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• Twitter forces US to drop demand for Trump critic's details

  07-04-2017 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A government agency wanted the identity of a Trump critic, but has withdrawn their request.
  
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• Boeing reveals zipline to evacuate astronauts on launchpad

  07-04-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the case of a launchpad emergency, astronauts with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft could be sent flying to safety at 40 miles per hour across a 1,340-foot zipline. The final tests were recently completed.
  
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• Dogs can adopt the perspective of humans (to find treats)

  07-04-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Austrian researchers say the discovery shows a previously unproven ability for dogs to see things from their owner's point of view - a key skill of social intelligence.
  
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• Knife-wielding robot could help experts solve crimes

  07-04-2017 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The knife wielding bot can help recreate grisly crimes by helping forensic scientists work out exactly how a blade was inserted into a victim. It can hold a variety of weapons in a 'hand'.
  
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• The two embracing 'maidens' of Pompeii are both MEN

  07-04-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two figures found at Pompeii in an eternal embrace, are known as ‘The Two Maidens’ – but now, a CAT scan and DNA tests on the bodies have revealed the two figures are actually men.
  
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• SpaceX plans to take humans to Mars for $200k a ticket

  07-04-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At a symposium in Colorado Springs, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell suggested reused rockets could ultimately help them hit the $200,000 per person target.
  
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• Footage shows panda breastfeeding its cub in China

  07-04-2017 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of a panda breastfeeding her cub in the wild has been caught on camera for the first time. The two wild pandas were spotted on April 1 at China's Qinling Panda Reserve.
  
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• Dating app Clover reveals the emoji people like and loathe

  07-04-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from a Toronto-based dating app has shown that the use of emoji when starting up a conversation with a potential love match can have a profound effect on the response it receives.
  
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• Roman settlement is found under Britain's A1

  07-04-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A wealthy settlement was found under the A1 at Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire. Objects found at the ancient site include Roman shoes, keys, pens and ink and an amber figurine.
  
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• McDonalds encourages employees to apply via SNAPCHAT

  07-04-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McDonald's Australia has teamed-up with theSnapchat app to create a filter to allow aspiring employees to try on the famous uniform and visualise themselves in the role.
  
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• Blue and black dress riddle finally solved

  07-04-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study conducted by New York University neuro-scientist Pascal Wallisch suggests that our internal body clocks may have caused differences in perception of a dress which went viral in 2015.
  
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• Adobe reveals AI 'Sensei' app to improve your snaps 

  07-04-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adobe has released a teaser for technology that could change the selfie game. The new app is powered by AI, letting you move your face, add depth and replicate styles of other photos online.
  
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• These hilarious photos show the funnier side of space

  07-04-2017 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A selection of space oddities have been captured by Nasa in their search for life on other planets, including a giant tick on Venus and a Mars crater that resembles a happy face.
  
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• Bizarre concept shows a motorcycle the size of a BUS

  07-04-2017 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A scientist based in Montreal has designed a hybrid bike-bus vehicle called The Siroco, which could carry up to twelve passengers at once.
  
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• Man attempts 18 MILLION for a year's free chicken nuggets

  07-04-2017 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nevada's Carter Wilkinson, 18, is currently on course to set a new Twitter high by achieving 18 million shares for a single message.
  
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• Google adds search results 'fact check' flag

  07-04-2017 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Websites debunking fake news stories will be displayed more prominently in search results.
  
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• Fireworks sparked by two stars colliding in the Orion

  07-04-2017 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Colorado used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (Alma) to capture an ancient space brawl between two young stars in the Orion constellation.
  
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• Adidas creates shoes perfectly fitted to your feet

  07-04-2017 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportswear brand Adidas, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, has teamed up with a tech startup firm to create 3D printed trainers which could hit the shelves later this year.
  
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• Violent end as young stars dramatically collide

  07-04-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists capture a dramatic collision between two young stars that tore apart their stellar nursery.
  
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• Astronomers spot two stars colliding, creating stellar 'fireworks' 1,500 light years away

  07-04-2017 15:00
  
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• YouTube channels need 10,000 views for adverts

  07-04-2017 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube video creators will now have to pass a viewing threshold before earning advertising revenue.
  
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• Europe's war with Silicon Valley: Podcast 312

  07-04-2017 14:37
  
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• Spotify may bypass IPO and list directly on stock market

  07-04-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move is relatively rare for big companies because it means Spotify wouldn't raise any new money.
  
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• Human brain is wired to identify heroism, study says

  07-04-2017 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pre-verbal infants as young as six months can find themselves drawn to figures who protect the weak because the desire for justice is innate, experts from Kyoto University claim.
  
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• Earth-like planet Kepler-1649 could host alien life

  07-04-2017 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet just 219 light-years away using the Kepler space telescope which could shed light on the potential for life on exoplanets.
  
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• Jupiter shows off its famous Red Spot in Nasa Hubble photo

  07-04-2017 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On April 3, Jupiter made its nearest approach to Earth in a year. It was snapped by Hubble, which was sent into orbit from the Kennedy Space Centre in Merritt Island in Florida.
  
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• Italy's 'S**t Museum' turns manure into Tuscan pottery  

  07-04-2017 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Founded by Italian farmer Gianantonio Locatelli, the museum takes up the ground floor of a medieval castle in the village of Castelbosco near the city of Piacenza, and boasts 220,000 lbs of waste.
  
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• Joylux wand strengthens pelvic floor for better ORGASMS

  07-04-2017 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New product vSculp combines light energy with thermal heat and sonic vibration. Manufacturers claim it regenerates vaginal tissue and rebuilds collagen.
  
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• Suicidal people are more likely to commit violent crimes

  07-04-2017 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who had ever deliberately hurt themselves were five times more likely to be convicted for such a crime, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, found.
  
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• Apple introduces new Clips app to edit and share videos

  07-04-2017 12:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new app that allows users to combine video footage with photos and music to create shareable clips has been launched today by the Cupertino based tech giant for the Phone and iPad.
  
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• Fake news: Should we know how to spot it?

  07-04-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's director of policy for Europe says it's up to people to educate themselves
  
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• Google introduces fact-checking tags to filter fake news

  07-04-2017 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's largest search engine, California-based Google, has rolled-out global Fact Check tags after mounting pressure from users.
  
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• Sponsored gamers

  07-04-2017 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The University of Utah becomes the first US college to offer scholarships for competitive video gaming.
  
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• Trinity College Dublin's device warns you when milk's off

  07-04-2017 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a mini computer that could make smart food labelling a reality (stock).
  
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• Surviving on Mars: why getting humans to the Red Planet begins at the South Pole

  07-04-2017 10:56
  
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• Surviving on Mars: Space travel and interplanetary colonisation

  07-04-2017 10:56
  
  Beth Healey researches health in extreme environments, spending a year and a bit 1,000 miles from the geographic South Pole in Antarctica at a base called Concordia.
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• Winning a Bafta Games award 'unexpected'

  07-04-2017 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bafta Games award winners tell Newsbeat how they're feeling after most the world's prestigious gaming ceremony.
  
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• 'Unexpected' win

  07-04-2017 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bafta Games award winners tell Newsbeat how they're feeling after most the world's prestigious gaming ceremony.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint the smell of second-hand books

  07-04-2017 10:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage created an 'Historic Book Odour Wheel' to describe the fusty smell of old books in London's St Paul's Cathedral library (stock image).
  
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• Rules of memory 'beautifully' rewritten

  07-04-2017 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everything you know about memory may be wrong.
  
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• McLaren to 3D-print parts at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix trackside

  07-04-2017 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British race team will redesign parts to suit track conditions at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
  
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• Man creates a jet engine powered suit and other news

  07-04-2017 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Kathleen Hawkins looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• The Grande Finale: Cassini starts its suicide mission into Saturn's atmosphere

  07-04-2017 09:00
  
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• Take a trip on Cassini as it dives through Saturn's rings in this Nasa video

  07-04-2017 09:00
  
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• Cassini sends back stunning shots from its first deep dive into Saturn's rings

  07-04-2017 09:00
  
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• Cassini releases its final shots from Saturn as it prepares for the Grande Finale

  07-04-2017 09:00
  
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• As Saturn's Cassini prepares for its suicide mission, we look back at its greatest discoveries

  07-04-2017 09:00
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for April 7

  07-04-2017 08:47
  
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• Dieting cannibals: At last, a scientist has calculated calories for human body parts

  07-04-2017 07:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  All in the name of archeology, he says Imagine this: You’re trapped on a desert island. You’ve eaten nothing for 20 days and as you grow increasingly delirious, your friend who is also stuck in this godforsaken place begins to look appetizing... which part of the body should you eat first?…
  
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• Boffin counts the calories in human cannibalism

  07-04-2017 07:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  All in the name of archeology, he says Imagine this: You’re trapped on a desert island. You’ve eaten nothing for 20 days and as you grow increasingly delirious, your friend who is also stuck in this godforsaken place begins to look appetizing... which part of the body should you eat first?…
  
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