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• How the NFL and its stadiums became leaders in Wi-Fi, monetizing apps, and customer experience

  25-08-2016 19:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Learn how sports stadiums and professional sports leagues have embraced digital transformation to make stadiums the best place to watch the game again.
  
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• McDonald's fitness bands recalled after skin-burn complaints

  25-08-2016 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  McDonald's is recalling millions of fitness wristbands that it bundled with Happy Meals after customers complained of skin irritation and burns.
  
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• Driverless taxis roam Singapore streets

  25-08-2016 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Driverless taxis are being tested on the streets of Singapore for the first time.
  
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• Meet Dragonfly 44, the galaxy made of 99.9% dark matter

  25-08-2016 19:00
  
  The galaxy is roughly the same mass as the Milky Way, but our galaxy has a hundred times more stars
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• A cockroach and a DNA nanorobot just changed drug delivery

  25-08-2016 18:34
  
  Researchers released drugs into a cockroach using only the thoughts of a man hooked up to an EEG machine
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• HP laptop blocks over-shoulder snooping

  25-08-2016 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Computer firm Hewlett-Packard has developed two new laptops that feature an optional privacy mode that obscures the screen unless viewed face-on.
  
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• Samsung's Dolby Atmos soundbar goes on sale for £1,300

  25-08-2016 18:04
  
  The Samsung HW-K950 soundbar is the first to feature Dolby Atmos technology
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• Star Wars Millennium Falcon shed attacked by raiders

  25-08-2016 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A shed replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit from Star Wars is vandalised during a raid on a charity-run farm.
  
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• How Call of Duty took David Hasselhoff back to the 80s

  25-08-2016 17:08
  
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• Head teacher Ashley Yates jailed for filming pupils in toilets

  25-08-2016 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A primary school head teacher who used a spy pen to film pupils in the toilets at his school is jailed.
  
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• 2000AD publisher bags Roy of the Rovers and other classic British comics

  25-08-2016 16:39
  
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• Airlander 10: Longest aircraft hit power cable before nosediving

  25-08-2016 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's longest aircraft came into contact with "high voltage power cables" before nosediving on landing, UK Power Networks says.
  
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• Toxic time bomb: Here's the science that explains why microbeads are a disaster

  25-08-2016 16:06
  
  They're tiny, there's trillions of them and they're getting everywhere – cosmetic microbeads are bad news for everyone
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• Adding screen real estate with a ViewSonic VX2776

  25-08-2016 16:05 via zdnet.com
  
  ViewSonic's latest monitor is a surprisingly small (and extremely slim) 27-inch unit.
  
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• Scientists cut whiskers off rats to learn more about how the rodents hunt

  25-08-2016 15:53
  
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• Italy quake rescuers ask locals to unlock their wi-fi

  25-08-2016 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rescue teams searching for earthquake survivors trapped in central Italy have asked locals to unlock their wi-fi passwords.
  
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• Honor 8 review: A gorgeous dual camera flagship for half the price of Apple and Samsung phones

  25-08-2016 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Huawei is bringing its first Kirin-powered smartphone to the US under the Honor brand. It's a fantastic smartphone available for just $399.
  
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• WhatsApp users to receive adverts

  25-08-2016 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp changes its privacy policy so that businesses can send messages to people using the service.
  
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• A lot of games get called cinematic, Virginia is the real deal

  25-08-2016 15:09
  
  Silent film and Lynchian noir combine in detective adventure Virginia
  
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• Facebook, Twitter and Google are 'failing to tackle extremism', claim MPs

  25-08-2016 15:06
  
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• Solving the unsolvable: are there questions science will never be able to answer?

  25-08-2016 15:00
  
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• Hooked on coffee? Your drinking habits may be written in your DNA

  25-08-2016 15:00
  
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• Use WhatsApp? Get ready to receive marketing messages from firms

  25-08-2016 14:58 via zdnet.com
  
  WhatsApp is going to let businesses send you marketing messages with offers -- just don't call them ads.
  
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• Windows 10 update breaks PowerShell and Microsoft won't fix it until next week

  25-08-2016 14:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft offers one more reason not to update Windows 10.
  
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• Gawp at this galaxy cluster and travel back 10 billion years

  25-08-2016 14:06
  
  Researchers are trying to find out why some galaxies produce fewer stars than others
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• Is your Android phone being controlled by a rogue Twitter account? Botnet is first to receive commands via tweets

  25-08-2016 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  ESET researchers say by using Twitter to orchestrate infected devices, Twitoor is the first malicious software of its kind.
  
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• WhatsApp is now sharing your phone number with Facebook

  25-08-2016 13:48
  
  The phone number you use for WhatsApp will be used to target advertising and find friends on Facebook
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• Meet the man repurposing London phone boxes as smartphone repair points

  25-08-2016 13:22
  
  Lovefone convert a phone box in Greenwich to house a smartphone repair station
  
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• What do your tattoos really mean? The secret messages hidden in the designs

  25-08-2016 13:00
  
  A tattoo expert explains the hidden reasons behind popular tattoos
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• Uber now lets you book taxis in advance with Scheduled Rides

  25-08-2016 13:00
  
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• Uber adds advance bookings in London

  25-08-2016 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Transport app Uber allows customers in London to book journeys up to 30 days in advance.
  
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• Gear WIRED loves: Factor One Dura Ace Di2

  25-08-2016 13:00
  
  Factor Bikes has built innovative rides since 2010 and its latest endeavour is no different
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• Wi-Fi speeds could triple and range double thanks to MIT breakthrough

  25-08-2016 12:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers at MIT's artificial intelligence labs have developed new algorithms that could significantly boost bandwidth and network quality.
  
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• This map shows the startling impact our 'human footprint' is having on the planet

  25-08-2016 12:48
  
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• Lawnmower prompts Northern Lights alert

  25-08-2016 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A lawnmower has been blamed for wrongly triggering sensors that predict when the Northern Lights will be visible in the UK.
  
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• Microsoft Excel blamed for gene study errors

  25-08-2016 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft's Excel has been blamed for some errors in academic papers on genomics.
  
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• Apple wants to add pilot, judge and astronaut emoji to devices

  25-08-2016 12:06
  
  Five new emoji have been suggested: an artist, firefighter, pilot, judge and astronaut
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• When your phone is your doctor, who owns your health records?

  25-08-2016 12:00
  
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• The last of the lacemakers: how tech is keeping the 100-year-old tradition alive

  25-08-2016 12:00
  
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• Man 'wakes up' from coma after ultrasound waves were beamed into his brain

  25-08-2016 11:53
  
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• Apple iPhones plagued by device failure and crashing apps, report claims

  25-08-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  A report on mobile device performance produced by Blancco Technology Group says the performance of Apple iPhones is flagging compared with Android-based devices
  
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• Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV review: Fantastic visuals mask a poor story and 1950s stereotypes

  25-08-2016 11:15
  
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• Europe wants Apple to pay more taxes – and the US isn’t happy

  25-08-2016 11:13
  
  The US treasury has published a report criticising the EU’s investigations into alleged tax avoidance
  
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• EU set to charge Apple weighty tax bill

  25-08-2016 11:13
  
  The European Commission is expected to rule today on whether Apple is liable to pay billions of euros in back taxes
  
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• Apple handed a €13bn bill by the EU

  25-08-2016 11:13
  
  The European Commission has ruled that Ireland gave Apple illegal tax benefits
  
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• Olympic gold: USA BMX team on the science of training

  25-08-2016 10:54
  
  In this final episode of our Science of Sport series, WIRED explores what it really takes to be an Olympic BMX athlete.
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• Using the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S as my only computer

  25-08-2016 10:43
  
  Why carry a tablet and laptop with you, when a 2-in-1 can do the job of both better?
  
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• NuTonomy beats Uber to launch self-driving taxi trials

  25-08-2016 10:32
  
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• A quarter of financial sector data breaches linked to lost or stolen devices

  25-08-2016 10:21 via computerweekly.com
  Financial sector breaches in the US doubled in 2015 over the year before, according to a report by security firm Bitglass
  
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• French submarine maker data breach highlights challenges of IP security

  25-08-2016 10:15 via computerweekly.com
  French naval contractor data breach proves that protecting intellectual property is challenging, say security experts
  
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