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• Do YOU have smartphone blindness?

  22-06-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, warned this fleeting loss of vision is too often mistaken for a stroke, leading to ‘unnecessary anxiety and costly investigations’.
  
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• The ten questions you should ALWAYS ask before accepting a new job to ensure you get the money - and respect - that you deserve 

  22-06-2016 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From enquiring about recentpromotions to questioning what they dislike about the company, posing these can help ensure you get the money, respect and happiness that you deserve.
  
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• Russian Government invests in Elon Musk's high speed transport system

  22-06-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian Direct Investment Fund, which was launched with support of the Kremlin in 2011 with the goal of attracting investment to Russia, made the undisclosed investment in April.
  
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• Experts warn pushy perfectionists can give their kids DEPRESSION

  22-06-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Singapore researchers from found that children with intrusive parents had a higher tendency to be overly critical of themselves and this tendency increased over the years.
  
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• Tesla bid for SolarCity 'shameful'

  22-06-2016 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla's bid to buy struggling solar energy firm SolarCity has been called "shameful" by financier Jim Chanos.
  
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• Waking a sleeping giant: Dormant supermassive black hole seen shredding a eating up a star in unprecedented detail

  22-06-2016 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the University of Maryland have spotted X-ray flares coming from a cloud of debris around a supermassive black hole that 'woke' from dormancy to tear apart a nearby star.
  
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• Pink snow could speed up climate change warn researchers

  22-06-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pink snow and ice decorate glaciers across the Arctic, owing their stunning hue to the presence of red pigmented snow algae. But these blooms are causing glaciers to soak up heat.
  
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• Smart gun lock ZORE X can alert owners if their firearm is tampered with or moved

  22-06-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As politicians debate gun control policy, one Israeli startup is taking matters into their own hands with ZORE X. This smart cartridge fits on a semi-auto gun and can only be unlocked with a pin code.
  
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• Google outlines the five challenges facing artificial intelligence

  22-06-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google says among the key challenges facing AI systems is how to prevent side effects such as cleaning robots that knock over vases to get its job done faster or those that ask too many questions.
  
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• 'Mysterious creature' causes panic in Venice after it was filmed swimming in canal

  22-06-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unidentified fish was captured on camera by a veteran gondolier in the Italian city's Grand Canal, and he said he has never seen anything like it during his 20-year career.
  
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• Formula E to offer $1m prize for Vegas virtual grand prix 

  22-06-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Formula E, the world's first fully electric car racing series, is planning a virtual race in Las Vegas next January with a likely $1 million jackpot for the winner.
  
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• Women feel just as betrayed by 'emotional cheating' as they would by a physical affair

  22-06-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men by contrast are less concerned about ‘emotional infidelity’ but more concerned if their wife or girlfriend has sex with another man, according to the research by the University of Texas.
  
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• Zenta pinpoints triggers of stress so you can avoid mood swings and anxiety

  22-06-2016 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vinaya, a London-based technology company has created the new Zenta wearable. Previous creations include Altruis jewellery which vibrates when you have a message.
  
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• Police ask for help to find individuals who have been spooking Iowa town

  22-06-2016 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An area in Iowa is being terrorized and terrified by a mysterious group of men dressed in black trench coats who are appearing alongside desolate roads in the middle of the night.
  
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• Inventor creates a 'ghost phone' that can only be seen using smart glasses

  22-06-2016 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An inventor from Diyarbakir in Turkey created the 'ghost phone' after travelling on crowded public transport and feeling strangers looking at his business messages over his shoulder.
  
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• Diesel cars pollute more in cold weather

  22-06-2016 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new claims come from testing company Emissions Analytics which found a significant rise in toxic gas emissions from a wide range of modelsin the UK as the temperature drops below 18°C.
  
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• Scientists reveal how the six styles of care can impact your child's success

  22-06-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kobe University surveyed 5,000 men and women about their relationship with their parents. Children with indulgent, easygoing, or harsh parents lacked positive mentality.
  
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• Strawberry moon spotted in SPACE as Astronaut takes photo of phenomenon from ISS

  22-06-2016 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa astronaut Jeff Williams captured a photograph from the International Space Station of the full moon in June as it rose behind Earth on the day after the summer solstice.
  
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• A manned mission to Mars is still 15 years away says European space agency chief

  22-06-2016 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Director-General of Paris-based Esa, Jan Woerner, has poured doubt on chances of an earlier window for the epic journey to Mars, citing financial and technologicalrestraints.
  
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• Black holes that created gravitational wave signals were a pair of 'monster' stars

  22-06-2016 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the University of Warsaw has found these giant binary black holes can form naturally from our understanding of how the stars in binary systems interact.
  
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• Researchers find Carribbean sea acts like a WHISTLE and can be heard from space

  22-06-2016 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent study of the region, scientists from the University of Liverpool discovered an unusual oscillations in the Earth’s gravity field, revealing that the sea behaves like a massive whistle.
  
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• Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston is 'Power Rangers' new Zordon

  22-06-2016 19:12
  
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• The wearable that tracks your mental health: Zenta pinpoints triggers of stress so you can avoid mood swings and anxiety

  22-06-2016 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vinaya, a London-based technology company has created the new Zenta wearable. Previous creations include Altruis jewellery which vibrates when you have a message.
  
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• Hasselblad is first mirrorless medium-format digital camera

  22-06-2016 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hasselblad unveils the first mirrorless medium-format digital camera that promises "ultra-high quality" photos from a compact body.
  
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• Forget killer robots! Droids could BORE you to death: Google outlines the five challenges facing artificial intelligence

  22-06-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google says among the key challenges facing AI systems is how to prevent side effects such as cleaning robots that knock over vases to get its job done faster or those that ask too many questions.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg covers computer's camera and audio jack with pieces of tape

  22-06-2016 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg shared a photo to help celebrate Instagram's 500 million monthly active users. But the photo shows how the camera and audio jack on his Macbook are covered with pieces of tape.
  
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• India launches 20 satellites in single mission

  22-06-2016 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Indian space agency (ISRO) successfully launched a rocket carrying 20 satellites today (pictured) from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota.
  
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• How friendships can wreck a marriage: Women feel just as betrayed by 'emotional cheating' as they would by a physical affair

  22-06-2016 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men by contrast are less concerned about ‘emotional infidelity’ but more concerned if their wife or girlfriend has sex with another man, according to the research by the University of Texas.
  
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• Strawberry moon spotted from SPACE: Astronaut takes breathtaking photo of rare phenomenon from the ISS

  22-06-2016 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa astronaut Jeff Williams captured a photograph from the International Space Station of the full moon in June as it rose behind Earth on the day after the summer solstice.
  
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• A manned mission to Mars is still 15 years away: European space agency chief warns money worries could delay plans

  22-06-2016 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Director-General of Paris-based Esa, Jan Woerner, has poured doubt on chances of an earlier window for the epic journey to Mars, citing financial and technologicalrestraints.
  
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• Scientology opens Hollywood media centre for news and film production

  22-06-2016 16:58
  
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• For your eyes only: Inventor creates a 'ghost phone' that can only be seen using smart glasses to protect privacy

  22-06-2016 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An inventor from Diyarbakir in Turkey created the 'ghost phone' after travelling on crowded public transport and feeling strangers looking at his business messages over his shoulder.
  
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• Primatologist develops rocking bed based on treetop nests made by chimps

  22-06-2016 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Primatologist Koichiro Zamma, from Kyoto University in Japan, has developed a ‘humankind evolution bed’ based on chimpanzee nests.
  
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• Who are the mysterious 'men in black'? Police ask for help to find individuals who have been spooking Iowa town for weeks amid fears it is more than a sinister prank

  22-06-2016 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An area in Iowa is being terrorized and terrified by a mysterious group of men dressed in black trench coats who are appearing alongside desolate roads in the middle of the night.
  
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• Up close with TAG Heuer's £12,000 tourbillon watch

  22-06-2016 16:32
  
  The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T is the most democratic tourbillon on the market today
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• How texting and tweeting is wrecking romantic relationships

  22-06-2016 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Overusing social media as an adolescent may damage the development of key relationship skills, according to experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University.
  
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• Nintendo reacts to fans' calls for Christina Grimmie to appear in Zelda

  22-06-2016 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fans of Christina Grimmie are calling for Nintendo to name a character after the murdered Voice star in new Zelda video game.
  
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• Jeremy Kyle DNA kit firm says new test reveals truth just 8 weeks in pregnancy

  22-06-2016 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new non-invasive prenatal DNA tests, claims to identify the father and sex of the baby just two months after conception. But as it is not 100 per cent accurate, a second test must be taken after birth.
  
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• Proposals to curb online speech viewed as threat to open internet

  22-06-2016 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report published in Cancun, Mexico, by the Global Commission on Internet Governance has warned that 'the future of the internet hangs in the balance' due to growing online censorship.
  
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• Barclays Android app makes £100 contactless payments

  22-06-2016 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays completes the roll-out of a facility that allows its customers to make in-store contactless purchases of up to £100 via Android phones.
  
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• Are LED street lights damaging YOUR health, doctors warn over sleep problems

  22-06-2016 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chicago-based American Medical Association believe that white LEDs may be emitting too much blue light, which may have impacts on vision and sleep.
  
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• The tell-tale visual flickers that mean you'll always be able to win at cards

  22-06-2016 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, found people make involuntary movements when doing mental arithmetic.
  
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• Hunting HUMANS may be a hobby for the rich in the next 100 years

  22-06-2016 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tourism expert from the University of Central Lancashire predicts that by 2100, hunting humans will become an underground sport, and that by 2200 it could even become televised.
  
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• Hands-on with Hasselblad's £6,000 mirrorless X1D camera

  22-06-2016 14:30
  
  The 50MP digital camera is less than half the weight of similar models
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• Automated Twitter accounts threaten to influence Britain's EU referendum 

  22-06-2016 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer scientists at Oxford University analysed 1.8 million tweets about the EU referendum and found that the leave side seems to be using these bots more than the stay campaign.
  
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• World's first gene editing trial on HUMANS gets the green light

  22-06-2016 14:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A committee from the Maryland-based National Institutes of Health approved the use of a precise gene editing tool to boost the effectiveness of existing cancer treatments in the US.
  
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• Astroboffins find first 'wind nebula' around rare 'magnetar' star

  22-06-2016 14:12 via go.theregister.com
  
  No it's not Michael Fassbender getting flatulent Astronomers have found a “wind nebula” around a rare ultra-magnetic neutron star for the first time.…
  
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• Biggest developments in fintech in 2016

  22-06-2016 14:10
  
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• Lack of 'hard work' means young people today have less grip strength

  22-06-2016 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Winston-Salem University in North Carolina tested hand strength in 237 participants. Both men and women has lower hand strength than people in 1985.
  
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• Rise of the Brexit bots: Surge in automated Twitter accounts threaten to influence the outcome of Britain's EU referendum 

  22-06-2016 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Computer scientists at Oxford University analysed 1.8 million tweets about the EU referendum and found that the leave side seems to be using these bots more than the stay campaign.
  
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