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Four astronauts travelling back from the far side of the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission spoke with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday (April 8). The astronauts shared some of the highlights from their journey and their time living aboard the Orion capsule. “We have loved living in Orion,” NASA astronaut Christina Koch told the ...

For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us? It’s a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an earthling. “If I were looking at Earth from a distance, I would be pretty disappointed,” theoretical physicist ...

NASA gave the four Artemis astronauts circling Earth the green light on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA Flight Director Jeff Radigan told the astronauts the mission management team had approved firing up the engine of their Orion capsule to send the spacecraft on a trajectory ...

The government has launched a pilot program offering free high-speed Starlink satellite internet on select intercity trains, marking the first time the technology has been applied on a moving train in the country. Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) announced the initiative on Saturday, saying the service went live on Friday on three popular VIP intercity routes — Paryatak Express, Upoban ...

More than 2.5 million users have pledged to boycott ChatGPT following OpenAI’s agreement with the Pentagon, triggering widespread criticism of the AI developer. A website tracking the boycott reported that over 2.5 million users have already left ChatGPT, which has a global user base exceeding 900 million, after OpenAI signed a contract last week allowing the U.S. Department of Defense ...

Google has revealed YouTube brought in more than $60bn (£44bn) in revenue in 2025 as the firm targets getting more subscribers. The figure, which totals the money generated through advertising on YouTube as well as paid subscriptions, far surpasses streaming rival Netflix’s $45bn revenue. It appears to be the first time Google has individually highlighted its video platform’s yearly revenue ...

NASA has delayed the planned launch of its Artemis II mission after completing a major prelaunch fuel test, with the agency now targeting March as the earliest possible launch window. According to a recent blog post by NASA, the decision follows the conclusion of a wet dress rehearsal carried out at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early on February ...

Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the “coming weeks,” teens will no longer be able to access AI characters “until the updated experience is ready” This applies to anyone who gave Meta a birthday ...

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under 16s in the UK as a part of a series of measures which it says are intended to “protect young people’s wellbeing.” The package will also see England’s education inspectorate, Ofsted, given the power to check policies on phone use when it goes into schools, with ministers saying ...

The government will consult on whether social media should be banned for under-16s in the UK. It said “immediate action” would give Ofsted the power to check policies on phone use when it inspects schools, and it expected schools to be “phone-free by default” as a result of the announcement. A similar ban took effect in Australia in December 2025, ...