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• New project lets you search for habitable exoplanets 

  26-06-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher at Queen Mary University is calling upon the public to help search for alien life on Proxima Centauri and two other nearby stars: Barnard's Star and Ross 154.
  
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• Great Barrier Reef valued at $42bn

  26-06-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, based on six months' analysis, comes as the reef suffers coral bleaching, pressure from farming run-off and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish populations, which eat corals.
  
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• How to land a plane on the new HMS Queen Elizabeth

  26-06-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pete Wilson, a BAE systems test pilot, reveals how staff have been specifically trained to land the F-35B fighter on board HMS Queen Elizabeth, which set sail for the first time on Monday.
  
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• Apple working with Hertz to test self-driving cars

  26-06-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is leasing a small fleet of cars from rental company Hertz Global Holdings to test its self-driving technology, Bloomberg has claimed.
  
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• Panasonic unveils hanger that deodorizes clothes

  26-06-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Panasonic has developed a clothes hanger that deodorizes shirts and jackets by releasing nano-sized negatively charged particles into the air around the garment to eliminate odors.
  
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• NASA releases new stunning image of dawn on Saturn

  26-06-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a breathtaking new image captured from roughly 620,000 miles away, Saturn’s rings now appear just a ghostly brushstroke in front of the planet’s sunlit atmosphere.
  
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• EU to slap Google with record fine this week

  26-06-2017 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow against a US tech giant, sources said.
  
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• Social media giants join forces to fight extremist content

  26-06-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook,YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft arewere forming a global working group to combine their efforts to remove terrorist content from their platforms.
  
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• Engineers use replica to pinpoint California dam repairs

  26-06-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inside a cavernous northern Utah warehouse, hydraulic engineers send water rushing down a replica of a dam built out of wood, concrete and steel - trying to pinpoint what repairs will work best.
  
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• What happens when you're sleep deprived?

  26-06-2017 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new study is looking at the impact of sleep on your brain power.
  
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• The secret to de-cluttering your house is pictures

  26-06-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Penn State, Ohio State and the the University of Texas at Austin have found that taking a picture of something helps to preserve memories associated with the object.
  
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• Instagram will let users choose who can see their posts 

  26-06-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram is testing a feature that lets users control their audience. Called 'Favorites', users create a friends list to share content with and the posts are sent only to this exclusive group.
  
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• North Korea launches its own homegrown smartphone

  26-06-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The smartphone, dubbed the Jindallae 3, was reportedly created by the state-run DPRK's Mangyongdae Information Technology Corporation and looks eerily similar to Apple's iPhone.
  
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• How cool would it be to have your preferred lighting and heating to follow you around? #IoT ow.ly/WZfu30cU3rh

  26-06-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  How cool would it be to have your preferred lighting and heating to follow you around? #IoT ow.ly/WZfu30cU3rh
  
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• Nintendo launches $80 SNES mini with 21 games

  26-06-2017 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The $80 Super NES Classic Edition is set to hit stores on September 29, and it will come with 21 built-in games – including beloved titles such as Super Mario World and Yoshi’s Island.
  
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• Afraid to change your career path? @CodersInstitute's Brian O'Grady is here to help you overcome your fear. ow.ly/Lw8i30cU3fV

  26-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Afraid to change your career path? @CodersInstitute's Brian O'Grady is here to help you overcome your fear. ow.ly/Lw8i30cU3fV
  
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• Check out @Shutterstock's insight into how the #iPhone has changed photography. #Apple ow.ly/vx2t30cTxFG

  26-06-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Check out @Shutterstock's insight into how the #iPhone has changed photography. #Apple ow.ly/vx2t30cTxFG
  
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• Chimp is beaten to death by other primates in Kansas zoo

  26-06-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 31-year-old male chimpanzee called Bahati has died after he fell 40 feet from a tree before being pummeled by a group of other chimps inside his enclosure at the Kansas City Zoo.
  
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• .@facebook is engaged in talks with several Hollywood studios and agencies. ow.ly/P8CD30cTk30

  26-06-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  .@facebook is engaged in talks with several Hollywood studios and agencies. ow.ly/P8CD30cTk30
  
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• Uranus' magnetosphere opens and closes every day

  26-06-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia Tech researchers found that Uranus' magnetic field behaves vastly different from Earth's. Simulations revealed it is lopsided, and behaves like a light switch.
  
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• .@udacity, @coursera, @lynda, @AlisonCourses and @udemy are just some online platforms with #machinelearning courses ow.ly/LBu830cTjR0

  26-06-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  .@udacity, @coursera, @lynda, @AlisonCourses and @udemy are just some online platforms with #machinelearning courses ow.ly/LBu830cTjR0
  
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• Avis teams up with Google's Waymo for self-driving cars

  26-06-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Avis is teaming up with Waymo on a self-driving car program by letting the cars park at select locations in Phoenix, AZ. The cars will also have access to maintenance services.
  
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• Siemens’ Ralf Körtner: "I think the next big thing will be peer-to-peer trading" #Siemens #electricity ow.ly/rbuN30cTjFo

  26-06-2017 18:25 via twitter.com
  Siemens’ Ralf Körtner: "I think the next big thing will be peer-to-peer trading" #Siemens #electricity ow.ly/rbuN30cTjFo
  
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• Nao robots could soon help children with autism

  26-06-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The device, designed by a team of international experts and led by researchers at Portsmouth University, will be able to work out the most effective way of getting a child's attention.
  
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• Rate of global sea level rise increased by 50% since 1990

  26-06-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Ocean University of Chinain Qingdao, found that sea levels have risen by about 20 centimetres in the past century, and predict a steady acceleration this century.
  
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• .@mashable UK editor and @InspirefestHQ speaker Anne-Marie Tomchak knows how to catch a digital wave. siliconrepublic.com/companies/anne…

  26-06-2017 18:12 via twitter.com
  .@mashable UK editor and @InspirefestHQ speaker Anne-Marie Tomchak knows how to catch a digital wave. siliconrepublic.com/companies/anne…
  
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• HMS Queen Elizabeth on its maiden voyage

  26-06-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After nearly a decade of construction, Britain’s biggest ever warship set sail for the first time today in an historic moment for the Royal Navy.
  
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• Why you should care about net neutrality

  26-06-2017 18:00
  
  By:Brett M Frischmannand Evan SelingerContinue reading...
  
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• SNAILS have a homing instinct

  26-06-2017 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Exeter carried out an experiment in a garden in Welwyn Garden City, and found that the snails all found their way home when moved.
  
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• If #Uber has taught us anything, it's that #CompanyCulture needs to change. #leadership #HR #recruitment ow.ly/T9jY30cTdAf

  26-06-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  If #Uber has taught us anything, it's that #CompanyCulture needs to change. #leadership #HR #recruitment ow.ly/T9jY30cTdAf
  
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• #MostRead today: @Siemens’ Ralf Kortner on the next big thing in electricity siliconrepublic.com/machines/sieme…

  26-06-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: @Siemens’ Ralf Kortner on the next big thing in electricity siliconrepublic.com/machines/sieme…
  
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• Facebook adds 4 new features to video chats in Messenger

  26-06-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook has added four new features worldwide. During video chats on Messenger, users can use animated reactions, filters, masks and effects, and screenshot any funny moments.
  
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• Does YOUR handwriting mark you as a 'Great Briton'?

  26-06-2017 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study conducted by a leading handwriting analyst at the Slough-based British Institute of Graphologists analysed the handwriting of 10 of Britain's best ever minds.
  
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• Laser creates light a BILLION times brighter than the sun

  26-06-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln fired an ultra high-intensity laser known as 'Diocles' at electrons suspended in helium.
  
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• Extinction event wiped out a THIRD of marine animals

  26-06-2017 17:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Zurich and the Naturkunde Museum in Berlin have shown that a mass extinction event took place in the oceans around two million years ago.
  
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• Having a smartphone within arm's reach reduces brainpower

  26-06-2017 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers, from the University of Texas at Austin, say that smartphones act as a 'brain drain' because part of our brain is always thinking about our device.
  
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• 'Britain's X-Files' reveal UFO was spotted above Skegness

  26-06-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The RAF were 'overruled at the highest level' and told to ignore the strange bright lights - which flashedover Skegness in 1996 - despite the fact several witnesses also spotted it (stock image).
  
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• Amazon may use robots in Whole Foods warehouses

  26-06-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts told Bloomberg that Seattle-based Amazon sees the most immediate opportunities to reduce costs in the Whole Foods distribution centres.
  
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• Popularity at school affects happiness in later life

  26-06-2017 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our teenage popularity impacts our academic success, wealth and relationships, says a North Carolina psychologist. It wires our brains in ways that affect our social perceptions and emotions.
  
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• 6 decisions that led to the iPhone's world domination

  26-06-2017 16:00
  
  By: Matt BurgessContinue reading...
  
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• Insect-zapping 'photon fence' uses lasers to fry pests

  26-06-2017 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fence, developed by Seattle-based Intellectual Ventures Lab, generates a 30-Watt wall of near-infrared light that can target specific species of insect and cook them in less than 25 milliseconds.
  
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• Ralf Körtner of @Siemens spoke to us about the next big thing in electricity #wind #energy #solar ow.ly/QY5N30cTjnf

  26-06-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  Ralf Körtner of @Siemens spoke to us about the next big thing in electricity #wind #energy #solar ow.ly/QY5N30cTjnf
  
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• Facebook celebrates 20 years publication of Harry Potter

  26-06-2017 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a nod to the 20th anniversary of JK Rowling's book about the world-famous wizard, the social media site is jazzing up posts about the landmark book for users around the world.
  
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• The iPhone at 10: How photography changed forever siliconrepublic.com/gear/iphone-ap…

  26-06-2017 15:28 via twitter.com
  The iPhone at 10: How photography changed forever siliconrepublic.com/gear/iphone-ap…
  
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