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• President jokes while signing space agency funding bill

  21-03-2017 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President jokes while signing space agency funding bill
  
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• Goldman Sachs is developing smart bot for banking help

  21-03-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goldman Sachs is set to employ a robot after a job posting was found on the firm's site seeking a software developer to build a platform to help mass affluent clients with their financials.
  
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• Google releases first look at next version of Android

  21-03-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google released a developer preview of its next version of Android, ‘Android O’. The firm revealed it will focus on improving battery life and the device’s interactive performance.
  
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• Nasa comet probe films a deep-space landslide

  21-03-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cliffside collapse created about 2,000 tonnes of rubble, 99 percent of which settled at the foot of the precipice. It was captured by the Paris-based European Space Agency.
  
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• Hyperloop firm begins building first passenger pod

  21-03-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has revealed they’ve now begun construction on the first passenger capsule – and it could be available early next year.
  
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• Apple's A1844 patent: A smart door lock for Apple Campus 2

  21-03-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 'mystery' patent submitted by Apple last fall has been revealed as a badge reader that attaches to a smart door for its Apple Park campus which is expected to open in April.
  
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• Radical new material can charge from heat 

  21-03-2017 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new material that can generate electricity from heat and cold air has been developed by researchers at the University of Utah, who say it could easily be used to charge a phone from boiling water.
  
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• What would REALLY happen if an asteroid hit New York

  21-03-2017 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analyzed more than 36,000 close approaches from NASA’s near-Earth object (NEO) database to find out the largest – and closest – to pass by in recent times, and simulate a collision.
  
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• Chemists reveal the science for cooking the perfect pasta

  21-03-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cooking pasta may sound simple, but there is an actual science to cooking it perfectly. The American Chemical Society shares four tips on how to serve up delectable al dente noodles.
  
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• Outlook is down AGAIN as users are unable to access emails

  21-03-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Outlook ans Skype users were hit with the error page since the issue was first reported at around 1PM ET. It was finally resolved at around 4pm, and is the second issue in two weeks.
  
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• Trump signs law for NASA to have manned missions to Mars

  21-03-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law that said manned missions to deep space, including to Mars, would be the US space agency's main goal in the decades to come.
  
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• Scientists launch campaign make Pluto and moon planets

  21-03-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a paper presented at an international planetary science conference in Texas, the scientists said shape and surface features, should determine what constitutes a planet.
  
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• This smart football boot promises to make you a better player

  21-03-2017 21:00
  
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• Amazon adds Prime Now shopping to its smart speaker 

  21-03-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's Alexa will now make a beer run for you. The firm has added Alexa voice shopping through Prime Now, letting members order daily essentials with the free two-hour delivery service.
  
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• Why a Czech zoo is dehorning its white rhinos

  21-03-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic, has taken the decision to remove the horns from its white rhinos for their safety.
  
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• Amazon's Outfit Compare is put to the test

  21-03-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The retail giant debuted the tool, Outfit Compare, over the weekend. Writer Clemence Michallon (pictured)found the app favored short dresses over long, pants over skirts and bare legs over tights.
  
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• Google opens 'shortcuts' icons for popular questions

  21-03-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google wants to make it easier for you to find answers and recommendations on smartphones without having to think about what to ask its search engine.
  
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• Giant volcano on Mars went extinct with the dinosaurs

  21-03-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of scientists from the University of South Florida have used high-resolution images from the Mars Orbiter to track the lifespan of the giant Arsia Mons volcano.
  
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• The UK's laptop ban on flights: the latest news and updates

  21-03-2017 19:18
  
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• The UK's laptop ban on flights: everything we know so far

  21-03-2017 19:18
  
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• Stunning video reveals thousands of potential new planets

  21-03-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The animation is made up of thousands of 'candidate' objects that could exist in the solar system. The candidate list is kept up to date by an expert at California Institute of Technology.
  
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• No electronics on some US-bound jets from Mideast, Africa

  21-03-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US is ordering people on nonstop, U.S.-bound flights from a handful of mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries from packing electronic devices in their carry-on baggage.
  
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• Operation ID: Immigrant remains shown in graphic photos

  21-03-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. DailyMail.com has been given unprecedented access to a project to put names to the scores of illegals who die crossing the border from Mexico to Texas.
  
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• Google opens 'shortcuts' to information, tools on phones

  21-03-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google wants to make it easier for you to find answers and recommendations on smartphones without having to think about what to ask its search engine.
  
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• British inventor cleans up in deal with Tesco

  21-03-2017 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Pritchard from Essex has signed a deal with Tesco to supply his 'Anywhere Spray', a new bottle design which cuts down on waste and can be sprayed from any angle.
  
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• 7,000 underground methane gas bubbles in Russia

  21-03-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Yamal department for science and innovation in Russia believe methane 'bubbles' will erupt causing large craters in Arctic regions of Siberia.
  
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• Watch Amazon delivery drone make its debut drop in the US 

  21-03-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon demonstrated its Prime Air drone to the public for the first time in the US. The drone flew over the lawn of a resort in California and dropped off a package containing a bottle of sunscreen.
  
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• Nuclear reactor turns blue as it starts to produce energy

  21-03-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of the heart of the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor, a research facility at Pennsylvania State University, was taken using a GoPro dunked in one of the plant's cooling tanks.
  
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• Uganda's Ngogo chimps live twice as long as other groups

  21-03-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 20-year study led by Yale University reveals the average lifespan of Ngogo chimps to be about 33 years – nearly double that of other chimp groups, and comparable to human hunter-gatherers.
  
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• Google affiliate offers tools to safeguard elections

  21-03-2017 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jigsaw, an organization affiliated with Google, is now offering tools that news organizations and election-related sites can use to protect themselves from hacking to keep elections 'free and fair.'
  
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• Tiny genetic change lets bird flu leap to humans

  21-03-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A change in just a single 'letter' of the flu virus allows bird flu to pass to humans, according to scientists.
  
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• You DO have the X-Factor: Experts say everyone can sing

  21-03-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many adults who think they're 'unmusical' were told as children that they couldn't or shouldn't sing by teachers and family members.
  
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• Twitter's spam tools helped shut down 376,890 terrorist accounts in 6 months

  21-03-2017 17:39
  
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• Man-made climate change is real with 'no room for doubt'

  21-03-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The World Meteorological Organization publishedits annual report on the state of the global climate, confirming that 2016 was the warmest year on record (stock).
  
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• Apple unveils RED iPhone 7 and 7 Plus along 9.7-inch iPad

  21-03-2017 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple today unveiled a host of new products after it today shut its global store leaving only a mysterious message reading: 'We've got something special in store for you.'
  
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• Satnav 'switches off' your brain so you never learn

  21-03-2017 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London (UCL) studied the brains of 24 volunteers as they navigated a simulation of Soho in central London (stock image).
  
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• Using a sat-nav causes the brain to 'switch off' making it easier to get lost

  21-03-2017 17:00
  
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• The hidden dangers of the global gig economy

  21-03-2017 16:09
  
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• Google Maps update could end parking tickets and lost cars

  21-03-2017 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has updated its map app to allow users to mark where they have parked, as well as adding a timer which will notify them when their parking ticket is about to run out.
  
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• Disney VR experiment allows users to catch real objects

  21-03-2017 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using existing motion capture and VR technology, Disney's Research team in Los Angeles has created a system that allows users to catch a real ball based on a virtual image.
  
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• Rosetta saw cliffs collapse on comet

  21-03-2017 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comet visited by the Rosetta spacecraft is constantly being re-shaped, sometimes in dramatic fashion, a study suggests.
  
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• Comet 67P gives up more of its secrets: Nasa spots a landslide on Churyumov–Gerasimenko

  21-03-2017 15:30
  
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• 24-hour drone squads are ready to police Devon and Cornwall

  21-03-2017 15:22
  
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• Facial recognition software can find your sculpture double

  21-03-2017 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quebec-based Musée de la Civilisation has released facial recognition software that scans through 123 facial comparison points andmatches your face to an ancient sculpture within seconds.
  
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• You now order Apple's (RED) iPhone and new iPad

  21-03-2017 14:12
  
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• Orders open today for Apple's (RED) iPhone and new iPad

  21-03-2017 14:12
  
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• Apple launches a (RED) iPhone, 9.7-inch iPads and the Clips app

  21-03-2017 14:12
  
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• Technology is being re-invented in Europe. These entrepreneurs are leading the charge

  21-03-2017 13:22
  
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• Images reveal humanity's harshest diseases in colour scans

  21-03-2017 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scans and x-rays, provided by the Maryland-based US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, show the shocking extent to which some diseases can affect the body.
  
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• Why freeze-dried dust could help reduce how much food we waste

  21-03-2017 13:00
  
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