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View to an AI kill: Robot software deployed by British Army

06 Jul 2021

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Artificial Intelligence has been used by British soldiers for the first time during a live-firing drill in Estonia. Global ransomware attack: 1,500 bu...

Hackers suspected of global ransomware attack make $70m dark web demand

05 Jul 2021

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Cybercriminals who allegedly orchestrated mass extortion hitting hundreds of companies 'gained access to networks through a Miami IT firm'. Amazon bos...

World's leading women target big tech over social media abuse action

02 Jul 2021

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American tennis legend Billie Jean King, former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, along with British actresses Thandiwe Newton and Emma Watson ...

Billionaire space battle: Branson vs Musk in satellite race

01 Jul 2021

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Virgin Orbit has launched its space mothership Cosmic Girl and a rocket to successfully blasted seven CubeSats into orbit, but he’s playing catchup ...

SpaceX launch fail: Musk in a spin as chopper enters danger zone

30 Jun 2021

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Elon isn’t happy: SpaceX had to reschedule its latest launch after a helicopter flew into the rocket’s restricted area - with just seconds before ...

Crypto gangs duped gamers to steal $2 million in mining heist

29 Jun 2021

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Anti-virus firm Avast are saying cybercriminals have been loading up smash hit games with crypto-mining malware Crackonosh. But what is it?Apple have ...

Binance respond after UK crypto ban

28 Jun 2021

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The world’s biggest crypto-exchange responds after being hit with a ‘regulated activities’ ban by Britain’s financial watchdog.. Microsof...

Microsoft Windows 11: All you need to know

25 Jun 2021

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Microsoft’s made it official! Windows 11 is on its way and it’s being broadly well received by users with features including the ability to bring ...

McAfee death: Letter ‘Q’ on Instagram sparks conspiracy theories

24 Jun 2021

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As social media fills with conspiracy, Catalan authorities insist “everything indicates” John McAfee took his own life. A giant letter “Q" on In...

Spy hero Alan Turing is the first LGBT person on a UK banknote

23 Jun 2021

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A giant artwork of Alan Turing’s been installed at the heart of the UK’s spy base HQ as the wartime hero becomes the first LGBT person to appear o...

China’s gone harder in crypto bank crackdown

22 Jun 2021

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China wants to take tougher action on the illegal trading and mining of crypto with banks being told to stop supporting transactions. World Hydrograph...

Snapchat, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube encourage young people to get vaccinated

21 Jun 2021

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After what’s being hailed a “phenomenal” success in getting young people into vaccination centres, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube are par...

China’s space station is go, next stop the moon

18 Jun 2021

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China’s CCTV channel captured the moment three Chinese astronauts docked at the Tiangon Space Station. The state are building their own space s...

China’s first crewed space mission in 5 years blasts off!

17 Jun 2021

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China’s first crewed mission to space in five years has launched from the Gobi desert. Three astronauts are heading to the Tianhe space station, but...

Has Microsoft’s Windows 11 been leaked?

16 Jun 2021

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Details of Microsoft’s next operating system appear to have been leaked - days ahead of its official launch. We take a look at what’s out there.&n...

The origins of the internet are being put for auction as an NFT

15 Jun 2021

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The inventor of the World Wide Web’s putting the original files that created the global network up for auction as an NFT. Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s di...

Sea of Thieves S3 is coming with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean

14 Jun 2021

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Sea of Thieves fans...Season 3 is on its way with a Disney Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off, in a new free expansion of the game coming June 22nd. Mi...

Space: Alert over mega-planet pinball blizzard when sun dies

11 Jun 2021

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Space scientists suggest four giant planets locked in orbit around their star are destined to be sent ‘pinballing’ around their solar system when ...

G7: ‘Sleeping giant’ of digital eco security is critical issue says former Blair advisor

10 Jun 2021

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World leaders have touched down on British soil for this year’s G7 summit in Cornwall - we examine the key challenges. Cloud computer apologises aft...

Bitcoin tax bomb ahead as crypto approved as legal tender

09 Jun 2021

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Bitcoin’s at a three-week low amid signs of investor caution, as America’s IRS wants more tax transparency and El Salvador backs bitcoin as curren...

Major internet outage takes websites around the world offline

08 Jun 2021

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Multiple international websites including the British government’s main .gov site, PayPal, Reddit and media outlets were hit with a massive outage. ...

China crackdown blocks crypto social media accounts

07 Jun 2021

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A string of crypto-related accounts on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform were blocked over the weekend, as Beijing stepped up a crackdown on bitco...

Sonic Boom! Supersonic passenger flights are coming...

04 Jun 2021

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Sonic booms are set to ring out above us once more as supersonic flights will be here by the end of the decade, according to United Airlines. Arctic s...

Nasa desires Venus missions to explore hottest planet

03 Jun 2021

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Two research trips are planned to the solar system’s hottest planet where the 500C temperatures can melt lead. Squid and ‘water bears’ are being...

Dogecoin price explodes as joke crypto hits Coinbase mainstream

02 Jun 2021

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The meme’s cryptocurrency’s price explodes by 20 per cent after Coinbase adds the token its professional trading platform. Panic at 13 million fee...

Climate change: Thousands of heat-related deaths worldwide every year

01 Jun 2021

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Scientists say data from 43 countries reveals shocking relationship between man-made global warming and the risk of death from extreme heat. Nasa reve...

AI plots biggest space map of dark matter by bending light across universe

28 May 2021

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Space researchers have created the largest map of the invisible material making up 80 per cent of the universe. US Senate pushes forward sweeping tech...

Microsoft chief: AI surveillance like Orwell’s 1984 could be three years away

27 May 2021

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The tech giant’s president fears automated spying on private citizens if politicians do not get to grips with the march of artificial intelligence. ...

China’s AI emotion detection cameras breach Uyghurs’ human rights, say campaigners

26 May 2021

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Human rights advocates express shock as a probe shows authorities in Xinjiang are using advanced software, sensors and lenses to probe a prisoner’s ...

Fortnite maker vs Apple – judge hears closing arguments in explosive legal drama

25 May 2021

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A case centring on App Store charges could result in a landmark legal ruling affecting users’ value for money. Russia warns Google has 24 hours to d...

Crypto crash: Bitcoin recovery stalls as China orders halt to digital mining

24 May 2021

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Cryptocurrencies fight to recover after a weekend of applause from Tesla boss Elon Musk was unable to counteract selling pressure and China’s crackd...

Fed’s crypto crackdown: save some of those epic gains for tax

21 May 2021

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US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell is turning up the heat on cryptocurrencies amid tax and capital gains reform proposals. Apple boss Tim Cook due...

$4.4m bitcoin ransom sent to pipeline hack gang

20 May 2021

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The boss of Colonial Pipeline says the firm sent the cryptocurrency to cybercriminals amid fears about how long the shutdown crippling its US East Coa...

Elon Musk impersonated by crypto-scammers in multi-million bitcoin fraud

19 May 2021

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Consumers tempted to try and turn a quick profit in the highly volatile crypto space are being warned to stay alert to a growing number of scams with ...

Online pornography: Meet the father fighting for age access checks

18 May 2021

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Campaigner Ioannis Dekas has joined forces with YouTuber Ava Vakil in a legal bid for age verification so children can't watch adult content. Milky Wa...

Heart disease now top cause of death in women worldwide

17 May 2021

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Experts are calling for urgent action to tackle cardiovascular disease and its devastating impact on female mortality. Move over Perseverance - China ...

James Charles fans sent me online death threats, claims YouTuber’s ex-producer

14 May 2021

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A producer who worked for internet star James Charles alleges she received online death threats after going public with her lawsuit against the beauty...

Brain chip ‘allows paralysed man to write on screen using his brain’

13 May 2021

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Scientists are claiming a paralysed man has used his brain to write on a screen at speeds almost as fast as someone bashing out a text on a smartphone...

Warning over teens getting stuck in tiny toddlers’ swings for bizarre TikTok craze

12 May 2021

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In TikTok weirdness, fire chiefs warn crews are being diverted from 999 life-saving calls to help free teens wedged into children’s playground swing...

Millions of Apple customers could be owed cashback in App Store 'overcharging' lawsuit

11 May 2021

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Apple is facing a billion-pound legal claim after being accused of breaking UK competition law by “overcharging” millions of people for software i...

Elon Musk claims SpaceX will take Dogecoin for Moon mission - but is it one big meme?

10 May 2021

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Elon Musk tweets his rocket company SpaceX will accept volatile joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment...is it a wind-up? Huge Chinese rocket booster...

Spy chiefs warn smart cities are tempting targets for a hack

07 May 2021

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The National Cyber Security Centre warns traffic cams and parking sensors in increasingly smart cities pose a risk of being hacked in ransomware attac...

Success! Musk’s monster SpaceX Starship Mars shuttle makes vertical landing

06 May 2021

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SpaceX has successfully managed to take off and land its SN15 vertically after four previous tests rockets were destroyed during tests. Why is meme-ba...

Is your weekly food shop killing the Amazon rainforest?

05 May 2021

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Supermarket bosses are threatening to boycott goods from Brazil as anger grows over land reforms feared to fuel rainforest destruction. Twitter receiv...

eBay sales could be made with bitcoin or even NFTs

04 May 2021

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After a booming weekend for crypto, eBay says customers could soon buy second-hand goods on the auction site with Bitcoin or non-fungible tokens. No p...

Ransomware hacking: World’s biggest tech firms advise detectives

30 Apr 2021

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Global coalition of tech firms and national security agencies calls for “aggressive and urgent” action to stop criminals hacking schools and hospi...

Call for ID checks on social networks to stop online abuse

29 Apr 2021

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Tech experts want social media users to verify with their real ID, but at what cost for those in despotic countries with human rights risks? Buzz Aldr...

Google seeks lawsuit block over iPhone ‘Safari browser data tracking’

28 Apr 2021

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Google is hoping to block a Supreme Court legal action over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ internet activity. Podcast celebrit...

Diverse Siri, extra emojis and slower battery death in Apple’s iOS update?

27 Apr 2021

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Apple unveils a more inclusive set of Siri assistants, enhanced tracking protection and promises to stop iPhone batteries dying so fast - if you have ...

Anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories: Science lessons strike back

26 Apr 2021

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Schools in the United Kingdom will get free teaching materials to help challenge fake news fuelling vaccine hesitancy. Why India is asking Twitter to ...

Blast-off for Nasa/SpaceX rocket - with a heavy metal soundtrack

23 Apr 2021

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It's a milestone for space history as four astronauts on a Nasa/SpaceX mission to ISS are the first crew to blast off in a recycled private spacecraft...

AI posing risk to our way of life faces Europe ban

22 Apr 2021

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The European Commission wants to stop “unacceptable” robot software that manipulates human behaviour or uses “subliminal techniques”. Licence ...

TikTok hit by landmark legal claim over ‘non-consensual collection of children’s data’

21 Apr 2021

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The former children’s commissioner for England launches a legal claim against TikTok over allegations it illegally collected personal data from mill...

What we can expect from Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event

20 Apr 2021

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Apple’s set to unveil a string of new devices in what some analysts are predicting will be “an action packed” event. It’s likely the tech gian...

Nasa makes history with Ingenuity's first powered flight on Mars

19 Apr 2021

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Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter has had its Wright Brothers moment after it successfully launched off Mars. The test was the tiny helicopter’s baby st...

Human cells grown in monkey embryos ‘raise ethical concerns’

16 Apr 2021

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Scientists have grown human cells in monkey embryos. Researchers from the Salk Institute in California have produced what’s known as monkey-human ch...

Avoid catching Covid ‘by staying garlic-breath distance away from others’

15 Apr 2021

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Can you smell your friend’s breath? Then you’re probably close enough to catch Covid. That’s according to scientist Dr Julian Tang who says peop...

Ludwig Ahgren breaks Twitch record for most subscribers

14 Apr 2021

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Ludwig Ahgren has live-streamed on Twitch non-stop for 31 consecutive days. In doing so, he’s broken the platform’s record for having the most pay...

Microsoft’s $16bn takeover of AI firm behind Apple’s Siri

13 Apr 2021

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The artificial intelligence and speech tech firm behind Apple’s Siri has been bought by Microsoft for $16 billion. The purchase of Nuance Communicat...

Nasa’s helicopter ‘safe and healthy’ as it prepares for Mars flight

12 Apr 2021

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Nasa’s tiny helicopter it hopes will prove powered flight on another world is possible is gearing up for its first attempt to take to the Martian sk...

Gagarin ISS anniversary launch: Astronaut describes being “catapulted” into space

09 Apr 2021

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It’s a big day in space history - marking 60 years since Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space, and also 40 years since the launch of Na...

Twitch will ban video game streamers for ‘severe misconduct’ that happens offline

08 Apr 2021

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Twitch says it will ban users for offline offences such as child abuse, threats of mass violence or membership of “hate groups” that happen entire...

More than 1.5 million YouTube videos violated content rules

07 Apr 2021

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The Google-owned platform says some 1.6 million out of every one billion pieces of content uploaded were flagged and deleted for sexual abuse, misinfo...

Facebook data hack: Latest on 533 million accounts exposed

06 Apr 2021

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Millions of social media users are being urged to keep an eye out for fishy emails and dodgy feed activity after personal account details, including p...

Want to visit space? An ESA astronaut tells us what it'll take

01 Apr 2021

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The European Space Agency is looking for a new cohort and applications are now open. Thomas Reiter, ESA astronaut and advisor to the Director General,...

‘World’s biggest’ video game cheating gang raided by police

31 Mar 2021

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Police in China and the tech giant Tencent say they have busted $10-a-day cheating hacks ring allegedly netting $76 million for codes to games includi...

Close encounter with Earth could cause ‘asteroid quakes’ on Apophis

30 Mar 2021

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Earth’s been given the all-clear for the next century, with NASA dismissing the threat from a particularly menacing asteroid. But we’ll still have...

WHO report: ‘Extremely unlikely’ Covid-19 came from Wuhan lab leak

29 Mar 2021

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The World Health Organisation says its ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid-19 came from a lab leak in Wuhan, China. The Associated Press reveals details of...

Facebook security probe reveals China cyber spies in malware attack on US-based Uyghurs

26 Mar 2021

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An investigation by Facebook security researchers shows Chinese hackers used spyware to target Uyghur activists and journalists living in the United S...

Anti-vaxxer myths: US states urge Facebook and Twitter to improve misinformation fight

25 Mar 2021

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Attorney generals for 12 US states accuse Facebook and Twitter of failing to stop misinformation spreading about coronavirus vaccines. Computer says y...

Colorado mass shooting: anger over YouTube 3hr livestream

24 Mar 2021

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YouTube is being criticised for allowing a lengthy, graphic livestream of the tragedy in Boulder, Colorado, as Twitch deleted the footage. Scientists ...

Dark web warning over Covid-19 shots and fake vaccine cards

23 Mar 2021

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Security researchers have revealed that fake vaccine cards and what are claimed to be Covid-19 shots are being offered for sale on the dark web. Nasa’...

Elon Musk denies Tesla cars spy on China ‘after military base ban’

22 Mar 2021

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The Tesla boss - or ‘Technoking as he likes to be known - has spoken out after reports the electric cars were banned from Chinese military bases bec...

World’s first mission to clean up space junk set for launch

19 Mar 2021

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The world’s first mission to clean up space junk is ready for launch. Dr Jason Forshaw from Astroscale, the firm behind the mission, tells us how th...

Listen to Nasa’s first recordings of its rover driving on Mars

18 Mar 2021

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The clangs and rattles of Nasa’s Perseverance rover driving across the surface of Mars have been recorded for the first time. The audio also contain...

What water trapped on Mars means for Nasa's mission

17 Mar 2021

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The discovery that several oceans’ worth of ancient water may reside in minerals buried below the surface of Mars could help the current mission loo...

Future battlefields of space and cyber tackled in Boris Johnson’s defence review

16 Mar 2021

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Boris Johnson is setting out plans to radically boost the UK’s military cyber capabilities, which he says will be comparable to the emergence of mil...

Oxford scientist insists Covid-19 jab is safe after some countries suspend use

15 Mar 2021

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One of the scientists behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is insisting the jab is safe, after several countries suspended its use. Professor Andrew ...

Digital artist Beeple reacts to $69m sale of JPEG artwork

12 Mar 2021

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Modern artist Mike Winkelmann, known popularly as Beeple, reacts as his picture - which exists only as a digital token - goes under the hammer at Chri...

Nasa’s Perseverance rover beams home sounds of rock-zapping lasers

11 Mar 2021

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Hear Perseverance deploying its Martian rock-zapping lasers thanks to an on-board microphone. USA Moon shot: Nasa completes booster assembly for its A...

Criminals are grooming ‘Generation Covid’ to launder cash via social media

10 Mar 2021

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Beware cyber gangs are preying on young people to launder money. Online fraud victims suffer an ‘emotional toll’ - even if they get their money ba...

Your Instagram pics are helping Facebook's AI teach itself

09 Mar 2021

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A billion Instagram photos are being used by Facebook’s artificial intelligence to teach itself identification skills. Fireball scientist tells how ...

‘Active threat’ warning for US email users after China cyberattack

08 Mar 2021

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The White House says Americans face an ‘active threat’ of email cyberattack from China. All countries must play their part in the vaccination figh...

YouTube boss: We’ll lift Trump ban if violence threat falls

05 Mar 2021

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YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki says Donald Trump’s suspension from the platform could be lifted if the threat of violence falls. After the d...

Third time unlucky: SpaceX’s Starship finally lands, but then explodes in a fireball

04 Mar 2021

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Elon Musk’s futuristic Starship soared more than six miles after lifting off from the southern tip of Texas. Then, after what seemed like a perfect ...

How to hitch a free ride to the moon with a Japanese billionaire

03 Mar 2021

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Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire online fashion tycoon, wants eight people to join him on an all-paid-for mission to the moon in 2023. He’s calling for...

Space hurricanes could spell trouble for the ISS

02 Mar 2021

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Space hurricanes hundreds of kilometres above the North Pole could make things difficult for astronauts on the International Space Station. Space scie...

‘My blood ran cold’: Scientist recalls moment Novichok was discovered

01 Mar 2021

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Professor Tim Atkins says his blood ran cold as he learned the deadly nerve agent Novichok had been discovered in Salisbury three years ago. He went o...

Bill Gates: I’d rather invest in vaccines than Bitcoin

26 Feb 2021

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Bill Gates says he’d rather invest in vaccines than Bitcoin. During a live chat on social network Clubhouse, the Microsoft founder told host Andrew ...

Dr Fauci: We can vaccinate our way out of this pandemic

25 Feb 2021

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America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci says we can vaccinate our way out of the coronavirus pandemic, but he’s concerned anti-va...

Nasa’s Mars mission's next steps: will it find life?

24 Feb 2021

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Nasa’s Perseverance rover is about to start its long-awaited Mars mission and Dr Kelsey Moore from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Lab is one of the s...

After years gazing at Mars, Nasa unveils what it sounds like

23 Feb 2021

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Nasa has released audio of the first sounds recorded from the surface of Mars. A microphone on the Perseverance rover captures a gust of wind on the r...

Covid vaccines ‘cut risk of hospital admissions by up to 94%’

22 Feb 2021

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There’s more good news on the efficacy of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs: researchers say both are having a “substantial effect” on hospital ad...

Nasa on rover touch down - latest on Perseverance mission

19 Feb 2021

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Now Perseverance’s work begins, but how does it avoid punctures on the craggy Martian surface and send samples millions of miles back to Earth? Nasa...

'Seven minutes of terror': Nasa on Mars Rover as it makes final approach

18 Feb 2021

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Floating down to the Red Planet by parachute is the tensest part for Mission Control after 300 million-mile journey. Banned Down Under: Facebook block...

Exclusive Nasa Mars rover interview: How robot driving experts control Perseverance from Earth

17 Feb 2021

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Meet mobility systems engineer and rover planner on the mission Tyler Del Sesto, part of the team at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California....

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has laser eyes to hunt for life on Mars

16 Feb 2021

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The probe currently whizzing towards Red Planet has a ‘head’ equipped with laser eyes and a super-strength vaporiser to hunt for Martian chemicals...

Scientists in Japan investigate earthquake leaving one million without power

15 Feb 2021

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Scientists in Japan are assessing the damage of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck near Fukushima on Saturday night, we ask Dr Stephen Hicks, an e...

‘Astonishing’ Stonehenge discovery suggests its original site may be in Wales

12 Feb 2021

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Experts believe they may have recovered the true origins of Stonehenge. The ancient monument’s smaller bluestones originally formed an even older, l...

Cyberpunk 2077 developer’s source code on sale for millions of dollars

11 Feb 2021

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The maker of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, has capped off a difficult few months by confirming it's the victim of a cyberattack. The hackers are rep...