Why finding alien life in Universe is now 'only a matter of time'

Experts are optimistic of detecting life signs on a faraway world within our lifetimes - possibly in the next few years.

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Apple to buck layoff trend by hiring UK AI staff

The tech giant's chief executive, Tim Cook, said he expects to increase investment.

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UK unready as wildfires surge, warns firefighters' union

Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report.

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England's single use plastics ban does not tackle takeaway boxes, warns Greenpeace

Plastic cutlery is banned under new rules but plastic containers for takeaway and shop bought meals are not.

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Fortnite maker Epic Games cutting 16% of workforce

The company says it is shedding the staff because it's spending "way more" than it earns

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PlayStation boss Jim Ryan to retire from Sony next year

He said he took the decision due to issues he had living in Europe while working in North America.

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Watch: The Robot wolves trying to scare off Japan's bears

A howling 'monster wolf' is scaring wild bears away from the city of Takikawa.

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The self-driving trucks that are deliberately crashed

A maker of autonomous lorries is using AI software to prang computerised versions of the vehicles.

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X scraps tool to report electoral fake news - researchers

A research organisation says the feature is now only available in European Union countries.

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ChatGPT can now access up to date information

The chatbot's knowledge previously only included data up to September 2021, but not any more.

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Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter

The elusive substance holds the key to discovering how the Universe was formed.

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Fifa to EA Sports FC: Name change is big gamble for UK's best-selling game

The Fifa football video games are rebranded after a reported disagreement with the governing body.

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Hollywood writers agree to end five-month strike after studio deal

They can return to work while they vote on whether to approve a three-year deal that offers pay rises.

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Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court

They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.

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Government to delay new environmental building rules

Environmentalists say delaying the implementation of new biodiversity rules is "a hammer blow for nature".

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Disinformation most active on X, formerly known as Twitter, EU says

A European Commission report says the network has the most disinformation of six large social networks.

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Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts

The social media site will split revenue with contributors who are awarded "gold" by other users.

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Water firms forced to pay back customers for poor performance

Regulator Ofwat orders companies to return £114m to households by cutting bills after missing targets.

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US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech

The race to get back to the moon is fuelling US investment in private sector space firms.

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The turbo-charged plants that could boost farm output

Researchers are tweaking the photosynthesis process to raise the output of crops like soy, maize and wheat.

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Richest oil states should pay climate tax, says Gordon Brown

The former Labour PM wants the wealthiest oil producers to help poorer nations tackle climate change.

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How the fall of the 'King of Crypto' cost one British man millions

As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits trial for fraud, his former investors wonder if they will ever recoup their losses.

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Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate

With bee populations struggling, mechanical pollination may be increasingly needed as a back-up.

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Net zero: Rishi Sunak 'destroying' UK green credibility, says Yanis Varoufakis

Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday guest Yanis Varoufakis attacked the PM's 'incompetence and cynicism'.

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Osiris-Rex: Nasa awaits fiery return of asteroid Bennu samples

A capsule carrying rocky debris from asteroid Bennu is about to streak through the sky above Utah.

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TikTok frenzies 'putting police and schools under strain'

The warning comes after a BBC investigation into disruption driven by the social media platform's algorithms.

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Osiris-Rex: Asteroid Bennu 'is a journey back to our origins'

A handful of dust from an asteroid streaming through space could tell Nasa how life on Earth began.

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Amazon Prime Video content to start including ads next year

Amazon says its Prime Video users will see ads on TV shows and movies unless they pay extra.

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Microsoft's new Call of Duty deal set for approval

The revised offer "opens the door" to the deal being cleared, the UK competition watchdog says.

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AI risks destabilising world, deputy PM to tell UN

Oliver Dowden will warn the pace of change could outstrip governments' abilities to make AI safe.

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Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide

They live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful levels of toxic waste, research reveals.

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Inside Tiktok's real-life frenzies - from riots to false murder accusations

Former staff and users tell the BBC the app's algorithm has encouraged harmful real-life behaviour.

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Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge

Google had been asked to update its maps in the nine years before the father of two's death.

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Could Rishi Sunak's green review threaten UK net zero?

The prime minister has rolled back some net zero policies, but says he's still committed to targets.

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Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies

The prime minister claims the changes will support "hard-pressed families" but opponents accuse him of "selling out".

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UK migratory birds 'in freefall' over climate change

Bird lovers will see a very different pattern of species in the future, scientists warn.

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Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed

Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.

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Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial

The company hopes to help people with paralysis move a cursor, or type, using its brain implant.

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Parents in US offered refunds for Fortnite purchases

Parents in the US whose children made unintended in-game purchases will be offered $245m (£198m) in refunds.

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Prince William warns against 'doom and gloom' in eco-debates

The Prince of Wales joins the global stage in New York as the Earthshot Prize finalists are revealed.

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Rishi Sunak considering weakening key green policies

Plans could include delaying a ban on sales of new petrol cars and the phasing out of gas boilers.

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Mortal Kombat 1: Nintendo Switch version will be fixed, says boss

The fighting series' creator admits the Nintendo edition isn't "the version we wanted to release".

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FTX: 'King of Crypto' parents sued over missing millions

The parents of Sam Bankman-Fried are being sued by people who lost money when his crypto firm FTX collapsed.

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Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed

The law aims to force firms to remove illegal content and protect children from some legal but harmful material.

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Google DeepMind AI speeds up search for disease genes

Google DeepMind has used its technology to identify parts of human DNA that might cause diseases.

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YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income

The comedian and actor is accused of historical rape and sexual assaults, which he denies.

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Chandrayaan-3: How important are India's Moon mission findings?

A former Nasa scientist decodes the significance of the discoveries made by the lunar lander and rover.

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Royal Society aims to boost number of black scientists

The Royal Society's scheme comes after black scientists tell the BBC they feel unsupported and overlooked.

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Elon Musk: Social media platform X could go behind paywall

The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".

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Call of Duty Warzone: Does UK esports scene need more live events?

The Call of Duty Warzone world champs were crowned in London at an interesting time for the UK scene.

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'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team

An Edinburgh food research team produces a lower-fat alternative aimed at cutting palm oil dependence.

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Online Safety Bill will have failed if harm not stopped - Ian Russell

Ian Russell says the Online Safety Bill must stop the kind of images his daughter saw before she died.

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Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts

Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.

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Major UK methane greenhouse gas leak spotted from space

In a first for the UK, the methane was detected by satellite, bringing hope for curbing the greenhouse gas.

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TikTok fined €345m over children's data privacy

The complaint concerned how the social media app handled children's data in 2020.

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Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation

Apple will update the phone in France but not elsewhere over what it says is "not a safety concern".

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20mph: Wales speed limit sat-nav warning ahead of change

Drivers told follow signs not sat-navs when Wales lowers speed limits in built-up areas from Sunday.

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Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is 'not for sale'

Mr Musk draws anger from Taipei again for his comments saying the island belongs to China.

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UK butterfly numbers at highest level since 2019

But scientists warn that some species could decline in the long term due to habitat loss.

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Unity engine: Among Us and Slay the Spire makers join criticism

A growing number of small studios urge the maker of the game engine to ditch plans for new charges.

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French iPhone 12 warning: European regulators examine alert on radiation levels

European regulators assess possible health risks after France's decision to temporarily halt sales.

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Bristol to host one of Europe's most powerful supercomputers

The machine will "help researchers maximise the potential of AI", the government says.

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AI and sound - helping firms build their own 'sonic identity'

Artificial intelligence is assisting companies in developing their own signature sounds.

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England's rarest species to get £14.5m funding boost

More than 60 projects receive £14.5m for habitat restoration for butterflies, bats and birds.

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'Overwhelming consensus' on AI regulation - Musk

Tech heavyweights gathered in Washington DC to discuss the regulation of artificial intelligence.

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AI quiz: Can you tell which image is real?

Test your skills at spotting AI-generated images with Bitesize's monthly AI quiz.

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Colombia deadliest country for environmentalists - report

A study shows 60 environmental activists were killed in Colombia in 2022 out of 177 murdered worldwide.

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Cryptoqueen: Accomplice jailed for 20 years for OneCoin financial scam

Sebastian Karl Greenwood was sentenced by a US judge for the massive scam that stole billions from investors.

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Google antitrust trial: Tech giant denies abusing power to gain monopoly

In a landmark trial brought by the US government, the tech giant denies using illegal practices to gain a monopoly.

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Google trial: US takes on tech giant in landmark case

A landmark trial against the search engine will be a key test of whether the US can rein in the industry.

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Government may have broken law over sewage - watchdog

The UK's independent watchdog has been investigating Defra and the EA for failure to meet environmental law.

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Robots are trained to help revive coral reefs

Researchers are experimenting with robots to help speed up the restoration of coral reefs.

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Elusive Ernie: China's new chatbot has a censorship problem

Ernie, Baidu's answer to ChatGPT, is wary of sensitive subjects - and clearly dodges questions.

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Urban oases combine roof gardens and solar panels

Combining solar panels and a roof garden is a tricky and costly engineering task.

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Robots are trained to help revive coral reefs

Researchers are experimenting with robots to help speed up the restoration of coral reefs.

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Geologists sample lava from Kilauea as it erupts

Scientists in Hawaii got up close to the active volcano to study its latest eruption

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Can new Apple iPhone 15 thunder without lightning?

Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 later on today without its traditional lightning cable charger.

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Spotify denies 30-second trick could make you rich

The streaming giant quashes a theory that listening to a song on repeat will rake in the royalties.

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Cloning pioneer creator of Dolly the Sheep creator Ian Wilmut dies aged 79

Creating the world's first cloned mammal was arguably one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th Century.

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Lough Neagh: What does future hold for UK's largest freshwater lake?

A summer of blue-green algae caused havoc, with bathing bans and pondweed complicating matters.

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Orford Ness: Robotic 'dog' surveys ex Cold War site in National Trust first

Drones and a robot called Spot survey off-limits laboratories at a former arms test site.

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Apple shares slide after China government iPhone ban reports

The technology giant's stock market valuation has fallen by almost $200bn in the last two days.

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YouTube starts verifying health workers in the UK

The plan will help ensure YouTubers are genuinely qualified to dish out medical information.

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Urban oases combine roof gardens and solar panels

Combining solar panels and a roof garden is a tricky and costly engineering task.

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Hurricane Lee may become first category five storm of Atlantic season

The storm has rapidly gained strength in the Caribbean from category one status earlier on Thursday.

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Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate?

Elected last year, PM Anthony Albanese vowed to haul his laggard nation from the "naughty corner".

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Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch

If all goes well, the lunar lander that the rocket is carrying will attempt a Moon landing in February.

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Hurricane Lee could become 'extremely dangerous'

It is still too early to determine whether the Atlantic storm might make landfall in the US.

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Thousands of Canadian wildfire evacuees allowed home

Yellowknife's mayor cautioned returning residents that the city "will look a little bit different".

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Biden cancels Trump drilling leases in Alaska's largest wildlife refuge

But Mr Biden has not reversed his recent approval of an $8bn drilling project in the same region.

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Government denies U-turn on encrypted messaging row

The government states that the tech tools for accessing private messages don't yet exist.

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Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram

Nasa said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took the image four days after India's historic Moon landing.

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Starfield creator on 'choice anxiety', long games and exclusive titles

Todd Howard tells the BBC his team wondered if they 'were in over our heads' when creating the game.

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Greece: Skiathos and Volos hit by flash floods

One person has died in Greece after torrential rain triggered flash flooding in parts of the country.

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Arm Holdings: Chip giant hopes for market value of more than $50bn

The UK-based firm is courting investors as its listing in the US looks to be the biggest of the year.

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Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns

Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.

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MPs call for investigation after BBC News report on sewage

Opposition MPs and campaigners share "horror" at potential sewage spills on dry days uncovered by BBC News.

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TikTok opens Dublin data centre to ease China spying fears

There is concern over the video-sharing app's links with China and who accesses its users' data.

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Electoral Commission failed basic security test before hack

Whistleblower tells the BBC the election watchdog failed the government-backed Cyber Essentials test.

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EE and Vodafone: Technical bug hits mobile networks

The two providers have offered different accounts of what happened to their networks.

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New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules

A European Union law will require portable devices to have a common charger by 2024.

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UK bees in danger as Asian hornet sightings rise

The invasive insect threatens to get a foothold, with nests found in East Sussex, Kent, Devon and Dorset.

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New tech boosts Dutch drive for sustainable farming

In the Netherlands, experiments are underway to ensure future food supply and cut carbon emissions.

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Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space

An energy source which could sustain life on the Moon for long periods has been designed by researchers.

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Google's search for an AI future as it turns 25

The tech giant celebrates its 25th birthday this month, but faces new threats to its dominance.

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Aditya-L1: India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun

Aditya-L1 will carry out scientific studies of the Sun from a vantage point 1.5 million km above Earth.

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Tech firms fail to tackle Russian propaganda - EU

Russian disinformation has increased on X since Elon Musk's takeover, according to a report.

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UK scientists tackle periods in polar research

How young polar researchers in the UK are tackling the taboo subject of menstruation.

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X, formerly Twitter, to collect biometric and employment data

The social media firm, formerly Twitter, will gather facial information if premium users give consent.

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