The U.K. said it will spend 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) on developing the most powerful weather and climate supercomputer in the world. From a report: The program aims to improve weather and climate modeling by the government forecaster, the Met Office, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said in a statement Monday. The machine will replace the U.K.’s existing supercomputer, which is…
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We can’t let Boris Johnson politicise crucial COP26 climate talks
The most important climate talks for years are already becoming political. This needs to stop if we have any chance of success at COP26, says Adam Vaughan Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2232582-we-cant-let-boris-johnson-politicise-crucial-cop26-climate-talks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Brexit Happens
“The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership,” reports the BBC. The historic moment, which happened at 23:00 GMT, was marked by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests. Candlelit vigils were held in Scotland, which voted to stay in the EU, while Brexiteers partied in London’s Parliament Square… Brexit parties were held in pubs and social clubs…
UK government approves Huawei 5G deal despite security fears
Chinese telecomms firm Huawei will be allowed to provide technology for key parts of the UK’s super-fast 5G infrastructure, prime minister Boris Johnson has said, despite opposition from the US Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231678-uk-government-approves-huawei-5g-deal-despite-security-fears/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Uri Geller claims he swayed UK election result
The celebrity spoon-bender maintains that he used his powers to help Boris Johnson win the general election. The controversial illusionist, whose psyc… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333136/uri-geller-claims-he-swayed-uk-election-result…
Revealed: Details of Dominic Cumming’s plan for new UK research agency
A plan instigated by Dominic Cummings, adviser to UK prime minister Boris Johnson, would see scientists get up to 15 years of funding to research areas like quantum computing Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227122-revealed-details-of-dominic-cummings-plan-for-new-uk-research-agency/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
UK Set To Allow Huawei in ‘Non-Contentious’ Parts of 5G Networks
“This could antagonize the U.S.,” reports Engadget:
After months of talk, the UK is reportedly close to letting Huawei into its 5G networks. Sunday Times sources claim Prime Minister Boris Johnson is close to allowing the Chinese tech giant into “non-contentious” parts of 5G service in the country. While there wasn’t much elaboration on what that meant, past reports suggested these would…
Boris Johnson jokes about UK being ‘on the verge’ of nuclear fusion
In his speech to the Conservative party conference, prime minister Boris Johnson said the UK can become carbon neutral by the middle of this century Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218570-boris-johnson-jokes-about-uk-being-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-fusion/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…