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2023 news review

Read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
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Extremely Online review: A vital look at the creator economy

Taylor Lorenz goes behind the scenes of the multibillion-dollar influencer industry to trace its meteoric rise in this fascinating book

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Author Sy Montgomery with illustrator Matt Patterson

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Of Time and Turtles review: What can we learn from turtles?

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Sam Bankman-Fried

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Going Infinite review: Who is Sam Bankman-Fried?

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ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen

Space

ISS livestream: Watch a live link-up with astronaut Andreas Mogensen

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CARDIFF, WALES - JUNE 20: Police facial recognition cameras in operation on Westgate Street ahead of a Harry Styles concert at the Principality Stadium on June 20, 2023 in Cardiff, Wales. Members of the European Parliament recently backed an effective ban on live face recognition cameras in public. A live face recognition camera works by comparing faces with a

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Your Face Belongs to Us review: What is happening to public privacy?

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The Beast review: Is AI the beast in a powerful tale about emotions?

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The Beast review: Is AI the beast in a powerful tale about emotions?

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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The best new science fiction books of October 2023

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Technology

Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials

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Plastic scrap in landfill

Technology

Waste plastic can be recycled into hydrogen fuel and graphene

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Still Up review: Insomnia rom com is worth staying up for

Two friends with insomnia spend their nights chatting about possible treatments in Still Up, a rare look at how the condition can affect relationships – and a charming romantic comedy, says Bethan Ackerley

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Physics

Squeezing loofah sponges creates enough electricity to power LEDs

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Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

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Health

Potential new medicine can target proteins on cancer cell surfaces

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The 10 best time travel movies ever made, according to a metaphysicist

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