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• Frst nonhuman primate CRIPSR gene editing completed in US

  01-05-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based the University of Michigan used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology in rhesus monkey embryos. The research could lead to therapies for genetic disease in humans.
  
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• Russian marine scientist shares the world's freakiest fish

  01-05-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Incredible pictures shared by a Russian marine scientist reveal the weird and wonderful creatures found in the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean.
  
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• Learn to read minds by reading your own pulse

  01-05-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research has found that those who are better at perceiving their own heartbeat are also more able to judge the emotional state of others.
  
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• Programmer admits to 'scraping' 40,000 photos from Tinder

  01-05-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 40,000 photos were scraped from the dating app, all of users in the San Francisco Bay area, by a member of Kaggle – a platform for machine learning that was recently acquired by Google.
  
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• Apple has more money than the UK and Canada combined

  01-05-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is set to report its quarterly financial results this week, which are expected to be greater than the foreign cash reserves of the UK and Canada combined - it will likely be of $246.09B.
  
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• 'Putin is planting deep-sea 'mole nukes' near the US'

  01-05-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Viktor Baranetz, a former Russian colonel and defense ministry spokesman, also claimed Russia has developed nukes that can be steered in flight, making them impossible to track.
  
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• Appeals court will not rehear 'net neutrality' challenge

  01-05-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A federal appeals court on Monday declined to rehear a challenge to the Obama administration's landmark 'net neutrality' rules requiring internet providers to guarantee equal access to all websites.
  
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• Bonobos may be more closely related to humans than chimps

  01-05-2017 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from George Washington University analyzed their muscular system, and found that bonobos are more closely related to human ancestors than even the common chimpanzee.
  
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• Want to get good service in a restaurant? Dress up

  01-05-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Missouri researchers found that well-dressed men were identified as more likely to leave good tips compared to women, but women dressed this way would receive better service.
  
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• Apple WILL launch Siri smart speaker next month

  01-05-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to 9to5 Mac, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo calls it ‘Apple’s first home AI product’, and says it will feature ‘excellent’ sound with seven tweeters and a subwoofer.
  
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• I busted ghosts at hyperrealistic VR arcade The Void – and took my Uber driver along for the ride

  01-05-2017 21:00
  
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• Physicists 'breed' Schrodinger's cat in breakthrough study

  01-05-2017 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Physicists have now created a way to amplify pairs of classical states of light to generate ‘enlarged’ cats, in effort to uncover the limit (if there is one) of the quantum world.
  
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• SpaceX successfully launches a rocket

  01-05-2017 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch for the California-based aerospace company.
  
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• Male new-casting spiders eyes shrink by 25 percent

  01-05-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Male net-casting spiders lose the ability to spin food-capturing nets as they become adults, so they don't need such large eyes, said researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
  
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• China's Monkey King robot will take on US and Japan

  01-05-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's GREATMETAL is the third competitor in the first giant robot battle of its kind – and the team has unveiled its massive ‘Monkey King’ to take on America's MegaBots and Japan's Kuratas.
  
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• Colossal £360 million superyacht undergoes testing 

  01-05-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The huge £360million vessel, named Sailing Yacht A, is said to be 'the world's greatest yacht' by project leaders close to owner Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian billionaire.
  
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• Samsung is joining the self-driving car race

  01-05-2017 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung has joined the self-driving car race. The firm received approval to test its ‘Hyundai vehicles equipped with the latest cameras and sensors’ on public roads in South Korea.
  
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• Cern has SUPERCHARGED the Large Hadron Collider

  01-05-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Large Hadron Collider has started up again after its 'winter break.' A superconducting magnet has been replaced, and a new ‘beam dump’ installed, among other upgrades.
  
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• Scientists unravel the genome of the TEA plant

  01-05-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Kunming Institute of Botany in China decoded the tea tree genome to identify the genetic bases of the flavours in tea.
  
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• SpaceX launches 'spy satellite' from Florida

  01-05-2017 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 has launched a classified military satellite - known only as NROL-76 - into orbit.
  
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• Unravelling the mystery of spider silks

  01-05-2017 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania sequenced the full genome of the golden orb-weaver spider - a prolific silk-spinner that turns out to produce 28 varieties of silk proteins.
  
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• Money earned honestly is more thrilling to the brain

  01-05-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London looked at the processes in the brain in response to gaining money in different ways.
  
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• Twitter signs deal with Bloomberg on rolling video news

  01-05-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ad-supported service will show Bloomberg reports and take in video from Twitter users
  
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• Could your WALK give away signs you're ill?

  01-05-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and AI Laboratory (CSAIL) have designed a device which measures the walking speed of multiple people using wireless signals.
  
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• Vintage photographs show the 19th century US landscape

  01-05-2017 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the stunning images which show the United States at a time when it was transforming from a land of exploration into a nation, with the rapid industrialization of the mid-19th century.
  
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• Hacker steals and shares unreleased TV shows

  01-05-2017 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular shows including Orange is the New Black are among titles reportedly stolen by the hacker.
  
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• Is a Saxon king hidden beneath a tennis court in Suffolk?

  01-05-2017 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Plans to excavate the tennis courts in the Abbey gardens at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, have been backed by heritage officials.
  
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• The most jaw-dropping photos of erupting volcanoes ever

  01-05-2017 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From Russia to Chile, these incredible images show that there are few natural events on Earth that can match the drama of an erupting volcano.
  
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• Emotional exhaustion can boost long-term happiness

  01-05-2017 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of East Anglia have found that dealing with workplace stress as individuals can be more beneficial to long term happiness than the impact of managerial support.
  
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• Reality is not what it seems: the science behind why optical illusions mess with our minds

  01-05-2017 13:00
  
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• Privacy issues help end NSA spying programme

  01-05-2017 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technical problems and privacy issues are making the NSA end one controversial spying effort
  
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• Microsoft creates the world's first city FONT for Dubai

  01-05-2017 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dubai government on Sunday announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a city.
  
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• Creative people literally see the world differently

  01-05-2017 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Melbourne found people with open personalities can process more visual information than others and can combine it in a unique way.
  
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• Dubai gets own font, but is it your type?

  01-05-2017 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dubai has become the first city to get its own font.
  
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• Restoration team building exact replica of medieval boat

  01-05-2017 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 116-feet long wooden ship was discovered on the banks of the River Usk in Newport, Gwent, in 2002 when it was unearthed by archaeologists during the building of an arts centre.
  
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• Brain surgery could be cut to 2 MINUTES thanks to drill

  01-05-2017 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The software, developed by scientists at the University of Utah, lets the surgeon choose the optimum path from point A to point B and avoids nerves, major veins and arteries.
  
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• Twitter signs a deal with Bloomberg to produce 24/7 news

  01-05-2017 10:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the hopes of becoming the go-to site for live information, San Francisco-based Twitter has joined forces with Bloomberg to stream content 24/7.
  
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• Social media giants 'shamefully far' from tackling illegal content

  01-05-2017 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media giants are "shamefully far" from tackling illegal and dangerous content, say MPs.
  
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• Is Facebook targeting vulnerable youths?

  01-05-2017 10:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The secret document was reported to have been put together by two Australian Facebook executives, and includes information on when young users are most likely to feel certain emotions (stock image).
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for May 1

  01-05-2017 08:41
  
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• Dubai becomes first city to get its own Microsoft font

  01-05-2017 06:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The typeface, available in both Latin and Arabic script, will be used for official state correspondence.
  
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• Fossil hunters find shin bone of 2m-year-old mammoth

  01-05-2017 01:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amateur fossil hunters Dan Chamberlain and Russell Yeomans found a two million year old Mammoth tibia buried in the sand at West Runton beach in Norfolk.
  
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• Official general election artist has risque track record

  01-05-2017 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cornelia Parker has been named as parliament's official election artist, with her track record raising intriguing questions about what she might produce to sum up the campaign.
  
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• Battery bonanza:

  01-05-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could batteries help solve the renewable power problem?
  
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