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• Apple's iPhone 8 redesign will boast new 5 and 5.8inch edge to edge curved screens

  14-11-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is set to unveil the most radical redesign of its flagship handset so far for the iPhone's 10th anniversary in 2017, and rumours are already flying over its use of a new curved screen.
  
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• Silicon Valley issues plea to Donald Trump to support encryption

  14-11-2016 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Firms including Facebook, Google and Amazon have sent President-elect Donald Trump a detailed list of their policy priorities, which includes promoting encryption and, immigration reform.
  
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• AI researchers reveal the '4 ages of smart software' that will take us to self awareness

  14-11-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arend Hintze of Michigan State University says there are four classes of AI, and that researchers need to do more than teach machines to learn in order to make them self aware.
  
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• Amazon's Spotify-rival Music Unlimited arrives in the UK which runs through AI assistant Alexa

  14-11-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Seattle-based online retail giant launched the on demand service in the US last month, but has now expanded it to customers in the UK, Germany and Austria.
  
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• Turtle found in Wales is 'lucky to be alive' after being swept 4,000 miles from home  

  14-11-2016 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The turtle was stranded on the shore at the Tan-Y-Foel beach on the Menai Straits at Angelsey, North Wales - and has been named Menai by experts looking after it at the Angelsey Sea Zoo.
  
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• From your travels to your diet, the molecules left on your PHONE could reveal surprising details about your lifestyle

  14-11-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, San Diego showed that swabbing someone’s phone revealed a wealth of information about them and could be used as a rapid diagnostic test.
  
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• Binghamton University researchers unveil the AI that could predict flight delays

  14-11-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Binghamton researchers trained an AI to use everything from previous flight times to weather forecasts to say exactly how long passengers will be stuck.
  
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• Microsoft Garage releases iOS app Color Binoculars that lets colourblind see the world

  14-11-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Called Color Binoculars, the free iOS app uses filters to adjust images based on three different kinds of color-blindness, allowing the differences and even the colors themselves to stand out.
  
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• Nintendo NES Classic Mini review - a dainty delight with design detriments

  14-11-2016 20:30
  
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• Planet Earth's bears leave viewers in stitched over their dance moves

  14-11-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some of nature's most elegant creatures were shown coming a cropper in last night's Planet Earth II. Pink flamingos that struggled to stay upright on a frozen lake left viewers weeping with laughter.
  
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• Samsung shifts takes on Apple and Google with massive $8 billion Harman purchase

  14-11-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung Electronicshas agreed to buy Harman International Industries in an $8 billion deal, marking a major push into the auto electronics market.
  
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• White carcasses spotted by Scottish islanders could be dead POLAR BEARS

  14-11-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sets of mystery remains which appeared on the shores of Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides this year have been identified by locals as those of the Arctic predators.
  
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• U.S. will be 'rogue' state if it ditches climate accord - UN envoy

  14-11-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mary Robinson made the claims at U.N. climate talks in Marrakesh, saying it would be a 'tragedy for the United States and the people of the United States'
  
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• IBM is creating 'carbon chips' that can make computers 1,000 times faster

  14-11-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IBM labs in New York have finally unlocked the secret to creating microchips using carbon nanotubes, an innovation that could lead us to some of the most powerful microchips ever created.
  
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• Researcher has launched a project to make simulations of the dead a reality

  14-11-2016 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to research scientist Muhammad A. Ahmad, harnessing virtual reality is the ‘next step in the evolution of bereavement’ and could allow us to communicate with the dead.
  
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• 'Supermoon' wows viewers with closest glimpse since 1948

  14-11-2016 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skywatchers are enjoying the latest "supermoon", after the moon made its closest approach since 1948.
  
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• El Niño and emissions are blamed for sweltering temperatures

  14-11-2016 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization believes that 2016 could become the the warmest year in modern history, with 16 of the hottest years this century alone.
  
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• Saturn's hexagonal storm revealed in stunning new Cassini image

  14-11-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This stunning new image reveals the massive hexagonal storm at Saturn's North Pole, and its gigantic rings.
  
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• Naughty teenagers? Blame their brothers and sisters: SIBLINGS affect children's behaviour more than genes, friends or parents

  14-11-2016 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Florida Atlantic University found that siblings bear responsibility for the spread of bad behaviours because they hold more influence than parents or friends (stock image).
  
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• Lightning strikes seen from space could soon make weather forecasts a lot more accurate

  14-11-2016 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa's GOES-R satellite will offer more precise, complete lightning observations over North and South America, which will improve global data collected by the University of Washington.
  
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• One of the world's rarest turtles washes up in WALES: Reptile is 'lucky to be alive' after being swept 4,000 miles from home by strong currents 

  14-11-2016 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The turtle was stranded on the shore at the Tan-Y-Foel beach on the Menai Straits at Angelsey, North Wales - and has been named Menai by experts looking after it at the Angelsey Sea Zoo.
  
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• The curse of the competitive male: Being flashy helps wins over females - but it can also cause species to become EXTINCT

  14-11-2016 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Queen Mary University of London has found that animals where the males fight a lot and show off exuberantly could be at greater risk of extinction.
  
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• NHS send-to-all email causes turmoil

  14-11-2016 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An email that was accidentally sent to 840,000 members of the NHS's staff in England causes havoc.
  
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• This eye-tracking app could speed-up autism detection

  14-11-2016 17:20
  
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• The running shoes for HORSES: Clip-on plastic covers could make for happier hooves

  14-11-2016 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Made by a pair of inventors from Fürstenfeld in Austria, the clip on footwear claims to provide added comfort, stability and protection for horses and their riders.
  
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• Brain training games can help prevent dementia in people at high risk of the disease

  14-11-2016 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brain training games benefited adults with 'mild cognitive impairment' – declines in memory and other mental abilities, researchers from the University of Sydney found.
  
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• One extra hour in bed a week could increase your annual salary by 5%

  14-11-2016 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Williams College in Massachusetts and the University of California say that a one-hour increase in sleep can raise wages by half as much as an additional year of education.
  
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• Can the OnePlus 3T compete with the iPhone 7? Company's most powerful handset yet may be released tomorrow

  14-11-2016 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An image shared on the Shenzhen-based company's official Weibo page today shows the back of a handset similar to the OnePlus 3. The OnePlus 3T is expected to be released tomorrow.
  
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• Amazon's Spotify-rival arrives in the UK: Music Unlimited runs through AI assistant Alexa and offers more than 40 million tracks

  14-11-2016 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Seattle-based online retail giant launched the on demand service in the US last month, but has now expanded it to customers in the UK, Germany and Austria.
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy game may be Telltale's secret Marvel project

  14-11-2016 16:22
  
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• The human brain is hard-wired to prefer RED food over green

  14-11-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy, says we've evolved to believe red foods are likely to be more nutritious.
  
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• Dementia is now the leading cause of death says ONS

  14-11-2016 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, was responsible for 61,686 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2015, accounting for 11.6 per cent of the total figure.
  
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• Samsung buys connected car firm Harman for $8bn in cash

  14-11-2016 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung Electronics buys Harman International Industries for about $8bn (£6.4bn) in cash as it makes a big push into connected car technologies.
  
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• WIRED Money 2016: Agenda

  14-11-2016 15:33
  
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• NHS email blunder catches 1.2 million staff in 'reply all' chaos

  14-11-2016 15:25
  
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• Up to 400 million accounts in Adult Friend Finder breach

  14-11-2016 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 400 million accounts on the "sex and swingers" hook-up site Adult Friend Finder may have been leaked.
  
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• Dark web hackers boast of Tesco Bank thefts

  14-11-2016 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cybersecurity firm says hackers boasted on the dark web of stealing funds from Tesco Bank two months ago.
  
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• Playbuzz quiz that will determine if you really have superior colour vision 

  14-11-2016 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The quiz devised by Playbuzz asks people to pick the darkest hue out of a selection of six shades of a similar colour. Only those with superior colour vision are able to select the deepest shade from the selection.
  
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• Adult FriendFinder is HACKED: Love rats’ dirty secrets may be exposed

  14-11-2016 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 412 million global accounts from adult sites in the 'FriendFinder' network have been stolen including users of Penthouse, Stripshow, iCams and Adult FriendFinder.
  
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• -Sweltering 2016 to set heat record, stoked by man-made warming-WMO

  14-11-2016 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization believes that 2016 could become the the warmest year in modern history, with 16 of the hottest years this century alone.
  
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• Saturn's rings may have formed when dinosaurs roamed Earth

  14-11-2016 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cornell University in New York studied an almost forgotten set of data, collected 10 years ago by Nasa's Cassini mission to find Saturn's C ring is much younger than thought.
  
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• 339 million Adult Friend Finder accounts exposed in data breach

  14-11-2016 13:23
  
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• Carbon dioxide emissions have levelled out in past three years as China reduces coal use

  14-11-2016 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo say that emissions have leveled off at about 36 billion metric tons in the past three years.
  
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• The amusing photos inspired by the supermoon ahead of this evening's spectacular

  14-11-2016 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As millions reached for their cameras to capture the historic event, it inspired creativity in others, with recreations of the sky with scenes from E.T., Superman, and one with Soviet leader Lenin.
  
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• Interactive map reveals which places will have the best view of the Supermoon

  14-11-2016 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map, by London-based MeteoEarth, shows forecasts and live weather across the world. The UK looks set to be covered in cloud for most of the night, but the US will have clear skies.
  
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• Autonomy's ex-finance chief indicted on felony charges over HP deal

  14-11-2016 12:45
  
  Federal prosecutors have charged Sushovan Hussain with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud over HP's $11bn acquisition of Autonomy
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• WIRED Money 2016: About

  14-11-2016 12:38
  
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• Google Play Music now knows what you want to listen to based on your activity

  14-11-2016 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app uses machine learning to suggest songs based on signals including location, activity and time of day. Starting this week, Google Play Music users on Android, iOSglobally will receive the update.
  
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• Japan embraces robots ahead of 2020 Olympics

  14-11-2016 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The robot getting ready to help visitors at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with language translation.
  
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• 2016 'very likely' to be world's warmest year

  14-11-2016 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data.
  
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