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• Bill Browder went from Russia’s biggest foreign investor to Putin’s arch enemy. Here’s how

  04-11-2016 23:17
  
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• Periscope tests Snapchat style video filters: Twitter's video streaming app will let people don Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump masks

  04-11-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Periscope is taking cues from Facebook and Snapchat with animated masks. The firm is testing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump filters to raise awareness around the election.
  
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• The secret password we are still using? Password! Researchers warn internet users are making it easy for hackers to access their accounts 

  04-11-2016 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at Lancaster University said choosing such simple phrases as ‘qwerty’, 'password' and ‘abc123’ makes it a breeze for hackers to get into our accounts.
  
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• Genetically-modified wheat is sprinkled with GOLD DUST to improve yield

  04-11-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If successful, the 'proof of concept' study at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden could lead to similar work aimed at boosting photosynthesis in other staple crops such as rice and maize.
  
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• How to get an Indonesian Komodo dragon out of your bathroom

  04-11-2016 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Planet Earth II's camera crew came back from filming to find an unwanted visitor.
  
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• Nasa simulates 'inevitable' asteroid hitting LA in bid to prepare for real emergencies

  04-11-2016 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from NASA and FEMA prepared for a fictitious asteroid 300-800 feet wide approaching far too quickly to be redirected, necessitating a mass evacuation of the Los Angeles area.
  
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• Rotary phone is back in cellphone design which can make calls and send texts

  04-11-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A YouTuber has merged the past and present to create a functioning ‘rotary cell phone’, which has the iconic dial on the front. The phone can perform six basic functions, one of which is texting.
  
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• Apple slashes prices over 'donglegate' as MacBook Pro owners complain about cables

  04-11-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds took to social media to complain of 'donglegate' which required them to buy expensive adapters to use their existing addons with the machine. Now the firm has slashed prices on cables.
  
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• Look out, SpaceX et al – China's Long March-5 rocket blasts off

  04-11-2016 21:17 via go.theregister.com
  
  Successful launch takes payload into orbit Pic  China has successfully launched its first Long March-5 rocket, a heavy lifter that is going to be pivotal to the Middle Kingdom's ambitions for a space industry of its own.…
  
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• DeepMind AI to play videogame to learn about world

  04-11-2016 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can training an artificial intelligence system to play a computer game, help it understand the real world?
  
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• Highlights from day two of WIRED2016

  04-11-2016 21:06
  
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• Ever suffered from selfie regret? Why some people share when they shouldn't

  04-11-2016 20:56
  
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• How everyone can help document human rights abuses safely

  04-11-2016 20:53
  
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• Walking on the Sun: scientists are unlocking secrets of solar storms on VR trips to the star

  04-11-2016 20:34
  
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• The drone that can create a perfect 3D map of any town and could improve its wifi

  04-11-2016 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of Finnish researcher are using drones to design radio links.Drones take aerial shots of the environment and a special software transforms them into highly detailed 3D models.
  
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• Google's Home AI speaker answers back to the firm's own TV ads

  04-11-2016 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every time a Verizon ad for Google's Pixel phone is played, it wakes up the speaker - and asks it to recite a list of restaurants.
  
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• Researchers say fMRI scans now better than a polygraph in lie detection

  04-11-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of Pennsylvania has revealed fMRI is far more effective than polygraph, as it picks up on the activation of decision-making areas in the brain when a person lies.
  
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• 3,800-year-old Egyptian 'tableau' may depict funerary boats that carried Pharaoh Senusret III

  04-11-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists in Egypt were shocked when they discovered more than 120 images of ancient Egyptian boats etched into the inside of a building in Abydos, Egypt.
  
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• Two-year-old Everton fan sports a 3D-printed arm emblazoned with his team's logos

  04-11-2016 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last month, Kobi Sadler, from Moreton, Merseyside, was given a blue and white custom-made 3D printed arm - believed to be one of the smallest ever made.
  
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• Canada military probes mysterious Arctic pinging noise

  04-11-2016 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Canadian military probes a mysterious Arctic pinging sound, officials tell the BBC.
  
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• Stuck in a rut? VR could be the key to reawakening your passion for life

  04-11-2016 19:36
  
  VR and AR entrepreneur Ed Barton believes there's huge potential for the technology to reveal whole new worlds to young minds
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• Climate change gets 'personal': Gideon Mendel captures the human impact of flooding

  04-11-2016 18:52
  
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• WIRED meets Le Mans winning driver Dirk Müller gallery

  04-11-2016 18:46
  
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• Genetically modified wheat sprinkled with GOLD DUST could be grown in the UK in a world first - but is it safe?

  04-11-2016 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If successful, the 'proof of concept' study at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden could lead to similar work aimed at boosting photosynthesis in other staple crops such as rice and maize.
  
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• The universe's 'evil eye': Bizarre shape is spotted as two galaxies crash together at 225,000mph

  04-11-2016 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers from Ohio State University used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to discover the tsunami of stars and gas that is crashing through the disk of a spiral galaxy.
  
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• WIRED meets Le Mans winning driver Dirk Müller

  04-11-2016 18:33
  
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• What turned Anders Breivik into a mass shooter, Monash University doctors reveal

  04-11-2016 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from the University of Salford says a condition known as 'narcissistic decompensation' may be the reason Anders Behring Breivik (pictured) went on a killing spree in 2011.
  
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• How mobile games could hold the key to eradicating illiteracy

  04-11-2016 18:23
  
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• Could VR 'solve' racism? Headsets are being trialled as a way to undo bias in the police

  04-11-2016 18:03
  
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• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - what is it like?

  04-11-2016 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newsbeat's gaming reporter takes part in the launch event for the game to find out about this year's CoD offering.
  
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• 'From Wikipedia to the Moon in six years': Team Indus wants to land on the lunar surface by 2017

  04-11-2016 17:44
  
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• Widnes worm Dave wriggles into record books

  04-11-2016 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An earthworm named Dave wriggles into the record books as the largest ever found in the UK - measuring a whopping 40cm (15.7in).
  
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• Now Samsung's washing machines are 'exploding'

  04-11-2016 17:42
  
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• Mystery of the TWO-HEADED sharks: The mutant fish are appearing at alarming rates - and no one knows why

  04-11-2016 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are finding more and more of the mutants worldwide. Some have suggested that the surge in mutants is due to genetic abnormalities triggered by over-fishing.
  
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• Zenia Tata is on a mission to help women feel safe in any situation

  04-11-2016 17:03
  
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• Samsung recalls 2.8m washing machines in the US

  04-11-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung recalls 2.8 million washing machines in the US after doors detached mid-wash, leaving one person with a broken jaw.
  
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• The mystery of the strange green glow aurora hunters have spotted above Earth

  04-11-2016 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert at Lancaster University reveals the mystery behind the phenomena 'airglow' (green). Nathan Chase explains the three different types and the unique ways each one forms.
  
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• Alaska's Kotzebue town turns to hydroponics to grow green vegetables for the first time

  04-11-2016 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arctic Greens in Kotzebue, Alaska, is harvesting kale, various lettuces, basil and other greens weekly from the soil-free system and selling them at the supermarket in the community of nearly 3,300.
  
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• Giving ex-prisoners drugs helps stop them reoffending

  04-11-2016 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Karolinska Institutit and Oxford University found that providing reformed prisoners with psychotropic medications could cut reoffending rates by more than half.
  
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• A guide to the spectacular events that will fill the skies this month

  04-11-2016 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This month will see two meteor showers and the chance to see planets, a supermoon and a nebula – all with the naked eye.Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explains when to look up.
  
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• Have you met a stranger with the same birthday as you? It's NOT a coincidence but simple maths

  04-11-2016 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joseph Mazur is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Marlboro College in Vermont has published a new book aims to demystify everydaycoincidences through simple probability.
  
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• Boys as young as FOUR are more likely to want to be a pilot than girls

  04-11-2016 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by KidZania – an amusement centre for children in London – involved more than 400,000 children aged four to 14, who were able to choose from a range of occupations (stock image)
  
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• Electrodes stuck on the face let you taste FOOD in virtual reality

  04-11-2016 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two groups presenting at the ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium in Tokyo last month, revealed how technology could enhance the virtual dining experience.
  
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• Are YOU smart enough to solve this beer and burger brainteaser? Tricky maths puzzle sweeping the web is much harder than it looks

  04-11-2016 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new foodie brainteaser is leaving thousands infuriated on Facebook. The riddle asks you to work out what some symbols of beers and burgers add up to. So what's the answer?
  
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• China's largest freshwater lake Poyang dries up due to drought

  04-11-2016 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking new pictures show parts of the Poyang Lake in China's Jiangxi province turning into a huge grassland. The dry season arrived early this year due to a shortage of rainfall.
  
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• The future of innovation will come from the 'unlikelys'

  04-11-2016 15:46
  
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• Forget hunting for a plug, BuffaloGrid lets you power your phone with a text message

  04-11-2016 15:26
  
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• Whales send vibrations through the water to communicate

  04-11-2016 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in New England has revealed a previously unknown element of whale songs that could help them to communicate with other whales.
  
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• Call of Duty hitch hits Windows store gamers

  04-11-2016 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare fans who bought the game via the Windows store will hit problems if they try to play with friends who got it elsewhere.
  
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• Samsung issues recall for 2.8 million washing machines for excessive vibration

  04-11-2016 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has recalled 2.8 million washing machines for excessive vibration and detaching lids.
  
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