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• Florida man tries to kiss rattlesnake; gets bitten

  17-05-2017 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "One boy said: I'm going to kiss it in the mouth," the snake's owner said.
  
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• Elon Musk said to have turned down an offer from Uber

  17-05-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new book has revealed that Tesla and Uber could have been partners. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick allegedly proposed a partnership in self-driving cars to CEO Elon Musk last year.
  
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• Climate-resistant coral found in northern Mozambique

  17-05-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Climate-resistant reefs in northern Mozambique are being overfished, killing the fish that protect the reefs from sea urchins and algae, researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society have found.
  
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• Shocking crash test shows how car safety has improved

  17-05-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cars built in the year 2000 or earlier account for more than a third of fatal crashes, according to a new analysis from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program.
  
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• Paris climate deal is 'lifeline' for world's poorest countries

  17-05-2017 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The countries most vulnerable to climate change say the rapid implementation of the accord is key to their survival.
  
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• Google unveils Android update and AI assistant for iPhone

  17-05-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google has unveiled a raft of new features for Android including a radical image recognition app called Google Lens that can to do everything from recognise flowers to translate menus in a foreign language.
  
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• 'Alien megastructures' could be orbiting 64 nearby stars

  17-05-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Zaza Osmanov from the Free University of Tbilisi, Georgia, argues that if an alien megastructure does exist in a habitable zone, it should be easy to spot using infrared telescopes.
  
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• Bragi unveils real-world Babel fish earbuds

  17-05-2017 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A German firm unveiled technology that could put an end to language barriersCalled Dash Pro, the earbuds combine with the iTranslate app to translate nearly 40 languages in real-time.
  
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• US forests shifting with climate change

  17-05-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A warmer, wetter climate is helping push dozens of Eastern U.S. trees to the north and, surprisingly, west, a new study finds.
  
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• WhatsApp crashes AGAIN for the second time this month

  17-05-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp users across the globe have been left in the dark, as the app has mysteriously crashed for the second time this month. Users are experiencing connection and messaging issues.
  
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• NASA probes spot a human-made BUBBLE around Earth

  17-05-2017 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Observations with NASA’s Van Allen Probes have revealed the presence of a human-made ‘bubble’ around our planet, sometimes acting as a barrier against high-energy particles.
  
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• Male baboons position themselves on edge to protect babies

  17-05-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Younger baboons end up in the safest positions at the center of their troop, while adult males find themselves exposed on the edge, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found.
  
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• Ancient iron beads found in Illinois linked to meteorite

  17-05-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new analysis revealed that the iron beads found in Illinois have nearly identical chemical composition to a fragment of the Anoka space rock, which fell more than 700 km away in Minnesota.
  
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• NSA 'considered telling Microsoft about hacking codes'

  17-05-2017 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The EternalBlue codeformed the basis of theWannaCry ransomware, which struck networks worldwide in one of the biggest cyberattacks ever recorded.
  
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• Footage shows Darpa's 'robot pilot' flying a 737 simulator

  17-05-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robotic pilot arm, built by Virginia-based US Defence agency 'Darpa',shifts around the cockpit as it rhythmically changes the air speed, adjusts the wing flaps and fires up the thrusters.
  
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• California researchers reveal four legged off road robot

  17-05-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robot, designed by researchers at the University of California in San Diego, has soft legs that conform to its surroundings, so it can crawl through a variety of terrains.
  
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• 'Adylkuzz' cyber attack could be even WORSE than WannaCry

  17-05-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new threat known as Aylkuzz, has been flagged by Proofpoint, a cybersecurity firm based in Sunnyvale, California. It is unclear which computer system will be targeted, or when.
  
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• Why 2017 could be the year globalisation dies

  17-05-2017 20:00
  
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• Redheads may be getting their own emoji in 2018

  17-05-2017 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Emojipedia website has submitted new global emoji ideas. As well as ginger and bald emoji, it wants to introduce characters with grey, curly or Afro hair.
  
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• Random timing is important for beating the competition

  17-05-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal, say our ability to make unpredictable decisions plays a key role in creativity and beating competition.
  
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• Women in 30s now having more babies than younger moms

  17-05-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For more than three decades, women in their late 20s had the highest birth rates, but that changed last year, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the CDC.
  
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• Earliest humans surfaced during sudden climate change

  17-05-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new analysis of a 3-million-year-old jaw bone reveals that the early ancestor thrived as the plains dried out. The jawbone was discovered in the Ledi-Geraru region of Ethiopia in 2013.
  
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• Trust Me, I'm A Vet reveals benefits of speaking dog

  17-05-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While growling and teeth baring are obvious signs new research has revealed that canines display other subtle signs thatoften go totally unnoticed by people.
  
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• DocuSign users sent phishing emails after data breach

  17-05-2017 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The electronic signature service provider says no other user information was accessed during the breach.
  
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• Scientists close to creating blood cells patient's skin

  17-05-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by experts from Boston Children's Hospital has for the first time used 'pluripotent' stem cells to manufacture a broad range of human blood cells.
  
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• Researchers reveal how to track down a corpse

  17-05-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keele University researchers published a review which sets out best practice when it comes to finding bodies on land, including ground penetrating radar methods to image the subsurface.
  
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• A 'cold spot' in our Universe could reveal clues about alternate realities

  17-05-2017 19:00
  
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• Bronze Age beaker culture invaded Britain 4,000 years ago

  17-05-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genetic analyses led by researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, found that Britain underwent a 90 per cent shift in its genetic make-up when beaker folk arrived.
  
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• UK teenagers complain about impossible GCSE questions

  17-05-2017 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taking to social media, the annoyed youngsters were particularly confounded by a question on an AQA biology exam that said: 'Explain why Darwin is drawn as a monkey.'
  
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• Amazon reveals TWO new tablets to Fire Tablets line

  17-05-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seattle-based Amazon has added the Fire 7 for £49.99 ($49.99) and Fire HD 8 for £79.99 ($79.99) to its growing list of Fire Tablets. This is the first time that Alexa will be available for Fire devices.
  
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• Experts urge cities to plant hedges to remove pollution

  17-05-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, led by the University of Surrey, said future urban planning should include a variety of green infrastructure to help protect people and buildings from the effects of pollution
  
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• Brazilian YouTube stars' zany investment lessons

  17-05-2017 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of popular Brazilian YouTube stars are using zany methods to teach fellow citizens about finance.
  
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• Finally! Redheads may be getting their own emoji in 2018

  17-05-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Emojipedia website has submitted new global emoji ideas. As well as ginger and bald emoji, it wants to introduce characters with grey, curly or Afro hair.
  
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• Samsung names refurbished Note 7 devices 'Galaxy Note FE' 

  17-05-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samsung is set to release 30,000 refurbished Galaxy Note 7 handsets next month and in a bid to put the exploding battery fiasco behind them, the firm has renamed the device 'Galaxy Note FE'
  
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• Lemonade is the insurance company with a conscience

  17-05-2017 18:00
  
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• Electoral Commission wants powers to tackle election meddling from abroad

  17-05-2017 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A probe into the political use of private data has been opened by the information commissioner.
  
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• Just 2 weeks of relaxing can increase risk of early death 

  17-05-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just 14 days of lounging around on a beach affects your muscle mass and produces metabolic changes that drastically affect your heart health, according to a study by the University of Liverpool.
  
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• Google's developer conference takes place tonight. Here's what to expect

  17-05-2017 17:31
  
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• Google I/O 2017: all the highlights from the tech giant's developer conference

  17-05-2017 17:31
  
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• Footage shows Darpa's 'robot pilot' flying a 737 sim

  17-05-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The robotic pilot arm, built by Virginia-based US Defence agency 'Darpa',shifts around the cockpit as it rhythmically changes the air speed, adjusts the wing flaps and fires up the thrusters.
  
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• Dogs CAN talk to humans

  17-05-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Eotovos Lorand University in Hungary found women were correct at identifying the animal's intentions 65 per cent of the time, compared to 45 per cent for men.
  
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• India's 'miracle' CYCLOPS kid born with rare condition

  17-05-2017 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cyclopes are normally considered the stuff of legend, made famous by Ancient Greek poet Homer. But they exist on Earth - and one has just been born in Assam, India.
  
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• 'Bots' spam FCC website over proposed net neutrality reversal

  17-05-2017 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bot activity is apparently detected on a US regulator's website over proposed changes to net neutrality rules.
  
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• McMenamin sisters on tidying to suit your personality

  17-05-2017 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new book by professional declutterers and sisters Katie and Kelly McMenamin anyone can get organised but different personalities need individual strategies.
  
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• Elon Musk is training ROBOTS to use virtual reality

  17-05-2017 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Francisco-based non-profit Open AI, founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, is creating robots that copy humans by watching simulations.
  
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• Most Brits unaware of daily sugar intake says BNF

  17-05-2017 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals 26% of people are conscious of how much sugar is in their food and drink, 32% of over 55 year olds never exercise and 46% have tried a fad diet.
  
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• Two Britons arrested in Thailand over football streaming

  17-05-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two British men are arrested after the Premier League supported investigations by Thai authorities.
  
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• Amazon is bringing Alexa to its Fire tablets in the UK

  17-05-2017 15:02
  
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• Election candidates warned about phishing attempts

  17-05-2017 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Recent MPs and other candidates in the UK general election are warned about malicious emails.
  
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• The next cyber-attack could be even WORSE than WannaCry

  17-05-2017 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new threat known as Aylkuzz, has been flagged by Proofpoint, a cybersecurity firm based in Sunnyvale, California. It is unclear which computer system will be targeted, or when.
  
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