Science & Tech
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Facebook Oversight Board reveals its first cases
Facebook’s Oversight Board has chosen its first batch of cases to review. All involve decisions originally made by the platform…
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Nasa ‘megarocket’ assembly begins in Florida
Nasa has started assembling the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on a launch platform ahead of its maiden flight…
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Snapchat pay users $1m a day for viral hits
Messaging app Snapchat is offering a share of $1m (£750,000) to its users every day as it tries to compete…
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John Kerry named Biden’s climate envoy
US President-elect Joe Biden is to nominate one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate…
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Video games ‘good for well-being’ new study says
People who play video games for long periods of time tend to report feeling happier than those who do not,…
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Normal life back next winter, say vaccine creators
Positive data on BioNTech and U.S. partner Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is an unlikely success for the married couple behind…
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First Covid vaccine offers 90% protection
The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The…
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Bear from Ice Age found ‘completely preserved’ in Russian Arctic
The immaculately preserved remains of an Ice Age-era bear have been unearthed by reindeer herders in the Russian Arctic, researchers…
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Uber’s self-driving operator charged over fatal crash
The back-up driver of an Uber self-driving car that killed a pedestrian has been charged with negligent homicide. Elaine Herzberg,…
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Gene editing to produce ‘super dad’ livestock
Scientists have produced gene-edited animals they say could serve as “super dads” or “surrogate sires”. The pigs, goats, cattle and…
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