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• Nasa's Maven craft takes stunning ultraviolet images of Mars

  18-10-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible images show clouds forming over giant volcanoes, and include the first images of 'nightglow' that can be used to show how winds circulate at high altitudes.
  
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• Nasa research claims rising sea levels may have been underestimated at 25%

  18-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global sea level rise during the 20th century may have been more significant than previous estimates suggest, according to a new analysis using Nasa satellite data.
  
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• Interbreeding helped us get through the Ice Age: Sex with Neanderthals allowed early man to develop a stronger immune system

  18-10-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of California has found a host of genes from around 50,000 years ago that werepassed on to us by Neanderthals and other ancient humans. These may have helped us survive.
  
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• Earliest humans were plagued by SUPERVOLCANOES

  18-10-2016 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by Dr William Hutchison from the University of Oxford studied what the volcanic activity was like thousands of years ago, when our early ancestors occupied the East African Rift.
  
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• Rights groups request U.S. probe police use of facial recognition

  18-10-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Georgetown law report concluded half of America's adults have their images stored in at least one searchable facial-recognition database used by local, state and federal authorities.
  
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• Channel 4 defends streaming the battle for Mosul on Facebook Live

  18-10-2016 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British broadcaster was one of several outlets to stream live footage of the battle, including Al-Jazeera. It said it was 'cautious and vigilant that the material is appropriate at all times'.
  
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• Life DOES still exist on Mars - and the Viking Lander found it in 1976, new study claims

  18-10-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Evaluating data from the 1976 Viking Labeled Release experiments, astrobiologists say the evidence supports the existence of microbial life on Mars, and warn against ruling out the possibility.
  
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• Apple to finally unveil new MacBook Pro machines - and could kill off the USB port

  18-10-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Macotakara says Apple will remove the USB and Megsafe ports in its next-gen MacBook Pros – and kill the 11-inch MacBook. The firm is also said to unveil a 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro this month.
  
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• NOAA claims Earth's 16-month record heat streak has finally ended

  18-10-2016 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says last month's 60.6 degrees (15.9 Celsius) was merely the second hottest September on record for the globe.
  
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• Amazon is developing plans for its own internet provider

  18-10-2016 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon may soon offer its own internet service to consumers, first in Europe, a person briefed in the discussion told The Information. The internet access would be bundled with Prime video.
  
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• Google's Pixel phone: Not much new, but still a standout

  18-10-2016 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first reviews of the new handset hit the internet today, and while positive, the consensus is that Google's phone is good - but not great.
  
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• New playbuzz puzzle claims only the eagle-eyed will be able to spot the hidden number

  18-10-2016 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is a new puzzle by Playbuzz which asks you to find the number in a black and white starry background. It seems only the eagle-eyed are able to find it so put yourself to the test and see if you can.
  
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• Researchers find wealthy people tend to overlook those around them

  18-10-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from New York University found that rich people often spend little time looking at others compared to lower-class individuals, because the passersby are not ‘worth attending to.’
  
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• Is YOUR phone spying on you? Technique records Wi-Fi signals used by mobiles

  18-10-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark devised the new WiFi tracking system, which they say could be used to spy on people.
  
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• How do you make a qubit 10 times as stable? Dress it up for work

  18-10-2016 18:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  No joke. Electromagnetic fields could help achieve dream of quantum computing Dressing qubits in an electromagnetic field can make them 10 times more stable and able to perform more calculations over time in future quantum computers, according to new research in Nature Nanotechnology.…
  
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• Has Chinese firm Xiaomi made a BENDABLE smartphone?

  18-10-2016 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A clip posted on Chinese video-sharing site Youku shows a person scrolling through apps on the flexible screen. The display is a prototype and appears to be using Xiaomo's latest MIUI 8 software.
  
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• Huge 13,000-year-old mastodon is found in a Michigan field two years after a few mystery bones were discovered by students

  18-10-2016 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Michigan (UM) led the dig, which recovered the majority of the remains (pictured), after a handful of bones were initially found at the site two years ago.
  
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• Football Manager 2017 will simulate Brexit impact

  18-10-2016 17:22
  
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• Ice Age cave paintings show the origins of the elusive hybrid species

  18-10-2016 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Adelaide studied ancient DNA extracted from bones and teeth found in caves across Europe, to trace the origins of animals depicted in cave paintings.
  
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• Early humans were plagued by SUPERVOLCANOES: Huge eruptions closed off migration routes for our ancestors

  18-10-2016 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by Dr William Hutchison from the University of Oxford studied what the volcanic activity was like thousands of years ago, when our early ancestors occupied the East African Rift.
  
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• 13,000-year-old mastodon found in Michigan is ‘most complete’ ever discovered

  18-10-2016 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Michigan (UM) led the dig, which recovered the majority of the remains (pictured), after a handful of bones were initially found at the site two years ago.
  
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• Antimatter sail propulsion spacecraft could reach 'Earth's twin' in 84 years

  18-10-2016 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chicago-based HBar Technologies was first funded by Nasa in 2002 but is now looking for an additional $200,000 (£163,000) to advance the idea into a working concept.
  
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• The very simple formula to winning over your in-laws (and it includes NEVER buying them flowers) 

  18-10-2016 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say there'ssteps you can take when it comes to impressing them from the start - and they're not as obvious as you might think.
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 confirmed for 2017

  18-10-2016 15:31
  
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• Misfit Phase watch hides technology behind analogue face

  18-10-2016 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Misfit is the latest fitness-tracking brand to make an enhanced analogue watch rather than build a touchscreen model.
  
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• Tasmanian devil milk fights superbugs

  18-10-2016 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Milk from Tasmanian devils could offer up a useful weapon against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to Australian researchers.
  
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• Keeping Britain safe: how GCHQ's new cyber security agency will protect us from hackers

  18-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Google Pixel XL review: great battery and AI Assistant make it a must-buy for Android fans

  18-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Google Pixel review: what the hardware lacks, the software more than makes up for

  18-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Facebook Messenger app adds 'Conversation Topics' suggestions

  18-10-2016 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The update to the California-based social network's Messenger app appears to be limited to a small number of users at present. It's not known in which regions the feature has been rolled out.
  
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• 10,000 critically endangered ’scrotum frogs’ found dead at Lake Titicaca

  18-10-2016 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of the large, wrinkly green frogs (pictured) have been found floating on the surface of the Coata river in southern Peru, prompting an investigation from government agencies
  
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• NHS patients must be taught to share their data, says EU lobby group

  18-10-2016 14:26 via go.theregister.com
  
  Combining public funding and public data for whose benefit? Bemoaning the results of a survey showing that more than a third of people don't trust the NHS with their personal information, a new EU-funded lobby group has stressed the need for a “new culture of openness” in allowing patient data to be shared between studies.…
  
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• Audemars Piguet: Business, Birdies & Brainpower

  18-10-2016 14:24
  
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• Singapore self-driving taxi has first 'prang'

  18-10-2016 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A self-driving taxi being trialled in Singapore has had its first accident - but the firm behind it said it was just a minor "prang" at 4mph.
  
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• Brexit simulated in new Football Manager game

  18-10-2016 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A range of "Brexit scenarios" will face players of the Football Manager 2017 game when it is released next month, it emerges.
  
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• Microsoft gender-bias case to go ahead

  18-10-2016 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US judge allows a class action gender-bias lawsuit against Microsoft to proceed, despite a request from the firm that certain claims be dismissed.
  
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• Is pollution to blame? 10,000 critically endangered ’scrotum frogs’ are found dead at Lake Titicaca

  18-10-2016 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of the large, wrinkly green frogs (pictured) have been found floating on the surface of the Coata river in southern Peru, prompting an investigation from government agencies
  
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• Apple iPhone 4 handset could be obsolete by November

  18-10-2016 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The phone will no longer be supported by the Cupertino-based tech firm after this month, claims Japanese website Macotakara. The site has a good record of reporting early Apple news.
  
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• Patent reveals improved EmDrive design that may one day take humans to Mars

  18-10-2016 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Berkshire-based Roger Shawyer filed a patent for a new version of the EMDrive, which includes a super-conducting plate on one end to make the thrust even more powerful.
  
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• Google is updating its search to give priority to those on mobiles

  18-10-2016 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The update was announced by Google webmaster trends analyst Gary Ilyes at a recent marketing conference in Las Vegas.
  
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• UN: Farming needs to harvest chance to cut emissions

  18-10-2016 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The global farming sector has a big role to play in the effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to future climate change, the UN says.
  
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• Uber-like app for tractor hailing launched in India

  18-10-2016 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tractors for hire via an app or a call centre could make life easier for farmers in India.
  
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• This AI speaker wants to be your personal DJ

  18-10-2016 12:59
  
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• 'Recovering ambassador' wants digital revolution

  18-10-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's youngest ambassador on a digital revolution transforming the diplomatic service.
  
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• YouTube UFO hunters spot a 'weapon' in Apollo 11 moon images in latest bizarre claim

  18-10-2016 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The black and white picture is thought to have been taken on the 1969 Apollo 11 space mission to the moon, which was manned by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
  
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• Does this look like an alien missile? UFO hunters spot a 'weapon' in Apollo 11 moon images in latest bizarre claim

  18-10-2016 12:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The black and white picture is thought to have been taken on the 1969 Apollo 11 space mission to the moon, which was manned by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
  
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• Will Google desktop users be left behind? Firm is updating its search to give priority to those on mobiles

  18-10-2016 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The update was announced by Google webmaster trends analyst Gary Ilyes at a recent marketing conference in Las Vegas.
  
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• Netflix earnings up thanks to Narcos and Stranger Things

  18-10-2016 12:16
  
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• Probe will have just one chance to be captured by Mars' gravity

  18-10-2016 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schiaparelli separated from the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) on Sunday and is now descending. The spacecraft is controlled from the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
  
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• Would YOU trust AI to fly a plane? Darpa tests 'genius' robot co-pilot - but not everyone thinks it is safe

  18-10-2016 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This week, the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) tested a robot co-pilot in a single engine plane that took off from a small airport in Virginia.
  
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