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Elon Musk says he’ll reverse Twitter’s ban on former US president Donald Trump as part of his plan to make account suspensions a “rare thing”. London rapper Jords and charity Mind want more people to reach out for mental health help - for more information and support, visit  mind.org.uk  or call  0300 123 3393 . End of musical era as Apple discontinues iPod after two decades. How wo...

New figures from Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre reveal a record 2.7 million online scams were taken down last year. The NCSC said there were 10 times more phishing cons than in 2020 as fraudsters preyed on public concern around the pandemic. How whales once walked the Earth. Bitcoin crash: El Salvador buys dip.  TikTok singer Sam Ryder chosen as UK’s Eurovision 2022 entry. Nasa’s Ja...

Children in China are to be banned from tipping video game streamers without parental consent - and they won’t be allowed to play on consoles after 10pm under new rules imposed by authorities. According to China’s National Radio and Television Administration, it’s part of a regulatory crackdown on web companies to manage how under-18s use technology. It includes managing youngsters’ peak playing h...

Apple, Google and Microsoft are all taking a major step to get rid of passwords. The tech giants announced they’re expanding support for a password-free sign-in standard from the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. Meaning you’ll soon be asked for verification by your fingerprint, face scan or a PIN by most platforms and devices instead. Could an autonomous F1 race be in sight? In lin...

The CIA is asking Russians with state secrets to slide into its DMs. The agency posted a set of instructions in Russian on its official Instagram account in the hope of appealing to people who might want to act as informants in relation to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.  The Financial Conduct Authority is warning of an 86% increase in screen sharing scams, they tell us why we should ne...

Elon Musk says there may be a 'slight cost' for businesses and governments using Twitter in the future. Posting on his personal account on the platform, Musk clarified that the site would always remain free for “casual users”.  We hear about the new £5million Virtual Reality centre in the UK. Pippa Bostock, Business Director at the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR at the University of Por...

Hear the moment a helicopter catches a falling rocket mid-air. Unfortunately, the booster was then dropped into the ocean by mistake. However, Rocket Lab's mission is still being deemed a success as it completed its primary objective of deploying 34 satellite payloads into space. Elon Musk has been speaking about his plans for Twitter whilst at the Met Gala. This came following reports that more t...

We speak to Snapchat’s General Manager for the UK, Ed Couchman, who says the camera company wants to ‘lead the way’ in Augmented reality. The firm’s announced a series of new AR tech, including an AR shopping feature called "dress up", as well as a drone that hovers near you and automatically takes photos and videos. We speak with Snapchat's General Manager for the UK Ed Couchman about the tech, a...

A new mysterious martian aurora has been discovered by a space probe orbiting Mars. The Emirates Mars Mission said their Hope probe has discovered the red planet’s own version of the Aurora Borealis. It’s thought the discovery will answer and raise questions about the planet’s surface, magnetic fields, and solar wind. Two sisters who are hoping to reforest the planet with their food-waste seed pod...

Elon Musk is being urged to ‘clean up’ Twitter’s digital town square , once his purchase of the social platform is completed. Tory MP Damian Collins has called on the billionaire to follow through with his pledge to support free speech, and clear Twitter of what he called ‘spam bots’ spreading disinformation on the platform. A café in Manchester has been transformed into a project to show people h...

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has welcomed Elon Musk’s all-but-done takeover of the social media platform. An agreement was reached on Monday for the Tesla owner to purchase the social media platform for $44billion. Professor Charlie Beckett, the Director of Polis the Journalism think tank at the London School of Economics, explains why it’ll be a challenge for Elon - find the full interview with hi...

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter appears to have moved a step closer , as he met with top execs from the social network. They met on Sunday, with the Tesla owner claiming a deal could be done as soon as this week. A team of scientists on the ISS are carrying out experiments to see if they can grow meat in zero-gravity. The aim is to see if they can create a source of food for future humans who set...

In a special Tech & Science Daily episode to mark Earth Day, we explore the hidden secrets beneath the world’s surface with astronaut Jeremy Hansen, from the Canadian Space Agency. As part of Jeremy’s cave training with the European Space Agency, he has ventured deep underground rocky caves in Sardinia. The skill and equipment required means not everyone can experience this mysterious place… u...

Elon Musk’s e-car firm announces bumper $3.2 billion profits for 2022, with customers footing the bill for supply chain hikes. One hour less on your phone daily will make you happier, German study finds. Spanish healthcare worker suffers double Covid in under three weeks. Daredevil pilot cousins race gravity to swap planes in 120mph nosedive record attempt. Nasa’s Perseverance rover snaps rare Mar...

Netflix blames inflation, war in Ukraine and competition for loss of 200,000 subscribers, sending stock price tumbling over 25 per cent. Next stop: Uranus, space scientists tell Nasa. Prostate cancer: new bacteria link to aggressive illness. Would you trust Alexa to pre-empt your life? Watching TV in future self-driving cars ‘to become legal’ in UK - at up to 37mph. Space treat for Earth’s stargaz...

Vice-president Kamala Harris has announced America will stop using missiles to blast old orbiting satellites for weapons tests, hoping to reducing the risk of galactic conflict between nations. Beanstalk nightmare as ethereum-based stablecoin crashes after $182 million hack. TikTok probed by Department of Homeland Security over child abuse material. How Twitter could look under Elon Musk’s managem...

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 filing of $41.39 billion dollars. In other Twitter news, the NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet isn’t as valuable as some thought. We hear from BPI about its “All About the Music” yearbook 2022 and how Central Cee, KSI & AJ Tracey create millions of s...

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 discovery, says its icy nucleus is bigger than any ever seen – measuring around 80 miles across, and 50 times bigger than the heart of most known comets. A major producer of Apple's iPhone has become the latest manufacturer to halt operations in Shangha...

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 plus the challenges of working in such a new emerging field. Nasa is to resume its moon rocket test with modifications today, Meta is to start testing its money-making tools for its metaverse and Apple could be about to reveal its first hints of its augm...

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 Musk makes numerous suggests for Twitter Blue.  Moondust collected by Neil Armstrong after he walked on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, will be auctioned off this week in New York. We hear from the technology, science and space specialist at Bonha...

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 restore the function of older cells, while renewing their biological age at the same time. London Zoo is using jumping spiders to try to help people overcome their arachnophobia. The neon-coloured spiders can leap six-times their body length. Plus, Ac...

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 fossil site in North Dakota - and experts believe the dinosaur was killed and its leg preserved on the actual day the asteroid struck, 66 million years ago. As the UK Government has announced plans to regulate stablecoins, an expert believes it will hugel...

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 student Damilola Grace Olakanmi bought the “gummies” via a messaging app. She and a 21-year-old friend immediately fell ill after having the sweets, which came in packaging branded with “Trrlli Peachie O’s”. A new 3D-printed fingertip that has a sense o...

UN scientists have announced we are in a ‘now or never’ situation to fix climate change. We spoke with Ian Bateman, professor of environmental economics at the University of Exeter about the IPCC report, and why wind and solar power might be better than nuclear. Plus - two notebooks owned by Charles Darwin that went missing in 2001, have been anonymously returned to the Cambridge University Librar...

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 his tweets, and has more than 80million followers. Plus - a pair of composers who created ‘the unofficial Bridgerton musical’ album using TikTok, have won a Grammy for it. Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow won the Grammy for best musical theatre album. Also...