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Oppenheimer: The ‘destroyer of worlds’ who built the atomic bomb – and how his legacy still impacts us today | Science & Tech News
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Each time Vladimir Putin raises the spectre of nuclear confrontation, the trail ultimately leads back to one man. Eighty years before the Russian president invaded Ukraine, and brought the potential of such weapons back to mainstream attention, J Robert Oppenheimer was recruited to lead a team that would construct the world’s first atomic bombs. Ukraine…
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Twitter legacy verified checkmarks now indistinguishable from Twitter Blue subscribers – and people aren’t happy | Science & Tech News
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Many Twitter users are angry and confused as it is now impossible to tell who has paid for their blue checkmark on the social media platform. Last month, Twitter announced it would remove legacy verified checkmarks and end its legacy verified programme – in favour of charging people for a coveted blue tick. For users…
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Hogwarts Legacy: Why are people boycotting one of the biggest games of the year? | Science & Tech News
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“It’s people like you that are making the world a worse place.” That’s one of the milder pieces of feedback Maysa Pritilata has received for encouraging people not to buy the upcoming video game Hogwarts Legacy. Widely expected to be one of the biggest games of the year so far when it launches this week,…
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NASA Columbia disaster: The investigation into one of history’s worst space tragedies – and its lasting legacy | Science & Tech News
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Scott Hubbard remembers exactly where he was on the day of one of the deadliest tragedies in the history of space travel. Before he stepped out of bed on the morning of 1 February 2003, a radio broadcast brought news that NASA’s Columbia space shuttle was “overdue” on its return to Earth. “I had a…