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How critical is the weather for the SpaceX launch? Nasa and SpaceX were due to send astronauts to the ISS on Saturday but the weather's ...

TikTok lives to see another day in US US Commerce Department halts ban on Chinese owned company. https://ift.tt/3kp7qKw

PS5: PlayStation's 'most extraordinary' pandemic launch The boss of PlayStation speaks to Newsbeat about launching the PS5. http...

Detectives and noxious locks take on bike thieves The cycling industry is coming up with innovative ways to deter a wave of bike crime. http...

PS5 v Xbox Series X: Who will win the next-gen console race? Newsbeat's gaming reporter Steffan Powell previews the upcoming new gaming ...

The foul-smelling fuel that could power big ships Engineers think ammonia, if made sustainably, could be a greener fuel for shipping, but ch...

Santa to visit virtually as Christmas grottos cancelled Events organisers have coordinated Covid-safe video calls with Mr Claus over lockdow...

Vendée Globe: Tech to spot sailor’s mood in tough race The Vendée Globe solo race will see competitors face extreme conditions with little s...

Twitter bans David Icke over Covid misinformation Mr Icke's account was permanently suspended for breaking Twitter's rules on Covid ...

TikTok star Emily Canham falls foul of UK ads watchdog Social media influencer Emily Canham is the first to be reprimanded over a video post...

Projector reviews: A 4K portable and a pocket-sized device BBC Click's Lara Lewington compares some of the latest home projectors on the...

Be a 'secret agent' and other new ways to exercise Turning a run into an adventure is just one of the innovations in the exercise in...

TikTok failed to ban flagged 'child predator' App initially did not terminate account of man offering to send naked image to 14-year...

Robot Bores: AI-powered awkward first date Two chatbots meet and put the world to rights online in battle to see who is most human-like. htt...

Getting too many texts? Blame the election Every election campaign uses more sophisticated tech, but the text message still cuts through. ht...

Animal Crossing: 'My sister lives on in a video game' Tending to her sister's virtual town in Animal Crossing helps Meredith Mye...

Social media: Is it really biased against US Republicans? Many conservative Americans believe Facebook and Twitter are biased against them, ...

Covid: Laptop allocation for deprived pupils cut at some schools One head teacher says he was "flattened" when the 61 laptops he w...

How the rAInbow AI chatbot is tackling domestic abuse The rAInbow chatbot learns people's behaviour to help detect whether users are in ...

Samsung Group titan Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78 Mr Lee helped to grow his father's small trading business into a global industrial powerhou...