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• Scientists recreate Ötzi’s vocal tract to uncover the sound of Stone Age vowels

  22-09-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ötzi the Iceman breaks his silence after 5,300 years. Scientists have digitally replicated the 'best approximation' of his voice using CT scans and they predict it was in line with today's average man.
  
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• Human drivers could soon be BANNED from the roads with self-driving cars preferred

  22-09-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Advocates for autonomous vehicles have proposed a shift toward ‘driver-free zones,’ starting by banning human motorists on a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Vancouver.
  
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• Sleep-deprived children 'more likely to abuse drugs and binge-drink as teenagers'

  22-09-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every hour less of sleep at age 11 was associated with a 20 per cent acceleration to the first use of alcohol and cannabis, according to the study by the University of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Yahoo confirms massive data breach affecting 500 MILLION accounts

  22-09-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yahoo! Inc has confirmed that hackers have compromised the details of at least 500 million users in what may be the world's biggest cybersecurity breach.
  
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• Hear the voice of a 5,300-year-old-mummy: Scientists recreate Ötzi’s vocal tract with CT scans to uncover the sounds of Stone Age vowels

  22-09-2016 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ötzi the Iceman breaks his silence after 5,300 years. Scientists have digitally replicated the 'best approximation' of his voice using CT scans and they predict it was in line with today's average man.
  
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• Tinder launches 'Stacks' social polling app that lets you vote on photos

  22-09-2016 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Tinder has introduced the new Stacks application globally, allowing people to send pictures to their friends which they can swipe left or right to give their opinion on.
  
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• Four rare white lions cubs born in Poland

  22-09-2016 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four rare white lion cubs have been born in a zoo in Poland.
  
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• Human drivers could soon be BANNED from the roads: Proposal aims to see areas designated for self-driving cars within the next five years

  22-09-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Advocates for autonomous vehicles have proposed a shift toward ‘driver-free zones,’ starting by banning human motorists on a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Vancouver.
  
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• The Golden Age of galaxy formation: Astronomers peer 10 billion years into our universe's past

  22-09-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers used the ALMA radio telescope in Chile to stare at a patch of sky previously imaged by the Hubble Ultra Deep Field images, revealing gas rich regions primed to begin producing stars.
  
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• Scientists solve singing fish mystery

  22-09-2016 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists bring singing fish into their lab to work out the biological secret of an aquatic creature that hums at night.
  
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• Hackers who bring down satellites could spark a 'global catastrophe'

  22-09-2016 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from Chatham House - an independent policy institute based in London - says the consequences of a hack on satellites and other space infrastructure could be disastrous.
  
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• Average worker spends 28 MINUTES on lunch and it could be making them less productive

  22-09-2016 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Mastercard and Ipsos MORI suggest that 12 per cent of British workers either never or hardly eve take a lunch break, while 66 per cent don't leave their workplace to eat.
  
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• Give it a break! Average worker only spends 28 MINUTES on lunch - and it could be making them less productive

  22-09-2016 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Mastercard and Ipsos MORI suggest that 12 per cent of British workers either never or hardly eve take a lunch break, while 66 per cent don't leave their workplace to eat.
  
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• Greenland's ice is melting 7% faster than previously thought, shedding 40 TRILLION pounds more each year, study finds

  22-09-2016 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new study, researchers found that the region lost nearly 2,700 gigatons of ice between 2003 and 2013 – compared with 2,500 gigatons estimated in earlier research.
  
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• Will the next cyber attack be in space? Hackers who bring down satellites could spark a 'global catastrophe'

  22-09-2016 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from Chatham House - an independent policy institute based in London - says the consequences of a hack on satellites and other space infrastructure could be disastrous.
  
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• Experts warn real-life Star Wars could occur if we do not establish rules for space

  22-09-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the major space powers creating space-based weapon systems, researchers suggest war in space is inevitable. Now, a new project aims to ensure all space activities will follow the rule of law.
  
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• Uber for poop, Zuckersplurge: Podcast 286

  22-09-2016 18:32
  
  The UK's oldest robot is reborn, we chat to Palmer Luckey on his 24th birthday and we 'solve' poop
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• Zuckerberg v disease

  22-09-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife want to tackle all diseases by the end if the century. Just how feasible is this aim?
  
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• Mystery of the giant space blobs is SOLVED

  22-09-2016 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers, led by the University of Hertfordshire, used the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array telescope along with ESO’s Very Large Telescope to look at the mysterious objects.
  
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• Now you can swipe right on anything: Tinder launches 'Stacks' social polling app that lets you vote on photos

  22-09-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California-based Tinder has introduced the new Stacks application globally, allowing people to send pictures to their friends which they can swipe left or right to give their opinion on.
  
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• One of the biggest web attacks ever seen hits a security blogger

  22-09-2016 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex Washington Post writer Brian Krebs's website 'Krebs on Security' was kept online even though it was hit by an attack twice as big as any the security team had previously seen.
  
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• TV energy efficiency ratings 'flawed'

  22-09-2016 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Energy efficiency ratings on televisions are flawed and likely to mislead consumers, a US environment advocacy group has claimed.
  
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• Prince William: 'We must do more on illegal ivory trade'

  22-09-2016 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has called on world leaders to do more to combat the illegal wildlife trade.
  
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• Cuba plans to install wi-fi on Havana's iconic Malecon seafront

  22-09-2016 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to install wi-fi along Havana's iconic Malecon seafront are announced by the Cuban government, making it the largest hotspot on the island.
  
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• We're wealthier and healthier than ever but also more STRESSED: Report on nation's well-being shows people are living longer but unhappier lives

  22-09-2016 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed people are financially better off and crime rates are down. But more people said they are lonely and unhappy in relationships.
  
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• DC movies have 'room for improvement' admits Warner Bros CEO

  22-09-2016 16:00
  
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• Government 'committed' to Alan Turing gay pardon law

  22-09-2016 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Proposals to introduce new legislation which would pardon gay men convicted under historical gross indecency laws will be brought forward "in due course", the government says.
  
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• African group who appeared 200,000 years ago are ancestors of all living humans

  22-09-2016 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geneticists at Harvard Medical School sequenced 300 genomes from 142 ethnic populations around the world (illustrated) and analysed them to build up a picture of how humans migrated out of Africa.
  
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• Indigenous Australians are the OLDEST society on Earth, confirms world-first DNA study

  22-09-2016 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a genomic study of Aboriginal Australians, researchers confirmed that along with European and Asian ancestral groups, Papuan and Australian genomes trace back to one migration from Africa.
  
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• MI6 to hire 1,000 new staff by 2020

  22-09-2016 15:25
  
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• Indigenous Australians are the most ancient civilisation on Earth

  22-09-2016 14:18
  
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• Palmer Luckey's building a VR utopia. And he's only 24

  22-09-2016 13:56
  
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• Feast your eyes on the first five trailers for Ghost in the Shell

  22-09-2016 13:38
  
  Five micro-trailers tease the live action take on the cyberpunk world, based on Masamune Shirow's classic manga and anime
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• Voice of iOS assistant warns about technology's dangers

  22-09-2016 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reacting to the launch of the latest 'NoPhone' - a phone handset that can do nothing, designed by New York based NoPhone LLC, the lady behind the voice of Siri said we can no longer relate to other humans.
  
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• YouTube launches scheme to offer rewards to users who report videos

  22-09-2016 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Website looks to users to report inappropriate content, but many people are critical of the new system.
  
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• Massive web attack hits security blogger

  22-09-2016 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest web attacks ever seen has been aimed at a security blogger after he exposed hackers who carry out such attacks for cash.
  
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• Fifa 17 review: the personal game

  22-09-2016 13:20
  
  Fifa 17 introduces The Journey and tweaks to Ultimate Team - but is it better than PES?
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• The 'unpredictable' architect behind Victoria Beckham's flagship store

  22-09-2016 13:00
  
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• Norwegian customers seek money from Tesla because its cars are too slow

  22-09-2016 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unhappy Tesla customers in Norway are seeking reimbursements after claiming the car only reached 469 horsepower rather than the 700 horsepower as advertised.
  
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• Nasa says it may be closer to solving the mystery of clouds on Titan

  22-09-2016 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland, believe the clouds on Saturn's largest moon may form in a process similar to one seen over the poles on Earth.
  
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• See what a button battery can do to a child's throat

  22-09-2016 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Medical correspondent Fergus Walsh demonstrates what can happen if a button battery gets lodged in a child's throat, after a warning from surgeons over the dangers.
  
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• Computer users blighted by Microsoft Windows 10 should get compensation

  22-09-2016 12:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The installation of Windows 10 has caused people to lose files and e-mail accounts, and a host of other problems, including defunct printer connections, Which? says.
  
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• Yahoo expected to disclose 'massive' data breach

  22-09-2016 12:04
  
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• US authorities set to indict four people over Yahoo's 2014 hack

  22-09-2016 12:04
  
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• Russian spies charged with 2014 Yahoo hack

  22-09-2016 12:04
  
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• Four people will reportedly be indicted over one of Yahoo's massive hacks

  22-09-2016 12:04
  
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• 500m Yahoo accounts were hacked in 2014, company confirms

  22-09-2016 12:04
  
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• Why we should KILL every stray cat in Britain according to new book

  22-09-2016 11:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I do believe that we need to put a stop to allowing domestic cats to roam free, with the devastating consequences for our wildlife that entails, writes STEPHEN MOSS.
  
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• Do you count the 'Likes' you get on Facebook? Then you may have lost purpose in your life, claims study

  22-09-2016 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cornell University studied the effects of purpose in the online world, in two studies. They measured self-esteem and sense of purpose, and asked how many likes the participants usually get.
  
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• Hackers targeting satellites could cause 'catastrophic' damage

  22-09-2016 11:01
  
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