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Why did Blue Origin's rocket launch fail? Sep 13, 2022

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Space firm founded by Jeff Bezos and the FAA are investigating how a rocket booster apparently exploded after launching on the 23rd New Shepard mission, which had aimed to send Nasa experiments to the edge of cosmos to float for a few minutes in microgravity. ‘Unsend messages’ and ‘lockdown mode’ new iOS iPhone features. Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko to testify before Congress over ‘security flaws’.

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-What is 'blue economy'? fighting climate change and blockchain fish-counting: the aquaculture revolution

-Nintendo shares boost after Splatoon launch

-Nasa mash-up of satellite and x-ray data lets astronomers ‘rewind’ 5.5million mph supernova blast

-Turn off the Barry White album because the hyrax makes its own music for love

-Was top secret Meta Quest Pro VR headset ‘left in hotel room’?

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Biden to hit China with chip curbs over AI fears Sep 12, 2022

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What are Joe Biden's new curbs on US deliveries of computer chips sent to China? King Charles III is famous for his love of the natural world and was never shy about voicing his opinions on ecology and urban architecture - now there are hopes he’ll continue his vocal support of the need to fight climate change. Netflix gaming: what is the new Assassin’s Creed game? And, the latest on Nasa’s Artemis Moon shot.

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Climate crisis: Europe’s hottest summer on record

Driverless cars ‘impossible without human touch’

Patients diagnosed with ME are invited to participate in the world’s largest genetic study

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend auctions off mementos of relationship

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Why our Queen was a technology pioneer Sep 09, 2022

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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II Royal Historian Sarah Richardson explains why the Queen was a ‘tech pioneer’. Her death was the biggest historic event to ever be recorded in real-time on Wikipedia. Tech journalist Annie Rauwerda told us about the Wikiproject London Bridge taskforce set up to maintain the site’s updates when the Queen died.

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Fake Apple Event tricks thousands Sep 08, 2022

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Were you duped by the fake Apple Crypto event? Meanwhile, at the actual event: Apple reveals iPhone 14 Pro with new ‘Dynamic Island’, e-sims and satellite tech. How space travel mutates your DNA, and could sweeteners increase your risk of heart disease? Also in this episode:

Earliest evidence of amputation found in Indonesia cave
Greta Thunberg teams up with Natural History Museum
AceGamerSam beats every N64 game in five years
Disney+ Day: BTS Tour Video released alongside sneak peek at “Andor” star wars series

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Woman can ‘smell Parkinson’s’ Sep 07, 2022

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Breakthrough: a woman in Scotland is helping scientists with diagnostic testing. Apparently, her heightened sense of smell means she can ‘smell Parkinson’s’. The earliest known mammal has been identified by fossil dental records; we speak to the Natural History Museum about the condition of the teeth, this tiny shrew-like animal who existed alongside dinosaurs and why it's important. And why American technology companies have been banned from building semiconductor factories in China.

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A pop-socket shaped device can ‘detect breast cancer faster’

Hackers jump inside James Webb Telescope pictures to push phishing malware

This Malaria vaccine could drastically reduce child deaths

Elon Musk’s lawyer wants judge to delay upcoming Twitter trial

How Google’s AI DeepMind humanoids can play football

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Crypto's Ethereum Merge explained Sep 06, 2022

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The Ethereum Merge could be ‘the biggest event in crypto history’, experts say. Our tech reporter Simon Hunt explains. Apple event: could we see an AirPods Pro update? and why Instagram was fined hundreds of millions of euros over children’s data privacy. How scientists are controlling cockroaches using solar power panels, what's Professor Brian Cox done to set a new Guinness World Record? And in a weird full circle moment: Netflix could have adverts by November. 159: HSBC UK, First Direct and Metro Bank are the latest firms to join the anti-scam service, plus Twitter’s Liz Trussell is NOT your new UK Prime Minister.

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The Rings of Power vs 'review bombing' Sep 05, 2022

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Three day pause for The Rings of Power reviews on Amazon. This comes as a tactic to help prevent online trolls from review bombing. Will Nasa’s Artemis 1 ever reach the moon? How AI could spot the Covid 19 virus through your voice via an app. UK government forcing crypto exchanges to report sanction breaches. Scientist behind how animals changed when Zoos closed during the pandemic. Battery low: Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro might revive the percentage indicator. LG’s bringing NFT’s to your TV, and YouTuber and free climber Adam Lockwood spotted outside a couple’s Shard hotel room window in London.

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Girl power: G2 ESports CEO on game's HEL team Sep 02, 2022

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Welcome G2 Hel: the all-female League of Legends team. We speak to CEO of G2 ESports, Carlos Rodriguez. Plus, Will you get to test Twitter’s edit button? The team behind video calls to the Moon on the Artemis 1 rocket, and where to go to get up close and personal with dinosaurs…We're joined by the Senior Vice President for production of Jurassic World: The Exhibiton London.

Also in this episode:

Australia’s epic wildfires expanded Earth's ozone hole and cranked up global heat
James Webb Space Telescope takes its first image of planet outside solar system
Panasonic speeds up investment in air-to-water heat pump production
Lenovo’s Glasses T1 let you bring a private big screen display with you

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Living on Mars: breathing now possible Sep 01, 2022

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Visiting Mars is one step closer as a lunch-box-sized device called Moxie produces breathable oxygen. The tech has been to the red planet as part of Nasa’s Perseverance rover mission. IFA Berlin: Nokia on new sustainable phones and how the new ‘circular’ subscription service works. Friendly robots helping to detect wellbeing issues in kids, we speak to the scientist…

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Unlocking your shoe: Balmain Paris teams up with Pokémon Unite
Red tide kills thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area
North Sea wind farm claims title of world's largest
Why a stroll by rivers and canals offers mental health support
Titanic in 8k footage reveals wreckage in greatest ever seen detail

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UK helping Nasa moon landing Aug 31, 2022

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Using AI to help Nasa land on the moon, we speak to the UK scientists working with Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on where to land the Artemis 3 rocket. In the meantime, Nasa hope to try launching the Artemis 1 moon rocket again this week. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service are rehearsing nuclear disaster procedures. Scientist behind the DNA technology that’s cracked a cold-case medieval mystery, shining new light on Jewish history.

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Extreme venom found in Black Widow spider bites
Poo transplants to help hundreds of people suffering with a superbug
Back to school: Dope Black Dads founder, Marvyn Harrison, joins us as a poll says parents feel less digitally intelligent than their kids
Why scientists are using tech found at your dentist to study coral under the sea

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