Science & tech · Newsline Posthttps://newslinepost.com/en/section/ciencia-tecnologia/All the science & tech coverage from Newsline Post, with context and rigour.enBinance heist nears everything credited to North Korea up to 2025https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/binance-heist-north-korea-crypto-haul/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/binance-heist-north-korea-crypto-haul/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:45:30 GMTIf the attribution holds, one $6.3 billion attack equals more than 90% of what Chainalysis had tallied over years. Pyongyang denies such claims in general, and the US links the money to its weapons.Science & techFinland licenses the world's first permanent spent nuclear fuel repositoryhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/finland-licenses-onkalo-nuclear-waste-repository/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/finland-licenses-onkalo-nuclear-waste-repository/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:23 GMTThe Finnish government granted Posiva an operating licence for Onkalo on 22 October, though the company cannot yet start burying spent fuel.Science & techGreece bans social media for under-15s from January 2027https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/greece-bans-social-media-under-15s/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/greece-bans-social-media-under-15s/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:23 GMTParliament passed the law in a sitting on 22 and 23 October with only the governing party's votes. Brussels is letting it proceed, and age verification, one of the points that stopped a similar French law, is its real test.SocietyJapan launches MMX, the probe set to bring Phobos soil home in 2031https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/japan-launches-mmx-probe-phobos/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/japan-launches-mmx-probe-phobos/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:23 GMTJAXA's mission lifted off on 20 October for Mars with a French-German rover and a goal of collecting at least 10 grams from the Martian moon.Science & techAtmospheric CO2 hits another record in 2025: 426.8 parts per millionhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/atmospheric-co2-record-2025-wmo/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/atmospheric-co2-record-2025-wmo/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:50 GMTThe World Meteorological Organization's yearly bulletin also logs peaks for methane and nitrous oxide, and expects CO2 to keep rising in 2026 as El Niño develops.ClimateOverheated fridges in Belgian and Swedish supermarkets: what we knowhttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/cyberattack-fridges-supermarkets-belgium-sweden/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/cyberattack-fridges-supermarkets-belgium-sweden/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:50 GMTDelhaize, Carrefour, Ica and Coop report refrigeration failures blamed on a possible cyberattack, weeks after a similar hit on hundreds of French stores.Science & techEbola in Congo: Bundibugyo outbreak nears 5,000 deaths, ECDC sayshttps://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/ebola-congo-nears-5000-deaths/https://newslinepost.com/en/2026/11/02/ebola-congo-nears-5000-deaths/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:33:50 GMTThe EU health agency counts 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 deaths up to 28 October, eight affected provinces and no vaccine of proven efficacy against this virus.Society