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Elon Musk marks world’s second richest man with a Space X rocket launch Nov 25, 2020

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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.

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Snapchat takes on TikTok with Spotlight, PS5 deliveries 'go missing' & China launches moon mission - plus more Nov 24, 2020

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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.

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How does the Oxford vaccine work?, Space X sea cartographer satellite goes to space & K-pop's aespa launch AI avatars Nov 23, 2020

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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.

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Instagram graphic content increase, PS5 delays, dementia tech innovations & blue whales blossom Nov 20, 2020

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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 minefields. Sensor-packed homes and apps help people living with dementia stay safe. Pods of blue whales spotted in South Atlantic Ocean again after being decimated by hunters in 20th Century.

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Sony’s PS5 launch, Oprah Winfrey’s virtual Obama interview & what's your cat's chat? Nov 19, 2020

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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’ feature. Alexa developer’s MeowTalk app to translate miaow could be the cat’s whiskers for feline chat

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Social media grilled by senators, bitcoin booms, TikTok parental controls & a robot to help social distancing Nov 18, 2020

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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 finds. A robot is enforcing mask-wearing and social distancing at store in Japan.

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Musk rakes in billions as astronauts dock with ISS, Christmas work parties on Zoom and QR codes at the chemist. Nov 17, 2020

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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. Companies are turning to Zoom video-conferencing to organise their festive get-togethers at a time of zero-contact. Huawei sells budget phone-maker Honor. French radio station in online obituaries gaffe.

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Covid tests keep Musk from Nasa launch, TikTok gets brief Trump reprieve and drones spy on sun-seekers Nov 16, 2020

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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. Lifeguards will fly drones on Sydney’s famous Bondi beach to ensure sunbathers stay socially distanced. Kickstarter has finally replied to some customer service complaints - from seven years ago.

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‘Planet hunter’ space telescope given green light to explore worlds outside our solar system Nov 13, 2020

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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 in the US.

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SpaceX to launch ISS ‘taxi service’, ‘factory-in-a-box’ could churn out 600 vaccines a minute & robot monster wolves Nov 12, 2020

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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.

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