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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg works out with his daughter

  31-03-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg debuted his new push up and pull up workout routine today, featuring his new personal trainer and favorite weight vest — his daughter Maxima,
  
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• Students grades could be boosted by juggling

  31-03-2017 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breaking up lessons with activities like juggling could help to boost pupils' science results, research suggests.
  
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• Online calculator predicts your risk of heart disease

  31-03-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by researchers with the University of Virginia School of Medicine and University of Florida, the new tool is designed to help patients make lifestyle changes to prevent problems later.
  
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• Snapchat adds more accessible search feature

  31-03-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Snapchat users will soon be able to search for more than 1 million Stories in an option called 'Our Story', which is a larger public collection of photos and videos. The search ability is set to roll out on Friday.
  
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• Elon Musk wants SpaceX to reuse rockets within 24 hours

  31-03-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX boss Elon Musk said he already already has his eyes on the next goal - to recycle and refly rockets within 24 hours.
  
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• Streaming now makes up most US music industry revenue

  31-03-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Streaming for the first time accounted for most recorded music revenue in the United States last year, bringing the industry its fastest growth in nearly 20 years, figures have revealed.
  
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• Talking to your pets and car is a sign of intelligence

  31-03-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the reasons we might anthropomorphize an object -  ascribe human form or attributes to an animal, plant, material or object, is because of our unique ability to recognize and find faces everywhere.
  
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• USDOT noise map reveals loudest places to live in America

  31-03-2017 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The map released last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows road traffic and air noise levels across the nation. Airports are among the biggest offenders.
  
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• British robot helping autistic children with social skills

  31-03-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kaspar, developed by the University of Hertfordshire, alsosings song, imitates eating, plays the tambourine and combs his hair during sessions at an autism school north of London.
  
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• Twitter has killed off the egg default profile photo

  31-03-2017 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twitter has retired its iconic egg default profile photo. The firm swapped the image for a human silhouette to encourage users to upload a picture of themselves and combat abuse on the site.
  
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• Gruesome wasp is named after Star Trek character Odo

  31-03-2017 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wasp (pictured) is one of 15 new species named by researchers at the University of Ohio, all of which are characterised by the brutal birthing ritual.
  
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• Roman mosaics unearthed in southern France

  31-03-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The surprise discovery was made during an excavation of the modern-day city of Uzes in southern France. The team found two large mosaics that made up the floor of a grand Roman building.
  
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• WikiLeaks says CIA disguised hacking as Russian activity 

  31-03-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WikiLeaks has published hundreds more files today which it claims show the CIA went to great lengths to disguise its own hacking attacks and point the finger at Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.
  
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• Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook

  31-03-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has confirmed that Palmer Luckey has left Oculus Rift, the VR company he helped found and sold to Facebook, after it was revealed that he donated money to a pro-Trump meme factory.
  
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• NASA ICEBOTS set to hunt for alien life on Europa

  31-03-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA unveiled a team of 'icebots' that could journey to Jupiter's moon Europa in search of alien life. The robots are designed to burrow through miles of ice and gather samples in hard to reach places.
  
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• Simulation suggests 68% of the universe may not exist

  31-03-2017 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study led by Eötvös Loránd University takes the changing structure of the universe into account, which it says conventional models fail to do. And, they found dark energy may not exist.
  
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• Panda personality traits play a role in breeding success

  31-03-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Excitable males that paired with less-excitable females fared better reproductively, researchers conducting a study at the Bifengxia panda base in China found.
  
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• Joss Whedon is bringing Batgirl to the big screen

  31-03-2017 18:44
  
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• Footage shows badger burying an entire cow carcass

  31-03-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The amazing footage, captured in the Grassy Mountains of Utah, shows the badger digging a huge hole to bury the remains of a calf carcass in behaviour never seen before by scientists.
  
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• WIRED Health 2017 startup stage: smartglass hacks and VR therapy

  31-03-2017 18:06
  
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• Second World War explosive found on a beach

  31-03-2017 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bomb disposal experts rushed to Reculver Beach near Herne Bay in Kent when shocked residents discovered a washed-up World War II bomb nestled in the sand.
  
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• Most of Mars' air was 'lost to space'

  31-03-2017 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The gas argon tells scientists that the atmosphere at Mars was once as thick as it is on Earth today.
  
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• Could energy be harnessed from TYPHOONS?

  31-03-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Challenergy is a start-up in Tokyo that has designed a new egg-beater shaped wind turbine. The firm hopes to start mass producing the turbine in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
  
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• Incredible powercell converts BODY HEAT into electricity

  31-03-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China have created a wearable patch that generate electricity through body heat.
  
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• General Electrics CEO claims robots WON'T steal human jobs

  31-03-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent interview, GE boss Jeff Immelt, whose company are based in Boston, says that heavy investment in robot technology can create 'productivity' by making workers more valuable.
  
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• Drone footage captured of Apple's California campus

  31-03-2017 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple's new Cupertino campus is almost complete, with staff expected to move in next month. Footage captured during a flyover of the site has shown the progress that's been made.
  
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• A badger was caught on camera burying an entire cow

  31-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Scientists can control turtles using just their minds

  31-03-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed a device that uses human thought to control the movement of turtles (stock).
  
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• WhatsApp encryption, Berlin's Brexit bonanza: Podcast 311

  31-03-2017 16:39
  
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• Pornhub to offer encryption by switching to HTTPS

  31-03-2017 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Montreal-based Pornhub says that the global change, which will be made on April 4, will ensureconfidentiality and privacy of users, while also offering enhanced securityagainst hackers (stock image).
  
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• Cyber criminals have launched a fake Nintendo Switch scam

  31-03-2017 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from security firm Symantec, based in Mountain View, California, are warning gamers about a series of scams which spread malware and steal information for cyber criminals.
  
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• Passenger jet approaching Heathrow in drone 'near-miss'

  31-03-2017 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pilots spotted the device in the air as they prepared to land at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• You can now play Space Invaders on a giant 1,000 micro:bit display

  31-03-2017 15:16
  
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• Rural Britain will need 400,000 extra phone masts 5G

  31-03-2017 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), based in London, made the warning ahead of the roll out of 5G across the UK by the early 2020s.
  
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• Tech start up Gravity builds working Iron Man flight suit

  31-03-2017 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British inventor has built a functioning Iron Man flight suit with miniaturised jet engines and a specially designed exo-skeletal suit to reimagine the future of flying.
  
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• Meet the fish with the heroin-like bite

  31-03-2017 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Research reveals the toxic secret behind the fang blenny's pain-free bite.
  
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• Anti-bullying campaigners call for a ban on chatbot app SimSimi

  31-03-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chatbot app SimSimi has been suspended in Ireland after an anti-bullying campaign. Now, activists are calling for the same in the UK.
  
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• Exposure to dengue virus could make Zika more dangerous

  31-03-2017 14:22
  
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• 'Footballing' tortoise Bubba is online hit

  31-03-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A film of Bubba the "football playing" tortoise has clocked up millions of views after it was posted online.
  
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• Creator of sick YouTube videos says PARENTS are to blame

  31-03-2017 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Rattigan, the Irish animator behind the YouTube channel 'Peppa for adults' says that parents should be responsible for making sure their children do not see his videos.
  
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• Sick Facebook groups reappear 10 minutes after deletion

  31-03-2017 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sickening global Facebook groups that make homophobic and racist jokes were removed by thefirm, but can quickly reappear, as they are set to 'secret' and are hard to monitor.
  
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• The internet eggcorns messing up how we all communicate

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Internet eggcorns are messing up how we all communicate

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Eggcorns and crash blossoms: the web is changing language in ways you may not imagine

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Cats ringing a bell to get treats is strangely captivating

  31-03-2017 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Strangely captivating footage shows two cats pawing at a bell and being brought a treat. In a twist on the famous Pavlov's Dog experiment, some have suggested the cats were training their human.
  
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• Smartphone use blamed for road deaths

  31-03-2017 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sharp rise in US pedestrian deaths could be partly down to the rise in the use of smartphones.
  
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• Digital driving licences on your phone by 2018

  31-03-2017 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will test the system this September and roll it out in spring 2018. Chief Executive Oliver Morley insists it will be 'quick, easy and secure'.
  
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• 1,000-year-old toy Viking boat is discovered in Norway 

  31-03-2017 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wooden boat was found in the coastal town of Orland, Norway by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
  
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• Diego Maradona sues over a video game

  31-03-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Argentine international says he's suing Pro Evolution Soccer publishers Konami.
  
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• Amber Rudd and tech firms dodge encryption issue in 'lame' terror meeting

  31-03-2017 12:27
  
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