Nasa’s Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until now were hidden from view, including one that may have formed a mere 350 million years after the cosmic-creating Big Bang. Astronomers said that if the results are verified, this newly discovered throng of stars would beat the most distant galaxy identified by the […]
Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on Thursday, after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. Some took to Twitter to announce they were signing off after Mr Musk’s deadline to make the pledge. A number of employees took to a private […]
Almost a quarter of teenagers and young adults could be putting their hearing at risk by listening to excessively loud music through earphones, ear buds or headphones, a study has suggested. An international team of researchers estimated that 24% of 12 to 34-year-olds are listening to music on personal listening devices at an “unsafe level”. […]
Google has agreed to a 391.5 million US dollar (£333 million) settlement with 40 states in connection with an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced. They called it the largest multi-state privacy settlement in US history. The investigation by the states, which officials said was spurred by a 2018 […]
Astronomers have found that planet formation in the young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought. According to the research, the building blocks of planets started growing at the same time as their parent star. A study of some of the oldest stars in the Universe suggests planets like Jupiter and Saturn begin to […]
The ongoing upheaval at Twitter could pose a threat to the national security of countries around the world as terrorists exploit staff cuts and content moderation changes, experts have warned. The platform’s new owner Elon Musk has cut thousands of staff and a number of key managers overseeing safety and content have also left the […]
Elon Musk’s first email to Twitter staff has reportedly ended all remote working, with the billionaire said to have told staff he expects them in the office at least 40 hours a week. According to Bloomberg, the new Twitter owner has warned staff the company faces “difficult times ahead”. Mr Musk completed his 44-billion-dollar takeover […]
More online child sexual abuse material is being blocked by tech firms than ever before, The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has said. The online safety group helps platforms find and take down web pages and addresses housing child abuse content. It says that its current watch list of URLs containing abuse imagery stands at 24,649 […]
A capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station despite a jammed solar panel. The shipment arrived two days after launching from Virginia. Only one of the cargo ship’s two round solar panels opened following lift-off. Flight controllers tried in vain to open the stuck panel, but managed to draw enough […]
Facebook owner Meta has confirmed it is cutting 13% of its global workforce as part of cost cutting and a restructuring of the company. In a message to staff announcing the cuts, founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised and took responsibility, saying he had “got it wrong” on some of the company’s business decisions. So how has […]
