http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:04:16 +0200 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:04:16 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/23/nasa-is-launching-the-dart-spacecraft-to-crash-into-an-asteroid-could-it-save-us-from-arma http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/23/nasa-is-launching-the-dart-spacecraft-to-crash-into-an-asteroid-could-it-save-us-from-arma Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:51:23 +0100 NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a golf cart to crash into an asteroid, which could tell us what to do if one ever did hit Earth. http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/16/spotify-snapchat-and-google-cloud-report-outages http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/16/spotify-snapchat-and-google-cloud-report-outages Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:05:47 +0100 Google Cloud said they "are aware of an issue" on its platform, as did the Spotify Status Twitter account, which added they "are checking them (the issues) out." http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/16/nasa-artemis-moon-landing-delayed-by-several-years-as-costs-go-underreported http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/16/nasa-artemis-moon-landing-delayed-by-several-years-as-costs-go-underreported Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:45:16 +0100 The mission to put humans back on the Moon is running late, a new report has found. The NASA report also said the agency was “underreporting” the mission's $93 billion cost. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/06/europe-s-space-sector-seeks-to-boost-commercialisation http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/06/europe-s-space-sector-seeks-to-boost-commercialisation Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:15:50 +0100 As Europe's space leaders meet virtually in Brussels at the new European Space Forum, Euronews explores how the sector is making a big push to become more business-minded. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/26/astronomers-may-have-discovered-the-first-planet-outside-of-our-galaxy http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/26/astronomers-may-have-discovered-the-first-planet-outside-of-our-galaxy Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:34:45 +0200 A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/22/the-vikings-settled-in-north-america-500-years-before-christopher-colombus-study-reveals http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/22/the-vikings-settled-in-north-america-500-years-before-christopher-colombus-study-reveals Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:37:10 +0200 Tree rings and a solar storm have helped researchers to identify the earliest verifiable date of European settlement in the Americas. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/19/apple-launches-faster-chips-macbook-pro-laptops-and-cheaper-airpods-what-are-the-upgrades http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/19/apple-launches-faster-chips-macbook-pro-laptops-and-cheaper-airpods-what-are-the-upgrades Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:38:44 +0200 Apple launches faster chips, MacBook Pro laptops and cheaper Airpods. Here's what the new products looks like. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/18/facebook-to-become-a-metaverse-company-as-it-seeks-place-in-sci-fi-future http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/18/facebook-to-become-a-metaverse-company-as-it-seeks-place-in-sci-fi-future Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:40:08 +0200 'Metaverse' refers to the merging of physical, augmented, and virtual reality in a shared online space. Facebook thinks it's the future of the internet. http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/15/euronews-debates-profit-vs-public-good-how-can-innovation-benefit-everyone http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/15/euronews-debates-profit-vs-public-good-how-can-innovation-benefit-everyone Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:57:08 +0200 How can we marry profit and people's needs in the process of innovation? We assembled a panel of experts to debate this and give us their ideas on the future of their industries. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/05/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-down-how-the-social-giant-disappeared-from-the-internet http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/05/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-down-how-the-social-giant-disappeared-from-the-internet Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:41:27 +0200 The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices. http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/05/russian-actress-and-director-set-for-lift-off-in-first-movie-shot-in-space http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/05/russian-actress-and-director-set-for-lift-off-in-first-movie-shot-in-space Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:57:47 +0200 An actress and director are on board a rocket that is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), as Russia looks to score symbolic points against US competitors. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/04/facebook-profits-off-hate-and-that-s-why-it-won-t-change-says-whistleblower-frances-haugen http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/04/facebook-profits-off-hate-and-that-s-why-it-won-t-change-says-whistleblower-frances-haugen Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:30:46 +0200 The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday. http://www.euronews.com/health/2021/10/04/nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-awarded-to-david-julias-and-ardem-patapoutian http://www.euronews.com/health/2021/10/04/nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-awarded-to-david-julias-and-ardem-patapoutian Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:41:59 +0200 David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were announced as winners of the prestigious award on Monday. http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/29/la-palma-volcano-how-satellite-imagery-is-helping-us-understand-the-eruption http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/29/la-palma-volcano-how-satellite-imagery-is-helping-us-understand-the-eruption Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:36:22 +0200 From measuring gas emissions to assessing damage, the Sentinel satellites of the European Copernicus network have been providing crucial data. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/27/iphone-13-screen-cracked-here-s-how-apple-stops-face-id-working-if-you-try-to-fix-it-yours http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/27/iphone-13-screen-cracked-here-s-how-apple-stops-face-id-working-if-you-try-to-fix-it-yours Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:02:45 +0200 A teardown of the new device found that Face ID stops working if anyone other than Apple replaces the screen, and it's all down to something called "part pairing". http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/23/the-antarctic-ozone-hole-is-among-the-largest-on-record-again-why-and-how-does-it-affect-m http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/23/the-antarctic-ozone-hole-is-among-the-largest-on-record-again-why-and-how-does-it-affect-m Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:02:39 +0200 The 2021 ozone hole is one of the biggest on record. But the impacts on weather and climate patterns remain quite mysterious. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/16/spacex-launches-4-amateur-astronauts-in-giant-leap-for-space-tourism http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/16/spacex-launches-4-amateur-astronauts-in-giant-leap-for-space-tourism Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:48:17 +0200 The Inspiration4 mission will see the four crew orbit the Earth for three days before splashing down in the Atlantic. http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/14/we-need-to-remove-emissions-at-a-major-scale-is-carbon-capture-the-answer http://www.euronews.com/2021/09/14/we-need-to-remove-emissions-at-a-major-scale-is-carbon-capture-the-answer Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:09:04 +0200 “We need carbon dioxide removal at quite a substantial scale. By mid-century, we need 10 billion tonnes removed each year.” http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/14/apple-iphone-ios-14-8-patches-security-exploit-used-by-pegasus-spyware http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/14/apple-iphone-ios-14-8-patches-security-exploit-used-by-pegasus-spyware Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:36:50 +0200 A security flaw affecting Apple's iMessage made even the newest devices vulnerable to infection by Pegasus spyware that hit tens of thousands including French President Macron. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/08/twitter-tests-soft-block-feature-to-remove-unwanted-followers-as-part-of-moves-to-improve- http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/08/twitter-tests-soft-block-feature-to-remove-unwanted-followers-as-part-of-moves-to-improve- Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:07:07 +0200 The new feature comes after an anti-harassment "safety mode" was announced earlier this month. http://www.euronews.com/health/2021/09/07/first-space-now-immortality-jeff-bezos-reportedly-invests-in-an-eternal-life-start-up http://www.euronews.com/health/2021/09/07/first-space-now-immortality-jeff-bezos-reportedly-invests-in-an-eternal-life-start-up Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:28:01 +0200 The former Amazon CEO has reportedly invested in Altos Labs whose stated purpose is to research how to reverse ageing in cells. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/02/ireland-fines-whatsapp-225m-for-breaking-eu-data-protection-rules http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/02/ireland-fines-whatsapp-225m-for-breaking-eu-data-protection-rules Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:55:36 +0200 Infringements relating to multiple GDPR articles were found. The Facebook-owned messaging platform was also cited for failing to meet its "transparency obligations". http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/02/robots-can-trick-us-into-thinking-we-are-socially-interacting-and-slow-our-reactions-scien http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/02/robots-can-trick-us-into-thinking-we-are-socially-interacting-and-slow-our-reactions-scien Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:35:48 +0200 "The human brain processes the robot gaze as a social signal, and that signal has an impact on the way we're making decisions," said one of the researchers. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/31/tell-instagram-your-birthday-or-get-blocked-as-app-introduces-age-verification http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/31/tell-instagram-your-birthday-or-get-blocked-as-app-introduces-age-verification Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:05:39 +0200 Social media companies are rushing to meet the requirements of new UK rules that could hand them €20m fines if they fail to keep underage users safe http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/23/could-cardano-s-green-cryptocurrency-ada-take-over-bitcoin-and-etherium http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/23/could-cardano-s-green-cryptocurrency-ada-take-over-bitcoin-and-etherium Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:17:30 +0200 What is Cardano and what are the reasons for its success? Here’s everything you need to know. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/23/more-secure-and-better-at-correcting-typos-on-your-phone-can-this-swiss-start-up-take-on-g http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/23/more-secure-and-better-at-correcting-typos-on-your-phone-can-this-swiss-start-up-take-on-g Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:50:31 +0200 Swiss start-up Typewise has developed an AI keyboard for your phone that is better at correcting typos and more secure. Can it rival the US giants? http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/06/apple-to-scan-us-iphones-for-images-of-child-sexual-abuse http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/06/apple-to-scan-us-iphones-for-images-of-child-sexual-abuse Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:28:51 +0200 Child protection groups have applauded the announcement but some security researchers are concerned that the system could be misused. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/05/iss-flipped-540-degrees-in-last-week-s-nauka-thruster-incident-nasa-said-it-was-only-45 http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/05/iss-flipped-540-degrees-in-last-week-s-nauka-thruster-incident-nasa-said-it-was-only-45 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:47:43 +0200 A Russian module accidentally fired its thrusters and knocked the ISS out of alignment last week. Now we know just how out of position it was. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/30/russian-module-knocks-international-space-station-out-of-position http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/30/russian-module-knocks-international-space-station-out-of-position Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:53:05 +0200 A newly arrived Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position when it accidentally fired its thrusters. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/22/dutch-data-protection-authority-fines-tiktok-750-000-over-privacy-flaw http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/22/dutch-data-protection-authority-fines-tiktok-750-000-over-privacy-flaw Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:00:55 +0200 The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority has fined TikTok €750,000 for not offering an understandable privacy statement for users in Dutch. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/21/british-man-arrested-in-spain-over-alleged-role-in-twitter-hack-of-high-profile-accounts http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/21/british-man-arrested-in-spain-over-alleged-role-in-twitter-hack-of-high-profile-accounts Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:55:44 +0200 A British man was arrested in Spain over his alleged role in the high-profile Twitter hack last summer that targeted US politicians, celebrities and tech moguls. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/21/humans-aren-t-quite-ready-for-a-chatbot-takeover-says-gottingen-university-study http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/21/humans-aren-t-quite-ready-for-a-chatbot-takeover-says-gottingen-university-study Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:53:22 +0200 The German university’s study found that users’ negative reactions to unknowingly interacting with chatbots rose according to how critical they deemed the service query. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/30/nasa-and-esa-to-test-nudging-asteroids-off-collision-course-with-earth http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/30/nasa-and-esa-to-test-nudging-asteroids-off-collision-course-with-earth Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:49:00 +0200 It's World Asteroid Day! And to celebrate, Euronews looks at two missions launching into space that will see how potentially dangerous asteroids could be nudged off course by flying a spacecraft into them. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/06/22/brussels-launches-antitrust-probe-into-google-s-digital-ad-tech-practices http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/06/22/brussels-launches-antitrust-probe-into-google-s-digital-ad-tech-practices Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:32:57 +0200 It will focus on whether the company is stifling competition by restricting access to third parties to user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps, while using that data itself. http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/20/iss-astronauts-make-second-spacewalk-to-install-powerful-solar-panels http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/20/iss-astronauts-make-second-spacewalk-to-install-powerful-solar-panels Sun, 20 Jun 2021 20:28:14 +0200 Astronauts working on the International Space Station have made their second attempt in a week at installing powerful new solar arrays. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/16/france-will-drive-innovation-ecosystem-of-tech-emmanuel-macron-tells-euronews-next http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/16/france-will-drive-innovation-ecosystem-of-tech-emmanuel-macron-tells-euronews-next Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:19:37 +0200 French president Emmanuel Macron talks to Euronews Next about innovation, tech and the future at VivaTech 2021. http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/16/thomas-pesquet-to-carry-out-spacewalk-to-install-solar-panel-system-on-international-space http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/16/thomas-pesquet-to-carry-out-spacewalk-to-install-solar-panel-system-on-international-space Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:37:36 +0200 Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough ventured out of the ISS on Wednesday but spacesuit problems prevented the astronauts from completing the installation of new solar panels. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/13/tesla-plaid-and-apple-wwdc-2021-the-biggest-tech-releases-this-week http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/13/tesla-plaid-and-apple-wwdc-2021-the-biggest-tech-releases-this-week Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:00:28 +0200 What's so special about Tesla's new car and what did Apple announce this week? Find out here in our round-up of this week's tech updates. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/10/meat-company-jbs-confirms-it-paid-a-11-million-ransom-following-its-recent-cyberattack http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/10/meat-company-jbs-confirms-it-paid-a-11-million-ransom-following-its-recent-cyberattack Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:07:56 +0200 The confirmation comes just days after US officials recovered the bulk of a ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline to Russian hackers. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/08/the-future-is-already-here-get-ready-with-the-euronews-next-newsletter http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/08/the-future-is-already-here-get-ready-with-the-euronews-next-newsletter Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:56:35 +0200 The future is already here. Get ready with the Euronews Next newsletter. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/08/us-recovers-most-of-colonial-pipeline-bitcoin-ransom http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/08/us-recovers-most-of-colonial-pipeline-bitcoin-ransom Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:18:22 +0200 The operation to seize cryptocurrency paid to a Russia-based hacker group is the first of its kind to be undertaken by a specialised ransomware task force. http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/07/covid-pandemic-s-impact-on-work-is-cataclysmic-says-international-labour-market-head http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/07/covid-pandemic-s-impact-on-work-is-cataclysmic-says-international-labour-market-head Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:44:16 +0200 The ILO chief described the COVID pandemic's impact on work as "cataclysmic" and describes the recovery as very uneven around the world. http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/07/google-fined-220m-by-french-competition-watchdog-over-online-advertising-market http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/07/google-fined-220m-by-french-competition-watchdog-over-online-advertising-market Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:31:06 +0200 Google said it had agreed on changes to improve its online ad market after being fined by France's competition watchdog. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/27/european-privacy-groups-challenge-facial-scan-firm-clearview http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/27/european-privacy-groups-challenge-facial-scan-firm-clearview Thu, 27 May 2021 17:09:53 +0200 Four groups say Clearview stockpiled biometric data on more than 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission by “scraping" their images from websites. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/27/sanofi-gsk-launch-phase-iii-trial-of-covid-19-vaccine-will-test-efficacy-against-variants http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/27/sanofi-gsk-launch-phase-iii-trial-of-covid-19-vaccine-will-test-efficacy-against-variants Thu, 27 May 2021 10:50:05 +0200 The two companies will test their vaccine's efficacy against variants and when used as a second dose following a first injection with another vaccine. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/26/amazon-is-buying-mgm-the-studio-behind-james-bond-for-6-9-billion http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/26/amazon-is-buying-mgm-the-studio-behind-james-bond-for-6-9-billion Wed, 26 May 2021 19:15:00 +0200 The move is set to shore up Amazon's streaming services, giving the company access to more than 4,000 films. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/22/biochemist-kariko-honoured-in-her-hungarian-home-town-for-covid-work http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/22/biochemist-kariko-honoured-in-her-hungarian-home-town-for-covid-work Sat, 22 May 2021 18:38:45 +0200 Karikó, who is the vice-president of BioNTech, became best known for her work with mRNA technology that is used in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/17/computer-games-help-children-overcome-pain-from-cancer-treatment http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/17/computer-games-help-children-overcome-pain-from-cancer-treatment Mon, 17 May 2021 13:32:14 +0200 Research conducted at the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid shows that playing video games helps children in their recovery from cancer treatments. It analysed pain levels by monitoring heart rate and eye responses in children going through chemotherapy. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/16/meteorite-that-crashed-into-english-driveway-is-now-at-london-s-natural-history-museum http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/16/meteorite-that-crashed-into-english-driveway-is-now-at-london-s-natural-history-museum Sun, 16 May 2021 18:58:09 +0200 The 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite crash-landed in front of a house in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire in February this year. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/13/europe-must-back-biden-in-suspending-patents-for-covid-19-vaccines-view http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/13/europe-must-back-biden-in-suspending-patents-for-covid-19-vaccines-view Thu, 13 May 2021 19:57:52 +0200 Pharmaceutical companies received millions from European taxpayers to help them develop vaccines. Now they must turn that knowledge over to the developing world.