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• Watch the moment Tesla's 'instant acceleration' kicks in to avoid being rear ended

  18-11-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Hughes posted a video to YouTube showing his Tesla P85D using the firm's 'fast acceleration' to avoid being rear ended on North Carolina's Highway 10.
  
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• Obama bans new oil drilling in Arctic Ocean

  18-11-2016 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Obama administration bans offshore drilling in the Arctic but Donald Trump could rip up the ban.
  
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• Bill Gates reveals 'noise cancelling' fragrance that can block foul stenches

  18-11-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As pungent toilets in developing countries force people to relieve themselves outside, the researchers are working to create a odor-cancelling cocktail in efforts to improve sanitation.
  
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• Launch set for GOES-R satellite capable of 30-second weather updates

  18-11-2016 23:40 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA 90% certain of lift-off on Saturday NASA meteorologists have given a 90 per cent chance of good weather for the launch of the revolutionary Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R Series (GOES‑R) on Saturday.…
  
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• Kangaroo leg 'nose-bone' ornament shows mankind made tools earlier than thought

  18-11-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists with the Australian National University say the artefact is more than 46,000 years old, and was worn through the nose of one of Australia’s earliest inhabitants.
  
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• Drone footage shows thousands of dead bunker fish floating in Hamptons canal

  18-11-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Countless bunker fish were seen floating near the water's edge on the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays on Monday morning in what scientists are calling unprecedented.
  
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• Watch the heart-stopping moment a Tesla's 'instant acceleration' kicks in to avoid being rear ended by motorist

  18-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Hughes posted a video to YouTube showing his Tesla P85D using the firm's 'fast acceleration' to avoid being rear ended on North Carolina's Highway 10.
  
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• Three phone scam data breach hit 133,000 customers

  18-11-2016 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three says 133,000 customer accounts were hit by fraudsters in a bid to upgrade and steal phones.
  
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• Michael Gilmore warns putting unfinished fighters into combat puts pilots at 'risk'

  18-11-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Gilmore, called for the entire programme to be restructured so enough testing can be completed - just as the controversial jet is set for its first mission.
  
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• Novartis backs off from 2016 date for testing Google autofocus lens

  18-11-2016 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Novartis has abandoned a 2016 goal to start testing its autofocus contact lens on people, though it said the groundbreaking product it is making with internet giant Google is 'progressing steadily.'
  
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• Japanese entrepreneur plans to open 'Dino-A-Live' animatronic theme park

  18-11-2016 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Japanese firm is one step closer to bringing Jurassic Park to life with a dinosaur theme park called 'Dino-A-Live that features full-sized, life-like dinosaur robots. ON-ART plans to open it in 5 years.
  
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• Images reveal 'crater of light' on Ceres in unprecedented detail

  18-11-2016 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brightest area on Ceres can be seen standing out from within its shadowy, cratered terrain in a dramatic new view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
  
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• Alaska moose lock antlers during a fight - then freeze together in a slough

  18-11-2016 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A teacher spotted two pairs of antlers (pictured) poking out of the water in Unalakleet, Alaska. The moose likely got stuck during a fight, couldn't disengage their antlers and fell into the water.
  
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• Why toddlers REALLY love to play hide and seek: Young brains believe they really are invisible behind their hands

  18-11-2016 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the University of Southern California says kids feel that unless two people make eye contact, they can't see each other.
  
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• California megaquake could wipe out LA and San Francisco as responders simulate event

  18-11-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To prepare for catastrophic earthquakes, roughly 1,200 emergency responders carried out drills across California in a week-long exercise known as 'Vigilant Guard.'
  
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• Dell error hands Mexicans $33 laptop bargain

  18-11-2016 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mexico tells Dell to honour the sale of laptops mistakenly advertised at their shipping cost.
  
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• Chinese-built airport robot Sanbot speaks 28 languages and fights crime

  18-11-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designed and built by Shenzhen-based tech firm Qihan, the diminutive Sanbot is designed to interact with people in a range of environments, from home to industry and commercial.
  
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• Translators reveal challenges of translating Marquis de Sade’s 120 Days of Sodom

  18-11-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from Queen Mary University of London has translated Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom, which is a obscene work of fiction written in the original French language.
  
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• Northwestern University discovers super-agers IMMUNE to Alzheimer's memory loss

  18-11-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Northwestern University examined the brains of eight people over 90 who were sharp until their deaths. The brain scans revealed they all had full-blown Alzheimer's.
  
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• Tech-fair visitor injured after robot design to teach CHILDREN 'loses control' in China

  18-11-2016 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A visitor to a Chinese tech fair was injured yesterday after a robot smashed a glass wall, according to Chinese media. Its developer said a worker had pressed a wrong button.
  
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• Dr Hugh Lewis says pieces of junk hurtling around could spell disaster for space travel

  18-11-2016 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Hugh Lewis gave the grave warning at the Royal Astronomical Society, London at the launch of 'Adrift', a new science and arts project aimed at raising awareness of space junk.
  
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• UFO hunters find face of an old man wearing a crown on Mars' surface

  18-11-2016 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One Alien hunter claims to have spotted a shrine for the King of Mars on the red planet. Found in an image from the Curiosity rover, the face appears to be of an old man with abeard and crown on his head.
  
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• Britain to spend £800 MILLION on US Predator drones that can fly for 40 hours

  18-11-2016 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The killer drone, built by an Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, has a wingspan of 79 feet (24 metres) and can carry two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions.
  
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• Is Apple's iPhone camera getting a BIG upgrade? Augmented reality could revolutionise maps and photos

  18-11-2016 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California tech firm's goal is to give users access to futuristic spatial recognition and mapping. Apple are also developing augmented reality smart glasses for release in 2018.
  
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• Dark Souls 3, Overwatch and Pokemon Go win awards at the Golden Joysticks

  18-11-2016 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fantasy adventure role-playing game wins the ultimate game of the year prize at this year's Golden Joysticks.
  
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• Bungie gets tough on Destiny cheaters - by banning their consoles

  18-11-2016 18:28
  
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• WalkCar: Hands-on with Japan's car-in-a-bag

  18-11-2016 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Chris Foxx takes a ride on Japan's answer to the 'hoverboard'.
  
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• Russia is set to land its first astronaut on the moon in 2031

  18-11-2016 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bold prediction was made by Vladimir Solntsev, CEO of Russian rocket company Energia, who also said that unmanned lunar flights would begin in 2026 in preparation.
  
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• British tourist dies while diving on Great Barrier Reef days after French couple

  18-11-2016 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British tourist in his 60s has died while scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, just days after two French people had heart attacks and died on the world famous dive spot.
  
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• Charge your phone for five hours in FIVE MINUTES: Qualcomm system can power up batteries in record time

  18-11-2016 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Diego-headquartered Qualcomm has released the Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, that will fill your phone with enough power for five hours of battery life after just five minutes of charging.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online

  18-11-2016 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Italian customers will be able to buy vehicles at a price up to a third cheaper than other promotions, although the offers on Amazon.it will be limited to three models - the 500, the Panda and the 500L.
  
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• Chinese tourist town is using facial recognition to allow visitors to enter: System is better than a human at identifying people

  18-11-2016 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system is being used in Wuzhen - a tourist town, which welcomes around 5,000 visitors every day. It was created by Baidu, a web firm which is often referred to as 'Chinese Google' (stock image).
  
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• Does YOUR iPhone 6 Plus screen have 'Touch Disease'? Apple is now offering to fix it

  18-11-2016 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The service will be available to iPhone 6 Plus owners worldwide, however Apple said that it may limit the service to the country where the device was purchased.
  
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• Is swearing a sign of intelligence? People who curse have a larger vocabulary than those who don't

  18-11-2016 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Bergen, Professor of cognitive sciences at UC San Diego, says we have many misconceptions about using foul language (stock image).
  
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• Watch Sony's stunning story trailer for The Last Guardian

  18-11-2016 17:05
  
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• Can't make the funeral? Catch it online: UK crematorium to live stream services for absent mourners

  18-11-2016 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery in Tunbridge Wells will begin offering the service for those unable to attend services in person (stock image)
  
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• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review: sometimes plotless but still magical

  18-11-2016 16:34
  
  By: Ruby Lott-LavignaContinue reading...
  
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• Rich men live 10 YEARS longer than poor men, study reveals

  18-11-2016 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although women tend to live longer than men, the study by East Tennessee State University found those with the longest lifespan were men living in the nation's richest counties.
  
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• World's poorest countries to aim for 100% green energy

  18-11-2016 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have promised that they will generate all their future energy needs from renewables.
  
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• Not so warped

  18-11-2016 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From tractor beams to warp drive, sci-fi has inspired serious real-life research.
  
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• Early computer rebuild wins conservation award

  18-11-2016 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An exhibit that gives people an idea of what it was like to programme one of the first computers has won an award.
  
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• Russia's plans for a base on the MOON: Nation will land cosmonauts on the surface by 2031 ahead of creating a lunar colony

  18-11-2016 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bold prediction was made by Vladimir Solntsev, CEO of Russian rocket company Energia, who also said that unmanned lunar flights would begin in 2026 in preparation.
  
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• Controversial surgeon behind world's first human HEAD transplant reveals virtual reality system to help prepare patients

  18-11-2016 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sergio Canavero, based in Turin, wants to carry out the operation next year and believes it could lead to people paralysed from the neck down being able to walk again.
  
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• Having sleep apnea could make lung cancer more deadly, study finds

  18-11-2016 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A lack of air during a night's rest makes tumours grow quicker by releasing exosomes - key in the communication between cells, researchers from Chicago and Barcelona universities found.
  
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• Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs may have PUNCTURED the Earth's surface

  18-11-2016 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, and Imperial College, London, have shown the object that hit the planet may have slammed nearly all the way through the Earth's crust.
  
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• The spacesuit we could wear on MARS: Design can be patched up using 3D printed parts

  18-11-2016 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new spacesuit, developed by Dutch company Mars One, will protect users from cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures and blinding dust storms.
  
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• Self-driving Roborace car makes its street track debut in Marrakech

  18-11-2016 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The autonomous race car made its debut on a street track at the Formula E Marrakech ePrix. The next test will involve racing two cars on the track, with the aim of having up to 10 cars competing at once.
  
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• Vladimir Putin launches 4,000mph supersonic missile that could reach UK in 13 MINUTES

  18-11-2016 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Object 4202 rocket was fired thousands of miles from the Yasny Launch Base in Russia to the far-east peninsula of Kamchatka with Kremlin officials calling the test a 'success'.
  
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• The 'fog catchers' in the Sahara that can make water out of THIN AIR

  18-11-2016 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project in Ait Baamrane in Morocco, was set up by an organisation called Dar Si Hmad, which spent 10 years researching, developing and testing the infrastructure.
  
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• French doctor reveals she did not see aliens during suicide bid

  18-11-2016 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudie Haignere, 59, was the first French woman in space in the 1990s but conspiracy theorists believe she tried to warn Earth of alien existence when she reportedly attempted suicide in 2008.
  
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