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Candy Crush tech guru on how ‘really exciting’ AI is supercharging work on one of world’s most popular games | Science & Tech News
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Never mind typing on WhatsApp, swiping on Tinder, or scrolling on TikTok; even after all these years, few apps are able to turn you into a phone-obsessed zombie quite like Candy Crush. More than a decade since it debuted on Apple and Google‘s app stores, the colourful tile-matching puzzle game remains an entertaining time sink…
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Why beach cleans matter as new research gives scientists hope for polluted oceans | Science & Tech News
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Beach cleans rapidly and dramatically reduce plastic fragments released into the environment, according to the first scientific evidence of its kind. Experts from Norce, one of Norway‘s largest research organisations, found that within a year of volunteers removing bottles, bags and other large pieces of plastic from the shore of an island near Bergen, the…
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Unity: Why are developers so angry about the game engine’s new fees? | Science & Tech News
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Incoming changes to Unity’s gaming engine have caused outrage among developers who use the platform, with some of its biggest creators threatening to pull their games from the engine entirely. Developers have been scathing of pricing changes announced by Unity to its gaming engine, with many threatening to switch to its competitors. Unity’s engine –…
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TikTok fined €345m over handling of children’s data | Science & Tech News
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TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for breaching privacy laws over the processing of children’s personal data, an EU regulator has said. The investigation by Ireland’s data protection commission found the Chinese-owned video app‘s default settings made teenagers’ accounts publicly viewable by default. It also ruled it was too easy for children under 13 to…
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Cardiac arrest patients had perception, dreams or memories, study into near-death experiences suggests | Science & Tech News
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Almost 40% of people who underwent CPR and survived cardiac arrest had memories, dreamlike experiences or some perception even when they were unconscious, a study into near-death experiences suggests. Researchers also found signs of brain wave activity, suggesting awareness – sometimes up to an hour – before they were resuscitated. “There’s nothing more extreme than…
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NASA taking ‘concrete action’ to explore UFOs after landmark report | Science & Tech News
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NASA is taking “concrete action” to explore the potential threat of UFOs following the release of a landmark report into the phenomena. The agency’s administrator, Bill Nelson, said it was time to “shift the conversation from sensationalist to science”, having received the recommendations of an independent panel tasked with looking into years of sightings. Scientists…
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Why NASA report is significant – and what it means for search for extraterrestrial life | Science & Tech News
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If you believe there are UFOs skimming over rooftops, or alien remains stored in secret storerooms in the New Mexico desert, today’s NASA briefing wasn’t for you. But in terms of how governments and scientists manage the public fascination with extraterrestrials, today’s report from NASA is a significant one. Scientists release findings on ‘UAPs’ –…
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Five stunning new images from NASA’s telescopes | Science & Tech News
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If you’re looking for a new phone wallpaper, NASA has got you covered for the foreseeable future. The US space agency has released a collection of five stunning new pictures taken by its various telescopes, including: • Its Chandra X-ray Observatory, which is specially designed to capture images of exploded stars, the matter surrounding black…
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Arm Holdings IPO: UK-based chip designer valued at £43.6bn ahead of eagerly awaited return to the stock market | Business News
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UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings has secured a $54.5bn (£43.6bn) value ahead of its eagerly anticipated return to the stock market later on Thursday. Shares in the firm, majority-owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group, are scheduled to start trading today on the Nasdaq in New York. High demand from investors meant it was able to sell…
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Elon Musk refuses to answer if his ‘ignorance and ego’ cost Ukrainian lives | US News
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Billionaire Elon Musk has refused to answer Sky News questions about claims he foiled a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The businessman behind SpaceX and X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of enabling Vladimir Putin by withholding the use of his satellite network. Ukrainian military forces planned to use the Starlink satellites for…