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Iceland volcano: living on the edge of eruption

14 Nov 2023

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Latest from earthquake-hit Reykjavík with photographer Kyana Sue Powers as Iceland braces for volcano eruption. Oxygen on Mars ‘synthesised by AI c...

Toolbox ‘dropped’ on ISS astronauts’ spacewalk

13 Nov 2023

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Nightmare at nearly 250 miles above Earth as ISS astronauts on a spacewalk accidentally drop their toolbox. Iceland volcano: Thousands flee over erupt...

World’s first eye transplant

10 Nov 2023

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US electrical worker Aaron James, 46, receives world’s first eye transplant and new facial features after losing an eye, arm and half his face while...

Grand Theft Auto VI: It’s happening

09 Nov 2023

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What we know about the next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, with Standard gaming writer Vicky Jessop. Blood test hope for Alzheimer’s....

‘Exquisite’ photo detail of Esa’s 3D colour galaxies

08 Nov 2023

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The European Space Agency has released a series of photographs detailing the universe, snapped by the telescope on Esa’s Euclid probe. Why a good br...

NHS breast cancer drug ‘reduces risk’

07 Nov 2023

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Almost 300,000 women in England will be offered anastrozole in a bid to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. WeWork US bankruptcy with nearl...

‘Witty’ social AI chatbot to power Musk’s X

06 Nov 2023

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Elon Musk announces artificial intelligence will being integrate into social network X using a conversational bot called Grok, with software inspired ...

Rishi & Elon’s ‘bonkers’ AI interview

03 Nov 2023

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Rishi Sunak interviews Elon Musk: the dangers of humanoid robots, AI taking our jobs, and how artificial intelligence can be your friend. FTX founder ...

Sunak: AI risks could be similar scale to pandemics & nuclear war

02 Nov 2023

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Elon Musk is set for Downing Street talks with Rishi Sunak today following the AI safety summit. It’s after the Prime Minister said “we can’t be...

Can Rishi Sunak’s global summit solve AI problems?

01 Nov 2023

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Elon Musk & ChatGPT boss attend Rishi Sunak’s global artificial intelligence summit. It’s as the UK pledges £38 million for AI projects inclu...

Apple’s fastest iMac & MacBook Pro models yet

31 Oct 2023

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Apple unveils its fastest iMac and MacBook Pro models yet. The Standard’s David Phelan was given a special invite to check out the new products.Elon...

Uranus infrared aurora ‘highlights need for space mission’

30 Oct 2023

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Infrared aurora has been detected on Uranus. University of Leicester scientist, Emma Thomas, explains why now’s the time for a “much needed” mis...

Inside Elon Musk's ‘damaging’ first year at X

27 Oct 2023

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Sackings, a rebrand and paid-for verification: Elon Musk’s first year at X reviewed. Can Twitter's successor survive in the long term? Consumer grou...

Sunak on AI: nuclear fusion, terror threat & UK supercomputer

26 Oct 2023

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PM’s AI aims: British AI safety institute, boosting productivity and nuclear fusion. Plus government supercomputer 'thousands of times faster than h...

Could Tim Peake return to ISS to lead Brit space squad?

25 Oct 2023

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The commercially funded mission to carry out microgravity experiments. Could Tim Peake head up the all-UK team? Autonomous vehicles being pulled from ...

Supercomputer investigates birth of universe

24 Oct 2023

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Astronomers at Durham University undertake biggest ever computer simulations mapping all-of-time since the Big Bang to investigate the universe’s ev...

Could an ultra-rare star collision wipe out life on Earth?

23 Oct 2023

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A study suggests that an ultra-rare star collision in the Milky Way galaxy could have the capability to wipe out life on Earth.Scientists believe pair...

Author’s convent stay to beat Big Tech manipulation

20 Oct 2023

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Laura Dodsworth investigated how tech giants manipulate users for her co-written book, titled Free Your Mind, which even involved a stay at a nun’s ...

Star Wars-style AI space lasers to blast junk

19 Oct 2023

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Network of powerful space lasers powered by artificial intelligence to track space junk is being researched in a Nasa-funded project by West Virginia ...

Solar-powered SUV's 620-mile off-road trek

18 Oct 2023

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Eindhoven University of Technology’s 90mph, two-seater car completes gruelling 620-mile test drive across Morocco and Sahara desert - without a sing...

Israeli tanks get Ukraine-style anti-drone cages

17 Oct 2023

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Military tech - Israeli tanks fitted with “cope cages” to help protect from grenades dropped by Hamas hobby drones. PhD neuroscientist Tuba Aydin ...

Minecraft Live 2023: All you need to know

16 Oct 2023

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Everything you need to know from Minecraft Live 2023 - as its announced the world’s best selling video game has now sold over 300 million copies. We...

Activision Blizzard: Gaming’s biggest takeover approved

13 Oct 2023

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Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard merger looks set to go through - after UK regulators have given clearance to gaming's biggest ever takeove...

Nasa: Asteroid could reveal ‘building blocks of life’

12 Oct 2023

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Nasa scientists reveal the impressive results from early tests of the samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid.  It comes as the US s...

Roblox comes to PS4 & PS5

11 Oct 2023

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One of the most popular online games in the world, Roblox, is finally available on PS4 and PS5.A hacker is trying to sell stolen 23andMe genetics data...

Meta Quest 3: Say hello to mixed reality

10 Oct 2023

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Meta Quest 3 review: Is this the tech we’ve been waiting for? Gaming journalist for the Evening Standard, Vicky Jessop, shares her review after gett...

Can this ‘simple’ test find alien life?

09 Oct 2023

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Scientists claim to have developed a simple reliable test that can determine whether there is, or was, life on other planets.More than 400 criminals h...

Cosmic couture: Nasa astronauts to wear Prada

06 Oct 2023

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Future astronauts are likely to be the solar system’s best-dressed moonwalkers - after Prada was awarded a spacesuit design contract.Nasa’s 2...

Could terrorists hijack driverless cars?

05 Oct 2023

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The Local Government Association’s Future Crime Horizon Scan suggests autonomous vehicles heading to UK roads by 2025 are of “particular concern”...

Nasa moon house rental heralds ultimate break

04 Oct 2023

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Civilians could pay to stay in US space agency’s 3D-printed lunar residence by 2040, after it reached a $60 million agreement with a construction te...

Apple iPhone 15 'overheats due to apps’

03 Oct 2023

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Overheating issue: Should Apple have tested the iPhone 15 more thoroughly? The planet pairs found floating through space. Lightning strike causes huge...

Tom Hanks targeted in fake AI dental plan ad

02 Oct 2023

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Actor warns of fake AI dental plan advert. Royal Family's official website targeted in cyber attack. How an ‘avalanche’ of research papers could i...

Secret life of the dog-fox

29 Sep 2023

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Mystery surrounds the death of the black, clearly fox-looking dog hybrid in Brazil, confirmed by DNA testing - insight with Dr Jacqueline Boyd, canine...

‘Good to be home’, says astronaut stuck on ISS for year

28 Sep 2023

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American astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts are back on terra firma after spending 371 days in space. Zuckerberg’s AI chatbots, latest...

Green light for London’s VR Squid Game

27 Sep 2023

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Squid Game fans with strong nerves can pay up to £65-a-time to experience an - almost - real-life version of the hit Netflix show in London as a virt...

How AI will detect aliens beyond solar system

26 Sep 2023

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Researchers at Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory and George Mason University say their method of searching for aliens outside the solar ...

What’s next for Nasa’s Bennu asteroid samples?

25 Sep 2023

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The Osiris-Rex capsule with 250g of space rock and dust parachuted to earth after a seven-year, four billion-mile mission. UK government concerns over...

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth preview

22 Sep 2023

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Evening Standard gaming journalist, Stuart Andrews, shares his insight after having a preview of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, ahead of its release next ye...

Is Elon Musk’s Neuralink safe?

21 Sep 2023

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Report alleges Neuralink’s test monkeys died due to complications with brain chip implants - as company announces it’s starting in-human trials.We...

Online Safety Bill: UK government clashes with Meta

20 Sep 2023

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The controversial Online Safety Bill is finally to become law after years of delay as the Home Secretary urges Meta not to ‘go dark’ on detecting ...

YouTube blocks monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel

19 Sep 2023

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YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Russell Brand’s YouTube channel following allegations made against the comedian and presenter. Would ...

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & 5’s new smart TV platform

18 Sep 2023

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‘Freely’, the free TV service will combine live schedules from public service broadcasters into one platform that will be available next year.We h...

Nasa boss says he believes in aliens

15 Sep 2023

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Nasa boss, Senator Bill Nelson, has said he personally believes in aliens. It comes as the space agency announces its landmark report findings into Un...

Top UK UFO expert’s verdict on Mexican ‘alien corpses’

14 Sep 2023

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The UK’s top UFO expert, Nick Pope, gives his verdict on the viral Mexican ‘alien corpses’ claims.We speak to British endurance athlete, Lewis P...

Apple iPhone 15: All you need to know

13 Sep 2023

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The Evening Standard’s David Phelan shares everything you need to know about the new iPhone 15 line-up and watch models from Apple HQ in California....

Nasa says exoplanet has ‘signs of life’

12 Sep 2023

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Nasa has revealed that a distant exoplanet could have ‘signs of life’. The space agency says that carbon dioxide and methane have been detected in...

Apple event 2023: Expect airpods, a new iPhone 15, and perhaps more

11 Sep 2023

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The iPhone 15’s incremental changes, no folding phones, and will we see more of the Vision Pro headset? Meta’s stocking up on chips to train its A...

Online Safety Bill, encryption & you

08 Sep 2023

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Ministers suggest Online Safety Bill measures can safeguard children and fight crime while also ensuring encryption messaging privacy, but they’re b...

How spying smart home harvests your data

07 Sep 2023

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Consumer group Which? has delved into the scary fine print of popular smart devices from doorbells to washing machines - we ask their consumer expert ...

Booze & junk food ‘fuelling young cancer epidemic’

06 Sep 2023

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A study by University of Edinburgh and China’s Zhejiang University School of Medicine suggests obesity and alcohol consumption are contributing to a...

NSPCC child protection alert over VR abuse

05 Sep 2023

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The NSPCC is warning parents to be alert for paedophiles exploiting virtual reality to target children, and is urging a police crackdown with tech gia...

Space X astronauts stretch legs after splashdown

04 Sep 2023

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Crew of four SpaceX astronauts splash down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after six months aboard the International Space Station. Back from brink ...

Starfield: Is it worth the hype?

01 Sep 2023

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The reviews for Bethesda’s Starfield are finally in. We hear from Evening Standard journalist, Vicky Jessop, who has spent 40 hours playing the game...

Winter jabs brought forward due to new Covid variant

31 Aug 2023

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Winter jabs to be brought forward in England due to the emergence of a new Covid variant.It comes as it’s revealed a ‘Disease X’ vaccine could b...

How 'unreliable' flight data put NATS into manual mode

30 Aug 2023

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The boss of National Air Traffic Services has confirmed that 'unreliable' flight data is responsible for the ongoing widespread travel disruption.Indi...

Passengers stranded after UK air traffic control failure

29 Aug 2023

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National Air Traffic Services chief says ‘it will take a long time’ for flights to return to normal. It’s after a technical glitch which resulte...

Notting Hill Carnival's female DJ revolution

25 Aug 2023

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We interview one of the Caribbean festival’s women pioneers, Linett Kamala, to discuss the Original Sounds Collective music mentoring programme. Rec...

Japan releases radioactive Fukushima water into ocean

24 Aug 2023

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Impact of radioactive water on people and environment deemed “negligible”. Tumblr CEO on open-sourcing social media. Why MKBHD isn’t happy with ...

First womb transplant success for UK

23 Aug 2023

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Operation success after 9-hour procedure. How climate change is driving wild dogs to extinction. X users react to Elon’s latest update. Is India abo...

Kids' mountain terror at 900ft in broken chairlift

22 Aug 2023

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Six schoolchildren and two teachers trapped 900ft above Pakistan ravine. Why iPhone 15 charging cables are so special. The revolutionary tech turning ...

Hilary: California’s first tropical storm in 84 years

21 Aug 2023

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Tropical Storm Hilary latest as magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits and California braces for ‘life-threatening’ floods.Wildfires: At least 30,000 house...

British Museum worker sacked after treasures vanished named as senior curator

18 Aug 2023

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A British Museum curator was sacked after the disappearance of jewellery and gems. His son says his father “hasn’t done anything” and is “deva...

Women’s World Cup heralds most high-tech final

17 Aug 2023

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Ahead of England’s history-making Women’s World Cup final against Spain, we’re joined by Evening Standard football writer Simon Collings, who re...

Nasa telescope's Big Bang discovery

16 Aug 2023

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Famous Space Telescope discovers one of the universe’s oldest galaxies, formed a mere 390 million years after the Big Bang. LiDAR drones reveal WW2 ...

China’s ‘infinite laser supergun’

15 Aug 2023

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Military scientists at China’s weapons tech research lab say they’ve beaten overheating problems to create the world’s first never-ending laser ...

‘Quantum superchemistry’ breakthrough

14 Aug 2023

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‘Quantum superchemistry’ has been created made for the first time at ultra-cold temperatures - and its hoped the process could help with processin...

Extreme swimmer on his 315-mile Hudson River crawl

11 Aug 2023

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Lewis Pugh to swim 315 miles in 30 days to raise awareness of pollution. Virgin Galactic’s first space tourist on “most exciting day of my life”...

Space tourists blast off aboard Virgin Galactic

10 Aug 2023

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First paying passenger to blast off 18 years after buying ticket. Drake won’t be happy: Google & Universal negotiating over AI-generated music t...

Voter data breach: Biggest in UK history?

09 Aug 2023

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More than 40 million voters may have had data stolen in potentially one of biggest data breaches in UK history. It comes as police in Northern Ireland...

Nasa says days on Mars are ‘shrinking’

08 Aug 2023

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Nasa data suggest the red planet’s rotation is accelerating every year by about 4 milliarcseconds – leading to a shortening of the day there.Resea...

Disease X: Can this lab stop the next pandemic?

07 Aug 2023

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Professor Dame Jenny Harries, head of the UK Health Security Agency, helps unveil the new centre aimed at tackling pandemics by preventing ‘Disease ...

Inside the rise of AI girlfriends

04 Aug 2023

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The people getting ‘engaged’ to virtual partners. Why experts are concerned about AI relationships. What is the Ring Nebula? See the James Webb Te...

How Google uses brain reactions to recreate songs

03 Aug 2023

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Google AI researchers make music from the brain’s reaction to songs. US court rules Reddit doesn’t need to identify users who discuss pirating. La...

Cancer-killing pill breakthrough 'annihilates' tumours

02 Aug 2023

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The tumour-targeting drug being trialled in humans for the first time.The collab no one saw coming: Threads & Abraham Lincoln. Tesla owners report...

ESA on Euclid's first space image success

01 Aug 2023

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Euclid space image 'one millionth' of night sky, with more images coming this year. Neighbour complaints lead to Elon’s ‘X’ sign removal. Can Ko...

New UK oil & gas 'will take decades'

31 Jul 2023

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Hundreds of new oil and gas licences approved by Rishi Sunak despite global warming. Would renewables would be quicker to roll out? Super-rare ‘Blue...

Aeolus satellite to deliberately crash into Atlantic

28 Jul 2023

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The British-built satellite Aeolus is set to be deliberately crashed into the Atlantic Ocean by the European Space Agency. Meta, Amazon, Microsof...

US government 'hiding crucial UFO information'

27 Jul 2023

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Revelations from the US congress UFO hearing as pilot says government 'hiding crucial information'. Slack, the workplace messaging service, exper...

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: All you need to know from Seoul

26 Jul 2023

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Our tech journalist David Phelan is in Seoul for the final Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event of the year. A study finds Atlantic Ocean current ‘cou...

Spotify raises price for millions of users

25 Jul 2023

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Spotify premium subscribers in the UK will now pay £1 extra per month - going from £9.99 to £10.99. We hear from the Health Foundation about t...

X: Elon Musk fires the Twitter bird!

24 Jul 2023

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What’s Elon Musk’s master plan for X? The Evening Standard’s Simon Hunt explains all. Thousands evacuated due to wildfires in Greece. UK governm...

Scientists uncover human walking gene

21 Jul 2023

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The gene behind our upright walk could answer questions about arthritis. Are modern day shoes making our feet weak? TikTok launches Spotify and Apple ...

TikTok is teenagers’ top single news source

20 Jul 2023

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Ofcom: TikTok is the favoured single news source among 12-15 year olds. How ‘green prescribing’ could save the NHS millions. Warning: your pet rab...

UK needs ‘urgent rethink’ on AI regulation

19 Jul 2023

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AI regulation: Are we focused on the wrong things? Data shows Threads usage is dipping already. MI6 boss explains why AI won’t replace human spies. ...

Behind the new groundbreaking Alzheimer's drug

18 Jul 2023

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How Donanemab gives patients months without symptoms. Extreme weather like Europe’s heatwave is ‘new normal’ - WMO. Could face scans end queues ...

Health chiefs warn of London Measles outbreak

17 Jul 2023

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Potential 160,000 measles cases predicted for the capital. Will we all have microchip implants in future? Sony agrees 10-year Call of Duty deal w...

Hollywood actors strike over AI fears

14 Jul 2023

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SAG union actors strike over digital replicas worries. Nothing Phone (2): the android for iPhone lovers? ESA to attempt first of its kind manoeuvre on...

Why growing food on the Moon is child's play

13 Jul 2023

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Growing plants on the moon: a 72-hour growth window, tackling radiation, and how science ‘surprises us’. Apple brings tap to pay on iPhone to the ...

Scientists to declare irreversible human impact on Earth

12 Jul 2023

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Scientists close to declaring ‘Anthropocene’ epoch to mark human impact. Microsoft wins fight to buy Activision Blizzard in the US. AI existential...

Do these jobs pose higher ovarian cancer risk?

11 Jul 2023

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Canadian study shows potential links between occupations and excess ovarian cancer risks. Is Tumblr about to make a comeback? Volcano erupts 20 miles ...

Threads hits 100 million users, as changes revealed

10 Jul 2023

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Adam Mosseri reveals priorities for Threads platform as it hits 100 million+ users. Feeding cows daffodil extract = less methane. Security firm’s AI...

UFOs ‘defy physics and fly underwater’

07 Jul 2023

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The truth about UFOs is out there, according to a congressman Tim Burchett, who claims he’s seen classified footage of physics-defying alien craft. ...

We take a look at Meta’s new Threads app

06 Jul 2023

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It’s Meta’s latest land-grab for a piece of another tech company’s market share as Threads goes live - with 10 millions sign-ups for the platfor...

‘I was trapped under Atlantic in doomed Titan sub’

05 Jul 2023

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A passenger on an earlier dive in OceanGate’s doomed Titan tells of the terror at the submersible piloted by late CEO Stockton Rush becoming stuck n...

Facebook’s ‘Twitter killer’?

04 Jul 2023

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Facebook owner Meta has announced the imminent launch of a short-form text app called Threads, which will be integrated into Instagram. Flying car get...

Far Cry source code leaked online

03 Jul 2023

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The whole source code for the original title in the hit Far Cry series has been leaked online, with developer CD Projekt Red yet to respond. NHS 75th ...

Euclid space scientist on exploring 'dark energy'

30 Jun 2023

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The ESA satellite that will map the universe. How Euclid will ‘stress-test’ Einstein’s theory of relativity. Study: higher lean muscle mass migh...

Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceflight

29 Jun 2023

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The 90-minute flight to host microgravity experiments. Scientists baffled by planet discovery. The MS breakthrough that could lead to new treatments. ...

Hear orangutans ‘beatbox like humans’

28 Jun 2023

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Orangutans ‘can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing’. Dr Adriano Lameira from the University of Warwick and lead author ...

Asteroid ‘bigger than London Eye’ heading towards Earth

27 Jun 2023

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A roughly 160-metre-wide asteroid is travelling towards Earth and is classified by astronomers as ‘potentially hazardous’. Scientists find a ...