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Hotel and visitor centre planned on Unst as spaceport takes shape

The team behind SaxaVord spaceport hopes to develop a centre for those keen to learn about space.
SaxaVord Spaceport is on the northernmost tip of the UK (SaxaVord/PA)
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Shetland’s SaxaVord spaceport ‘weeks away’ from recognition

Owner Frank Strang says the first launch will be ‘two fingers’ to his spaceport’s opponents.
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Fascist chatbots are running wild on Character.AI

The world’s second-biggest AI chat service is a hotbed of hateful and racist abuse with no meaningful moderation

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Meet the ‘world’s first’ robot dog with a flamethrower attachment

The four-legged ‘Thermonator’ can shoot fire at a range of up to 30 feet

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Korea building AI to stop free pirate TV streaming websites

The Korean government has decided to build an AI system that can stop a popular illegal TV streaming site from being reincarnated by fans

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Sensors on shop trolleys that detect irregular heartbeat ‘could save lives’

Research by UK scientists identified people who were unaware that they had the condition who went on to see a cardiologist.
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Sonic the hedgehog birthday: Where to watch the Sega showcase today

It was recently revealed that Nintendo Switch users will be getting another Sonic game

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Reddit blackout: bosses fight back against ‘landed gentry’ moderators

Subreddits signal that they’re not giving up, after first protest fails to move Reddit’s management

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‘Poo transplant’ clinical trial hope for liver disease patients

Researchers will investigate whether consuming ‘crapsules’ can improve the gut health of patients with liver damage.
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Best car-hire apps to use to escape the city in the summer holidays

Renting a car is often the easiest way to get the whole family on the road

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57,000-year-old Neanderthal wall art uncovered in France

The finger markings are organised and intentional and thought to be the oldest known engravings by Neanderthals.
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Over 100,000 stolen ChatGPT accounts listed on the dark web: report

Thousands of ChatGPT users in Europe have had their account details taken, amongst others

Gaming

Final Fantasy XVI review: Going action all the way

Game of Thrones meets God of War as Final Fantasy takes its biggest gamble yet

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TikTok is selling viral products in new shopping section

The app is testing a new ‘Trendy Beat’ section that features affordable knick-knacks for users to purchase

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AI developing faster than laws aiming to regulate it, academic warns

Professor Gregory O’Hare said AI offers ‘profound opportunities’, but could also be used for Machiavellian purposes.
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Do Kwon: South Korean ‘cryptocrash king’ jailed for forged passports

Police in Montenegro arrested Kwon in March when he was attempting to travel to Dubai

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One in five women ‘conceive naturally after having baby via fertility treatment’

Findings suggest getting pregnant naturally after IVF is not as unusual as thought, researchers said.
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Dame Sally Davies says she is ‘sorry’ to relatives of Covid victims

The former chief medical officer for England told the UK Covid-19 inquiry, it wasn’t just the deaths, but the ‘horrible’ way in which they happened.
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Samsung kits let you repair your own phone from home

The scheme allows owners of Samsung Galaxy S20, S21 and S22 series phones to have a crack at phone repair

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Reddit alternatives to try, from Discord to Quora

With many subreddits locked down in the ‘blackout’, some users are looking elsewhere. Here are our top picks

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3D-printed space rocket engine testing begins in the UK

Forget 3D-printed toys, UK company Skyrora is making rockets headed for space

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: What to expect in July

With the Galaxy S23 already out, it’ll be foldables, wearables and tablets in the spotlight

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Is Virgin Media down? Users unable to access emails

Downdetector UK shows that a high volume of issues were reported recently

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New WhatsApp feature aims to protect against scammers and spammers

Silence Unknown Callers means you will not receive a ring or notification if a caller is not in your contacts list

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Bowel cancer treatment hope as scientists solve immune system mystery

The disease is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK, with about 16,800 deaths in the country every year.
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Children to be given single HPV jab instead of two doses

The UK Health Security Agency said the change in England follows advice from scientists that a single dose of vaccine ‘delivers robust protection’.
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Regular napping could be good for brain health, research suggests

Researchers hope their findings will help reduce any stigma that still exists around daytime napping.
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Twitter places big-name advertisers alongside neo-nazi video

Brands such as Adobe, Disney, Microsoft and the Telegraph appear alongside antisemitic World War II revisionist film

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Tech investor Ian Hogarth to chair Government’s AI taskforce

Mr Hogarth will report directly to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Technology Secretary Chloe Smith.
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Self-propelling robot endoscope ‘could make bowel cancer screening comfortable’

Scientists have created a new type endoscope that is soft, flexible, and capable of extending and curling inside the body on its own.
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Former Covid testing tsar Sir John Bell ‘delighted’ to be made Companion of Honour

Sir John enters the elite order alongside Dame Anna Wintour and Sir Ian McEwan.
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Clop Cyberattack latest: What to do if you fall prey to hackers

If you’re a victim of a cyberattack or data breach, assume your data has been given to cybercriminals and follow these steps to limit the damage

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Amazon launches cheaper Prime Lite subscription abroad

The new plan may expand to more markets as Amazon considers new ways to grab customers

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Apple is working on a scratch-resistant iPhone

The tech giant may have found a way to make iPhones more durable by mixing materials

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Uber to show video ads on tablets inside rides

You can soon expect to see 90-second ads on Uber’s apps and inside cars