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• Smart earbuds can detect facial expressions

  06-04-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research unveiled earbuds with an electrical field sensing device that detects facial expressions and turns them into smartphone commands.
  
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• Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in US

  06-04-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook launched digital assistant in Messenger called 'M'that uses artificial intelligence. M will pop up and suggest 'helpful actions' in the chat window in order to enhance user experience.
  
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• How you can soften butter quickly WITHOUT a microwave

  06-04-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Food & Wine magazine experts tested out three electricity-free hacks: leaving it on the counter, putting it under a heated glass jug - and leaving it under your armpit. But which worked best?
  
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• Overcooked: 'Co-op games make us angrier'

  06-04-2017 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The creators of Overcooked say co-operative games stress people out more than competitive ones.
  
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• Hyperloop completed test track installation this week

  06-04-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hyperloop One has revealed 11 proposed routes for its radical transportation system, including a path that could carry passengers more than 1,000 miles across the US in under two hours.
  
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• Uncharted 4 wins best game at Bafta awards

  06-04-2017 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The action adventure title takes the top prize despite failing to take any other category.
  
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• Soft underwater robot could be used to survey coral reefs

  06-04-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A roboray that could survey the oceans coral reefs has been designed by researchers at Zhejiang University in China. The battery-powered, transparent bot could be used for exploration too.
  
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• Facebook adds sensitive video of Syrian gas attacks 

  06-04-2017 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video of the sarin gas attack that hit Syria this week has been censored by Facebook. The clip is covered with a blank warning screen - and is believed to be the second time Facebook has used it.
  
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• Uncharted 4's Nolan North: 'Leave them wanting more'

  06-04-2017 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actor Nolan North says four instalments of Uncharted was the right length for the series to run.
  
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• Virtual-reality app goes back to ancient Jerusalem

  06-04-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Lithodomos VR' is an android app developed by an archaeologist from the University of Melbourne which allows visitors to explore ancient Jerusalem using a virtual reality headset.
  
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• Bright future for augmented reality says Bafta winner

  06-04-2017 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video game designer Brenda Romero tips augmented reality as a dominant force in future gaming.
  
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• Atmosphere found around Earth-sized planet GJ 1132b

  06-04-2017 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomers make the first detection of an atmosphere surrounding a "super-Earth" planet.
  
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• Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet GJ 1132b

  06-04-2017 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomers make the first detection of an atmosphere surrounding a "super-Earth" planet.
  
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• Technical issues could push back iPhone 8 launch

  06-04-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It seems Apple may break its five year tradition of releasing its iPhone in Sept. A new report has revealed that 'technical issues' could push the launch of the iPhone 8 to October or November.
  
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• Researchers discover Earth Gliese 1132b has an ATMOSPHERE

  06-04-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers using the ESO/MPG telescope in Chile have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like exoplanet for the first time, marking a major step forward in the search for alien life.
  
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• World's oldest material traces are revealed

  06-04-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Maryland studied young rocks thrown out by active volcanoes in Hawaii and Samoa. The rocks bear traces that date back to the planet's formation.
  
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• Bats wiggle their ears and nose to help them echolocate

  06-04-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wiggles help them detect sound waves that bounce off objects and navigate precisely, allowing them to distinguish a moth's wing-beat from a falling leaf, researcher at Virginia tech have found.
  
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• Is THIS how memories are stored in the brain?

  06-04-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study found that memories transfer between 'silent' and 'active' states, a pathway that if targeted by drugs could help to treat memory disorders.
  
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• Russia to send the world's largest submarine to the Baltic

  06-04-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The massive Typhoon-class sub called Dmitry Donskoy is to leave the White Sea and travel around Norway and Denmark into what Putin's officials are calling NATO's swimming pool.
  
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• Researchers discover nearby exoplanet has an ATMOSPHERE

  06-04-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers using the ESO/MPG telescope in Chile have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like exoplanet for the first time, marking a major step forward in the search for alien life.
  
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• Ancient Jerusalem during the time of Christ VR headset

  06-04-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Lithodomos VR' is an android app developed by an archaeologist from the University of Melbourne which allows visitors to explore ancient Jerusalem using a virtual reality headset.
  
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• Facebook to tackle fake news with educational campaign

  06-04-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An ad will appear at the top of users' news feeds, linking to advice on how to identify fake news.
  
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• Early humans ate each other out of CHOICE

  06-04-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from the University of Brighton conducted a calorific analysis on early human remains and discovered our flesh isn't more nutritious than the meat of animals.
  
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• Your Facebook News Feed is about to get a handy fake news guidebook

  06-04-2017 18:00
  
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• How to spot fake news online

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• Comcast offers cellular plans on Verizon network

  06-04-2017 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cable giant Comcast will start selling cellphone plans called Xfinity Mobile in the coming months, using a network it's leasing from Verizon.
  
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• Competition from Galaxy S8 may drive iPhone 8 prices down

  06-04-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analyst for Swiss financial services firm UBS believes that the smaller screen size of the iPhone 8 may be one factor in forcing Apple to price its 10th anniversary handset competitively.
  
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• Xbox 'Project Scorpio' details revealed

  06-04-2017 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Powerful graphics in the prototype suggest it will run top games in 4K resolution.
  
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• Scientists reveal what makes the perfect pout

  06-04-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plastic surgery experts from the Natural Face Clinic in New York found that balancing upper and lower lip surgery yields the best results.
  
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• Qantas non-stop London to Sydney flights 'in five years'

  06-04-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Airbus has increased the range of its A350-900ULR to 9,700 nautical miles from the 8,700 nautical miles announced in 2015. The Sydney (pictured) to London flight is 9,600 miles.
  
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• Chile Atacama desert is combed for clues to life on Mars

  06-04-2017 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists from the University of Antofagasta in Chile are busy searching for clues to life in the Atacama desert which they believe would resemble life on Mars.
  
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• Atmosphere found on nearby Earth-like planet hints it could be a 'water world'

  06-04-2017 15:49
  
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• Children with good education get on with parents

  06-04-2017 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have been following 96 children since the 1970s and found that a good education makes them get on with their parents as adults.
  
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• Apple taken to court for 'refusing to fix devices'

  06-04-2017 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The iPhone maker is accused in Australia of refusing to fix devices previously serviced by others.
  
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• UN report: Clean power is up, costs are down

  06-04-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UN celebrates fall in renewables costs but warns that investment is slipping
  
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• iPhone 7 withstands a gunpowder blast in video

  06-04-2017 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A YouTube star from Rocklin, California, has posted footage of the effects of a 25 lb gunpowder explosion on an iPhone 7, with the handset escaping the ordeal with minor damage
  
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• Goldman Sachs hopes to build asteroid-grabbing spaceship

  06-04-2017 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Banking investment company Goldman Sachs, based in Manhattan, claims that mining asteroids for precious metals in the near future is a 'realistic' goal to make billions.
  
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• Franky Zapata soars above the ocean in hoverboard video

  06-04-2017 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier versions of the Flyboard, which are water-based rather than air, are available to rent from various centres in the US and the UK. The board can fly at speeds of 93mph (150 km/h).
  
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• Scientists reveal the five most grim ways to die

  06-04-2017 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco’s Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy look at the science behind five fantastical scenarios (stock image).
  
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• Nasa astronauts who believe ALIENS have visited Earth

  06-04-2017 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least four of Washington-based Nasa's veteran spacemen have become famous for their outspoken views on the existence of aliens.
  
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• 'Mowgli girl' found living with monkeys in India

  06-04-2017 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The eight-year-old girl, who screeches to communicate and walks on all fours, was found by police in a remote nature reserve in Bahraich, northern India.
  
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• Battery-powered plane breaks speed record hitting 210mph

  06-04-2017 14:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The record was completed at Dinslaken Schwarze Heide airfield in north-west Germany in March using an electric motor that weighed just 50 kilograms (110lbs).
  
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• Facebook is using photo-matching to tackle 'revenge porn'

  06-04-2017 14:07
  
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• Monster galaxy formed at start of cosmic history is found

  06-04-2017 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of astronomers led by Swinburne's Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing in Australia have found a 'monster' galaxy which has 300 billion stars (stock).
  
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• Amazon's Fire TV Stick allows voice control of content

  06-04-2017 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based retail giant Amazon has released a new version of its bestselling USB Fire TV streaming stick which comes with the firm's female voice assistant Alexa built in.
  
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• Huawei defeats Samsung in patent battle in China

  06-04-2017 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Galaxy S8-maker is ordered to pay its rival nearly £10m for using its tech without agreement.
  
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• Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin will bring 'golden age of space'

  06-04-2017 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at the annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos outlined his ambitious plans for consumer space travel with his space company Blue Origin.
  
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• Ubuntu ends Unity software unification project

  06-04-2017 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Open source software firm Ubuntu has stopped work on developing phones that run its version of Linux.
  
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• Ghost hunter claims he pictured ghost of 'French woman'

  06-04-2017 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stu Williamson visited Gresley Old Hall in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, and after calling out to spirits lurking in the building, he turned on his portable smoke machine and pictured the likeness.
  
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