Science & Tech

Solving space junk problem may require lasers and space tugs, NASA says. "Some remediation approaches may achieve net benefits in under a decade." A new NASA report finds the space debris problem could be greatly reduced in as little as 10 years, with a little help from lasers or space tugs.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts world leaders and tech executives at Bletchley Park to discuss the future of the AI industry. Also in this edition: office-sharing firm WeWork is reportedly close to filing for bankruptcy, and Greek olive oil producers face rising thefts as prices skyrocket.

Maddens is one of the hundreds of social media users who are accusing the world's largest social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok – of censoring accounts or actively reducing the reach of pro-Palestine content, a practice known as shadowbanning.

As the Israel-Hammas war rages, Meta has profusely apologised for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian Instagram accounts and blamed an auto-translation glitch for the apparent gaffe.

Meta, X and Telegram fail to stop Russian propaganda. Why is that? Here’s what you need to know about how Russia influences your feed – and how you can protect yourself.

Are you constantly on your mobile phone? If your online activities have grown more attractive than ‘real’ life, and you are neglecting obligations and social contacts, it could be an addiction.

Two viral videos are circulating in India on accounts with Islamophobic and pro-Israel tendencies, which claim to show Palestinians faking injuries amid the war between Israel and Hamas. These videos are old and have nothing to do with the recent conflict. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel was a shocking breach of Israeli defence technology, which is among the world's most renowned. But things weren’t exactly easy before the war. Investment in Israeli startups plunged amid a global tech sector turndown and domestic political turmoil. Many young tech industry workers have now been drafted.

From its very beginning, artificial intelligence has sparked debate in the world of culture. Since May, Hollywood has seen massive disruption because of the actors' and writers' strikes – one of their main concerns being about the impact of AI on their future. So is AI a menace to artists, or can it be a useful creative tool when properly regulated?

Nicolas Cruaud, the founder of Néolithe, is the winner of the 2023 Ivy Tech prize for young French entrepreneurs, which is being awarded this week in Paris. The company was created in 2019 in western France and devised a new eco-friendly process that creates a type of building material thanks to accelerated fossilisation. This allows the company to take non-recyclable waste and turn it into small mineral granules than can then be used in the construction sector.

Nokia's financial struggles has meant it will axe between 9,000 and 14,000 jobs by 2026 to cut costs.

One works for NASA and the other has won the "Space for Youth" award. Brothers Marco Romero and Marco Paulo are creating projects that change lives in Angola.