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Watch the ‘AirCar’ fly between airports, transform, then drive off down the road

This prototype uses a BMW engine and runs on regular petrol. And it can fly. https://bit.ly/3jz8qyZ

Nissan could bring thousands of jobs to the North East with battery ‘gigafactory’

Industry sources suggest the Japanese carmaker will announce a big expansion to its plant in Sunderland. https://bit.ly/3joU5VD

Olivia Colman and other stars call for ‘gadget tax’ to fund arts industry

A tax of between 1% and 3% on the sales of gadgets could raise up to £300,000,000 a year. https://bit.ly/3h5zhkz

A loud siren will blast out of some people’s phones again today

The government is testing its Emergency Alert System again today. https://bit.ly/3AdXxsi

Study shows which Covid vaccines provide better antibodies for Delta variant

Two doses of the Oxford jab generate antibody levels 2.5 times lower against the Delta variant than Pfizer. https://bit.ly/3jv22Zz

New weight-loss device locks your mouth shut so you can’t eat anything

Kind of extreme, no? https://bit.ly/3y5DkTk

‘Our web traffic quadrupled in one week’: Entrepreneur on how advertising on Metro made his new barber’s shop a cut above the rest

'Our web traffic quadrupled in one week': Entrepreneur on how advertising on made his new barber's shop a cut above the rest https://bit.ly/2U6lHnY

Machine that ‘sniffs’ Covid-19 particles tested at UK airport

The machine was developed in the North East of England. https://bit.ly/3jsrH4K

US government publishes landmark report into UFO sightings

The first time the US government has ever fully admitted there are things in the sky it can't explain. https://bit.ly/3x15Y81

Europe roaming charges: what each phone network will cost you abroad

EE and O2 are bringing back roaming fees for Europe following Brexit. https://bit.ly/3A3OREv

Time-travelling physicists studying ‘cosmic dawn’ and the birth of galaxies

These galaxies are so far away that we're seeing them as they were 13 billion years ago. https://bit.ly/2Sx8Hau

Earliest known shark attack victim was this 3,000-year-old skeleton

A Tiger shark inflicted at least 790 deep, serrated injuries to the man who was alive during the attack. https://bit.ly/3zUh5BE

John McAfee: Wild life of the gun-toting, drug-munching tech mogul

McAfee founded the eponymous antivirus company before embarking on a colourful life which saw him become an international fugitive. https://bit.ly/2U1UwKO

Harvard astronomer thinks ‘Oumuamua could be alien ‘listening device’ ahead of US government UFO report

Avi Loeb said 'Oumuamua could be linked to the US government's UFO report due out tomorrow. https://bit.ly/3y5wZYn

Aliens could be watching us from 29 different planets, astronomers reckon

Humanity has spent a lot of time looking for signs of extraterrestrial life, but have they instead been watching us? https://bit.ly/35Lw1Et

The ‘strange spiral in the sky’ over the Pacific definitely isn’t a UFO

It's the result of a recent Chinese rocket launch. https://bit.ly/3vPuasF

British solar-powered drone could be the answer to ‘space junk’

The 115ft wide drone can fly above 70,000ft for more than 20 months, using solar power. https://bit.ly/3xTFMMV

Bitcoin and Dogecoin are crashing again thanks to China

China's government and central bank are tightening the crackdown on Bitcoin. https://bit.ly/3j6mL5G

The ‘Strawberry moon’ will shine over the UK this week

Despite the name, it won't appear pink. https://bit.ly/3gPK7cM

Vodafone quietly ditches free Wi-Fi on the Tube without telling users

Vodafone customers will now be forced to pay for a pass to access the service. https://bit.ly/3vORgQh

Sadiq Khan promises Londoners will get mobile coverage on the Tube by 2024

Goodbye to the peace and quiet. https://bit.ly/2TVw1Py

Amazon destroying unsold TVs and laptops with ‘130,000 items wasted each week’

Products that are often new and unused get sorted into boxes labelled 'destroy', including drones, hairdryers, top of the range headphones and books. https://bit.ly/3zJnSOt

Boris Johnson wants UK to be a ‘science superpower’

Sir Patrick Vallance will lead a new National Science and Technology Council taskforce. https://bit.ly/3zItQz8

Astronauts complete 6-hour spacewalk to install solar panels on the ISS

'Remember: You are butterflies with biceps today.' https://bit.ly/3qcxa10

‘It’s given me a fresh start and something to get excited about!’: How one small business owner used digital marketing to boost her business after lockdown

'It’s given me a fresh start and something to get excited about!’: How one small business owner used digital marketing to boost her business after lockdown https://bit.ly/2SNewAw

Social media giants unite to urge young people to get vaccinated

Anyone who gets the jab can put a ‘I’ve had my Covid vaccine’ sticker on their profile. https://bit.ly/3gGJp2U

Jeff Bezos space trip: Date, cost, and what rocket will he fly in?

The Amazon founder is preparing to blast off into space next month. https://bit.ly/3vI7Pgw

What is Alt TikTok and how is it different to Straight TikTok?

For the girls, the gays, and the theys. https://bit.ly/3gEtguI

Hawaii police used Covid relief funds to buy a robotic dog for patrolling homeless camp

Officers say the dog is 'more than a thermometer.' https://bit.ly/35wJtMc

‘Smile recognition’ cameras in offices only allow entry to ‘happy’ workers

Chinese tech company Canon installed workplace cameras equipped with 'smile recognition' technology. https://bit.ly/3q8kok1

Teenage podcaster turns to investing with $140 million in funds

Harry Stebbings started podcasting to help his mother pay medical bills for multiple sclerosis. https://bit.ly/3gAcpJz

Amazon claims fake reviews are social media’s fault

The online commerce giant has been plagued by millions of fake reviews on its shopping platforms. https://bit.ly/3xrYpXV

China launches three-man crew to its own orbiting space station

China is barred from using the International Space Station, so it went ahead and built its own. https://bit.ly/3vxzb9d

Nasa assembles £13.18 billion ‘megarocket’ Space Launch System ahead of moon launch in November

Nasa will use the rocket to put humans on the moon once again in 2024. https://bit.ly/2U32ByQ

Asian hornets are spreading across Britain – here’s what to do if you spot one

The invasive predators could be devastating to local bee populations. https://bit.ly/3vzUHtL

The head of the UK’s cybersecurity agency is very worried about ransomware

Ever-more sophisticated cyber attacks are locking systems and demanding payment. https://bit.ly/3vxveBg

British kids are eating an ‘exceptionally high’ amount of processed food

Maybe it's time to ease back on the fizzy drinks and ready meals. https://bit.ly/3xlZ5Os

Original source code for the World Wide Web to be sold at NFT auction

British inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will auction digitally-signed source code documents written three decades ago. https://bit.ly/3cLsUAi

Crypto fans went to a massive Bitcoin event in Miami and promptly got Covid

12,000 people went to the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami. https://bit.ly/3pSvmKu

Microsoft to end support for Windows 10 in 2025

The company is primed to launch a next-generation operating system https://bit.ly/3xjelM2

Contacting aliens ‘could end all life on Earth’, warns physicist

'We should all be grateful that we don't yet have any evidence of contact with alien civilizations.' https://bit.ly/3zjpQVH

Anonymous bidder pays £20 million to join Jeff Bezos in space

The identity of the auction winner will be revealed in a couple of weeks. https://bit.ly/3zlXbPI

When is Amazon Prime Day 2021?

Grab a deal over the two-day event. https://bit.ly/3ggdo1j

Tom Ellis on golf simulators, Walkmans and cordless telephones

The actor talks to Metro.co.uk about the joys of robotic cat litter trays, special effects and having his beard shaved by a robotic arm. https://bit.ly/3veX2dt

Hackers steal 26,000,000 account logins for Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix and more

Hackers stole 1.2 TB of personal data, including payment information, between 2018 and 2020. https://bit.ly/3gqgJtz

Hundreds of mysterious radio bursts detected from deep space

A new telescope has detected more than 500 of the unexplained alien signals. https://bit.ly/3vcJ9fZ

Bitcoin: Countries that could follow El Salvador and adopt cryptocurrency

Will El Salvador be the only country to use bitcoin for much longer? https://bit.ly/3zijO7I

TikTok video showed man being beheaded in middle of teenager’s dance routine

It's potentially exposed a flaw in the site's moderation systems. https://bit.ly/354g383

Fastly explains why half the internet went down this week

The cloud computing company has issued a statement following the severe outage earlier in the week. https://bit.ly/3v8tNJy

An ‘Earthgrazer’ fireball that passed over Brazil may have come from outside the solar system

If true, it would only be the third recorded object to visit us from interstellar space. https://bit.ly/3ix8cHN