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• You can be my wingman any time! RaspBerry Pi AI waxes Air Force top gun's tail in dogfights

  28-06-2016 23:37 via go.theregister.com
  
  Maverick, it's not your flying, it's your AI-ttitude Today's generation of fighter pilots could be the last of their breed, thanks to an AI system dubbed ALPHA that's proving unkillable in air combat.…
  
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• Can you hear them now? New buoy listens for singing whales

  28-06-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The high-tech acoustic device will eavesdrop on the songs of the whales to better understand and safeguard their movements near two busy shipping lanes entering New York Harbor.
  
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• Smithsonian unveils restored Enterprise flies model used in original Star Trek series

  28-06-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Starship Enterprise has travelled back in time to its glory days – the Star Trek ship has been restored to its 1967 looks, and is on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
  
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• US Navy is developing 'supersonic submarine' that could cut through the ocean

  28-06-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Penn State Applied Research Laboratory are developing a new system using a technique called supercavitation.
  
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• US Navy is developing 'supersonic submarine' that could cut through the ocean at the speed of sound using a bubble

  28-06-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Penn State Applied Research Laboratory are developing a new system using a technique called supercavitation.
  
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• Expert claims to have found evidence humans can still discern magnetic fields

  28-06-2016 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using a Faraday Cage, Joe Kirschvink, from the California Institute of Technology, observed reproducible changes in human'sbrain waves whenadjustments were made to the magnetic field.
  
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• Nasa tests its most powerful booster yet

  28-06-2016 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa has conducted a second round of test on a booster which is designed to send human beings deep into space.
  
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• British boy launched cyber-attacks on websites denies American airlines bomb hoaxes

  28-06-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The teenager, from Plymouth, bombarded around a dozen websites in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, temporarily bringing them down for around 45 minutes.
  
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• The world's oldest computer came with a built in instruction manual

  28-06-2016 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For a century the exact function of the mysterious 2100 year old'Antikythera Mechanism' were impossible to decipher because only tiny parts of its text were understood.
  
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• World class science 'will endure' in UK after Brexit

  28-06-2016 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK Science Minister, Jo Johnson, says that world class research will "endure" following the Brexit.
  
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• We could all be pets in an elaborate alien zoo, claims Neil deGrasse Tyson

  28-06-2016 19:41
  
  Intelligent alien life may have already found us and enslaved humanity in a giant zoo: planet Earth
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• Watch Nasa test the biggest rocket ever made in video

  28-06-2016 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The key component of Nasa's Space Launch System (SLS), successfully fired up for its second qualification ground test at Orbital ATK's test facilities in Promontory, Utah.
  
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• Ancient birds' wings preserved in amber

  28-06-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two wings from birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have been found preserved in amber.
  
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• Thousands of dinosaur-era bird fossils unearthed

  28-06-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers unearthed the fossils in an amber deposit in north-eastern Burma. They include the tiny wings (pictured) from an extinct branch of birds called the enantiornithines
  
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• Jewellery crafted by 'lost' ancient people of Scotland unearthed

  28-06-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gaulcross is now an intensively farmed field in rural Aberdeenshire. Researchers revisited the site of a hoard, that was originally found in 1838, to uncover the hoard of 100 pieces of silver.
  
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• DoNotPay system created by a student has won 160,000 disputes in London and New York

  28-06-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The DoNotPay bot was first released in London last fall, where it has since successfully disputed 160,000 tickets. Since its New York release in March, the bot has been used over 9,000 times.
  
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• This camera is smaller than a grain of salt

  28-06-2016 18:33
  
  The camera can be injected into the body via syringe
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• Science Museum exhibition to mark Battle of the Somme reveals medical devices used in WWI

  28-06-2016 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For every soldier killed during the war, a further two were wounded. A new exhibition at the Science Museum shows the medical devices and innovations that ensured their survival.
  
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• Hands on with India's £3 smartphone

  28-06-2016 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC is given a first look at a smartphone costing less than £3, set to launch in India next week.
  
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• Incredible pictures show how the Panama Canal was transformed in $5.5bn project

  28-06-2016 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The expansion includes two new sets of lock complexes, one on the Pacific coast on the outskirts of Panama City and one on the northern coast at Colon.
  
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• Can Facebook recommend friends just on you phone's GPS?

  28-06-2016 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports have emerged that the Californian social media giant is using people's phone data (pictured) to suggest new friends which have no other connection to them.
  
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• Best diving watches reviewed

  28-06-2016 17:51
  
  You don't have to be snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef to enjoy these three diving watches
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• Jewellery crafted by 'lost' ancient people of Scotland unearthed: 1,500-year-old trove of silver discovered at Roman-era stone circle

  28-06-2016 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gaulcross is now an intensively farmed field in rural Aberdeenshire. Researchers revisited the site of a hoard, that was originally found in 1838, to uncover the hoard of 100 pieces of silver.
  
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• 'Robot lawyer' fights parking tickets

  28-06-2016 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A chatbot programmed by a British teenager has successfully challenged 160,000 parking tickets since its launch last year.
  
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• Microsoft forced to pay £7,500 after Windows 10 automatically installed on woman's computer

  28-06-2016 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Relying on her device to run her travel agency in Sausalito, California, Teri Goldstein went to the Microsoft support team seeking answers but found none.
  
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• Thousands of dinosaur-era bird fossils unearthed: Feathers perfectly preserved in amber are close to 100 million years old

  28-06-2016 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers unearthed the fossils in an amber deposit in north-eastern Burma. They include the tiny wings (pictured) from an extinct branch of birds called the enantiornithines
  
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• Zika vaccine one step closer after successful trial in mice

  28-06-2016 16:59
  
  Two vaccines have been developed that give mice immunity against the Zika virus
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• US border authority seeks travellers' social media details

  28-06-2016 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Travellers seeking visa waiver entry to the US may soon be asked to list their social media profiles, if a Department of Homeland Security proposal is enacted.
  
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• Italian scientists invent a SELF-CLEANING metal that repels water and dirt

  28-06-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of Italian scientists have invented a material that repels water through a detailed criss-cross pattern on the surface produced by lasers.The idea was inspired by the leaves of a lotus flower.
  
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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg causes outrage building a 6ft wall in Hawaii around property

  28-06-2016 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has annoyed locals on the Hawaiian holiday island of Kauai after be began construction a large stone wall around his $100million retreat. (file photo)
  
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• Professor Stephen Hawking warns of rogue robot rebellion evolving faster than humans

  28-06-2016 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Hawking was interviewed from the Canary Islands, where he was being honored at the 'Starmus' Festival. The professor spoke of his fears about the future of the human race and rise of artificial intelligence.
  
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• American Kennel Club officially recognises Pumi as a new breed of dog

  28-06-2016 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breeders have been working tirelessly in the US over the past two decades in a quest to get the Hungarian pumi officially noticed – and their hard work paid off.
  
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• How dogs can sniff out diabetes

  28-06-2016 15:00
  
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• Google is adding song lyrics to search results

  28-06-2016 14:53
  
  You can now find song lyrics directly within your search
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• Is this the world's cutest dog? Adorable Pumi is officially recognised as a new breed

  28-06-2016 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breeders have been working tirelessly in the US over the past two decades in a quest to get the Hungarian pumi officially noticed – and their hard work paid off.
  
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• Google's controversial Secretive Alphabet plan to control public transport

  28-06-2016 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Columbus, Ohio, could be the first city to benefit from the software which is attempting to make ride-sharing services such as Uber the primary transport option.
  
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• Helium discovery a 'game-changer'

  28-06-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say they have found a large helium gas field in Tanzania, amid concerns global supplies are running out.
  
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• Apple patent reveals next iPhone could change displays depending which hand you're holding it with

  28-06-2016 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based tech giant Apple might be taking concerns from left-handed users on board. The patent shows how ow extra sensors could be used to detect how the phone is held.
  
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• Martian rock compounds hint at high levels of oxygen and liquid water

  28-06-2016 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in New Mexico, believe the discovery of manganese oxides by Nasa's Curiosity rover (pictured) shows the ancient atmosphere of Mars was highly oxidative.
  
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• The best way to find oxygen on Mars? Friggin LASERS, of course

  28-06-2016 14:23 via go.theregister.com
  
  Curiosity's green beams reveal signs of manganese oxide A chemical camera sitting atop Curiosity, the Mars rover, has spotted signs that the Red Planet may have once had oxygen in its atmosphere, fuelling further speculation that it was once Earth-like.…
  
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• E-cigarettes could be toxic to the mouth: Vaping 'kills cells in the oral cavity - raising the risk of disease'

  28-06-2016 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at UCLA tested two brands of e-cigarette vapour on cells taken from the oral cavity and found exposure significantly reduced the mouth's natural defences to oral disease.
  
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• AI fighter pilot wins in combat simulation

  28-06-2016 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An artificial intelligence system developed in the US successfully intercepts two attacking fighter jets in a combat simulation.
  
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• Teachers fired over offensive private messages

  28-06-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three US teachers lose their jobs after a private chat on messaging service Slack, in which they insulted pupils, was leaked.
  
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• Ligo and its hunt for gravitational waves in monster black holes

  28-06-2016 13:00
  
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• Beijing is sinking by FOUR inches each year: City is falling under the weight of massive buildings and a growing population

  28-06-2016 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some parts of China's capital Beijing are sinking twice as fast as New Orleans. This is because a rapidly growing population is increasing demand for water to be pumped out of the ground.
  
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• Quantum computers could simulate the beginnings of the universe and reveal how life formed

  28-06-2016 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of scientists in Austria have simulated how pairs of elementary particles can be created out of a vacuum, for the first time using a quantum computer.
  
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• Airbnb challenges San Francisco over rental law

  28-06-2016 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airbnb is challenging the San Francisco city authorities on its plans to fine the website for unregistered hosts.
  
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• Astronomers discover 'secret' black hole in our galaxy

  28-06-2016 12:17
  
  Nasa believe that there are tens of thousands to millions of hidden black holes in our galaxy
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• The Minecraft movie will be released in 2019

  28-06-2016 12:10
  
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• Huge 8th century boat found near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple could shed light on Khmer Empire's navy

  28-06-2016 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the oldest boat ever found in Cambodia, and its discovery will be useful for scholars of the Angkor era, when the Khmer empire dominated the region from the 9th to 15th centuries.
  
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