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• Apple reveals 6s battery shutdown issue 'more widespread than thought'

  06-12-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's Chinese site reveals the iPhone 6s battery problem is much more widespread than previously thought. The firm also says it needs more diagnostic data to determine the cause.
  
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• Call for privacy probes over Cayla doll and i-Que toys

  06-12-2016 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The makers of two popular smart toys are accused of violating child data protection rules.
  
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• Google data centres to be 100% renewable-powered by 2017

  06-12-2016 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google reveals it is on track to offset 100% of data centre and office electricity use with renewable energy.
  
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• Microsoft to turn PCs and tablets into smart 'home hubs' to take on Amazon's Echo

  06-12-2016 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app will turn the millions of Windows PCs, laptops and tablets already in homes into a 'home hub' that can do everything from control lights to answer questions.
  
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• Robotics is coming on leaps and bounds – literally: Bushbaby bot most vertically agile yet

  06-12-2016 22:36 via go.theregister.com
  
  US Army backs droid for search and rescue missions Roboticists from the University of California, Berkeley, have built the “most vertically agile” robot, capable of jumping better than humans.…
  
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• 'Mythical sea blob' found off the coast of Monterery for the first time since it was first spotted in 1900

  06-12-2016 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using a remotely operated vehicle, scientists spotted an ‘exceptionally large’ larvacean off the coast of California, and analysis has confirmed it to be the first definitive record of the mysterious deep-sea blob.
  
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• Pokémon Go and face tuning selfie app top Google's Play store downloads

  06-12-2016 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is honoring the most popular apps and games with Google Play’s Global Best of 2016 list. Face Changer 2 is the top trending app and Pokémon Go has been awarded game of the year.
  
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• Northrop Grumman reveals 'tailsitter' drone that can turn ship into aircraft carrier

  06-12-2016 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Northrop Grumman has revealed its flying-wing tailsitter drone will take to the air in 2018 - and does not need a runway. Instead, it simply lands on its tail - a design first tested in the 1950s.
  
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• Salto tiny robot can leap almost 10 TIMES its height every second

  06-12-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To build the robot,engineers from the University of California, Berkley, studied the animal kingdom's most vertically agile creature - the African bush baby, or galago.
  
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• Consumer watchdogs claim internet connected toys collect kids' personal data

  06-12-2016 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  International consumer watchdogs have filed a complaint against smart toy makers, arguing that the devices are spying on children and exploiting their voices ‘for corporate gain.’
  
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• The mind-reading robotic hand that lets quadriplegic people grasp everyday objects

  06-12-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team from the University of Tubingen in Germany has developed an external machine interface, which does away with the need for invasive electrodes and could help patients to live more independently.
  
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• 2,300-year-old jaw bone found in South Ronaldsay gives clues about Orkney's Iron Age man

  06-12-2016 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of the jawbone and two teeth, which were found in South Ronaldsay, Scotland, suggests the man died when he was 50 or older sometime between AD120 and AD240.
  
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• Instagram account for US transport agency voted fourth best in the WORLD

  06-12-2016 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the US is such a hit online that it beat Beyonce in Rollingstone.com's list of the best Instagram accounts of 2016.
  
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• Particles from birth of the solar system found on rooftops in Paris, Oslo and Berlin

  06-12-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists usually collect cosmic dust in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Now, for the first time, the space debris has been found hidden in city dirt.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 to kill off headphone socket AND home button

  06-12-2016 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New rumors about Samsung's next-generation handset reveal the firm is killing off the headphone socket and replacing the home button with an optical finger recognition system.
  
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• Green delight as Trump's Irish wall plans withdrawn

  06-12-2016 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's plan to erect a huge sea wall at his Irish golf course has been withdrawn in the light of stiff opposition.
  
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• Rhode Island School of Design works with NASA on Mars suit

  06-12-2016 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students at the Rhode Island School of Design have come up with a new, adjustable suit that closely resembles an actual space suit, and NASA plans to use it for its Hawaii simulation missions.
  
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• Children more likely to use cannabis if their mother smoked while pregnant

  06-12-2016 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tobacco causes epigenetic changes in the brain of a developing foetus which makes them more prone to trying new things, including cannabis, researchers from King's College London found.
  
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• US students are getting WORSE at math as science and reading skills stagnate

  06-12-2016 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Americans students are having major math problems and have fallen behind the rest of the world, while performances in science and reading stagnated, a new study has revealed.
  
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• The best Christmas films on Netflix and Amazon Prime

  06-12-2016 19:00
  
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• Apple Watch sales to consumers set record in holiday week says Tim Cook

  06-12-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sales of the Apple Watch to consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track to be the best ever for the product,Tim Cook told Reuters.
  
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• Agreement signed in Prestwick spaceport bid

  06-12-2016 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glasgow Prestwick Airport signs an agreement with Houston Spaceport as it continues its bid to become the UK's first launch site.
  
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• Oculus Touch hand controllers FINALLY on sale

  06-12-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hand controllers are designed to work with the Oculus Rift headset are on sale today from US, UK, Canada, France and Germany.
  
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• Google launches its annual Santa Tracker with a new game revealed each day

  06-12-2016 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like an advent calendar, the site will release a new game or activity each day. On Christmas Eve, Google's tracker will go live, allowing fans worldwide to follow Santa's progress from the North Pole.
  
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• Can YOU tell the difference between a clementine, tangerine and a satsuma?

  06-12-2016 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study reveals that two thirds of people can't correctly identify a clementine from a picture. Femail decided to see if the results are true and put together a tricky quiz to test your fruit knowledge.
  
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• Samsung triumphs over Apple in US Supreme Court patent row

  06-12-2016 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US Supreme Court rules in favour of Samsung in patent dispute with Apple over iPhone design.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court rules for Samsung in smartphone fight with Apple

  06-12-2016 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Supreme Court sided with Samsung in its big-money smartphone patent fight with Apple, throwing out an appeals court ruling that said the South Korean company had to pay a $399m penalty
  
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• Smart plant seedlings can be taught to adapt to their environment

  06-12-2016 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Western Australia suggest that plants are capable of learning an association between the occurrence of one event and the anticipation of another.
  
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• Seal studies reveal secret life

  06-12-2016 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A project is underway to record the underwater behaviour of Britain's grey seals.
  
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• Ryanair passenger takes picture of POLE levitating at 5,000ft

  06-12-2016 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed plane passenger was flying on a Ryanair Boeing 737 from Malaga to Bristol Airport when he looked out of the window and saw what appeared to be a levitating rod yesterday morning.
  
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• Google claims it will be running on 100% renewable energy by 2017

  06-12-2016 17:37
  
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• Google announces it will get all of its power from renewable sources in 2017

  06-12-2016 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is crossing a milestone in its quest to reduce its pollution. Starting next year, the firm says it will have amassed enough renewable energy to meet all of its electricity needs across the world.
  
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• Watch the first trailer for Emma Watson thriller The Circle

  06-12-2016 17:26
  
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• Map reveals what world's nations are best at with the US No1 for spam emails

  06-12-2016 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fascinating new global map has pinpointed what different countries in the world are the best at. The results range from the macabre to the mind-boggling.
  
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• Following the failure of Tay, Microsoft is back with new chatbot Zo

  06-12-2016 17:00
  
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• Death to CAPTCHA! Google wants to make them invisible using AI

  06-12-2016 17:00
  
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• You can now turn off Instagram comments (or will be able to very soon)

  06-12-2016 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Instagram updates its safety features to allow you to turn off comments for individual posts for the first time.
  
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• Samsung doesn't have to pay Apple $399 million, Supreme Court rules

  06-12-2016 16:44
  
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• You can FINALLY 'like' or disable comments on Instagram posts

  06-12-2016 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global updates are the latest in a set of tools and controls that the California-based app firm has been adding to make Instagram a safer and more enjoyable experience for everyone.
  
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• You can now automatically block offensive and spam comments on Instagram

  06-12-2016 16:00
  
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• You can finally 'Like' comments and remove followers on Instagram. Here's how

  06-12-2016 16:00
  
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• Is your 'cyber hygiene' putting you at risk of attack?

  06-12-2016 16:00
  
  Representatives from international law firm Bird & Bird the dos and don’ts of cyber-security today
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• How to 'Like' comments on Instagram, remove followers and limit who interacts with posts

  06-12-2016 16:00
  
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• Massive huntsman spider eats lizard in Queensland

  06-12-2016 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A huntsman spider the size of a dinner plate has been spotted with a lizard dangling helplessly between its jaws outside a couple's dining room window in Queensland, Australia.
  
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• Massive Dailymotion hack sees more than 85 MILLION user details leaked

  06-12-2016 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Paris-based video sharing website is the latest to be targeted by cyber criminals. The site has acknowledged the global security breach and is advising users to reset their security details.
  
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• Microsoft launches latest artificial intelligence chatbot Zo on Kik

  06-12-2016 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zo runs through Kik, a global messaging app, similar to Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. The chatbot can answer questions and respond to prompts, while using teenage slang, and emoji.
  
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• Haunting 3D-printed death masks are like something out of Alien

  06-12-2016 15:00
  
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• 'Millions of Dailymotion account details taken'

  06-12-2016 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 85 million accounts at video sharing site Dailymotion have been hacked, Leakedsource says.
  
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• Transformers: The Last Knight trailer sees a killer Optimus Prime...and King Arthur

  06-12-2016 14:52
  
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• The 3 simple swaps to boost your health to help you live longer revealed

  06-12-2016 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based nutritionist Cassandra Barns says that you should ditch coffee a healthier alternative, such as matcha tea. Making the transition will provide you with a much needed energy boost.
  
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