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Facebook and Twitter chief executives are grilled again by Senators, who attacked their corporate policies. Donald Trump fires a top election security tech official who contradicted him. Bitcoin hits nearly a three-year peak, and closes in on a record high value. The French flying ‘Jetman’ has died in a training accident in Dubai. TikTok has added tougher controls for parents to keep tabs on their children.Dinosaurs would have continued breeding on Earth when they were wiped out by asteroid, study finds. A robot is enforcing mask-wearing and social distancing at store in Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk breaks into top three world’s richest people as Tesla stock soars. Virgin Galactic announces postponement of key test flight of its spacecraft because of a surge in Covid-19 cases in New Mexico. Pharmacy CVS has become the first retailer in the US to allow customers use PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments. Social network founders Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey will appear once more before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee over speech moderation on their platforms. Companies are turning to Zoom video-conferencing to organise their festive get-togethers at a time of zero-contact. Huawei sells budget phone-maker Honor. French radio station in online obituaries gaffe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four Nasa astronauts blast off for the ISS on the first non-demo SpaceX flight. Microsoft says state-backed hackers from North Korea and Russia have been targeting organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine. The Trump administration has extended a deadline for ByteDance to restructure ownership of its short-form video app TikTok in the US amid legal battle. Ticketmaster UK fined $1.62m for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. YouTube ditches ‘rewind’ video for pandemic-hit 2020. Lifeguards will fly drones on Sydney’s famous Bondi beach to ensure sunbathers stay socially distanced. Kickstarter has finally replied to some customer service complaints - from seven years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The planet hunter, the world’s first space telescope, has been given the green light to study atmospheres of planets outside our own solar system. Professor Giovanna Tinetti says it’ll give a fuller picture of what exoplanets are made of, how they were formed, how they evolve and provide us with a better understanding of our own planet too. Plus, a two-million-year-old skull of a distant human cousin is discovered, Elon Musk ‘tests positive and negative for Covid-19 and, TikTok survives another day in the US.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk’s aerospace company is to send four astronauts into low-Earth orbit on a Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday - the first commercial human spaceflight system in history. Plus, a ‘factory in a box’ could produce 600 doses of RNA vaccines a minute, black and Asian ethnicities are up to twice as likely to be infected with Covid-19 and, a town in Japan deploys robot monster wolves to protect against hungry bears.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s M1 silicon chip promises a profound impact on performance of their computers. The tech giant says this will include better battery life, instant wake from sleep mode and the ability to run iOS apps. Plus, Russia says its Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective against Covid-19, the newly discovered Popa langur is set to be listed as critically endangered and Santa prepares for a socially distanced Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England’s deputy chief medical officer and the UK’s health secretary have cautiously raised hopes a coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out by Christmas. Former director of the World World Health Organisation's cancer programme Karol Sikora says the vaccine is ‘elegant’ but has some downsides. Plus, loser.com now redirects to Donald Trump’s Wikipedia page, Xbox Series X launches in the UK, and Jupiter's Europa moon may glow in the dark.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Virgin Hyperloop has trialled its first every journey with two passengers on board. The pair were strapped to a pod as they hurtled down a 500 metre track at 100 miles per hour. Its hoped the system could eventually transport people at 670mph. Plus, how mouthwash could be a secret weapon against coronavirus, the first electric wingsuit takes flight and, a stolen 4 billion-year-old meteorite returns to its owners. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New measures to fight election misinformation on Facebook are announced as YouTubers are accused of profiting from peddling election falsehoods. Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin sent in a mystery transaction is revealed as going to the US government. Peleton are earning big profits from an at-home pandemic workout boom. SpaceX launch US Space Force satellite, as Elon Musk promotes Tesla tequila. The Brazilian concert pianist who can play Bach again thanks to 3D-printed bionic gloves.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook has added warning labels to both Trump and Biden posts as protests flare at ballot-counting centres in US presidential election. Someone just made a Bitcoin transaction of nearly $1 billion that could be linked to Silk Road on the dark web. Finally, an answer to mystery radio waves beamed across the galaxy? Nintendo’s bumper profits during lockdown, and how a British company is teaming up with Santa’s tech elves to magic up some socially-distanced Christmas cheer. Neuroscientists find out why songs make us go all wistful and do you fancy stocking up the cellar with Klingon bloodwine?Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.