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• Samsung set to unveil TWO bendable phones next year

  07-06-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm has already shown off the folding OLED screen technology several times - but it is believed it has now finalised products that will use it, according to Bloomberg.
  
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• US warns of hacking threat to interbank payment network

  07-06-2016 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US regulators warn banks about potential cyber attacks linked to the interbank messaging system.
  
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• Secret California tests to black out GPS for six hours a day

  07-06-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a document published this weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a flight advisory for six days this month, when the ‘GPS interference testing’ will occur.
  
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• The science of FIRING people: Being fair and explaining what happens next is key

  07-06-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saarland University discovered that employees who received bad news from mangers who received training in how to treat employees fairly were more accepting about losing their job.
  
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• Ohio researchers argue that serial rapists are more common than previously thought

  07-06-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent effort, an Ohio task force has tested nearly 5,000 backlogged rape kits from as far back as 1993, leading them to discover that serial rapists are far more common than it's been thought.
  
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• China's revolutionary Ehang 184 passenger carrying craft set to be tested in Nevada

  07-06-2016 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems will work to help EHang test and develop its self flying electric 184 drone,.designed for travelling short distances at 60mph.
  
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• The giant drone in the desert: China's revolutionary Ehang 184 passenger carrying craft set to be tested in Nevada

  07-06-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems will work to help EHang test and develop its self flying electric 184 drone,.designed for travelling short distances at 60mph.
  
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• New York to get the world's biggest vertical farm which can produce 2m pounds of food a year

  07-06-2016 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US loses 1.5m acres of farmland each year and AeroFarms is building the world's largest vertical famr in New Jersey to combat the loss. This facility will grown 2m lbs of greens each year.
  
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• Spanish scientists produce 3D scans of 4 mummies to reveal insights into their lives

  07-06-2016 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mummies were transferred from their permanent home at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid for 3D analysis in a hospital scanner.
  
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• Holidaymaker captures footage of a cruise ship floating ABOVE the sea

  07-06-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Filmed from a balcony overlooking the sea at Cocoa Beach in Florida, the vessel appears to be suspended above the water's surface, prompting a holidaymaker to call it the 'floating boat'.
  
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• Serial rapists are far more common than previously believed, analysis 'forgotten and backlogged' rape kits reveals

  07-06-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent effort, an Ohio task force has tested nearly 5,000 backlogged rape kits from as far back as 1993, leading them to discover that serial rapists are far more common than it's been thought.
  
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• Noel Edmonds tells patient his 'negative attitude' may have given him CANCER

  07-06-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Deal Or No Deal host was promoting a £2,000 yoga mat with a USB port on Twitter, claiming the gadget 'slows ageing, reduces pain, lifts depression and stress and tackles cancer.'
  
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• EyeForcer glasses will demand children sit up straight as it monitors kid's posture

  07-06-2016 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Smart glasses and an app can monitor their posture - and nag them to sit up straight. If they ignore the warnings, it can even shut down their device.
  
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• Now THAT'S a room with a view: Stunning pictures taken by astronauts on the space station show Earth's beauty and fragility

  07-06-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have taken more than three million images, with those from the most recent expedition being among the best, including this one of New York (pictured).
  
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• Fireball seen soaring over six states across the Midwest of USA

  07-06-2016 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As of Tuesday morning, the American Meteor Society had received 154 reports of a fireball seen over Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky and Michigan on Monday.
  
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• Facebook gets 100k young people to sign up to vote for EU Referendum in one day

  07-06-2016 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook urged its European users to register to vote last Friday, causing a dramatic spike in the number of young people registering to vote.
  
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• Skeletons of ten people found on a bed of severed arms sheds light on 6,000-year-old Neolithic massacre in France

  07-06-2016 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) discovered the remains of a 6,000-year-old massacre in Alsace in eastern France.
  
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• The universe’s first life may have been born on planets made of DIAMOND 

  07-06-2016 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Harvard research suggests that planet formation in the early universe might have created carbon planets consisting of graphite, carbides, and diamond.
  
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• NASA releases images of the Northern Lights from the ISS

  07-06-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronauts on board the International Space Station have taken more than three million images, with those from the most recent expedition being among the best, including this one of Italy (pictured).
  
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• Hack attack victims must become hunters, say experts

  07-06-2016 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies are warned that many have the wrong plan in place to respond to cyber-breach.
  
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• Success is in your DNA: Being dealt the right genes could make you wealthy and wise

  07-06-2016 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The secret to success could be written in our genes. Psychologists at Duke University in the US find a link between upward social mobility and psychological characteristics.
  
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• Peering beneath the bandages: 3D scans of four mummies could reveal new insights into their lives and deaths

  07-06-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mummies were transferred from their permanent home at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid for 3D analysis in a hospital scanner.
  
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• Bleaching 'devastates' UK tropical reef

  07-06-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated to have been damaged or killed in the current global bleaching event.
  
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• Bleaching 'devastates' Chagos Marine Reserve

  07-06-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 85% of the corals in the Chagos Marine Reserve of the British Indian Ocean Territory are estimated to have been damaged or killed in the current global bleaching event.
  
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• You can now send Giphy GIFs to WhatsApp friends on Android. Here's how to use them

  07-06-2016 18:09
  
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• You can now send Giphy GIFs to WhatsApp friends. Here's how to use them

  07-06-2016 18:09
  
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• How to win at roulette: Mathematician creates ingenious machine that tips the odds

  07-06-2016 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mathematician and former graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley set out to build a roulette-beating system (illustrated) based on a small window before bets are called.
  
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• How Facebook could sway the EU referendum: Site gets 100,000 young people to sign up to vote in just one day

  07-06-2016 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook urged its European users to register to vote last Friday, causing a dramatic spike in the number of young people registering to vote.
  
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• Four species of human ancestor roamed Earth 3 million years ago, according to new study

  07-06-2016 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany conducted a review of middle Pliocene (between 3.3 and 3 million years ago) hominin fossils found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Chad.
  
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• Earth's mountains ranges, volcanoes and trenches created by tectonic plates revealed

  07-06-2016 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A series of images based on satellite pictures highlight the oceanic ridges, mountain ranges and volcanoes, like those in Indonesia (pictured), created by movement of the tectonic plates.
  
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• 'Leaked report' reveals mass data fears

  07-06-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report, allegedly written by spy officials for the UK government, claims concerns were raised in 2010 that mass surveillance was not working.
  
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• Lucy was not alone: Four species of human ancestor roamed Earth 3 million years ago, according new study of African fossils

  07-06-2016 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany conducted a review of middle Pliocene (between 3.3 and 3 million years ago) hominin fossils found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Chad.
  
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• Earth's rings of fire: Mountains ranges, volcanoes and trenches created by 15 tectonic plates revealed in stunning images

  07-06-2016 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A series of images based on satellite pictures highlight the oceanic ridges, mountain ranges and volcanoes, like those in Indonesia (pictured), created by movement of the tectonic plates.
  
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• Royal Navy's most advanced destroyers break down in the Gulf because the water is too WARM

  07-06-2016 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Complicated Rolls Royce gas turbine engines work in the cold water around Britain but the vessels have been left adrift in the Gulf on several occasions because of failures.
  
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• Gravity space mission passes big test

  07-06-2016 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Lisa Pathfinder mission, which was designed to demonstrate the technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space, has been a stunning success, say officials.
  
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• Stephen Hawking claims 'soft electric hair' lets information be released from the abyss

  07-06-2016 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Stephen Hawking, from the University of Cambridge, published a peer-reviewed paper suggesting black holes may not be so black after all.
  
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• Ex-Nasa employee explains what's REALLY behind popular alien conspiracy theories

  07-06-2016 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Oberg, a former Nasa employee, now based in Texas, debunks some of the myths around UFOs. This includes 'space dandruff' (bottom right) and beams of blue light (bottom left).
  
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• Non-Africans have lower fitness levels due to 'genetic burden' left by ancient relatives

  07-06-2016 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in California analysed the genetic remnants of Neanderthals (illustrated) carried by humans today, which indicates mutations have likely been weeded out over time.
  
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• Facebook and Netflix ask users to tighten up account security following major breaches

  07-06-2016 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big companies such as Facebook and Netflix are scanning through previous data leaks to see whether your credentials match, as hackers are using the data to try and access people's other accounts.
  
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• Apple's Siri calls ambulance for baby

  07-06-2016 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman from Cairns, Australia, used Siri to call an ambulance for her one year old daughter when she stopped breathing.
  
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• UFO sightings debunked: Former Nasa employee explains what's REALLY behind popular alien conspiracy theories

  07-06-2016 14:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Oberg, a former Nasa employee, now based in Texas, debunks some of the myths around UFOs. This includes 'space dandruff' (bottom right) and beams of blue light (bottom left).
  
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• Space exploration: Are Musk and Bezos about to eclipse Gagarin and Armstrong?

  07-06-2016 13:53 via go.theregister.com
  
  Reg Summer lectures ponder changing of the astral guard Once upon a time exploring space required a mix of the “right stuff” and some serious aeronautical chops. Nowadays you’re as likely to need an out of this world ego and background in Silicon Valley financing.…
  
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• Uber drivers to 'fine' riders who keep them waiting

  07-06-2016 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber is rolling out features to make life easier for drivers who are increasingly questioning their benefits and rights.
  
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• Uber drivers to 'fine' late riders

  07-06-2016 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber is rolling out features to make life easier for drivers who are increasingly questioning their benefits and rights.
  
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• Time to change your password? Facebook and Netflix are asking users to tighten up account security following major breaches

  07-06-2016 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big companies such as Facebook and Netflix are scanning through previous data leaks to see whether your credentials match, as hackers are using the data to try and access people's other accounts.
  
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• Neanderthal inbreeding has left humans WEAKER: Non-Africans have lower fitness levels due to 'genetic burden' left by ancient relatives 

  07-06-2016 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in California analysed the genetic remnants of Neanderthals (illustrated) carried by humans today, which indicates mutations have likely been weeded out over time.
  
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• Instagram just got easier as it lets you share photos and videos directly from other apps

  07-06-2016 12:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco based Instagram, which has more than 400 million users, has added an extension to allowing people to share pictures straight from a different app, without having to open Instagram itself.
  
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• Flightradar24 video reveals the number of planes crossing the Atlantic each day

  07-06-2016 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip, produced by Flightradar24, has shown the 2,464 airplanes that crossed the North Atlantic Ocean on Friday May 6 - in a 40-second snapshot.
  
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• Tropical Archerfish are able to pick out individual faces from a crowd

  07-06-2016 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Oxford University and the University of Queensland found thatarcherfish (pictured) were capable of discriminating one face from up to 44 new faces.
  
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• European probe searching for ripples in space time achieves freefall record

  07-06-2016 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Space Agency's Lisa Pathfinder probe has set two gold and platinum cubes into the truest freefall ever achieved in a step towards a giant gravitational wave detector in space.
  
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