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7:31

YouTube’s iJustine: How I stayed in the game | IWD 2022

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/03/11

In the final episode of our week celebrating leading women in tech and science, we hear from Justine Ezarik, aka iJustine, one of the most successful YouTubers of all time.iJustine launched 16 years ago and she truly was one of the original queens of the platform. Now, she has 6.98 million subscribers, created over 2000 uploads and has more than a billion views across her channel.Despite the critics in the early days, Justine persevered and she continues to adapt and evolve now, all because of her

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6:42

A brief history of... Lucy Hawking | IWD 2022

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2022/03/10

Next up in our week of special episodes of Tech & Science Daily, we hear from Lucy Hawking, science educator and children’s writer. You’ll also likely be familiar with her father, the theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking.Lucy created the ‘George’ book series, a collection of fantasy adventure novels based on real science. She’s since gone on to publish many other children’s books but all of them have the same goal, to make science more understandable and entertaining.Lucy’s latest book

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6:59

How to find a supermassive black hole | IWD 2022

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2022/03/09

On Tech & Science Daily, we're carrying on our week of special episodes to mark International Women’s Day. Today we hear from Nobel Prize winner, Andrea Ghez, professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA.Andrea is only the fourth woman to ever win the Nobel Prize in physics which she received for her part in providing evidence of a supermassive black hole, with the mass of four million suns, at the centre of our galaxy. Impressive, right?She explains the years and efforts that have gone into her

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7:01

Meet 'the mother of the internet' | IWD 2022

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/03/08

This week on Tech & Science Daily, to mark International Women’s Day, we’re speaking to some of the world-leading women in their fields. Today is the turn of computer programmer and network engineer, Radia Perlman. She is known by many as ‘the mother of the internet’ - although she’s been trying to shake that title for years.Radia invented the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) - an innovation that helped make today's Internet possible. Although, she believes it’s not just one person who is

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6:57

The woman who invented DNA editing | IWD 2022

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/03/07

To mark International Women's Day, this week on Tech & Science Daily, we're hearing from some of the leading women in their fields. We're kicking things off with biochemist and Nobel prize winner, Dr Jennifer Doudna.She won a 2020 Nobel prize for her discovery, which is changing the game in the way we protect people, animals and plants from disease.While studying bacteria in 2012, Jennifer discovered a way of cutting into DNA, and providing it with newinstructions to help fight against

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6:14

'Nuclear terror’ at Ukraine plant - what’s the risk?

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2022/03/04

Following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, we hear from Malcolm Grimston, Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London’s Centre for Energy Policy and Technology. He tells us why it wouldn’t cause a similar disaster to Chernobyl if it was used as a target. Ukraine is to sell NFTs to fund the war and Elon Musk has taunted Russia as the country stops selling rocket engines to the US. A discarded rocket part is due to hit the moon and Fitbit recalls 1.7million

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5:27

Ukraine asks Xbox and PlayStation to block Russian...

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2022/03/03

Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has asked Xbox and PlayStation to block Russian and Belarusian players in response to the Ukraine crisis. The boss of Binance, the world’s largest crypto-exchange, has ruled out a Russian user ban while Elon Musk has been asked to “turn off” Teslas in the country. A survey finds that electric cars might not be as reliable as everyone thinks, Apple announced a ‘Peek Performance’ event and Twitter might be adding a new built-in podcasts tab.Plus,

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6:22

Stonehenge's secret finally revealed

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2022/03/02

Professor Timothy Darvill from the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University tells us about his analysis of Stonehenge which has found it was designed as a solar calendar.Apple has stopped selling its products in Russia over its Ukraine invasion and OneWeb is facing pressure to call off a launch of satellites from a Russian-run facility later this week.Meanwhile, Ukraine thanks Elon Musk after the arrival of SpaceX's Starlink satellite equipment and Facebook hopes to stay

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5:50

Crypto: Bitcoin overtakes Russian Ruble

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2022/03/01

Bitcoin has overtaken the Russian Ruble after a crypto market surge coincided with Russia’s currency crashing. The cryptocurrency reached above $41,000 on Monday afternoon, having traded below $35,000 on Thursday. The Ruble fell by around 25 per cent to $0.01, in that same time period reaching a new record low. Hacking group Anonymous says it has shut down a Russian gas supply as its cyber battle continues following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Meta says it will restrict access to

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5:31

MWC22: fresh questions over Russia ban

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2022/02/28

Questions remain over the Russian involvement in the Mobile World Congress amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Event organisers, the GSMA, said in a statement that it “strongly condemns” Russia’s actions and confirmed that a Russian Pavilion would now not be present at the convention. However, they have not confirmed if a wider Russian presence would be allowed.Preparations are happening in relation to possible cyber attacks from Russia. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will hold talks with the

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6:04

How would a Russian cyberattack affect UK?

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2022/02/25

Ukraine crisis: Online security expert, Richard Bingley from Global Cyber Academy, breaks down the risks to web users and looks at how Vladimir Putin’s internet army operates. Crypto: Stablecoins boost as bitcoin and ether drops after Ukraine attack. Polish video games developer pledges profits for Ukrainian Red Cross to help neighbouring country’s war victims. Earth observation: How satellites are being equipped with AI to peer through thick cloud to stop future wildfires. Anonymous social media

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5:36

ISS space peace hope amid Ukraine-Russia crisis

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2022/02/24

Four Russian cosmonauts among International Space Station multinational crew are “largely isolated” from Earth crisis, as Ukraine reels from a cyberattack when computer-wiping malware infected hundreds of computers. Artificial intelligence will be at heart of Metaverse, says Mark Zuckerberg. Safety fears after increase in teenage girls reporting online dating assaults. Dippy the dinosaur is back in town...Natural History Museum on return of London’s favourite diplodocus. Rainbow Six Siege esports

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5:24

Sound waves help ‘regrow’ bones

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2022/02/23

Hopes the advances in tissue engineering developed by RMIT University in Melbourne could help regrow bone lost to cancer. What caused two high-tech Black Hawk National Guard helicopters to crash near Utah ski slope? Voice bank preserves memories and gives motor neurone disease patients future power of digital speech. Ethics backlash over urban ‘dark stores’ delivering groceries. Study suggests brain could “replay” memories in final moments before death. Hear my song...how the brain responds best to

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5:15

Beware our cyberwarfare skills, UK warns Kremlin

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/02/22

As Russian order troops into eastern Ukraine, British defence secretary Ben Wallace says soldiers are ready to launch a digital strike if Moscow targets UK computer networks. We speak to Richard Bingley, Global Cyber Academy CEO. Quake Country...West Midlands hit by 2.8 magnitude earthquake. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - outage as 72GB expansion causes gaming downtime. World class pterosaur fossil with 2.5m wingspan found on Scottish island. Crypto: Is energy crisis burning Bitcoin miners out of

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5:19

Tributes to YouTube star Jamal Edwards

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/02/21

The entrepreneur founded SBTV, an online urban music platform, which helped launch the careers of British artists including Dave, Ed Sheeran and Skepta. Donald Trump launches new social media app. Hear schoolchildren beam voices into deep space for alien radio project. Ukraine cyberattacks: US and UK point fingers at Russia. How safe is UK government’s ‘living with Covid’ strategy? Clone of Newton’s apple tree latest victim of Storm Eunice. Revealed: the dinosaur-era virus ‘inside every human’

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5:58

Storm Eunice: why 'sting jet' could be catastrophic

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2022/02/18

Meteorologists claim storm Eunice could be as bad as the great storm of ‘87, as highest weather warning is issued. Meta says it now has 300,000 users on its Horizon Worlds VR platform. It’s designed for people with the Quest VR headset, and lets people build custom environments to hang out and play games in. GCHQ warns key industries to tighten up their cybersecurity, as tensions rise between Russia and the west on the Ukraine border. We’re being warned climate change could cause a drop in supply of

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6:03

Nasa to fight flames in space

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2022/02/17

NASA say they’re “fired up” for a new mission exploring how to control fire in space. They hope that one day humans can use fire safely on planets like mars and the moon, in zero gravity. Find out about a baby ‘ghost shark’ that’s thought to be ‘very rare’. We reveal the secrets of Stonehenge, from a new London exhibition. PS5 consoles sell out in SEVEN minutes at a UK toy store, The Sims 4 wedding pack will now release in Russia following concern over Russia’s anti-LGBTQ laws, meanwhile the HBO

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6:33

How virtual tech for heart patients works

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/02/16

Surgeons and doctors have been testing new VR tech to practise heart surgery. The technology, which creates a 3D digital double of the heart was found to boost surgeon’s confidence and decision making. Cyberpunk 2077 has finally got a patch with 50GB of improvements. It’s supposed to have fixed glitches, typos, slow loading times and other issues it was released with. Billionaire space tourist Jared Isaacman has commissioned three more SpaceX flights - which could take place by the end of the year

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6:27

DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/02/15

A study says pharmaceuticals are polluting rivers across the world. The analysis by the University of York, found pollution in rivers on every continent.Experts are warning of the psychological tricks used by scammers to get your money, as scams have risen by 17% in the last three months. Barclays says purchase scams are the most common, with an average value of £980. New research suggests people with fewer bouts of depression could be more than a third less at risk of having blocked arteries

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6:04

Crypto Crime: UK’s HMRC seize NFTs for the first time

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2022/02/14

Three non-fungible tokens have been seized by officials at HMRC. It’s believed to be the first enforcement action taken involving the crypto asset, as part of an investigation into VAT repayment fraud.Polestar has taken a jab at Tesla in its Superbowl advert. In the ad - titled ‘No Compromises’ it gave several promises including ‘No conquering mars’, taking a snipe at Tesla CEO Elon Musk.A zoo has begun cryogenically freezing genetic samples of endangered animals, to help save them from extinction

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