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• Smoking cannabis ALTERS your DNA 'causing mutations'

  24-05-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at The University of Western Australia warned these mutations, that can cause illnesses including cancer, can be passed on to a person's children and for several future generations.
  
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• Duke University study shows growing up in deprived areas can make you depressed later in life

  24-05-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Duke University has suggested that the link between poverty and depression in adolescents (stock image) may be due to a combination of genetics and brain changes.
  
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• Apple's new MacBook Pro set to have OLED touchscreen above the keyboard

  24-05-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The OLED screen would allow users to create their own custom keys for each app. The device, expected to be unveiled in September, could also include a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.
  
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• Fossils reveal vast differences between modern babies and their ancient cousins

  24-05-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made after scientists from Europe, Russia and the US measured the length of arm, leg and pelvic bones of two neonate Neanderthal skeletons from Russia and Spain.
  
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• The $50,000 iPhone: Rare prototype Apple handset goes on sale on eBay 

  24-05-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The handset has a rare red lightning connector, marking it out as a prototype device. It also runs Apple's 'SwitchBoard' software, which the company uses for testing handsets.
  
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• How you'll access Apple's car: Firm patents system to use an iPhone to do everything

  24-05-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has filed a patent feared at those who always lose their keys. The patent describes using the iPhone or Apple watch to unlock, start and activate other in a car. But there is no mention of the iCar.
  
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• Dolphins use mucus to create the noises which help them find their prey 

  24-05-2016 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has found that mucus could help dolphins make the loud high frequency sounds they make to hunt down their prey.
  
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• Airbus awarded patent for record breaking helicopter with two jet engines

  24-05-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Airbus has been awarded a patent for, what they says is, the fastest helicopter in the world.It describes a hybrid copter that uses two Rolls Royce Turbomeca engines and hits speeds of 293mph.
  
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• Nevada nuclear test site to trial atomic disaster technology

  24-05-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Sandstorm' unmanned aircraft will be used by the US government in Nevada for remote radiation sensing and environmental monitoring, along with other security applications.
  
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• Review of anti-terror bulk data powers

  24-05-2016 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May agrees to establish an independent review to examine the operational case for powers which allow for the bulk collection of data.
  
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• Could bat-hungry monkeys provide clues into how Ebola made the leap to humans?

  24-05-2016 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Florida Atlantic University studied the bat-eating habits of Cercopithecus after seeing the monkeys preying on two different bat species in Gombe National Park in Tanzania (pictured).
  
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• Chinese high-tech company looks for volunteers to parachute from SPACE

  24-05-2016 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Successful candidates are due to fall from as high as 138,000 feet wearing special parachuting suits in the new space-diving project run by Beijing-based Gold Ocean Space Technology.
  
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• Bendable smartphones made from graphene can be worn like a BRACELET

  24-05-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Technology company Moxi, based in Chongqing,China, has developed devices that will cost £531 ($776) with highly flexible screens using the Nobel Prize winning material graphene.
  
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• HTC Vive review - high maintenance, but worth the hassle

  24-05-2016 19:12
  
  HTC Vive promises the best option for virtual reality - but with a high price, power-hungry processing needs, and confusing set-up needs, can it live up to its own hype?By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Women should adopt power poses with feet should width apart to be taken seriously

  24-05-2016 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from UCL has found that women are more likely to be seen as confident leaders if they adopt a power stance - with feet shoulder width apart and using expansive hand gestures (illustrated).
  
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• Whatsapp scam invites users to upgrade to fake 'gold' service

  24-05-2016 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The message, sent through hugely popular messaging app Whatsapp, includes a link to a 'golden version' but this contains malware and could open the door to fraud.
  
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• VIDEO: US Navy drones 'shot into the sky'

  24-05-2016 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US Navy researchers test drones that can be shot into the sky for rapid deployment.
  
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• Cameras capture moment masked booby bird dive headfirst into the ocean at over 60mph

  24-05-2016 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video footage from the tail of a masked boobie has revealed how it catches its increasingly hard-to-find ocean prey. The researchers at the University of Sydney think the species is threatened.
  
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• Twitter to stop counting photos and links in 140 character limit 'within months'

  24-05-2016 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The site has confirmed much-mooted plans to stopattachments and links from contributing to its strict total as part of an overhaul.
  
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• Cybersecurity breakthrough as 'masterpiece' technique to create truly random numbers revealed

  24-05-2016 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Texas method takes two weakly random sequences of numbers, such as stock market prices sampled over time, and turns them into one sequence of truly random numbers.
  
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• That would give you a headache: Tiny cameras capture moment masked boobies dive headfirst into the ocean at over 60mph

  24-05-2016 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Video footage from the tail of a masked boobie has revealed how it catches its increasingly hard-to-find ocean prey. The researchers at the University of Sydney think the species is threatened.
  
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• Israeli firm 'predicts paedophiles, geniuses and terrorists by their face'

  24-05-2016 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Faception, an Israeli start-up firm based in Tel Aviv, says it has developed technology that can spot character traits in a person's face that are undetectable to the naked eye.
  
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• Wearable fitness monitors DON'T motivate us to exercise - even if we're sporty

  24-05-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People did not increase the amount of steps they walked in a day even when they knew their exercise levels were being monitored, a Oklahoma State University study found.
  
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• Video reveals the gruesome sounds our joints make every time they bend

  24-05-2016 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed the device - which uses microphones and vibration sensors to listen to and measure the sounds inside the joint.
  
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• Death Valley national park images from above shows the true power of a volcano

  24-05-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the amazing pictures of the Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley National Park in California which was created by a massive volcanic explosion some 300 years ago.
  
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• US 5th graders have a pop at paper plane record

  24-05-2016 16:27 via go.theregister.com
  
  Close to claiming highest launch Guinness World Record A bunch of US 5th graders* yesterday came close to breaking the Guinness World Record for the highest-altitude paper plane launch, which currently stands at a dizzying 35,043m.…
  
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• Google wants to replace your password with a 'trust score'

  24-05-2016 16:21
  
  Google wants to get rid of your password.
  The company has proposed a system it calls "trust scores" to remove the need to remember usual numerical and linguistic credentials using a 'Trust API' on Android phones.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Fitbit's ability to monitor heart rates questioned but firm denies claims

  24-05-2016 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study has been conducted which claims that Fitbit heart trackers are inaccurate. This evidence could back up a lawsuit again the company. However, Fitbit denies the claims.
  
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• China unveils elevated bus that drives over the TOP of other cars

  24-05-2016 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designs for the 'Transit Elevated Bus' (pictured) were unveiled at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, which showed a scale model of the vehicle passing over other cars on the road.
  
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• Twitter removes images and usernames from character limit

  24-05-2016 15:58
  
  Photos, videos, GIFs and quote tweets will no longer count towards Twitter's 140-character limit.By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Twitter confirms it's dropping the 140-character limit

  24-05-2016 15:58
  
  Photos, videos, GIFs and quote tweets will no longer count towards Twitter's 140-character limit.By: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Did alien life flourish in ancient Martian marshlands? Crater on Mars was much wetter and warmer 3.8 billion years ago

  24-05-2016 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology andSeti have found widespread buried deposits of iron- and calcium-rich Martian carbonates
  
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• Google's Paris HQ raided in tax probe

  24-05-2016 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  French finance officials raid the Paris offices of US internet giant Google as part of a €1.6bn tax fraud investigation.
  
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• Google's confirms police raid on Paris office

  24-05-2016 15:37
  
  French police have raided Google's Paris offices as part of an ongoing investigation on tax fraud.
   
  French newspaper Le Parisien reports that the offices were raided by police and tax officials at 5am UTC, with a source telling the newspaper that it was a "top secret" investigation.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Google confirms police raid on Paris office

  24-05-2016 15:37
  
  French police have raided Google's Paris offices as part of an ongoing investigation on tax fraud.
   
  French newspaper Le Parisien reports that the offices were raided by police and tax officials at 5am UTC, with a source telling the newspaper that it was a "top secret" investigation.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Algorithm used to predict likelihood of reoffending 'is bias against black people'

  24-05-2016 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation which looked at risk scores for more than 7,000 offenders arrested in Florida in 2013 and 2014 claims to have It turned up racial disparities in the formula used (stock image).
  
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• Skylanders takes on Hearthstone with Battlecast card game

  24-05-2016 14:58
  
      Skylanders swaps 'toys to life' for 'cards to life' as it takes on the likes of Hearthstone with a collectible card game that straddles both the physical and digital worlds.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Tinder sues online service for finding threesomes '3nder' for infringing trademark

  24-05-2016 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dating app Tinder, owned by Texas-based Match.com is suing a UK based app called '3nder', for people looking for threesomes, over the similarity in the companies' names.
  
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• Facebook changes policies on Trending Topics over 'right-wing censorship'

  24-05-2016 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has changed its policies on Trending Topics over claims the California-based company had a strong anti-conservative bias when preparing its news feed.
  
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• Game of Thrones opening sequence recreated using fungi-like slime

  24-05-2016 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new video has been posted by channel Transcend Rules on YouTube, which sets videos of the growth of slime moulds to the iconic theme song of Game of Thrones.
  
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• Galileo satnav fleet grows an extra pair

  24-05-2016 13:58 via go.theregister.com
  
  Satellites 13 and 14 safely aloft Europe's home-grown Galileo satnav network is two orbiting operatives closer to a full constellation following the successful launch earlier today of satellites 13 and 14.…
  
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• Solar plane's flight from Ohio to Pennsylvania postponed

  24-05-2016 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solar Impulse 2 had been due to fly to LeHigh Valley in Pennsylvania for the thirteenth leg of its round-the-world record attempt but a failure in its inflatable hangar caused the fabric to briefly touch the plane.
  
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• Google's Paris offices reportedly raided by police in tax probe

  24-05-2016 13:34
  
  French police have raided Google's Paris offices as part of an ongoing investigation on tax fraud.
   
  French newspaper Le Parisien reports that the offices were raided by police and tax officials at 5am UTC, with a source telling the newspaper that it was a "top secret" investigation.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Tim Cook: Coding should be a 'second language' taught to all children

  24-05-2016 13:17
  
  All primary school children should be taught to code alongside learning the alphabet, according to Apple boss Tim Cook.By: Victoria Woollaston, Continue reading...
  
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• Overwatch seeks e-sports domination

  24-05-2016 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World-of-Warcraft-maker Blizzard releases its first original gaming franchise in nearly two decades, and hopes it will resonate with e-sports competitors.
  
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• China's science revolution

  24-05-2016 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five glimpses inside China's scientific revolution
  
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• How to check if your LinkedIn account was hacked

  24-05-2016 12:26
  
  More than 117 million LinkedIn account details are being sold on data sharing websites on the dark web.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple releases iOS 9.3.3 beta

  24-05-2016 12:23
  
  The latest version of iOS is only available to developers and doesn't contain a fix for an error in 9.3.2 that bricked 9.7-inch iPad ProsBy: Matthew Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Xbox One is about to get a torrent client

  24-05-2016 12:05
  
  Torrex Pro is a paid UWP app, currently available on the Windows Store. But it will soon be compatible with Xbox One.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook to update Trending Topics

  24-05-2016 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook has announced changes to the way it runs its Trending Topics feed, following an internal investigation.
  
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