LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including:
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BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Livestreamer Ludwig Ahgren broke Twitch’s subscription record after streaming non-stop for 31 consecutive days Astronaut Thomas Pesquet says he will use a virtual reality headset to bike around Earth while on board the International Space Station Virtual 3D…
After a journey of about seven months Nasa’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars last Thursday. Designed to look for signs of past microbial life, the rover has been sending back stunning images of the Red planet. But those who watched the rover’s descent onto the Martian surface may have spotted a coded message on the…
Tens of thousands of ordinary people have had to flee their homes – with hundreds killed or injured in recent weeks – as Taliban insurgents continue to gain ground in Afghanistan. As foreign troops withdraw, many Afghans fear a brutal return to the regime of the 1990s, which was characterised by public executions, stonings and…
In the United States a person’s willingness to get vaccinated against Covid-19 varies by religious affiliation, with white evangelicals being the least likely demographic to get the vaccine, the Pew Research Centre has found. Nine out of ten atheists would definitely or probably get a vaccine or have already had one, compared to 77% of…
A sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus infections has been seen in Russia. Konstantin Severinov, a professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, told BBC World News that only about 10% of the country was fully vaccinated and there was a strong anti-vaccination sentiment in the country. Mandatory vaccines for staff in public-facing roles…
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Microsoft updated its Xbox accessibility guidelines, launching a new testing platform for developers of PC and Xbox games to make gaming more accessible Facebook banned the sharing of all news stories in Australia, both local and international, rejecting…
