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• Researches explain the science of day drinking

  24-05-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts reveal the scientific reasons why the effects of day drinking may differ from a night out. They suggest it could due to your behavior, being under duress or circadian rhythms.
  
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• Bosch gadget shows what's in the fridge on app

  24-05-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bosch UK is selling mini-cameras which can be installed inside the fridge to connect to an app on the owner's phone allowing them to check the contents while their in the shops.
  
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• Viral star Side-Eyeing Chloe returns to the spotlight

  24-05-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chloe, Salt Lake City, Utah, was just two years old in 2013 when she became the star of a viral video filmed by her mother Katie Clem.
  
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• Risk of natural disasters doubled since 1975, study says

  24-05-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings, compiled in the Atlas of the Human Planet 2017, reveal the global exposure to natural disasters has doubled since 1975, largely as a result of population growth and development.
  
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• More affluent investors seek guidance from robo-advisors

  24-05-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robots are slowly creeping their way into retail, restaurants and now, they are starting to show a presence on Wall Street, as more high-net worth investors seek guidance from AI.
  
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• Microsoft reveals $9.99 'Netflix for games' subscription

  24-05-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'Game Pass' service will offer 100 Xbox One and Backward Compatible Xbox 360 games to users. It will update its catalogue of games each month.
  
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• Schiaparelli probe crash caused by excessive spin, report concludes

  24-05-2017 22:49 via go.theregister.com
  
  Lander exercise was 'very close' to a success The Schiaparelli probe suffered a botched landing on the Martian surface as it briefly spun out of control, confusing the computer systems onboard, an official report concluded today.…
  
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• What Melania Trump's handwriting reveals about her

  24-05-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sheila Kurtz, a master graphologist based in New York, breaks down her analysis of Melania's handwriting, Donald's handwriting, and their signatures - and what they mean.
  
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• NASA tests 'megarocket' engine that will blast man to Mars

  24-05-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test on May 23 was conducted on the A-1 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, and lasted for more than eight minutes. Engineers tested the 'brain' of the engines.
  
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• Bitcoin soars above $2,400 to all-time high

  24-05-2017 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Digital currency bitcoin hit a fresh record high, surging above $2,400, as demand for crypto-assets soared with the creation of new tokens to raise funding for start-ups using blockchain technology.
  
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• DJI unveils $499 'spark drone' controlled by hand gestures

  24-05-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The DJI camera drone, called Spark, can be operated by a remote controller, a mobile device, or via hand gestures. It can fly on a preset path and maintain focus on a moving subject.
  
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• Republicans push for 'ringless voicemails' to be allowed 

  24-05-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Republican Party has backed a plan for aloophole in the law that bars telemarketers from robocalling smartphones without the user’s written permission - ringless voicemails.
  
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• Nasa bring forward mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

  24-05-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  16 Psyche is one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system, ans NASA now hopes to blast off to it in 2022, and arrive four years earlier than planned in 2026.
  
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• Female CEOs earning more on average than male counterparts

  24-05-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women CEOs earned bigger bucks on average than their male counterparts last year, but unfortunately they are still few and far between at the world's largest companies, a new study has found.
  
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• Trump speeches are getting worse, experts say

  24-05-2017 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the analysis, STAT News compared President Trump’s responses during 2017 Q&A sessions with on-air interviews over the last few decades. Experts say the changes could be a sign of cognitive decline.
  
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• Photos show Highway 1 buried under rock after mudslide

  24-05-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New photos reveal how a stretch of the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in tourist haven Big Sur is buried under one million tons of rock and dirt following California's largest mudslide Saturday
  
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• Cavemen used ochre to create body paint for 4,500 years

  24-05-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts studying ochre, from which Middle Stone Age humans living in what is now Ethiopia used to make pigments 40,000 years ago, found that the rocks were used for over 4,500 years.
  
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• Endangered turtle set free in Florida

  24-05-2017 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Antibiotics and vitamins helped the injured loggerhead sea turtle back to health in Marathon, in the Florida Keys.
  
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• This artist has a classroom of robots that chat, count and draw portraits

  24-05-2017 19:12
  
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• Leaked video claims to show a dummy version of iPhone 8

  24-05-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designer Benjamin Geskin, based in Riga, Latvia, uploaded a ten second preview video as well as schematics which show some of the expected features of the final iPhone 8 design.
  
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• Schiaparelli: Crashed lander was ill-prepared for Mars

  24-05-2017 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The crashed European spacecraft Schiaparelli was ill-prepared for its attempt at landing on the surface of Mars, a report suggests.
  
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• Augmented Studio reality tech projects skeleton on people

  24-05-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, projects different layers of the human body on a volunteer, providing a visual of how the body’s systems work in real-time.
  
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• Schiaparelli crashed into Mars because of a computer error

  24-05-2017 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schiaparelli, a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, crashed after a computer error caused the module to prematurely cast its parachute.
  
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• Robot police officer goes on duty in Dubai

  24-05-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People will be able to use it to report crimes, pay fines and get information in Arabic and English.
  
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• Reptiles, birds and insects demonstrate consciencitousness

  24-05-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just like in humans, conscientiousness leads to evolutionary benefits such as an edge in hunting, gathering, attracting a mate fending off predators, researchers at UC Berkeley found.
  
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• AlphaGo's Ke Jie defeat offers a sobering look at the future of man versus machine

  24-05-2017 17:53
  
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• Serena Williams takes on new challenge in Silicon Valley

  24-05-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tennis player has been appointed to the board of SurveyMonkey and pledged to fight for diversity.
  
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• Alaska aquiver: State hosts plate tectonic research effort

  24-05-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America's shakiest state is about to have its ground examined like never before.
  
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• WannaCry laid bare the NHS' outdated IT network – and it's still causing problems

  24-05-2017 17:34
  
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• Caged drones could help first settlers on Mars to explore

  24-05-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new crash-proof drones, tested in narrow caves in Sicily this week, could help Martian settlers explore lava tubes on the planet by mapping out places that humans cannot reach.
  
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• Fitness trackers DON’T accurately count calories burned

  24-05-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford University's School of Medicine have found that while wearable fitness devices track heart rate accurately, their calorie burning calculations may be up to 93 per cent off.
  
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• Cyber-attack lets hackers gain control through SUBTITLES

  24-05-2017 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cyber-attack was flagged yesterday by Check Point, a security software firm based in San Carlos, California.
  
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• Andela, with Zuckerberg’s help, wants to connect a generation of African programmers

  24-05-2017 16:50
  
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• WIRED Retail 2017: Partners

  24-05-2017 16:20
  
  Learn more about the innovative events partners and media partners working alongside WIRED Retail 2017 – and how you can get involved.
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• Radioactive decay may support life on Pluto and Europa

  24-05-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute modelled the 'water-cracking' process, known as radiolysis.
  
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• Oxytocin jab could make us kinder to strangers, says study

  24-05-2017 15:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Andrews injected seals with oxytocin before releasing them back to the wild. The injected animals were kinder to seals that they had not met before.
  
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• Harriet Dempsey-Jones reveals moving helps manage stress

  24-05-2017 15:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harriet Dempsey-Jones a researcher in clinical neurosciences from the University of Oxford explores three theories behind why we feel the need to fidget and fiddle.
  
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• Ultra Street Fighter II review: A beautiful recreation of a gaming classic let down by awful controls

  24-05-2017 15:11
  
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• Digital tombstone is unveiled in Slovenia in world first

  24-05-2017 15:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Installed in a cemetery in Maribor, Slovenia's second largest city, the futuristic gravestone can show pictures, video and other digital content. The futuristic device costs 3,000 euros ($3,189/£2,588).
  
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• Why Brexit and Trump are to blame for a rise in retro gadgets – and how brands take advantage

  24-05-2017 15:00
  
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• Cannabis could help crack cocaine addicts

  24-05-2017 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If the Canadian research proves true in further scientific trials, it could lead to the herb being used in similar vain to methadone for heroin addicts.
  
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• Nasa reveals space rocks that will come close this year

  24-05-2017 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ron Baalke, a space explorer at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California tweeted the worrying predictions.
  
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• Nokia 3310 sparks wave of nostalgia as it goes on sale

  24-05-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts say its success will depend on how much people are willing to pay to indulge their nostalgia.
  
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• 3D mapping uncovers extra layer of tectonic plates hidden in Earth's mantle

  24-05-2017 14:09
  
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• Video captures ‘supernatural’ activity in haunted town

  24-05-2017 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spooky video has captured a strange floating orb and a ghost-like figure rushing towards the camera in an old haunted cottage. It is not clear where the footage was shot.
  
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• The web is being misused: Opera's founder on why Google tracking should be banned

  24-05-2017 13:30
  
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• Facebook now lets users live stream with a friend

  24-05-2017 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The global update which allows users to live stream together is now available on the iOS app. Facebook has not confirmed when the feature will arrive on Android devices.
  
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• These serialised e-books drip-feed the story to leave you in suspense between chapters

  24-05-2017 13:00
  
  By: Jamie FeweryContinue reading...
  
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• EU will make social media firms tackle hate speech

  24-05-2017 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  European Union ministers have approved proposals to make social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube tackle videos with hate speech on their platforms.
  
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• Scientists teach E.coli bacteria to 'draw'. Bacteria draws Mario

  24-05-2017 12:11
  
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