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Artemis II Moon Flyby, TfL Tests Smart Tube Safety Tech, and UK Skynet Satellite Row
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s back in your ears with a proper mixed bag: TfL quietly tests smarter detection tech on Tube tracks (eyes peeled at Mile End) and roads with rad...
London Tech Week goes “Deep Tech”, UKRI chair pick named, and scientists find ‘trade winds’ inside cells
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
London Tech Week tees up a new Deep Tech Stage for June, the government names its preferred candidate to chair UKRI, and researchers report something ...
UCL stem-cell therapy breakthrough, CMA probes Microsoft, and a “sound laser” gravity leap — plus Arc Raiders Flashpoint
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
UCL teams up on a stem-cell therapy plan to help babies with Hirschsprung disease — the kind of story that actually changes lives. Then it’s the U...
London Games Festival kicks off, UK gene breakthrough for childhood epilepsy,
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s running you through a very modern mix: London Games Festival turns the city into one big playable space, UK genomic science pulls a major epile...
London’s new biotech lab space, UK physics funding cut backlash, meningitis B outbreak briefing, Windows 11 emergency fix
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s back in your ears with a very London Monday mix: shiny new lab space opening up in West London for biotech teams who actually need benches, not...
UCL hormone patches for prostate cancer, UK deepfake detection push, AI “scientists” debate, Minecraft Tiny Takeover
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
London does what London does best: quietly drops a UCL-led trial suggesting a simple skin patch could treat locally advanced prostate cancer as well a...
Last-second rocket abort in Norway, UK trials app limits for teens, and a keyboard Android lands on Kickstarter
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s on in London after a proper space tease overnight: Isar Aerospace gets the go-ahead in Norway… then aborts in the final checks. Back on Earth...
UK 2G switch-off warning, Britain’s airborne climate lab grounded, sodium-ion battery cold-weather leap, TfL refreshes Baby on Board badges
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
London gets a tiny-but-mighty commute update as TfL redesigns the Baby on Board badge — because sometimes a bit of visual signalling does more than ...
Night Shifts and Type 2 Diabetes, WMO Climate Imbalance Warning, Beaver Carbon Sinks, and Minecraft’s “Chaos Cubed” Update
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s on with a very real London problem: doing nights and trying to manage type 2 diabetes when the only “fresh option” is whatever’s blinking...
London’s “Virtual Histology” X-ray Leap, Earth’s Rotation Slows, Artemis II Nears Launch, Amazon’s Phone Comeback
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s back with a Monday that goes from UCL turning tissue diagnosis into a 3D zoomable scan… to climate change literally slowing Earth’s spin. L...
London’s new biotech lab space, UK physics funding cut backlash, meningitis B outbreak briefing, Windows 11 emergency fix
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
shiny new lab space opening up in West London for biotech teams who actually need benches, not buzzwords — while UK scientists kick off about deep c...
London TB drug target breakthrough, UK Fusion Strategy 2026, Crimson Desert launches, CS2 reload overhaul, New Sonos Speakers
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s on with a London health story that actually matters: Imperial and LSHTM flag a promising new target in the fight against drug-resistant TB. The...
TfL’s New Radar Speed Cameras, UK AI Copyright U-Turn, CERN’s New Particle, Starfield PS5 Date, and a Major iPhone Hack Warning
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s back with your hit of tech and science. Today, TfL starts trialling radar-based speed cameras across the capital — sharper kit, more lanes, l...
London’s new infrastructure blueprint, UK quantum cash boost, and a molten exoplanet with a magma ocean
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
London’s drawn up the big infrastructure wishlist — and yes, “digital connectivity” is finally treated like a grown-up utility, not a nice-to-...
BNW Preview: Gary Brecka
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A special preview from our sister podcast Brave New World, featuring a new episode from its latest series.For Episode Four, host Evgeny Lebedev is joi...
London museum accessibility win, a “4D camera” breakthrough, and Tomb Raider’s free Challenge Mode update
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leer is on the mic today with a London story that actually slaps: University of Westminster researchers land a UKRI award for inclusive, co-creat...
BNW Preview: Carl Pei
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode Eight, Evgeny is joined by Carl Pei, founder and CEO of Nothing, the London-based consumer tech company trying to make devices feel fun.&n...
UK digital ID reality check, London MS genetics breakthrough, and NASA’s Van Allen Probe re-entry
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The UK’s shiny digital ID plan gets a proper timetable reality check — small features first, big promises later. Over in London, a major MS geneti...
BNW - Will Ahmed Preview
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of WHOOP, to explore recovery, sleep, and why “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.”...
KCL palliative care savings, UK ADHD evidence check, clock magnetism vortices, China brain-computer push, Marvel Rivals patch, Pixel 10a review
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s on the mic with a London-led study suggesting specialist palliative care can improve quality of life and ease pressure on the NHS — yes, a ra...
British Science Week kicks off, UK launches new AI research lab, and Nothing unveils Phone (4a) Pro in London
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s on the mic as British Science Week kicks off today — ten days of pure “go on then, show me how it works” energy across London and the UK....
London scientist wins major medical prize, UK boosts satellite comms, laser flips magnet, Congo carbon warning, LoL patch, new Apple M5 Macs
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
a UCL researcher picks up the 2026 Novo Nordisk Prize for work that’s shifting Duchenne muscular dystrophy from “nothing we can do” to “we can...
Met handheld facial recognition pilot, UK 6G security principles, AI paper-faking warning, Nintendo Indie World, and Rainbow Six gets Solid Snake
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Met starts trialling handheld facial recognition ID checks — because apparently London wasn’t futuristic enough already. Then we’ve got the ...
Tube fares change, UK tests teen social media limits, iron + blue LED chemistry breakthrough, and Pokémon turns 30
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your commute’s doing that thing again: Tube and rail fares are increasing, while buses and trams stay frozen (for now). Alan Leer also dives into th...
Brave New World Preview: Dr Sabine Donnai on Mapping the Microbiome and the Secrets to Longevity
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny is joined by Dr Sabine Donnai, a physician specialising in precision medicine, preventive health, and is t...
O2’s Starlink phone satellite service, London’s Knowledge Quarter AI drug push, faster UK cyber fixes, NASA’s “planetary parade” sounds, and Resident Evil Requiem launch
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
a new life-sciences flex lands in King’s Cross as Genomics opens up shop in the Knowledge Quarter and shows off agentic AI for drug discovery. The g...
UCL’s laser-drone forest scans, UK digital jobs snapshot, ASML chip breakthrough, “super agers” brain clue, and Xbox leadership shake-up
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
UCL researchers are using lasers and drones to scan forests in 3D — turning climate arguments into hard numbers. Then we zoom out to the UK’s late...
London’s historic womb transplant birth, UK regulates Netflix-style streamers, Uber’s robotaxi play, and Firefox’s AI off switch
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s on today’s proper jaw-dropper: London doctors announce a UK first — a baby born after a womb transplant from a deceased donor. Then it’s ...
UK cyber crackdown calls, cross-border digital ID, “Hall drift of light,” and Xbox Games Pass lineup
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al brings you today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard. We cover a push for a more interventionist UK cyber strategy, new findings on barrie...
MHRA Pauses PATHWAYS Trial, UK Space Weather Mission Moves Toward Launch, NASA Rolls Artemis II Back Again
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the MHRA puts the brakes on the UK’s PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial work while safety concerns get addressed, the UK’s space-weather missio...
TfL ad banned, UK’s 48-hour takedown rule, China’s open-source AI surge, Avowed update
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TfL gets an advert banned by the ASA for reinforcing a harmful stereotype, while the UK moves to force platforms to remove abusive intimate images wit...
TfL clamps down on pedicabs, Bristol’s sensor shoe, Microsoft’s 10,000-year glass storage, Call of Duty ad banned
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
London finally starts putting the brakes on pedicab chaos — licences, checks, and fare caps that might save tourists from heartbreak and the rest of...
Waymo vs London black cabs, Discord age checks go global, and a Majorana quantum breakthrough
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Waymo’s robotaxis are already causing aggro by plugging into black-cab-only charging bays, the Tube gets hit with “SMS blaster” scam tech, and t...
Psychedelic depression breakthrough in London, Chrome zero-day patch, Artemis II rehearsal update, and a John Wick game reveal
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Imperial researchers report early-but-serious results for a psychedelic-assisted depression treatment, while UK scientists kick off about research fun...
London’s First Thames Bathing Spot, UK Targets AI Chatbots, and MIT’s “Computing With Heat”
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The government’s proposing a first-ever official Thames bathing spot at Ham and Kingston — which is either progress or the start of a new kind of ...
Smart clothing “button” breakthrough in London, UK clampdown on broadband bill hikes, Silent Hills Transmission and Microsoft rushes zero-day fixes
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
King’s College London says loose fabric can track movement better than skin-tight sensors, meaning your next health tracker might be… a shirt butt...
TfL’s 2026 upgrade plan, Instagram in court over “endless scroll”, and Samsung Unpacked confirmed
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TfL’s talking upgrades for 2026 — the sort that decides whether your commute is “fine” or “character-building”. Over in the US, Instagram’...
TfL’s new bus shelters, Apple & Google app store shake-up, and gene-edited moths, plus Helldivers 2 update
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TfL starts trialling new bus shelter designs across the city — brighter, safer, and hopefully less bleak in the rain. Then the UK competition regula...
PlayStation’s hour-long State of Play, UK universities warned on foreign interference, and the botnet lurking in your living room
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard: the UK sets out new measures aimed at protecting universities from foreign interference, as concern...
London spider silk breakthrough, OpenAI Frontier AI agents, Nioh 3 exclusivity twist, and JLab’s speaker-headphones
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking the week off by reverse-engineering spider silk like it’s no big deal. We’ve got King’s College scientists explaining the tiny “...
London’s £1bn Cancer Hub green light, UK data-law changes, Artemis II window, Nintendo Partner Showcase and Pixel 10a tease
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Al’s back with your London-first tech and science sprint. Sutton just waved through a £1bn expansion of the London Cancer Hub — yes, it’s labs,...
London AI Stethoscope Trial, England’s New Cancer Plan, AI Safety Report, Next-Gen Xbox Hints, and Fairphone 6
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today: a Lancet study puts an AI stethoscope through its paces in 205 London GP surgeries — aiming to catch serious heart conditions earlier. The go...
Brave New World Preview
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny is joined by psychologist, author, and researcher Dr Jim Fadiman, a central figure in the modern understan...
Boots loyalty card data study aims to spot cancer sooner, Valheim turns 5
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leers is on with your weekday tech-and-science fix from London. Today: a new Imperial-led study asks if Boots and Tesco loyalty card data — fro...
West London’s rapid-charge battery train, UK science funding row, Google proxy takedown, Apex on Switch, and Apple’s old-iPhone updates
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leer is on mic in London, and today’s briefing is basically: cleaner transport, messier politics, and the internet doing internet things. West ...
TfL’s Overground Push to Stevenage, Pornhub Blocks New UK Users, Is Freeview Ending in 2034?
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TfL’s flirting with the idea of dragging the Overground out to Stevenage — because apparently we’re collecting Hertfordshire now. The Online Saf...
NHS AI + Robot Lung Cancer Trial in London, Terraria Bigger & Boulder Update, Steam Faces UK Lawsuit
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Guy’s and St Thomas’ starts trialling AI plus robot-guided tools to speed up lung cancer diagnosis — less waiting, more answers. Up the country,...
NHS drone deliveries in London, a £3bn temperature bill for the NHS, and a new AirTag
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the NHS is eyeing drones to move urgent pathology samples across south-west London — because the South Circular simply cannot be trusted. We’...
London’s new AI hub, the UK’s Cambridge supercomputer boost, a chunky Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero patch and NASA’s Artemis II quarantine milestone
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got a brand-new hub landing in the capital, while the UK government tries to make public-sector data actually useful, and throws serious horse...
London’s start-up ranking, CERN’s €860m pledge, and a shake-up in global vulnerability tracking
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
London’s picked up another “start-up friendly” badge, and we're quietly asking whether that translates into anything real for founders beyond br...
Brave New World Preview
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For episode five of Brave New World, Evgeny is joined by Ben Lamm, CEO and co-founder of Colossal Biosciences - the company working on de-extinction a...
Solar storm hits severe levels, Brick Lane data-centre row, EU “high-risk” tech phase-out
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leer is in the host seat in London, watching the Sun kick off like it pays rent here — a severe space-weather event has operators on satellite-...
China’s London mega-embassy approved, ChatGPT age prediction, quantum security warning, 2XKO hits console
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leer on the mic from London with a security-flavoured tech-and-science roundup: the government green-lights China’s mega-embassy by the Tower w...
Tube 4G hits halfway, UCL’s Ring Nebula “iron bar”, BBC goes YouTube-first, RuneScape turns 25
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, Alan Leer is on the Tube signal beat as TfL’s 4G and 5G rollout in the London Underground reaches...
TfL ticketing tech shake-up, UCL’s sound-reacting humanoid robots, and AMD’s modular PC hints
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, Alan Leer coversTfL’s ticketing tech getting a major operational change, UCL robots learnin...
Whooping Cough Vaccine Breakthrough, TfL Pedicab Crackdown, and UK Fusion Manufacturing Push
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, London researchers share new findings on how whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy can protec...
Piers Linney on AI’s “Make-or-Break” 2026, UK Digital ID U-Turn, Animal Crossing 3.0 Drops
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, former Dragon’s Den investor Piers Linney joins Alan Leer to unpack new Tech Show London research...
UCL brain-scan breakthrough, primate bonding study, UK food label push, NASA ISS medical return, and Star Wars Outlaws on Game Pass
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, Alan Leer covers new UCL brain imaging research separating Parkinson’s from Lewy body dementia, a...
Moorfields eye injection breakthrough, UCL Alzheimer’s gene focus, Brazil probes WhatsApp Business, Hytale early access, Minecraft “cutest drop”
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, Alan Leer covers a London breakthrough from Moorfields and UCL using a routine eye-surgery gel inje...
TfL and the driverless future, Paddington life-sciences mega-hub plans, and ARIA’s Arctic sea-ice experiment
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at fresh plans for a major clinical life sciences building next to St Mary’s Hospital in ...
Tech & Science Daily: London EV charging dashboard, 3D movies of black holes, Xbox Developer_Direct, and CES smart home upgrades
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard: London boroughs get a clearer view of EV charge point usage, Imperial-backed dementia studies move ...
Tech and Science Daily from The Standard: London epilepsy sleep app trial, Ofcom vs Grok on X, and Accenture buys Faculty
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, our host Alan Leer speaks about London researchers test a self-guided sleep web app for children wi...
Freedom Pass review, UCL “beer-to-burger” cultivated meat breakthrough, and the UK’s new Cyber Action Plan
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, London Councils reviews the Freedom Pass as costs rise, UCL scientists turn brewing waste into ...
NHS Online hospital plan, Intel Panther Lake at CES, and Arc Raiders’ “aggression matchmaking” — Tech and Science Daily from The Standard
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, NHS England sets out priority conditions for its upcoming NHS Online hospital, and CES 2026 kic...
Tech and Science Daily: London council cyber clampdown, TfL Oyster upgrade, CES 2026 preview — plus Nesta’s Future Signals 2026
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tech and Science Daily from The Standard covers a London council cyber security clampdown after a neighbouring incident, and TfL’s plans to modernis...
Gaming & Gadgets Round-Up 2025: Switch 2, GTA VI Delays, Steam Deck Shifts and Samsung’s Tri-Fold Flex
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leer rounds up 2025’s biggest gaming and gadget moments — Switch 2’s launch, the year’s top awards winner, GTA VI’s delay, Steam Deck p...
Science Round-Up 2025: NHS Gene Editing, UK Heat Records, and a Nobel-Winning Quantum Moment
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Leer runs through the biggest science threads of 2025 — from world-first gene editing on the NHS and UK temperature records to Nobel-level phys...
Tech 2025 Round-Up: AI Agents, Online Safety Rules, Digital ID — and London’s Data-Centre Power Crunch
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Tech 2025 round-up, Alan Leer breaks down the year’s biggest tech themes: AI shifting from chatbots to agentic tools, the UK’s Online Safe...
Christmas Eve Tech & Science Daily: Whitechapel fatberg, Crystal Palace Dinosaurs glow-up, Fortnite Winterfest, GTA festive gifts, and a hopeful Parkinson’s science update
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this Christmas Eve edition of Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we’re keeping it festive but still very London: Thames Water tackles a fr...
London robotaxis set for 2026 trials, the UK’s “year of the octopus”, and how AI digital twins could reshape future cities
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at plans for robotaxi trials in London in 2026, plus the surprising UK science story be...
Vodafone franchisee legal battle: 62 ex-partners sue, MPs step in — plus Starlink “super Wi-Fi” on Waterloo trains
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we lead with an extended interview package on claims from former Vodafone franchisees — with 62 ex-part...
Professor Tim Spector and Dr Federica Amati on Brave New World (Preview)
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our sister podcast Brave New World, Host Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Professor Tim Spector and Dr Federica Amati — two of the leading scientific ...
Steam Winter Sale starts, UK planning shake-up for broadband, Ofcom hands out an Online Safety Act fine — plus a wholesome “robot double” school story
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Government opens a call for evidence on reforming planning rules to speed up digital infrastructure rollouts in England, Ofcom issues a £20,000 f...
London councils cyber incident update, London quantum cluster, UKRI boosts games and AI, plus Revolut Mobile and Alexa+ on the web
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Tech and Science Daily from The Standard: the latest on the Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea cyber incident, a quantum year-end updat...
Pinterest Predicts 2026 interview, Ofcom probes EE and Three outages, and London robots that can “feel” — Tech and Science Daily from The Standard
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ofcom investigates BT’s EE and Three after major call outages affected emergency services, plus King’s College London research aiming to give robo...
London Sea Level Rise AI Images, Lancet Countdown 2025 Climate Health Report, and Antarctica’s New Royal Mail Postbox
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we start in London with AI visuals imagining what a six-metre sea level rise could m...
The Game Awards 2025 Winners & Biggest Reveals — Plus London ADHD Custody Study and UK Rail Timetable Change
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going big on The Game Awards 2025 — the winners, the indie sweep, and the announcements that just set up the next couple of years in g...
Tinnitus sound therapy hope, December game releases, Which? Top 50 picks & major ocean conservation win
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Friday episode of Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at a new UK sound therapy that has reduced tinnitus loudness in trials and...
How AI Search Really Picks Winners: ChatGPT, LLMs and the Future of Retail Discovery
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As more of us ask ChatGPT what to buy — instead of Googling it — the rules of being discovered online are changing fast.In today’s episode, we d...
London “Superflu” Warning, Tube Fare Hike, UK Satellite-to-Mobile Push & PlayStation 2025 Wrap-Up
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at NHS warnings over a record “superflu” wave hitting London and what it means for ...
London innovation fund, Geminid meteor shower & garlic mouthwash study – plus Claimit CEO interview
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we’re in London for the city’s share of a major innovation fund and a Royal Society summit ...
Cloudflare outage, UCL air pollution study & december PS Plus games
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we break down new TfL lift tech for step-free travel, explain a major UCL study on how air poll...
Steven Bartlett on Brave New World (Preview)
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A special preview from our sister podcast Brave New World, which has just launched Season 4. Host Evgeny Lebedev sits down with Steven Bartlett t...
AI in your GP, quantum brain scans for troops, and Samsung on decision fatigue
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at a West London GP surgery trialling Mirror, an AI “patient scribe” tha...
London council cyber attacks, NHS winter crisis warning, underground maps, quantum teleportation & YouTube Recap
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we break down the cyber attacks hitting multiple London councils, warnings of a “historic win...
Heathrow third runway explained, London drones row, Samsung TriFold & December’s big game releases
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we break down the UK Government’s decision to back Heathrow’s third runway plans and speak ...
Travel Tuesday scams, Stansted goes contactless and Puma’s new Oxford Street flagship
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at Puma’s massive new Oxford Street flagship store, Stansted and Southend finally joi...
Digital phone switchover hits London, Budget backs UK tech & Nintendo buys new studio
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard we explain what the digital phone switchover means for London landline and telecare users, break...
DLR strike, £82m Somerset House revamp, Cyberpunk 2077’s big win – plus Which? on Black Friday “fake deals”
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we cover DLR cleaners striking over sick pay on London’s driverless railway, the Courtau...
City Hall questions skinny jabs as physicists spot a cosmic clue
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
City Hall is probing the surge in so-called “skinny jabs”, as London Assembly members warn of unlicensed sellers, counterfeit pens and off-label p...
NHS approves ‘living drug’, plus Apple TV’s latest Ice Age epic
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NHS approves a groundbreaking new “living drug” for aggressive leukaemia, offering fresh hope for patients whose cancer has returned or resist...
The UK's science and innovation push, plus Grammys chief on tech shaping music
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK’s science and tech sector takes centre stage as leaders gather at the Science Museum for the Innovation for Growth summit, discussing how Bri...
UK Navy takes aim at drones with £316m laser system
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain’s defence tech gets a major boost as the Ministry of Defence signs a £316 million contract to equip Royal Navy ships with DragonFire laser ...
AI given a London boost as fintechs raise enormous sums
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
London’s tech scene is awash with fresh investment as AI startups and fintech innovators pull in major funding rounds. We break down what this wave ...
REPLAY: Ryan Holiday - What we can learn from Marcus Aurelius | Brave New World
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is joined by bestselling author and modern Stoic thinker Ryan Holiday to unpack today’s me...
Magnetic micro robots: revolutionising treatment for stroke and brain tumour patients
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Several major online platforms have been taken offline following a Cloudflare outage.Spotify, X, Facebook and Canva were all hit when the network brok...
Are AI chatbots giving harmful mental health advice?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A mental health charity is warning that vulnerable people are being exposed to potentially dangerous advice when they turn to AI for support.Mental He...
Remote Touch: Scientists discover humans have ‘seventh sense’
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists have found evidence that humans may have a previously unknown “remote touch” ability - sensing objects beneath surfaces or buried in sa...
REPLAY: Dr. John Krystal - Why ketamine can solve a mental health epidemic | Brave New World
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Dr John Krystal — Professor of Neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine —...
REPLAY: Dr. Peter Attia - Medicine 3.0 | Brave New World
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is in conversation with Dr Peter Attia — a leading physician, longevity expert, and bestse...