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NASA calls off launch of Artemis 1 moon rocket for second time after leak | Science & Tech News
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NASA has called off the launch of its Artemis 1 rocket after a leak developed – the second time it has failed to go ahead. Engineers recommended to the launch director the planned lift-off should not go ahead. The rocket, which was initially planned to launch earlier this week on Monday 29, was scrubbed following…
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Why are companies, and even Joe Biden, posting one-word tweets? | Science & Tech News
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If you’ve been scrolling through Twitter today you might have been baffled to see several companies posting apparently cryptic one-word tweets. It all started when the US train company Amtrak accidentally tweeted the word “trains” on Thursday evening. The tweet had gained more than 153,000 likes and 23,000 retweets by midday UK time on Friday…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes its first image of planet outside solar system | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. The telescope recorded four different views of the planet HIP 65426 b, a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy…
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Twitter testing long-awaited edit button – but it won’t be for everyone | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has confirmed that it has begun testing an edit button – but it won’t be available to everyone. The company revealed earlier this year that it was working on a tool to let users edit tweets after they are posted, calling it its “most requested feature to date”. It will allow tweets to be…
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Japan declares ‘war’ on obsolete technology including floppy disk | Science & Tech News
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A Japanese minister has declared “war” on old-fashioned technology, including the humble floppy disk, in a determined bid to drag the government into the digital age. Almost 2,000 government procedures still rely on the business community using the now obsolete storage devices. Minister of Digital Affairs Taro Kono said existing regulations would be updated to…
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False widow spiders 230 times more venomous than native species, scientists find | Science & Tech News
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The bite of a noble false widow spider is up to 230 times more venomous than native Irish spiders, a study has found. A team of researchers at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) investigated the potency of the spider’s venom to understand why it is so successful at spreading through towns and cities worldwide.…
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Twitter circle: New select tweeting service launched for users nervous about posting to entire Twitterverse | Science & Tech News
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A new Twitter service, which allows users to share their tweets with a small, select audience, has been launched. Twitter Circle – similar to Instagram’s ‘close friends’ feature – only allows up to 150 people to see a tweet. A user can create a different Circle of up to 150 people each time they tweet…
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Drinking at least two cups of tea a day protects your heart and helps you live longer, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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Tea drinkers who consume more than two cups a day are likely to live longer than those who don’t drink any, a new study has suggested. The findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded that the positive effects appear unaffected by whether the tea is taken black, with milk, with sugar, the temperature…
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Artemis 1: NASA moon launch postponed after hydrogen leak | Science & Tech News
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The launch of the world’s most powerful rocket on its test flight to the moon’s orbit has been postponed, after scientists discovered a hydrogen leak on board. The Artemis 1 could now lift off from Cape Canaveral on Friday, after missing its launch window today. The launch had been delayed during the fuelling process, just…
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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for alleged patent infringement over COVID vaccine | Science & Tech News
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Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for alleged patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US. The lawsuit, which seeks undetermined monetary damages, alleges they copied technology that Moderna had developed years before the pandemic. Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said: “We are filing these lawsuits…