Nasa plans for robot exploration of Titan and other news

ByPR 24

Romana Kreider looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including:

  • Two new foldable smartphones are unveiled by Samsung – the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Fold 3
  • Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network lost over $600m (£433m) in one of the sector’s biggest ever cyber heists – the hacker has since returned most of the stolen assets
  • Nasa says it will send a robotic rotorcraft to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in 2027

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