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Polaris Dawn: Billionaire astronaut and crew return to Earth after first private spacewalk | World News
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A billionaire astronaut and his crew have returned to Earth after taking part in the first private spacewalk. Polaris Dawn, operated by SpaceX on behalf of billionaire Jared Isaacman, splashed down at 8.37am today in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness. Carrying four private citizens, including SpaceX engineers Anna…
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17-year-old arrested in connection with cyber attack on TfL | UK News
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A 17-year-old male has been arrested as part of the investigation into a cyber security incident affecting Transport for London (TfL). The teenager was detained in Walsall on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences in relation to the attack, which was launched on TfL on 1 September. He has been questioned by officers from the…
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Stranded astronauts say space is ‘happy place’ – but admit ‘tough times’ | World News
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Two astronauts who are set to be stuck in space for eight months have said the International Space Station is now their “happy place” but admitted to “tough times”. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said in a press conference on Friday that it was hard to watch their Boeing Starliner capsule return to Earth without…
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Ig Nobels: Pigeon-guided bombs and drunk worms – spoof Nobel prizes announced | Science & Tech News
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A Second World War project which involved training pigeons to pilot bombs has won this year’s spoof Nobel peace prize. The Ig Nobel gongs – awarded annually by the science humour magazine the Annals of Improbable Research – celebrate unusual areas of research that “make people laugh, then think”. Professor Burrhus Frederic Skinner, a psychologist…
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Sky News investigation finds over 70,000 TikTok posts using Nazi recordings | Science & Tech News
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Warning: This story contains offensive language, including antisemitic content. The rant by Adolf Hitler is full of antisemitic vitriol, saying that Jewish people are working to undermine peace in Europe. What’s unusual is the fast-paced music laid on top, and the fact that the combined audio is available on more than 100 posts on TikTok…
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Mega-tsunami caused Earth to vibrate for nine days, study shows | Climate News
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A mega-tsunami caused by a landslide in Greenland caused the Earth to vibrate for nine days, a new study has shown. The collapse of a 1.2km-high (0.7 miles) mountain peak last September caused water in the fjord below to splash back and forth, causing vibrations right through to the Earth’s crust, researchers found. It was…
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Revenge porn laws to be strengthened to make online firms do more to prevent ‘humiliation and suffering’ | Science & Tech News
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Sharing revenge porn will be upgraded to the most serious type of offence in a change to the Online Safety Act. It means social media firms must proactively remove such images and take steps to stop them appearing in the first place. There will large fines for companies that don’t comply. The government hopes the…
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Billionaire Jared Isaacman becomes first person to take part in private spacewalk | Science & Tech News
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An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth. A spacewalk is considered one of the most dangerous activities an astronaut can do in orbit. SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk – live updates Image: Jared Isaacman outside the Dragon capsule. Pic: SpaceX…
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SpaceX: Drama of risky spacewalk was heightened as the crew made do without airlock chamber | Science & Tech News
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The first privately-funded spacewalk was box office from start to finish. With the air sucked out of the Dragon capsule, and the hatch open to the void of space, we watched as the billionaire bankrolling the Polaris Dawn mission hauled himself outside to reveal planet Earth below. This was never going to be a zero-gravity…
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Chatbot start-up SplxAI lands $2m amid growing cybersecurity threat | Business News
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A start-up which helps companies protect against cyberattacks targeting their AI chatbots has raised millions of dollars to fund its expansion. Sky News understands that SplxAI, which was founded earlier this year, will announce this week that it has secured $2m from investors led by Inovo.vc, South Central Ventures and Runtime Ventures. The company says…