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• Why experts say 2017 is stranger than George Orwell's 1984

  27-01-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from Case Western Reserve University explains that 2017 is stranger than George Orwell's '1984', in that there is not just one Big Brother, but everyone is, in a way, Big Brother.
  
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• The undercover return of the space shuttle

  27-01-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sierra Nevada Corporation has delivered its Dream Chaser spacecraft to Edwards Air Force Base ahead of its 2019 missions to supply cargo to the International Space Station.
  
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• Nerf's Nemesis MXVIII-10K can hold 100 foam rounds

  27-01-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nerf's new Rival Nemesis MXVIII-10K toy gun can hold 100 rounds and shoot bullets at speeds of up to 70mph. The new gun, set to be released in the fall, will cost $100.
  
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• Microsoft's market value tops $500 billion

  27-01-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft Corp's market capitalization topped $500 billion for the first time since 2000 on Friday,following another quarter of results that beat Wall Street's expectations.
  
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• Researchers reveal humans can learn to use echolocation

  27-01-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the technique has been observed in blind people, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich have found that sighted individuals can learn echolocation as well.
  
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• The 9,000 year old history of humans and alcohol 

  27-01-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have found that humans have had a long history of consuming alcohol - with the earliest proof of an alcoholic beverage dating back to Northern China 9,000 years ago.
  
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• Scientists reveal toxins in toads used for folk medicine

  27-01-2017 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have conducted a comprehensive study on the chemicals produced by toads. They found a number of possible areas for new drug discovery, along with a slew of harmful toxins.
  
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• Intel Security on how to keep your children safe online

  27-01-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at California-based Intel Security provided the tips on the back of a UK survey which found that almost half of parents have no idea what their children are looking at online (stock image).
  
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• Panasonic debuts HOSPI robots at Tokyo Narita Airport

  27-01-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Panasonic's HOSPI service robots are now being trialled both at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, and at the nearby ANA Crowne Plaza Narita hotel.
  
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• Earth makes its own water deep in the mantle

  27-01-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New computer simulations show how reactions between liquid hydrogen and quartz in the upper mantle could form water – and the researchers say this could also trigger deep earthquakes.
  
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• Apple joins AI 'for the greater good of humanity' group

  27-01-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has officially joined Partnership on AI alongside the likes of Amazon, IBM and Facebook. The group was formed to ensure that artificial intelligence is used ethically and safely.
  
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• Periodic table that explains where the universe came from 

  27-01-2017 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Jennifer Johnson, an astronomer at The Ohio State University, has re-created a periodic table color-coded with the cosmic origins of all the elements.
  
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• Inventor creates a robotic face to go with speaker

  27-01-2017 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video, filmed in North America, shows the unusual robot, called Elvia, 'talk' with moving lips and eyes when she plays a game called Word Master with her inventor, called Steve.
  
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• Apple patents a vape that can contain solid substances

  27-01-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has published a new patent describing a vaporizer that lets users vape both a ‘solid precursor’ and a ‘liquid chemical’, which suggests that it could also be used for marijuana.
  
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• US company Beyond Meat creates realistic veg beef burger

  27-01-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US firm Beyond Meat believe they have created the world's most 'realistic' vegetarian beef burger and meat-lover Tom Rawstorne and vegan Tanith Carey put it to the test.
  
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• Hidden room linked to gunpowder plot revealed by 3D scans

  27-01-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Nottingham, led by Dr Chris King, examined the historic building using 3D scanning lasers.
  
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• Google Maps will warn you about finding a parking space

  27-01-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is using historical parking data to warn users about the parking situation at their destination. Users just plug their destination into the parking difficulty icon to see a score of 'limited', 'medium' or 'easy'.
  
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• NASA displays Apollo 1 hatch 50 years after fatal fire

  27-01-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Friday's anniversary, the hatch that trapped Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee inside their capsule at the launch pad finally wenton display at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
  
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• 'Engergizer Bunny' Shark travels 13,000 miles in two years

  27-01-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made by researchers at Florida's Nova Southeastern University, who tagged and tracked the finned creature from May 2015.
  
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• How Amazon Alexa beat Apple Google war living room

  27-01-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's surprise success with its Echo speakers and Alexa smart assistant sets up a long-term battle with Apple and Alphabet Google for primacy in the connected household.
  
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• Cluster of UFOs filmed hovering over US and Mexico border

  27-01-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Creepy footage of 'a fleet of UFOs' showed a group of seven or eight lights dancing above a border control post in Tijuana, Mexico.
  
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• Amazon Alexa is problematic for people with the same name

  27-01-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gadget, which perform tasks through simple voice commands, has become the focus of annoyance to Alexas across the globe – because that is precisely the name to which the device answers.
  
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• We’re not feeling paw-ly anymore! Two cats get bionic legs

  27-01-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One-year-old Pooh and eight-month-old Steven are on the mend and chasing toy mice around the veterinary surgery in Sofia, Bulgaria after being hit by a car or a train in horrible accidents.
  
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• Google Maps will not warn you if there isn't any parking

  27-01-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is using historical parking data to warn users about the parking situation at their destination. Users just plug their destination into the parking difficulty icon to see a score of 'limited', 'medium' or 'easy'.
  
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• The merging of humans and machines is happening now

  27-01-2017 18:00
  
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• Smart baby-trackers mostly unnecessary, say US doctors

  27-01-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of paediatricians claims devices tracking babies' health cause false alarms and should be regulated.
  
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• Microsoft's market value tops $500 bln

  27-01-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft Corp's market capitalization topped $500 billion for the first time since 2000 on Friday,following another quarter of results that beat Wall Street's expectations.
  
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• Panasonic introduces service robots to Tokyo Airport

  27-01-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Panasonic's HOSPI service robots are now being trialled both at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, and at the nearby ANA Crowne Plaza Narita hotel.
  
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• Australia's 'fairy possum' faces uncertain future

  27-01-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A tiny possum, an emblem of the state of Victoria in Australia, is rapidly heading towards extinction, say scientists.
  
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• Would you take love advice from a robot?

  27-01-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Japanese technology company, NTT Resonant, has invented a robot designed to dish out love advice. The system, called Oshi-el, can show sympathy, suggest a solution to the problem.
  
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• How to keep your children safe online:

  27-01-2017 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at California-based Intel Security provided the tips on the back of a UK survey which found that almost half of parents have no idea what their children are looking at online (stock image).
  
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• Your accent may affect your salary

  27-01-2017 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the London School of Economics and University College London say this may be because people from poorer backgrounds are less likely to ask for a pay rise.
  
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• The world's wackiest boats and yachts revealed

  27-01-2017 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the French-designed 'sinking' yacht, to the spider-like water vessel built by an Italian engineer to cure his seasickness, MailOnline Travel reveals the strangest water vessels.
  
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• Kodak says it’s bringing back Ektachrome film

  27-01-2017 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ektachrome was phased out in 2012 but among professional filmmakers there has been a ‘resurgence’ in sales, New York-basedKodak revealed.
  
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• Marvel teases its first plot points for the Black Panther movie

  27-01-2017 16:00
  
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• Listen to the beautiful diversity of voices around the world on this interactive map

  27-01-2017 15:43
  
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• New enemies rise in latest Mass Effect: Andromeda trailer

  27-01-2017 14:27
  
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• Climate change sparked Australia's mass Ice Age extinction

  27-01-2017 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cause had long remained unknown, but a study by the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, has found the answer is most likely to be global warming.
  
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• Apple Watch 'not syncing' in cheap deal

  27-01-2017 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An insurance firm which offered cheap Apple Watches in exchange for activity points says some customers' data is not uploading.
  
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• Skeletons of 25 medieval friars are unearthed

  27-01-2017 12:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered more than 25 skeletonsin the centre of the Cambridge University campus, and expect to discover dozens or more in the coming weeks.
  
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• Not guilty plea in landmark Kodi box trial

  27-01-2017 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shopkeeper denies charges of selling TV boxes that facilitate pirated content in landmark case.
  
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• Claim made for hydrogen 'wonder material'

  27-01-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US scientists draw controversy as they claim to have fulfilled the decades-long quest to turn hydrogen into a state where it behaves like a metal.
  
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• Started from the bottom now he's here: how Drake became a generation's music tastemaker

  27-01-2017 12:27
  
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• This McDonald's maths puzzle is baffling Facebook

  27-01-2017 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tricky puzzle was posted on Facebook by Butuan, Philippines-based Keril. So far over 1,500 people have attempted to solve the puzzle, with varying results.
  
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• Scientists have created the first human-pig 'chimera'

  27-01-2017 11:57
  
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• Scientists combine human and pig cells to create 'chimera'

  27-01-2017 11:57
  
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• 100-million-year-old 'E.T.-like' bug found preserved in amber

  27-01-2017 11:57
  
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• AI doctors, cancer scare stories: Podcast 302

  27-01-2017 11:47
  
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• How Frieze Academy is making the art fair go global

  27-01-2017 11:34
  
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• Medieval Winchester skeleton reveals how leprosy spread

  27-01-2017 10:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The skeleton was found in St Mary Magdalen leprosarium near Winchester, Hampshire. University of Winchester scientists say it shows how leprosy spread due to pilgrimages.
  
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