How a scientist used Britpop to reach Mars

BBC - Oct 8, 2026

Colin Pillinger died believing that Beagle 2 had not landed, and now his work is being celebrated around the UK.

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Oct 8, 2026

'Earth is almost entirely in the red': Scientists warn 'super-duper' El Niño is still intensifying - and could continue into spring next year

Super El Niño is continuing to intensify with new forecasts suggesting the climate phenomenon could maintain its grip on global weather well into next year.

Oct 8, 2026

One Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternatives

Oct 8, 2026

Reporter’s notebook: my week with Huawei’s new US$3,500 trifold phone

When I took out the US$3,500 Huawei Mate XT 2 over a family dinner during China’s “golden week” – the long National Day holiday in early October – the trifold phone quickly became the centre of discussion: my father and his peers took turns playing with the device, marvelling at the sleek design while debating whether it was true innovation or pure luxury. It wasn’t the first time unfolding its massive 10.2 inch display raised a few eyebrows at dining tables during the week I spent trying out...

Oct 8, 2026

Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

Oct 8, 2026

ByteDance heads first SCMP Plus Going Global 100 ranking

TikTok owner ByteDance is China’s Going Global champion, according to a new SCMP Plus databank tracking mainland companies’ overseas expansion efforts. The social media giant topped the debut SCMP Plus Going Global 100 ranking ahead of Apple assembler Foxconn Industrial Internet, online fashion retailer Shein and electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD. More than 2,000 companies were assessed as part of the research project, which assigned each contender a weighted score based on overseas revenue,...

Oct 8, 2026

What killed Russia plague-lab worker? WHO says 'we don't yet have the full picture' — What Moscow said

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not have the whole picture from Russia on the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician.

Oct 8, 2026

Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company

SAMSUNG-ELEC-RESULTS:Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company

Oct 8, 2026

A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months

Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.

Oct 8, 2026

AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn

The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.

Oct 8, 2026

RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.

Oct 8, 2026

Trump to award National Medal of Science to Elon Musk

President Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives Thursday, a White House official confirmed to The Hill’s broadcast partner, NewsNation. Musk, the head of SpaceX and Tesla, will receive this high honor at the White House’s “Science: A New Golden Age” summit. Three other tech leaders...

Oct 7, 2026

Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar

A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.

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