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• Michigan State researchers reveal 3D printed hands that can be created from hacked data

  20-10-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Identity thieves could easily replicate a human hand, with all five fingerprints, to ‘break into a vault, a crime scene, or enter the country illegally,’ experts at Michigan State University warn.
  
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• WVU experts claim mind controlled computers are just a decade away

  20-10-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at West Virginia University suggestshuman thought will soon communicate directly with computers, which willmove us toward an era of 'computing at the speed of thought.'
  
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• Facebook apologises for removing breast cancer awareness video

  20-10-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook has apologised for removing a video on breast cancer awareness posted by a Swedish group, saying it was incorrectly taken down.
  
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• In space the stars don’t twinkle, but you probably knew that already (and it’s hard to sleep)

  20-10-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mike Massimino seems a nice bloke, smiley, calm and straightforward, as this memoir shows him to be. His book isn’t up there with the fairies, it’s completely down to earth — and that’s a recommendation.
  
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• Tesla says it will roll out Uber-style ride services program

  20-10-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  News of the Tesla Network was in a disclaimer about the self-driving functionality on new Model S vehicles.
  However, it bans owners from signing their car up to services from Uber, Lyft and others.
  
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• Apple and Nike team up for special edition Watch in battle of the fitness trackers

  20-10-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $369 Apple Watch Nike+ has specially designed sports bands along with a version of the Nike+ app designed to make it easy for runners to see their progress on the move.
  
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• Amazon streaming TV devices won't be so Amazon-focused

  20-10-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's own video store will no longer have the starring role on the company's Fire TV streaming devices.
  
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• Russian scientists find Nazi base whereer staff ate infected polar bear meat

  20-10-2016 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mysterious Nazi base named 'Treasure Hunter' has been unearthed by Russian researchers in the Arctic, who believe the military installation was abandoned after staff ate infected polar bear meat.
  
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• Highlights from the inaugural WIRED Security event

  20-10-2016 22:38
  
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• Juliet Marine Systems reveal military machine can travel at high speed on underwater

  20-10-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Guardian vessel is a ‘submersible unmanned surface vehicle’ that creates a bubble of gas around itself to minimize friction, allowing it to hit a top speed of roughly 40 mph.
  
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• Our jaws evolved from ancient FISH: 420-million-year old fossil reveals how the bones in our faces formed

  20-10-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, conducted by Min Zhu and colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, used a fossil from the jaws of an ancient fish that was discovered in 2013 and a new fossil.
  
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• Uni students float into Hyperloop finals with levitating prototype

  20-10-2016 20:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  Magnetic tech gives 14-foot-long tube a tiny lift A team of students from the University of Cincinnati has passed through to the final round of Elon Musk's Hyperloop challenge by demonstrating the magnetic levitation of hover engines.…
  
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• Tesla car drives through town and parallel parks by itself in impressive video

  20-10-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, says the technology will soon enable 'full autonomy all the way from LA to New York'. The latest video was shot in California and shows off the system's features.
  
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• North Carolina driver films 'UFO' with blinking lights hovering above hotel

  20-10-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A bus driver has filmed mysterious lights hovering above a hotel in North Carolina that has sent UFO enthusiasts into a frenzy.
  
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• SkunkLock bike chain can spray thieves with noxious chemical that makes them vomit

  20-10-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A San Francisco startup has designed a bike lock that causes a big stink when tampered with. Called SkunkLock, this U-Lock is filled with a vomit inducing gas that escapes when a thief cuts into it.
  
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• Apple claim 'genuine' products on Amazon are fake

  20-10-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The revelation comes in a federal lawsuit filed by Apple against a New Jersey company on Monday over what Apple says are counterfeit products that were sold on Amazon.
  
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• Giant dinosaurs 'crossed continents'

  20-10-2016 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of the giants of the dinosaur family may have arisen in South America and crossed over Antarctica to Australia about 100 million years ago, new fossil evidence suggests.
  
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• Bizarre new star formation leaves scientists baffled

  20-10-2016 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Bo Ma, from the University of Florida, led the study that found other options should be considered for the solar system's formation.
  
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• People of European and African descent have different immune systems claims Paris study

  20-10-2016 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Montreal and Institut Pasteur and CNRS in Paris found that differences arose between populations because of where they lived.
  
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• Italian scientists reveal how 'rubber hand illusion' tricks our brains

  20-10-2016 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Turin found that when the brain merged sensory information because of an illusion, it dialed down nerve impulses, changing its self-awareness.
  
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• Hackers are not as 'sophisticated as they think they are'

  20-10-2016 19:18
  
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• French scientists show eating cheese with wine boosts its aroma

  20-10-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers at the Centre for Taste and Feeding Behaviour, Dijon, France, said eating cheese had an impact on both the description and preference for different wines.
  
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• 'We will have succeeded when Obama is using Android': Adrian Ludwig on the future of the OS

  20-10-2016 18:58
  
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• 'Catastrophic decline' of gorillas in war-torn DRC

  20-10-2016 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just 3,800 Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) are left in the wild, according to the study in the journal PLOS ONE, describing the world's largest primates' 'catastrophic decline.'
  
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• Mysterious piece of aluminium 'could be part of ancient UFO' that visited 250k years ago

  20-10-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mysterious piece of metal was found in Romanian town of Aiud in 1973 but kept under wraps at the time. Metallic aluminium was not produced by mankind until around 200 years ago.
  
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• In the future we will all be spies, and we will all be spied on

  20-10-2016 18:36
  
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• Nasa reveals Juno craft has mysteriously lost access to its main computer

  20-10-2016 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa has revealed its Juno spacecraft has lost its main computer and science instruments shortly before it was due to make an orbital pass near Jupiter on Wednesday.
  
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• Nintendo unveils Switch console

  20-10-2016 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Nintendo Switch, the new system connects to the TV when mounted in its dock – and when removed, it transitions to ‘portable mode’ to be played through a handheld device.
  
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• Penn State study reveals frequent viewing of snaps may be a sign of low self-esteem

  20-10-2016 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you are constantly looking at selfies online then you may be guilty of selfie lurking, and Penn State University found this type of viewing behavior is a sign oflow self-esteem and life satisfaction.
  
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• The next greatest security threat facing humanity? Space

  20-10-2016 18:20
  
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• Welcome to E-stonia, the world's most digitally advanced society

  20-10-2016 18:09
  
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• Mysterious piece of aluminium 'could be part of ancient UFO' that visited Earth 250,000 years ago, claims investigator 

  20-10-2016 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mysterious piece of metal was found in Romanian town of Aiud in 1973 but kept under wraps at the time. Metallic aluminium was not produced by mankind until around 200 years ago.
  
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• Why snakes slither: Mutation in the creature's DNA caused it to lose its legs 100 million years ago

  20-10-2016 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from an array of Californian institutions and the University of Basel in Switzerland inserted the snake DNA into mice and discovered the animals developed truncated limbs.
  
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• Can you solve Dyson's cryptic 'Rethinkers' challenges?

  20-10-2016 17:44
  
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• Nintendo NX becomes Switch

  20-10-2016 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo reveals its next games machine - Nintendo Switch - will be a handheld, portable device that doubles up as a home console.
  
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• Can governments really keep us safe from terrorism without invading our privacy?

  20-10-2016 17:12
  
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• 'You can't just change your password and make it go away': Troy Hunt on rising data breaches

  20-10-2016 16:55
  
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• 1,400-year-old drugs for depression and heart disease are unearthed in Turkey

  20-10-2016 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists uncovered the medical find at the the site of Bathonea, first discoveredin 2007 after the waters of Lake Kucukcekmece, west of Istanbul, were lowered by drought.
  
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• Forget 'hackers in hoodies,' cybercriminals are the new Mafia

  20-10-2016 16:41
  
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• Strange purple sea creatures found in deep ocean trenches

  20-10-2016 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scores of spectacular and rare undersea species have been found on expeditions to some of the deepest trenches in the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Females drivers get road rage faster than males claims Hyundai study

  20-10-2016 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, by, Hyundai, involved 1,000 UK drivers. Participants were 'sense tested' to see how sound, sight, smell, touch and taste provoke emotional responses while driving (stock image).
  
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• Nintendo Switch console plays games home and away

  20-10-2016 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo reveals the first details of its next games console - the Nintendo Switch - previously code-named NX.
  
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• ExoMars update: Schiaparelli probe's parachute malfunctioned

  20-10-2016 15:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  Craft feared lost as scientists scramble to recover data The status of the Schiaparelli probe remains uncertain, leaving scientists at the European Space Agency baffled after the lander’s signal cut out unexpectedly.…
  
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• Kodak unveils Ektra smartphone based on a camera that first launched in 1941

  20-10-2016 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new phone has been designed by the Reading-based technology business Bullitt, which is also behind Caterpillar rugged mobiles. It is currently only available in Europe.
  
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• How to negotiate with hackers? Emoji, WhatsApp and a little bit of flattery

  20-10-2016 15:40
  
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• New dinosaur species Savannasaurus may reveal how giant creatures arrived in Australia

  20-10-2016 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seventeen bones encased in rock, that belong to a Savannasaurus, were discovered in 2005 by David Elliot, co-founder of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum in Queensland.
  
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• Apple complains Amazon's US site is selling fake products

  20-10-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple says there is a "flood" of potentially life-threatening counterfeit goods being sold via Amazon.
  
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• The optical illusion that reveals secrets about your personality 

  20-10-2016 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Your first reaction to looking at this picture speaks volumes about your character, revealing whether you're impulsive, a perfectionist and even the career that suits you best.
  
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• If you can't beat them, get them to join you: why all companies should hire hackers

  20-10-2016 14:56
  
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• What Yahoo can learn from LulzSec: reformed hacker reveals why transparency is key

  20-10-2016 14:24
  
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