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In protest at Twitter’s alleged “slow” response to anti-Semitic posts by grime artists Wiley, some of the platform’s high profile users are holding a 48-hour protest. Hong Kong’s launched their version of the Nasdaq as the US focus on China's tech titans increases and all eyes turn to Nasa's Perseverance Rover which is just days away from launching towards Mars. Hosted on Acast...

The Pentagon is found to have a team searching the skies for alien life form, despite claiming it was disbanded back in 2012. Also, Microsoft released more than 8 minutes of gameplay from upcoming Halo Infinite release as part of its Xbox Games Showcase and why scientists have made good use of the world in lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China's blasted an unmanned probe towards Mars in its first independent mission to visit another planet. The country’s most ambitious Mars mission yet is a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Also, Find out why professional sports organisations have been urged to tighten their cybersecurity. The Digital Secretary has said a...

Chinese researchers say they’ve developed a blood test that can detect cancer mutations years before symptoms appear. Twitter is cracking down on far-right conspiracy theorists. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sees his wallet bulge as he makes £10,000,000,000 in just one day.  And researchers discover more about an Asteroid that hit 800 million years ago Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

MPs say an online harms regulator should be appointed to hold social media platforms to account over misinformation. The US government imposes trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China. Greta Thunberg says she’s giving away the one million Euros she received for winning the Gulbenkian Prize, and in other environmental issues a new study has fo...

A United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasts off from a site in Japan on its journey to Mars. The spacecraft named Amal, or Hope, marks the start of the seven-month journey to the red planet. An experimental drug trialed on critically ill coronavirus patients has prevented their disease from progressing in 79% of cases. KFC has teamed up with a Russian bioprinting firm to create the world's first labo...

The FBI says it's launching an investigation into a Twitter hack that hit around 130 high profile accounts, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Meanwhile, it's reported Donald Trump may have been protected from the same cyber attack because of extra security already imposed on his account by the social media giant. Also, the UK government says it's "95% sure" Russia's behind...

After the Twitter accounts of high profile users like Joe biden, Kanye West and Elon Musk got hacked, questions are being asked as to whether the Bitcoin scam was an inside job? Plus what are the mysterious "campfires" captured on the closest ever images taken of the sun, and scientists competing over the age of the Universe have new data to work with as the Chil...

China has responded after the UK banned Huawei from the 5G network.calling it "disappointing and wrong.” Meanwhile, President Trump's told reporters he was the reason for the UK's decision. Plus a millionaire 33 year old Tech CEO is believed to have been found murdered in New York and Nasa reveal 6 things you didn't know about the first ever aircraft set to land on Mars next year. Hosted on Acast....

Reports suggest Grant Imahara who co-hosted the Discovery Channel science show passed away suddenly following a brain aneurysm. It’s a big day for Halo fans…Microsoft has brought Halo 3 to PC. Boris Johnson's set to make a major U-turn and bar Huawei from Britain’s 5G network, and we explain the issues surrounding Huawei, 5G and the UK. Why are numbers of women gamers in Asia growin...

Silicon Valley CEO Michael Lofthouse has stepped down after footage of him hurling abuse at an Asian family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant in California went viral. After his initial apology was criticised by some for not being genuine, the Solid8 boss quit and he says he’s since enrolled in an anti-racism program. Plus, Ubisoft launches a string of new games as it deals with reports of a...

A rush for Juice WRLD's new album appeared to break streaming giants Spotify and Apple Music, with fans claiming they couldn't access the tracks shortly after the rapper's posthumous record was released. Chinese officials are warning of another virus discovered in Kazakhstan, that could be more deadline than Covid-19.  And Instagram is all set to shut down the promotion of...

The world is heating up much faster than expected according to a new climate forecast and risks exceeding 1.5C in the next 5 years, Facebook slammed for being “too reactive and piecemeal” when it comes to hate speech and offensive content.  Plus the UK and Australia team up to  investigate practices of the facial recognition app Clearview AI.  Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Earthbound stargazers rush out with telescopes to find New Comet Neowise after Nasa Astronauts post pictures on Twitter,  Nasa’s Curiosity Mars Rover starts a new road trip of discovery and Tik Tok deletes a collection of videos found to be using a "sickening" anti-Semitic song that amassed over  6.5 million views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok will no longer be available for download in Hong Kong after China placed sweeping national security laws on the territory. Will the US follow suit? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the government is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps. China’s accused of trying to persuade high-profile individuals to back Huawei’s integration into the UK’s 5G network, and one of Silicon Valley...

The culture secretary warns US sanctions on Huawei are likely to have a ‘significant impact’ on the firm’s ability to play a role in the UK’s 5G network. Oliver Dowden told LBC he’ll be discussing the findings of a report on the Chinese tech firm with the Prime Minister, who has been under enduring pressure to halt the company’s involvement over concerns it presents a security risk. Plus, the Hubb...

Twitter is the latest tech company to rethink their programming terminology to remove racially sensitive terms. It follows the conversation around Breaker founder Leah Culver, which we first talked about back in June on Tech and Science Daily. Also: a new space tourism company plans to take you to the edge of space in a balloon, Fortnite launches a Captain America skin, and a partial lunar eclipse...

The fastest-growing black hole in the universe now consumes the equivalent of a sun every day, according to new research. Elsewhere in space, scientists have observed the remnants of a former gas giant found orbiting a star - while still others have found quantum fluctuations interacting with physical objects for the first time.  Plus: Amazon have withdrawn their new game from the market afte...

A lab will open to research new ways to care for people at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. With the coronavirus crisis meaning human contact is limited, researchers hope to find affordable tech to support vulnerable people remotely. Also, Google Glass could be making a comeback, Disney says they have the best deepfakes yet to use in big budget films, and Myanmar fossils reveal...

Indian Tik Tok users are devastated that the app has been banned in their country. Creators are being forced to turn to instagram and Youtube as 59 china-made apps are now blacklisted due to tensions between the two countries.  Meanwhile YouTube have taken down the channels of prominent white supremacists and Reddit have also jumped on the 'Ban wagon' taking down  2,000 in...

Youtube star Shane Dawson has posted a 20 minute apology video on his channel for racist and offensive content - but he's been shot down by Jada and Jaden Smith, the mother and brother of Willow Smith, over footage of him pretending to masturbate over the 11-year-old on twitter. Plus, South Korean K-pop girls' group Black Pink’s comeback sets a world premiere record on YouTube, and, Quib...

Jenna Mourey, aka Jenna Marbles, has apologised to her 20 million YouTube subscribers and quit the platform over offensive videos posted in her channel’s early days. She’s taken down much of her early content and addressed videos of her wearing blackface makeup and slamming women who ‘slept around’. Plus, Twitch bans users over sexual assault claims, Virgin Galactic celebrates another successful s...

The UK is sweltering thorough a summer solstice heatwave, which the Met Office warns could see UV levels spike to record levels. Its website says the index rarely hits a maximum of eight, but on Thursday in parts of the South West, it could reach a level nine. Plus, diamonds that feature in the Crown Jewels may be ‘super deep’ gemstones, a moon orbiting Jupiter could host life, and Olympus bows ou...

As the UK races to save summer, the former chief scientific advisor to the Government Sir David King says this is an ‘extraordinarily risky’ move. He says our focus should be on eliminating the virus before a likely second wave hits in winter. Plus, locked-down Brits are spending a quarter of their lives online, production ends for the iconic Segway, and Twitter continues to target Trump tweets. H...

Apple boss Tim Cook confirms the firm is moving away from Intel chips to its own ARM-based processors. It says this is good news for developers and mean Apple can offer new features on its computers as well as improved performance. Plus, more highlights from WWDC 2020, Google workers petition against providing services to police departments, Facebook faces its own calls to stand up to racism, and...