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• Black holes in merging galaxies are covered by a 'cocoon'

  09-05-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Observations with NASA’s NuStar telescope revealed that the combined effect of the two galaxies’ gravity slows the rotational speeds of freely orbiting material, causing it to plummet.
  
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• Researchers reveal why we laugh at racist and sexist jokes

  09-05-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research on humour that denigrates a social group has found that such jokes act as a 'releaser of existing prejudice,' while other research argues that there are positive effects of offensive humour.
  
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• VR controllers are leading to 'gorilla arm' fatigue

  09-05-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research by Purdue University in Indiana could help user interface designers predict how fatiguing a particular interface would be, enabling them to make better design decisions.
  
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• Nearly 30 million Americans drink contaminated tap water

  09-05-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council found 12 percent of Americans have water with health-based violations in 2015. Pictured: Counties with health-based violations.
  
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• South Korea reveals plans for giant self-driving car town

  09-05-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Korea is set to open an 88 acre facility geared towards testing autonomous technologies, which will incorporate a range of scenarios and road environments found in the real-world.
  
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• Apple sends invites for June 5th event for Siri speaker

  09-05-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The firm is rumoured to be unveiling a smart speaker using its Siri assistant alongside the next version of its iOS software, with some analysts claiming it may even give a sneak peek of the next iPhone.
  
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• Amazon launches exclusive Live Events feature

  09-05-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prime Live Events will offer tickets to intimate concerts for small crowds. Blondie has been confirmed as the first act with a gig at the Round Chapel in Hackney, London, on May 23.
  
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• Stunning time-lapse shows spring blooming across New York

  09-05-2017 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The video features flowers blooming in central park, ending with a view of the Empire State building on the Manhattan skyline at night. It took three years to shoot and is one long, continuously moving shot.
  
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• Global temperatures could smash the 1.5°C barrier by 2026

  09-05-2017 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Melbourne found that back-to-back record-breaking warm years could be indicative of a shift to a positive IPO, which is known to accelerate warming.
  
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• Researchers reveal who is safe from a robot takeover 

  09-05-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Houston found those who liked arts and science in high school are safer from a robot takeover, as the tend to have jobs that are creative or have a higher degree of complexity.
  
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• Massive landforms discovered beneath Antarctica

  09-05-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Université libre de Bruxelles and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences say the landforms could be ramp-shaped eskers that get bigger toward the ocean.
  
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• US soldiers set to get pocket sized surveillance drones

  09-05-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drone-maker AeroVironment says the Snipe drone can relay HD images and record video both day and night, andllies at 20 mph (35 kph), with a range of more than a kilometer.
  
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• Apple could bundle free AirPods with the iPhone 8

  09-05-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A JP Morgan research note has suggested thatApple will bundle a free pair of AirPods with each smartphone sold this year in a bid to persuade users into paying at least $1,000 for the iPhone 8.
  
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• 'Lost' UK cycleways found with Google Street View

  09-05-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle-based historian called Carlton Reid has discovered a network of cycleways built by the Ministry of Transport between 1934 and 1940 by using Google Street View.
  
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• Snapchat update lets you share posts without a time limit

  09-05-2017 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A global update has been rolled out to users of Snapchat that will let them add limitless snaps and looping videos. The app was originally created as a way to send images that would self-destruct.
  
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• This electromagnetic tube could detect radiation up to 100km away

  09-05-2017 18:54
  
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• New CERN mini accelerator may help doctors and art sleuths

  09-05-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new particle accelerator unveiled at CERN is expected to spawn portable accelerators that could help doctors treat cancer patients and experts analyse artwork.
  
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• Oldest evidence of life on Earth is found

  09-05-2017 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossil evidence of early life discovered in 3.48-billion-year-old hot spring deposits in the Pilbara of Western Australia suggests that similar life could have once lived in Mars's ancient hot springs.
  
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• New AI will team up with CCTV to predict your every move

  09-05-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tech company Nvidia, based in Santa Clara, California, are building a platform that can constantly process and contextualise data from a network of over a billion CCTV cameras.
  
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• New PEC cell device generates POWER from polluted air

  09-05-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Antwerp and the University of Leuven in Belgium have created a device which breaks down pollutants in contaminated air and produces hydrogen gas.
  
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• New species of bird-like dinosaur is found in China

  09-05-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new species was identified by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, who believe it lived during the Cretaceous period, 90 million years ago.
  
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• Amazon's $230 Echo Show is unveiled

  09-05-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon has finally launched its new Echo Show smart assistant. It will be available in white or black, and officially launches in the US on June 28 at a retail price of $229.99 (£179).
  
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• Biomass crop acts as refuge for brown hare - scientists

  09-05-2017 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An exotic grass planted as a biomass crop could be a valuable habitat for the brown hare, scientists say.
  
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• 'Terrifying chicken' dinosaur discovered by studying mysterious giant eggs

  09-05-2017 17:00
  
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• New bird-like dinosaur identified from giant eggs would have looked like a 'terrifying chicken'

  09-05-2017 17:00
  
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• Windows Defender exploit leaves MILLIONS of PCs at risk

  09-05-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security researchers have discovered a flaw with Microsoft's anti-malware software that could allow hackers to infect millions of PCs globally by triggering the viruses it is meant to detect.
  
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• Chinese taxi service Didi introduces English option

  09-05-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new service, which is currently only available in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, could be Didi's first step towards launching an international rival for Uber.
  
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• Chicken nugget tweet breaks Twitter record

  09-05-2017 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carter Wilkerson's plea for chicken nuggets retweeted more than record-breaking Oscars selfie.
  
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• Is this TATTOOED FISH the work of aliens?

  09-05-2017 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two-metre-long (6.5ft) blue marlin, caught in Lopez Jaena in the Philippines on Friday, caught the eye of beach goers because of the coat of arms and complex leaf designs on its skin.
  
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• Brain scans suggest our unique, human-like thought evolved 1.8 million years ago

  09-05-2017 14:12
  
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• DogTV promises to provide relaxation while owners are away

  09-05-2017 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A canine TV service founded in San Francisco, California has since gone global, by offering 24 hour coverage of dog-friendly shows designed to keep pets calm and provide them with entertainment.
  
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• The walls of this earthquake-proof theatre form 'caves' to amplify its sound

  09-05-2017 14:00
  
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• Facebook crashes in Australia, Asia and the US

  09-05-2017 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global social networking giant Facebook has crashed on all platforms in parts of Australia, Asia, and the US, leaving thousands of social media users across the world in a state of hysteria.
  
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• FCC website 'targeted by attack' after John Oliver comments

  09-05-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Affected pages became unavailable as a result of attacks, not because of heavy traffic, the FCC says.
  
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• Orcas dining on great white shark livers in South Africa

  09-05-2017 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least three liver-less white shark carcasses have washed up near the popular tourist town Gansaabi, South Africa, so far in an unprecedented set of killings.
  
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• Strangest things people would sacrifice to stay online

  09-05-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A poll of 2,000 people by a Birmingham-based broadband advice service has revealed that one in three people would sacrifice a finger in order to keep their internet access (stock image).
  
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• 'Sound wave tattoo' lets you listen to your body art

  09-05-2017 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Los Angeles-based tattoo artist has created the 'Skin Motion' app that will allow you to create designs from audio clips of noises, spoken words and music which can then be played back on a smartphone.
  
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• Baffled by the UK general election 2017? Not sure who to vote for? These online tools will help

  09-05-2017 13:00
  
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• Baffled by the general election? Not sure who to vote for? These online tools will help

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• Microsoft makes emergency security fix

  09-05-2017 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The update fixes a flaw that could allow someone to hack your computer with an email - even if you don't open it.
  
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• Survival Capsule that withstands tsunamis gets first buyer

  09-05-2017 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeanne Johnson, a Microsoft employee from New Orleans is the first person to buy one of the Survival Capsules, which are designed to protect against tsunamis and earthquakes.
  
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• O2 to scrap Europe roaming fees

  09-05-2017 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From June, Pay Monthly and Business customers will be able to use their UK plans in 47 countries for no extra charge.
  
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• Homo naledi fossils found in South African cave

  09-05-2017 11:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from James Cook University in Queensland have analysed fossils of the hominid Homo naledi, found deep in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa in 2013.
  
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• Ferdinand Monoyer is the reason your eyesight is measured in decimals

  09-05-2017 10:55
  
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• Amazon launches Echo Show – a $229 touchscreen assistant for your home

  09-05-2017 10:30
  
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• Amazon is reportedly working on a touchscreen Echo – and it could launch today

  09-05-2017 10:30
  
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• Amazing haul of ancient human finds unveiled

  09-05-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yet more remains are presented of the extraordinary naledi people who appeared to cache their dead.
  
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• Comet 67P's oxygen could be a breath of fresh air

  09-05-2017 09:33 via go.theregister.com
  
  Maybe the comet's surprise molecules aren't billions of years old after all One of the big surprises in the Rosetta probe's visit to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was the 2015 announcement that the rock was surrounded by a thin cloud of molecular oxygen.…
  
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• China's Alipay takes on Apple in US expansion

  09-05-2017 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online payment firm strikes a deal to give Chinese tourists access to four million American retailers.
  
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• Why a MAGNET could solve headaches and wonky teeth

  09-05-2017 08:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Magnets have fascinated and frightened people since their discovery more than 3,000 years ago. Here, we reveal why they can still benefit people across the UK.
  
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