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• SpaceX says helium tanks may be to blame for catastrophic explosion

  28-10-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX said the investigation has been further narrowed to one of the pressurized helium containers, located in the second-stage oxygen tank.
  
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• Facebook tests camera app that lets users add masks and other effects to snaps

  28-10-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It appears Facebook hasn’t given up on being a Snapchat copycat just yet.
  The firm is testing a new camera, which lets users add masks and effects to photos and video that disappears in 24 hours.
  
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• German hospital uses therapy to 'treat' paedophiles BEFORE they offend

  28-10-2016 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The therapy, developed by a teaching hospital in Berlin, teaches men to develop strategies to stop themselves from acting on their tendencies (stock image) and have compassion.
  
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• Facebook ad system that allows advertisers to choose to exclude user by 'ethnic affinity'

  28-10-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation reveals Facebook lets marketers exclude users by 'ethnic affinity'. Those purchasing targeted ads on the site can block specific race using Facebook's 'Detailed Targeting' form.
  
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• Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft sends back last bit of data from 2015 Pluto flyby

  28-10-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back the last bit of data from its historic 2015 flyby of Pluto. 'We have our pot of gold,' mission operations manager Alice Bowman said.
  
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• Nasa reveals shocking video of secretive military 'RoboSimian' EXPLODING

  28-10-2016 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 'RoboSimian' exploded at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on June 14th, the agency confirmed.
  
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• Drone disaster fears as hackers show how to take over ANY craft in mid air 

  28-10-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Revealed at the PacSec 2016 Conference in Tokyo, the Icarus system can hack any hobbyist drone or remote controlled device– including helicopters, planes, cars, and boats.
  
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• Haunting images reveal 3D scans of dancers frozen in time

  28-10-2016 21:00
  
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• Essex kitchen fitter Bradley Davis designs body armour for small dogs

  28-10-2016 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bradley Davis, 43, created the padded suit after hearing about The Only Way Is Essex Star Bobby Norris' beloved pet, Beau, being savaged by a more aggressive dog.
  
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• Mankind extinction if the fictional scientist had also created a female Frankenstein

  28-10-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Dartmoutd found the creator of the fictional character of Frankenstein was aware of a key biological concept almost 100 years before it was formally introduced.
  
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• Seventy-five percent of internet use in 2017 will be mobile -report

  28-10-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seventy-five percent of internet use will be mobile in 2017, up slightly from this year, media buying agency Zenith forecast this week.
  
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• Scientists create a 3D-printed map of the oldest light in existence 

  28-10-2016 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Imperial College, London have created the plans for a 3D-printed cosmic microwave background - a glow that maps the oldest light in the universe.
  
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• Nasa reveals shocking video of secretive military 'RoboSimian' EXPLODING as its batteries catch fire

  28-10-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 'RoboSimian' exploded at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on June 14th, the agency confirmed.
  
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• Five things to do at London Comic Con this weekend

  28-10-2016 19:29
  
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• Lithuanians handed 75-page manual telling them what to do if Putin's forces invade

  28-10-2016 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 75-page guide, called 'Prepare to survive emergencies and war', urges Lithuanian citizens to 'have the will to resist' if Vladimir Putin's forces attack.
  
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• Indian artificial intelligence system which predicted the primaries says Trump will win

  28-10-2016 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An artificial intelligence system which correctly predicted the primaries as well as the last three U.S. presidential elections has forecast a win for Donald Trump.
  
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• Bethesda accused of gamer 'favouritism'

  28-10-2016 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video game publisher Bethesda is criticised for letting gamers with big online followings review new software before journalists.
  
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• Sound familiar? Facebook tests camera app that lets users add masks and other effects to snaps that disappears in 24 hours

  28-10-2016 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It appears Facebook hasn’t given up on being a Snapchat copycat just yet.
  The firm is testing a new camera, which lets users add masks and effects to photos and video that disappears in 24 hours.
  
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• Scientists claim to have developed a model to solve five of the biggest problems facing physics, from the universe's expansion to dark matter

  28-10-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The model, known as SMASH, is a ‘minimal extension’ of the Standard Model, and can account for inflation, dark matter, baryogenesis, neutrino oscillations, and the strong CP problem.
  
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• WhatsApp warned over Facebook data share deal

  28-10-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp has been warned by European privacy watchdogs about sharing user data with parent company Facebook.
  
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• Synths and sexism: the female artists smashing through electronic music's glass ceiling

  28-10-2016 19:00
  
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• Federal tech innovation service to be led by Ex-Pixar exec

  28-10-2016 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rob Cook (pictured), a former Pixar executive who won the first ever Oscar for software is taking over a U.S. government agency responsible for improving federal digital technology.
  
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• The true horror of Frankenstein was his BRIDE: Mankind would have gone extinct if the fictional scientist had also created a female monster

  28-10-2016 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Dartmoutd found the creator of the fictional character of Frankenstein was aware of a key biological concept almost 100 years before it was formally introduced.
  
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• Uber drivers win key employment case

  28-10-2016 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK employment tribunal rules that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed contractors.
  
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• German hospital uses therapy to 'treat' paedophiles: Controversial scheme screens TV adverts urging men to seek help BEFORE they offend

  28-10-2016 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The therapy, developed by a teaching hospital in Berlin, teaches men to develop strategies to stop themselves from acting on their tendencies (stock image) and have compassion.
  
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• Tesla Model X review: exceptionally complex but very cool

  28-10-2016 15:59
  
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• Grandmother creates emojis to reflect lives of over 50s

  28-10-2016 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  False teeth and bad back emojis, the brainchild of a frustrated grandmother, could soon be in use after being sent off for official approval.
  
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• Tribunal rules Uber drivers should get minimum wage and holiday pay

  28-10-2016 15:21
  
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• Can YOU read upside down and back to front?

  28-10-2016 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new quiz from Playbuzz sets out to test if your brain is powerful enough to read words upside down, scrambled and back to front in a series of 10 questions that are trickier than they look.
  
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• The key to Apple's success? Keeping it simple - from the man who put the 'i' in iPhone

  28-10-2016 15:00
  
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• EU privacy watchdogs warn WhatsApp on privacy policy, Yahoo on breach

  28-10-2016 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  European Union data protection authorities expressed serious concerns about WhatsApp's recent change in privacy policy and Yahoo's 2014 data breach.
  
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• Microsoft's resurgence, rise of the Pirates: Podcast 291

  28-10-2016 14:52
  
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• Infographic: Mining asteroids

  28-10-2016 14:48
  
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• Mental health services must improve at 127 nhs groups, figures show

  28-10-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Of 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups in England, 106 'need improvement', while 21 have the 'greatest need for improvement',NHS England figures reveal.
  
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• Chile seeks help to protect world's oldest mummies

  28-10-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chilean researchers are seeking conservation aid to protect a collection of mummified human remains found in desert valleys around Arica in northern Chile.
  
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• Apple raises computer prices in UK

  28-10-2016 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple increases the prices of its laptop and desktop computers by hundreds of pounds in the UK.
  
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• Angela Merkel wants Facebook and Google's secrets revealed

  28-10-2016 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Angela Merkel wants the way that online platforms like Facebook and Google influence what people see online to be made public.
  
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• Study predicts deserts in Spain if global warming continues

  28-10-2016 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from theNational Centre of Scientific Research in France examined changes using pollen records to gauge the effect temperatures had on plants.
  
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• Kitchen fitter, 43, designs body armour for small dogs to protect them from being mauled to death by larger, more aggressive breeds 

  28-10-2016 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bradley Davis, 43, created the padded suit after hearing about The Only Way Is Essex Star Bobby Norris' beloved pet, Beau, being savaged by a more aggressive dog.
  
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• World's first fossilised dinosaur brain found 'pickled' on UK beach

  28-10-2016 13:41
  
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• You can now hold the entire (3D-printed) Universe in your hands

  28-10-2016 13:34
  
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• WIRED2016: Next Generation sponsor the next generation

  28-10-2016 13:32
  
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• U.S. lawmakers raise privacy concerns over new hacking rules

  28-10-2016 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The change, due to take place on 1 December, would let judges issue search warrants for remote access to computers located in any jurisdiction, potentially including foreign countries.
  
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• Angela Merkel demands Facebook and Google become more transparent

  28-10-2016 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a campaign against Facebook and other major internet platforms during a media conference in Berlin this week.
  
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• Humans' close relatives, chimps and bonobos, were kissing cousins

  28-10-2016 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, involving researchers from ICREA in Barcelona, revealed chimps (pictured) interbred with their cousins just like humans and Neanderthals did in the past, leaving a lasting genetic legacy.
  
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• When the beat drops: watch builder's radios fly through the air in the ultimate drop test

  28-10-2016 13:00
  
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• Struggling to lose weight? Find a gym buddy: Friendly competition makes people 90% more likely to exercise

  28-10-2016 12:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Competition was found to have participants taking an average of 38.5 fitness classes a week - more than double, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found.
  
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• Here are some of the best Vines ever made - according to the internet

  28-10-2016 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With Twitter closing down its micro-video sharing service, Vine, have a look back at some of its best bits.
  
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• Merkel says big internet firms 'distort perception': Chancellor demands Facebook and Google make their algorithms public

  28-10-2016 12:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a campaign against Facebook and other major internet platforms during a media conference in Berlin this week.
  
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• Injection that lowers sperm count '96% effective in preventing unwanted pregnancies'

  28-10-2016 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 274 men, the injection reduced sperm count to one million per millilitre or fewer within 24 weeks, researchers from the World Health Organisation, in Geneva, Switzerland, found.
  
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