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 group Which? uses ChatGPT to create spam PayPal emails. How Meta’s spicing things up on Threads. Intel’s banging new hold music… In this episode: Social media expert Matt Navarra discusses Elon’s first year owning Twitter Our tech correspondent Simon Hunt examines the future of X Charities celebrate as Online Safety Bill finally becomes law Ford hits the...
Oct 27, 2023•7 min
PM’s AI aims: British AI safety institute, boosting productivity and nuclear fusion . Plus government supercomputer 'thousands of times faster than home PCs' ...and even quicker quantums. New evidence reignites the life of Mars question. The phone which lets you open apps with your eyes. In this episode: Paolo Sossi from ETH Zurich explains Mars liquid core mystery Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life Ofcom boss: Online Safety Bill close to becoming law Microsoft CE...
Oct 26, 2023•7 min
The commercially funded mission to carry out microgravity experiments . Could Tim Peake head up the all-UK team? Autonomous vehicles being pulled from San Francisco. The daily exercise required to offset the effects of sitting. Revealed: how music really does soothe your pain. In this episode: UK Space Agency’s Professor Anu Ohja explains deal with Axiom Space California suspends GM Cruise's driverless cars over safety risk 22 minutes of exercise per day ‘can offset negative impact of sitting do...
Oct 25, 2023•6 min
Astronomers at Durham University undertake biggest ever computer simulations mapping all-of-time since the Big Bang to investigate the universe’s evolution. Moon’s 40 million years older than thought, Toyota’s ‘745-mile, 10-minute charge EV battery’. Snakes in a jar! Lab’s mega pickled reptile collection. Also in this episode: Pacemaker ‘size of pen lid’ can last for 20 years Rugby brain damage risk ‘grows with player’s career’ Fourteen-year-old pupil’s cancer-fighting soap win Can Meghan’s hot ...
Oct 24, 2023•7 min
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 pairs of black holes could be hiding as one. Warnings of more floods and ice after Storm Babet leaves hundreds of homes submerged. Also in this episode: Can this tech stop winter travel chaos? National Highways announce £15.4m in new weather stations Is Apple planning a surprise October iMac announcement? World’s largest-ever asteroid impact crater ma...
Oct 23, 2023•7 min
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 convent to escape the endless pings. Ancient alien radio bursts clue to ‘weight of universe’. Regrowing Maui’s scorched trees after deadly wildfires. Also in this episode: Nighy & Fiennes in National Theatre Live plays streaming to UK cinemas Thumbs ready for London’s Counter-Strike 2 game final US Marines ‘MacGyver’ rocket launcher on robodog Ho...
Oct 20, 2023•7 min
Network of powerful space lasers powered by artificial intelligence to track space junk is being researched in a Nasa-funded project by West Virginia University. ‘Risk to life’ red warning for UK's Storm Babet. Met Police’s face scanning scheme to nab shoplifters. Also in this episode: Prostate cancer new drug combination hope Why up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital What happens to non-recyclable disposable vapes? 4,000-year-old Bronze Age map’s buried 'treasure clue' Hosted on Acast. ...
Oct 19, 2023•7 min
Eindhoven University of Technology’s 90mph, two-seater car completes gruelling 620-mile test drive across Morocco and Sahara desert - without a single recharging stop. Sir David Attenborough warns against taking majesty of the natural world for granted. Minecraft’s first video game to sell 300 million copies. X begins user charging in social media trial. Also in this episode: Solar system's first space spa: six hours for £100K 'Million-plus satellites' soon to orbit Earth Concerns ancient frozen...
Oct 18, 2023•6 min
Military tech - Israeli tanks fitted with “cope cages” to help protect from grenades dropped by Hamas hobby drones. PhD neuroscientist Tuba Aydin from Bournemouth University on research link between adult tech addiction and ADHD symptoms. California condors bird flu tester jabs. Forget PS5 Slim...gaming on Atari 2600+. Also in this episode: Sonar shows British WWII Dunkirk 1940 warship AI self-driving 185mph F1 car Future fashion - Adobe’s shape-shifting digital ‘smart dress’ World record for No...
Oct 17, 2023•7 min
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 have the details on the big key announcements including the much-anticipated results of the 2023 Mob Vote. Planet earth III is on its way for the third and final instalment of the much loved series - with Sir David Attenborough returning to front the nature documentary. Australia’s internet safety watchdog fines X for failing to crack down on child ...
Oct 16, 2023•5 min
Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard merger looks set to go through - after UK regulators have given clearance to gaming's biggest ever takeover deal. Tui hit by airline ‘fake parts’ scandal that grounded hundreds of planes and Google goes ‘passwordless by default’. Also in this episode: Study finds more than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk since 1997 New Royal Mint coins celebrate the King’s passion for nature and wildlife UK gets new research campus to solve global problems ...
Oct 13, 2023•7 min
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 space agency & SpaceX announce the delay or the Psyche mission launch due to bad weather. A monkey has survived two years with a pig’s kidney in what’s being called a “major medical advancement”. Also in this episode: Bionic hand breakthrough could be ‘life-changing’ for amputees Tower Bridge engineers replace critical components People with early Alz...
Oct 12, 2023•6 min
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 online. Could an ad-free TikTok subscription be coming to the UK? Also in this episode: Elon Musk asks to see 'list of violations' after EU tells him to tackle spread of disinformation about Israel-Hamas conflict on X Duke and Duchess of Sussex call for overhaul of social media North Korea says spy satellite essential against possible US ‘nuclear...
Oct 11, 2023•6 min
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 getting a special preview of the mixed reality headset. Fancy living to be 100 or older? Well the largest study of centenarian blood might have revealed some secrets to longevity. Research finds that goalkeepers perceive the world differently. Also in this episode: ‘Breakthrough’ study suggests running could be just as effective at treating depression wi...
Oct 10, 2023•7 min
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 have been jailed in an “unprecedented" operation targeting the encrypted messaging platform EncroChat. Deepfakes of Sir Keir Starmer released during the Labour Party conference highlight dangers of technology when it comes to politics. Also in this episode: Study reveals gingers have been around for 10 million years Edinburgh to host supercomputer ...
Oct 09, 2023•6 min
Future astronauts are likely to be the solar system’s best-dressed moonwalkers - after Prada was awarded a spacesuit design contract. Nasa’s 2025 lunar Artemis III mission. Alert as giant ozone hole exposed over Antarctic. Nobel prize chemistry winners on ‘helping people & planet’. How doctors are 3D-printing skin grafts. Also in this episode: Broadband customers face ‘outrageous’ bill rises Project Kuiper: Amazon’s first satellites to launch How Queen ‘assassin’ exposes AI flaws Washed-up t...
Oct 06, 2023•7 min
The Local Government Association’s Future Crime Horizon Scan suggests autonomous vehicles heading to UK roads by 2025 are of “particular concern” for criminal use as remote weapons. Fentanyl crisis: White House targets Chinese chemical firms. How Google Pixel 8 Pro’s thermometer works. ‘Terminator drone’ rigged to fire torpedoes Also in this episode: Early humans’ river route out of Africa 84,000 years ago Competition regulator probes £7.5bn cloud market First fine for space junk Nintendo 3DS &a...
Oct 05, 2023•6 min
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 tech company. ChatGPT AI helps teachers and pupils in class. Kew Gardens' Dr Matilda Brown on global plant threats after 35-year cataloguing project. Also in this episode: Robot doctor’s early breast cancer diagnosis Bitcoin founder’s cryptic X post Can turtle shell DNA survive for 6 million years? New giant long-necked ‘titan’ dinosaur species after b...
Oct 04, 2023•7 min
Overheating issue: Should Apple have tested the iPhone 15 more thoroughly? The planet pairs found floating through space . Lightning strike causes huge explosion in Oxfordshire . The planet that just keeps shrinking . In this episode: Our Tech Correspondent Simon Hunt discusses Apple's iPhone 15 overheating problem Google Pixel 8 & 8 Pro unboxing videos released ahead of official launch James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion First-ever space debris fine ...
Oct 03, 2023•7 min
Actor warns of fake AI dental plan advert . Royal Family's official website targeted in cyber attack . H ow an ‘avalanche’ of research papers could impact our trust in science . The super rare N64 controller worth £1,000. In this episode: University of Exeter’s Mark Hanson on a rise in research papers, the peer review process and trust in science Apple’s plans to upgrade the App Store’s search engine New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid Why pumpkins in the ...
Oct 02, 2023•7 min
Mystery surrounds the death of the black, clearly fox-looking dog hybrid in Brazil, confirmed by DNA testing - insight with Dr Jacqueline Boyd, canine science expert at Nottingham Trent University, who investigated for The Conversation news site. Kids sent 'nearly 5,000 smartphone alerts every day'. Parasitic brain worm alert. Also in this episode: Finally...get ready for those flying taxis Simple daily activities ‘lower heart attack risk’ Seven-mile freefall for record skydive Hosted on Acast. ...
Sep 29, 2023•7 min
American astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts are back on terra firma after spending 371 days in space. Zuckerberg’s AI chatbots, latest Meta virtual goggles and VR wall art. British scientists to build ‘world’s most powerful laser’. Also in this episode: Alien dust alert stops Nasa’s Bennu asteroid sampling Social media use ‘link teen binge drinking’ Thousands of UK wild animals under threat Rare 'Dumbo' octopus spotted one mile underwater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Sep 28, 2023•6 min
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 virtual reality experience. Major report finds tens of thousands of British women are dying from preventable cancers each year. First, its own Wiki, now CIA has custom ChatGPT AI bot. How Nasa plans to tow ISS back to Earth - then crash space superlab. Also in this episode: Junk snacks ‘kill benefits of healthy eating’ Meta in £149m London office lease ...
Sep 27, 2023•7 min
Researchers at Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory and George Mason University say their method of searching for aliens outside the solar system is 90 per cent accurate. Lahaina wildfire: residents return to devastated homes. Musk pose...Tesla’s humanoid robot does yoga. Garlic breath? Natural yogurt can fix that. Also in this episode: Lego blocks plan to make bricks from recycled bottles Set your watch - here’s date humans become extinct Greenpeace’s Minecraft game to help save Amazon...
Sep 26, 2023•7 min
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 policing AI bioweapons. While, the UN says human rights treaties apply to artificial intelligence. Organ problems in post-hospital Covid patients. Also in this episode: Social media tax ‘should fund school mental health’ TikTok hysteria ‘burdens police and schools’ Game (not) over...new Star Wars title keeps playing Can meerkats detect human emoti...
Sep 25, 2023•7 min
Evening Standard gaming journalist, Stuart Andrews, shares his insight after having a preview of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, ahead of its release next year. Microsoft's £55 billion takeover of Call of Duty maker now set for UK approval. The eight-year-old girl who has become the first UK kidney transplant patient not to need life-long drugs in breakthrough treatment. Also in this episode: Astronomers find abundance of Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe Microsoft unveils new Copilot AI assist...
Sep 22, 2023•7 min
Report alleges Neuralink’s test monkeys died due to complications with brain chip implants - as company announces it’s starting in-human trials. We hear about the mission to detect shipwrecks lost during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk . Could so-called ‘zoo poo’ save the NHS £1 billion a year? Also in this episode: Amazon Alexa gets a voice update Google’s powerful ‘Bard’ AI chatbot can now get into your email Scientists discover world’s oldest human-built structure, built by an extinct s...
Sep 21, 2023•7 min
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 child abuse with encryption . Meanwhile, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces backlash over weakening key green policies. Fortnite players - and parents of - could you be entitled to compensation? Also in this episode: Google DeepMind AI speeds up search for disease genes India’s solar probe completes key final manoeuvre around Earth as it slingshots towar...
Sep 20, 2023•7 min
YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Russell Brand’s YouTube channel following allegations made against the comedian and presenter. Would you pay for Twitter? Elon Musk says X could go behind paywall. Incurable dog disease on the rise and now three humans have caught it Also in this episode: One in ten in Japan over the age of 80 for the first time ever Europe’s major robotics competition sees teams competing live in Milton Keynes Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new ‘i...
Sep 19, 2023•6 min
‘Freely’, the free TV service will combine live schedules from public service broadcasters into one platform that will be available next year. We hear from Barry Bogin, Emeritus Professor in Anthropology biology at Loughborough University, about his review showing children need love, hope and happiness to grow. Plus, IOS17 launches and Tim Cook insists Vision Pro is on track for release. Also in this episode: Study finds women are less likely than men to receive CPR from strangers Coalition call...
Sep 18, 2023•7 min
