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17/08/2023

Drivers say the poor quality of Formula 1's 'extreme' wet tyre is adding complications when starting races in bad visibility. They also backed the race officials' call to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix sprint because of spray. But Max Verstappen, George Russell and Charles Leclerc all called for improvements to Pirelli's wet rubber. Mercedes driver Russell said the tyre was "pretty pointless" and "needs to be substantially improved"....

Drivers say the poor quality of Formula 1’s ‘extreme’ wet tyre is adding complications when starting races in bad visibility. They also backed the race officials’ call to de…

13/08/2023

Six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Channel, off the French coast. The French coast guard said the vessel got into difficulty in the sea near Calais in the early hours of Saturday. Fifty-nine people - many of them Afghans - were rescued by French and British coastguards, officials said. But the search for two people who may still be missing has been called off....

Six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Channel, off the French coast. The French coast guard said the vessel got into difficulty in the sea near Calais in the early hours o…

02/08/2023

The firm that owns Twitter, now called X, is suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform. X Corp has accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which has offices in the US and the UK, of "unlawful acts" to "improperly gain access" to its data. In response CCDH accused X Corp owner, Elon Musk, of trying to silence anyone who criticised him....

The firm that owns Twitter, now called X, is suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform. X Corp has accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which has offi…

25/07/2023

Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to "X". The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. "Tweets" will also be replaced, according to Twitter's owner Elon Musk, and posts will be called "x's"....

Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to “X”. The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, a…

18/07/2023

Typhoon Talim has lashed south-eastern China and displaced 230,000, as large swathes of Asia reel from torrential rain and extreme heat. It disrupted flights and shut fishing villages and coastal tourist spots, but weakened on its way to Vietnam. In Japan, some 60 people fell ill with heatstroke, while parts of China are seeing record-high temperatures. Over in South Korea, the death toll from days of torrential rain and landslides rose to 41....

Typhoon Talim has lashed south-eastern China and displaced 230,000, as large swathes of Asia reel from torrential rain and extreme heat. It disrupted flights and shut fishing villages and coastal t…

14/07/2023

India has launched its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off at 14:35 on Friday (09:05 GMT) from Sriharikota space centre. The lander is due to reach the Moon on 23-24 August. If successful, India will be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China....

India has launched its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off at 14:35 o…

22/06/2023

A former employee of OceanGate - the company that operates the missing Titan submersible - warned of potential safety problems with the vessel as far back as 2018. US court documents show that David Lochridge, the company's Director of Marine Operations, had raised concerns in an inspection report. The report "identified numerous issues that posed serious safety concerns", according to the documents, including the way the hull had been tested....

A former employee of OceanGate – the company that operates the missing Titan submersible – warned of potential safety problems with the vessel as far back as 2018. US court documents sh…

15/06/2023

A group of 17 music publishers in the US has sued Twitter, claiming the platform enabled copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs. The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) is seeking more than $250m (£197.7m) in damages. In a lawsuit filed at the Federal District Court in Nashville, the NMPA claimed Twitter "permits and encourages infringement" for profit. It says the situation has not improved since Elon Musk bought the company....

A group of 17 music publishers in the US has sued Twitter, claiming the platform enabled copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) i…

10/06/2023

Four children have been found alive after surviving a plane crash and spending weeks fending for themselves in Colombia's Amazon jungle. Colombia's president said the rescue of the siblings, aged 13, nine, four and one, was "a joy for the whole country". The children's mother and two pilots were killed when their light aircraft crashed in the jungle on 1 May....

Four children have been found alive after surviving a plane crash and spending weeks fending for themselves in Colombia’s Amazon jungle. Colombia’s president said the rescue of the sibl…

09/06/2023

Meta has shown staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, sources have told the BBC. It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Meta's image-sharing app. And it could potentially allow them to bring over followers from decentralised platforms such as Mastodon. A Meta spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the platform was in development....

Meta has shown staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, sources have told the BBC. It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Met…

08/06/2023

Recent Giro d'Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will return to action this month in the National Road Championships. Thomas is one of 37 WorldTour and Women's WorldTour riders competing across three events from 21-25 June in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. Fellow Welsh cyclist Elinor Barker also features, along with Katie Archibald, Fred Wright and Pfeiffer Georgi. "I'm really thrilled to be back and racing at Nationals," said Ineos Grenadiers' Thomas....

Recent Giro d’Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will return to action this month in the National Road Championships. Thomas is one of 37 WorldTour and Women’s WorldTour riders competing a…

06/06/2023

Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has been blown up in Russian-held Ukraine. President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia. Water is surging down the Dnipro river and is said to pose a catastrophic flooding risk to the city of Kherson....

Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has been blown up in Russian-held Ukraine. President Zelensky said 80 towns and villages were at risk of flooding after the d…

26/05/2023

Elon Musk's brain-chip firm says it has received approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to conduct its first tests on humans. The billionaire's Neuralink implant company wants to help restore people's vision and mobility by connecting brains with computers. It says it does not have immediate plans to start recruiting participants. Mr Musk's previous ambitions to begin tests came to nothing....

Elon Musk’s brain-chip firm says it has received approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to conduct its first tests on humans. The billionaire’s Neuralink implant compa…

21/05/2023

The US space agency has enlisted a second billionaire to help it put astronauts back on the Moon. Nasa is already working with Elon Musk's SpaceX firm on a descent system based on its novel Starship rocket that will touch down as early as 2025. It has now also awarded Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos a contract to build a landing craft to take a crew down to the lunar surface later this decade....

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The US space agency has enlisted a second billionaire to help it put astronauts back on the Moon. Nasa is already working with Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm on a descent system based on its novel S…

17/05/2023

The world's most famous shipwreck has been revealed as never seen before. The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in the Atlantic, has been created using deep-sea mapping. It provides a unique 3D view of the entire ship, enabling it to be seen as if the water has been drained away. The hope is that this will shed new light on exactly what happened to the liner, which sank in 1912....

The world’s most famous shipwreck has been revealed as never seen before. The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in the Atlantic, has been created…

13/05/2023

Fossilised bones from a gigantic sea creature that lived 150 million years ago have been found in a drawer in a museum. Pliosaur remains were discovered by University of Portsmouth palaeontologists at Oxfordshire's Abingdon County Hall Museum. The vertebrae were first found during excavations at a farm near Abingdon. Scans on a backbone found the reptile was between 9.8m (32ft) and 14.4 (47ft) long....

Fossilised bones from a gigantic sea creature that lived 150 million years ago have been found in a drawer in a museum. Pliosaur remains were discovered by University of Portsmouth palaeontologists…

08/05/2023

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was in a class of his own as he carved through the field to win the Miami Grand Prix from ninth place on the grid. It was a masterful performance from the world champion, using an off-set tyre strategy to beat team-mate Sergio Perez, who started from pole position. Verstappen ran a long first stint on hard tyres, pitting 25 laps later than Perez, rejoining a second behind and passing for the lead a lap later....

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in a class of his own as he carved through the field to win the Miami Grand Prix from ninth place on the grid. It was a masterful performance from the world cham…

03/05/2023

Access to the ChatGPT chatbot has been restored in Italy. It was banned by the Italian data-protection authority at the start of April over privacy concerns. It maker, OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, said it had successfully "addressed or clarified" the issues raised. It said its privacy policy was now accessible to people before they registered for ChatGPT and there was a new tool to verify the age of users....

Access to the ChatGPT chatbot has been restored in Italy. It was banned by the Italian data-protection authority at the start of April over privacy concerns. It maker, OpenAI, which is backed by Mi…

08/04/2023

China's military has begun rehearsing the encirclement of Taiwan during three days of military drills. Beijing - which views Taiwan as a breakaway province of China - called the operation a "stern warning" to the island's government. The exercises began hours after President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip to the United States. The Taiwanese Defence Ministry said 42 Chinese military planes and eight ships crossed the Taiwan Strait median line....

China’s military has begun rehearsing the encirclement of Taiwan during three days of military drills. Beijing – which views Taiwan as a breakaway province of China – called the o…

05/04/2023

Max Verstappen called it "a bit of a mess". Fernando Alonso used the word "stupid". George Russell said one of the decisions was "totally unnecessary". The Formula 1 drivers did not mince their words about the Australian Grand Prix. One of the most dramatic, chaotic and bizarre races in memory ended with a predictable win for Verstappen in his Red Bull, a car that is on another planet from the rest of the field....

Max Verstappen called it “a bit of a mess”. Fernando Alonso used the word “stupid”. George Russell said one of the decisions was “totally unnecessary”. The Formu…

28/03/2023

Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a shake-up of the social media platform's paid Twitter Blue feature. From 15 April only verified subscribers will have posts recommended to other users and be allowed to vote in polls. Under the policy, posts from non-paying accounts will not be included in the "For you" stream of recommended tweets. Last week, the firm said it would remove the verified status of some "legacy" accounts, which date from before Mr Musk bought the firm....

Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a shake-up of the social media platform’s paid Twitter Blue feature. From 15 April only verified subscribers will have posts recommended to other users an…

24/03/2023

An almost fully 3D-printed rocket has taken flight for the first time. Terran-1 left its launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida and powered skyward for a few minutes before falling back to Earth. Some 85% of the vehicle, which is 112ft (34m) tall, was produced using additive manufacturing techniques (3D printing). The aerospace industry uses these processes to make all manner of components but their application in Terran-1 is on a different scale....

An almost fully 3D-printed rocket has taken flight for the first time. Terran-1 left its launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida and powered skyward for a few minutes before falling back to Earth. …

16/03/2023

Virgin Orbit is to pause operations from Thursday in an apparent attempt to shore up its finances. Almost all employees at the satellite launch company will reportedly also be furloughed. Bosses told staff about the move at a meeting on Wednesday, saying a further update would be provided next week. It comes after the company's failure to launch the first ever satellite mission from UK soil in January....

Virgin Orbit is to pause operations from Thursday in an apparent attempt to shore up its finances. Almost all employees at the satellite launch company will reportedly also be furloughed. Bosses to…

08/03/2023

"You have to try it", my colleague said - enthusiastically shoving his phone in front of me. We were heading home from my prancing about a warehouse wearing a special backpack and frame which gave me super strength to move boxes. It had felt eerily futuristic, but a new future had just arrived. It was November 2022, and OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot was up and running, and as long as it was not at capacity, anyone could test it....

“You have to try it”, my colleague said – enthusiastically shoving his phone in front of me. We were heading home from my prancing about a warehouse wearing a special backpack and…

22/02/2023

Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users. It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta chief executive, said the move will improve security and authenticity on the social media apps. The move comes after Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, implemented the premium Twitter Blue subscription in November 2022....

Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users. It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta chief executive, said the move …

17/02/2023

China has had an unusually busy and bizarre week. On Monday - as the saga over the alleged spy balloon dragged into its 11th day - a fresh spat erupted between Beijing and Manila. This one was over lasers. The Philippines accused China of using a "military grade" laser light on a Philippine coastguard boat. It said the incident had happened on 6 February when the boat was attempting to take supplies to the Sierra Madre, a vessel that is used as a Filipino naval outpost in the South China Sea; and that a Chinese vessel intercepted the Filipino coast guard boat, blocked its way and used a laser device to temporarily blind the crew....

China has had an unusually busy and bizarre week. On Monday – as the saga over the alleged spy balloon dragged into its 11th day – a fresh spat erupted between Beijing and Manila. This …

12/02/2023

Officials in Turkey say 113 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with the construction of buildings that collapsed in Monday's earthquake. Turkish police have already taken at least 12 people into custody, including building contractors. Meanwhile, unrest in southern Turkey has disrupted rescue efforts in some places. The number of people confirmed to have died in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 30,000....

Officials in Turkey say 113 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with the construction of buildings that collapsed in Monday’s earthquake. Turkish police have already taken at least…

19/01/2023

Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in the latest round of staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the business $1.2bn (£972m) in severance and reorganisation costs. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said that while customer spending had grown during Covid, more people were now choosing to "exercise caution"....

Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in the latest round of staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the business $1.2bn (£972m) in severance …

01/01/2023

Apple and Tesla stocks have tumbled over growing concerns about delays in their production lines in China. Apple shares hit their lowest point since June 2021. Tesla's stock has dropped 73% from a record high in November 2021. Companies have struggled to keep production going in China due to Covid restrictions and weeks of lockdowns. Now they are facing a staffing crunch as China battles a Covid wave after lifting years of restrictions....

Apple and Tesla stocks have tumbled over growing concerns about delays in their production lines in China. Apple shares hit their lowest point since June 2021. Tesla’s stock has dropped 73% f…

26/12/2022

A Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern Russia has left three people dead, Moscow says. Air defences shot down the drone near the Engels base, but falling debris fatally wounded three technical staff, the defence ministry said. Earlier this month, Russia accused Ukraine of a similar attack on the airfield, home to bombers that have carried out missile attacks on Ukraine....

A Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern Russia has left three people dead, Moscow says. Air defences shot down the drone near the Engels base, but falling debris fatally woun…

15/12/2022

Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, shattering a long-held assumption that the females didn't have a s*xual organ. Research published Wednesday provides the first proper anatomical descriptions of female snake genitalia. Snake pen*ses - hemipenes - have been studied for decades. They are forked and some are embedded with spikes. But the female s*x organ had been "overlooked in comparison", researchers said....

Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, shattering a long-held assumption that the females didn’t have a s*xual organ. Research published Wednesday provides the first prope…

24/11/2022

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Next month’s UN biodiversity summit is the “best and last chance” to halt and reverse the decline of nature, the head of Natural England has said. In December nearly 200 countries…

09/11/2022

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Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it will cut 13% of its workforce. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it will cut 13% of its …

08/11/2022

Foxconn, which makes iPhones for Apple, says it is deepening its investment in a US electric pick-up truck firm, which could challenge Tesla’s Cybertruck. The technology giant is spending up …

04/11/2022

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More than a third of those who died when a pedestrian bridge snapped and plunged into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday evening were children, some as young as two. Here& #821…

28/10/2022

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Elon Musk declared on Friday “let the good times roll” after he completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter. The purchase of the social media firm by the world’s richest man…

21/10/2022

A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has led to the recovery of tuna and other migratory fish around its borders, according to a study. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii is almost four times the size of California. Fishing is banned inside the zone, but a spillover effect has boosted tuna stocks in nearby waters, scientists have found....

A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has led to the recovery of tuna and other migratory fish around its borders, according to a study. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawai…

06/10/2022

Exploiting new oil and gas fields is "radically at odds" with the UK's commitments to fight climate change, according to a new report. Researchers from Global Energy Monitor (GEM) also calculated the greenhouse gas emissions if all the North Sea's reserves were extracted and burnt. They said it would lead to the UK exceeding its legally binding carbon budget by almost two-fold....

Exploiting new oil and gas fields is “radically at odds” with the UK’s commitments to fight climate change, according to a new report. Researchers from Global Energy Monitor (GEM)…

03/10/2022

Nasa and the SpaceX rocket company are to study the feasibility of running a private astronaut mission to extend the life of the Hubble telescope. The orbiting observatory, one of the greatest instruments in the history of science, is gradually losing altitude. If nothing is done to re-boost it, the telescope will eventually fall into the atmosphere and burn up....

Nasa and the SpaceX rocket company are to study the feasibility of running a private astronaut mission to extend the life of the Hubble telescope. The orbiting observatory, one of the greatest inst…

01/10/2022

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has presented the latest prototype of a humanoid robot being developed by his Tesla electric car company. Optimus appeared on stage at a Silicon Valley event, where it waved to the audience and raised its knees. The CEO said the robot was work-in-progress but could be on sale to the public in a few years' time....

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has presented the latest prototype of a humanoid robot being developed by his Tesla electric car company. Optimus appeared on stage at a Silicon Valley event, where it wa…