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Apple to launch new tech at its biggest event of the year – but will it be enough to make you part with your cash? | Science & Tech News
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Apple is launching its latest iPhone in what is billed to be its biggest release of the year. As well as the iPhone 16 being rumoured to come in a new range of colours, it should also be capable of running Apple Intelligence, the company’s new AI. Apple Intelligence will eventually be embedded throughout the…
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Samsung launch smart ring that can track sleep, movement and periods | Science & Tech News
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Samsung has become the first tech giant to release a smart ring – which can track sleep, movement, periods and heart rate. The South Korean company released the Galaxy Ring on Tuesday as part of its latest wearable technology – also announced was the new Galaxy Watch Ultra. It said the £400 ring, which is…
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Boeing delays first ever astronaut launch due to valve problem | World News
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Boeing has called off its first-ever astronaut launch at the final moment after discovering a valve problem in the Atlas V rocket. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing‘s Starliner capsule at Cape Canaveral space station for a flight to the International Space Station on Monday night (US EST) when the countdown…
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AI-controlled F-16 takes US Air Force leader for high-speed ride – as he backs tech to launch weapons | US News
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An AI-controlled warplane has taken a senior air force leader for a ride in a groundbreaking test flight over California. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sat in the cockpit as the experimental F-16 jet, called Vista, flew lightning-fast manoeuvres at more than 550mph over Edwards Air Force Base. It went nearly nose to nose with…
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Giant SpaceX rocket blasts off in most successful test launch yet | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX’s Starship completed nearly its entire test flight after blasting off in a successful launch. The rocket cleared its launch pad in Texas, separated from its “Super Heavy Booster” and began coasting at an altitude of 145 miles. But it was eventually destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, the company said. However, it’s still the…
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Shetlands spaceport could see launch every month as firm counts down to rocket lift off | UK News
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A German company is set to use the Shetland Islands to send rockets into space – with plans to launch at least one a month. Rocket Factory Augsburg’s (RFA) chief commercial officer said excitement is building ahead of their “Olympic gold medal” moment this summer. If everything goes to plan, it will be Europe’s first-ever…
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SpaceX launch: Secretive US spaceplane launches on Falcon Heavy rocket that can take it further than ever before | Science & Tech News
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A secretive US government spaceplane has embarked on a classified mission aboard one of the world’s most powerful rockets. The X-37B craft was launched from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. It has been on six previous missions since 2010, most recently in 2020, but the rocket used on Thursday…
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Shetland’s SaxaVord Spaceport granted licence for UK’s first vertical rocket launch | UK News
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A site at the northern-most part of the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches. SaxaVord Spaceport on the small isle Unst has been granted the licence by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which will allow for its first launches in 2024. The regulator verified the privately owned spaceport…
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UK to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube | Politics News
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The UK is to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies in a “world-first” initiative to combat scams, fake adverts and romance fraud. Home Secretary James Cleverly will host representatives from several leading tech companies – including Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube – to sign the pledge to tackle internet fraud on…
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Amazon to launch AI business chatbot named Q | Science & Tech News
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Amazon says it will launch a business chatbot named Q powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI). The announcement, made in Las Vegas at an annual conference the company hosts for its AWS cloud computing service, represents Amazon’s response to rivals who have rolled out chatbots that have captured the public’s attention. San Francisco start-up OpenAI’s…