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The Pentagon is found to have a team searching the skies for alien life form, despite claiming it was disbanded back in 2012. Also, Microsoft released more than 8 minutes of gameplay from upcoming Halo Infinite release as part of its Xbox Games Showcase and why scientists have made good use of the world in lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China's blasted an unmanned probe towards Mars in its first independent mission to visit another planet. The country’s most ambitious Mars mission yet is a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Also, Find out why professional sports organisations have been urged to tighten their cybersecurity. The Digital Secretary has said a change in US president is unlikely to see sanctions against Huawei eased. Plus, the sight of foxes rummaging through our rubbish bins for food isn’t an unfamiliar one, and now scientists say it may have been around for 42,000 years.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chinese researchers say they’ve developed a blood test that can detect cancer mutations years before symptoms appear. Twitter is cracking down on far-right conspiracy theorists. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sees his wallet bulge as he makes £10,000,000,000 in just one day.  And researchers discover more about an Asteroid that hit 800 million years ago Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MPs say an online harms regulator should be appointed to hold social media platforms to account over misinformation. The US government imposes trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China. Greta Thunberg says she’s giving away the one million Euros she received for winning the Gulbenkian Prize, and in other environmental issues a new study has found an estimated 94,000 microplastics flow down sections of the River Thames every second. Also, the rapper Logic retires from music and signs an exclusive seven-figure deal with Twitch, SpaceX successfully launches South Korea's first military satellite, while the MoD contracts Airbus UK to create and launch one for the British forces. Guess how much three of the joysticks from the Apollo 11 command module sold for at auction? And scientists accidentally create... a hybrid fish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A United Arab Emirates spacecraft blasts off from a site in Japan on its journey to Mars. The spacecraft named Amal, or Hope, marks the start of the seven-month journey to the red planet.An experimental drug trialed on critically ill coronavirus patients has prevented their disease from progressing in 79% of cases. KFC has teamed up with a Russian bioprinting firm to create the world's first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets. The UK government has admitted that England's COVID-19 Test and Trace programme has broken a data protection law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FBI says it's launching an investigation into a Twitter hack that hit around 130 high profile accounts, including Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Meanwhile, it's reported Donald Trump may have been protected from the same cyber attack because of extra security already imposed on his account by the social media giant. Also, the UK government says it's "95% sure" Russia's behind attempts to steal data on coronavirus vaccine work. And Facebook's adding reminders to wear face masks in public to its news feed.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the Twitter accounts of high profile users like Joe biden, Kanye West and Elon Musk got hacked, questions are being asked as to whether the Bitcoin scam was an inside job?Plus what are the mysterious "campfires" captured on the closest ever images taken of the sun, and scientists competing over the age of the Universe have new data to work with as the Chilean Atacama Cosmology Telescope gets to work.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China has responded after the UK banned Huawei from the 5G network.calling it "disappointing and wrong.” Meanwhile, President Trump's told reporters he was the reason for the UK's decision. Plus a millionaire 33 year old Tech CEO is believed to have been found murdered in New York and Nasa reveal 6 things you didn't know about the first ever aircraft set to land on Mars next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.