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UK's new quantum space facility could fight off cyber attacks

May 02, 202510 min
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Episode description

How a new Quantum Optical Ground Station is hoping to prevent cyber attacks. 


Dr Ross Donaldson from Heriot-Watt University tells Tech & Science Daily how their new £2.5 million facility will help secure next-generation communications against cyber threats.


TikTok has been fined 530 million euros by the Irish data protection watchdog for breaching EU privacy rules around transferring user data to China.


And a ‘shark skin’ coating for planes, which could save the airline industry $34 billion in fuel costs.


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  • British public says AI should not fully replace NHS doctors
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