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• Facial recognition clapdown on cheats in Chinese marathons

  13-04-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Up to 20,000 people expected to take part in a marathon in Beijing this Sunday will have their bio-metric details stored by a system to designed to stop the spread of cheating in running races.
  
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• Numerous reports of MacBook making 'popping' noise

  13-04-2017 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple may have killed the 'Mac chime', but some users have reported hearing a bizarre noise coming from their 15-inch MacBook Pro. Many claim a 'popping' sound can be heard from their device.
  
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• Swedish firm unveils design for a driverless delivery pod

  13-04-2017 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Swedish startup has unveiled a radical design for a driverless truck that runs entirely on electric power. The 'T-pod' is fully autonomous on highways and is not designed to carry human passengers.
  
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• NASA reveals Enceladus has 'the chemical energy for life'

  13-04-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hydrogen, which shoots out of Enceladus in high-powered ice jets, is the final puzzle piece following the discovery of its liquid ocean and carbon dioxide, NASA revealed.
  
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• Airbnb account hijackers burgle homes

  13-04-2017 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airbnb is making security changes after a BBC probe into thefts involving the rental service.
  
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• Honda is bringing its robotic lawnmower to the US

  13-04-2017 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Honda is helping out around the house with its autonomous robotic lawnmower. Called Miimo, the robot is equipped with a microcomputer and sensors to cut the grass for you.
  
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• All you need to know about the 'Mother of all Bombs'

  13-04-2017 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicknamed the 'Mother of all Bombs', the Moab or GBU-43/B is the world's largest non-nuclear weapon. It was today dropped on an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan.
  
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• Why you are SKINNIER if you live in a noisy area

  13-04-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NYU researchers found people in noisy areas, such as New York City, have lower BMI and lower blood pressure than people living in quiet rural towns.
  
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• Saturn moon 'able to support life'

  13-04-2017 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Enceladus has the conditions, including a key energy source, to enable microbes to exist, Nasa says.
  
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• Students recreate stunning Christian related works of art

  13-04-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students in Palestine revealed stunning works of art that use iconography at the site where Christians believe Jesus was born. The art will be commemorated this Easter Sunday.
  
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• Solar panel ‘harvester’ sucks moisture from dry air

  13-04-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technologybuilt the harvester using a special material - a metal-organic framework (MOF) - produced at the University of California, Berkeley.
  
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• Just like humans, artificial intelligence can be sexist and racist

  13-04-2017 20:00
  
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• Nasa releases stunning new global maps of Earth at night

  13-04-2017 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland, have put together the clearest everglobal view of Earth at night, as seen from satellites in space.
  
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• Instagram updates its Stories feature

  13-04-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram first brought custom geostickers to New York, Jakarta, and Sao Paulo last month. But from today, users in London, Madrid Tokyo and Chicago can also access geostickers.
  
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• Youngsters using smartphones lose out on sleep

  13-04-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toddlers and even babies playing on their parents' smartphones are at risk of becoming sleep deprived, according to a UK survey. Sleep is thought to play a key role in young children's development.
  
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• Hydrogen fuel cell cars creep up slowly on electrics 

  13-04-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carmakers are gearing up to release fuel cell carsin a bid to crack down on pollution. Honda, Toyota and Hyundai have leased hundreds of fuel cell vehicles and expects to lease over 1,000 this year.
  
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• Scientists are closer to finding a Parkinson's cure

  13-04-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A selection of small molecules may reprogramme brain cells to produced dopamine, which is the chemical messenger lost in Parkinson's, causing symptoms, according to Swedish scientists.
  
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• Scientists seek holy grail of climate change in Oman

  13-04-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deep in the red mountains of Oman, geologists are drilling in search of the holy grail of reversing climate change: an efficient and cheap way to remove carbon dioxide from the air and oceans.
  
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• Yahoo faces Chinese dissidents' lawsuit

  13-04-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fund of more than $17m set up to help Chinese dissidents was misspent, a law suit alleges.
  
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• Giant whale shark caught on camera by US divers

  13-04-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Diver Keith Brock and his wife capture a rare close-up video of the shark off the east coast of the United States.
  
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• Ohio inmates hid old computers to hack into prison system

  13-04-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two Ohio inmates used discarded computers to access their prison's network to create passes to get into restricted areas, steal personal information, and plan a tax fraud scheme.
  
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• Submarines could be controlled using virtual reality

  13-04-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London defence firm BAE has created a software simulation that could be used to visualise the exterior of the vessel, as well as monitoring conditions aboard the vessel.
  
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• Katie Price calls for online trolls register

  13-04-2017 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former glamour model and her son talk to BBC 5 live about online trolls and cyber-bullies.
  
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• Why you should NEVER eat more than half avocado in a day

  13-04-2017 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nutritionists advise to only eat half an avocado a day as one fruit contains 22g of fat. The fat it contains is the healthy type but too much of a good thing can lead to weight gain.
  
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• Burger King advert sabotaged on Wikipedia

  13-04-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Public changed Whopper burger page to say it was "worst hamburger product" and contained "cyanide".
  
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• Spin the Bottle dating app reimagines classic party game

  13-04-2017 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spin the Bottle was created by New York-based Spin Labs. Players can spin a virtual bottle. and when it stops, they'll enter into a 30 second video date with their match.
  
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• Headset homage to Lemmings released and other tech news

  13-04-2017 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• How to spot the £5billion-a-year cold call fraudsters

  13-04-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matt Horan, pictured, whose Poole company C3IA Solutions works with GCHQ, wants to help Britons beat scams that now cost consumers £5billion every year.
  
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• Brian Eno's app Reflection uses science to create music

  13-04-2017 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Music pioneer Brian Eno discusses his generative music app Reflection.
  
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• The inventions you never knew were BRITISH

  13-04-2017 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A handy infographic has highlighted 14 creations throughout history that may have been falsely attributed to inventors from other countries or that visitors might not realise were developed by Brits.
  
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• Virtual reality could be used to help autistic children

  13-04-2017 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Michigan State University suggests that the technology could help autistic groups practise being in crowded and loud situations such as school classrooms (stock image).
  
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• Samsung may be building a flip phone with TWO screens

  13-04-2017 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called Galaxy X reportedly has a pair of OLED display panels with a hinge in the middle. The South Korean firm is preparing to test a prototype of the foldable smartphone this year.
  
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• Toyota develops robotic leg braces for older people

  13-04-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The brace works by sensing and adapting to the way the wearer walks, providing "just enough support".
  
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• Amazon ramps up smart speakers battle against Google

  13-04-2017 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon is allowing other firms to use its far-field microphone technologies for free.
  
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• A dark matter 'bridge' holding galaxies together has been captured for the first time

  13-04-2017 15:00
  
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• Blanket controls how warm you want your side of the bed

  13-04-2017 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new blanket, made by Montreal-based company SmartDuvet, uses separate air chambers to deliver different temperatures to either side of the bed.
  
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• Cooker app could let cyber criminals switch off the oven

  13-04-2017 14:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  App-controlled smart cookers from the oven company Aga, which is based in Telford, Shropshire,could easily be exploited by malicious hackers, security expert Ken Munro has warned.
  
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• £5 notes left so tattered that the Big Ben rubs away

  13-04-2017 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officers issued an alert to the public after notes circulating in Wadebridge, Cornwall, were found without two of the main currency security features. Pictured: The undamaged £5 note.
  
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• Uber built a secret app to stalk Lyft drivers says report

  13-04-2017 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco-based firm Uber has been using top secret software called 'Hell' to track drivers working for its biggest US competitor Lyft, according to a report (stock image).
  
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• Spider the size of saucer discovered in Mexico

  13-04-2017 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from San Diego Natural History Museum discovered the four-inch (10cm) long bristled wandering spider in a cave in the Baja California Sur region of Mexico.
  
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• Nasa is putting parts of Earth up for adoption – and we got ourselves a piece

  13-04-2017 14:00
  
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• Callisto Group hackers targeted Foreign Office data

  13-04-2017 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Foreign Office was targeted by highly motivated and well-resourced hackers over several months in 2016.
  
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• Burger King's new TV ad will hijack Google Home speakers

  13-04-2017 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google Home owners beware: Burger King is plotting to hijack your smart speakers with its latest advertising campaign. And it might well take over Android phones too.
  
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• Distant dwarf object wanders the edge of the solar system

  13-04-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The small planet-like object was recently spotted by scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (Alma) telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
  
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• How YOU can beat the scammers

  13-04-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matt Horan, pictured, whose Poole company C3IA Solutions works with GCHQ, wants to help Britons beat scams that now cost consumers £5billion every year.
  
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• Does RELIGION affect compassion?

  13-04-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Bogazici University, Turkey suggest that those with religious beliefs tend to take a more pragmatic approach for the needy, than those who don't believe in God.
  
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• Europe's battle with Silicon Valley is just beginning - here's why it matters

  13-04-2017 13:00
  
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• Meet Tarzan, the swinging robot farmer inspired by a sloth

  13-04-2017 12:12
  
  By: Matt BurgessContinue reading...
  
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• Josh Brolin signs up as Cable for Deadpool 2

  13-04-2017 11:51
  
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• iPhone 8 could have a longer battery life, rumours claim

  13-04-2017 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is rumoured to be working on its own battery management chip for the first time, and has opened secretive 'power management design centres' in California and Munich, it is claimed.
  
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