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Nasa’s Boeing Starliner astronauts ‘stuck on ISS until 2025’
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Nasa astronaut duo marooned on the International Space Station discover they may not return to Earth until 2025. Plus, Finlay Asher, from aviat...
Bone-strengthening NHS drug hope for postmenopausal women
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of women in England who have gone through the menopause could benefit from a new drug on the NHS, called Abaloparatide, that reduces the ris...
UK riots: Downing Street slams Elon Musk over ‘civil war’ post
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Downing Street has slammed Elon Musk’s comments on his X social media platform after the tech billionaire waded into the online chaos surrounding an...
Apple stock: why did Warren Buffett sell $50bn of iPhone-maker’s shares?
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has sold a further $50 billion of his shares in Apple - why? Tech & Science Daily podcast has news analysis fr...
Christian Angermayer: why the Enhanced Games are a game-changer for sport (Brave New World)
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev meets with billionaire entrepreneur Christian Angermayer.The pair discuss The Enhanced Games. Could...
Egyptian Screaming mummy ‘died wailing in pain’
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists share their theory behind ancient woman mummy. Government cuts £1.3billion of unfunded cash for tech & AI. What to expect from Google’...
Hope for Sycamore Gap tree after shoots appear on its stump
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Gates, Chief Executive of Northumberland National Park Authority, reveals the good news about the felled Sycamore Gap tree - that it may now live...
Microsoft: 'Cyberattack triggered latest outage'
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Harjinder Singh Lallie, Director of the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education at the University of Warwick, discusses Microsoft...
UK’s push for 'near-unhackable' quantum internet
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Government has given a £160-million push for the research and development of a ‘near-unhackable’ quantum internet.Professor Gerald Buller,...
Did complex life on Earth begin 1.5 billion years earlier?
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ernest Chi Fru, reader at Cardiff University, tells us about his latest study which places the emergence of complex life much earlier in Earth’s ...
OpenAI announces SearchGPT to rival Google
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The AI-powered search engine prototype will eventually be incorporated into ChatGPT. Enhanced Games: the Olympics alternative where performance-enhanc...
Crowdstrike’s $10 apology vouchers after global IT outage
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
..but some report the gift cards don’t work. Why the T. rex may have been much heavier and longer than previously thought. Is having a glass of wine...
Cancer cells trick the body into helping them grow
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cancers pretend to be ‘super fit’ to steal nutrients from healthy cells. Weight-loss jab approved for use in UK to prevent heart attacks and strok...
Feeling ruff? Human stress linked to dogs' emotions
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Study finds just the smell of stress in humans can change a dog’s behaviour. Researcher explains ‘amazing’ similarities between chimpanzee and h...
Joe Biden deepfake shared after US election withdrawal
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A deepfake video of the president has been shared on ‘X’ after he announced his withdrawal from the election race. Cyber security expert warns ano...
Jim Kwik (Brave New World)
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev talks to bestselling author and brain coach Jim Kwik. Kwik suffered a traumatic brain injury aged 5...
#MicrosoftDown: what caused ‘world’s worst IT failure’?
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s IT infrastructure went into meltdown with many Microsoft cloud-based systems hobbled after a CrowdStrike cybersecurity Windows update. T...
World’s most expensive dinosaur skeleton sold
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The nearly complete fossilised remains of a stegosaurus fetched almost $45 million at auction in New York - a record sum for a dinosaur. King’s spee...
DIY cervical cancer test kits could boost NHS screening
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evening Standard health reporter Daniel Keane says DIY tests to detect HPV are part of a new generation of at-home kits to provide clinicians with dat...
AI & the King’s speech
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence bill and the King’s speech, with Eleanor Shearer, senior research fellow at the Common Wealth think-tank. Amazon Prime Day: ...
Trump Rally Shooting: Apple, Microsoft and Meta CEOs react
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The CEOs of Microsoft, Google, Apple and Meta have all condemned the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvan...
How England can win Euro 2024 final with top sports psychologist
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the UK’s top sports psychologists tells Tech & Science Daily how England can win the Euro 2024 final.Dr Misia Gervis, from Brunel Univers...
Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy Ring, folding phones & more
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung’s latest Unpacked event has taken place and with it a whole new series of AI-powered Galaxy products have been unveiled, including the launc...
Researcher on ‘most complete dinosaur’ unearthed in a century
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jeremy Lockwood, researcher with the University of Portsmouth and the Natural History Museum in London, discusses his study on the ‘most complete...
Europe’s Ariane 6 launch: Everything you need to know
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lift-off? If all goes to plan, ESA's Ariane 6 rocket will launch later today from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, during a four-hour window that ...
NHS cyber security ‘still at risk’
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The National Cyber Security Centre has warned the NHS to update their 'vulnerable' IT systems. The Standard's health reporter, Daniel Keane, joins us ...
Mark Hyman (Brave New World)
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt from the Brave New World podcast, Evgeny Lebedev talks with Mark Hyman about the rise of longevity medicine, and what lifestyle change...
How will new Labour government fight climate change?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech & Science Daily asked Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL, about the new government’s challenges for tackling the climat...
Dating apps vs finding ‘the one’
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists at India’s Ethophilia Research Foundation report young adults are suffering from dating app-fuelled “social media confusion”, whic...
Future workplace ‘personal brain scanners’
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Latest developments in consumer neurotech at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition in London, with Dr Max Wilson, associate professor at Uni...
Taming Big Tech’s AI dominance
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How widely are the benefits of artificial intelligence likely to be felt - or are Big Tech firms hoarding the advantages for themselves? Insight with ...
General Election 2024: How secure is voting technology?
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evolution of voting infrastructure and why low-tech balloting can be more secure - with Pippa Catterall, professor of history and policy at the Univer...
Could this device replace ‘uncomfortable’ smear tests?
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Parfery, programme manager at the Venture Builder incubator at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the new device that could mean the end of...
SpaceX will destroy International Space Station
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why has SpaceX landed a lucrative Nasa contract to destroy the International Space Station, and what do we know about its replacement? Jake Foster, as...
Starliner astronauts still stranded on ISS, now what?
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is suffering more problems and it means that the astronauts it carried to the International Space Station are currentl...
WikiLeaks: Assange leaves UK after agreeing US plea deal
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has officially left the UK after agreeing a US plea deal. According to court documents, in return for pleading guilty...
World first epilepsy device fitted in UK boy's skull
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Tim Denison, from the University of Oxford and lead engineer behind the world’s first epilepsy device to be fitted in a child's skull, exp...
Ryan Holiday (Brave New World)
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev speaks with Ryan Holiday about the modern media landscape, echo chambers and the value of Stoic lea...
Behind the concert tech used by world's biggest stars
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PIxMob discusses their impressive technology which has been used in concerts for Taylor Swift, Coldplay and The Weeknd, as well as huge events such as...
Just Stop Oil: How vandalism could have lasting impact on Stonehenge
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Local Stonehenge expert, Tim Daw, explains the potential lasting impact of Just Stop Oil protestors spraying the cultural heritage site with orange po...
How Nvidia became the world's most valuable company
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Standard’s Business & Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, explains how Nvidia overtook Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valu...
Could satellites like Starlink deplete Earth’s ozone layer?
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New research claims that mega satellite constellations spew copious amounts of aluminium oxide gas in the atmosphere and it could deplete the ozone la...
Clean Air Day: boosting London’s trees for better breathing
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech & Science Daily hears from Andrew Pendleton, of London environment charity Global Action Plan, about more major tree-planting schemes needed ...
Euros: Could the Oura smart ring give England the edge?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three lions squad is wearing the £421 ring that monitors sleep, stress and more. Labour commits to introducing AI regulation for tech giants. Tesla s...
NASA accidentally broadcasts astronaut in distress simulation on YouTube
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Space agency confirms there’s no real emergency on board the international space station. Gaming giant Steam facing £656m legal claim for ‘overch...
Can astronauts’ bodies actually survive Mars missions?
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Organ trouble, radiation concerns and more explained by Keith Siew, a senior research fellow at University College London. Most children can’t name ...
Apple’s AI features explained and why Elon’s not happy
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Photo ‘clean up’ tool, ‘math notes’ feature and Siri gets a boost. Plus - why Elon’s not happy with the Apple & ChatGPT partnership. Sci...
Cancer breakthrough: Glowing dye helps find invisible cells
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How the dye works, and why it’s helpful for surgeons with Oxford University’s Professor Freddie Hamdy. Electric headset for treating depression re...
Dr. Rhonda Patrick (Brave New World)
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is with Dr. Rhonda Patrick, a biomedical researcher and health educator from California.Evgeny Lebedev and Rhonda discuss how experime...
E.coli cases 'likely to rise' after outbreak linked to 'food item'
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed at least 37 people were admitted to hospital as a result of an E.coli outbreak, and testing indicates most...
Nvidia overtakes Apple & surpasses $3 trillion
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI chipmaker Nvidia’s value has overtaken Apple and surpassed three trillion dollars - meaning it’s now the world’s second most valuable company...
Paris Hilton among those targeted in TikTok hack
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok says it is tackling a cyber attack that targeted a number of high-profile accounts, including Paris Hilton and CNN.Our Health Reporter, Daniel ...
England's first artificial cornea transplant
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
91-year-old Cecil ‘John’ Farley has made history as the first patient in England to receive an artificial cornea.The new artificial cornea, called...
Male birth control gel ‘takes effect sooner than similar contraceptives’
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Research suggests that a new male birth control gel ‘takes effect sooner than other similar male contraceptives’. Does toad-licking have heal...
AI voice cloning tools manipulated to imitate political leaders
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate explains how easy they found it to generate deepfake audio with AI tools. Googl...
Why are so few women playing professional esports?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Standard’s Vicky Jessop discusses why just 5% of women become professional gamers. New dinosaur species found in Zimbabwe identified by NHM expe...
Ancient Egyptians were ‘trying to treat cancer 4,000 years ago’
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cut marks on a skull reveal ancient tumour examination. Earthcare: Probe designed to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate launched into space. US...
Tory TikTok launch “pathetic” compared to ‘savvier’ Labour says expert
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expert reveals why he believes Labour is out-classing the Tories on TikTok. Google set to manually remove weird AI answers in search. Elon Musk’s xA...
Planet that could support human life discovered 'close' to Earth
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UK scientists have discovered a new planet that could potentially support human life and it’s just 40 light-years away. Prehistoric 'Dune' worm foun...
Largest images of the universe ever taken from space
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ESA’s Euclid telescope reveals the largest images of the universe ever taken from space. We speak to Dr Jesper Skottfelt, a research fellow at the O...
Apple emergency bug fix for ‘zombie’ iPhone photos
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple releases an urgent iOS 17.5.1 security update after some reports of a bug causing deleted iPhone and iPad photos to resurrect themselves. Infect...
ChatGPT halts 'Scarlett Johansson-sounding' AI voice
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI announces “pause” on a ChatGPT voice avatar after it drew comparisons Scarlett Johansson’s speaking style - and Hollywood actress called ...
Infected blood scandal cover-up’s damning verdict
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Publication of public inquiry’s verdict into ‘worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS’ that led to deaths of more than 3,000 people. ...
Bill Irvine: The truth about the Stoics (Brave New World preview)
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evgeny Lebedev talks to stoicism expert Professor Bill Irvine, whose books detail the ancient wisdom of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius for a new genera...
Urgent warning over council house scam on social media
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warning issued over council house scam on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat which has seen victims hand over thousands of pounds to secure social housing...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows first look
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What to expect as the Ubisoft franchise heads to Japan - game journalist Vicky Jessop reveals what we know so far about the upcoming instalment. NHS a...
What do Google’s AI updates mean for you?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Google is increasing its artificial intelligence offerings and even the world’s most popular search engine is getting an AI makeover.The Standard’...
Open AI’s GPT-4o can ‘teach maths’ & even ‘flirt’
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI rolls out the most advanced ChatGPT ever as rival Anthropic launches AI assistant Claude in the European Union.Study claims weight loss jabs li...
Birth trauma report: Good pregnancy care ‘exception not rule’
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An inquiry into traumatic childbirths has called for an overhaul of the UK's maternity and postnatal care.University of Cambridge’s Professor Henrik...
Apple apologises for iPad ‘Crush’ ad
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Hugh Grant called it a “destruction of human experience”. Neuralink brain implant test suffers technical issues. TikTok set to introduce new...
Chemicals in flavoured vapes potentially ‘very toxic when heated’
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI research finds 505 hazardous chemicals formed from vaping. 18-month old girl has hearing restored in new gene therapy trial. Why AstraZeneca has wi...
Apple reveals ultra-thin iPad Pro with M4 chip
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, will the new pencil pro and magic keyboard make MacBooks redundant? OpenAI exec says today's ChatGPT will be 'laughably bad' in 12 months. The a...
Boeing’s first ever astronaut launch delayed
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Boeing's Starliner capsule launch called off two hours before launch due to valve issue. Nintendo announces a Switch 2 is in the works. Armed forces p...
China’s Chang’e-6 mission to moon’s dark side
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
China has blasted off its Chang’e-6 robotic spacecraft bound for the moon’s dark side as part of a trio of missions aiming to get boots on the lun...
Self-driving EVs: new robo-car law step closer
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A proposed law heralding self-driving cars on Britain’s roads received the green light in the House of Commons. WhatsApp lobbying ‘should be monit...
Prostate cancer screening trial ‘pivotal moment in history’
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A major study will vet methods of screening men for prostate cancer for effectiveness in a bid to save thousands of lives each year. How ‘wall of de...
James Webb Space Telescope’s Horsehead Nebula close-up
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Close-up images detailing the Milky May’s Horsehead Nebula have been captured by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope. Royal Brompton Hospital’s ro...
Easy tech passwords banned by new law
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New cybersecurity laws come into power in UK banning some most easily-guessed password combinations. Deadly US tornadoes: latest. Pope’s plea to you...
Bill Richards: Magic Mushrooms and Epic Poetry (Brave New World Preview)
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of our Brave New World series, Evgeny talks to psychologist and researcher Bill Richards, whose book Sacred Knowledge: Psychedeli...
World first jab to stop skin cancer trialled in UK
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trials begin for personalised injection designed to ‘stop cancer in its tracks’. Portsmouth archaeologists attempt to unravel fresh T-Rex secrets ...
Major report finds girls vaping more than boys
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A huge international report has found that England leads the world in under-age drinking - and that girls are drinking, smoking and vaping more than b...
TikTok US ban bill set to be signed by Biden
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok's potential ban in the US is getting closer after the Senate passed the bill calling for its Chinese owner to sell up - and it’s now set to b...
Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gay dating app Grindr is being sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status with third parties in the UK.Tinder adds a new 'Share My Date' safety ...
Earth Day: How to clean up space junk
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The company that’s cleaning up space junk in Earth’s orbit. UK Astronaut graduates ESA training. TikTok one step closer to US ban. Taylor Swift's ...
The US scientists bringing back the Woolly Mammoth - Special
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The woolly mammoth is close to making a return, and it's sooner than you think... In this special episode of Tech & Science daily, we explore how ...
Worldwide arrests made as major scamming site taken offline
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LabHost site taken down after scamming 70,000 Brits. Palaeontologists unearth potential ‘largest known marine reptile’. Boston Dynamics tease Atla...
‘World’s most advanced robot’ arrives in Scotland
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Humanoid robot ‘Ameca’ built by Engineered Arts Ltd sold to Heriot-Watt University’s National Robotarium. Carnage at Dubai Airport as UAE sees h...
Sony asks developers to make games PS5 Pro-compatible
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Verge reports developers have been asked to make their games ready for the new console. Creating ‘deepfake’ sexual images set to be criminal o...
How our muscles fight the effects of ageing
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Veronika Kedlian explains the two muscle mechanisms that fight against the ageing process. Google announces new AI-powered Vids app. Nasa asked to ...
Wim Hof & Rita Ora: Braving the Ice (Brave New World Preview)
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview edition of our Brave New World series, Evgeny meets Wim Hof to learn more about the Dutch athlete’s ‘Method’; a combination of b...
Bafta Games Awards 2024: Baldur’s Gate 3 wins big
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evening Standard gaming writer Vicky Jessop on Baldur’s Gate 3’s success at the 20th Bafta Games Awards in London, plus UK win for puzzle title Vi...
WhatsApp: parents urge Meta to stop ‘harmful’ under-16s access
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood is urging Meta to reverse its controversial WhatsApp age access reduction in Europe - amid growing concerns f...
‘God particle’ physicist Professor Peter Higgs dead at 94
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tributes to Professor Peter Higgs, the Nobel Prize-winning “truly gifted scientist” behind the concept of the Higgs boson subatomic particle - kno...
TikTok’s ‘Instagram killer’ Notes app: what we know
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok looks to be working on a photo-sharing app to rival Instagram as users receive alerts about a new platform called Notes. Solar eclipse heralds ...
Total solar eclipse 2024: what you need to know
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Much of North America’s set to be plunged into darkness as a total solar eclipse looms over continent for four-and-a-half minutes. Cern’s ‘...
Jonathan Haidt: What has social media done to our children? (Brave New World preview)
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of our Brave New World series, Evgeny Lebedev talks to Jonathan Haidt. Together they look at the impact of tech and social media on th...
London Games Festival 2024: All you need to know
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Standard’s Vicky Jessop discusses all the expected highlights from London Games Festival 2024 - including the Bafta Games Awards. The first...
The future of payments: A chip in your fingernail?
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Standard's Business and Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, tries out a new chip which can be embedded in your fingernail. Google 'consider...
Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in a quarter of a century has killed at least seven people and injured over 700. Study finds vaping causes...
Diabetes: Thousands to receive ‘artificial pancreas’
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands with Type 1 diabetes in England are to receive an 'artificial pancreas' in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS.TikTok launc...