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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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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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Eating ice lollies ‘should be part of school curriculum’, experts urge | UK News
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Primary school pupils should have the chance to eat ice lollies, plant vegetables and knead bread dough to help them learn about science, a group of experts have told ministers. Four major science bodies have urged the government to include a series of “essential experiences” in plans for three to 11-year-olds, along with playing with…
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Dubai is hosting COP28 – but is it playing its part to tackle climate change? | Climate News
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Green desert. To my left, the waves of sand are broken by sparse scrubby trees. To my right, the towering skyscrapers of Dubai. But beneath my feet, a solar power station on top of a school. The petrostate is changing. Kings’ School Al Barsha provides some evidence, where 3,000 pupils study here beneath two megawatts…
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Amazon Black Friday strike: Workers in Coventry to walk out as part of international action against retailer | Business News
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Amazon workers in the UK are to go on strike today to coincide with Black Friday – one of the company’s busiest shopping days of the year. More than 1,000 staff at the firm’s warehouse in Coventry are expected to take part in the walkout, the GMB union said, amid a long-running dispute over pay…
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Sir Brian May ‘immensely proud’ to be part of Osiris-Rex asteroid sample team | Ents & Arts News
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Sir Brian May has said he is “immensely proud” to be part of the team who successfully collected NASA’s first asteroid samples from deep space. A capsule containing around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu touched down in the Utah desert near Salt Lake City on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the…
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Israel president uses ChatGPT artificial intelligence to write part of major speech | Science & Tech News
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Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, shocked hi-tech professionals at a major cybersecurity convention in Tel Aviv on Wednesday when he revealed that the opening part of his speech was written by artificial intelligence software. In a recorded video greeting for Cybertech Global Tel Aviv 2023, Mr Herzog said: “I am truly proud to be the president…
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Earth’s inner core may have stopped spinning as part of seven-decade cycle, say scientists | World News
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The spinning core at the centre of Earth may have recently stopped rotating, relative to the surface, as part of a seven-decade cycle, scientists have said. A study said the inner core, which is the size of Pluto, could have stopped spinning around 2009. This could be possible because the inner core is mostly a…
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Britain is a big part of the new space race – and could become a global launch pad | Science & Tech News
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Britain is a big part of the new space race, but you probably didn’t know it. More satellites are built here than anywhere outside California. But because we don’t launch them, it goes unnoticed. It began with telecommunications satellites the size of double-decker buses that bring us hundreds of TV channels and connect us to…