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Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:46

World Aids Day: fears for HIV treatment amid Covid...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2020/12/01

Microsoft files patent to record and score meetings on body language. World Aids Day: Global solidarity amid concerns for treatment as frontline services stretched. One of biology’s biggest mysteries ‘largely solved’ by DeepMind AI. Astronauts could stop burning underwear in Nasa plans to make first space detergent. Australian telescope maps deep space at record speed. Australia, US to develop hypersonic missiles to counter China. New monolith pops up in Romania - alien or artist? Hosted on Acast

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6:53

Cyber Monday: How to avoid getting stung, Spotify...

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2020/11/30

Cyber Monday ‘deals’: Don’t believe the hype and do your resesearch, says Which? consumer expert. Step into actual Super Mario World in Florida - Nintendo to open experience for fans at Universal Studios next year. Spotify testing new Instagram-esque Stories feature. Huawei ban from UK 5G network brought forward by British government. China’s Chang’e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples. Mysterious monolith that was found in the remote Utah desert has been removed by an

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6:45

Black Friday: Scam warning, #DiaperDon - Trump’s...

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2020/11/27

Experts are warning shoppers to be wary of scams as they shop online during what retailers are expecting to be their biggest Black Friday sale yet. Promon’s Tom Lysemose Hanson says not clicking on links in emails and doing your research before downloading store apps are some of the easy ways to stay safe. Plus, Donald Trump’s furious with Twitter as #DiaperDon trends, mink in Denmark are resurfacing from their graves, and Hope's mission to Mars is going so well, its planning to collect some bonus

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6:43

TikTok introduces epilepsy feature, Black Friday...

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2020/11/26

After coming under fire earlier this year over a ‘seizure challenge’, TikTok is offering a new feature to its users who have photosensitive epilepsy. The tool will allow people to tailor their profile so that videos that could act as a trigger for a seizure are automatically skipped. Plus, robots could be the next front line workers, voice assistant users get special Black Friday deals and, space worms give an insight into how our genes behave in space.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge:

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5:33

Elon Musk marks world’s second richest man with a...

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2020/11/25

Elon Musk has pushed Bill Gates down to third place on the Bloomberg Billionaires index as his personal fortune soared by $7.2 billion dollars. It came as Tesla shares soared after it was announced they’d be added to the S&P 500, sending the company’s market value above $500 billion. Plus, how hackers are 3D printing your house keys from your Facebook photos, a treasure trove of ancient arrows found in Sweden and Google Stadia says 400 games are in development.Listen to our other podcasts:Women

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6:35

Snapchat takes on TikTok with Spotlight, PS5...

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2020/11/24

Snapchat has become the latest competitor to TikTok, launching its own short form video feature Spotlight. And, for at least the rest of the year, users who create the most engaged-with content could receive a share of $1 million a day being handed out by the firm. Plus, China launches its ambitious mission to the moon, Amazon investigates after PlayStation 5 deliveries are reported missing, and a black monolith stuns officials in Utah.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with

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6:25

How does the Oxford vaccine work?, Space X sea...

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2020/11/23

AstraZeneca and Oxford University report their vaccine could prevent up to 90% of people getting Covid-19, so how does it work? And, while we wait for the jab to be rolled out, scientists warn that as we head into winter, keeping a window cracked open could reduce the risk of infection by 70%. Plus, Space X launch a sea cartographer satellite and, K-pop band aespa introduce fans to their AI avatars.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science,

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6:44

Instagram graphic content increase, PS5 delays,...

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2020/11/20

Figures reveal Instagram removed almost 80 per cent less graphic content about suicide and self-harm between April and June this year than in the previous quarter - after Covid restrictions meant most of its content moderators were sent home. Many customers trying to get hold of PS5 were left disappointed after online retailers sold out of the console. NordPass reveals people are still using ‘123456’ as their password. Facebook campaign by the Mines Advisory Group helps protect people living near

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6:16

Sony’s PS5 launch, Oprah Winfrey’s virtual Obama...

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2020/11/19

Sony’s new PS5 is available to buy in the UK from today, with new titles including Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Apple to pay $113m to settle iPhone ‘batterygate’. Lyft’s Thanksgiving travel ads receives backlash amid US pandemic crisis. Free SIM cards help disadvantaged schoolchildren stay online amid families' Covid financial struggle. Former President Barack Obama talks to Oprah Winfrey on Apple TV by the magic of green screen tech. Twitter throttles back on rollout of disappearing ‘Fleets’

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6:17

Social media grilled by senators, bitcoin booms,...

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2020/11/18

Facebook and Twitter chief executives are grilled again by Senators, who attacked their corporate policies. Donald Trump fires a top election security tech official who contradicted him. Bitcoin hits nearly a three-year peak, and closes in on a record high value. The French flying ‘Jetman’ has died in a training accident in Dubai. TikTok has added tougher controls for parents to keep tabs on their children.Dinosaurs would have continued breeding on Earth when they were wiped out by asteroid, study

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6:43

Musk rakes in billions as astronauts dock with ISS,...

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2020/11/17

Elon Musk breaks into top three world’s richest people as Tesla stock soars. Virgin Galactic announces postponement of key test flight of its spacecraft because of a surge in Covid-19 cases in New Mexico. Pharmacy CVS has become the first retailer in the US to allow customers use PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments. Social network founders Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey will appear once more before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee over speech moderation on their platforms

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5:58

Covid tests keep Musk from Nasa launch, TikTok gets...

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2020/11/16

Four Nasa astronauts blast off for the ISS on the first non-demo SpaceX flight. Microsoft says state-backed hackers from North Korea and Russia have been targeting organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine. The Trump administration has extended a deadline for ByteDance to restructure ownership of its short-form video app TikTok in the US amid legal battle. Ticketmaster UK fined $1.62m for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. YouTube ditches ‘rewind’ video for pandemic-hit 2020

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6:20

‘Planet hunter’ space telescope given green light to...

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2020/11/13

The planet hunter, the world’s first space telescope, has been given the green light to study atmospheres of planets outside our own solar system. Professor Giovanna Tinetti says it’ll give a fuller picture of what exoplanets are made of, how they were formed, how they evolve and provide us with a better understanding of our own planet too. Plus, a two-million-year-old skull of a distant human cousin is discovered, Elon Musk ‘tests positive and negative for Covid-19 and, TikTok survives another day

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6:56

SpaceX to launch ISS ‘taxi service’, ...

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2020/11/12

Elon Musk’s aerospace company is to send four astronauts into low-Earth orbit on a Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday - the first commercial human spaceflight system in history. Plus, a ‘factory in a box’ could produce 600 doses of RNA vaccines a minute,black and Asian ethnicities are up to twice as likely to be infected with Covid-19 and, a town in Japan deploys robot monster wolves to protect against hungry bears.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with

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7:18

Apple’s M1 chip to have a ‘profound impact’ on Macs,...

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2020/11/11

Apple’s M1 silicon chip promises a profound impact on performance of their computers. The tech giant says this will include better battery life, instant wake from sleep mode and the ability to run iOS apps. Plus, Russia says its Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective against Covid-19, the newly discovered Popa langur is set to be listed as critically endangered and Santa prepares for a socially distanced Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:48

Covid jab could be rolled out by Christmas, Xbox...

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2020/11/10

England’s deputy chief medical officer and the UK’s health secretary have cautiously raised hopes a coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out by Christmas. Former director of the World World Health Organisation's cancer programme Karol Sikora says the vaccine is ‘elegant’ but has some downsides. Plus, loser.com now redirects to Donald Trump’s Wikipedia page, Xbox Series X launches in the UK, and Jupiter's Europa moon may glow in the dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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7:14

Virgin Hyperloop’s first passenger journey, mouthwash...

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2020/11/09

Virgin Hyperloop has trialled its first every journey with two passengers on board. The pair were strapped to a pod as they hurtled down a 500 metre track at 100 miles per hour. Its hoped the system could eventually transport people at 670mph. Plus, how mouthwash could be a secret weapon against coronavirus, the first electric wingsuit takes flight and, a stolen 4 billion-year-old meteorite returns to its owners.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading

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6:29

Facebook’s double-click misinformation crackdown,...

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2020/11/06

New measures to fight election misinformation on Facebook are announced as YouTubers are accused of profiting from peddling election falsehoods. Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin sent in a mystery transaction is revealed as going to the US government. Peleton are earning big profits from an at-home pandemic workout boom. SpaceX launch US Space Force satellite, as Elon Musk promotes Tesla tequila. The Brazilian concert pianist who can play Bach again thanks to 3D-printed bionic gloves.Listen to our

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7:00

Mystery over $1 billion Bitcoin transaction, why...

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2020/11/05

Facebookhas added warning labels to both Trump and Biden posts as protests flare at ballot-counting centres in US presidential election. Someone just made a Bitcoin transaction of nearly $1 billion that could be linked to Silk Road on the dark web. Finally, an answer to mystery radio waves beamed across the galaxy? Nintendo’s bumper profits during lockdown, and how a British company is teaming up with Santa’s tech elves to magic up some socially-distanced Christmas cheer. Neuroscientists find out

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6:59

Gremlins in the US election computers, the Covid-era...

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2020/11/04

As election fever grips the US, some states have suffered IT problems causing waits at polling stations, while President Trump is once more reprimanded by Twitter for “misleading” tweets. How a NASA astronaut voted in space and the 5G drones British firms say could beam down high-speed internet. TikTokker reprimanded by ads watchdog. The downfall of mobile video app Quibi. The middle class private charter boom and how scientists have spotted a rare ‘swimming burrito’.Listen to our other

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