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• Shellfish study raise concerns contagious cancers can jump between species 

  23-06-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by Columbia University in New York, found shellfish had cancerous growths, called neoplasms, which can be passed from one animal to another through seawater.
  
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• Hubble finds mysterious new giant vortex on Neptune: Dark spot of high pressure could be causing pancake shaped clouds

  23-06-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'dark vortex' is a high pressure system, and experts say on Neptune it is usually accompanied by 'companion clouds' high above the planet's surface.
  
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• Alphabet's Boston Dynamics reveals its latest robot in bizarre video

  23-06-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MiniSpot has an extendable neck it can use to carry beer cans and load a dishwasher - and push itself up if it should fall over.
  
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• Macaques become more selective of their friends as they get older

  23-06-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the German Primate Centre in Göttingen, Germany looked at 100 Barbary macaques in the enclosure 'La Forêt des Singes' in Rocamadour, France.
  
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• Vacuum that costs as much as a second hand car! £1,500 model kills bed bugs and deep cleans mattresses 

  23-06-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Promising to kill bed bugs, remove stubborn marks and deep-clean mattresses, the Kobold VK200 has been nicknamed the Rolls-Royce of vacuum cleaners.
  
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• China's secret stealth sub surfaces: First images show 'Shang' nuclear submarine with improved missile launcher

  23-06-2016 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chinese navy has released a rare photo of the Type 093B ‘Shang’ submarine, which can launch missiles vertically at ships and other targets overhead.
  
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• Good news for fitness obsessives: Experts find tracking bands can underestimate exercise by up to 40%

  23-06-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Queensland tested 4 fitness trackers to gain more insight in how each measures factors like energy balance and heart rate. The team found they canunderestimate by more than 40%.
  
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• The future of technology is folding: From pocket drones to backpack scooters, DailyMail.com tries out the gadgets vying to become this year's Christmas must-haves

  23-06-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drones, 3D printers and wearables were among the many trends showcased at the CE Week conference in New York City. Daily Mail was there for a hands-on look at the new technology.
  
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• Software firm Twilio soars 88% on first day of trading

  23-06-2016 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in software firm Twilio soar almost 88% to $28.19 on their first day of trading in New York.
  
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• 'Pizzly' bear was NOT a hybrid: DNA tests find slaughtered animal was a 'blonde grizzly' and not part polar bear

  23-06-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this month, hunter Didji Ishalook shot a white bear in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut which experts thought was a polar-bear-grizzly hybrid.
  
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• Think the Telsla is quick? Watch the world record breaking Grimsel electric car go from 0-60 in just 1.5 SECONDS

  23-06-2016 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German researchers have broken the world record for the fastest electric car. The grimsel electric racing car accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.513 seconds over a distance of less than 30 m.
  
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• Romans were more powerful in Britain than thought

  23-06-2016 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artefacts were found at a dig in the Devonshire village of Ipplepen, which is thought to have been the site of an early Romano-British settlement.
  
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• Facial bones grown from FAT used to repair jaws of pigs

  23-06-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biomedical engineers at Columbia University In New York, grew new bone (pictured) in the laboratory from stem cells taken from fat before it was implanted into the jaws of 14 pigs, to repair damage.
  
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• Physicists build simulator, hope to stand up beautiful Standard Model

  23-06-2016 20:08 via go.theregister.com
  
  Particles, antiparticles and putting meat on bones of theory Physicists have built a quantum simulator to study the Standard Model of particle physics – a theory concerning the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions, as well as classifying all the subatomic particles known. The simulator includes lasers and four calcium ions, according to new research published in Nature [paywalled].…
  
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• Have UFO hunters finally found 'absolute proof of life' on Mars? Latest strange claims says Nasa photo shows tiny human-like alien peering around a rock

  23-06-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just feet away from Nasa’s Curiosity rover, Youtube user Paranormal Crucible claims a tiny humanoid alien can be seen spying from behind a Martian rock. UFO hunters estimate it is six inches tall.
  
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• Instagram will automatically translate captions and comments into your chosen language

  23-06-2016 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is introducing a new translation tool this week. The app currently has 500 million users, and supports 24 languages. Facebook remains ahead with 1.6 billion users.
  
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• The 'giraffe dog' that can help around the house: Alphabet's Boston Dynamics reveals its latest robot in bizarre video that sees it falling on a banana skin and loading a dishwasher

  23-06-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MiniSpot has an extendable neck it can use to carry beer cans and load a dishwasher - and push itself up if it should fall over.
  
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• The Floow tracks your driving to save you money - and it could save your life

  23-06-2016 19:19
  
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• Saving face! Facial bones grown from FAT used to repair jaws of pigs and could help reconstruct features of accident victims 

  23-06-2016 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biomedical engineers at Columbia University In New York, grew new bone (pictured) in the laboratory from stem cells taken from fat before it was implanted into the jaws of 14 pigs, to repair damage.
  
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• Investors 'need to understand' insurance if they want to disrupt it

  23-06-2016 19:15
  
  In the battle between old insurance "incumbents" and those new startups, there's one big difference
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• Romans were more powerful in Britain than thought: Discovery of coins and pottery in Devon redraws the map of the empire

  23-06-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artefacts were found at a dig in the Devonshire village of Ipplepen, which is thought to have been the site of an early Romano-British settlement.
  
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• Even 11-year-olds can invest in these stocks

  23-06-2016 19:03
  
  Motif wants to make investing simpler than ever
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• Even monkeys get picky with age: Macaques become more selective of their friends as they get older

  23-06-2016 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the German Primate Centre in Göttingen, Germany looked at 100 Barbary macaques in the enclosure 'La Forêt des Singes' in Rocamadour, France.
  
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• Why 2016 is the perfect time to launch a startup

  23-06-2016 18:31
  
  Kehl's company aggregates insurance policies in one simple app
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• Russia declares it will publish data about secret US military spy satellites

  23-06-2016 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia has made a submission to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in Vienna threatening to publish details of all satellites in orbit around the planet.
  
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• Ghostbot app will write and send rejection messages so you don't have to

  23-06-2016 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LA tech designers Ad Hoc Labs worked with screenwriters to make an app that can deal with pestering texters. Ghostbot will produce suitable replies to ward off people who won't take the hint
  
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• Banks could soon share your data through open APIs

  23-06-2016 18:10
  
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• Btrfly app helps you find love with other lonely travellers at airports

  23-06-2016 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Btrfly, whose headquarters are in the UK and Canada, is an app which 'offers air travellers the opportunity to connect in real life with like-minded people.' It is free to download on iOS and Android.
  
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• You will soon be able to send money using AI bots on Facebook

  23-06-2016 18:03
  
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• Earthport wants to be the 'Fedex for global payments'

  23-06-2016 17:42
  
  Hank Uberol is making international payments more faster and cheaper with an API
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• Earthport is making global payments more transparent

  23-06-2016 17:42
  
  Hank Uberol is making international payments more faster and cheaper with an API
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• BMW's Mini Vision Next 100 concept vehicle changes COLOUR to suit your mood

  23-06-2016 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unveiled in London, the Mini Vision Next 100 is designed around sharing rather than owning a vehicle. BMW says a colour-changing feature could help personalise the design.
  
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• Star Wars Rogue One cast details revealed

  23-06-2016 17:19
  
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• Zika virus scientists believe they are one step closer to developing a vaccine

  23-06-2016 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Imperial College London found previously exposed to the dengue virus boosts the potency of Zika, explaining why cases in Brazil, where the former is rife, have soared.
  
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• Google Glass is helping autistic children socialise

  23-06-2016 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Autism glass' is an device that records and studies faces in real-time and alerts him to the emotions. The facial recognition software was developed at Stanford University and runs on Google Glass.
  
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• Kabbage can get you a small business loan in seven minutes

  23-06-2016 17:13
  
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• The company where robots and humans work side-by-side

  23-06-2016 17:02
  
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• Solar Impulse plane completes first ever sun-powered Atlantic crossing

  23-06-2016 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solar Impulse 2 landed in Seville this morning (pictured) just after 7.30am local time after setting off from New York early on Monday morning.
  
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• Artifacts found that could be linked to Lost Colony on Roanoke Island

  23-06-2016 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have found two fragments of blue and white pottery on the site of the first English settlement on Roanoke Island in North Carolina that could provide clues to the settlers' fate.
  
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• Blackberry loss widens to $670m

  23-06-2016 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackberry reports a $670m (£450m) quarterly net loss, but the mobile phone company forecasts that its full-year results will beat expectations.
  
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• Magnifique! Instagram will now automatically translate captions and comments into your chosen language

  23-06-2016 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is introducing a new translation tool this week. The app currently has 500 million users, and supports 24 languages. Facebook remains ahead with 1.6 billion users.
  
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• Scientists hungry to deliver food system paradigm shift

  23-06-2016 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight universities across northern England join forces to form a scientific powerhouse at the launch of a five-year, £16m global food research programme.
  
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• Russia wants to make Star Trek-style teleportation a reality within 20 years

  23-06-2016 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Russia are on a mission to bring Star Trek-style teleportation to life (illustrated) as part of a multi-trillion Rouble research and development drive.
  
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• Google Glass is helping autistic children socialise: Gadget reads other people's emotions and facial expressions

  23-06-2016 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Autism glass' is an device that records and studies faces in real-time and alerts him to the emotions. The facial recognition software was developed at Stanford University and runs on Google Glass.
  
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• How to make your fortune from startups with OurCrowd

  23-06-2016 15:52
  
  OurCrowd gives anyone access to some of the highest returns available in investing
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• Would you trust a 'global bank' with your money?

  23-06-2016 15:35
  
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• Contagious cancers widespread in the seas: Shellfish study raises concerns disease can jump between species 

  23-06-2016 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team led by Columbia University in New York, found shellfish had cancerous growths, called neoplasms, which can be passed from one animal to another through seawater.
  
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• Artificial intelligence directs music video for Saatchis

  23-06-2016 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artificial intelligence software is used to create a music video for a French band - but the group is not letting the public see it in full.
  
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• Let a robot dump your unwanted admirers: Ghostbot app will write and send rejection messages so you don't have to

  23-06-2016 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LA tech designers Ad Hoc Labs worked with screenwriters to make an app that can deal with pestering texters. Ghostbot will produce suitable replies to ward off people who won't take the hint
  
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• Artifacts found that could be linked to Lost Colony

  23-06-2016 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have found two fragments of blue and white pottery on the site of the first English settlement on Roanoke Island in North Carolina that could provide clues to the settlers' fate.
  
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