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Space peace: US bans satellite-blasting missile tests

19 Apr 2022

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Vice-president Kamala Harris has announced America will stop using missiles to blast old orbiting satellites for weapons tests, hoping to reducing the...

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter

14 Apr 2022

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It’s not over for Elon Musk and his Twitter debut. Musk tweeted that he made an offer to buy the social media site, plus reports show a regulatory f...

NASA: 'Megacomet' travelling towards Earth

13 Apr 2022

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A record-breaking, huge comet has been spotted heading towards Earth, but don’t worry, it will stop before reaching our planet.NASA, who made the di...

Twitter’s Crypto Lead on Web3

12 Apr 2022

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We speak to Twitter’s Crypto Engineering Lead on the future of Web3. Tess Rinearson tells us how she thinks blockchain tech will change and adapt pl...

Elon Musk’s Twitter U-turn

11 Apr 2022

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Elon Musk has made a U-turn decision not to join Twitter’s board and the social media company’s CEO says “it’s for the best”. It comes after...

Human cells ageing 'reversed by 30 years'

08 Apr 2022

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Researchers have found a way to reverse the ageing of human cells by 30 years. They tried a new technique on human skin cells, and managed to partly r...

Asteroid strike dinosaur fossil found

07 Apr 2022

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Scientists reckon they’ve found a fossil of a dinosaur that was killed by the asteroid which sent the species into extinction. It was found at a fos...

3D-printed fingertip with 'human' sense of touch

06 Apr 2022

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Police have issued a warning about cannabis sweets after a 23-year-old who consumed sweets suspected to be laced with the drug died in London. Law stu...

UK government's crypto plans

05 Apr 2022

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UN scientists have announced we are in a ‘now or never’ situation to fix climate change. We spoke with Ian Bateman, professor of environmental eco...

Elon Musk buys $2.9 billion chunk of Twitter

04 Apr 2022

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Elon Musk has bought a stake in Twitter worth $2.9 billion. The Tesla boss now has a 9.2% stake in the social media platform. He’s well known for hi...

DreamWorks: Behind the scenes & 'The Bad Guys' release

01 Apr 2022

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She’s worked on global hits including Shrek, and now the woman leading tech communications at DreamWorks Animation discusses the importance of data ...

Ronin hack: How safe is your crypto?

31 Mar 2022

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Blockchain network Ronin is investigating how over $600 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from its virtual coffers - making it one of history...

Dyson's 'air-filtering' headphones

30 Mar 2022

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Chunky Dyson headphones + mask to combat air and noise pollution - but are you brave enough to wear them in public? Russian hackers ‘scanning US ene...

Ukraine: Hackers hunted after web host attacked

29 Mar 2022

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Ukrtelecom says as an immediate result of the breach it throttled customers usage to focus on internet access for critical infrastructure and the mili...

Space: Spiral galaxy 60 million light-years away

28 Mar 2022

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First the latest from the Oscars: The reboot of the sci-fi epic Dune’s wins include best visual effects, and with SFX supervisor Paul Lambert previo...

‘Russia targeting critical IT systems and infrastructure’

25 Mar 2022

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The UK and its allies say Russian spies are behind ‘calculated and dangerous’ cyber attacks happening around the world. Microplastics have be...

Male contraceptive pill 99% effective

24 Mar 2022

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Male contraceptive pill 99% effectiveA contraceptive pill for males has been found to be 99% effective in preventing pregnancy through tests in mice. ...

A real world 'invisibility shield'

23 Mar 2022

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An independent think tank has accused UK ministers of ‘government by Whatsapp’. It comes as the High Court has been hearing claims that ministers ...

Why dinosaurs were 'just really unlucky'

22 Mar 2022

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US comedian Pete Davidson’s replacement for the upcoming Blue Origin NS-20 space flight will be the New Shepard chief architect, Gary Lai. Lai has b...

Fortnite’s new season arrives

21 Mar 2022

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Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2 is finally here. Epic Games has taken the game offline for the new season titled 'Resistance'. It centres around the batt...

UK built Mars rover mission suspended over Ukraine invasion

18 Mar 2022

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A mission to Mars planned between the European Space Agency and Russian Space Agency has been suspended. A British built rover was due to be blasted i...

This War of Mine maker on $850k Ukraine donation

17 Mar 2022

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Game developer 11Bit Games has raised $850,000 for the Ukraine Red Cross, in just 9 days. It raised the cash purely through sales of its game This War...

Ukraine’s cyberarmy 'targets Russian space projects'

16 Mar 2022

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In this episode, we learn about Ukraine’s cyber-army, targeting Russia's Mars and nuclear projects. Jeff Carr, a US-based cybersecurity and digital ...

Why AI 'shouldn't tackle disinformation online'

15 Mar 2022

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This week we hear from journalist and Mozilla Fellow Odanga Madung who uncovered a paid disinformation campaign on Twitter in Kenya. He says social me...

Pete Davidson to fly to space with Blue Origin

14 Mar 2022

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In today’s episode:Ukraine invasion threatens “vital” climate research (0.16)Plans for ‘space power station’ and quicker Mars to Earth commu...

YouTube’s iJustine: How I stayed in the game | IWD 2022

11 Mar 2022

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In the final episode of our week celebrating leading women in tech and science, we hear from Justine Ezarik, aka iJustine, one of the most successful ...

A brief history of... Lucy Hawking | IWD 2022

10 Mar 2022

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Next up in our week of special episodes of Tech & Science Daily, we hear from Lucy Hawking, science educator and children’s writer. You’ll als...

How to find a supermassive black hole | IWD 2022

09 Mar 2022

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On Tech & Science Daily, we're carrying on our week of special episodes to mark International Women’s Day. Today we hear from Nobel Prize winner...

Meet 'the mother of the internet' | IWD 2022

08 Mar 2022

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This week on Tech & Science Daily, to mark International Women’s Day, we’re speaking to some of the world-leading women in their fields. Today...

The woman who invented DNA editing | IWD 2022

07 Mar 2022

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To mark International Women's Day, this week on Tech & Science Daily, we're hearing from some of the leading women in their fields. We're kicking ...

'Nuclear terror’ at Ukraine plant - what’s the risk?

04 Mar 2022

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Following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, we hear from Malcolm Grimston, Senior Research Fellow at Imperial Coll...

Ukraine asks Xbox and PlayStation to block Russian gamers

03 Mar 2022

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Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has asked Xbox and PlayStation to block Russian and Belarusian players in response to the Ukraine c...

Stonehenge's secret finally revealed

02 Mar 2022

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Professor Timothy Darvill from the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University tells us about his analysis of Stonehenge whic...

Crypto: Bitcoin overtakes Russian Ruble

01 Mar 2022

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Bitcoin has overtaken the Russian Ruble after a crypto market surge coincided with Russia’s currency crashing. The cryptocurrency reached above $41,...

MWC22: fresh questions over Russia ban

28 Feb 2022

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Questions remain over the Russian involvement in the Mobile World Congress amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Event organisers, the GSMA, said in a...

How would a Russian cyberattack affect UK?

25 Feb 2022

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Ukraine crisis: Online security expert, Richard Bingley from Global Cyber Academy, breaks down the risks to web users and looks at how Vladimir Putin’...

ISS space peace hope amid Ukraine-Russia crisis

24 Feb 2022

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Four Russian cosmonauts among International Space Station multinational crew are “largely isolated” from Earth crisis, as Ukraine reels from a cyb...

Sound waves help ‘regrow’ bones

23 Feb 2022

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Hopes the advances in tissue engineering developed by RMIT University in Melbourne could help regrow bone lost to cancer. What caused two high-tech Bl...

Beware our cyberwarfare skills, UK warns Kremlin

22 Feb 2022

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As Russian order troops into eastern Ukraine, British defence secretary Ben Wallace says soldiers are ready to launch a digital strike if Moscow targe...

Tributes to YouTube star Jamal Edwards

21 Feb 2022

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The entrepreneur founded SBTV, an online urban music platform, which helped launch the careers of British artists including Dave, Ed Sheeran and Skept...

Storm Eunice: why 'sting jet' could be catastrophic

18 Feb 2022

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Meteorologists claim storm Eunice could be as bad as the great storm of ‘87, as highest weather warning is issued. Meta says it now has 300,000 user...

Nasa to fight flames in space

17 Feb 2022

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NASA say they’re “fired up” for a new mission exploring how to control fire in space. They hope that one day humans can use fire safely on plane...

How virtual tech for heart patients works

16 Feb 2022

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Surgeons and doctors have been testing new VR tech to practise heart surgery. The technology, which creates a 3D digital double of the heart was found...

DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of criminal networks

15 Feb 2022

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A study says pharmaceuticals are polluting rivers across the world. The analysis by the University of York, found pollution in rivers on every contine...

Crypto Crime: UK’s HMRC seize NFTs for the first time

14 Feb 2022

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Three non-fungible tokens have been seized by officials at HMRC. It’s believed to be the first enforcement action taken involving the crypto asset, ...

Elon's SpaceX Starship nearly moon & mars ready

11 Feb 2022

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Elon Musk says the SpaceX Starship - the most powerful rocket ever built - should be ready in the next few months. NASA plans to use the fully reusabl...

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked & Nintendo Direct 

10 Feb 2022

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 The Samsung Unpacked event saw the announcement of a new lineup of Galaxy phones - the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus. Tomi Adebayo aka ‘...

Crypto: Record-high seizure of $5bn in stolen Bitcoin

09 Feb 2022

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Cryptocurrency worth more than $5 billion has been seized by the US Department of Justice in the largest ever confiscation. A New York couple which in...

Meet Tinder Swindler victim Cecilie Fjellhø

08 Feb 2022

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Watched ‘The Tinder Swindler’ on Netflix yet? Well one of the women at the heart of the story has been telling us about her fight to protect other...

Spotify CEO won’t ‘silence’ Joe Rogan

07 Feb 2022

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The Spotify CEO has condemned Joe Rogan over his use of racial slurs but says he won’t ‘silence’ him. In a leaked letter sent to staff, Dan...

Moon shot Artemis: first landing since '72

04 Feb 2022

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European Space Agency’s Phillipe Berthe reveals latest on Nasa dress rehearsal launch for mission to put the first woman and person of colour on Moo...

Why did FBI confess to testing iPhone spyware?

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Following reports, the Bureau has confessed to testing an “evaluation” licence for the Pegasus iPhone hacking tool by NSO Group...but claims it wa...

Tiny magnetic seeds ‘guided through brain’ to kill tumours

02 Feb 2022

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Research suggests a miniscule device could reduce cancer recovery times and help patient survival. Winter Olympics: why Beijing’s fake snow guns sig...

Wordle snapped up in seven-figure deal

01 Feb 2022

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Online wordplay sensation Wordle has been bought from its creator by the New York Times, but the media firm hints it may not be free to play in future...

Joe Rogan responds after Spotify Covid misinformation backlash

31 Jan 2022

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The podcasting heavyweight posted an Instagram video about his views, saying he actually believes vaccines are safe and promising more balanced perspe...

Ukraine cyber attack: UK firms urged to update security

28 Jan 2022

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The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK firms to bolster their cyber defences, after an attack on 70 government websites in Ukraine. The attac...

The 'ethical' AI game for mental health

27 Jan 2022

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The creator of a gaming app designed to diagnose people’s levels of depression says tech firms should be ethical when it comes to using AI.Thymia CE...

Samsung's new Galaxy S22: What to expect

26 Jan 2022

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Samsung is set to reveal its latest S22 series on the 9th February. It's also predicted a new Ultra device will replace the Galaxy Note. A new study s...

Let it be NFTs: Beatles memorabilia goes virtual

25 Jan 2022

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Memorabilia from The Beatles is going to be transformed into NFTs. John Lennon’s eldest son Julian is selling some of the bands items virtually.&nbs...

Why are hackers flooding Miami?

24 Jan 2022

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With tensions over Russia’s intentions with Ukraine rising it looks as though bitcoin and stocks are facing a plunge this week. The drop is thought ...

Elon Musk's Neurolink enters brain chip human trials

21 Jan 2022

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Elon Musk's startup Neurolink preparing for the first-ever human trials of its brain-computer interface technology. Early human trials are due to...

Jeff Bezos’ quest for eternal youth

20 Jan 2022

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A new global report has revealed that millions are dying from drug-resistant infections. We hear from Dr Catrin Moore, Associate Professor at The Cent...

Activision Blizzard: Sony & Microsoft shares fall

19 Jan 2022

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Sony shares have fallen following news that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard in what’s being called the biggest takeover in gaming history. A...

How to see huge asteroid passing Earth

18 Jan 2022

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A large asteroid - bigger than any building on the planet - is passing by Earth today. 7482 or 1994 PC1 will travel past 1.2 million miles away at a s...

Tonga volcano: Surveillance flights sent in

17 Jan 2022

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New Zealand and Australia have sent surveillance flights to Tonga to assess the damage following a volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami. The Pac...

Facebook in £2 billion lawsuit over ‘exploiting user data’

14 Jan 2022

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Competition law expert Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen launched the class-action against the social network’s parent firm, Meta, at the Competition Appeal T...

Kim Kardashian sued over alleged crypto ‘pump and dump’

13 Jan 2022

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EthereumMax denies claims in a lawsuit filed at Los Angeles federal that the reality TV personality and boxer promoted digital tokens for profit. Jona...

You’re spending a third of your life glued to mobile apps

12 Jan 2022

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We spend nearly five hours each day swiping and scrolling away on our phones, a study says. The research also reveals the apps acting as our biggest t...

Climate crisis: Earth’s past seven years hottest ever

11 Jan 2022

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Data from the European Union’s Copernicus satellite constellation shows 2021 was the fifth worst as greenhouse gases warming Earth’s atmosphere ke...

Could common cold cells help fight Covid-19?

10 Jan 2022

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An Imperial College London study has found people with higher amounts T Cells created by the common cold may be less likely to get infected with Covid...

Warning over scientists creating ‘risky’ self-spreading viruses

07 Jan 2022

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There’s a warning ‘risky’ self-spreading viruses being developed by scientists could have “irreversible consequences” for the planet.An inte...

Instagram: Timeline changes give users ‘more control’

06 Jan 2022

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Instagram is bringing in some changes to the timeline. Head of the social network Adam Mosseri says three new options will be available soon, to give ...

CES 2022: New PS5 VR headset announced with new game

05 Jan 2022

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CES officially kicks off today with some big announcements planned from the likes of LG, Samsung and Sony this week. The annual Consumer Electronics S...

Theranos: founder convicted over false blood test claims

04 Jan 2022

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The founder of a blood-testing startup has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud against investors and three charges of wire fraud. Prosecut...

Could booster vaccines become our new normal?

31 Dec 2021

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With the emergence of the Omicron variant, we speak to Professor Mike Tildseley, an expert on the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases at the...

On the road with Malawi’s Covid vaccination vans

30 Dec 2021

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Ros Russell, the Editor of the Evening Standard’s Vaccine for the World project, takes over the Tech and Science Daily this week, to bring you the p...

Can museums help us to understand Covid-19 better?

29 Dec 2021

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Today we’re joined by Natasha McEnroe, Keeper of Medicine at the Science Museum in London. The Science Museum has been collecting items throughout t...

Why vaccine companies need to ‘share science’ with Africa

28 Dec 2021

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Ros Russell, the Editor of the Evening Standard’s Vaccine for the World project, takes over the Tech and Science Daily this week, to bring you the p...

How the AstraZeneca vaccine was made

27 Dec 2021

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Ros Russell, the Editor of the Evening Standard’s Vaccine for the World project, takes over the Tech and Science Daily this week, to bring you the p...

Science of Santa

24 Dec 2021

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Sit down, relax and let us take you on a journey to discover the Science of Santa.Now, if you're like us then you'll be fascinated by Santa Claus. Eve...

Groundbreaking peanut allergy treatment for kids

23 Dec 2021

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Children with peanut allergies across the country will be the first in Europe to receive a new life-changing treatment. NHS England has secured a deal...

New satellite ‘could power flying taxis’

22 Dec 2021

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We’re one step closer to flying taxis becoming a reality. A new Inmarsat satellite due to launch today is set to boost infrastructure networks, in-f...

Can 5G crash planes?

21 Dec 2021

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Boeing and Airbus Americas are asking the White House to delay 5G rollout in the States in an on-going row over whether or not the tech can crash plan...

Can sending human muscles to space help beat ageing?

20 Dec 2021

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Scientists are sending human muscle tissue to the International Space Station to find out why it weakens in zero-G. It follows decades of researc...

How AI predicts future dementia cases

17 Dec 2021

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Using machine learning a new study’s found Artificial Intelligence can predict with up to 92% accuracy if a person will develop dementia within two ...

Tech for Christmas: What's not keeping your data private?

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach Christmas we’re being reminded to look into the privacy of the tech we buy. The company behind Firefox, Mozilla, has released its ann...

Nasa 'touch the sun' & how they handled the heat

15 Dec 2021

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NASA says its Parker Solar Probe has become the first to ‘touch the sun’. It’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully flown into the sun’s Solar ...

Why a needle-less Covid jab offers more protection

14 Dec 2021

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Experts at the University of Southampton are trialling a new covid vaccine that doesn’t require a needle, and could prove more effective than curren...

Elon Musk challenged by hyper-realistic robot makers

13 Dec 2021

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A UK robotics firm Elon Musk must sent viral on the weekend, now wants to work on his Tesla Bot project. Elon retweeted a video by Engineered Arts, sh...

An Asteroid as big as 'Eiffel tower’ over Earth - plus Game Awards winners

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An asteroid over 1,000ft tall is due to pass Earth this weekend at over 14,700mph. Omicron: masks are back almost everywhere indoors in England. Elon ...

Covid 19: 'The world must act now'

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The World Health Organisation reports the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now spread to 57 countries. UCL Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of...

Halo Infinite - how much free storage will you need?

08 Dec 2021

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Research by the University of Westminster and University College London suggests patients will more likely reveal delicate health conditions such as S...

US Space Force eye up a Moon base

07 Dec 2021

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Is a new Sonic the Hedgehog game called Frontiers on the horizon? speculation for an announcement is around the Game Awards this week. Mina Smallman, ...

Post-Covid 19, what is ‘Disease Y’?

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the inventors of the coronavirus Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, urges governments not to squander preparedness learn...

How Elon's SpaceX broke records for rockets launched in a single year

03 Dec 2021

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SpaceX has broken its own record for the number of rockets sent to space in a single year. The latest Starlink launch from Florida marks the 27th for ...

Facebook unshackle crypto &, Jack Dorsey's new kid on the 'Block'

02 Dec 2021

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Meta has reversed its ban on cryptocurrency ads across its platforms - creating a huge boost for the crypto economy. Jack Dorsey’s Square is ch...

Omicron: no need to ‘freak out’ says Pfizer scientist

01 Dec 2021

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The scientist behind the Pfizer jab has told the public not to ‘freak out’ over Omicron. Dr Ugur Sahin, the co-founder of BioNTech, stressed that ...

Omicron: why vaccines could struggle

30 Nov 2021

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Markets have fallen after the Moderna chief executive said that existing covid vaccines will struggle with Omicron. WHO Covid-19 special envoy for vac...

Happy Cyber Monday!

29 Nov 2021

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Online retailers look set for a happy Cyber Monday, after data suggested Black Friday sales are currently on track to beat the last two years. A ...

Amazon Black Friday siege + Covid fears over new mutant strain

26 Nov 2021

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It’s the day we’ve been waiting for - Black Friday - but across the UK, Extinction Rebellion’s been blockading 13 Amazon warehouses. An XR spoke...