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Reports suggest Grant Imahara who co-hosted the Discovery Channel science show passed away suddenly following a brain aneurysm. It’s a big day for Halo fans…Microsoft has brought Halo 3 to PC. Boris Johnson's set to make a major U-turn and bar Huawei from Britain’s 5G network, and we explain the issues surrounding Huawei, 5G and the UK. Why are numbers of women gamers in Asia growing faster than their male rivals? Also the Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange making BAT tokens available for trading, the likelihood of a large earthquake striking Southern California, and now you can visit "baby dragons". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silicon Valley CEO Michael Lofthouse has stepped down after footage of him hurling abuse at an Asian family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant in California went viral. After his initial apology was criticised by some for not being genuine, the Solid8 boss quit and he says he’s since enrolled in an anti-racism program. Plus, Ubisoft launches a string of new games as it deals with reports of a toxic culture at the firm, three countries launch missions to Mars this week and new research has found Covid-19 antibodies may only last a few months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rush for Juice WRLD's new album appeared to break streaming giants Spotify and Apple Music, with fans claiming they couldn't access the tracks shortly after the rapper's posthumous record was released. Chinese officials are warning of another virus discovered in Kazakhstan, that could be more deadline than Covid-19.  And Instagram is all set to shut down the promotion of LGBT "conversion therapy." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world is heating up much faster than expected according to a new climate forecast and risks exceeding 1.5C in the next 5 years, Facebook slammed for being “too reactive and piecemeal” when it comes to hate speech and offensive content.  Plus the UK and Australia team up to  investigate practices of the facial recognition app Clearview AI.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earthbound stargazers rush out with telescopes to find New Comet Neowise after Nasa Astronauts post pictures on Twitter,  Nasa’s Curiosity Mars Rover starts a new road trip of discovery and Tik Tok deletes a collection of videos found to be using a "sickening" anti-Semitic song that amassed over  6.5 million views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok will no longer be available for download in Hong Kong after China placed sweeping national security laws on the territory. Will the US follow suit? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the government is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps. China’s accused of trying to persuade high-profile individuals to back Huawei’s integration into the UK’s 5G network, and one of Silicon Valleys more secretive firms, Palantir, confidentially files paperwork to go public. Also NASA’s Hubble telescope finds a new galaxy far, far, away, Earth’s magnetic field can change ten times quicker than we first thought, and why is Arctic Siberia heating up faster than the rest of the world? And it’s the stuff of nightmares for some… a photo of a human-sized bat is freaking out the internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The culture secretary warns US sanctions on Huawei are likely to have a ‘significant impact’ on the firm’s ability to play a role in the UK’s 5G network. Oliver Dowden told LBC he’ll be discussing the findings of a report on the Chinese tech firm with the Prime Minister, who has been under enduring pressure to halt the company’s involvement over concerns it presents a security risk. Plus, the Hubble telescope captures a fluffy galaxy, $330,000 pledged for space fragrance perfume and, a Sony factory churns out a PS4 every 30 seconds.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter is the latest tech company to rethink their programming terminology to remove racially sensitive terms. It follows the conversation around Breaker founder Leah Culver, which we first talked about back in June on Tech and Science Daily.Also: a new space tourism company plans to take you to the edge of space in a balloon, Fortnite launches a Captain America skin, and a partial lunar eclipse will be visible July 4th, Independence Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fastest-growing black hole in the universe now consumes the equivalent of a sun every day, according to new research.Elsewhere in space, scientists have observed the remnants of a former gas giant found orbiting a star - while still others have found quantum fluctuations interacting with physical objects for the first time. Plus:Amazon have withdrawn their new game from the market after poor feedback. Facebook defends policies in the wake of boycotts by corporations. The British House of Lords have classified video game loot boxes as a form of gambling. And Zoom has promised to improve security, after concerns by customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lab will open to research new ways to care for people at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. With the coronavirus crisis meaning human contact is limited, researchers hope to find affordable tech to support vulnerable people remotely. Also, Google Glass could be making a comeback, Disney says they have the best deepfakes yet to use in big budget films, and Myanmar fossils reveal striking features of prehistoric insects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.