Russia deploys giant space telescope in Lake Baikal

Russian scientists on Saturday launched one of the world's biggest underwater space telescopes to peer deep into the universe from the pristine waters of Lake Baikal.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-russia-deploys-giant-space-telescope.html

Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia

Spacewalking astronauts had to take extra safety precautions Saturday after possibly getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-spacewalkers-extra-safety-precautions-toxic.html

Bitcoin passes $60,000 for first time

Bitcoin passed the $60,000 mark for the first time on Saturday, with analysts saying the giant US stimulus package helped boost the world's most popular virtual currency on its record-breaking run.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-bitcoin-1.html

Google allows users to update the Maps app with photos

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes, including business closures and updated hours for restaurants and stores.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-google-users-app-photos.html

NFTs setting off revolution in the world of collectibles

The technology is behind a piece of digital art auctioned for $69.3 million on Thursday and the sale of Jack Dorsey's first tweet—so-called NFTs have set off a revolution in collectables.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-nfts-revolution-world.html

Oil in the ocean photooxides within hours to days, new study finds

A new study lead by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science demonstrates that under realistic environmental conditions oil drifting in the ocean after the DWH oil spill photooxidized into persistent compounds within hours to days, instead over long periods of time as was thought during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This is the first model results to support the new paradigm of photooxidation that emerged from laboratory research.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-oil-ocean-photooxides-hours-days.html

Covid outbreak closes Amazon Canada warehouse

Canadian authorities on Friday ordered an Amazon warehouse to close and for its 5,000 employees to self-isolate after a COVID-19 outbreak.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-covid-outbreak-amazon-canada-warehouse.html

Google slams Microsoft over stance in media payments

Google on Friday took aim at Microsoft, accusing its technology rival of "distraction" for siding with governments seeking to force tech platforms to pay media organizations for news content.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-google-slams-microsoft-stance-media.html

Huawei listed anew as threat to US national security

US regulators on Friday listed Huawei among Chinese telecom gear firms deemed a threat to national security, signalling that a hoped for softening of relations is not in the cards.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-huawei-anew-threat-national.html