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• Viber to allow users to send 'self-destruct' messages'

  10-03-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viber is giving its users even more privacy. The messaging app is rolling out self-destructing messages, letting users set time limits for how long a photo or video stays visible in a conversation.
  
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• NASA reveals joint mission with Russia to Venus

  10-03-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists sponsored by the US space agency will meet with the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Space Research Institute (IKI) next week to discuss plans for the exploration of Venus, NASA revealed.
  
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• California to give green light to truly driverless cars

  10-03-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cars with no steering wheel, no pedals and nobody at all inside could be driving themselves on California roads by the end of the year, under proposed new rules.
  
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• Organic food may be killing the environment

  10-03-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by scientists from the University of British Columbia found that organic farming requires more land to produce the same amount of food which is bad for the environment.
  
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• Google's Waymo asks curt to BAN Uber's self driving cars

  10-03-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving spinoff from Google, hasasked a judge to block Uber from operating its self driving vehicles in the latest round of a row over sensor technology.
  
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• Capital One launches Eno, a gender neutral AI assistant

  10-03-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Capital One Financial Corp has launched a virtual assistant, named Eno, that helps bank customers manager their money. When asked if it is a boy or a girl, the AI will respond that it is 'binary'.
  
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• The 'perfect password' could be your BRAINPRINT

  10-03-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Kent researcher discusses how our 'brainpirints' could one day be used as passwords. The readings are unique to individuals, as each person's brain is wired to think differently.
  
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• Nestie Awards show hilarious Nest security camera clips

  10-03-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home automation company Nest released a series of 15 winning clips for the 2017 Nestie Awards. The footage shows hilarious moments most home owners miss when they're not around.
  
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• The brain is ten times more powerful than thought

  10-03-2017 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study from the University of California, Los Angeles examined the structure and function of dendrites, revealing that that the brain is 10 times more active than previously thought.
  
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• Great Barrier Reef suffers unprecedented second year's bleaching

  10-03-2017 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists say there hasn't been enough time for the corals to recover from damage in 2016.
  
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• Bot or not? Google reveals 'invisible' test to spot humans

  10-03-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is tapping into machine learning and advanced risk analysis to spot potential bots without you even knowing it. This means users mostly won't have to take the standard CAPTCHA tests.
  
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• Green ice in Antarctica's Ross Sea is due to plankton

  10-03-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The green ice floating in Antarctica's Ross Sea is an entirely natural phenomenon. The green color in the ice is caused by phytoplankton at the water's surface, discoloring the sea ice.
  
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• US Army reveals 3D printed grenade launcher called RAMBO

  10-03-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Army has built and fired a 3D printed grenade launcher. Called RAMBO, the printed M203 grenade launcher consists of 50 components - all of which were printed excluding the springs and fasteners.
  
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• Nasa tests massive parachutes for Orion spacecraft

  10-03-2017 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, NASA engineers successfully simulated the Orion spacecraft’s descent from 25,000 feet in the second of eight tests that will ready its parachutes for human spaceflight.
  
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• Lego Worlds review: an overly complex Minecraft rival that just misses the mark

  10-03-2017 19:33
  
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• Mystery of Mona Lisa: Researchers say she IS smiling

  10-03-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an unusual trial, close to 100 percent of people described her expression as unequivocally 'happy'. Known as La Gioconda in Italian, the Mona Lisa is often held up as a symbol of emotional enigma.
  
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• Bell unveils helicopter with radical shape changing blades

  10-03-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bell Helicopter unveiled its FCX-001 rotorcraft at Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas this week. The aircraft is made of sustainable materials and has a piloting system that can be controlled through augmented reality.
  
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• Techrules reveals amazing £2.2m diesel-electric supercar

  10-03-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diesel cars have been lambasted by health and environmental experts for harmful pollution. But supercarmaker Techrules suggests the fuel still has a role in the future.
  
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• Twitter censors whole profiles for 'sensitive material'

  10-03-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The California company now censors whole profiles with a whitewash warning that greys out the profile's tweets, bio and profile picture. It gives users the option to view the profile if they wish.
  
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• 'Geostorm' trailer depicts the end of the world

  10-03-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Hollywood wanted to terrify moviegoers about what a global warming-induced apocalypse would look like, it may have succeeded with Geostorm.
  
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• Great Barrier Reef again is hit by mass coral bleaching

  10-03-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, from Queensland, Australia, discovered that there has been shocking levels of bleaching in the central part of the coral habitat.
  
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• Vibrating touch gloves let couples touch long-distance

  10-03-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Canada's Simon Fraser University have created interconnected gloves that respond to finger movements. When one partner moves their fingers it's felt in the other glove.
  
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• Geneticists uncover the role of DNA in anxiety disorder

  10-03-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Bonn studied 24 variables in our DNA and found one, responsible for transporting 'happiness hormone' serotonin, that could also be behind social anxiety disorder.
  
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• Rove beetles disguise themselves as ants then eat young

  10-03-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Columbia University in New York and Kyushu University Museum in Japan found that rove beetles imitate army ants and then prey on their young.
  
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• Africa gets its own web address with launch of .africa

  10-03-2017 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The continent gets its "own digital identity" with the launch of the domain name .africa.
  
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• Telescope uncovers oldest evidence of stardust and oxygen

  10-03-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of astronomers led by University College London has provided a rare glimpse into the early universe, uncovering evidence of supernova activity when the universe was 600 million years old.
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla batteries can fix SA power shortage

  10-03-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a Twitter conversation on Friday with fellow billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, Musk wagered that if the installation of a SA 100MWh battery farm is not up and running within 100 days, it comes free.
  
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• If fast radio bursts really are revving up interstellar sailcraft, here's the maths

  10-03-2017 17:01 via go.theregister.com
  
  Astrophysicists handily crunch travelling aliens numbers just in time for Friday pub chat Astrophysicists think that mysterious short millisecond-long of radiation may be distant aliens powering up their sailcraft. Over 20 such FRBs (fast radio bursts) have been detected since 2007.…
  
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• 25 years since first email attachment

  10-03-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the invention of email attachments in 1992 changed the way we communicate.
  
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• 25 years of email attachments

  10-03-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the creation of a new email attachment system in 1992 changed the way we communicate.
  
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• Hair loss drugs cause erectile dysfunction

  10-03-2017 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine now say that taking them is a bigger risk factor for the condition than diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking.
  
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• Epilepsy could cause religious experiences

  10-03-2017 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Missouri University conducted a survey on people who suffer from epilepsy and found that there is a strong correlation between feeling spiritual and the condition.
  
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• The 2018 Volvo XC60 takes control to stop head-on smashes

  10-03-2017 16:25
  
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• These slo-mo videos of Volvos crashing and rolling are surprisingly mesmerising

  10-03-2017 16:23
  
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• Germany surveillance: Security trumps privacy as video bill passed

  10-03-2017 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Privacy advocates protest as German deputies make it easier to install public video surveillance.
  
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• Scam can steal your PIN code in seconds, say scientists

  10-03-2017 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Stuttgart in Germany say the technique works 30 seconds after you've stop tapping on the screen
  
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• Hawaii Kilauea volcano spews out blue lava

  10-03-2017 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A photographer caught cool blue molten lava spewing out of Kilauea, on Hilo island in Hawaii, on Wednesday. The colour was created when light from the sunset refracted off of the lava's surface.
  
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• 1,300-year-old Anglo-Saxon skeleton found beneath driveway

  10-03-2017 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Builder Terry Jobson found the skull and bones just a couple of feet underground in 2014. Now researchers in Croydon have revealed that the adult died young and had a tumour on their skull.
  
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• Google develops invisible web security Captcha form

  10-03-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Puzzles asking you to prove you're "not a robot" may soon disappear.
  
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• FISH EYES could help find the cure for blindness

  10-03-2017 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reducing levels of a brain chemical helps to regrow the affected area of the eye, new research shows, according to a new study by researchers at the Vanderbilt University, Tennessee.
  
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• Dogs use deception to trick humans says new research

  10-03-2017 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Zurich in Switzerland discovered thatcan be sneaky and manipulative when they want to maximise the number of tasty treats they get.
  
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• Ebola vaccine shows promise for gorillas and chimps

  10-03-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A trial suggests that an Ebola vaccine could protect gorillas and chimps from the deadly disease.
  
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• Here's the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer history forgot

  10-03-2017 13:39
  
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• 'Chameleon house' in the California covered in mirrors

  10-03-2017 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the amazing house in California's Coachella Valley which has been created entirely out of mirrors that depending on the light can disappear completely from view.
  
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• Technology behind 'all serious crime'

  10-03-2017 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organised crime groups rely on hi-tech campaigns for cash to fund their operations, says Europol.
  
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• CIA hacks, shrinking Wally: Podcast 308

  10-03-2017 12:56
  
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• The Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e - luxury gets electric

  10-03-2017 12:49
  
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• BT Openreach deal aims to shakeup UK broadband

  10-03-2017 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision to make the broadband network operator a distinct company is hailed as a "significant day" for customers.
  
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• Legal fight over $22.5m gaming takeover deal

  10-03-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doom creator John Carmack is claiming he is owed the cash from the sale of his game studio.
  
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• Hot and cold water make different noises

  10-03-2017 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gateshead-based science presenter Steve Mould created the the test to see if they can hear the difference between hot and cold water. The two sound distinct because of their different viscosities.
  
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