Tech

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The US is urgently developing an Iron Dome equivalent to defend against ballistic and hypersonic missiles
Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: ‘Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense’
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Russian company offers up to $4 million for Telegram hacking exploit
A Russian company with close ties to the state is offering up to $4 million for a working method to hack the popular messaging app Telegram.
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Nine months stranded in space: SpaceX capsule brings two astronauts home
Two astronauts who were stranded in space for almost nine months have finally returned to Earth, landing in a SpaceX capsule.
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Stuck in space: Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams begin long-awaited return to Earth
Two astronauts stuck in space for nearly nine months are finally on their way back to Earth.
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Apple’s secret appeal against UK Home Office demand for encrypted data to be heard on Friday
Guardian understands tech company’s appeal against Home Office request for encrypted data is to be heard by tribunal on Friday
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China sends 18 satellites into space from Hainan commercial launch site
A group of 18 low Earth orbit satellites was launched aboard the Long March-8 Y6 carrier rocket from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Nuclear fusion rocket ‘Sunbird’ could slash Mars travel time
Scientists have toyed with the idea of nuclear rockets since the 1950s. Will they finally become a reality?
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Second SpaceX Starship failure in two months signals major setbacks
Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars
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Firefly Aerospace lands on the moon, claims first ‘fully successful’ private touchdown
Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race.
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WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are down as Meta ’crashes’ in a global outage – with the TikTok app also failing
A major outage has left WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok all out of action.
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Weekend plans were ruined after WhatsApp went down
WhatsApp has crashed just as Brits are making their Friday night and weekend plans.
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Skype to be permanently shut down after 14 years
Skype, the video calling service used by 300 million people every month, is being shut down for good.
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Meta apologizes for the influx of graphic content, violence, and dead bodies on Instagram
Users of Reels report feeds overwhelmed by violent and graphic footage following an apparent algorithm malfunction.
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Google Chrome alert as internet users face significant risk of alarming fraud
Google Chrome is reportedly being targeted by criminals who inject malicious code into browser extensions, enabling them to steal user data and commit scams.
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Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez are among Blue Origin’s planned all-female crew to space
Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, are set to blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades.
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Bybit launches bounty platform to combat crypto crime after major Lazarus hack
The initiative occurs as hackers launder over $250 million of the $1.4 billion stolen from the exchange on February 21.
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DeepSeek quickly moves to release new AI model as China fully commits
DeepSeek is looking to press home its advantage.
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More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
A parliamentary petition has been launched because of a billionaire’s connection to Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to conquer Canada.
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Google will face EU charges for violating Big Tech regulations, sources report
Alphabet (GOOGL.O), unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns...
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Crypto exchange Bybit reports ether wallet breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said on Friday that an attacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address.
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Apple eliminates advanced data protection tool in response to UK government request
Apple claims that the removal of the tool, following the government’s request for the right to access data, will make iCloud users more vulnerable.
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UK parents suing TikTok over their children’s deaths are ’suspicious’ about data claims
Platform references ’legal requirements regarding data removal timelines’ following a lawsuit filed concerning the deaths of children participating in the ’blackout challenge’.
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UK ’lagging in national security’ as China ’might utilize’ DeepSeek AI for espionage in British cars
The UK has lagged behind the US and Europe in safeguarding top government officials from espionage, as artificial intelligence like DeepSeek could be utilized to gather sensitive data, according to LBC.
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Japan introduces first titanium solar panel, 1000 times more powerful than traditional photovoltaic panels
The latest race for companies is to find new forms of clean energy to make the leap in industry.
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Glitch in the Tesco app and website prevents customers from completing their orders
Hundreds of Tesco customers are unable to complete their orders through the app or website thanks to a glitch.