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• Apple wants to monitor your sleep after buying Beddit

  10-05-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has purchased the app and sleep monitoring device called Beddit, which some have speculated could be Apple's first move into adding sleep tracking to the Apple Watch.
  
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• Hypnotic NASA timelapse shows a flight over Greenland

  10-05-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The breathtaking views come as part of the space agency’s Operation IceBridge campaign, a multi-year mission conducting the largest airborne survey yet of Earth’s polar ice.
  
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• Chinese man finds parents with help of facial recognition

  10-05-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the first time in China a missing child and their parents have been re-connected with the help of facial recognition technology. Fu Gui found his parents on website 'Baby Come Home'.
  
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• Renders claim to be 'most accurate look' at the iPhone 8

  10-05-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is said to be the most accurate look at Apple's upcoming flagship phone. New renders claiming to be the iPhone 8 reveal an edge-to-edge screen, the camera protrusion and thickness of the handset.
  
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• Is Nessie back? ‘Loch Ness monster’ is spotted swimming

  10-05-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, has been spotted for the second time in five days, after a tourist from North Wales saw a strange creature swimming through the Scottish lake.
  
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• Lasers let researchers see inside a live body in real time

  10-05-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technique, developed by Duke University and Caltech researchers, provides enough resolution to see active organs, flowing blood, circulating cancer cells and firing neurons in the brain.
  
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• NASA wind tunnel tests rocket that will take man to Mars

  10-05-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To better understand how environmental factors will tie in before and during lift-off, NASA conducted subsonic wind tunnel tests using a 6-foot model of the megarocket at a facility in Virginia.
  
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• Shapescale shows where you're piling on the pounds

  10-05-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ShapeScale combines a scale, sensors and a robotic arm, which takes body scans of the user to create an avatar, allowingthemto see their exact body measurements and fitness progress.
  
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• Study finds our taste in movies is highly idiosyncratic

  10-05-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New York University survey of more more than 3,000 people found that found that the best predictor of a non-critics' response to a film was the aggregated evaluations of other non-critics.
  
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• Nasa unveils yearlong mission to the moon in prep for Mars

  10-05-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa laid out a four stage plan to attendees at the Humans to Mars Summit held in Washington DC which the space agency hopes will lay the preparations for a mission to Mars in the 2030s.
  
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• Why its not always men who want a one-night stand

  10-05-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Individuals of the less numerous sex are more likely to get their way because they have more options, research on Makushi communities in southwestern Guyana has found.
  
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• Seven lessons for VR journalists, from the people who should know

  10-05-2017 19:24
  
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• Incredible waves of lava seen on Jupiter's moon Io

  10-05-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazing footage was captured of a wide lava lake and waves of molten rock on Jupiter's moon Io by ground-based telescopes in a study by California University in Berkeley.
  
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• Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

  10-05-2017 19:00
  
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• Tesla's 'invisible' solar tiles will go on sale TODAY

  10-05-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The glass tiles are designed to look like a traditional roof, with options that replicate slate or terracotta tiles.
  
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• Humans are biologically wired to categorise colours

  10-05-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The results, from the University of Sussex, suggest that there is a biological drive to how we categorise colours that is later influenced by language and environment.
  
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• Microsoft aims to make artificial intelligence mainstream

  10-05-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from...
  
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• 19th-century child found in California is identified

  10-05-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19th-century body of a little girl found last year inside a small metal casket (pictured) under a California home has been identified, researchers announced Tuesday. Her name was Edith Howard Cook.
  
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• 'Perfect Storm' ship to become part of artificial reef

  10-05-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ship made famous in the book and subsequent film 'The Perfect Storm' is about to be intentionally sunk off the New Jersey and Delaware coasts so it can become part of an artificial reef.
  
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• Study reveals why you SHOULDN'T help out your colleagues

  10-05-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michigan State University has discovered a 'dark side' to helping co-workers. Lending a hand to colleagues in the morning leads to your own mental exhaustion in the afternoon.
  
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• 15-minute study hack can help get your child get an A

  10-05-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Patricia Chen, a postdoctoral researcher social psychology researcher at Stanford, has created a survey that focuses revision time. (stock image).
  
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• Nasa unveils yearlong mission to the moon

  10-05-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa laid out a four stage plan to attendees at the Humans to Mars Summit held in Washington DC which the space agency hopes will lay the preparations for a mission to Mars in the 2030s.
  
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• 'Tank-like object' spotted on the moon claim UFO hunters

  10-05-2017 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UFO-hunting channel, SecureTeam10, which is based in Cleveland, Ohio say the 'tank-like object' found on the moon looks looks suspiciously similar to old tanks seen on Earth.
  
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• Facebook logo is as addictive as nicotine and chocolate

  10-05-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Vrije University in Amsterdam studied the online habits of 200 people, and found that showing frequent Facebook users the site's logo sparked spontaneous pleasurable reactions.
  
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• Land Rover launches high-spec £39,000 Evoque Landmark edition

  10-05-2017 17:25
  
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• A twist in the evolutionary tale: why the discovery of a 'young' Homo naledi changes everything

  10-05-2017 17:13
  
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• Retro tech: When the pager was king

  10-05-2017 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at the must-have gadget of the early 90s, after Vodafone announces plans to close its pager business in the UK.
  
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• Stretchable hologram can switch between images

  10-05-2017 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (SEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania used flat, ultra-thin surfaces to make holograms that change image.
  
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• Facebook SOS as burglar found in pub

  10-05-2017 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police had told the pub owner they did not consider it was an emergency.
  
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• Loveflutter dating app matches users based on their tweets

  10-05-2017 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based founder of Loveflutter, Daigo Smith said he created the Twitter-focused app having been inspired by a MailOnline article about what tweets reveal aboutpersonalities.
  
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• China's new powerful military drone image released

  10-05-2017 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A picture on social media prompts speculation that China is building a new military drone. The aircraft is said to be able to attack large waterborne targets from a low altitude by dropping aerial torpedoes.
  
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• Android security flaw could expose photos

  10-05-2017 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Security experts have found a global flaw in Android's app system that could allow cyber criminals to hijack users' screens and hold their phone and private information for ransom.
  
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• How Vladimir Putin mastered the art of 'online Judo' – and why the west should be worried

  10-05-2017 15:11
  
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• Mokase phone case doubles up as a portable coffee machine

  10-05-2017 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £67 ($87) Mokase is a heat-proof phone case made by Naples-based Smart K, which holds a drink inside and allows users to make a coffee via an app.
  
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• Lifestyle company creates Bluetooth salt shaker 'Smalt'

  10-05-2017 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A  lifestyle company in Cypress, California, has created a piece of kit designed to make shaking salt more fancy by automating the process of seasoning your food through Amazon's Alexa.
  
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• China announces plans to create a 'base' on an asteroid

  10-05-2017 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mr Ye Peijian, a space scientist at the China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, said China plans to send robots to mine asteroids and transport the resources back to Earth.
  
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• UAE drops hints on its quest to build a city on Mars

  10-05-2017 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A key figurehead of the UAE's ambitious plans announced at the Humans to Mars summit in Washington DC yesterday that young Arab people will lead the mission.
  
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• Some kids suffer extreme stress from the 'anxiety gene'

  10-05-2017 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston found a gene - similar to that which is linked to bipolar disorder - makes some children prone to depression.
  
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• Regularly consuming red meat and chips raises gout risk

  10-05-2017 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have discovered that people are more likely to have the painful condition if they indulge in red and processed meats, soft drinks, French fries, sugar, sweets and desserts.
  
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• Work Smarter: insights, lessons and tips from the world's most successful people

  10-05-2017 13:43
  
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• Startup Cities: Manchester

  10-05-2017 13:35
  
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• How to keep your digital life in check

  10-05-2017 13:35
  
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• Ellen MacArthur broke records sailing around the world. Now she wants to fix the economy

  10-05-2017 13:33
  
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• Europe's tech scene is no longer in the Valley's shadow. Atomico is bringing it into the light

  10-05-2017 13:30
  
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• Nokia's retro 3310 phone will be available in two weeks

  10-05-2017 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An updated version of a classic handset first announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), held in Barcelona, Spain, back in February will finally hit shelves in the UK on May 24th.
  
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• UN examines fossil fuel influence in climate talks process

  10-05-2017 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say there should be greater scrutiny of industry bodies that are involved in UN climate talks.
  
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• This sight-saving R2D2 robot wants to stick a tiny knife in your eye

  10-05-2017 12:56
  
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• Why the UK should care about James Comey's Trump testimony

  10-05-2017 12:29
  
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• Trump's firing of James Comey will cause 'absolute chaos'. But it could bring about his downfall

  10-05-2017 12:29
  
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• Trump nominates former Department of Justice official Christopher Wray to head up the FBI

  10-05-2017 12:29
  
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