Nasa has strongly condemned the actions of three Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station, who recently posed with flags considered anti-Ukraine propaganda.

Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos shared the pictures of the trio holding flags of the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic - two Russian-backed separatist regions in Ukraine.

Nasa said it “strongly rebukes” Russia using the ISS for political purposes to support its war against Ukraine.

Elon Musk’s 44 billion dollar Twitter takeover’s reported to be “in serious jeopardy.”

The Washington Post says the Tesla founder’s unconvinced about figures for the number of spam accounts on the platform and “some discussions” have stopped.

Also in this episode:

• Why the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition is a unique event
• How sportspeople are using LinkedIn to share their stories
• Volkswagen announces $20 billion effort to build its own EV batteries
• Galaxy Watch 5 leak reveals potential features and design
• The benefits of on-demand businesses for brands
• New dinosaur finding gives clues about why T-rex had small arms

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