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In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap, a Web site that threatened to reveal naked photos of a British actress was uncovered as a viral marketing hoax, and researchers at Harvard University develop a robotic suit to make carrying heavy loads easier for soldiers.

There's anger on Facebook after a Web site that had threatened to reveal naked photos of Emma Watson was uncovered as a viral marketing hoax.

The EmmaYouAreNext.com now redirects to the front page of a social media company in the US called Rantic. The Web site was blamed for hosting the threat to Watson with a countdown towards the release of nude pictures.
Via: BBC

Researchers at Harvard University are developing a robotic suit that makes carrying heavy loads easier for soldiers, who sometimes have to lug around more than 45kg of gear and equipment when on patrol. The robotic exosuit could also be modified to assist people with physical disabilities, the researchers said.

The programmable suit acts in parallel with the body's muscles and tendons, mimicking the way these body parts move, according to Conor Walsh, an assistant professor at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
Via: Live Science

Telecommunications equipment maker Huawei said it would invest more than $4 billion in fixed broadband technology research and development in the next three years.

The Shenzhen-based company said investing in fixed broadband technology will be important given the rise of high-resolution video technology, which, for instance, powers 4K television sets as well as commercial big data operations that also consume significant bandwidth.
Via: NDTV

If you're interested in cuddling with a stranger, there's now an app for that. Think online dating, but without expectations for dating or anything more.

Cuddlr shows the names, pictures and number of up-votes and down-votes -- users rate each other after they cuddle -- of users within walking distance of you. Tapping on a photo sends a cuddle request, and the recipient then has 15 minutes to accept or reject. If they accept, you can send them a message, and you're able to track each of your locations on a map.
Via: The Huffington Post

Vodafone has swooped on 140 Phones 4u stores just days after the retailer blamed the operator for contributing to its untimely demise when it slipped into administration late last Sunday.

Administrator PwC said in a statement late on Friday that Vodafone had struck a deal with Phones 4u to re-brand the stores over the next few weeks.
Via: The Register

Here are two words that don't seem to cohere: newspaper and virtual reality.

Yet The Des Moines Register has completed a virtual reality project called Harvest of Change using Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to explore an old-word place, a virtual tour of - strangely enough - an Iowa farm.
Via: Mashable