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The first orbital rocket launch from UK soil is almost upon us – and you won’t have to be right on site to see it for yourself. In fact, you won’t even have to be in the country. When LauncherOne blasts off into space on Monday 9 January, carried skyward from Spaceport Cornwall by the

The chance of your luggage going missing is among the most anxiety-inducing facets of any flight, especially one taken amid the holiday rush. Unfortunately for Valerie Szybala, that’s precisely the scenario that she began 2023 contending with after a domestic US journey from Chicago back to her home in Washington. In a viral Twitter thread

Tesla stocks have slid to their lowest value in more than two years as the electric car maker plans to reduce its production cycle and investors worry how much time Elon Musk is dedicating to managing Twitter. Musk emailed Tesla staff telling them not to be “bothered by stock market craziness” and that Tesla will

The UK education secretary’s Twitter account appears to have been hacked, with its profile picture changed to an image of Elon Musk and several posts promoting a cryptocurrency once backed by the billionaire. While Gillian Keegan’s page still describes her as MP for Chichester and secretary of state for education, and has retained its banner

An Irish cellist whose online recitals went viral during lockdown has expressed his fears for the future of social media. Patrick Dexter says people should consider how much will be lost if negativity signals the end for platforms like Twitter. He said: “There is such negativity there but let’s just be aware that if we

As a symbol of the year in crypto, the sight of Sam Bankman-Fried being hustled out of court in Nassau to a blacked-out SUV that would take him to an airfield, and an extradition flight to New York, takes some beating. For the highest-profile player in cryptocurrency, 2022 has come to an abrupt and unforgiving

It’s been a year of tumultuous change in politics, global relations, science, economics and, of course, the Royal family. But what stood out, and what could happen next? Sky News editors give their verdicts. Beth Rigby, political editor I’ve been political editor at Sky News since May 2019, and when I took the job I

Twitter users will no longer be able to link to a number of rival social media websites, including Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon. On Sunday, Twitter Support tweeted that it will “no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter”. “Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other

Elon Musk has reversed a Twitter ban on a group of journalists he claimed were putting his family’s safety at risk. He reinstated their accounts after being warned he could face EU sanctions – and after asking Twitter users what he should do. Nearly 3.7 million people voted and 58.7% said he should U-turn on

The childhood flu vaccine may also reduce the risk of Strep A infections, according to research by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The vaccine, which is given as a nasal spray, is offered to pre-school and primary school children each year. A new study compared rates of Streptococcus A in areas where all young

Climate change played a key role in the ascendancy of the earliest dinosaurs, according to new research. Ancestors of the recognisably long-necked diplodocus and brachiosaurus were particular beneficiaries of shifting environmental conditions in the late Triassic and early Jurassic period, some 201 million years ago. While the transition between the two eras did see a

Parents are being urged to familiarise themselves with the potential risks of virtual reality (VR), with the increasingly popular headsets having likely found their way on to plenty of Christmas wish lists. Despite the cost of living crisis, the Meta Quest 2 has been tipped to perform well when it comes to tech gifts this

A Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended. The automated bot, dubbed @ElonJet, was set up by a university student in Florida to chart the live location of the Tesla and SpaceX founder‘s aircraft. Earlier this year, before he had launched his takeover of the platform, Musk requested that it be

Apple is set to allow rival app stores on to the iPhone and iPad in the EU, according to a report. Bloomberg says the company could make the move as soon as late next year to comply with a new competition law from the bloc, which has already forced the tech giant to reluctantly adopt

Meta has been accused of enabling violent and hateful posts from Ethiopia to flourish on Facebook in a new lawsuit. Filed in Kenya, the suit claims the social media giant’s actions have inflamed the country’s civil war between the government and rebellious forces from the northern Tigray region, which has seen thousands of people killed

People with the latest iPhone can now contact emergency services when they have no phone signal or Wi-Fi. The feature uses satellite to send a message to Apple specialists who then contact relevant authorities. The same technology also means users can let loved ones know their location in signal dead spots using the existing Find