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Digital artist Beeple reacts to $69m sale of JPEG artwork Mar 12, 2021

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Modern artist Mike Winkelmann, known popularly as Beeple, reacts as his picture - which exists only as a digital token - goes under the hammer at Christie’s, Netflix looks to crack down on password sharing. An alien planet far across the universe has created a new atmosphere for itself - but it’s quite polluted. Twitter will compete with Clubhouse as it prepares to launch audio platform Spaces for users to chat with strangers. Roblox shares soar - and the gaming platform’s boss is now worth $4.6 billion. Scientists unravel mystery of 2,000-year-old telescope dubbed ‘world’s first analogue computer’.

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Nasa’s Perseverance rover beams home sounds of rock-zapping lasers Mar 11, 2021

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Hear Perseverance deploying its Martian rock-zapping lasers thanks to an on-board microphone. USA Moon shot: Nasa completes booster assembly for its Artemis mega-rocket. Russia is slowing the speed of Twitter amid anti-government protests. Snapchat and NHS launch body-scanning augmented reality lens to encourage organ donation. Thousands of bowel cancer patients to swallow tiny cancer-testing cameras to beat disease. And, aming platform Roblox set for strong US market debut.

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Criminals are grooming ‘Generation Covid’ to launder cash via social media Mar 10, 2021

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Beware cyber gangs are preying on young people to launder money. Online fraud victims suffer an ‘emotional toll’ - even if they get their money back, says consumer watchdog. Online etiquette expert Alex McCann discusses the pitfalls of moaning about colleagues on work Slack chats or over-sharing on Zoom. Russia and China announce plans for a moon base as Nasa confirms the plan to fly American astronauts on the upcoming Soyuz mission. Consumer victory to make electricals last longer as ‘right to repair’ law ready for summer. Banksy art burned, destroyed, and sold as Bitcoin-style digital token in livestream stunt.

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Your Instagram pics are helping Facebook's AI teach itself Mar 09, 2021

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A billion Instagram photos are being used by Facebook’s artificial intelligence to teach itself identification skills. Fireball scientist tells how he doorstepped residents to collect lumps of flaming asteroid. Post-Trump, new US climate change envoy John Kerry urges global action to cut pollution. Tesla stock tumbles by a third...while GameStop ‘meme shares’ jump by 40 per cent. Gaming tech used in Fortnite promises immersive update of Shakespeare play. Rural community sets up office in cow field to protest over ‘snail speed’ internet.

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‘Active threat’ warning for US email users after China cyberattack Mar 08, 2021

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The White House says Americans face an ‘active threat’ of email cyberattack from China. All countries must play their part in the vaccination fight to beat Covid, says Britain’s former chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies. Research finds oxygen will disappear from Earth in a billion years, but it’s unlikely humans will be around. Step away from the keyboard - Twitter is testing the ‘undo’ option for sent tweets. Elon Musk loses $27 billion and top spot as the world’s richest person as technology shares plunge. The world’s oldest known wild bird hatches chick at the grand old age of 70.

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YouTube boss: We’ll lift Trump ban if violence threat falls Mar 05, 2021

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YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki says Donald Trump’s suspension from the platform could be lifted if the threat of violence falls. After the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6th, the former President’s account was suspended for violating YouTube’s incitement of violence policy. Plus, scientists investigate a new coronavirus variant detected in 16 people in the UK, nine great apes at San Diego Zoo are vaccinated against Covid-19, and rockets, high-altitude balloons, and spaceplanes could set off from UK soil in just a few years.

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Third time unlucky: SpaceX’s Starship finally lands, but then explodes in a fireball Mar 04, 2021

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Elon Musk’s futuristic Starship soared more than six miles after lifting off from the southern tip of Texas. Then, after what seemed like a perfect landing, it exploded with such force it was tossed into the air surrounded by a ball of flames. Plus, scientists pinpoint the location of particles on the sun that are potentially hazardous to air passengers, bats equipped with minicomputers reveal echo hunting techniques, and WhatsApp launches video calls on its desktop app.

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How to hitch a free ride to the moon with a Japanese billionaire Mar 03, 2021

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Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire online fashion tycoon, wants eight people to join him on an all-paid-for mission to the moon in 2023. He’s calling for artists to apply who are ready to “push the envelope” creatively and be willing to help other crew members do the same. Plus, we join the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit in Africa as they launch the ‘virtual ranger’ to protect endangered animals, Daan Roosegaarde’s Urban Sun project beams light into cities that can clean spaces of Covid-19 and, glow-in-the-dark sharks are discovered in New Zealand.

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Space hurricanes could spell trouble for the ISS Mar 02, 2021

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Space hurricanes hundreds of kilometres above the North Pole could make things difficult for astronauts on the International Space Station. Space scientist Professor Mike Lockwood explains how the surprise discovery could also impact us here on Earth. Plus, a single shot of the Pfizer or Oxford vaccine is more than 80% effective at preventing hospital admission among the over-80s, Twitter expands its use of warning labels to target misleading coronavirus vaccine tweets, and scientists claim Neanderthals had the ability to perceive and produce speech like us.

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‘My blood ran cold’: Scientist recalls moment Novichok was discovered Mar 01, 2021

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Professor Tim Atkins says his blood ran cold as he learned the deadly nerve agent Novichok had been discovered in Salisbury three years ago. He went on to lead the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian double agent, and says he came out of it ‘a slightly different person’. Plus, an expert on chemical and biological attacks warns Covid-19 could be used as a biological weapon, a SpaceX launch aborted again and, a 10-second video artwork sells for $6.6 million.

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