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• Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak urges firm not to kill off the headphone socket in iPhone 7

  23-08-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Wozniak said a lot of customers will be frustrated if Apple removes the headphone jack - and claimed wireless headphone simply aren't good enough.
  
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• Space observatory may reveal details about a habitable planet tomorrow

  23-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Southern Observatory, based in Munich, is expected to announce their findings tomorrow. A planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri would be the closest Earth-like planet to us.
  
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• Tesla reveals new 'ludicrous mode' that can go from 0-60mph in just 2.5 seconds

  23-08-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk confirmed the arrival of new 100kWh battery packs, an improvement on the 90kWh batteries currently available - and said the firm's ludicrous mode was now even quicker.
  
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• Pokemon Go in decline as app loses 10m users

  23-08-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New data reveals a steady decline in the number of daily Pokemon Go players, along with a sharp drop in user engagement that could finally allow competing firms to ‘breathe a sigh of relief.’
  
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• World monuments from Washington to Angkor Wat now hit by impossible to remove biofilm

  23-08-2016 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say the biofilm which has darkened landmarks in the US can also be found at numerous sites thousands of miles away, including Hadrian’s Villa in Italy and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
  
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• MIT system claims to be able to more than triple wireless connection speeds

  23-08-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Concert halls, sports stadiums and conferences could benefit from the new 'MegaMIMO' system developed by MIT, which uses an algorithm to let multiple routers share the same part of the spectrum.
  
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• Chicago Air and Water Show left onlookers stunned at breath-taking stunts

  23-08-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For 57 years the Chicago Air & Water Show has been held on the shores of Lake Michigan. Hundreds of thousands of people gather along the lakefront, and on the balconies of downtown rises to watch.
  
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• Self driving Formula E racing car that could change motorsport forever take to the track

  23-08-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prototype has one major difference from final versions - a driver's seat, which organisers say allows teams to 'fully understand how the car thinks and feels on a racetrack'.
  
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• The Internet's 25th birthday sparks celebrations online

  23-08-2016 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Internet users believe the anniversary marks a quarter of a century since the web’s inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, made the service publicly available for the first time on 23 August 1991.
  
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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk reveals firm to 'make product announcement' today

  23-08-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company planned to make a product announcement later today, causing shares in the firm to spike.
  
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• How to win at roulette according to University of Nottingham expert

  23-08-2016 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Graham Kendall, from the University of Nottingham, explains how Newton's laws of motions can be used to predict the spin of the roulette wheel,.
  
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• Amazon to take on Apple and Spotify with $5 per month music streaming service

  23-08-2016 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon would like to launch the services in September, but has not finalized deals with major music labels and publishers, Recode reported.
  
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• Deep diving seals reveal how melting Antarctic ice is slowing down ocean circulation

  23-08-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research comes from scientists at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, at the University of Tasmania, who studied the salinity and temperature of waters in Prydz Bay, Antarctica.
  
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• Iraqi army fight ISIS using new remote-controlled robotic tanks

  23-08-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iraqi media claim the remote-control vehicle is clad in Teflon armour and can be operated at up to a kilometre away. The size of a small golf cart it could be used to help retake Mosul from ISIS forces.
  
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• US study suggest robots could soon become criminals

  23-08-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle say that robots have the potential to break the law by gradually testing, and learning from their boundaries.
  
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• 'Edible' batteries could help power medical devices inside the body

  23-08-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania made non-toxic edible batteries with melanin pigments, which are naturally found in the skin, hair and eyes.
  
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• Poor security 'aided' Ashley Madison hack

  23-08-2016 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ashley Madison dating site had "inadequate" security systems and used fake icons to make people think it was safe, reveals a report.
  
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• Dark fingers on Mars may NOT be signs of flowing water

  23-08-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christopher Edwards and Sylvain Piqueux  from Arizona State University inspected the features using a thermal imaging instrument on board the Mars Odyssey orbiter.
  
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• Self-driving 'Cyclotron' bike could cut congestion and fuel use

  23-08-2016 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian engineer Charles Bombardier believes the vehicles would help to reduce congestion on the roads, and energy consumption for the commute compared with existing electric cars.
  
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• Scottish scientists baffled by bizarre 5,400-year-old structure found under a rubbish dump

  23-08-2016 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have unearthed a stone building in Orkney that appears to have been built using huge stone slabs possibly from an old stone circle. It had been buried beneath a Neolithic midden.
  
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• Happy ‘Internaut Day’: The web marks 25 years since it was first made public

  23-08-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Internet users believe the anniversary marks a quarter of a century since the web’s inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, made the service publicly available for the first time on 23 August 1991.
  
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• Somerset Roman villa recently excavated by researchers 'would be worth millions today'

  23-08-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr James Gerrard of Newcastle University claims the villa, located in a village called Lufton in the Somerset countryside, is the equivalent of a modern-day house worth millions of pounds.
  
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• How to win at roulette using science: Expert reveals the physics behind predicting where the ball will land

  23-08-2016 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Graham Kendall, from the University of Nottingham, explains how Newton's laws of motions can be used to predict the spin of the roulette wheel,.
  
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• Tesla teases mysterious new product: Elon Musk reveals firm to 'make product announcement' today - but won't say what it is

  23-08-2016 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company planned to make a product announcement later today, causing shares in the firm to spike.
  
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• Blizzard will fix Overwatch's console aim glitch

  23-08-2016 18:37
  
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• Why do we sleep? Scientists uncover how late nights can physically change the brain

  23-08-2016 18:09
  
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• Amazon to take on Apple and Spotify with $5 per month music streaming service (although you'll only be able to listen on the Echo smart speaker)

  23-08-2016 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon would like to launch the services in September, but has not finalized deals with major music labels and publishers, Recode reported.
  
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• People will lie to robots to avoid 'hurting their feelings'

  23-08-2016 17:55
  
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• Lending a helping flipper: Deep diving SEALS reveal how melting Antarctic ice is slowing down ocean circulation

  23-08-2016 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research comes from scientists at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, at the University of Tasmania, who studied the salinity and temperature of waters in Prydz Bay, Antarctica.
  
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• How to shave a mountain

  23-08-2016 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tourists gather in Transylvania to help with the traditional mountain hay harvest. BBC Gaelic Journalist Teàrlach Quinnell went with them.
  
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• Meet Alrobot, the remote-controlled robotic tank being used by the Iraqi army to fight ISIS

  23-08-2016 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iraqi media claim the remote-control vehicle is clad in Teflon armour and can be operated at up to a kilometre away. The size of a small golf cart it could be used to help retake Mosul from ISIS forces.
  
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• Robots could become CRIMINALS: Police may not be able to stop AI breaking the law, warn experts

  23-08-2016 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle say that robots have the potential to break the law by gradually testing, and learning from their boundaries.
  
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• Wikileaks criticised on sensitive data

  23-08-2016 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wikileaks has been criticised for not doing enough to screen sensitive information found in documents released via the site.
  
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• The mystery Stone Age slabs in Scotland: Scientists baffled by bizarre 5,400-year-old structure found under a rubbish dump

  23-08-2016 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have unearthed a stone building in Orkney that appears to have been built using huge stone slabs possibly from an old stone circle. It had been buried beneath a Neolithic midden.
  
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• Is this the future of cancer treatment? 'Edible' batteries could help power medical devices inside the body

  23-08-2016 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania made non-toxic edible batteries with melanin pigments, which are naturally found in the skin, hair and eyes.
  
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• Conspiracy theorists claim 'Planet X' is on a collision course for Earth 

  23-08-2016 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage shows a blood red moon with an apparent 'twin' over Pennsylvania (pictured). However images like this have been captured before and are caused by a lens flare.
  
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• Scientists are strapping sensors to the heads of seals to track Antarctic ice

  23-08-2016 17:00
  
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• Star Wars vs Star Trek: WIRED pits the sci-fi titans against each other in VR

  23-08-2016 16:45
  
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• Kobe Bryant and the wild rise of sports venture capitalists

  23-08-2016 16:15
  
  Kobe Bryant isn't the first: super-rich, business-minded sports stars have been investing in startups for years
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• Jay Z and the wild rise of celeb venture capitalists

  23-08-2016 16:15
  
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• Zika 'clone' could finally lead to a vaccine for the devastating virus

  23-08-2016 15:59
  
  Researchers have cloned an epidemic strain of the virus, which could lead to a cure for Zika
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• Dark fingers on Mars may NOT be signs of flowing water: Red planet's 'wet streaks' are drier than thought

  23-08-2016 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christopher Edwards and Sylvain Piqueux  from Arizona State University inspected the features using a thermal imaging instrument on board the Mars Odyssey orbiter.
  
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• Pacific shown to be a barrier leaving coral reefs in east isolated from rest of the ocean

  23-08-2016 15:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Bristol have found that larvae produced by coral in the central Pacific are unable to cross the vast expanse of open ocean to reach those on the west coast of the US.
  
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• The future of commuting? Self-driving two-person 'Cyclotron' bike could cut congestion and fuel use

  23-08-2016 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian engineer Charles Bombardier believes the vehicles would help to reduce congestion on the roads, and energy consumption for the commute compared with existing electric cars.
  
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• Hacking the hackers: everything you need to know about Shadow Brokers' attack on the NSA

  23-08-2016 15:16
  
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• A 5th century 'Beckingham Palace': Luxury villa found in Somerset may have housed a Roman billionaire

  23-08-2016 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr James Gerrard of Newcastle University claims the villa, located in a village called Lufton in the Somerset countryside, is the equivalent of a modern-day house worth millions of pounds.
  
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• Crash is back. Here's how Skylanders revived a gaming icon

  23-08-2016 15:03
  
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• WikiLeaks slammed for failing to remove innocent people's private details from its data dumps

  23-08-2016 14:47
  
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• Scientists attach shark teeth to power saw and show how efficient they are at sawing FLESH

  23-08-2016 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The teeth of four sharks that frequent Australian waters were attached onto a power saw and positioned to cut through a raw chunk of salmon in a bid to test the sharpest and most durable teeth.
  
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• Winter is here! The first Game of Thrones season 7 teaser trailer has dropped

  23-08-2016 14:27
  
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