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Social media platforms are struggling to manage the explosion of posts around protests against George Floyd’s death. Instagram’s anti-spam tech automatically deleted posts on the topic Black Lives Matter, Facebook employees hit back at Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘inaction’ over the US President’s tweets, and Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts it believes to be inciting violence. Also, Grindr removes its ethnicity filter, UK experts warn against scammers amid launch of the NHS test and trace program, and Nasa astronauts say the Crew Dragon capsule has that ‘new car smell’.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 storiesAsk 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.

Toy stores are reporting astronomical sales of dinosaur figures after one was spotted floating in the cockpit during the Nasa/Space X launch to the International Space Station. The sparkly TY Beanie Baby apatosaurus, named Tremor, was being used by crew members as a zero-G indicator. Also, Amazon blames a "bad actor" for racist abuse appearing on its site, a new blood test for prostate cancer, and hope for the world's rarest primate. 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 storiesAsk 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.

Astronauts were stood down with 16 minutes to go as SpaceX and NASA postponed their first attempt to launch crew from US soil since 2011. Meanwhile Donald Trump is due to sign an Executive Order to restrict social media platforms from censoring posts, following Twitter's 'fact-check' on two of the President's tweets. Also: the drone company delivering PPE to hospitals, a lockdown boost for streaming services, rumours of Sony's PS5 games showcase and a blow for Huawei's US 5G plans as senior executive faces extradition.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 storiesAsk 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.

This is a tech bulletin produced by The Evening Standard.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 storiesAsk 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.

This is a tech bulletin produced by the Evening StandardListen 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 storiesAsk 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.