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Netflix: The end of sharing accounts?
02 Feb 2023
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Warning 100 million Netflix accounts could be affected by password-sharing crackdown - aimed to prevent multiple people from sharing logins outside of...
UK crypto regulation plans revealed
01 Feb 2023
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New proposals will ‘robustly’ regulate cryptocurrency trading. Can planting more trees cut down deaths in Europe? Why we have an ‘unconscious bi...
How to see 'once-in-a-lifetime' green comet
31 Jan 2023
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The Royal Astronomical Society's Dr Robert Massey discusses the green comet which is making its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years. As well as ...
Harry Potter's Hogwarts Legacy faces boycott
30 Jan 2023
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Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy faces boycott over JK Rowling's views on transgender issues. How beans IN toast could combat climate change & re...
‘High levels’ of microplastics in operating theatres
27 Jan 2023
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Should we be worried about microplastics in hospitals? 9 out of 11 electric blankets bought online by Which? fail safety tests. How BuzzFeed’s plann...
Donald Trump’s return to Facebook
26 Jan 2023
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Meta says Donald Trump would be banned again if he posts “further violating content”, he was locked out after the Capitol Riots in America. A...
Londoners fight Met Police facial recognition
25 Jan 2023
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Scotland Yard responds to Tech & Science Daily after a council's calls for a ban on Met Police's controversial live facial recognition cameras. Wh...
Rotation of Earth's inner core might be reversing
24 Jan 2023
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If so, will it alter our days, nights and climate? Scientists in China are investigating. Internet Matters on greater conversations around childr...
Energy discounts for millions of vulnerable Brits
23 Jan 2023
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Energy suppliers are under investigation over reports of customers forced to switch to higher-tariff prepayment meters. Meanwhile, National Grid says ...
Billions of objects revealed in Milky Way
20 Jan 2023
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For the first time, astonishing 3.3 billion-plus cosmic objects in our galaxy have been seen in stunning detail. DNA damage by Gel nail UV lamps,...
Early signs of Orthrus Covid variant
19 Jan 2023
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What are the symptoms to look out for? As the UK Health Security Agency says new Covid-19 variant Orthrus accounts for nearly a quarter of coronavirus...
Breast cancer research breakthrough
18 Jan 2023
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Halting the spread of breast cancer using a new molecular blocking process. Find out how the discovery stopped cancer metastasis in mice - and what’...
Nasa space gun to hunt life on Mars
17 Jan 2023
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Hunt for aliens: A University of Maryland–led team is developing a Nasa-funded zapper that can be easily tucked away aboard a spaceship. It uses an ...
Largest SpaceX rocket prepares for blast-off
16 Jan 2023
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Let's take a look at the biggest rocket ever launched - the nearly 400ft high SpaceX starship, which Elon Musk says will be launched ‘soon’. Clima...
Space telescope reveals secrets of how stars formed
13 Jan 2023
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James Webb Space Telescope images shed light on star and galaxy formation. The real reason we love chocolate. Microsoft employees are set to get ‘un...
Why 20K tech jobs have been cut in 2023
12 Jan 2023
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Figures show 20,000 tech layoffs in the first ten days of 2023. Green comet is set to fly by Earth tonight for the first time in 50,000 years and the ...
Crypto: Could we see a UK digital pound?
11 Jan 2023
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The UK government is laying down groundwork for a potential digital pound. Flights across the US are grounded because of a “major system failure”....
UK space fail: Newquay, we have a problem
10 Jan 2023
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UK Space Agency reacts to Virgin Orbit mission failure. Meanwhile, SpaceX plans the largest launch in history next month. Why London is the most conge...
Final UK space launch preparations
09 Jan 2023
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UK's first orbital rocket launch: UK Space Agency’s Ian Annett on the benefits of horizontal space launches, as Virgin Orbit flight is set to launch...
Ukraine: World tech giants helping war effort
06 Jan 2023
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Exclusive interview with Ukraine’s Vice PM: Mykhailo Fedorov explains how big tech firms like Grammarly and Uber have been supporting his country. S...
CES 2023: New EV revealed
05 Jan 2023
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Sony & Honda team up for new EV and Samsung’s screens get even wilder. Evening Standard Tech Journalist Simon Hunt discusses CES 2023 so far. Am...
Europe winter heat records smashed
04 Jan 2023
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Climate Scientist Ella Gilbert on Europe’s snow-less ski resorts and record temperatures. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud. ...
Could robots soon smell diseases?
03 Jan 2023
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The tiny sensor that can ‘sniff out’ disease in our bodies at CES Unveiled. Tributes paid to YouTube star Ken Block who died after a snowmobile ac...
Review of the Year 2022
30 Dec 2022
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Elon buys Twitter, Google finally makes its own smartwatch, and Netflix sees the first drop in subscribers. Tech reporter Alan Martin discusses some o...
Can this tech fix climate change? | Special
29 Dec 2022
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How about driving a solar panel-powered electric car with 4x longer range than an EV? Stealing electricity from plants, or propping up a wind turbine ...
Exploring a 'hidden world', astronaut Jeremy Hansen | Special
28 Dec 2022
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This is a re-run of our special episode to mark Earth Day 2022: We explore the hidden secrets beneath the world’s surface with astronaut Jeremy Hans...
Secrets behind Avatar: The Way of Water
23 Dec 2022
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CGI water in almost every scene, new facial animation techniques, and using AI. The secrets behind the Avatar sequel revealed, after a decade of work,...
The last white Christmas?
22 Dec 2022
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In a special festive episode of Tech & Science Daily, we’re looking at all things snow. Vikki Thompson, Senior Research Associate at the Sc...
Start Me Up: UK's first space launch
21 Dec 2022
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Virgin Orbit has secured licences for the UK’s first space launch and we hear from the lead scientist who uncovered the ‘first record of a dinosau...
Supercomputer predicts extinction
20 Dec 2022
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A supercomputer has predicted mass extinction by 2100 with a quarter of Earth’s species lost. We find out about the AI tech that could fix the food ...
Twitter poll votes Musk to step down
19 Dec 2022
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Elon Musk looks set to step down as Twitter CEO, following results of a poll he conducted on the platform. Also in Twitter news, it’s banning users ...
Toxic metal warning for London Tube
16 Dec 2022
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London Tube warning: toxic metal particles could get into your bloodstream. Twitter is blocking links to rival platform Mastodon. Why concerns have be...
TikTok algorithm teen safety alert
15 Dec 2022
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Study: TikTok is ‘pushing harmful content into teenagers’ feeds’. Headspace CEO on why we need to “brush our brains”. How coffee can ‘perk...
Could this AI chatbot take your job?
14 Dec 2022
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ChatGPT: the AI chatbot touted as teacher and journalist replacement. Nuclear expert Dr Peter Martin on nuclear fusion powering our homes. Why tidal e...
Nuclear fusion breakthrough is energy 'holy grail'
13 Dec 2022
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Have we finally cracked nuclear fusion? US announcement expected soon. More bad news for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. How AI can boost breast cancer...
Nasa Orion moon capsule splashdown
12 Dec 2022
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Historic moment for Nasa’s Artemis mission as its Orion capsule splash-lands in the Pacific Ocean following completion of a 26-day, nearly 1.5millio...
Secrets of Solar System’s ‘ghostly glow’
09 Dec 2022
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Scientists from Arizona State University have discovered eerie, mysterious light ringing our solar system after scouring 200,000 images from Nasa’s ...
Could world’s oldest DNA save the planet?
08 Dec 2022
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Cambridge University’s Professor Eske Willerslev on why understanding TWO-MILLION-year-old DNA found in Greenland could be critical to help saving E...
UK orbital space rocket launch latest
07 Dec 2022
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A 747 plane will take off from Cornwall Airport Newquay on Wednesday and release its satellite-packed rocket on the Virgin Orbit mission, with the mis...
Nasa’s Orion moon probe is Earth-ward bound
06 Dec 2022
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It’s the home stretch for Nasa’s space capsule, which made a final lap around the moon before heading back to Earth while testing systems for a 20...
World’s biggest telescope hunts aliens
05 Dec 2022
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The Square Kilometre Array is being built in South Africa and Australia to hunt deep into the galaxy for the origins of the Big Bang and even investig...
Musk suspends Kanye West’s Twitter
02 Dec 2022
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Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence as Tesla finally delivers its first ever battery-powered heavy-duty truck.Lauren Bren...
Crypto: Ex-FTX boss breaks silence
01 Dec 2022
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Former FTX boss has broken his silence since the crypto firm’s bankruptcy - while thousands remain locked out of savings. Tech & Science Daily h...
Alzheimer’s disease drug breakthrough
30 Nov 2022
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Alzheimer’s breakthrough ‘beginning of the end’ for the disease. YouTube daredevil Danny MacAskill on old-school videos and algorithms. Creepy Z...
Nasa’s Artemis 1 Orion capsule breaks record
29 Nov 2022
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Nasa's Orion capsule has reached the farthest distance from Earth, shattering the record for the maximum distance a spacecraft designed to carry human...
Move over Dippy, meet Titanosaur
28 Nov 2022
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Giant dinosaur ‘Titanosaur’ to replace Dippy at Natural History Museum. Japan’s steam-propelled moon spacecraft. Why Pokémon fans aren’t happ...
Black Friday scams and how to avoid them
25 Nov 2022
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Top tips for avoiding scams on Black Friday. Met police use malware to take down scammers. Could we see flying cars by 2050? Elon to reinstate suspend...
Plug It In: EV dream of 1,000-mile mega battery
24 Nov 2022
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This special series looks at the future of electric vehicles as part of the Standard’s Plug It In Summit in London, where representatives from the t...
Plug It In: EVs using driverless tech
23 Nov 2022
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The autonomous vehicles being used in London every day. Wayve’s AI tech that learns more about the roads on each trip. Could driverless vehicles del...
Plug It In: London’s electric tram-buses
22 Nov 2022
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In today’s special EV episode, Tom Cunnington from Transport for London explains the technology behind the city’s new tram-buses - or ieTrams, as ...
Plug It In: EVs, sounds and stress-free driving
21 Nov 2022
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Are quieter EVs less stressful to drive? The science of listening to music behind the wheel. Plus we put three EV Virgins to the test in and around Lo...
Twitter ‘sabotage alert’ shuts offices
18 Nov 2022
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Staff morale hit as reports suggest workspaces are closed temporarily and passes revoked ahead of Monday - analysis with Marcus Gilroy-Ware, lecturer ...
World’s fastest 256mph electric car
17 Nov 2022
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A £1.75 million Nevera super-EV by Rimac has just become the fastest of its kind - just 50mph more needed to beat an ICE Bugatti. Nasa’s James Webb...
Nasa Moon rocket blasts off!
16 Nov 2022
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Launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida is a tester for the first human lunar mission in nearly half a century, which is planned for 2025. Alien compoun...
Earth now has record 8 billion people
15 Nov 2022
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The United Nations describes figure as a “milestone in human development”, with a peak of 10.4 billion people expected in the 2080s. Global warmin...
Black Friday fraud alert
14 Nov 2022
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With the Black Friday online sales bonanza nearly upon us, young bargain hunters are being warned of online scams by the National Fraud Intelligence B...
Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy possibility
11 Nov 2022
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Elon Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit while US regulators say billionaire is ‘not above the law’.House of the Drago...
Crypto crisis deepens as Binance U-turn on FTX bailout
10 Nov 2022
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The cryptocurrency crisis has deepened after Binance walked away from the FTX bailout deal. Record amounts of online child abuse blocked as calls...
Zuckerberg fires 11,000 Meta employees
09 Nov 2022
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Mark Zuckerberg is firing 11,000 Meta employees as part of a widespread restructuring to cut costs at the company. The cryptocurrency market has ...
Is Twitter going behind a paywall?
08 Nov 2022
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Twitter is so far staying silent over reports that Elon Musk is discussing putting all of the platform behind a paywall. Archaeologists think the...
Backlash against Twitter’s unlabelled parody accounts ban
07 Nov 2022
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The latest reaction to the Twitter parody accounts ban following Elon Musk's decision to monetise verification ticks. Many are criticising the move as...
The future of AI with Paddy Cosgrave | Web Summit 2022
04 Nov 2022
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Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave on why AI is such a huge topic in the tech world. Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff reveals plans for Ring Drone to roam around yo...
Why going ‘passwordless’ is the future | Web Summit 2022
03 Nov 2022
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Coming to you from Web Summit in Lisbon, we speak to the CEO of 1Password Jeff Shiner. He discusses the benefits of super secure ‘passkeys’ and go...
Elon reveals Twitter blue tick subscription
02 Nov 2022
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Elon Musk’s plans to charge for blue ticks: our tech reporter Simon Hunt dissects the story. First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska calls for help fro...
Nasa plans trip to 'golden asteroid'
01 Nov 2022
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Nasa’s mission to a far-away ‘golden asteroid’. Could it be the core of a long-dead planet? Researchers in Canada issue ‘superbug’ warning a...
The Science of Fear | Horror special
31 Oct 2022
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What's the best scary movie to watch? But do we lack empathy if we enjoy horror? Behavioural scientist Coltan Scrivner, from the Recreational Fear Lab...
Where is Twitter headed now?
28 Oct 2022
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Elon Musk kicked off his ownership of Twitter with a load of firings and repealing the ban on former US president Donald Trump from the social network...
Elon Musk carries SINK into Twitter HQ
27 Oct 2022
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Billionaire stokes rumours he’s sealed $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, with shares prepared for suspension ahead of deadline. Nasa discovers ‘sup...
Spotify says Apple ‘choking competition’
26 Oct 2022
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More anticompetitive criticisms have been made against Apple. Spotify has accused them of ‘choking competition’ when it comes to audiobooks and th...
‘Ritual cannibalism’ in stone age DNA discovery
25 Oct 2022
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Scientists at London’s Natural History Museum, UCL and the Francis Crick Institute have extracted DNA from the oldest stone age hunter-gatherer Brit...
iPhone and iPad big day of updates
24 Oct 2022
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Owners of the latest iPhone and iPad - there’s a whole load of new features available in the latest iOS software update. Why has Elon Musk’s Neura...
Rare meteorite unlocks solar system secrets
21 Oct 2022
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The meteorite thought to be from the beginning of our solar system: Professor Sara Russell from the Natural History Museum, explains how exciting the ...
Expert on Nazi shipwreck chemical leak
20 Oct 2022
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As a new study is warning about toxic waste leaking from the remains of a World War Two Nazi patrol boat, an expert from UCL explains why it’s not j...
Nasa's Arizona Moon mission rehearsal
19 Oct 2022
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Nasa will use Arizona’s rough terrain for a moon mission rehearsal. Astronauts, engineers and scientists can practise exercises in a simulated “lu...
Terrifier 2 producer on 'vomit-inducing' horror
18 Oct 2022
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Steve Barton of Terrifier 2 on why their horror film may create a physical reaction – such as throwing up - as cinemas offer sick bags to audiences....
Kanye to buy 'free speech' site Parler
17 Oct 2022
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Kanye West agrees to buy Parler - the social app removed from Google’s Play Store over the Capitol riots. The first ‘net-zero smart-city’ being ...
Musk's SpaceX 'can't fund Ukraine internet indefinitely'
14 Oct 2022
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Elon Musk asks the US government to help fund SpaceX internet service in Ukraine. The 72ft LauncherOne rocket replica appearing in London. Could seawe...
NHS blood shortage: 100,000 donors come forward
13 Oct 2022
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UK blood shortage: NHS Dr Farrukh Shah explains what’s caused the supply issue. James Webb Space Telescope reveals image of what looks like a ‘hum...
Nasa confirms asteroid successfully diverted
12 Oct 2022
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‘Watershed moment for humanity’: Nasa confirms asteroid diversion was successful. The fridge-sized spacecraft sent 7-million-miles away to divert ...
Black Tech Fest: driving for diversity
11 Oct 2022
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How black workers are heavily under-represented in tech. Black Tech Festival founder on “bad diversity” in the industry. Why is an AI robot going ...
Is YouTube planning a 4K paywall?
10 Oct 2022
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The ‘extreme measures’ YouTubers use to avoid recommendations. Could 4K videos be blocked by a paywall? Why people’s iPhone 14’s keep calling ...
Nasa probe’s best shot of icy Jupiter moon Europa
07 Oct 2022
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Nasa's Juno spacecraft has captured the most detailed image yet of the mysterious icy, ocean-covered moon Europa over an area of about 10,000 square m...
Air pollution found in babies inside womb
06 Oct 2022
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Research by the University of Aberdeen and Hasselt University has revealed how tiny air pollution particles can reach babies in the womb after scienti...
Elon Musk reboots Twitter deal, teases ‘everything app’
05 Oct 2022
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Twitter has confirmed that Elon Musk has offered to buy the company for a second time this year, in a deal worth over £38 billion, after stalling ami...
Kim Kardashian $1.26m crypto fine paid
04 Oct 2022
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Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay a fine of $1.26 million - or £1.12 million - to settle a legal case after advertising the EthereumMax scheme to mill...
Minecraft streamer ‘Dream’ reveals identity
03 Oct 2022
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One of Minecraft’s biggest streamers, ‘Dream’, has revealed his true identity. Before now, he had only been known by a simple iconic smiley face...
Can Nasa save falling Hubble Space Telescope?
30 Sep 2022
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The Hubble Space Telescope is gradually losing altitude. Nasa and SpaceX are looking at a joint re-boost mission to extend its life. Hubble has been o...
‘Historic moment’ in Alzheimer’s treatment
29 Sep 2022
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The discovery of a drug able to slow cognitive decline in early-stage Alzheimer’s is being called a ‘historic moment’ in the treatment of the di...
AI smart helmets give firefighters ‘superhero ability’
28 Sep 2022
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The National Robotorium has created AI smart helmets for firefighters to help locate people in smoke-filled rooms. Dr Chris Lu, who is leading the pro...
Hear Nasa smash asteroid with spacecraft
27 Sep 2022
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Nasa’s Dart mission successfully smashes spacecraft into an asteroid in the first-ever 'planetary defense test’. The aim being to see if a large a...
Earth's 'close encounter' with Jupiter
26 Sep 2022
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Jupiter’s closest encounter with Earth for 70 years happens today - we’ll tell you how to spot it and why it could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.&...
Can this exciting technology fix Earth?
23 Sep 2022
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How about driving a solar panel-powered electric car with 4x longer range than an EV? Stealing electricity from plants, or propping up a wind turbine ...
Nasa's sparkly pearl Neptune images from Webb telescope
22 Sep 2022
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James Webb Telescope captures ‘clearest’ images yet of Neptune. The rings have not been since the Voyager 2 mission flew past the planet. Flying t...
Helping the world detect cancer earlier
21 Sep 2022
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Cancer expert warns about the ‘flip-side’ of cancer detecting tech. The Early Cancer Institute (ECI) at the University of Cambridge is the first p...
Grand Theft Auto 6 leak: Rockstar responds
20 Sep 2022
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Rockstar Games admits leaked GTA 6 gameplay is real. How Twitter’s making pictures more accessible. Nasa releases new Mars audio recording, and a ne...
Queen’s royal approval for UK science and technology
19 Sep 2022
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We’re remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s commitment to advancing science and technology, with pioneering discoveries starting in her 195...
Deadly Pakistan floods link to climate crisis
16 Sep 2022
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Scientists working together as part of the World Weather Attribution collective say the “fingerprint” of climate change is on Pakistan’s devasta...
Mysterious fireball in sky above Scotland
15 Sep 2022
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There have been more than 200 reports of a mysterious “fireball” crossing the night sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland. One of the biggest mom...
Asteroid attack test by Nasa in space rock crash
13 Sep 2022
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Nasa will smash a spacecraft into an asteroid to check Earth’s defences against getting hit by a giant space rock. PlayStation State Of Play: T...
Why did Blue Origin's rocket launch fail?
13 Sep 2022
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Space firm founded by Jeff Bezos and the FAA are investigating how a rocket booster apparently exploded after launching on the 23rd New Shepard missio...