Scientists discover source of one of the rarest meteorites to fall on Earth
UK scientists believe they have identified the source of one of the rarest meteorites to ever fall on Earth. The Ivuna meteorite landed in Tanzania in December 1938 and was subsequently split into a number of
Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce – report
Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according to a report. Mr Musk has told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that
TikTok failing to block US election misinformation ads, report finds
A report has found that TikTok’s algorithms are not very good at detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about US elections – despite all political advertisements being banned from the platform since 2019. The report raises
Gene research finds DNA variants linked to dyslexia in first study of its kind
Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Dyslexia is known to run in families – partly because of genetic factors – but until now, little
Instagram announces new safety tools aimed at public figures
Instagram has announced safety feature updates it says will help public figures and other high-profile users better protect themselves from abuse, just days after another Premier League footballer revealed he had been racially abused on the
Netflix knocks Disney+ off perch after summertime subscriber bounce back
Netflix has reversed its recent subscriber losses with a summertime gain – ahead of its launch of a cheaper version of the video streaming service which will include ads for the first time. It picked up
