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Rachelle Abbott and Rochelle Travers

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Why 20K tech jobs have been cut in 2023

Why 20K tech jobs have been cut in 2023

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Figures show just ten days into 2023, more than 20,000 layoffs were recorded in the tech sector globally.

The Evening Standard’s Tech Reporter Simon Hunt told Tech & Science Daily that the high number of job losses are likely down to the recession and a drop-off in custom since the lockdowns ended.

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has found its first planet.

Experts say it's almost exactly the same size as Earth and very similar, but so far they can only determine what is not present in the distant planet’s atmosphere.

And it’s a big moment for stargazers tonight - a green comet that hasn’t been seen from the earth for 50,000 years is due to make an appearance in the night sky.

It’ll make its closest pass of Earth between February 1st and 2nd - that’s when you might be able to see it with the naked eye.

The attorney for the collapsed crypto giant FTX says the company has recovered over $5 billion worth of assets.

It is after a US bankruptcy court was told that the extent of losses to customers is still not clear.

Researchers have found that long covid symptoms 'resolve in a year' for most people with mild illness.

Their research also found that "lingering" breathing problems were more common among people who had not received a vaccination compared with those who had.

And the rest

Why long covid symptoms ‘resolve in a year’ for most people with mild illness, a study shows that ocean temperatures hit a record high in 2022, the Stroke Association describes the silent condition which can be a major cause of strokes, the UAE names an oil chief to lead the COP28 talks, and will Apple finally make a touchscreen Mac?

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