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• Netflix shares soar as video service posts jump in subscribers

  17-10-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix shakes off worries over growth with new subscriber numbers that beat estimates and sends its share price soaring 20%.
  
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• The secret to splitting an Oreo

  17-10-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While studying at Princeton in 2014, three students used lab and real-world experiments to find a method that predicts which side of an Oreo gets the cream when its twisted apart.
  
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• September is the hottest EVER as Nasa reveals record month (but admits it got the figures wrong in June)

  17-10-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  September 2016's temperature was a razor-thin 0.004 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous warmest September in 2014.
  
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• Arctic crossing planned for ‘Boaty’ sub

  17-10-2016 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK’s favourite new yellow submarine, Boaty McBoatface, will likely take on the grand challenge of trying to cross the entire Arctic Ocean under the ice.
  
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• UK fracking sites could threaten the diversity of Britain's wildlife

  17-10-2016 23:05
  
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• Family of rare white squirrels living in Edinburgh

  17-10-2016 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A family of rare white squirrels are living in a suburb of Edinburgh.
  
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• How our ancestors drove the spread of STIs: Researchers find they may have been hit with archaic form of HPV after breeding with Neanderthals

  17-10-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study suggests that the cancer-causing HPV16 may have existed in an archaic form among the ancestors of both humans and Neanderthals, splitting into two lineages. It later spread with interbreeding.
  
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• Google's AI can book your vacation: New update warns users of impending price surges on flights and can even show them hotel deals

  17-10-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new feature for Google Flights was revealed alongside other additions to the service, including tips for finding the best rates, and improvements to Google Hotels.
  
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• US reactor breaks fusion record – then runs out of cash and shuts down

  17-10-2016 22:10 via go.theregister.com
  
  MIT hardware under pressure Video  In a tale that tells you all you need to know about the parlous state of American science, a fusion reactor has broken plasma-handling records in the last few days before losing its funding.…
  
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• Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut'

  17-10-2016 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wikileaks says an unidentified state body has shut internet access for its founder Julian Assange, who is in London's Ecuadorean embassy
  
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• AI's should be allowed to patent their inventions: Researchers say human are taking too much credit for computer inventions

  17-10-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers say uncertainty could stifle innovation unless the changes are made. We are also likely to see disputes over inventorship, they say.
  
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• Don't put your tomatoes in the fridge! Chilling the fruit leads to an 'insipid' flavour

  17-10-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery by researchers at the University of Florida explains why sun-ripened tomatoes from a stall in Spain or Greece taste better than those on supermarket shelves.
  
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• Scientists could soon use 'virtual unwrapping' to reveal hidden text in ancient scrolls

  17-10-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor William Seales from the University of Kentucky wants to use the technique on Herculaneum scrolls and The British Museum's Book of the Dead (pictured).
  
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• Why you should NOT force your child to clean their plate

  17-10-2016 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over time, children forced to clean their plates at every meal may gravitate toward sugary foods and snacks and run the risk of becoming overweight or obese, the University of Nebraska study warns.
  
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• Map reveals Minnesota is worst hit by solar storms that can knock out power for millions

  17-10-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solar storms threaten Earth every 100 years and experts warn we are overdue. Now, geologists released a map showing what areas of the US are at high risk and Minnesota is a major target.
  
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• Drone racing is coming to Eurosport in November

  17-10-2016 21:00
  
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• How lack of sleep changes your PERSONALITY

  17-10-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 1959, Peter Tripp, a popular New York DJ, pledged to stay awake for 200 hours for charity while continuing to host his radio show. Doctors are still learning from the dramatic impact of this 'wakeathon'.
  
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• Apple wants to kill off the wallet: Tim Cook claims consumers 'don't like cash'

  17-10-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook told Nikkei that consumers don't particularly like cash and will use Apple Pay to remove it. He also said the firm is working on more advanced AI for the iPhone 8.
  
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• Trix the Tyrannosaurus Rex arrives in the Holland

  17-10-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton was excavated in 2013 in Montana, by the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre. From there, Trix was hauled onto a Boeing 747 before arriving in the Dutch city of Leiden.
  
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• Samsung's S8 could have revolutionary chip

  17-10-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chips are expected to be far more powerful and energy efficient that current designs, and Samsung is the first company in the industry to mass produce them.
  
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• High-stress jobs where employees have little freedom can kill them, study says

  17-10-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analyzing more than 2,300 people, researchers at Indiana University found that employees in high-stress positions who have little decision-making freedom at work were more likely to die young.
  
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• East Coast set for space station show

  17-10-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liftoff is set for7:40 p.m, and weather permitting, the launch should be visible along much of the East Coast, including Washington, New York and Boston.
  
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• 400-million-year-old fish fossil sheds light on how humans evolved two sets of teeth

  17-10-2016 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Uppsala University and the ESRF in France examined a 424 million-year-old jaw bone of fossil fish Andreolepis (pictured), found on the island of Gotland in Sweden.
  
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• Humpback whale caught in shark nets

  17-10-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Humpback whale calf got stuck in shark nets off the Gold Coast in Australia.
  
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• Are you at risk from solar storms? Map reveals Minnesota is worst hit by blasts that can knock out power for millions

  17-10-2016 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solar storms threaten Earth every 100 years and experts warn we are overdue. Now, geologists released a map showing what areas of the US are at high risk and Minnesota is a major target.
  
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• Ancient reptile found in The Kem Kem Beds had mammal-like teeth

  17-10-2016 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, looked at high-resolution CT scans to study the teeth.
  
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• Is global warming affecting your wine?

  17-10-2016 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of California Davis used new sequencing technology to produce a high-quality draft genome sequence of cabernet sauvignon - the world's most popular red wine.
  
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• Russian locals blame a 'Yeti' for causing a stampede of cows and discover giant footprint

  17-10-2016 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Local politician Alexander Shadrin claimed he saw a herd of cows rampaging away from a Yeti with brighteyes from a wooded area outside Kulyaba in Siberia while he rode a motorbike.
  
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• Apple cuts 100's of jobs from it's auto team reports Bloomberg

  17-10-2016 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bloomberg reports that hundreds of jobs have been cut from the Cupertino-based brand's auto team, and the firm plans to concentrate on software rather than building a car.
  
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• How sports stars perform better than most under pressure

  17-10-2016 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at University College London found professional sportsmen and women were several seconds faster performing challenging tasks when under pressure than those not involved in top sport.
  
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• Why you should NOT force your child to clean their plate: Controlled feeding 'could drive kids to overeat when they are not hungry' 

  17-10-2016 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over time, children forced to clean their plates at every meal may gravitate toward sugary foods and snacks and run the risk of becoming overweight or obese, the University of Nebraska study warns.
  
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• 'Land is so yesterday': e-residents and 'digital embassies' could replace country borders

  17-10-2016 19:00
  
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• Political science professor says pollsters have NO IDEA who will vote in US election

  17-10-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by an average of 5.5 percent. But an election forecaster is advising voters to 'hold off on trusting poll-driven proclamations of a Clinton victory just yet.'
  
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• Inside Amazon's secret DRONE lab

  17-10-2016 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The secret workshop is nestled in the heart of Cambridge city centre and is where Amazon is creating drones that will safely deliver packages to customer's homes in under 30 minutes.
  
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• Work begins on £200m Attenborough polar ship

  17-10-2016 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The construction of the UK's £200m polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough has formally begun at the Cammell Laird Shipyard in Birkenhead.
  
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• Uranus may hiding dark moons in its icy rings

  17-10-2016 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Idaho in Moscow took a closer look at the data gathered by Nasa's Voyager 2. They found wavy patterns in two of Uranus' icy rings, which could be caused by moons.
  
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• Concern over missing man's Facebook page updates

  17-10-2016 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends and relatives of a missing American man are concerned because his Facebook page has become active, but they have not seen him for more than a month.
  
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• The best PlayStation VR games you should be playing right now

  17-10-2016 18:00
  
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• Samsung S7 adds features from doomed Note 7

  17-10-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung is working to bring some features of its ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 phone to its S7 and S7 Edge devices.
  
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• Secret tombs uncovered in Mayan pyramids could unravel secrets of 'snake kings'

  17-10-2016 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two tombs were discovered among the ancient ruins of Holmul, around 300 miles north of Guatemala City.The burial sites are thought to date back to around 650-700AD,
  
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• One step closer to quantum computers: 'Dressed' qubit can retain data 10 TIMES longer than before

  17-10-2016 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new 'dressed qubit' has been designed by researchers at the University of New South Wales, and is made up of the spin of a single atom in silicon, merged with an electromagnetic field.
  
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• Mouse eggs created from skin cells produce healthy offspring for the first time in 'fertility breakthrough'

  17-10-2016 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the experiments, the Japanese team, led by Kyushu University used stem cells both obtained from embryos and generated from mature cells taken from the tips of mouse tails.
  
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• Has Apple scrapped its self-driving car? Hundreds of jobs have been cut from firm's auto team, report claims

  17-10-2016 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bloomberg reports that hundreds of jobs have been cut from the Cupertino-based brand's auto team, and the firm plans to concentrate on software rather than building a car.
  
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• Stephen Hawking's Breakthrough Listen project will look into light signals from 234 stars

  17-10-2016 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by Ermanno Borra from Laval University in Quebec studied signals detected by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an eight foot (2.5 metre) diameter telescope in Sunspot, New Mexico.
  
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• MI6, MI5 and GCHQ 'unlawfully collected private data for 10 years'

  17-10-2016 17:06
  
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• RRS Sir David Attenborough construction goes full-steam ahead

  17-10-2016 16:25 via go.theregister.com
  
  Baby bro McBoatface will probe under ice sheets... Construction for RRS Sir David Attenborough has formally begun after Sir David Attenborough kickstarted the opening ceremony by laying the ship’s keel in Merseyside today.…
  
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• MIT's fusion reactor sets new world record for plasma pressure in step towards LIMITLESS energy

  17-10-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, broke the record for plasma pressure in fusion reactors by 15 per cent.
  
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• Atomic-sized 'MRI scanners' may lead to new drugs

  17-10-2016 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By carefully controlling the quantum states of individual qubits, researchers at the University of Melbourne hope to collect information about the positions of atoms in a sample.
  
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• Seven traits every leader needs (and they're a lot more unusual than you think)

  17-10-2016 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to experts, there's seven very specific traits that every leader needs and until you've adopted them, you'll never reach the top.
  
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• UK spy agencies broke privacy rules says tribunal

  17-10-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spy agencies breached privacy rules when they collected bulk data about UK citizens, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules.
  
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