Perseverance rover collects key rocky clues as to whether there was life on Mars
Nasa’s Perseverance rover has collected the first rock samples from Mars that could be returned to Earth in the first step towards answering if the red planet ever hosted life. The samples come from the floor
Instagram update limits ‘sensitive content’ shown to younger users
Instagram has updated some safety controls for teenagers so they are less likely to encounter potentially sensitive content on the site. The Meta-owned platform said that when new users aged under 16 join the site, they
US securities regulators question Twitter about how it counts fake accounts
US securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it counts fake accounts on its platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June asked the company about its methodology for calculating the false or spam accounts
Russian ‘court’ bans Facebook and Instagram on ‘extremism’ charges
A Moscow court has banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company Meta. The Tverskoy District Court fulfilled a request from prosecutors to outlaw Meta Platforms and
No European Mars mission this year due to Russia’s war in Ukraine
Europe will no longer be attempting to send its first rover to Mars this year because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And if co-operation on the mission with Roscosmos, Russia’s state space corporation, cannot be
Intel unveils £67bn chipmaking expansion plan for Europe
US chipmaker Intel has unveiled plans to invest up to 80 billion euros (£67 billion) across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening out imbalances in the global semiconductor industry that have led
EU regulators clear Amazon’s £6.48bn purchase of MGM
European regulators have cleared Amazon’s purchase of Hollywood studio MGM, saying the deal does not raise any competition concerns. The online shopping giant said last year that it was buying MGM in a 8.45 billion dollar
