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• First autonomous container ship to launch in 2018 

  11-05-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norway-based Yara has revealed its plans forthe world’s first all-electric and autonomous container ship that will set sail in 2018. And it is predicted to remove 747 tons of CO2 from the air.
  
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• 3D printed bionic skin could give robots a sense of touch

  11-05-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new process for 3D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices was developed by engineers at the University of Minnesota using a unique 3D printer they built in the lab.
  
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• BMW car fires raising fear and anger for owners

  11-05-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report Thursday found more than 40 parked BMWs that have caught fire in the US over the past five years, with similar incidents in Sweden, China, India, and South Korea.
  
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• Antarctica's massive ice shelf could shrink dramatically

  11-05-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre used an ice-ocean model to understand the effect of a meltwater feedback cycle beneath the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
  
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• NASA reveals hunt for a renegade supermassive black hole

  11-05-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers believe they have hunted down what could be a supermassive black hole on the move.
  
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• If we're living in a simulation, this UK startup probably built it

  11-05-2017 22:55
  
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• Betting firm reveals events most likely to end the world

  11-05-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK-based 888Poker has revealed that top 10 ways the world could end and the odds of each one happening. The firm found that the sun swallowing Earth and Judgment day are among the most likely.
  
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• Guilt trips lead to better cooperation, researchers find

  11-05-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Feelings of guilt encourage people to repair a situation, researchers at the University of Nottingham have found. It suggests that guilt is a key emotion to appeal to when encouraging cooperation.
  
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• US Army training AI using brainwaves of supersnipers

  11-05-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from DCS Corp and the Army Research Lab are training a neural network on datasets of human brain waves to improve its ability to identify a target in a dynamic environment.
  
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• Nasa finds primitive atmosphere around a distant world

  11-05-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A joint study from Nasa and the University of Exeter found that the exoplanet, which sits 430 millions light years from Earth, has an atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium.
  
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• Study reveals extent of ice loss at Glacier National Park

  11-05-2017 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, led by the US Geological Survey and Portland State University, found only 26 bodies of ice in Montana remain larger than 25 acres – the accepted size minimum used to define a glacier.
  
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• Drone falcon to be used at Canadian airport to scare birds

  11-05-2017 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bird strikes can cause costly damage at airports and are dangerous to aircraft, but a lifelike falcon drone produced by A dutch company will be used at Edmonton International Airport to scare birds away.
  
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• The truth about Blue Whale: what you need to know and online support networks

  11-05-2017 20:42
  
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• The truth about Blue Whale

  11-05-2017 20:42
  
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• Blue Whale is targeting vulnerable children. What you need to know and how to get help

  11-05-2017 20:42
  
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• Amazon trounces rivals in battle of the shopping 'bots'

  11-05-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's mastery of the complex, behind-the-scenes technologies that power modern e-commerce allows it to see what its rivals are doing, but increasingly to keep them in the dark.
  
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• Human noses are tuned to chocolate, wine and bananas

  11-05-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from Rutgers University in New Jersey has claimed that the human sense of smell is just as good as in other mammals, like rodents and dogs, but is fine-tuned to different scents.
  
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• Production of Apple's A11 chip for the iPhone 8 begins

  11-05-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple could release its 10th-anniversary smartphone on time.
  A report reveals TSMC has begun production of Apple’s A11 processor that is set to be power the iPhone 8.
  
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• Cats have the best relationships with adult women

  11-05-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cats appear to have the best relationship with owners who are adult women, and differences in human behaviour may explain why, according to a researcher at Anglia Ruskin University.
  
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• Man to pay $300,000 in damages for hacking employer

  11-05-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former private security officer in California manipulated payroll records and stole confidential data.
  
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• From HoloActive Touch to 'pod-topia', we glimpse at the future of mobility from BMW's rad°hub

  11-05-2017 19:01
  
  The BMW rad°hub events seek to master the mobility challenges that lie ahead
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• If Nasa wants to reach Mars ditch the ISS says Buzz Aldrin

  11-05-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Buzz Aldrin, in a presentation at the 2017 Humans to Mars conference in Washington D.C, said Nasa could not afford to keep the ISS and launch a Mars mission at the same time.
  
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• Hands-free farming using autonomous tractors and drones

  11-05-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Farmers are attempting to autonomously grow and harvest a field of cereal crops without stepping foot in the field as part of ground-breaking research from the Harper Adams University in Shropshire.
  
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• How music can help with strokes, autism and Parkinson's

  11-05-2017 18:32
  
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• Robot 'Optimus' can teach other machines its skills

  11-05-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Optimus' robot, built by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can teach others to open doors, drop objects into a bucket, and remove cylinders from a container.
  
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• Why you should stop and pause to appreciate beauty

  11-05-2017 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from New York University explored whether people need to think to experience beauty, and found that distractions can detract from appreciation (stock image).
  
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• Boeing suspends flights on 737 MAX jets over safety fears 

  11-05-2017 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boeing has grounded the test flights of its new £85m 737 MAX aircraft over engine fears. The delay comes just days before the firm was due to deliver its first plane to an airline.
  
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• Microsoft CEO: tech sector needs to prevent '1984' future

  11-05-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said tech developers have a responsibility to prevent a dystopian '1984' and need to create technology that is inclusive and empowers people.
  
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• Scientists build a robot that can teach other machines

  11-05-2017 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Optimus' robot, built by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can teach others to open doors, drop objects into a bucket, and remove cylinders from a container.
  
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• New York accepting applications for driverless car tests

  11-05-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York joins a growing list of states that are accepting applications for autonomous vehicle trials. Cars will not allowed to be completely driverless, with a human driver in place to step in in an emergency.
  
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• Lions face same threats as extinct Ice Age cats - study

  11-05-2017 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two big cats including the African lion are most at risk from extinction due to loss of prey, say scientists.
  
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• Pizza sign caught using hidden camera to scan customers

  11-05-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Customers grabbing dinner at a pizza store in Oslo, Norway, spotted that their gender, facial expression and even age group were taken by a billboard in-store when the advert malfunctioned.
  
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• UpVote episode 3: fake news and AI factchecking, with Full Fact director Will Moy

  11-05-2017 17:05
  
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• VR headsets to turn partners into simulated porn stars

  11-05-2017 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Los Angeles-based porn production company 'VR Bangers' is encouraging men to use the headset to spice up things in the bedroom by making their partner look like a porn star.
  
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• BBC says passwords will be needed for iPlayer within weeks

  11-05-2017 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Users of the BBC's on-demand service across the UK will soon be required to register after new rules were introduced last year which meant that viewers must have a TV licence to use iPlayer.
  
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• How to stop cold callers ringing your mobile number

  11-05-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Top tips on how to stop yourself from getting unwanted phone calls.
  
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• How to stop cold callers from ringing your number

  11-05-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Top tips on how to stop yourself from getting unwanted phone calls.
  
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• App stops you using your debit card while drunk

  11-05-2017 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app was created by iBe TSE, a management consultancy firm based in London, and was born out of research on behavioural economics from Stanford and New York University.
  
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• It's 80 years since Los Glaciares was made a national park. Global warming is destroying it

  11-05-2017 16:08
  
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• Immerse yourself in The Players Championship with these live 360 and VR Twitter streams

  11-05-2017 16:05
  
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• Met Police use of Indian hackers probed by watchdog

  11-05-2017 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Police watchdog has launched an investigation following an anonymous tip-off.
  
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• Smart exoskeleton can prevent falls

  11-05-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The device was developed by researchers at the Scuola Sant'Anna in Italy, and EPFL in Switzerland, and was tested at the Rehabilitation Centre 'Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi' in Florence.
  
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• European court aide rules Uber is a transport company

  11-05-2017 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The adviser's ruling has implications for the way the ride-sharing company operates across Europe.
  
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• 2,500-year-old mummies are disintegrating in Yemen

  11-05-2017 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mummified remains in war-torn Yemen are under threat from heat and humidity as power cuts are disrupting dehumidifiers in the war-torn country. Experts are appealing for funding.
  
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• This smart exoskeleton predicts when the elderly are going to fall and keeps them on their feet

  11-05-2017 15:00
  
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• Hilariously stupid online posts will make you despair

  11-05-2017 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While many of us are guilty of a silly status update, some people have taken things to the next level with breathtakingly stupid posts, which have been shared online.
  
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• Microsoft watch eliminates hand tremors in Parkinson's

  11-05-2017 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Emma Watch prototype sends tiny vibrations into the wrist that 'short circuit' hand tremors. A prototype was showcased at Microsoft's Build 2017 conference in Seattle.
  
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• Psychiatrist's top tips for working with narcissist

  11-05-2017 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It might be natural to try ignore narcissists at work but this is the worst thing to do as they will take it as a personal criticism, warns psychiatrist Jody Foster from the University of Pennsylvania (stock).
  
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• Nuisance call firm Keurboom hit with record fine

  11-05-2017 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keurboom Communications is ordered to pay £400,000 after making 100 million unsolicited calls.
  
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• Chinese hackers must pay $9m over insider trading scam

  11-05-2017 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The men stole confidential information that helped them profit on the stock market, prosecutors say.
  
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