Tech & Science Daily podcast: The cause of Turkey-Syria earthquake

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A second massive earthquake has hit Turkey’s border with war-torn Syria as scientists examine movements of tectonic plates that caused the disaster.

More than 2,000 people are confirmed dead and a massive rescue effort remains underway.

The initial earthquake measured a record 7.8 on the Richter scale.

Tech & Science Daily spoke with Dr Tom Merry, a seismologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra.

YouTuber Logan Paul hit with a class-action lawsuit over alleged “fraudulent actions” centring on his NFT game, CryptoZoo.

Paul’s lawyer calls the civil suit “dramatically flawed and filed with the intention of generating headlines, not merit”.

Collapsed EV battery-maker Britishvolt could be resurrected with a winning bid to snap it up from an Australian/US rival.

Administrators say the purchase by Recharge Industries is expected to be completed by next week.

Plus, face of 2,000-year-old woman is reconstructed, secret mirrored superyacht, self-flying planes and bid to “de-extinct” the dodo.

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