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• Curiosity in crisis as Nasa reveals Mars rover has powered down into 'safe mode'

  06-07-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rover put itself into safe mode on July 2, ceasing most activities other than keeping itself healthy and following a prescribed sequence for resuming communications.
  
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• Researchers reveal the signs that show cats will have a long life

  06-07-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To help pet-owners and veterinarians understand what is normal or what may indicate disease, researchers published a new study that defines what ‘feline healthy aging’ really looks like.
  
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• Snapchat reveals new 'Memories' feature to show you your old snaps

  06-07-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat became known for posts that vanished in just seconds of being sent. But a new feature reminds users of past experiences. Called Memories, users can now save, edit and share old snaps.
  
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• Snapchat Memories update will allow you to use old photos and videos

  06-07-2016 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new Snapchat update will allow users to save photos and videos and upload them at a later date.
  
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• Rice University researchers claim why Venus could have became a lush green planet instead

  06-07-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say that minor evolutionary changes could have altered the fates of both Earth and Venus - and hope to soon be able to model them.
  
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• Amazon to create 1,000 UK jobs

  06-07-2016 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon says it is creating 1,000 new jobs in the UK and that Brexit has not caused a dip in sales yet.
  
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• Military nurses to be taught how to respond to population health emergencies

  06-07-2016 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Military nursing students at the Uniformed Services University of the Healthcare Sciences are given ‘zombie pandemic’ training scenarios as a part of a population health course.
  
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• Moorfields Eye Hospital pairs with Google's DeepMind to prevent blindness

  06-07-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's DeepMind Health is teaming up with a London eye hospital to investigate how machine learning could help analyse eye scans efficiently and effectively.
  
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• Modern man DIDN'T invent tools because of climate change

  06-07-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oxford University studied animal remains and other artefacts obtained from archaeological sites in southern Africa from the Middle Stone Age.
  
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• Nasa's robo-glove could double your gripping power

  06-07-2016 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using sensors, actuators and tendons that are comparable to human nerves, muscles and tendons the glove (pictured) has the same dexterity of our hands - but with mammoth strength.
  
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• Hitomi's last hurrah: Japan's lost 'black hole satellite' sent back a spectacular image of a universe as it died

  06-07-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But before its demise, the satellite was able to send back data to Earth that revealed a surprisingly calm gas cloud in a cluster of galaxies in the Perseus constellation.
  
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• Nottingham undergraduate Ben Palmer reveals one-way shield to hide cops

  06-07-2016 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new device transforms a transparent riot shield into a trick mirror. Designed by a student at Nottingham Trent University, this shield is coated in a vinyl film that lets officers see out, but doesn't let others see in.
  
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• Twitter live-streams Wimbledon matches

  06-07-2016 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tennis matches from the Wimbledon championships are being live-streamed on Twitter in a first of its kind broadcast.
  
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• Dog walking should be replaced by dog swimming, Gloucestershire scientists believe

  06-07-2016 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the first study of the health benefits of swimming for dogs, researchers found that while pool sessions helped the help of injured animals, it also gave healthy animals a boost.
  
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• Move over Tesla: China's Alibaba says it can 'quickly' adapt cars to become self-driving

  06-07-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The companies demonstrated their jointly-developed car equipped with the YunOS operating system, which can link up with smart phones, at an event in eastern China's Hangzhou.
  
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• Nintendo confirms its NX console is 'close to production'

  06-07-2016 18:52
  
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• Man v Machine: A face recognition battle

  06-07-2016 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An artificial intelligence machine called Mark took on a human being. But who won?
  
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• NHS care.data scheme closed after years of controversy

  06-07-2016 18:21
  
  NHS England was criticised for poorly explaining the purpose of the scheme after more than one million people opted-out
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• Reinventing the wheel: the tech inside Lewis Hamilton's cockpit

  06-07-2016 17:41
  
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• Norway scientists recreate Pac-Man computer game using microscopic organisms

  06-07-2016 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team, from the University College of Southeast Norway, used neon lighting to recreate the staging of Pac-Man under 0.03 inches (1mm) in diameter and capture it on film.
  
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• Half a million hoverboards recalled in US

  06-07-2016 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 500,000 hoverboards have been recalled in the US because of a fire risk.
  
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• Clip-Air craft may mean you never have to queue at the airport again

  06-07-2016 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project, developed Switzerland's Federal Polytechnic Institute, aims to transform the way people and cargo travel, with an airplane consisting of a single flying wing on which pods are attached.
  
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• Inside Hummingbad, the Android virus infecting 10 million devices

  06-07-2016 16:39
  
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• First test flight of world's largest aircraft will see it cruise to 4,000 feet at 46 mph

  06-07-2016 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Airlander 10 hybrid aircraft is due to leave its hangar in Cardington, Bedforshire, for the first time since its engines were fitted later this month before undertaking its first short range test flight.
  
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• Hyperloop transport system could cut 310m trip from Helsinki to Stockholm to 28 minutes

  06-07-2016 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based start-up Hyperloop One has unveiled a feasibility study for building a high speed Hyperloop transport network from Finland to Sweden for around £16.2 billion ($23 billion).
  
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• Digital Economy Bill: Networks and porn sites face fines

  06-07-2016 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government proposes new fines for mobile networks and pornographic websites that fail watchdogs' tests.
  
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• Marvel's new Iron Man? A teenage black woman

  06-07-2016 15:54
  
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• iPhone 7 will have 32GB minimum storage instead of 16GB, rumours suggest

  06-07-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new handset from Apple (leaked image pictured) is expected to be unveiled in September. It is believed to be a minor update to current models but will come in a new 'space black' colour.
  
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• Pilot captures incredible photos and footage of massive Alaska landslide

  06-07-2016 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An entire mountain has collapsed in Alaska, sending a huge pile of rocks around six miles down a glacier. The landslide happened on the Lamplugh Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park.
  
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• Salt Lake City's bright five-year-old Oliver Shafer makes a TORNADO in his home laboratory

  06-07-2016 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oliver Shafer, from Salt Lake City, Utah, captured footage of himself creating a home-made tornado in a jar before explaining how real ones work while wearing a lab coat and a pair of safety goggles.
  
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• Behold the ROBOT RECTUM... medics' relief

  06-07-2016 15:25 via go.theregister.com
  
  Pucker up, it's for science Rise of the machines: Spare a thought for the only Rectal Teaching Assistant in the UK who has lost his livelihood to a cold, metal bastard.…
  
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• Just Eat tests self-driving takeaway robots in London

  06-07-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The six-wheeled robothas a large compartment to hold the equivalent of two grocery bags and will deliver Just Eat's customer's meals in London in just 30 minutes.
  
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• No Man's Sky will have a soundtrack written by algorithms

  06-07-2016 14:57
  
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• Darktrace cybersecurity startup just raised £49 million

  06-07-2016 14:42
  
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• Chilling 'Superbugs' game sees you battle bacteria to save humanity from disease

  06-07-2016 14:18
  
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• No more running out of space for your photos: Rumours say iPhone 7 will have 32GB minimum storage instead of 16GB

  06-07-2016 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new handset from California-based Apple is expected to be unveiled in September. It is believed to be a minor update to current models but will come in a new 'space black' colour, claims say.
  
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• Huawei sorry for 'misleading' photo

  06-07-2016 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huawei apologises after it is revealed that a photo it posted online to promote its latest phone was taken on a professional camera.
  
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• Fighting cancer with AI: WIRED Stories Episode 3

  06-07-2016 14:01
  
  The World Health Organisation expects annual cancer cases to rise to 22 million. Can artificial intelligence lead the fight?
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• The POD PLANES that could transform air travel: Radical concept craft may mean you never have to queue at the airport again

  06-07-2016 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project, developed Switzerland's Federal Polytechnic Institute, aims to transform the way people and cargo travel, with an airplane consisting of a single flying wing on which pods are attached.
  
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• Tech companies blame price rises on Brexit vote

  06-07-2016 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dell computers, OnePlus phones and a wide range of camera equipment are becoming more expensive after the Brexit vote.
  
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• Is Hyperloop coming to Europe? Super-fast transport system could cut 310 mile trip from Helsinki to Stockholm to 28 minutes

  06-07-2016 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based start-up Hyperloop One has unveiled a feasibility study for building a high speed Hyperloop transport network from Finland to Sweden for around £16.2 billion ($23 billion).
  
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• Aston Martin unveils its F1-inspired 'hypercar' AM-RB 001

  06-07-2016 13:40
  
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• Met police could use DRONES to catch moped thieves in London

  06-07-2016 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard has is in talks over a fleet of police drones to chase thieves involved in drive-by snatches in the capital. But strict laws on where UAVs can be used could throw derail efforts.
  
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• 'Plane Nine' may be uncovered by the end of SUMMER

  06-07-2016 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dark Energy Survey is an observation projectbased in Chile, designed to probe the acceleration of the universe, by looking at the most distant galaxies. Its data could be soon used to spot Planet Nine.
  
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• Super-intelligent predator robot is taught to hunt down prey in chilling experiment

  06-07-2016 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Terminator-style robots could walk among us sooner then we think. Scientists in Zurich have taught a robot how to hunt just like a predator in the wild thanks to a 'silicon' retina and AI.
  
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• Takeaway app Just Eat to test delivery robots

  06-07-2016 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Takeaway food ordering service Just Eat announces it will trial delivery robots in London this year.
  
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• BlackBerry calls time on its Classic handset

  06-07-2016 12:59
  
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• Pavilion made entirely from smoked bamboo set up to promote the durable wood

  06-07-2016 12:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A beautiful pavilion made entirely from bamboo that resembles a dense, lush forest has been temporarily set up in Sydney to promote the durable wood as a viable building material.
  
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• Has a SECOND Tesla crashed while in autopilot mode?

  06-07-2016 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The driver and passenger both survived the crash, which was on Friday 1 July on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near mile marker 160, 107 miles (172km) east of Pittsburgh. Stock image ofa Model X used.
  
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• Bug in fMRI software calls 15 years of research into question

  06-07-2016 11:58
  
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