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• US expels Russian diplomats over cyber attack allegations

  29-12-2016 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US expels 35 Russian diplomats in the wake of cyber attacks related to the US election.
  
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• Pacemakers CAN be hacked: US government issues cybersecurity warning over hackers programming bugs in medical devices

  29-12-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The U.S. government on Tuesday issued rules for addressing cyber vulnerabilities in these life-saving medical devices as well as, insulin pumps and imaging systems.
  
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• Apple dominated the Christmas with nearly half of all new device activations

  29-12-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you received a smartphone this holiday season, chances are it was an iPhone. New data shows 44% of new device activations globally in the week leading up to Christmas were Apple.
  
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• ICEE Spectrum demo reveals flying mechanical butterflies, jellyfish, and even a penguin

  29-12-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mesmerizing video of the demonstration reveals Festo's butterfly devices can ‘talk’ to each other to avoid mid-air collisions when flying in a swarm. They also showed off the AirJelly, and AirPenguin.
  
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• Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder

  29-12-2016 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announce on Reddit that they are engaged.
  
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• High levels of iron helps to prevent hearing loss study finds

  29-12-2016 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of more than 300,000 people by researchers at Pennsylvania State University found a link between iron deficiency anaemia and hearing loss.
  
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• DARPA's autonomous flight program steps closer to reality after successful tests

  29-12-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DARPA's 'robot pilot', called ALIAS, completed Phase 2 of development. The technology proved successful in ground and flight demonstrations and showed it can quickly tailor to new platforms.
  
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• Theory claims that signs of early visits from aliens can be found in old paintings

  29-12-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several historical artworks dating back centuries have been picked as evidence for the theory. These religious artworks contain symbols and shapes that resemble UFOs.
  
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• Beyond Pokemon Go: how AR will create a 'deep reality' we can't escape from

  29-12-2016 19:00
  
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• Hubble spots intensely bright galaxy that spews microwave beams

  29-12-2016 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Known as IRAS 16399-0937, the galaxy spotted more than 370 million light-years from Earth is home to a megamaser, a process that amplifies light to create ‘intensely bright’ beams.
  
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• Mysterious 2,100-year-old fragment inscribed with name 'Hyrcanus' found in Jerusalem

  29-12-2016 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered the fragment under the Givati parking lot at the City of David – Jerusalem's oldest neighbourhood – in 2015
  
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• The top 5 astrophysics achievements of 2016 revealed

  29-12-2016 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology have compiled a list of the top 5 achievements in space and astronomy for 2016, which includes Proxima Centauri and SpaceX.
  
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• Skeleton of starved Stone Age girl reveals she died in pain from tuberculosis

  29-12-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the State Archaeology Office, discovered the skeleton of the young girl in Weimar in the German state of Thuringia.
  
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• California scientists reveal 133 new species of animals and plants found in 2016

  29-12-2016 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 133 new species were discovered by researchers from the California Academy of Sciences venturing into deserts, to the depths of the oceans, scouring thick rainforests andmountain ranges.
  
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• 15m jobs in UK could be taken over by robots in the coming decades

  29-12-2016 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from Britain's Institute of Public Policy Research claims British people could face a reality that is somewhere 'between Star Trek and the Matrix'.
  
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• A Monster Calls: telling stories from the treetops

  29-12-2016 17:00
  
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• Can't wait for 2016 to end? You'll have to endure it a bit longer: A leap second will be added to this year to make up for a slowdown in Earth's rotation

  29-12-2016 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The leap second will be added for anyone in the UTC±00:00 time zone or to the west of this, such as London and New York. Clocks striking 00:00:00 will be recording a time of 23:59:60.
  
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• Weirdest conspiracy theories of 2016 revealed

  29-12-2016 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2016 the bizarre theories concocted by conspiracy theorists ranged from pyramids in the Antarctic that double as military bases, to images of time travellers using smartphones.
  
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• Soldiers of the future will be augmented and indestructible

  29-12-2016 15:00
  
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• From pyramids in the Antarctic to Donald Trump's face on Mars: Weirdest conspiracy theories of 2016 revealed

  29-12-2016 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2016 the bizarre theories concocted by conspiracy theorists ranged from pyramids in the Antarctic that double as military bases, to images of time travellers using smartphones.
  
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• Prague's Charles University scientists reveal types of breasts men really prefer

  29-12-2016 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Charles University in Prague found that men prefer shapely, perkier boobs, such as those of Jennifer Lawrence, to those that are the largest, and sag with gravity.
  
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• Amazon files patent for flying warehouse

  29-12-2016 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon has filed a patent for massive flying warehouses equipped with fleets of drones that deliver goods to key locations.
  
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• Experts left puzzled by UFO-shaped rock discovered in mountains in China 

  29-12-2016 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Xia Changjun, a villager from Hubei, China, spotted the rock by hillside. He thought it looked like a UFO and spent one week digging it out. The stone's unusual shape also puzzled local historians.
  
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• Quiz asks users to select correct spelling to complete the sentence

  29-12-2016 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new quiz from Playbuzz aims to test users basic knowledge of the English language by asking them to correct the correct spelling in a sentence.
  
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• Now THAT'S a room with a view: Stunning images show Earth as seen from the International Space Station in 2016

  29-12-2016 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The International Space Station (ISS) orbits our planet 15.5 times each day. Along its travels, the ISS has captured some stunning images showing Earth's sprawling surface from above.
  
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• Amazon's plans to use self-driving AIRSHIPS to launch its delivery drones

  29-12-2016 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Described as 'airborne fulfilment centres' (AFC), these airships will hover over cities at 45,000ft before releasing drones to deliver goods, according to a recent patent filed by the California-based firm.
  
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• Why 2017 will be the year you'll finally ditch your bank

  29-12-2016 13:00
  
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• How to stick to 'Dry January': 6 tricks to avoid alcohol and deal with peer pressure

  29-12-2016 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Simon Lenton, director of the national drug research institute at Curtin University in Perth says avoiding rounds, having good reasons and getting the support of like-minded people is key.
  
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• Global warming is causing birds to migrate too soon

  29-12-2016 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Birds have reached their summer breeding grounds on average about one day earlier per degree of increasing global temperatures, according to the research by the University of Edinburgh.
  
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• Medical device cyber-safety rules issued by US watchdog

  29-12-2016 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers are "continuously" targeting medical devices and hospitals warns the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
  
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• Tricky puzzle claims just one in every 2,000 people can solve it

  29-12-2016 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is a new test taking hold of the Internet and it's a tricky one. The aim of the latest offering from Playbuzz is to try to work out what shape or letter the number 2's in each image form.
  
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• World's highest bridge opens to traffic in China

  29-12-2016 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Beipanjiang bridge in southern China has opened to traffic following three years of construction.
  
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• How we failed the world during the Ebola crisis and what we must do next time

  29-12-2016 12:00
  
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• Eco Wave Power turns wave power into electricity

  29-12-2016 12:00
  
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• Cities in Russia may COLLAPSE by 2050 due to thawing permafrost

  29-12-2016 12:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ground that was once solid is crumbling due to climate change, and the impact for buildings across Arctic and Siberian regions will be 'devastating' by 2050, says a new US-Russian report.
  
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• Twitter FINALLY launches 360-degree live video streaming on Periscope

  29-12-2016 11:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global feature allows users to interact and get behind the scenes of live broadcasts on videos marked with a 'LIVE 360' badge.
  
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• Why you should think twice before you post photos of children on Facebook

  29-12-2016 11:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joanne Orlando, a researcher in Technology and Learning at Western Sydney University, suggests parents who post pictures of their children online may be doing them harm (stock image).
  
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• Psychologist Judi James reveals art to travel etiquette and 'seat buddying'

  29-12-2016 11:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK psychologist Judi James tells MailOnline Travel that it's essential to read body language when travelling solo on planes, trains and buses in a bid to network successfully.
  
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• Amazon refuses to let Arkansas police access murder suspect's Echo recordings

  29-12-2016 11:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Bentonville, Arkansas police and state coroners, James Andrew Bates, 31, strangled Victor Collins, 47, at his home just after midnight on November 22, 2015.
  
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• Researchers unveil lie-detecting robot kiosks that could help spot possible terrorists

  29-12-2016 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, known as the Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessment in Real Time, uses eye-detection software along with an array of sensors to pick up on physiological signs of lying.
  
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• Google refuses to ban searches that link to jihadi cleric’s hate-filled sermons

  29-12-2016 11:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's autocomplete function means those searching for Al-Qaeda hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, killed by the US in Yemen in 2011, are prompted to look for his 'quotes and lectures'.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for December 29

  29-12-2016 08:47
  
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• Forget bad weather, Amazon wants to protect its drones from ARROWS

  29-12-2016 06:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon has been awarded a patent that will save its delivery drones if its struck by an arrow, gun or other objects. The pages describe releasing foam, a parachute or airbag to protect it.
  
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• Birds migrating earlier as temperatures rise

  29-12-2016 03:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Migrating birds are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as global temperatures rise, an Edinburgh University study finds.
  
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• Rare giraffe born on Boxing Day

  29-12-2016 02:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rare giraffe has been born at Chester Zoo.
  
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• Ford reveals new driverless car design with slimmed-down rooftop sensors and more advanced capabilities

  29-12-2016 01:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ford has unveiled a new design of it self-driving car Fusion. Not only is the technology more advanced, but the sensors have been removed from the roof to give it a more traditional car look.
  
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• Drone-based blood deliveries in Tanzania to be funded by UK

  29-12-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK is to help fund the use of drones to fly blood and other medical supplies to health centres in Tanzania.
  
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• New Apple rumor claims the firm has plans to introduce 5-inch iPhone 7s with VERTICAL dual cameras in 2017

  29-12-2016 00:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report adds morerumors about Apple's next smartphone release in 2017. Sources from the Taiwanese supply chain say users should expect a 5-inch model with a dual-lens vertical camera array.
  
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• Forget Zika! Now PYTHONS are swimming off Florida beaches

  29-12-2016 00:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A nine-foot-long Burmese python was spotted wrapped around a floating research platform by a kayaker off the coast of south Florida last month.
  
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• Have YOU been opening Champagne wrong all this time?

  29-12-2016 00:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wine experts have revealed how to prevent a cork from flying across the room, from using a kitchen towel to never taking the wire cage off before you've popped the cork.
  
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