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• Bell's tiltrotor helicopter flies for first time in Texas

  20-12-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Bell Helicopter successfully achieved its first flight on Monday as it moves closer to replacing the famous Black Hawk. Bell released video of its V-280 Valor during take-off in Amarillo, Texas.
  
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• Apple admits it does deliberately slow down older iPhones

  20-12-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple says the software update is actually prolonging the life of the phone and stopping them from shutting down as their batteries age and become less effective.
  
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• Researchers simulate the climate of Game of Thrones

  20-12-2017 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Universities of Bristol, Cardiff, and Southampton have revealed how some regions in the Game of World realm might not be very different than places on Earth.
  
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• Images show how NASA will visualize shockwaves of X-plane

  20-12-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Incredible images of an Air Force jet (pictured) passing in front of the sun has revealed how NASA will visualize shockwaves of the future supersonic X-plane.
  
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• Eating salad every day may keep your brain years younger

  20-12-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eating at least one serving of salad or leafy greens every day may delay brain aging in older people, helping them to retain better memories and cognition, according to a new Rush University study.
  
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• Amazon's Secret YouTube rival revealed

  20-12-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon recently filed patents for two potential services, titled 'AmazonTube' and 'OpenTube' that could rival Google's YouTube.
  
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• Dog 'breathes underwater' in footage of Russian experiment

  20-12-2017 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian boffins with clipboards and laptops watch on as the poor animal squirms inside a water tank before the lid is finally opened and the upset pup is dragged out by its paws.
  
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• US net neutrality repeal could make porn more expensive

  20-12-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thursday's vote means that internet service providers will be able to control whether users can access online pornography based on the amount they are paying.
  
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• Andorra teen has built an incredible Lego extension arm

  20-12-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Aguilar (pictured) made a video of himself using the Lego arm to pick up a can of deodorant using the pincer like grip at the end from his home in Andorra.
  
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• Harvard scientists cure deaf mice with gene therapy

  20-12-2017 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new treatment, pioneered by Harvard University researchers, used a technique called Crispr CAS-9, which modifies DNA in living cells. Deafness is genetic in over 50 percent of cases.
  
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• Scientists discover a mutation could cause bad breath

  20-12-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of California, Davis, believe it is important to identify the cause of persistent bad breath as it could be gum disease or, in more serious cases, liver cirrhosis.
  
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• Net neutrality repeal could make porn more expensive

  20-12-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thursday's vote means that internet service providers will be able to control whether users can access online pornography based on the amount they are paying.
  
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• Scientists have found living #bacteria in an environment that was believed to be completely sterile. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pol…

  20-12-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Scientists have found living #bacteria in an environment that was believed to be completely sterile. #microbiology siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pol…
  
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• Ancient Ecuador fossil lived roughly 30 million years ago

  20-12-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fossilised remains of a new species of dolphin have been discovered in Ecuador by researchers from Osaka Museum of Natural History in Japan.
  
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• Incredible NASA image shows 'glowing' Antarctic iceberg

  20-12-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At first glance, the striking neon color appears artificial, but, according to NASA, the submerged layer of the iceberg truly is ‘the bluest of ice.’ It comes from the Operation IceBridge mission.
  
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• Archaeologists discover a 2nd century tomb door in Israel

  20-12-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the door was first discovered in 2010 in Tiberias, archaeologists from the Hebrew University's Institute of Archaeology have only now revealed it to the public now.
  
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• Magic Leap finally reveals its headset: 'Lightwear'

  20-12-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Magic Leap's 'mixed reality' Lightwear goggles are tethered to a tiny computer that can clip to your pocket. According to the firm, the Creator's Edition will go on sale next year.
  
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• How to tell your computer been 'cryptojacked'

  20-12-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bill Buchanan, a cryptography expert from Edinburgh Napier University, says users who have been hit by often complain of a slower internet connection and slower processing speeds.
  
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• Why hormones make most of us lean right when we kiss

  20-12-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three psychology experts at Bath and Dhaka Universities break down the intriguing phenomenon of the right-side head tilt when we kiss.
  
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• Are you ready for the next year of your #career? @HaysWorldwide has some advice for you. siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-yea…

  20-12-2017 19:05 via twitter.com
  Are you ready for the next year of your #career? @HaysWorldwide has some advice for you. siliconrepublic.com/advice/new-yea…
  
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• Sponge-like rocks on Mars 'devastated' any lifeforms

  20-12-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Oxford University's department of Earth sciences used modelling methods employed to understand the composition of Earth rocks to study the surface of Mars,
  
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• Sea turtle found tangled in floating cocaine bales

  20-12-2017 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The US Coast Guard tries to save the animal tangled in line connecting bales of cocaine in the Pacific.
  
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• Sumatran orangutan born at Chester Zoo

  20-12-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the heart-warming moment an adorable newborn Sumatran orangutan holds on to its mother in some of its first precious moments in incredible footage captured at Chester Zoo.
  
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• Elon Musk reveals his Dragon Heavy megarocket

  20-12-2017 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vast rocket, which is ultimately three Falcon 9 rockets linked together, will have the combined thrust to eventually launch 140,000 pounds (63,500kg) of cargo into orbit.
  
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• A teenager has built an incredible Lego extension arm

  20-12-2017 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Aguilar (pictured) made a video of himself using the Lego arm to pick up a can of deodorant using the pincer like grip at the end from his home in Andorra.
  
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• As the #bitcoin offshoot soars, #cryptocurrency start-up Coinbase is commencing an internal investigation. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/coi…

  20-12-2017 18:20 via twitter.com
  As the #bitcoin offshoot soars, #cryptocurrency start-up Coinbase is commencing an internal investigation. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/coi…
  
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• Tsunami ghost ship washes up on the US coast after 6 years

  20-12-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unidentified fishing vessel, which is marked with Japanese lettering, was found within the Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site in Oregon and covered in gooseneck barnacles.
  
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• #MostRead Today: Why so serious? 7 reasons humour is essential in the workplace ow.ly/ondn30hlOmz

  20-12-2017 17:51 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Why so serious? 7 reasons humour is essential in the workplace ow.ly/ondn30hlOmz
  
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• #MostRead Today: Xavier Niel’s NJJ-led consortium agrees to acquire Eir ow.ly/dR2t30hlOfM

  20-12-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Xavier Niel’s NJJ-led consortium agrees to acquire Eir ow.ly/dR2t30hlOfM
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 visionaries who have already seen the future #SciTech100 ow.ly/Wdor30hlOhM

  20-12-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 visionaries who have already seen the future #SciTech100 ow.ly/Wdor30hlOhM
  
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• #MostRead Today: Researchers release audio of fish orgy so loud, it deafens dolphins ow.ly/7Poi30hlOaZ

  20-12-2017 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Researchers release audio of fish orgy so loud, it deafens dolphins ow.ly/7Poi30hlOaZ
  
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• #MostRead Today: Paul Kenny takes Aym at another Middle East digital success ow.ly/xtlp30hlOeP

  20-12-2017 17:49 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Paul Kenny takes Aym at another Middle East digital success ow.ly/xtlp30hlOeP
  
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• GCHQ says cyber-spies 'over-achieved' say MPs

  20-12-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's ability to cyber-attack other countries has improved says a Parliament committee report.
  
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• GCHQ cyber-spies 'over-achieved' say MPs

  20-12-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's ability to cyber-attack other countries has improved says a Parliament committee report.
  
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• North Korea's cyber army 'bigger threat than nukes'

  20-12-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Technology experts have also warned that North Korea's cyber army is doubly lethal because there is little chance to hit back against it given its lack of connectivity.
  
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• Magic Leap's hi-tech augmented reality glasses revealed

  20-12-2017 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The goggles will project images into users' eyes to mix graphics with the real world.
  
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• Idaho lands nation's first International Dark Sky Reserve

  20-12-2017 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A giant chunk of central Idaho with a dazzling night sky has become the nation's first International Dark Sky Reserve, according to the International Dark-Sky Association.
  
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• Men likely to see women as sexual objects after drinking

  20-12-2017 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed men images of women and found that after drinking alcohol they were likely to look at their chests and waists than faces (stock).
  
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• Living bacteria found in polar ice has major implications for alien life search siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pol…

  20-12-2017 17:25 via twitter.com
  Living bacteria found in polar ice has major implications for alien life search siliconrepublic.com/innovation/pol…
  
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• US officials say a North Korean group was behind #WannaCry, but #Facbook and #Microsoft are teaming up to stop it.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-12-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  US officials say a North Korean group was behind #WannaCry, but #Facbook and #Microsoft are teaming up to stop it.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Stunning 'oil painting' images captured by Nasa probe

  20-12-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These close-up shots of Jupiter (pictured) were taken during a Nasa space probe and capture swirling clouds in the planet's northern and southern hemispheres.
  
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• 'Pokemon Go' unleashes its critters in Apple's AR...

  20-12-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An upcoming game update from Niantic relies on built-in Apple software called ARKit that gives the iPhone's new ways to serve as a portal into augmented reality.
  
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• Remains of 1,500-year-old church uncovered in Israel

  20-12-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Byzantine-era building, uncovered in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, may have once served as a meeting ground for ancient pilgrims, scientists said.
  
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• President Dwight Eisenhower Warned Of Becoming ‘Captive Of A Scientific-Technological Elite’

  20-12-2017 16:52 via technocracy.news
  James Corbett provides an accurate analogy between the Military-Industrial Complex and the modern Information-Industrial Complex. President Dwight Eisenhower warned of both in his 1961 farewell address to the nation:
  In holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
  Indeed, the American people are captive to such a scientific-technolo
  
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• 76 Million Smart Meters Have Been Deployed Across U.S.

  20-12-2017 16:50 via technocracy.news
  Smart Meters are instruments of surveillance that can monitor household and business activities with precision, based on patterns of power consumed. Control over energy production and distribution was an original goal of Technocracy in the 1930s. Currently, 60% of America is blanketed with these meters. ⁃ TN EditorThe Institute for Electric Innovation’s (IEI’s) new report, “Electric Company Smart Meter Deployments: Foundation for a Smart Grid,” identifies the i
  
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• Trick-of-light causes a 'ghost snow tsunami' in Wyoming

  20-12-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A photographer in Kelly, Wyoming was in for a surprise when she stumbled across a bizarre wall of snow that appeared to be moving towards her.
  
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• Emails suggest Twitter doesn't understand verification

  20-12-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Internal emails between several big names at San Francisco-based Twitter have been leaked online, and show that they all have conflicting ideas of what verification means.
  
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• Facebook Data Given To Government Rises At Alarming Rate

  20-12-2017 16:29 via technocracy.news
  Police, law enforcement and intelligence agencies all say they should have more control over data held in social media like Facebook. Thus far, they are getting their way and Facebook’s weak protest is not enough to stem the demands. ⁃ TN EditorEvery year, Facebook gets tens of thousands of requests for data from governments worldwide, including search warrants, subpoenas, or calls to restrict certain kinds of content. According to a new report released by the company on Dec. 18, the
  
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• Attempt to scan Oumuamua may have woken alien intelligence

  20-12-2017 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Pope, former head of the Ministry of Defence's UFO project based in London, claims that the scans may have 'awoken the intelligence inside,' and aliens may now be watching our every move.
  
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• Plastic found in mussels from the European Arctic to China

  20-12-2017 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) found that plastic had been found in mussels in Arctic waters.
  
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