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• Stunning animation shows the moon blocking the light from the sun in a partial eclipse

  01-11-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lunar transit lasted one hour, between 3:56 PM and 4:56 PM EDT (7:59 PM and 8:56 PM GMT). Washington-based Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the act.
  
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• Hulu adds Fox and Disney to its $40 a month live TV streaming service as it takes on Google and AT&T in battle to kill off the cable companies

  01-11-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hulu announced new affiliate agreements withFox andDisney, which encompasses 35 networks that will be added when Hulu launches its live TV service to compete with cable companies.
  
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• Little green yen: Mysterious emerald-green orb 'UFO' appears over Japan, leaving a trail of sparks behind it

  01-11-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The green orb was seen in Niigata, in the north of the country, in the early hours of Monday morning. Experts say the object was likely to be a fireball, the name given to a very bright meteor.
  
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• Manchester researchers say gesture reveals how well language skills will develop

  01-11-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simple behaviours such as holding up objects to show or share are as important as a child's first word, researchers from Manchester have claimed.
  
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• Japanese design flattens the Earth to show how big landmasses and oceans really are

  01-11-2016 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Japanese architect has created what may be the most accurate map of the world. Hajime Narukawa used a new map making method called AuthaGraph that divides the globe into 96 triangles.
  
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• Biggest telescope may switch location

  01-11-2016 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the world's biggest telescope projects might be forced to move its location.
  
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• Biggest telescope may swap continents

  01-11-2016 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the world's biggest telescope projects might be forced to move its location to a different continent.
  
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• Blind as a bat? Spooky creatures traded good sight and smell for ability to hunt using their sense of sound

  01-11-2016 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from East China Normal University in Shanghai confirmed evolutionary trade-offs at work when it came to bats' other senses such as vision and hearing.
  
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• Fisker EMotion could be an electric car rival to Tesla's Model S

  01-11-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Henrik Fisker, the Danish designer who brought us the Fisker Karma in 2011 is back, and this is the car he envisages battling with Tesla, called the EMotion.
  
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• Neuroscientist from Northwestern University explains how orgasms feel so good

  01-11-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a nutshell, sexual stimulation focuses our neurons in such a way that we are sent into a trance, blocking out everything else and concentrating solely, intensely on the sensation alone.
  
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• Instagram tests new 'shoppable photos' that lets users buy with a click

  01-11-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram will soon let users shop online without leaving the app. The firm is set to test 'shoppable photos' with 20 retailers that show prices, descriptions and a 'Shop Now' button to buy online.
  
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• Roli Blocks can help turn anyone into a musician

  01-11-2016 21:00
  
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• Russian 'Loch Ness monster' in Siberian lake 'tears fishing nets to shreds' in new apearance

  01-11-2016 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia's version of Nessie has made a new appearance in a remote lake in Siberia where it 'destroyed the fishing nets of a monster-watcher'.
  
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• Hm, is that a minefield? Let me just throw my magic bomb-sniffing spinach over there

  01-11-2016 20:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  It's Popeye the vapour man The humble spinach plant has been elevated into a bomb-sniffing sensor by embedding carbon nanotubes into its leaves.…
  
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• Seismic risks remain after Italian quakes

  01-11-2016 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There remains the potential for future quakes in Italy’s Apennines region, say scientists who have reviewed the latest satellite maps of the region.
  
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• We're just as unlikely to reprimand others over minor offences as major fly-tipping

  01-11-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cologne staged two types of littering offences at train stations - a small violation, and a larger violation - and showed both had the same response.
  
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• Zombie outbreak would take just 60 DAYS to spread to 2 million people

  01-11-2016 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The model, created by researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, in time for Halloween, shows it would only take 60 days for 2 million people in Chicago to turn into zombies.
  
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• Microsoft accuses Google of putting customers at risk after exposing Windows 10 flaw

  01-11-2016 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California-headquartered search giant says it told Washington-based Microsoft about the bug on October 21, but the company had not fixed it yet.
  
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• Silencio! You can now control your phone with Harry Potter spells

  01-11-2016 19:38
  
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• Obama to hand over Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts to new president

  01-11-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, but a clean slate of tweets, the White House has revealed.
  
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• Robot engineered in Bristol EATS organic matter and could clean contaminated water

  01-11-2016 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by a team of engineers based in Bristol, the machine is able to gain the energy it needs to keep it ‘alive’ by filtering and consuming biomatter from its watery surroundings.
  
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• How to become an entrepreneur - and why you're never too young to start

  01-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Apple iPhone 8 rumours suggest it could have WIRELESS charging

  01-11-2016 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Foxconn Technology Group in New Taipei City, Taiwan is making wireless charging modules to go with Apple's next iPhone, due for release in 2017, according to a source close to the matter.
  
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• Can your KETTLE take down the internet? How hackers could turn your household objects against you

  01-11-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based Kaspersky Lab tested connected household devices to see how vulnerable they were to attack, and found baby monitors, webcams, printers and CCTV cameras were at risk.
  
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• Microsoft attacks Google's Windows hack alert

  01-11-2016 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft attacks Google's decision to flag a bug in Windows that has yet to be fixed.
  
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• Another reason to keep fit: Exercise helps us cope with stress at work

  01-11-2016 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Basel University and Gothernburg Hospital in Sweden studied how stressed a group of employees felt at work.
  
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• Professional drone racing is coming to Alexandra Palace in June 2017

  01-11-2016 18:00
  
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• Flight attendant dresses up as flaming Samsung Note 7 smartphone for Halloween

  01-11-2016 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The flight attendant wore the Halloween costume at Salt Lake City Airport. Recently, Southwest Airlines evacuated a plane after a Note 7 started smoking and they are now banned from air travel.
  
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• Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president

  01-11-2016 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, but a clean slate of tweets, the White House has revealed.
  
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• Would YOU tell someone off for littering? We're just as unlikely to reprimand others over minor offences as major fly-tipping

  01-11-2016 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Cologne staged two types of littering offences at train stations - a small violation, and a larger violation - and showed both had the same response.
  
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• Study reveals vehicle interiors are 2,144% filthier than smartphones

  01-11-2016 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by UK-based online vehicle purchasing firm, SellCar.co.uk, found vehicles are 55 per cent dirtier than computer keyboards in our offices and at home.
  
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• Zhuhai air show: China J-20 fighter jet in public debut

  01-11-2016 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China showcases its long-awaited J-20 stealth fighter jet in public for the first time, with a display at the Zhuhai airshow.
  
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• What is the IP Act and how will it affect you?

  01-11-2016 17:31
  
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• Snooper's Charter is nearly law: how the Investigatory Powers Bill will affect you

  01-11-2016 17:31
  
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• Need a hand in the kitchen? The robot arms that can prepare over 100 meals for you at home

  01-11-2016 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is the last kitchen gadget you will ever need. Moley Robotics has built a fully-automated and integrated smart robotic chef that cooks over 100 meals from master chefs without human intervention.
  
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• Thousands of baby turtles released into Peruvian Amazon

  01-11-2016 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of baby Taricaya turtles have been released into the Peruvian Amazon as part of an effort to save them from extinction.
  
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• Chinese J-20 stealth jet based on US military plans 'stolen' by hackers makes debut

  01-11-2016 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's newest warplane, the J-20 stealth fighter, made its first public flight at an airshow in the southern city of Zhuhai. Military analysts have said it is too early to say if the jet matches the F-22 Raptor.
  
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• YouTube's seven-year stand-off ends

  01-11-2016 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube clinches a deal with a rights body, making thousands of blocked clips available in Germany.
  
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• From smog-eating towers to ocean-cleaning barriers, how design is inspiring innovation

  01-11-2016 17:00
  
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• Apes get by with a little help from their friends: Chimps feel less STRESSED after they interact with others

  01-11-2016 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropologylooked into how chimpanzees reacted after stressful experiences.
  
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• The limestone piece of rock on which ‘Jesus was resurrected after crucifixion' 

  01-11-2016 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from the National Technical University of Athens found a limestone burial shelf and a marble slab with a cross carved into its surface (pictured) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
  
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• Uber 'discriminates on gender and race'

  01-11-2016 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-year study suggests that ride-hailing apps may discriminate on gender and race.
  
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• 'The Walking Dead' got it right: A zombie outbreak would take just 60 DAYS to spread to 2 million people

  01-11-2016 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The model, created by researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, in time for Halloween, shows it would only take 60 days for 2 million people in Chicago to turn into zombies.
  
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• No Man's Sky company Hello Games say it's Twitter account was hacked

  01-11-2016 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A gaming company says a tweet posted on its account which read "No Man's sky was a mistake" was a hack.
  
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• UK government cracks down on tax cyber-fraudsters

  01-11-2016 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's chancellor reveals how cyber-fraudsters using spoofed email addresses have been tackled.
  
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• Flight attendant becomes social media star after dressing up as a flaming Samsung Note 7 smartphone for Halloween

  01-11-2016 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The flight attendant wore the Halloween costume at Salt Lake City Airport. Recently, Southwest Airlines evacuated a plane after a Note 7 started smoking and they are now banned from air travel.
  
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• UK 'must retaliate against cyber-attacks'

  01-11-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK must have the capability to respond in kind to hack attacks says its chancellor.
  
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• Is YOUR car a health hazard? Study reveals vehicle interiors are 2,144% filthier than smartphones

  01-11-2016 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by UK-based online vehicle purchasing firm, SellCar, found vehicles are 55 per cent dirtier than computer keyboards in our offices and at home.
  
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• Canadian grandmother accused of pirating zombie game

  01-11-2016 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 86-year-old woman has denied accusations that she illegally downloaded a shooting video game.
  
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• Microsoft accuses Google of putting its customers at risk after search firm publicly exposed dangerous Windows 10 flaw being exploited by hackers 

  01-11-2016 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California-headquartered search giant says it told Washington-based Microsoft about the bug on October 21, but the company had not fixed it yet.
  
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