mimic.
  
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• Is Antarctica about to lose a huge chunk of ice? Frozen continent could shrink by 180miles due to runaway melting

  18-05-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international group of scientists, comprising the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US, made the predictions based on measurements of Totten Glacier in the Antarctic (pictured).
  
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• LinkedIn hacker claims to have more than ONE HUNDRED MILLION logins for sale

  18-05-2016 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hacker claims to have 117million Linkedin log-in account details and has put them up for sale on the dark web, an illegal marketplace full of cyber criminals.
  
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• London to New York in 35 minutes: Scramjet engine test brings hypersonic air travel a step closer to reality

  18-05-2016 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US and Australian military researchers have conducted a successful test of an experimental hypersonic engine in Woomera, south Australia, bringing the technology a step closer.
  
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• Microsoft dumps Nokia feature phones

  18-05-2016 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft sells its Nokia feature phone business to Taiwan's Foxconn and a new private equity-backed company.
  
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• VIDEO: Drones, driverless cars and space trips

  18-05-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the cornerstones of the Queen's Speech has been new legislation to shape the future of travel. The BBC looks at how technology and transport are set to change.
  
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• Star Wars: Battlefront didn't have single-player because of Force Awakens

  18-05-2016 18:18
  
  When Star Wars Battlefront launched at the end of 2015, one of the biggest criticisms it faced was the absence of a single player campaign. Now, we know why - it's all The Force Awakens' fault.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Feeling connected to social groups gives people a mood boost

  18-05-2016 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Nottingham Trent University focused on how connected people felt to certain groups, measuring the impact this had on their happiness and life satisfaction (stock image).
  
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• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End review - a thrilling finale

  18-05-2016 17:51
  
      Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has the rarest of video game experiences: a solid ending.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Ecuador's Chimborazo topple's Everest to claim title of Earth's highest mountain

  18-05-2016 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mount Chimborazo claims Mount Everest's title as world's highest mountain - but only when measured from the equator. This is due to the fact that the Earth bulges at the centre and flattens at the poles.
  
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• Chewing gum does not stay inside your system for seven years - this video explains why

  18-05-2016 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the American Chemical Society have revealed that chewing gum does not remain in your stomach for seven years when swallowed, but passes out within one or two days.
  
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• Zika virus may spread to Europe this summer

  18-05-2016 17:07
  
  Countries and areas at highest risk included Russia, Georgia and the Portuguese island of Madeira. France, Spain and Italy received a "moderate" warning. The risk in the UK was described as "low". By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Why researchers are eager for millennial blood (and urine)

  18-05-2016 16:51
  
  Author Helen Pearson explains how a study of children over their lifetime has built up a bank of data that's helping scientists to better understand diseaseBy: Helen Pearson, Continue reading...
  
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• Agricultural emissions 'reality check'

  18-05-2016 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new report says that global agricultural emissions must be slashed to prevent the planet warming by more than 2C over the next century.
  
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• Patagonia wants to sell fewer clothes to help save the planet

  18-05-2016 16:44
  
  Patagonia's CEO, Rose Marcario, explains how the sustainable clothing brand is balancing profit with sustainability.By: Richard Benson, Continue reading...
  
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• Feeding oregano herb to cows can reduce greenhouse gases in their farts and burps

  18-05-2016 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oregano is being fed to cattle by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark in the hope that it will reduce the methane they produce. Methane is 23 times more harmful to the atmosphere than CO2.
  
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• Robot takes up residence at V&A

  18-05-2016 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A robot has taken up residence at the V&A to construct a new installation in the museum's gardens.
  
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• Profit isn't everything, you need purpose too

  18-05-2016 16:07
  
  Ayah Bdeir's electronic building blocks are the foundations of a firm aiming to unleash the inventor in everyoneBy: David Rowan, Continue reading...
  
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• Swimming robots that join together to make larger machines could help underwater rescues

  18-05-2016 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the University of Sheffield have created small cubic modules that can swim independently through tight spaces before joining together to create larger robot.
  
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• Millions of LinkedIn IDs 'for sale'

  18-05-2016 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LinkedIn plans to reset many of its users' passwords after logins for about 117 million of its accounts were advertised for sale.
  
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• Age checks will block all porn sites, Queen announces

  18-05-2016 15:07
  
  All sites containing "pornographic material" will be hidden behind age-verification blocks, the government has announced in the Queen's speech.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• Huge DNA study tracks how the British have changed since the Romans were in charge 

  18-05-2016 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford University in California, have been able to track subtle changes in genes (illustrated) over just a few thousand years, and link them to physical traits across the population.
  
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• Smartmobes in spaaace: NASA deploys Android nanosats

  18-05-2016 14:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  Orbital testing for future networking swarms NASA has deployed a couple of CubeSats using off-the-shelf smartphone tech which it hopes will "test out the potential for using a network of small, low-cost satellites to perform complex science missions".…
  
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• VIDEO: China's new deep sea submarine

  18-05-2016 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Look inside a life-size model of a submarine which the Chinese hope will take humans to the very bottom of the ocean - the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific.
  
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• Automated floating rubbish bins could clean our oceans

  18-05-2016 13:57
  
  Floating Seabins could be used to make a dent in the 250000 tonnes of rubbish believed to be clogging up the world's oceansBy: Pauline Bock, Continue reading...
  
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• These soundbars combine stunning audio with stylish looks

  18-05-2016 13:55
  
  The Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 35 and Astrell & Kern AKT 1 don't make any compromises when it comes to combining audiophile quality sound with stunning design.By: Kathryn Nave, Continue reading...
  
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• Google's Android Pay launches in the UK for contactless payments

  18-05-2016 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most of Britain's major banks have signed up to Google's contactless payment system, which will work in many high street shops and on London's transport network.
  
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• This terrifying toy tank was built from 435 3D-printed parts

  18-05-2016 13:38
  
  Machination Studio's Michael Sng hand-builds remote-controlled toy tanks from 3D-printed parts.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
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• Age checks for porn sites in Queen's Speech

  18-05-2016 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Age checks for porn sites and other technological proposals are laid out in the Queen's Speech.
  
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• SHOCK: GM crops are good for you and the planet, reckon boffins

  18-05-2016 13:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  A continent chokes on its kale In a rebuke to the EU, and environmental activists worldwide, the biggest scientific metastudy yet conducted of genetically modified foods concludes they’re good for human health and the environment.…
  
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• Satellite pictures 'clear skies' Africa

  18-05-2016 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU's new Sentinel-2a satellite builds a cloud-free view of Africa as it moves towards full capacity mapping.
  
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• Europa's ocean may have the right components for life

  18-05-2016 12:44
  
  Europa "may lack volcanic hydrothermal activity", but its vast ocean could be capable of supporting life, according to new research by Nasa.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• How shockwaves from supernova and raging winds from new stars form galactic cavities

  18-05-2016 12:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The giant coloured cloud of gas was snapped by the ESO based in Garching, Germany. Researchers say it demonstrates the cycle of birth and death of stars in the universe (pictured).
  
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• 2,000 years of evolution has made Britons taller and blonder

  18-05-2016 12:13
  
  A new technique has been used to track changes in the genome of Britons over the last 2000 years – and we've become taller, blonder and more likely to have blue eyes.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Getting started with Android Pay in the UK

  18-05-2016 12:00
  
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• Android Pay rolls out to Metro bank customers. Here's how to use it

  18-05-2016 12:00
  
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• Android Pay in the UK: how does it work and which banks support it?

  18-05-2016 12:00
  
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• Microsoft sell-off sees Nokia relaunch phone business

  18-05-2016 11:59
  
  Nokia has granted HMD, a newly-formed Finnish firm, exclusive global license to create Nokia-branded phones and tablets for the next ten years.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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