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Meta Verified: Facebook and Instagram launches paid service in the UK | Science & Tech News
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The owner of Facebook and Instagram has begun rolling out a paid verification service in the UK. Meta’s subscription service can be compared to “Twitter Blue” which gives users of the social media platform a blue tick from £9.99 a month. Facebook and Instagram users can sign up for Meta Verified. The service requires users […]
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SpaceX launches Starship in landmark test of world’s most powerful rocket system | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket system, the biggest and most powerful ever made, for the first time in a landmark test. Three days after an inaugural flight was scrapped due to a last-minute glitch, it blasted off from Boca Chica in southern Texas as thousands of spectators watched on nearby. But the rocket system […]
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Watch live: SpaceX launches rocket with 56 Starlink satellites
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Watch live: SpaceX launches rocket with 56 Starlink satellites
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Google launches AI chatbot Bard to rival wildly successful ChatGPT | Science & Tech News
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Google has launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, in answer to the wildly successful ChatGPT. The new conversational AI service will be named Bard and will be put out to “trusted users” before a public release in the coming weeks, Google’s parent firm Alphabet Inc announced on Monday. It comes following the release of […]
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LauncherOne ‘anomaly’: Six other failed launches that show the disappointing end to Cornwall’s attempt to put a satellite in space was not alone | Science & Tech News
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Far from an excuse to start penning the obituary for the UK’s ambition to become a major space launch hub, a disappointing end to a historic rocket mission from the Cornish seaside was merely a reminder that space travel is far from straightforward. LauncherOne’s failure to reach Earth’s lower orbit and deploy nine satellites, including […]
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Twitter launches update that lets you pay for verification badge | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has started rolling out its revamped subscription service that allows anyone to pay for a verification badge. An update to the platform’s iOS app, launched on Saturday, says the new-look Twitter Blue is now live, with the checkmark on your account listed among the perks of paying $7.99 a month. “Power to the people: […]
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UK launches new research hub to tackle monkeypox | Science & Tech News
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A new UK research consortium is being set up to tackle the country’s unprecedented monkeypox outbreak. Nations unused to contending with the virus were forced to respond this year when thousands of infections were reported around the world, far beyond where it is typically found in parts of Africa. The UK had reported almost 3,500 […]
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Apple iPhone 14: Tech giant launches its ‘most advanced’ smartphone yet with longer battery life and camera upgrades | Science & Tech News
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Apple has launched the iPhone 14 as its “most advanced” smartphone yet – with longer battery life and a series of camera upgrades. Its four new models are between 6.1 and 6.7 inches in length, meaning they have larger screens than the iPhone 13. They can also last all day on a single charge. However, […]
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Snapchat launches safety feature to give parents limited access to children’s accounts | Science & Tech News
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Snapchat is launching a new feature which will give parents some access into their children’s activities on the platform. It requires the child’s account to agree to link up with an account belonging to someone over 25, but the Family Centre tool will show parents their child’s friends list and when they last spoke to […]