Facebook owner Meta has announced the imminent launch of a short-form text app called Threads, which will be integrated into Instagram. Flying car gets FAA approval. Google: ‘We’ve built a quantum computer’. Could a ‘naked’ tennis racket help boost recycling? Smart watches link to help early Parkinson’s disease detection.

Also in this episode:

• “Ethical” AI to be used for university teaching
• Google Maps could show live petrol prices after watchdog fuel ruling
• Drama of lightning across Earth snapped by weather satellite.

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