Tech

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Nationwide app crashes, leaving users unable to access their accounts
Nationwide users woke up to find an array of issues with their banking app this morning.
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India successfully tests its first hypersonic missile
India successfully conducted flight tests of its first long-range hypersonic missile. The tests took place yesterday evening, November 16, according to the Indian Ministry of Defence website.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge’s dramatic exit from Twitter sparks wave of online jokes
One of England’s most iconic bridges has become the latest high-profile exit from Elon Musk’s X.
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Revealed: strange six-word Google search term that could expose you to hackers
Google users could endure disastrous consequences if they type an unusual search request into the site, experts say after research into computer and data hacking
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Dutch police use hologram in attempt to solve 2009 murder of sex worker
Lifesize hologram of Betty Szabó in red light district aims to jog memories and help find her 19-year-old killer.
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UK’s oldest satellite mysteriously repositioned, leaving questions of who and why
Someone moved the UK’s oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.
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A graphene-chip implant in a UK trial could revolutionize brain tumor surgery
Cancer cell detector made of material that won its inventors Nobel prize is hailed as ‘clinical milestone’
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Canada’s spy agency has stated that India is utilizing cyber technology to monitor Sikh separatists
CSE report says India is also stepping up cyber-attacks against Canada government networks
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Portsmouth is among the councils affected by a cyber attack
Portsmouth City Council has become the latest local authority to be hit by a cyber attack.
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NASA astronaut rushed to hospital after returning from 235 days in space
Neither NASA nor its Russian counterpart agency ROSCOSMOS are yet to disclose why it was that the four astronauts were whisked to hospital after they touched down in Florida today
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Intel wins prolonged EU legal battle over a £880 million competition fine
Chipmaker disputed 2009 decision that it abused its market position in case dating back two decades
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Facebook and Instagram initiate crackdown on celebrity scam ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is to introduce facial recognition technology to try and crack down on scammers who fraudulently use celebrities in adverts.
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U.S. launches investigation into 2.4 million Tesla self-driving vehicles following reported collisions
Road safety agency opens evaluation over reported collisions in low visibility
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AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery is reaching a "tipping point," warns watchdog, as the technology fuels a rise in exploitation
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication
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What is the American THAAD anti-missile system being sent to Israel?
The United States has sent a new anti-missile system to be operated by American troops on the ground in Israel.
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NASA Europa launch: Watch live as the Clipper rocket lifts off into space, heading toward Jupiter
NASA’s Jupiter Europa Clipper rocket is launching to explore Jupiter and its moon Europa, marking humanity’s best chance yet to discover life beyond Earth.
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Reddit down: Site crashes across the UK and US as thousands of users report widespread disruption
The problems with Reddit began at around 5am, according to website disruption tracker Down Detector, and its website had shown a blank page with an error message
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Nobel Prize 2024 winners in Economic Sciences announced
The winners of the Swedish Central Bank’s Alfred Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences have been announced.
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Three-armed robot conductor makes its debut in Dresden
German city’s Sinfoniker says aim is not to replace humans but to play music human conductors would find impossible
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SpaceX launches Starship rocket and captures booster with giant metal arms
Elon Musk’s huge rocket sets off on test flight before upper stage splashdown and explosion in Indian Ocean
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group
Hidakanyo receives accolade for campaign to rid world of nuclear weapons by ‘describing the indescribable’
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FBI’s token sting operation faces copyright controversy over misuse of MIT license
The US FBI was accused of copying software for secret crypto market trap.
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Meta launches its AI chatbot in the UK on Facebook and Instagram
The assistant, which has sparked privacy concerns, can also be accessed on £299 Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses
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Startup develops eco-friendly onion skin packaging to combat waste
An innovative business in Oban is creating sustainable packaging from onion skins, aiming to reduce waste and lower emissions
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Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists for their research on microRNA
Prize given to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation