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• California scientists make cells RESISTANT to HIV

  11-04-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from The Scripps Research Institute in California has found a way to make cells resistant to HIV. Antibodies bind to cell receptors that block the virus from infecting it.
  
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• How's that for a remote login? NASA puts New Horizons probe to sleep 3.5 billion miles away

  11-04-2017 23:06 via go.theregister.com
  
  Nap time for spacecraft as it heads out to ice-rock belt Pic  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft – right now 3.5 billion miles (5.6 billion kilometres) from Earth – has been powered down by boffins as it heads out to the icy wastes of the Kuiper Belt.…
  
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• People are more willing to eat DOG meat if it's lab-grown

  11-04-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Queensland looked at how receptive people would be to the shift to lab-grown meat, including participants across a range of dietary participants.
  
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• This is the face of a woman who died 13,600 years ago

  11-04-2017 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists resurrected a Late Pleistocene woman who died more than 13,000 years ago in Thailand by reconstructing her face in a two-dimensional image using facial approximation.
  
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• Tamagotchi game is relaunched with six new versions

  11-04-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese toy maker Bandai has relaunched the tiny handheld game, featuring the six original pets. The devices are available now from Amazon Japan for 2,000 yen ($18, £14).
  
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• US Navy ploughs $1.7m into research to create spy robots

  11-04-2017 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Cornell University are planning to create a system to enable teams of robots to share information as they move around and carry out surveillance as a 'single entity with many eyes.'
  
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• Solar storms can DRAIN Earth's electrical charge

  11-04-2017 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has found that solar storms can also have the opposite effect than expected, draining certain regions of electrons until they are nearly depleted ofcharged particles.
  
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• Facebook rolls out group payments in Messenger

  11-04-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook is making it easier for users to split dinner bills or chip in on group gifts. The social media giant rolling out group payments in Messenger that is free for its users.
  
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• Second 'Great Spot' found at Jupiter, cold and high up

  11-04-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British-led team has discovered another 'Great Spot' on Jupiter that is is 15,000 mi across and 7,500 mi wide. Unlike its surroundings, this system is much colder - earning it the name Great Cold Spot.
  
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• Beware of these text messages from your 'bank'

  11-04-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new type of scam, known as 'smishing' sees fraudsters across the UK cleverly spoofing your bank's phone number, allowing them to text you and appear legitimate.
  
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• Greebles test could spot Alzheimer's disease

  11-04-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Vanderbilt University study has found those at genetic risk of the disease struggle to distinguish a subtle difference in one of the little purple characters that were designed in the ongoing quest for a cure..
  
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• Volcanic eruption captured by drones in Guatemala

  11-04-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Violent volcanic eruptions in Guatemala are captured by drones for the first time.
  
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• Microsoft scraps its Windows Vista operating system

  11-04-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based Microsoft announced today in a blog that it is officially ending all support for Windows Vista, effective immediately. Microsoft will stop issuing security updates and fixes.
  
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• Space junk could cause a collision similar to film Gravity

  11-04-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of experts will meet next week in Darmstadt, Germany, to discuss the growing problem of space junk, which could threaten to leave regions of space unsuitable for space flight.
  
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• This souped-up telescope scours the cold corners of the Universe where stars go to die

  11-04-2017 19:13
  
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• Should we mine on the ocean floor?

  11-04-2017 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British scientists have announced what they are calling an "astonishing" discovery deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• UFO hunters claim Antarctic object is an alien base

  11-04-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The object was spotted on Google maps and appears to show a large body of ice sheered off the edge of Antarctica. But UFO hunters claim it is an unusual shape for a typical iceberg.
  
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• UCL study finds life skills will help you to age BETTER

  11-04-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London said the life skills included conscientiousness, control, determination, emotional stability and optimism (stock image).
  
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• Russia installs seismic sensors to detect exploding frost

  11-04-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists believe the warming Arctic climate caused the release of methane gas which has provoked several explosions in mounds of ice on Russia's Yamal peninsula.
  
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• AeroMobil unveils new images of its new flying car

  11-04-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Slovakian firm is set to unveil its first first commercialized flying car on April 20. Called AeroMobil, the vehicle has a range of 310 miles as a car and can fly 430 miles on one tank of petrol.
  
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• Tamagotchi is BACK: 1990s game is relaunched

  11-04-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese toy maker Bandai has relaunched the tiny handheld game, featuring the six original pets. The devices are available now from Amazon Japan for 2,000 yen ($18, £14).
  
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• Michigan scientists find tattoos makes you sweat less

  11-04-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As many as one in every five adults in the UK has at least one tattoo. New research reveals inking can cause you to sweat less, according to scientists from Alma College, Michigan.
  
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• The Large Hadron Collider has awoken from 'hibernation' – and it's ready to hunt new dimensions

  11-04-2017 17:54
  
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• AI wins $290,000 in Chinese poker competition

  11-04-2017 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artificial intelligence program beat a team of six human players.
  
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• Birth order significantly impacts a person's career path 

  11-04-2017 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made by team of statisticians led by TV psychologist Emma Kenny who is based in London. They found middle children, such as Bill Gates, are more likely to become senior bosses.
  
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• Water bottle Ooho! that wobbles like bubble to go on sale

  11-04-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ooho! balloon was created by a trio of London-based engineers. The spheres are created using gelification, a technique used in cooking, and the squishy skin is made from algae.
  
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• Has humanity lost control of artificial intelligence?

  11-04-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year, California-based Nvidia created a driverless car that made decisions after watching humans driving. But despite making the car, Nvidia admitted it didn't know how it did this.
  
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• Is Komodo dragon blood the key to new antibiotics?

  11-04-2017 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists find a compound based on a molecule in dragon blood helps heal infected wounds in mice.
  
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• Penguin poo reveals how volcanic eruptions almost killed off the seabirds

  11-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Uncertainty and opportunity: what Brexit means for fintech

  11-04-2017 16:58
  
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• Fifty new species of Australian spider found

  11-04-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many of the new arachnids found in Australia's far north Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, are very small, and some are venomous, researchers said.
  
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• Instagram Direct now mixes permanent and temporary texts

  11-04-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disappearing photos and videos now appear alongside texts and reshares in the Direct tab of the Instagram app. The new update is available to users across the world from today.
  
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• Imax reveals European cinema expansion plan

  11-04-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A deal with Odeon-owner AMC should deliver 25 new theatres over three years.
  
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• The ‘world’s most advanced airline’ seat revealed

  11-04-2017 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is one of the investors in this seat of the future and he claims that the prototype is just as comfortable as his bed at home.
  
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• Toshiba files unaudited results and says future is in doubt

  11-04-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Japanese electronics giant says its future is in doubt as it files twice-delayed financial results.
  
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• Hacking group releases password to alleged NSA files

  11-04-2017 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thegroup claims that its leak is a protest against president Donald Trump for breaking campaign promises, including his recent decision to attack a Syrian airbase.
  
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• Instagram lets you slide into people's DMs with disappearing and permanent photos. Here's how

  11-04-2017 15:59
  
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• Schools should teach maths in the morning says RHUL

  11-04-2017 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Royal Holloway University of London looked at academic achievement, class schedules and absence rates at a Bulgarian school over nine years.
  
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• Scientists to use 'car wash drill' on Khumbu glacier

  11-04-2017 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate change scientists aim to become the first team to drill into the world's highest glacier.
  
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• Criminals target Microsoft Word to steal bank logins

  11-04-2017 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hackers exploiting a flaw in MS Word are attempting to steal banking passwords and an email distribution campaign which began in Australia could rapidly spread to the rest of the world.
  
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• Tesla is now the most valuable car company in the US

  11-04-2017 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite being just a fraction of the size of its competitors, Tesla Motors is now the leading automotive company in market capitalization after soaring shares over the past few months.
  
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• Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law admits computer hacking

  11-04-2017 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Hutcheson and his sons admitted plotting to hack the celebrity chef's business computers.
  
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• In-flight call ban should be upheld says US watchdog

  11-04-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Previous plans to allow people to make calls during flights was "ill-conceived" says FCC chairman.
  
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• Hands-on with Bang & Olufsen's BeoSound Shape

  11-04-2017 14:04
  
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• 'Pink moon' lights up the sky as it rises close to Jupiter

  11-04-2017 13:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pink Moon isn’t actually pink, but instead earns its name from the flowering of the brightly-coloured herb ‘moss pink’.The name was coined by Native Americans living in North America.
  
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• The way people tilt their smartphone 'can give away passwords and pins'

  11-04-2017 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The way you tilt your mobile while you're using it could allow hackers to steal your personal details, new research suggests.
  
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• Global warming will melt an area bigger than AUSTRALIA

  11-04-2017 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by researchers from the University of Exeter and University of Leeds found that for every degree the world warms, four million sq km (1.5 million sq miles) of permafrost would be lost.
  
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• Apple fired first, now Qualcomm is retaliating with its own lawsuit

  11-04-2017 13:25
  
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• University students are using technology to cheat in exams

  11-04-2017 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One in 4 UK university students caught cheating have used electronics (stock). Students at Queen Mary University of London are the worst offenders followed by Newcastle University.
  
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• Narcissists flirt to make their partners jealous

  11-04-2017 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Alabama surveyed 200 students and found that people with narcissistic personalities are more likely to flirt with others to make their partner jealous (stock).
  
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