Mobile giants Vodafone and CK Hutchison, which owns Three UK, have agreed a merger to create Britain’s biggest phone operator. ‘Massive impact’ of Covid-19 lockdowns given ‘very little thought’ by government, inquiry hears. AI’s human colleagues ‘lonelier, boozier & exhausted’, says the University of Georgia.

Also in this episode:

• ‘Google maps for Mars’ lets Earthlings surf Red Planet
• Tiny Scottish island get super-fast internet from space
• Glow-worm romance dimmed by street lights, study finds
• GTA IV & Red Dead Redemption still hits many years after release

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