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Apple’s Fitness+ should have rivals worried, experts say | Wednesday, 16th September 2020 Sep 16, 2020

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Apple unveiled a number of new products at its latest virtual event but its the new Fitness+ service that experts say should have rivals worried. The subscription-based workout platform runs off the Apple Watch, which saw two new models released on Tuesday evening. But, iPhone fans will have to wait a few more weeks to see any new updates. Plus, Kim Kardashian West boycotts social media, Scientific American endorses a presidential candidate for the first time and scientists discover the oldest known fossilised animal sperm.

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Take me to your planet? The world reacts to the possibility of life on Venus | Tuesday 15th September 2020 Sep 15, 2020

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Nasa's so excited, it wants to make the planet a priority for space missions. And will Mars be next? the Evening Standard talks to the UCL team recreating the red planet's extreme conditions in London’s commuter belt for a future search for life. If 2020 wasn’t stressful enough, an asteroid is entering earth's orbit on Thursday. Creating super livestock from super sperms. LG’s winged phone to rival Samsung. YouTube’s TikTok rival soft-launches in India. And what are big tech companies doing to neutralise their carbon footprint?

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TikTok has rejected Microsoft as their preferred US buyer | Monday 14th September 2020 Sep 14, 2020

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The parent company of the video app TikTok has opted for Oracle over Microsoft after Trump forced it to sell the app. British chips bought by the Americans – they’ve promised jobs for the UK. Should social media companies be doing more to combat harmful online video? Worrying news out of Greenland as ice breaks off. Coronavirus surging again – how long can this go on for? And could Instagram start charging?

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Microsoft says Russia, China and Iran are behind hacking attempts on more than 200 organisations | Friday 11th September 2020 Sep 11, 2020

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US political parties were among those targeted, after Microsoft security software thwarted most of the attempts. And travel firms are also being blasted for failing to secure their websites despite previous cyberattacks. Reforms have been proposed to alter laws in the UK targeting online abuse. A new study suggests the public's confidence in vaccines is improving in the UK and Europe, but there are "hesitancy hotspots". The professional gamer, Ninja, returns to Twitch, while Ubisoft announces a collaboration with the rapper Stormzy for Watch Dogs: Legion and releases its Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The NFLStreams subreddit on Reddit gets banned. We hear about two UK-made nanosatellites the size of a shoebox, and why is NASA buying moon dirt?

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China demands Twitter investigate ambassador’s ‘like’ of pornographic video | Thursday, 10 September 2020 Sep 10, 2020

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China is demanding Twitter investigate a ‘hack’ after the account of its ambassador to the UK liked a pornographic post. Liu Xiaoming retweeted an official statement condemning the ‘attack’, saying: ‘A good anvil does not fear the hammer’. Plus, Portland bans facial recognition tech, Apple makes its own face mask, the world’s animal populations are in ‘freefall’, and a search of 10 million solar systems has turned up no signs of life.

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Oxford Vaccine trials "paused" as patient experiences adverse reaction | Wednesday 9th September 2020 Sep 09, 2020

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Oxford scientists have had to put the stoppers on their trials of a new Covid vaccine as a UK Patient has had an adverse reaction, Apple files a counter lawsuit accusing the makers of Fortnite of being greedy, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is back - this time in virtual action, plus Sonic the Hedgehog is about to turn 30 and we could be about to get some extra added bonus games, and a very unusual earthquake appears to have rocked the states all the way from New jersey to Brooklyn.

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South Korea-based PUBG decides to ditch Chinese Tencent and publish all games in India itself | Tuesday 8th September 2020 Sep 08, 2020

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After PUBG Mobile and Mobile Lite were banned in India last week citing security concerns, the corporation now wants to work directly with the Indian government to find a solution. New reports suggest businesses of the future will be based on a mix of AI tech, and robots could be introduced to help care for the elderly after Pepper was a hit with older adults. And talking of bots, Amazon's autonomous delivery vehicle Scout has a development boost. Also, an aquanaut wants to build the marine version of the ISS, and a new floating Apple store opens in Singapore. Get your lightsabers ready as The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu launches today on PS4. Did a Chinese rocket booster land dangerously close to a school playground? And, it's Star Trek Day 2020!

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UK ‘likely to have coronavirus vaccine by early next year’ | Monday, September 7th 2020 Sep 07, 2020

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UK health secretary Matt Hancock has dramatically raised hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine in the coming months. He told LBC radio it was ‘looking up’ that a jab could be available soon after trials if it's approved - potentially by early next year. Plus, Virgin Galactic’s next crewed test flight planned for October, 90s game Doom played on a pregnancy test and, cheating on Fall Guy: Ultimate Knockout to be stamped out.

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Facebook’s US election ad ban ‘wont stop spread of fake news’ | Friday, September 4th 2020 Sep 04, 2020

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Experts warn Facebook’s bid to stop misinformation in the week leading up to the US election by banning paid political ads will do little to stop the organic spread of fake news. They also say - and the President agrees - it’ll limit the ability to counteract bogus claims at crunch time. Plus, the FTSE 100 makes gains despite a sudden sell off of tech stocks across the Pond, the moon is rusting and it might be Earth’s fault and, grinning turtles make a comeback.

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Social media giants fail to remove 95% of anti-vaccine misinformation | Thursday 3rd September 2020 Sep 03, 2020

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The Center for Countering Digital Hate and Restless Development said their Failure to Act report shows social networks are failing in their own misinformation policies. A new £500-million funding package will support trials of a 20-minute test for Covid-19. Also as tensions continue to escalate between India and China along its disputed land border, the Indian government has blocked more Chinese phone apps. A quantum breakthrough means the world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet. By the year 2245 half the planet's atoms could be digital data. Wildfires have set a record for carbon emissions so far this year. And Europe's Vega rocket is back in action, as SpaceX set to launch 60 Starlink satellites today.

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