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• Cerebral palsy sufferer says the iPhone gave her freedom

  10-02-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angela Reed has cerebral palsy, but her iPhone lets her to do things she never thought were possible. Recently, Reed was able to thank Apple's CEO for building products that help those with disabilities.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S8 to be launched in New York next month

  10-02-2017 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest version of Samsung's flagship phone will come in two sizes and be unveiled at a special event in New York next month, it has been claimed.
  
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• Relationship success linked to sharing a sense of humor

  10-02-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher at The University of Kansas conducted an analysis which found that couples with a shared sense of humor is strongly linked to relationship satisfaction.
  
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• 'supersniper' smart sight could revolutionise wrfare

  10-02-2017 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ballistically Optimized Sniper Scope, or BOSS, has a host of electronic sensors to allow the sight to take into account the weather conditions when firing.
  
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• 'Living apart together' is becoming far more popular

  10-02-2017 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of Missouri Healthsay this tactic may be a new way of establishing long-lasting relationships, and should be recognized as a ‘legitimate choice.’
  
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• Explore more than a hundred year's worth of the Met's stunning art collection online

  10-02-2017 21:00
  
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• New amoeba Arcella gandalfi looks like Gandalf's hat

  10-02-2017 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at the University of São Paulo have named a newly discovered species of amoeba after the wizard Gandalf due to its shells striking resemblance to the wizard's gray hat.
  
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• Monkey fights help explain tipping point in animal society

  10-02-2017 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems and the Santa Fe uspect animal societies may all have ‘critical point,’ where sensitivity reaches such heights that 'tip.'
  
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• Meet Cassie, the 'ostrich' robot with a unique leg design

  10-02-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cassie is a robot with a unique design - it's legs look like that of an ostrich. Built by Agility Robotics the robot can crouch down and easily stand back up - making it ideal for delivery packages.
  
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• Scientists calculate signal of gravitational wave sources

  10-02-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Theoretical physicists from the University of Basel calculated signals from a long-lost cosmological phenomena known as ‘oscillons,’ gravitational wave sources from just after the Big Bang.
  
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• Researchers reveals why Tinder if so 'evilly satisfying'

  10-02-2017 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from the University of Hawaii reveals Tinder users may have fun swiping, but they tend to report lower overall satisfaction with their 'first date' than those who don't use the app.
  
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• Gaping hole grows in the spillway of Oroville dam

  10-02-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Tuesday, a huge hole formed in the spillway of California's Oroville Dam and it has only continued to grow since then.
  
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• New treatment for alcoholics which INCLUDES booze

  10-02-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alcoholics have long suffered a critical stumbling block on their road to recovery - total and utter abstinence. But a new London-based treatment could make that a thing of the past.
  
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• Did a double plume of magma cause the dinosaurs to die out

  10-02-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Quebec and the University of Florida reconstructed the mass eruption of a volcano in India 65 million years ago that led to the mass extinction.
  
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• We could soon stop driverless cars with a wave of our hand

  10-02-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London have developed a system for driverless cars that lets pedestrians signal the car to stop or continue driving with a wave of the hand.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 'infinity screen' revealed in new leaks

  10-02-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New leaks claiming to be the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have hit the web. Although they are not fully assembled phones, the photos highlight that they will be designed withan 'infinity screen'.
  
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• Apple glitch saw deleted browser history stored online

  10-02-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A flaw discovered by a Russian computer security firm has revealed that deleted internet history was stored on the iCloud without the knowledge of users of the Safari web browser.
  
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• New beetle species poses as an ant's BACKSIDE

  10-02-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany andthe Rockefeller University in New York have found a new species of beetle that catches lifts on the backside of army ants.
  
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• Warm Pacific water led to vast seabird die-off

  10-02-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elevated temperatures in seawater affected wildlife in a pair of major marine ecosystems along the West Coast and Canada, said John Piatt, a research wildlife biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey.
  
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• Laying sick in bed is only place we feel worse than work

  10-02-2017 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London and the University of Sussex created an app that maps the people's happiness in real-time (stock image).
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reveals Oculus virtual reality gloves

  10-02-2017 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Facebook founder posted photos on his Facebook account yesterday showing off his latest visit to Oculus's research facilities in Richmond, Washington.
  
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• Dolphin numbers at record high in Hebridean waters

  10-02-2017 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Volunteers and scientists spotted 2,303 common dolphins, 42 bottlenose dolphins and 94 Risso's dolphins in 2016 expeditions.
  
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• Jay and Silent Bob strike back (again): Kevin Smith plans to 'reboot' cinematic stoners

  10-02-2017 15:30
  
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• Biohackers in Germany could face jail time

  10-02-2017 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Authorities in Germany have warned that biohackers running DNA experiments from homemade labs could face fines of up to €50,000 (£42,600 or ) or three years in prison.
  
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• Can YOU identify the stars from just their lips?

  10-02-2017 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These female celebrities all have the perfect pout according to maths. Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry and more all possess the golden ratio because their bottom lips are larger than their top.
  
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• WhatsApp adds new two-step verification security feature

  10-02-2017 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two-step verification will prevent nosy intruders globally from activating and sending messages through WhatsApp remotely, using a user's phone number, without a six-digit passcode.
  
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• Sassy AI, app contraception: Podcast 304

  10-02-2017 14:07
  
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• Nasa plans to hunt for alien life on Jupiter's icy moon

  10-02-2017 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa is developing technology that could enable underwater drones to study subsurface oceans on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, which is one of the best potential incubators of alien life.
  
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• Cheeky! New beetle species poses as an ant's BACKSIDE

  10-02-2017 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany andthe Rockefeller University in New York have found a new species of beetle that catches lifts on the backside of army ants.
  
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• Depressed patients SHOULD be allowed to self-harm

  10-02-2017 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Current treatment options of forcing someone to stop hurting themselves aren't working, argues Patrick Sullivan, a doctor student with mental health care experience from the University of Manchester.
  
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• 3,000-year-old Egyptian children's footprints found

  10-02-2017 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based at the Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim in Germany made the findings in an ancient mortar pit at an archaeological site near the Nile Delta.
  
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• McNuggets of startup wisdom from the man who made McDonald's

  10-02-2017 13:00
  
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• Stick glue on a drone. Fly it into a flower. World hunger solved, bee-lieve

  10-02-2017 12:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  Japanese researchers turn tiny drones into robot bees Video  A failed science experiment involving a sticky gel has been revived to create robot pollinators.…
  
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• Apple's Beats X earphones finally arrive in UK stores

  10-02-2017 12:10
  
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• Wordpress blogs defaced in hack attacks

  10-02-2017 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a million pages have been defaced by hackers exploiting the bug, say security experts.
  
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• BBC reporter v Game of Thrones' Bjornsson

  10-02-2017 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As computer game For Honor is released, Marc Cieslak and Hafthor Bjornsson test their strength.
  
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• Snapchat original series Second Chance to premiere in April

  10-02-2017 12:00
  
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• Big picture: marvel at this majestic glacier in Iceland. It could be your last chance

  10-02-2017 12:00
  
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• Google coding champion whose Cameroon hometown is cut off from the internet

  10-02-2017 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Africa's first Google Code-in winner has left his hometown, because Cameroon has cut the internet there.
  
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• Lunar eclipse, snow moon and a comet will appear tonight

  10-02-2017 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A lunar eclipse is forecast to appear tonight, casting a shadow across the moon. And just a few hours later, Comet 45P - the New Year comet - will make its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• WhatsApp turns on two-factor authentication for everyone. Here's how to enable it

  10-02-2017 11:33
  
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• Sleep helps kids to remember new words

  10-02-2017 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Arizona studied verb learning in three-year-olds, and found that those who napped after learning new verbs remembered them when tested 24 hours later (stock image)
  
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• Hundreds of whales stranded on New Zealand beach

  10-02-2017 10:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over 300 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand's South Island have died, while rescuers are frantically working to refloat more than hundred more.
  
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• Hyperloop One co-founder Brogan BamBrogan launches rival firm Arrivo

  10-02-2017 10:13
  
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• ISP raided by Spanish police over 'football piracy'

  10-02-2017 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in Spain raid an internet service provider suspected of hosting an illegal TV streaming business.
  
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• NASA bakes Venus-proof electronics

  10-02-2017 09:22 via go.theregister.com
  
  Previous Venus probes hardly lasted an hour. This stuff survived three weeks before the boffins lost their lab booking NASA boffins have found a way to make electronics that can survive on the surface of Venus, at least for a few weeks…
  
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• The device for catching drones mid-air and other news

  10-02-2017 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for February 10

  10-02-2017 08:52
  
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• Behind-the-scenes images reveal the transformation of Eurostar's ageing trains

  10-02-2017 08:00
  
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• Government’s £10m to send tycoons into outer space

  10-02-2017 02:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK Government ministers have been accused of being 'out of touch' after committing £10million in grants to companies looking to invest in commercial space travel.
  
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