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• Interactive map of New York shows crowd mobility

  19-05-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An IBM master inventor has mined social media data to create a map that shows what people in New York's five boroughs are doing and around what time in order to predict patterns in cities.
  
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• Men who have good vitamin D levels will have healthy kids 

  19-05-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by University College Dublin found a direct link between a child's height and weight at five years old, and their father's pre-conception vitamin levels.
  
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• Rising sea levels to double coastal flooding by 2050

  19-05-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tropical regions will be the worst hit, and researchers at the University of Illinois forecast a 10-to-20 centimeter (four-to-eight inch) jump in the global ocean watermark by 2050.
  
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• Cadillac's $75,000 hybrid hits 75 mph running on electric

  19-05-2017 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cadillac’s new sedan keeps the classic design, but boasts a modern twist. The firm has added a green a plug-in hybrid that is said to mimic a Tesla ‘for about 30 miles’, called 'CT6 Plug-In.
  
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• Titan's surface is more like MARS, not Earth, study finds

  19-05-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that the topographic history of Titan more closely resembles Mars, as neither has recently undergone plate tectonics.
  
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• Self-ventilating workout suit keeps you cool and dry

  19-05-2017 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have invented a latex fabric that opens ventilation flaps when your body gets hot and closes when we are cooler.
  
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• Google Assistant will help you send money to friends

  19-05-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google is set to let users pay off their debts without lifting a finger. The firm is rolling out a new feature that allows users to transfer funds via Google Assistant just by saying 'Ok, Google, send money'.
  
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• China's Terracotta Army gets digital boost with 360° video

  19-05-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 and thousands flock to Shaanxi each year to visit it. Now it can be explored at the click of a mouse thanks to the creation of a 'digital museum'.
  
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• Humans were living in Australia 50,000 years ago

  19-05-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists working in a remote cave on Barrow Island have uncovered the earliest evidence of Aboriginal occupation. Pictured are remains of shellfish consumed at the site 42,500 years ago.
  
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• General election 2017: Illegal content sanctions threat

  19-05-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservative manifesto suggests digital providers should pay to help combat online crime.
  
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• Plants can hear using tiny vibrations to find water

  19-05-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biologists from the University of Western Australia found pea roots use sound waves to detect water when it is far away which means they able find water in the driest of climates (stock image).
  
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• Expert reveals when and where tornadoes are likely to form

  19-05-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tornadoes are likely to be spawned by supercell thunderstorms when the lowest altitudes are humid and possess strong wind shear - conditions usually found in the US Great Plains and Southeast.
  
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• The future factory, an Improbable startup: Podcast 318

  19-05-2017 18:01
  
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• Russian satellites spring back to life after two years

  19-05-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Massachusetts-based space expert has warned that a trio of unusually agile Russian satellites that appeared to lay dormant for two years could be a stealthy new breed of space weapons.
  
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• Stephen Hawking believes we have 100 years left on Earth – and he's not the only one

  19-05-2017 17:56
  
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• 4,000-year-old religious site found in Shropshire

  19-05-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carbon dating carried out on a wooden post, excavated at the Church of the Holy Fathers in Shropshire, has revealedthat it was nailed into the ground in 2033 BC.
  
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• Greece battles locust plague on Agios Efstratios island

  19-05-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Locals say sheep on Agios Efstratios are starving as so much plant life is being devoured by swarms.
  
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• Facebook may bring Messenger and Instagram into main app

  19-05-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Diego-based social media analyst Mari Smith spotted the new feature that could increase engagement across the three apps as users would be able to switch between them with one click.
  
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• Google AI creates sounds that no human has ever heard

  19-05-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Google's artificial intelligence team Magentawill present the software, known as a Neural Synthesiser, at North Carolina's annual arts and technology festival 'Moogfest' this weekend.
  
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• Why London is the best place for fintech – even with Brexit

  19-05-2017 16:37
  
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• This heat map shows how WannaCry spread around the world like an epidemic

  19-05-2017 16:03
  
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• Bentley launches £200k luxury 'Bentayga Falconry'

  19-05-2017 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crewe-based Bentley's pricey new vehicle, named the Bentayga Falconry, has a 'master flight station' with a GPS bird tracking unit, binoculars and a turfed perch.
  
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• Apple's Tim Cook tests sensor that tracks blood sugar

  19-05-2017 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Apple boss has been spotted trailing a wearable device on the Apple campus in Palo Alto that could provide real-time information on how exercise and food changes blood sugar levels.
  
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• Twitter is DOWN: Glitch panics users worldwide

  19-05-2017 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The glitch has been reported in UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan France and the US with initial problems reported at around 6.18am BST (1.18am ET).
  
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• Climate change is turning Antarctica GREEN

  19-05-2017 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team, including scientists from the University of Exeter, used moss bank cores – which are well preserved in Antarctica's cold conditions – from an area spanning 400 miles to make the discovery.
  
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• Tyrannosaurus rex's bite was so powerful it would have caused bones to 'explode'

  19-05-2017 15:00
  
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• HSBC voice recognition software tricked on BBC show

  19-05-2017 14:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based banking firm HSBC introduced voice recognition last year to increase account security but the software was found to be vulnerable to mimicry after a pair of non-identical twins tested it out.
  
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• Fontanelle cemetery is packed with human skulls

  19-05-2017 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Fontanelle cemetery, a vast underground ossuary, was once used by residents in Naples to bury the corpses of loved ones when there was no room in church graveyards in the city.
  
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• Text-to-switch plan for mobile users

  19-05-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofcom wants to make it easier for people to switch operator - but it has ruled out a simpler option.
  
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• The world's first 'nano hologram' could bring 3D technology to your smartphone

  19-05-2017 14:26
  
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• Creationist sues Grand Canyon for religious discrimination

  19-05-2017 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Young-Earth creationist called Andrew Snelling who believes the Earth is only a few thousand years old is suing Grand Canyon park administrators for not letting him remove rocks for research (stock image).
  
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• Kodi add-on service shuts down over legal fears

  19-05-2017 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Navi-X, a global Kodi add-on which has been in operation since 2007, said that hosting playlists is no longer something it feels comfortable doing 'due to the potential liability that comes with it.'
  
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• Swedish prosecutors drop Julian Assange rape investigation after all options are 'exhausted'

  19-05-2017 13:15
  
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• Here's what Twitter and Facebook know about you

  19-05-2017 13:09
  
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• London's filthiest tube lines revealed: which bacteria are you sharing a carriage with?

  19-05-2017 13:00
  
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• Aliens could be using anti-gravity technology over Devon

  19-05-2017 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage that appears to show a strange spinning triangle of lights above Exmouth is proof aliens or politicians are conducting anti-gravity flights above England according to conspiracy theorists.
  
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• Hackers steal 17 million users' data from Zomato app

  19-05-2017 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A trove of personal data stolen from Indian restaurant startup firm Zomato was being auctioned on the dark web for around $1,000 (£770) by a hacker until yesterday.
  
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• UN looks to protect birds from green energy threats

  19-05-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shutting down wind farms when birds pass over is one of the methods being tested to save migrating species.
  
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• Create, collect and consume: the fundamentals of the internet of things

  19-05-2017 12:25
  
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• Modifying human cells to create "anti-leukaemia soldiers"

  19-05-2017 12:14
  
  Waseem Qasim’s research group seeks to modify and edit human cells - using TALENs and CRISPR/Cas techniques - for novel therapeutic applications.
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• FCC votes to overturn net neutrality rules

  19-05-2017 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics say changing the rules may mean some data travels on "fast lanes".
  
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• US satellites are vulnerable to attack says Ted Cruz

  19-05-2017 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Senator Cruz described the development of space ammunition as 'truly chilling' and warned that both China and Russia are developing anti-satellite technology at an event in Washington DC.
  
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• China claims breakthrough in mining 'flammable ice'

  19-05-2017 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vast reserves of methane hydrates under the bottom of the sea could be key to future energy needs.
  
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• Saving Pakistan's lost city of Mohenjo Daro

  19-05-2017 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers is calling on the global community to help ensure that the ruins of Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan's southern Sindh province are protected from further damage.
  
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• 2017 Whitley Gold Award winner: 'Fish loved me but people didn't'

  19-05-2017 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zafer Kizilkaya's work saved a Turkish community. His fish conservation model's now widely adopted.
  
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• Matey the product-hunting robot wants to make shops smarter

  19-05-2017 11:00
  
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• Pope tells geneticists destroying embryos is unjustifiable

  19-05-2017 10:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The controversial topic was brought up at a Vatican event aimed at raising awareness of Huntington's disease, an incurable genetic disorder.
  
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• One app to rule them all? Facebook, Messenger and Instagram are sharing notifications

  19-05-2017 10:39
  
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• London City first in UK to get remote air traffic control

  19-05-2017 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London City Airport flights will be directed by controllers using a remote system 80 miles away.
  
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• Angry exes could create 3D simulations of past lovers

  19-05-2017 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Newcastle University are calling on the digital community to take responsibility for this technology and address this 'not often talked about, 'human-computer' interaction' (stock image).
  
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