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Tik Tok pulls out of Hong Kong, and could the US ban the platform? | Tuesday 7th July 2020 Jul 07, 2020

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TikTok will no longer be available for download in Hong Kong after China placed sweeping national security laws on the territory. Will the US follow suit? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the government is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps. China’s accused of trying to persuade high-profile individuals to back Huawei’s integration into the UK’s 5G network, and one of Silicon Valleys more secretive firms, Palantir, confidentially files paperwork to go public. Also NASA’s Hubble telescope finds a new galaxy far, far, away, Earth’s magnetic field can change ten times quicker than we first thought, and why is Arctic Siberia heating up faster than the rest of the world? And it’s the stuff of nightmares for some… a photo of a human-sized bat is freaking out the internet.

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US sanctions on Huawei could lead to phasing out from Britain’s 5G network | Monday, July 6 2020 Jul 06, 2020

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The culture secretary warns US sanctions on Huawei are likely to have a ‘significant impact’ on the firm’s ability to play a role in the UK’s 5G network. Oliver Dowden told LBC he’ll be discussing the findings of a report on the Chinese tech firm with the Prime Minister, who has been under enduring pressure to halt the company’s involvement over concerns it presents a security risk. Plus, the Hubble telescope captures a fluffy galaxy, $330,000 pledged for space fragrance perfume and, a Sony factory churns out a PS4 every 30 seconds.

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Twitter removing ‘master/slave’ from programming language | Friday 3rd July 2020 Jul 03, 2020

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Twitter is the latest tech company to rethink their programming terminology to remove racially sensitive terms. It follows the conversation around Breaker founder Leah Culver, which we first talked about back in June on Tech and Science Daily.

Also: a new space tourism company plans to take you to the edge of space in a balloon, Fortnite launches a Captain America skin, and a partial lunar eclipse will be visible July 4th, Independence Day.

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The black hole that eats ‘a sun’ EVERY DAY | Thursday 2nd July 2020 Jul 02, 2020

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The fastest-growing black hole in the universe now consumes the equivalent of a sun every day, according to new research.

Elsewhere in space, scientists have observed the remnants of a former gas giant found orbiting a star - while still others have found quantum fluctuations interacting with physical objects for the first time.

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Amazon have withdrawn their new game from the market after poor feedback. Facebook defends policies in the wake of boycotts by corporations. The British House of Lords have classified video game loot boxes as a form of gambling. And Zoom has promised to improve security, after concerns by customers.

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Robots to help care for patients in pandemic | 1st July 2020 Jul 01, 2020

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A lab will open to research new ways to care for people at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. With the coronavirus crisis meaning human contact is limited, researchers hope to find affordable tech to support vulnerable people remotely. Also, Google Glass could be making a comeback, Disney says they have the best deepfakes yet to use in big budget films, and Myanmar fossils reveal striking features of prehistoric insects.

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Indian Tik Tok users devastated as 59 China made apps are banned in India | Tuesday 30th June 2020 Jun 30, 2020

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Indian Tik Tok users are devastated that the app has been banned in their country. Creators are being forced to turn to instagram and Youtube as 59 china-made apps are now blacklisted due to tensions between the two countries.

Meanwhile YouTube have taken down the channels of prominent white supremacists and Reddit have also jumped on the 'Ban wagon' taking down 2,000 individual forums - including r/The_donald which has long been a digital meeting point for Mr. Trump’s supporters. In space news, scientists report they may have discovered diamond rain on Uranus, and the answer to why a supernova-ready star suddenly cooled.

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Youtube star Shane Dawson apologises for his offensive content | Monday 29th June 2020 Jun 29, 2020

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Youtube star Shane Dawson has posted a 20 minute apology video on his channel for racist and offensive content - but he's been shot down by Jada and Jaden Smith, the mother and brother of Willow Smith, over footage of him pretending to masturbate over the 11-year-old on twitter. Plus, South Korean K-pop girls' group Black Pink’s comeback sets a world premiere record on YouTube, and, Quibi fails to live up to promise despite launch investment of $1.75bn.

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Jenna Marbles quits YouTube over offensive videos | Friday, June 26 2020 Jun 26, 2020

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Jenna Mourey, aka Jenna Marbles, has apologised to her 20 million YouTube subscribers and quit the platform over offensive videos posted in her channel’s early days. She’s taken down much of her early content and addressed videos of her wearing blackface makeup and slamming women who ‘slept around’. Plus, Twitch bans users over sexual assault claims, Virgin Galactic celebrates another successful spaceship test flight, and two ‘super-Earths’ have been discovered close to our own Earth.

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Highest ever UV levels could be seen on last day of UK heatwave | Thursday 25th June 2020 Jun 25, 2020

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The UK is sweltering thorough a summer solstice heatwave, which the Met Office warns could see UV levels spike to record levels. Its website says the index rarely hits a maximum of eight, but on Thursday in parts of the South West, it could reach a level nine. Plus, diamonds that feature in the Crown Jewels may be ‘super deep’ gemstones, a moon orbiting Jupiter could host life, and Olympus

bows out of the camera business.

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Former UK chief scientific advisor warns easing lockdown ‘extraordinarily risky’ | Wednesday 24th June 2020 Jun 24, 2020

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As the UK races to save summer, the former chief scientific advisor to the Government Sir David King says this is an ‘extraordinarily risky’ move. He says our focus should be on eliminating the virus before a likely second wave hits in winter. Plus, locked-down Brits are spending a quarter of their lives online, production ends for the iconic Segway, and Twitter continues to target Trump tweets.

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