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• Study finds pets afraid of loud noises often suffer from 'gray muzzle' before age 4

  19-12-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Northern Illinois University have found that dogs that are fearful of loud noises, and unfamiliar animals and humans may experience premature graying on their muzzle.
  
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• Airbnb to sell you flights as well as somewhere to stay

  19-12-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sources told Bloomberg that Airbnb is developing a flight-booking tool to take on Priceline and Expedia. Called 'Flights', the project is said to launch within the next 18 months - before the firm's IPO.
  
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• Gatebox the $2500 holographic 'girlfriend' can double as a virtual PA

  19-12-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tokyo-based Vinclue’s Gatebox stands 20in high and is home to a holographic anime girl named Aizuma Hikari. This virtual assistant provides weather updates and sends 'I miss you' texts.
  
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• Experts say Marijuana highs in space may be ruined by radiation

  19-12-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a new study, researchers found that high-energy protons from the sun can alter signalling within the brain, specifically messing with the endocannabinoid receptors.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reveals his home AI can recognize friends and control his home

  19-12-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI is able to do everything from recognise friend's faces at the door towork out who is asking it questions - and Zuckerberg said he's even connected up a 1950s toaster and a t-shirt cannon to it.
  
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• Experts warn sex bot owners 'risk over exertion' as 40% of men admit they would use one

  19-12-2016 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the Love and Sex with Robots conference in London, researchers revealed nearly half of men would buy a sex-bot. But, experts warn these robots could push humans beyond 'physical limits.'
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reveals his home AI: Jarvis can recognize friends, control lights, doors, windows and music - and even use a T-shirt cannon to fire him a new shirt

  19-12-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI is able to do everything from recognise friend's faces at the door towork out who is asking it questions - and Zuckerberg said he's even connected up a 1950s toaster and a t-shirt cannon to it.
  
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• Experts reveal 'blind spot' optical illusion

  19-12-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest episode of AsapSCIENCE explores why your eyes play tricks on you and shares optical illusions to show how your brain 'fills in gaps' when information is missing from an image.
  
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• Scientists get antimatter excited, see first light

  19-12-2016 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have used a laser to tickle atoms of antimatter and make them shine, a key step toward answering one of the great riddles of the universe.
  
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• Is the treatment for woodworm the secret of why the £36 MILLION Stradivarius violin sounds so perfect?

  19-12-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Italian creator of the renowned Stradivarius violins took his secret of preparing his instruments to the grave. But new research suggests that anti-woodworm treatment is the key.
  
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• Laser helps unlock antimatter secrets

  19-12-2016 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Cern have found a new way to unlock the secrets of antimatter.
  
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• 'Casper octopod under threat from deep sea mining'

  19-12-2016 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A deep sea octopod, dubbed Casper after the film ghost, may be at risk from mining, scientists say.
  
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• Cassini image appears to show Saturn's moon Mimas crashing into its giant rings

  19-12-2016 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saturn's moon Mimas appears to be crashing through its rings - but it's just an optical illusion. NASA's Cassini spacecraft Mimas is actually 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) away from the rings.
  
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• Hackers could steal data from fitness trackers and sell information to health companies

  19-12-2016 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report warns companies that make fitness trackers could be feeding users' personal information to private healthcare and insurance companies, for purposes ranging from the benign to the malignant.
  
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• Elon Musk's says he'll create a 'boring' company to alleviate traffic

  19-12-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk, California-based founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, may have dreamt up his latest world-changing technology while stuck in heavy traffic - with his new idea of boring holes.
  
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• Children with dystonia can walk again with the help of a brain implant

  19-12-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research from University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Cambridge University found that the effects were strongest in the youngest patients.
  
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• Cuba announces home internet trial scheme in Havana

  19-12-2016 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cuba unveils a two-month pilot scheme in Havana to allow internet in private homes.
  
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• Ancient Neolithic people used pots to prepare their salads 10,000 years ago

  19-12-2016 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made in the Sahara region of Libya, North Africa, by a team of international scientists led by the University of Bristol. The plants included carrot-seed grass and the cone from a cypress tree.
  
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• North Korea 'explosion' thought to be a nuclear test more likely to be an earthquake

  19-12-2016 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers monitoring seismic activity in the pariah state of North Korea picked up tremors in 2010, and the explosion was widely believed to have been an underground nuclear test.
  
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• Iron 'jet stream' detected in Earth's outer core

  19-12-2016 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say Earth's outer core contains a kind of "jet stream" - a fast-flowing river of liquid iron that is surging westwards under Alaska and Siberia.
  
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• VR dating simulator that teaches men how to pick up women is slammed

  19-12-2016 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Dating Lessons VR' is the latest simulator from Cerevrum, a firm based in New York. The developers say the app will help men 'discover the cheat codes and hacks that will mesmerise her.'
  
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• Jarvis is real! Mark Zuckerberg has spent 2016 building an Iron Man-style AI that controls his life

  19-12-2016 18:49
  
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• BlackBerry spending $75m on 'autonomous vehicle-testing hub' over several years

  19-12-2016 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BlackBerry may have struggled to take on Apple and Google in the smartphone wars - but it hopes to have better luck in the car market.
  
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• Ttop 5 tips for avoiding disappointment this Christmas

  19-12-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, explains that the best response to a present is a simple 'thank you' which masks your disappointment.
  
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• Children as young as 18 months prefer gender-specific toys, claims study

  19-12-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brenda Todd, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at City, University of London , suggests gender differences and preferences are there before extensive socialisation (stock image).
  
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• Why you shouldn't feed garden birds in spring: Putting out nuts makes it five times more likely their eggs will be stolen

  19-12-2016 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the RSPB advises people to feed birds all year round to help with food shortages, scientists at the University of Reading, who conducted the research, say caution is needed in the spring.
  
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• FOUR asteroids are set to make a 'close approach' to Earth on Wednesday

  19-12-2016 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The biggest of the four objects is 853 feet (260 metres) across - almost twice the height of the London Eye - and will fly at 8 miles (13km) per second. Experts say there is no cause for concern.
  
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• Biggest map of our universe yet shows billions of stars and galaxies

  19-12-2016 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A project using a 6 foot (1.8 metre) telescope at the summit of the Haleakala volcano in Maui, Hawaii, captured large images of the sky every 30 seconds for four years.
  
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• Facebook Messenger FINALLY unveils group video calls

  19-12-2016 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook said the feature has been their 'most requested ever'. The new feature will begin rolling out globally to Android and iOS mobile device users from today.
  
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• Prehistoric porridge? First pots for plant cooking found

  19-12-2016 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prehistoric pottery shows plants and grains were cooked as early as 10,000 years ago.
  
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• Facebook trials group audio calls for desktop for up to 50 friends

  19-12-2016 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a bid to compete with rivals such as Skype, California-based Facebook is trialling a new group audio call option, allowing a select number of users to speak to their friends from their desktop.
  
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• Children with a rare condition that leaves them struggling to control their limbs can walk again with the help of a brain implant

  19-12-2016 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research from University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Cambridge University found that the effects were strongest in the youngest patients.
  
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• Secretive South Korean 'war machine' walks by mimicking its human pilot

  19-12-2016 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seoul-based robotics company 'Korea Future Technology' has completed the first tests of its giant human-like robot, called METHOD-1.
  
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• Pass the vinaigrette: Ancient Neolithic people used pots to prepare their salads 10,000 years ago

  19-12-2016 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings were made in the Sahara region of Libya, North Africa, by a team of international scientists led by the University of Bristol. The plants included carrot-seed grass and the cone from a cypress tree.
  
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• Will Apple's iPhone 8 ditch glass screen for PLASTIC?

  19-12-2016 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cupertino-based tech firm is rumoured to be launching three models - a flagship design with a curved OLED screen and two that more closely resemble the current iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
  
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• Police trial AI system that can identify a criminal from a brief glimpse of their ear

  19-12-2016 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire Police are currently trialling the system, known as HALO. It combines a high resolution camera system with machine learning software.
  
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• The new Blade Runner 2049 trailer is as explosive and dystopian as you'd expect

  19-12-2016 17:06
  
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• The Blade Runner 2049 trailer is finally here

  19-12-2016 17:06
  
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• OLED tiles that make buildings INVISIBLE with smart colour-changing technology

  19-12-2016 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tiles could make the inside of a house change colour depend on your mood. The University of Pavia in Italy hope to put the connected tiles into production by the end of 2020
  
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• Terrifying 13ft Avatar robot takes its first steps: Secretive South Korean 'war machine' walks by mimicking its human pilot

  19-12-2016 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seoul-based robotics company 'Korea Future Technology' has completed the first tests of its giant human-like robot, called METHOD-1.
  
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• Street Fighter V rage quitters 'to be shamed' in new update

  19-12-2016 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Screen shots in gaming forum Neogaf appear to show that in the new update "penalties will be incurred" for quitting when angry.
  
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• The mystery of the 'alien call' deep in the Mariana Trench is solved

  19-12-2016 16:00
  
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• Snake is found with its mouth SEWN shut in what appears to be a voodoo ritual 

  19-12-2016 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The young snake was picked up by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Scott Mullin on December 12 after a family living in South Dade discovered it near their home.
  
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• Virtual dating simulator that teaches men how to pick up women is slammed for encouraging uninvited 'touching'

  19-12-2016 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Dating Lessons VR' is the latest simulator from Cerevrum, a firm based in New York. The developers say the app will help men 'discover the cheat codes and hacks that will mesmerise her.'
  
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• Santa ISN'T sexist if he gives your daughter a doll: Children as young as 18 months prefer gender-specific toys, claims study

  19-12-2016 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brenda Todd, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at City, University of London , suggests gender differences and preferences are there before extensive socialisation (stock image).
  
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• Tweet with flashing images sent to epileptic writer

  19-12-2016 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vanity Fair writer Kurt Eichenwald suffered a seizure after receiving a flashing image tweet
  
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• Move over Skype: Facebook trials group audio calls for desktop allowing users to chat with up to 50 friends

  19-12-2016 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a bid to compete with rivals such as Skype, California-based Facebook is trialling a new group audio call option, allowing a select number of users to speak to their friends from their desktop.
  
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• Think you have blue eyes? They are actually BROWN: Optical illusion causes some irises to appear a different colour

  19-12-2016 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Gary Heiting, senior editor of San Diego-based eye care website All About Vision, explains how the amount of the pigment melanin in the iris defines what colour our eyes appear to be.
  
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• Turkey blocks access to Tor anonymising network

  19-12-2016 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turkey has blocked direct access to the Tor anonymous browsing network as part of a wider crackdown on the ways people circumvent official internet censorship.
  
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• METHOD-1 is a giant robot mech that's a cross between Alien's Power Loader and the Iron Giant

  19-12-2016 14:27
  
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