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| Friday, June 1st, 2018 | |
| 6:20 pm |
China unveils plans to put a new space station into orbit by 2020
According to Shi Zhongjun, China's Ambassador to UN, construction is already underway and the craft (artist's impression) will be open for scientists around the world to use from 2022. |
| 9:17 pm |
New images claim to show 6.1-inch iPhone XL and purported SE 2 handset with smaller notch
New renders purport to show what could be Apple's cheaper iPhone with a 6.1-inch display. Meanwhile, a set of leaked images show what could be screen protectors for the rumrored iPhone SE 2. |
| 7:28 pm |
The ultimate hands-free umbrella: $275 drone can hover above you during storms
The Free Parasol uses a camera and artificial intelligence to track and follow a user as they walk down the street. The umbrella prototype weighs 11 pounds and has a flight time of 20 minutes. |
| 7:33 pm |
Ailing $350m US weather satellite sends back stunning 'blue marble' video
The NOAA has released the GOES-17 satellite's first images.They show the Western Hemisphere in detail from 22,000 miles up, with cloud moving across the planet. |
| 7:45 pm |
NASA's Dawn probe send back stunning new image of surface of Ceres
The picture, one of the first images returned by Dawn in more than a year, shows a rough landscape with a relatively smooth surface. |
| Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 | |
| 8:11 am |
Want to spot a narcissist? Self-centred people have distinct 'thicker and denser' eyebrows
Arrogant people love attention and admiration and so are more likely to 'tweeze, tattoo or colour their eyebrows so they are noticed, researchers at the University of Toronto said. |
| Thursday, May 31st, 2018 | |
| 10:04 pm |
The end of an era for photography as Canon kills off its last film camera
Canon is ending sale of the EOS-1v, the last remaining model of film camera that the company sells. The Japanese giant began commercial sales of its first film camera, known as the Hansa Canon, in 1936. |
| 10:07 pm |
Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service
Google-owned Waymo is adding 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its fleet. Waymo is expanding its partnership with the automaker to potentially build the technology into a self-driving car. |
| Friday, June 1st, 2018 | |
| 12:04 am |
Warren Buffett planned to invest $3 billion in Uber but talks failed, report claims
Billionaire Warren Buffett proposed investing $3 billion in Uber in 2018, but the talks failed following disagreements over the deal's terms, Bloomberg reported, citing sources close to the situation. |
| 12:29 am |
Are we heading for extinction? Maths models reveal the three possible fates for our planet
Mathematicians from the University of Rochester in New York modelled how advanced civilisations on distant exoplanets would have survived or perished when faced with a similar changing environment. |
| 12:34 am |
Apple to unveil 'Digital Health' software to curb phone addiction
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is next week, but fans shouldn't expect to see any new hardware. Instead, more software-centric announcements are on the way. |
| 12:41 am |
Arguments after Trump's election means shorter Thanksgiving Dinners
Economists found Thanksgiving visits that were 30 to 50 minutes shorter when people had different political parties after the presidential election of 2016. |
| 1:07 am |
Blood test can detect TEN types of cancer before someone becomes ill
Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have found a simple blood test that can pick up early signs of 10 different types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, bowel and lung cancer |
| 8:35 am |
'Super-fleas' with penises 2.5 times the length of their body are set to invade UK homes
Ged Cranny, store manager at Pets at Home in Weymouth, Dorset, said there could be a mass flea invasion this summer unless people take steps to prevent the infestation. |
| 9:04 am |
New Horizons data reveals the giant dunes on Pluto are made of methane
Methane dunes have been spotted on Pluto in pictures taken by Nasa's New Horizon spacecraft. Researchers from the University of Plymouth led the study and analysed hundreds of images. |
| 7:52 pm |
Annoying bug in Whatsapp hides the name of senders in notifications
The global bug, which appears to only impact iPhones, causes users to get a notification that says 'Whatsapp' instead of the sender's name. |
| 3:44 pm |
Smartphone notifications can make you feel more anxious and stressed
Dr Steve Bea, of Cleveland Clinic, has warned that constant interruptions from emails, text messages, and Facebook comments, can make you feel anxious and stressed. (Stock) |
| 12:02 pm |
China develops powerful 'Silent Hunter' lasers that can destroy drones from 1,000 feet
China's largest state-owned arms dealer, China Poly Group, tested the gun at last week's International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment in Astana, Kazakhstan. |
| 5:03 pm |
Scientists reveal 10 common misconceptions about canine behaviour
Dr Melissa Starling and Dr Paul McGreevy, animal behaviour experts from the University of Sydney, have revealed 10 signs that may show your pooch is unhappy. |
| 4:05 pm |
Facebook investors grill Zuckerberg at a heated shareholder meeting
Shareholders at the meeting in Menlo Park, California, which was webcast, targeted Facebook's handling of user data and Russian interference in the US presidential election. |