That apartment, a three-bedroom flat on Glentworth Street, was bought for 1.58 million pounds ($2.28 million) in 2016 by a Belize company owned by Shefir, SHSN Limited. A two-bedroom flat nearby in Baker Street’s Chalfont Court building,…
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La Palma volcano: How satellite imagery is helping us understand the eruption
From measuring gas emissions to assessing damage, the Sentinel satellites of the European Copernicus network have been providing crucial data.
More than a week after the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted, satellite imagery has helped authorities monitor and manage the…
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iPhone 13 screen cracked? Here’s how Apple stops Face ID working if you try to fix it yourself
A teardown of the new device found that Face ID stops working if anyone other than Apple replaces the screen, and it’s all down to something called “part pairing”.
If you’ve just bought a new iPhone 13, be careful not to drop it.
That may be stating the obvious, but a…
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The Antarctic ozone hole is among the largest on record, how does it affect me?
The 2021 ozone hole is one of the biggest on record. But the impacts on weather and climate patterns remain quite mysterious.
What happens in the stratosphere stays in the stratosphere? How does the ozone hole influence the weather and climate? The Copernicus Atmosphere…
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SpaceX launches 4 amateur astronauts in giant leap for space tourism
The Inspiration4 mission will see the four crew orbit the Earth for three days before splashing down in the Atlantic.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched a crew of four amateur astronauts into orbit, in the company’s first foray into the growing space tourism industry.
It is…
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We need to remove emissions at a major scale: Is carbon capture the answer?
“We need carbon dioxide removal at quite a substantial scale. By mid-century, we need 10 billion tonnes removed each year.”
Carbon capture is the solution to the climate crisis — but only if we act now.
Or so claim speakers at the Climeworks Air Capture Summit…
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Apple iPhone iOS 14.8 patches security exploit used by Pegasus spyware
A security flaw affecting Apple’s iMessage made even the newest devices vulnerable to infection by Pegasus spyware that hit tens of thousands including French President Macron.
Apple has released security updates for its devices after researchers identified a so-called…
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Twitter tests ‘soft block’ feature to remove unwanted followers as part of moves to improve privacy
The new feature comes after an anti-harassment “safety mode” was announced earlier this month.
Twitter is testing a new privacy feature that enables users to remove followers without having to resort to blocking them.
The feature, which the company says makes it “easier…
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First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos reportedly invests in eternal life start-up Altos Labs
The former Amazon CEO has reportedly invested in Altos Labs whose stated purpose is to research how to reverse ageing in cells.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is taking on the grim reaper after he reportedly invested in a startup that is trying to figure out how to reverse…
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Ireland fines WhatsApp €225m for breaking EU data protection rules
Infringements relating to multiple GDPR articles were found. The Facebook-owned messaging platform was also cited for failing to meet its “transparency obligations”.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp €225 million for breaking EU rules on…
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