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• Microsoft’s Xbox One S revealed at E3

  13-06-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has revealed its Xbox One S console which is 40 per cent smaller than previous generations of the games console. Prices will start at $299 (£249) for the 500GB version.
  
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• Now Alexa knows when you're angry: Amazon's virtual assistant will analyse emotions in user's voices

  13-06-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon is working on new technology that will help Alexa recognize emotional tone and offer an apology for mistakes. This will help the AI hold remember previous conversations.
  
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• El Nino blamed for 'fastest rise in CO2 on record' as global warming gas reaches highest ever levels

  13-06-2016 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time on record, atmospheric carbon dioxide is expected to surpass 400 parts per million for the entire year due to an ‘extra boost’ from El Niño, researchers from the Met Office say.
  
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• Star Wars-type planet with 2 Sun's discovered by Kepler Telescope

  13-06-2016 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of researchers from San Diego State University (SDSU) used the Kepler Space Telescope to identify the new Jupiter-like planet, which has been named Kepler-1647 b.
  
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• Apple brings Siri to Macs and lets it talk to apps

  13-06-2016 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple is brings its virtual assistant Siri to its next Mac operating system, and allows it to work with third-party apps on iOS.
  
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• Not so bird-brained after all: Macaws' minds contain more neurons than some monkeys despite being much smaller

  13-06-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the first study to measure the number of neurons in the brains of more than two dozen species, researchers from Prague discovered why birds are able to perform complicated tasks.
  
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• Is your German far from 'gut'? Blame your DNA: Language gene accounts for nearly 50% of success in learning a foreign tongue

  13-06-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of Washington looked at 79 students who were learning a second language. They found results could be predicted by a combination of genetic and brain factors.
  
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• Apple to unveil 'SuperSiri' to take on Amazon and Google in smart assistant wars

  13-06-2016 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm made a raft of announcements at its annual WWDC event in San Francisco, including new software for iPhones, iPads and its Watch alongside a new improved Siri.
  
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• Microsoft’s Xbox One S revealed: Console is 40 per cent smaller with a built-in power supply and 4K ultra high definition

  13-06-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has revealed its Xbox One S console which is 40 per cent smaller than previous generations of the games console. Prices will start at $299 (£210).
  
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• Ming Dynasty ruins found under China's Forbidden City

  13-06-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brickwork and 'rammed earth' foundations dating tot he early Ming Dynasty have been uncovered outside the Cining Palace that housed emperors' mothers in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
  
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• Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26bn

  13-06-2016 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is buying the professional networking website LinkedIn for about $26bn (£18bn) to help boost sales of its business software.
  
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• Caltech astronomers suggest there are 'several' hidden planets in our solar system

  13-06-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from Spain and Cambridge confirmed the orbits of the six extreme trans-Neptunian objects that were used a reference to announce the existence of Planet Nine are not as stable as it was thought.
  
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• US scientists have discovered new material that can eliminate 'sweaty armpits'

  13-06-2016 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington, have discovered a new material that rings itself out halfway before it becomes fully saturated with water.
  
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• Move over Tatooine: Kepler discovers largest ever Star Wars-style planet orbiting TWO stars

  13-06-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of researchers from San Diego State University (SDSU) used the Kepler Space Telescope to identify the new Jupiter-like planet, which has been named Kepler-1647 b.
  
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• NASA's astroboffins spot the largest ever Tatooine planet

  13-06-2016 19:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Kepler 1647-b bigger than Jupiter, circles two stars... just like Tatooine A team of astronomers led by NASA have discovered the largest circumbinary planet on record, according to the American Astronomical Society.…
  
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• The AI that decides when to inflict pain: Machine that chooses whether to make you bleed sparks debate into robot uprising

  13-06-2016 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexander Reben, director of technology and research at Stochastic Labs in California, created the robot to generate debate about future machines that kill without human intervention.
  
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• El Niño likely to boost CO2 in 2016

  13-06-2016 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A big spike in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels means the greenhouse gas is about to pass a symbolic threshold.
  
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• Is there a FIFTH fundamental force?

  13-06-2016 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Dr Michele Redi. a research scientist at INFN Florence, the hints of the new particle might be confirmed 'within just a few weeks, or possibly even within days.'
  
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• Facebook will DELETE your photos unless you download its Moments app by July 7th 

  13-06-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has warned that unless users switch to the platforms Moments app before 7th July, any photos synced to their profiles from their phones will be deleted (pictured)
  
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• Microsoft agrees to buy unprofitable LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

  13-06-2016 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has agreed to pay $26.2 billion (£18.4 billion) for LinkedIn, despite the professional networking site making a loss of $166 million (£116 million) last year.
  
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• Now alien hunters claim to have found an oasis on Mars

  13-06-2016 16:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amateur alien hunter from Maryland claims to have found evidence of lakes of standing water surrounded by trees on Mars in images taken by Nasa's Mars Global Surveyor (pictured).
  
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• Machine that chooses whether to make you bleed sparks fears over a robot uprising

  13-06-2016 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexander Reben, director of technology and research at Stochastic Labs in California, created the robot to generate debate about future machines that kill without human intervention.
  
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• Bendy see-thru mobes? Materials scientists make nanofilm advance

  13-06-2016 15:31 via go.theregister.com
  
  The film will be used for rollable and expandable smartphone screens Researchers have created a new flexible nanomaterial film that boasts a “world record” combination of transparency and electrical conductivity, making it an ideal candidate for roll-up touchscreens.…
  
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• After Richard III, now surveyors scan for signs of Henry I at a school in Reading

  13-06-2016 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four years after Richard III’s grave was also found under a car park in Leicester, investigators in Berkshire have launched a search project of the ruins of Reading Abbey using ground-penetrating radar.
  
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• Facebook will DELETE your backed-up photos unless you download its Moments app by July 7th 

  13-06-2016 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has warned that unless users switch to the platforms Moments app before 7th July, any photos synced to their profiles from their phones will be deleted (pictured)
  
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• Huge spam and malware network goes offline

  13-06-2016 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest networks of spam-sending computers in the world goes quiet, puzzling internet security experts.
  
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• The vast ancient cities hidden under Cambodia's jungle

  13-06-2016 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Sydney have revealed the sheer scale of the Khmer Empire's ancient cities. More detailson the project will be announced at 6.30pm BST (1.30pm ET) today.
  
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• Are robots coming for YOUR job?

  13-06-2016 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A security robot built by California-based startup Knightscope is performing patrols in shopping malls and offices. It is part of a growing number of 'service robots' able to do jobs performed by humans.
  
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• New breed of AI is tested in Minecraft

  13-06-2016 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Michigan created a set of mazes and set their AI algorithms increasingly complex tasks to complete within the structures built in the computer game, Minecraft.
  
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• 'Harmful' robot aims to spark AI debate

  13-06-2016 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A robot that can decide whether or not to inflict pain is demonstrated by roboticist and artist Alexander Reben.
  
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• Forget about Brexit – let's talk Orbits, Digits, Robots

  13-06-2016 12:23 via go.theregister.com
  
  We can go it alone, in spaaace... If you’ve had it up to here with politicos arguing how we should redefine our relationship with Europe, join El Reg at our summer lectures where we’ll be discussing how to redefine the relationship between Earth, space, technology and humanity itself.…
  
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• Elon Musk's 'cargo route' to Mars revealed: SpaceX to send probes to red planet

  13-06-2016 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to the Washington Post, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, drew parallels between people crossing the oceans in centuries past to unknown worlds.
  
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• Microsoft’s Xbox One S revealed in leaked images

  13-06-2016 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two users on the GeoGAF forum have leaked images and specifications for the Xbox One S. The new model will be unveiled by Microsoft today at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
  
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• Delta IV Heavy launches in Cape Canavera carrying a secret spy satellite

  13-06-2016 10:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's largest rocket launched from Cape Canaveral this afternoon, carrying a secret spy satellite 'in support of national defense'.
  
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• Can this woman cure insomnia just by crinkling paper?

  13-06-2016 09:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma Smith, 37, a former marketing executive and mother-of-two, has no medical qualifications. But her videos of crinkling tissue paper and doing similar things have been watched by thousands.
  
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• Could inspiration from nature help robots to walk?

  13-06-2016 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Building robots which are naturally balanced could help them walk says Dr Iida
  
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• Research from the Mammal Society say domestic animals no longer need to find food

  13-06-2016 07:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A veterinarian scientist at Bristol University said that selectively breeding domestic cats is possible – and would bring an end to felines bringing home dead birds and dumping them on the mat.
  
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• E3 video games show set to tone down violence

  13-06-2016 05:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of the video games trailers at this year's E3 expo are expected to be amended in light of the Orlando shooting.
  
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• UK facing 'digital skills crisis' warn MPs

  13-06-2016 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Urgent action is needed to deal with the UK's digital skills crisis, warn MPs, or it risks damaging productivity and competitiveness.
  
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• E3: Fifa 17 story mode revealed at EA event

  13-06-2016 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bestselling football video game series Fifa will introduce a story mode, allowing players to control a character on and off the pitch.
  
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• Facebook turns on safety check following Orlando mass shooting

  13-06-2016 00:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook turned on its Safety Check feature following the devastating mass shooting in Orlando that left 50 dead and at least 53 others injured. It's the first time the tool was ever used in the US.
  
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