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Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard.

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Donald Trump demands ‘substantial portion’ of US TikTok sale | Tuesday, August 4th 2020 Aug 04, 2020

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Donald Trump is demanding a cut from the sale of TikTok’s US unit if Microsoft - or any other American firm - buys it. The President also warned if there’s no deal then he’s banning the app from next month. Plus, hospitals around the world fended off millions of cyberattacks at the height of lockdown, a new supersonic jet could fly to Sydney from London in five hours and, Fortnite finally releases drivable cars.

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"Thanks for flying SpaceX." How Nasa's astronauts returned to Earth in the first splashdown in 45 years |Monday 3rd August 2020 Aug 03, 2020

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We hear about the astronauts' 19-hour journey from the International Space Station and what was so different about this landing. Also how it's left Nasa optimistic about the future of human spaceflight despite an unexpected off-shoot to the mission. Trump 'plans to act' on security risks posed by Chinese software in social media apps while Microsoft is in talks to buy the US arm of TikTok and the company's owners ByteDance decide to move their head office to London. Egypt invites Elon Musk to visit the country so they can prove the pyramids weren't built by aliens, and Sir David Attenborough's back with a new TV show.

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More massive growth in Lockdown for tech titans | Friday 31st July 2020 Jul 31, 2020

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Profits for the three months run up to June have been revealed by techs “big four” and after questions of how big is too big came up in congress it has emerged they are doing even better than expected. Should they pay for services like news though? Australia thinks so and just passed a new law, plus New York congress woman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is back in action and is fighting for the US Military to stop targeting and trying to recruit youngsters on Twitch

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Big tech grilled over ‘harmful’ power as Donald Trump ‘watches closely’ | Thursday, July 30 2020 Jul 30, 2020

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Donald Trump, a long time critic of the big tech companies, says he’s ‘watching closely’ as bosses of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple are grilled over accusations their companies stifle competition. The President has urged Congress to crack down on them at an antitrust hearing - otherwise he’ll do it himself. Plus, Nasa’s mission to Mars is underway, a ‘life-changing’ rapid

coronavirus test could be available by Christmas, and a quarter of Britain’s mammals are facing extinction.

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The FAANGs are out at the US Congress | Wednesday 29 July 2020 Jul 29, 2020

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Tech titans Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple all face Congress as questions are raised about "how big is too big"? The quartet have reportedly racked up $5tn dollars between them. Also, the US is recommending two ex-Twitter colleagues are released after being accused of spying for Saudi Arabia, Kodak recieves US government backing for a stab at pharmaceuticals and it looks like the UK could be poised for space flight soon.

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Google's laying nearly 4000 miles of cable underwater to make the internet run faster |Tuesday 28th July 2020 Jul 28, 2020

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Google's new subsea cable will connect the US, the UK and Spain in a “significant upgrade” to current internet infrastructure. There’s been a discovery of kelp off the coast of Scotland, Ireland and France that has survived since the last Ice Age. We find out about some seriously-detailed martian maps that are going to help NASA's Mars 2020 rover land on The Red Planet, and hear about the UK researchers selecting the samples that'll be brought back to Earth. Also, why is daily internet use making older adults happier? We find out just how successful Valorant's launch was, and about a new rank system being introduced to the game. And not one, but two, whale stories! First, Talequah is pregnant again... she's the orca that stole everyone's hearts by carrying a dead baby calf with her for thousands of miles, and as the Natural History Museum gets ready to re-open, it's dusting off the 25 metre-long whale skeleton that hangs in its entrance.

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Twitter users are holding a 48-hour "walkout" over anti-Semitic posts shared by Wiley | Monday 27th July 2020 Jul 27, 2020

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In protest at Twitter’s alleged “slow” response to anti-Semitic posts by grime artists Wiley, some of the platform’s high profile users are holding a 48-hour protest. Hong Kong’s launched their version of the Nasdaq as the US focus on China's tech titans increases and all eyes turn to Nasa's Perseverance Rover which is just days away from launching towards Mars.

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Pentagon reveals they still have a team of UFO hunters | 24th July 2020 Jul 24, 2020

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The Pentagon is found to have a team searching the skies for alien life form, despite claiming it was disbanded back in 2012. Also, Microsoft released more than 8 minutes of gameplay from upcoming Halo Infinite release as part of its Xbox Games Showcase and why scientists have made good use of the world in lockdown.

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Can China's Mars launch see it catch up with the US in the space race? | Thursday July 23rd 2020 Jul 23, 2020

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China's blasted an unmanned probe towards Mars in its first independent mission to visit another planet. The country’s most ambitious Mars mission yet is a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Also, Find out why professional sports organisations have been urged to tighten their cybersecurity. The Digital Secretary has said a change in US president is unlikely to see sanctions against Huawei eased. Plus, the sight of foxes rummaging through our rubbish bins for food isn’t an unfamiliar one, and now scientists say it may have been around for 42,000 years.

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Can we predict cancer years before symptoms show? Wednesday 22nd July 2020 Jul 22, 2020

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Chinese researchers say they’ve developed a blood test that can detect cancer mutations years before symptoms appear. Twitter is cracking down on far-right conspiracy theorists. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sees his wallet bulge as he makes £10,000,000,000 in just one day. And researchers discover more about an Asteroid that hit 800 million years ago

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