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Electromagnetic explosions on the Sun’s surface have sparked what’s described as a “canyon of fire” that’s due to blast Earth with three days of solar storms. Climate crisis: Architects design future buildings to beat extreme heat - interview with David Liddicoat, a partner at award-winning London architecture and interior design studio Liddicoat & Goldhill. Facebook revamp to tempt Gen Z user...

Baidu has revealed pictures of a new fully electric, fully autonomous taxi in China. Apollo RT6 comes with a detachable steering wheel, which could allow for more space for things like extra seats, gaming consoles and vending machines. And it’ll be a cheaper car to make than the earlier model - costing £31,000 per unit. We speak to the CEO and president of Amelia Chetan Dube who says AI can eventu...

Would you eat a sausage made in a lab? Well Dann Luining, founder and CTO of Dutch biotech company Meatable has done just that using cells from animals’ umbilical cords. He told us how the technology works, and why they're trying to make cultivated meat. University College London say their recent study shows there is no clear evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels . We spoke to...

BT has revealed plans to create a network for a 165-mile ‘drone superhighway’. The tech firm’s working on a comms system which could facilitate dozens of drones in the sky, delivering goods or carrying out services. BT’s Drone Director David Pankhurst talks to us about the ways drones could use the so called ‘superhighway’. Amazon has filed 10,000 lawsuits against the admins of Facebook groups off...

The UK could reach temperatures as high as 40 degree celsius today as the Met Office has issued a red weather alert .  Hammersmith Bridge in London has been covered with foil to protect it from the heat, after the sun caused cracks in the the 135-year-old structure to expand back in 2020. Climate Scientist Dr Eunice Lo from Bristol University explains the health risks associated with the extr...

Hot weather ‘danger to life’ alert for Britain with record temperatures expected into next week. Researchers at the University of Oxford have identified two drugs they claim could better perform in treating adult insomnia. Shot glass of a beer daily ‘could pose men’s health risk’. Butterflies at risk from ‘catastrophic extinction threats’. How the herd helps orphaned elephants cope with life. Chin...

Far across the universe in a distant galaxy, MIT astronomers have spotted a strange radio signal that keeps firing out towards Earth in fast bursts. What - or who - could be causing them? Wrong kind of rays on the track...are rail delays sparked by solar storms? Tech helping Europe deal with extreme heatwave, plus the Met Office on the UK's rising temperatures . An X-Ray reveals secret Vincent van...

The out-of-this-world technicolour images beamed back from the James Webb Space Telescope are only the beginning of what’s to come, that’s according to one of the Nasa astrophysicist Dr Tom Greene. Elon Musk reveals SpaceX rocket test explosion ‘not good’..as Twitter sues Tesla magnate over $44 deal gone rotten. Brit maker’s award for mobile kidney machines inspired by juice dispensers. After 26 d...

Nasa images from the James Webb Space Telescope are the first in colour and allow astronomers to peer back to the earliest images of time itself, nearly 14 billion years old. Predatory Sparrow Iran hack: Who are cyber hacktivists behind breach? Online Safety Bill: NSPCC calls for government to prioritise landmark legislation. The BPI: Record industry court order to block pirate music sites on mobi...

Thousands of leaked files reveal top politicians were secretly lobbied at meetings by Uber, while the firm’s former boss is claimed to have ordered a “kill switch” to stop police from scouring its computers. Uber denies having a kill switch, and says it’s made operating changes. Red alert as UK heatwave hits 33C. Nasa: James Webb Space Telescope pics to show the universe as never been seen before....

Nasa has strongly condemned the actions of three Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station, who recently posed with flags considered anti-Ukraine propaganda. Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos shared the pictures of the trio holding flags of the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic - two Russian-backed separatist regions in Ukraine. Nasa said it “strongly...

Royal Society Summer Science Exhibit showcases benefits of ‘third-thumb’. Dani Clode’s ‘The Third Thumb’ attaches to your hand and is controlled by your toe using signals from the brain. However, they’re still looking into how the brain copes with an extra body part. Meta has revealed its latest machine-learning AI can translate 204 different languages at a higher quality than previously achieved...

Amazon is being investigated over concerns some of its selling practices might lead to customers getting a ‘worse deal’. The Competitions and Markets Authority is looking into whether Amazon is distorting competition by giving an unfair advantage to its own retail business or sellers, compared with other third-party sellers on its UK Marketplace. Amazon said it will “work closely with the CMA duri...

The NHS is trialling a new drone delivery service , to send chemotherapy drugs to the Isle of Wight. It’s working with drone firm Apian to send the drugs to the island, which will cut the travel time from 4 hours to just half an hour.  Google is warning Windows users to update their Chrome browser immediately. It’s because of a bug which has been given ‘zero-day’ status - which means it's pos...

A new pill designed to stop you from getting a hangover is now on the market in the UK. The tablet from probiotic firm Myrkl is designed to break down alcohol in the gut before it gets to the liver. The CEO of Myrkl said it’s designed for moderate drinkers, and not those planning to get drunk. The Army is investigating a breach of its social media channels , after its official Twitter and YouTube...

Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade’s farewell to fans, narrated by his father, hits nearly 3 million views in just a few hours following the 23-year-old’s death from cancer. His dad says his son wrote the message eight hours before passing away. LGBTQ+ rights campaigners are attacking Amazon on social media because the company’s restricting search results for some gay and trans-related products in the...

Researchers believe a pair of killer whales off the coast of South Africa have been on a great white shark killing spree . They said the duo, named Port and Starboard, have been murdering sharks and eating their organs, slaughtering at least eight great whites since 2017. Experts believe the whales behaviour is behind a drop in great white shark sightings in the area over the last five years. The...

A visually impaired university student and entrepreneur has created a brand new hi-tech version of the classic white cane, to help those with visual impairments. 19-year-old Ramneek Kaur Ahluwalia who’s CEO of ‘MyVision’ said it uses AI, LiDAR and GPS technology, and can notify users with audio directions or haptic feedback.  She has secured £10,000 in funding after winning the Samsung ‘Solve...

The founder of a tech education company is advising women in America not to use period tracking apps, and increase their digital privacy after the recent law change that allows states to criminalise abortions . Sinead Bovell, founder of WAYE Talks and UN speaker on tech and the future has been sharing the advice through her social media accounts . The Roe V Wade decision has prompted a growing num...

New AI technology is being used to help tennis fans better enjoy Wimbledon this year. The All England Tennis Club have teamed up with IBM to collect and combine data on player and ball movements using tech like Hawkeye. The stats will be used to give predictions on who might win or lose a match. A fan hyper-car has broken the Goodwood Hill record with a time of 39.08 seconds. The McMurty Spéi...

Chinese electric carmaker NIO’s revised a statement it issued following the deaths of two test drivers which emphasised that the accident wasn’t “related to the vehicle itself”. It followed an outcry on Weibo, the country’s version of Twitter, after a car apparently crashed out of the third floor of the company’s HQ in Shanghai. Some users said the statement was insensitive, while others said it p...

Parents of children not vaccinated against polio are being contacted in parts of London after the virus was detected in the city’s sewer system. We spoke to our Health Editor for the latest. Twitter trials ‘notes’ to increase its character limit and an edit button is finally here. Elon Musk says Tesla’s US and German plants have become “gigantic money furnaces” because of Covid-19 supply problems...

Astronomers have discovered the fastest-growing supermassive black hole of the last 9 billion years - and it's believed to be swallowing the equivalent of Earth each second. We speak to Lead Researcher behind the discovery, Dr. Christopher Olken. Meanwhile, a comet once spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope, and has the width of six Jupiters, is getting closer to Earth to see. Plus: Elon Musk: Twi...

Hundreds of big names like Just Eat, Fitbit and Discord experienced an outage today. Content delivery network Cloudflare has taken responsibility. A “Parade of Planets” not seen for 18 years is coming - that’s five worlds lining up in the sky at dawn. An Alzheimer’s breakthrough means the disease could be diagnosed from a single brain scan. South Korea enters the space race and scientists say we m...

Research has revealed the physiological processes involved in exercise and hunger. Molecules found in mice after they exercised showed a reduction in appetite, loss of body fat and improved glucose tolerance. It's thought this may eventually lead to an ‘exercise pill’. An AI algorithm is being developed to create safe spaces online. The project will see high tech tools to improve the detection of...