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10:36 • 10.12.20SpaceX's Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launchThe Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-story-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company to carry humans ...
09:07 • 10.12.20YouTube to remove videos disputing Joe Biden’s election victoryIn the immediate aftermath of the November 3rd election, YouTube came under fire for allowing channels to publish videos making false claims about election results. In one instance ...
17:40 • 09.12.20France developing bionic soldiers resistant to pain with microchip-enhanced brain power and superior hearingThe country's ethical committee of the armed forces ministry gave approval in order for France to keep up with countries which are already working on similar ...
14:47 • 07.12.20Monolith appears on Isle of Wight beachAlexia Fishwick said she "was dumbstruck" when she came across it. "Many people walked past it and ignored it - it's incredibly ...
16:45 • 30.11.20Moderna Covid vaccine has '94% efficacy'The US company is submitting the data to the regulators in the US, Europe and the UK for an emergency licence. It expects the Food and Drug Administration in the US to consider it at its meeting ...
16:19 • 30.11.20Singapore woman gives birth to baby with Covid-19 antibodiesMrs Ng-Chan is one of a few women in Singapore who were infected with the coronavirus during their pregnancies to have given birth so far ...
17:42 • 27.11.20Facebook's Libra currency to launch next yearThe 27-strong Libra Association said in April that it had planned to launch digital versions of several currencies, plus a “digital composite” of all of its coins. This followed concerns from regulators ...
17:09 • 27.11.20Ukraine forming joint venture with Turkey to produce 48 Bayraktar TB2 DronesThe news came from Vadym Ihorovych, General Director of Ukrspetsexport, a state-owned Ukrainian defense manufacturer, in an interview with online publication Left Bank ...
17:46 • 25.11.20South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $6.1m for sharing user info without consentThe country’s Personal Information Protection Commission, launched in August this year, said in a statement it fined Facebook after a probe found that the personal information of least 3.3 million of the 18 million ...
17:50 • 24.11.20EU drug regulator could rule on COVID-19 vaccines by year end“Assuming everything is positive - and we have to look at the data to be sure - but best case, we could have a scientific opinion by the end of the year ...
09:16 • 24.11.20China’s daring mission to grab Moon rocks is underwayChang’e-5’s mission is to retrieve rocks from the Moon and return them to Earth. If successful, the craft will be the first to collect lunar material in 44 years — and a first for China, ushering in ...
10:31 • 23.11.20In December, Jupiter, Saturn will look like double planet ՛for first time since the Middle Ages՛"On the evening of closest approach on Dec 21 they will look like a double planet, separated by only 1/5th the diameter of the full moon," said Hartigan, a professor of physics and astronomy. "For most telescope viewers ․․․
16:08 • 20.11.20Apple to pay $113m to settle 'batterygate' case over iPhone slowdownsApple first denied that it purposely slowed down iPhone batteries, then said it did so to preserve battery life amid widespread reports of iPhones unexpectedly turning off. The company maintained ...
18:04 • 18.11.20COVID vaccine: Pfizer predicts '94% effectiveness in over-65s'Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech published preliminary data showing the vaccine offered 90% protection against Covid-19 and there were ...
16:36 • 17.11.201% of world population cause 'half of global aviation emissions'Airlines produced a billion tonnes of CO2 and benefited from a $100bn (£75bn) subsidy by not paying for the climate damage they caused ...