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

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Are new laws needed to stop coronavirus conspiracies on social media? | Tuesday 21st July 2020 Jul 21, 2020

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MPs say an online harms regulator should be appointed to hold social media platforms to account over misinformation. The US government imposes trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China. Greta Thunberg says she’s giving away the one million Euros she received for winning the Gulbenkian Prize, and in other environmental issues a new study has found an estimated 94,000 microplastics flow down sections of the River Thames every second. Also, the rapper Logic retires from music and signs an exclusive seven-figure deal with Twitch, SpaceX successfully launches South Korea's first military satellite, while the MoD contracts Airbus UK to create and launch one for the British forces. Guess how much three of the joysticks from the Apollo 11 command module sold for at auction? And scientists accidentally create... a hybrid fish.

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UAE spacecraft blasts off for Mars| Monday 20th July 2020 Jul 20, 2020

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A United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasts off from a site in Japan on its journey to Mars. The spacecraft named Amal, or Hope, marks the start of the seven-month journey to the red planet.

An experimental drug trialed on critically ill coronavirus patients has prevented their disease from progressing in 79% of cases. KFC has teamed up with a Russian bioprinting firm to create the world's first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets. The UK government has admitted that England's COVID-19 Test and Trace programme has broken a data protection law.

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FBI Joins the hunt for the twitter hackers | Friday 17th July 2020 Jul 17, 2020

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The FBI says it's launching an investigation into a Twitter hack that hit around 130 high profile accounts, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Meanwhile, it's reported Donald Trump may have been protected from the same cyber attack because of extra security already imposed on his account by the social media giant. Also, the UK government says it's "95% sure" Russia's behind attempts to steal data on coronavirus vaccine work. And Facebook's adding reminders to wear face masks in public to its news feed.

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Was the Twitter hack an inside job? |Thursday 16th July 2020 Jul 16, 2020

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After the Twitter accounts of high profile users like Joe biden, Kanye West and Elon Musk got hacked, questions are being asked as to whether the Bitcoin scam was an inside job?

Plus what are the mysterious "campfires" captured on the closest ever images taken of the sun, and scientists competing over the age of the Universe have new data to work with as the Chilean Atacama Cosmology Telescope gets to work.

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China says UK banning of Huawei "disappointing and wrong.” | Wednesday 15th July 2020 Jul 15, 2020

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China has responded after the UK banned Huawei from the 5G network.calling it "disappointing and wrong.” Meanwhile, President Trump's told reporters he was the reason for the UK's decision. Plus a millionaire 33 year old Tech CEO is believed to have been found murdered in New York and Nasa reveal 6 things you didn't know about the first ever aircraft set to land on Mars next year.

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Grant Imahara, former co-host of the TV science show Mythbusters, dies suddenly aged 49 |Tuesday 14th July 2020 Jul 14, 2020

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Reports suggest Grant Imahara who co-hosted the Discovery Channel science show passed away suddenly following a brain aneurysm. It’s a big day for Halo fans…Microsoft has brought Halo 3 to PC. Boris Johnson's set to make a major U-turn and bar Huawei from Britain’s 5G network, and we explain the issues surrounding Huawei, 5G and the UK. Why are numbers of women gamers in Asia growing faster than their male rivals? Also the Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange making BAT tokens available for trading, the likelihood of a large earthquake striking Southern California, and now you can visit "baby dragons".

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Tech boss quits after footage of him hurling racist abuse at Asian family goes viral | Monday, July 13 2020 Jul 13, 2020

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Silicon Valley CEO Michael Lofthouse has stepped down after footage of him hurling abuse at an Asian family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant in California went viral. After his initial apology was criticised by some for not being genuine, the Solid8 boss quit and he says he’s since enrolled in an anti-racism program. Plus, Ubisoft launches a string of new games as it deals with reports of a toxic culture at the firm, three countries launch missions to Mars this week and new research has found Covid-19 antibodies may only last a few months.

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Juice WRLD fans crash Spotify, Apple Music with his new album release | Friday 10 July 2020 Jul 10, 2020

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A rush for Juice WRLD's new album appeared to break streaming giants Spotify and Apple Music, with fans claiming they couldn't access the tracks shortly after the rapper's posthumous record was released. Chinese officials are warning of another virus discovered in Kazakhstan, that could be more deadline than Covid-19. And Instagram is all set to shut down the promotion of LGBT "conversion therapy."

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The world risks exceeding 1.5C global target | Thursday 9th July 2020 Jul 09, 2020

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The world is heating up much faster than expected according to a new climate forecast and risks exceeding 1.5C in the next 5 years, Facebook slammed for being “too reactive and piecemeal” when it comes to hate speech and offensive content. Plus the UK and Australia team up to investigate practices of the facial recognition app Clearview AI.

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New comet Neowise could be visible with naked eye | Wednesday 8th July 2020 Jul 08, 2020

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Earthbound stargazers rush out with telescopes to find New Comet Neowise after Nasa Astronauts post pictures on Twitter, Nasa’s Curiosity Mars Rover starts a new road trip of discovery and Tik Tok deletes a collection of videos found to be using a "sickening" anti-Semitic song that amassed over 6.5 million views.

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