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Jack Dorsey on social media bias, Grand Theft Auto dreams, and a song inspired by a Nasa robot dying on Mars

Jack Dorsey on social media bias, Grand Theft Auto dreams, and a song inspired by a Nasa robot dying on Mars

Social media giants in focus as bosses are grilled by senators about what can and can't be said on their platforms - who calls the shots? The FBI issues a warning to hospitals already stretched to th…
00:06:28  |   Thu 29 Oct 2020
The hunt for ‘weird’ life on Saturn & why Apple wants Google’s web search crown | Wednesday, 28th October 2020

The hunt for ‘weird’ life on Saturn & why Apple wants Google’s web search crown | Wednesday, 28th October 2020

Nasa reveals a bizarre new molecule found on one of Saturn’s frozen moons, spied from a megatelescope back on Earth. President Trump fails to stamp out TikTok as the social media app eyes expansion. …

00:07:05  |   Wed 28 Oct 2020
Nasa finds water molecules on the moon, but what does that mean for the future of lunar exploration?  | Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Nasa finds water molecules on the moon, but what does that mean for the future of lunar exploration? | Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Molecules of H20 have been detected on the sunlit surface of the moon using an infrared telescope, but what does that mean for the future of lunar exploration? A new Space Calendar is being launched …
00:07:01  |   Tue 27 Oct 2020
Nasa using artificial intelligence to help classify new craters on Mars | Monday, 26th Oct 2020

Nasa using artificial intelligence to help classify new craters on Mars | Monday, 26th Oct 2020

Artificial intelligence helps Nasa classify new craters on Mars, the International Space Station turns 20 this week, Imran Khan requests a ban on Islamophobia on Facebook in a letter to mark Zuckerbu…

00:07:06  |   Mon 26 Oct 2020
Huawei Mate 40: first flagship phone WITHOUT Google services | Friday, 23rd October 2020

Huawei Mate 40: first flagship phone WITHOUT Google services | Friday, 23rd October 2020

Huawei unveils their first series of their flagship to launch since Donald Trump’s intervention. A Dutch security expert claims he guessed the President's Twitter password on his fifth attempt. Socia…
00:06:46  |   Fri 23 Oct 2020
Nasa appear to have made “exciting new discovery” on the Moon | Thursday, 22nd October 2020

Nasa appear to have made “exciting new discovery” on the Moon | Thursday, 22nd October 2020

Nasa says they have made an “exciting new discovery” about the Moon and plan a big event to tell us what is it soon, Astronaut Chris Cassidy and 63 of his Crew have safely touched back down on earth …

00:07:23  |   Thu 22 Oct 2020
Nasa spacecraft makes historic touchdown | Wednesday, October 21 2020

Nasa spacecraft makes historic touchdown | Wednesday, October 21 2020

Nasa spacecraft has made an historic touchdown on an asteroid dodging boulders the size of buildings to collect samples of cosmic rubble, Google is slapped with an antitrust Lawsuit by the Justice De…

00:06:52  |   Wed 21 Oct 2020
Robin Hood hackers donate ill-gotten gains to charities | Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Robin Hood hackers donate ill-gotten gains to charities | Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Hackers have announced on the Dark Web that they have donated money, which was taken as part of a ransomware attack, to charities. Although, at least one of the charites has said that it will not acc…

00:07:52  |   Tue 20 Oct 2020
US election: Social media censorship or due diligence? | Monday, October 19 2020

US election: Social media censorship or due diligence? | Monday, October 19 2020

Social media is at the centre of the misinformation narrative ahead of November’s election. Coronavirus updates as infections increase across Europe. Black men urged to join prostate cancer study. Th…
00:05:40  |   Mon 19 Oct 2020
Women bear brunt of pandemic knock-on effects | Friday, October 16 2020

Women bear brunt of pandemic knock-on effects | Friday, October 16 2020

An Evening Standard investigation has revealed the full scale of the crisis facing working mothers as a result of the pandemic. Women-founded companies have been hit particularly hard as they battle …

00:06:52  |   Fri 16 Oct 2020
Why the Hunter Biden allegations are being

Why the Hunter Biden allegations are being "censored" on social media | Thursday, 15th October 2020

Twitter and Facebook restricting posts connected to a tabloid story ahead of the election. The satellite and rocket with a chance of colliding. The latest ISS residents get there in record time. The …
00:06:17  |   Thu 15 Oct 2020
iPhone 12 comes with a bionic chip but no headphones | Wednesday, 14th October 2020

iPhone 12 comes with a bionic chip but no headphones | Wednesday, 14th October 2020

Apple launches four new handsets all with super speedy 5G. Jeff Bezos’ rocket gets another test launch. The latest ISS recruits blast off from Kazakhstan. The ‘water bears’ that can survive radiation…
00:06:32  |   Wed 14 Oct 2020
The iPhone 12's expected to launch tonight, here's what we know | Tuesday, 13th October 2020

The iPhone 12's expected to launch tonight, here's what we know | Tuesday, 13th October 2020

New chips and 5G for the smartphone giants, but what else will the hotly anticipated device do? Chinese rivals Huawei announce the launch event for the Mate 40. Can coronavirus help us understand our…
00:06:48  |   Tue 13 Oct 2020
The EU to tackle the power of Silicon Valley | Monday, 11th October 2020

The EU to tackle the power of Silicon Valley | Monday, 11th October 2020

Brussels is reported to be drawing up a list of the worlds most powerful tech firms – in a bid to impose new regulations. The UK's outlined a 3-tier coronavirus lockdown system. Seven nations say end…

00:06:09  |   Mon 12 Oct 2020
US military dogs trialling augmented reality goggles for combat | Friday, October 9 2020

US military dogs trialling augmented reality goggles for combat | Friday, October 9 2020

The US army is trialling new tech for their combat dogs. Augmented reality goggles developed by Command Sight are being tested so handlers can give commands from a distance. Soldiers see what the dog…

00:07:15  |   Fri 09 Oct 2020
Boeing 747: British Airways’ Queen of the Skies takes off for the last time | Thursday, October 8 2020

Boeing 747: British Airways’ Queen of the Skies takes off for the last time | Thursday, October 8 2020

British Airways' final two Boeing 747 planes departed on their final flight from Heathrow on Thursday. Their retirement was brought forward as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the aviation s…

00:07:15  |   Thu 08 Oct 2020
QAnon pages banned on all Facebook platforms | Wednesday, 7th October 2020

QAnon pages banned on all Facebook platforms | Wednesday, 7th October 2020

Facebook has stepped up the battle to move the fringe conspiracy theorists off its sites. SpaceX inks deal with US Department of Defense. September was the worlds hottest on record. London scientists…
00:06:10  |   Wed 07 Oct 2020
Unmasking online coronavirus misinformation as Trump leaves hospital | Tuesday, 6th October 2020

Unmasking online coronavirus misinformation as Trump leaves hospital | Tuesday, 6th October 2020

President Trump is out of the hospital but is he out of the woods? We take a look at some of the Covid misinformation floating around the net. Back in the UK, government's latest coronavirus gaff inv…

00:06:43  |   Tue 06 Oct 2020
What is dexamethasone and why has it been given to Donald Trump? | Monday, October 5 2020

What is dexamethasone and why has it been given to Donald Trump? | Monday, October 5 2020

Donald Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley, says the President is being treated with dexamethasone, a steroid typically given to patients with severe cases of Covid-19. It's added to the confusing and at tim…

00:07:03  |   Mon 05 Oct 2020
Donald Trump’s age, weight and gender ‘put him at higher risk of severe Covid-19’ | Friday, October 2nd 2020

Donald Trump’s age, weight and gender ‘put him at higher risk of severe Covid-19’ | Friday, October 2nd 2020

Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 and experts say he has at least three risk factors for contracting it severely: his age, weight and gender. At 74-years-old and medically obese, the US P…

00:07:23  |   Fri 02 Oct 2020
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