This is a special edition of the Standard’s Tech and Science Daily, in support of the Evening Standard's Christmas campaign with Comic Relief. Our Winter Survival Appeal is raising funds to help those being worst affected by the cost of living crisis. To find out more go to standard.co.uk or to donate go to comicrelief.com/wintersurvival If you think running a food bank is just about filling shelves, you may be surprised to learn there's a huge amount of tech powering the entire operation. In th...
Dec 08, 2023•6 min
At Britain’s Covid inquiry, former PM Boris Johnson answered questions on the mystery surrounding 5,000 WhatsApp messages missing from an old phone at the height of the pandemic. The man who revealed Neil Armstrong’s face in digitised moon footage. Alert over fake GTA VI download malware. Also in this episode: Tube passengers...saying ‘good morning’ to strangers boosts wellness Most viewed Wiki pages of 2023 revealed Cleaning robot ideal for teens - picks up clothes The Robot Grigio is excellent...
Dec 07, 2023•7 min
Double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks tells the Standard how watching Nasa's Apollo missions as a boy in the 1960s inspired his lifelong fascination with space. Giant hole in sun blasts Earth with solar radiation. Mouse in the mirror: inked rodents recognise themselves. Also in this episode: Cancer-struck grandmother’s 3D-printed face surgery Why 2010s were ‘hottest decade on record’ GTA VI trailer breaks 24-hour YouTube views record Stings like a droid...man ‘fights’ humanoid robot Hosted on Acast. See...
Dec 06, 2023•7 min
The trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has been released by Rockstar Games 24 hours early after a leak. YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed. Mum fights back to protect daughter from AI fakes. Also in this episode: ‘Monster’ deep space galaxy is star nursery Crazy Nights end for Kiss...but band rocks on as holograms That’s a lot of EV batteries...US lake’s lithium bonanza Cops after EV blast: don’t use toaster to warm battery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2023•6 min
Sacked and re-hired founder of OpenAI has fuelled speculation around what’s reportedly a super-powerful, secret artificial intelligence programme - codename: Q*. GTA VI countdown begins. ‘Five months of redundancy’ pay for culled Spotify staff. SpaceX launches South Korean army spy satellite. Also in this episode: School smartphone bans fight cyberbullying Elderly dog owners’ link to beat dementia Hear how penguin parents nap to protect chicks Social media snipes at Trafalgar Square Christmas tr...
Dec 04, 2023•6 min
King Charles III warns world leaders at COP28 in Dubai that the “hope of the world” rests on the summit’s shoulders. A massive solar storm is predicted to hit Earth today and there’s a danger of radio and internet blackouts. Scientists have found a planet that basically ‘shouldn’t exist’. Also in this episode: Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit after launching NFT collection Speaking to babies in sing-song speech ‘helps them learn language’ Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk hands over the first truc...
Dec 01, 2023•7 min
World leaders have gathered in Dubai for COP28 but can a climate summit in an oil state facilitate change? Spotify Wrapped 2023 has landed and this time it’ll assign you a ‘sound town’ based on your musical taste. Apple and Google name their apps and games of the year - and there’s a surprising omission. Elon Musk’s choice words for X advertisers. Also in this episode: Study finds PrEP, the preventative HIV drug ‘highly effective’ Disc vital to forming stars and planets found outside Milky Way i...
Nov 30, 2023•5 min
London black cabs will be available to order through Uber from early next year. England is to get a new national park as part of a government nature plan, and Amazon is launching an artificial intelligence business chatbot named Q. Also in this episode: Mobile phone & broadband providers are ‘set to rake in almost half a billion pounds from 2024 mid-contract price hikes’ England’s only bottlenose dolphin pod at risk of extinction because of pollution Online and phone GP appointments can miss...
Nov 29, 2023•7 min
The first-of-its-kind Boeing 787 has been filled with 50 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuels. Nasa delivers a 'teaspoonful’ of asteroid Bennu to UK researchers. Swine flu: “No need to panic yet” says top scientist as UK detects first human case of new strain. Also in this episode: Stop funding fossil fuels with pensions, says Olivia Colman in new advert Study shows young people the biggest users of generative AI - and some adults don’t know what it even is Charity says at least 20,000 lives a y...
Nov 28, 2023•6 min
Experts predict the UK economy will get a boost from ‘busiest ever shopping day’ on Cyber Monday 2023. The Standard’s Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, explains the latest from China after officials insist they have not detected any “unusual or novel diseases”. It comes after a spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. New Zealand smoking ban: Health experts criticise new government's shock reversal. Also in this episode: Disabled astronaut’s prosthetic leg tested amid p...
Nov 27, 2023•6 min
Black Friday’s relentless smartphone advertising, and why annual upgrades harm the Earth. WHO asks China for answers about a mystery outbreak of respiratory illness. The quick way to boost brain power after a bad night’s sleep . The AI that watches Youtube for you. Also in this episode: World's biggest iceberg is on the move after 30 years Astronomers detect mysterious high-energy particle falling to Earth from space Peloton CEO apologises after Thanksgiving world record attempt fails Study: 20 ...
Nov 24, 2023•7 min
Reports Open AI staff warned board of ‘super intelligent AI’. 1/3 of Brits are ‘in the dark’ on Vitamin D requirement. The cancer-fighting nutrient found in beef and dairy . Amazon’s free AI courses. Also in this episode: Dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton on Vitamin D benefits and requirements Aftershocks can occur decades to centuries on from original earthquakes Amazon launches free AI courses Blue whales return to 'safe' tropical haven Original animatronic ET head goes to auction Follow us on X or o...
Nov 23, 2023•6 min
Ex-Open AI CEO secures deal in principle to return to his role . The bank card that lets you fund scientific research. How Sony’s tackling fake AI images. Why Google Maps users are upset with app changes . Also in this episode: Binance CEO steps down and pleads guilty to criminal charges Science Card CEO Daniel Baeriswyl on supporting cancer research NASA gets closer to laser-based deep space communication Birth of rhino calf caught on camera Follow us on X or on Threads . Hosted on Acast. See a...
Nov 22, 2023•6 min
Fresh warning as daily global average temperature reaches more than 2 degrees above the pre-industrial norm for autumn. Elon Musk sues watchdog group after major companies pull ads from X . Is it game over for the London MSG sphere? Revealed: The reason drinkers can get a ‘red wine headache’ . Also in this episode: Apple Vision Pro release date: later than first thought UK to build new satellite to help monitor climate change MPs warn EV battery production needs to ramp up to prevent decline of ...
Nov 21, 2023•6 min
Sam Altman's weekend drama: sacked by OpenAI, then hired by Microsoft . Tech reporter Mary-Ann Russon’s thoughts on the Sam Altman saga. Police to trial drone tech in the UK . The music that can ward off killer whale attacks . Also in this episode: Young Brits use AI chatbots for school and work National Trust warns climate change is ‘biggest threat’ to UK heritage Film, music and publishing bosses discuss risks of AI with Government Blackpink to perform first ever virtual reality concert on Met...
Nov 20, 2023•6 min
Scientists reckon the woolly mammoth could be reborn using cloned DNA and an elephant surrogate - despite the species dying out 4,000 years ago. 3D-Printing a new robotic hand - bones included. Space Force secretive X-37B plane launch. Do not push the button...fear nuke war ‘would kill 300 million’. Also in this episode: Inside Sweden’s huge recycling HQ Train app’s missing people appeals Leonid meteor shower to light up night sky Attenborough on rare tragopan bird’s colourful dance Hosted on Ac...
Nov 17, 2023•7 min
Researchers warn of poor mental health and addiction later in life . Will Iceland face decades of volcanic instability? The AI tech to help police detect knives. Why ‘hallucinate’ is the Cambridge Dictionary word of the year 2023 . Also in this episode: Astronomers observe ‘fluffy’ planet where it rains sand droplets Threads begins testing hashtags & trending topics Rise in employers using AI to help recruit university graduates Adobe’s AI tool designed to break apart messy audio Learn more ...
Nov 16, 2023•6 min
The boss of the artificial intelligence company co-founded by Elon Musk says they’re working on the next frontier in AI - “superintelligence” that’s as clever as humans. James Webb Space Telescope spots two of furthest galaxies - magnified by gravity. YouTube to label AI-made content. Also in this episode: How much Google pays for Apple ads TikTok banned in Nepal for ‘disrupting social harmony’ Growing crops in moon soil Cute klaxon for rescued mountain lion cubs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Nov 15, 2023•6 min
Latest from earthquake-hit Reykjavík with photographer Kyana Sue Powers as Iceland braces for volcano eruption. Oxygen on Mars ‘synthesised by AI chemist’. ‘Last of Us’ fungus pandemic warning. Eating berries link ‘to cut dementia risk’. Also in this episode: Tycoon’s $200 million grant to hunt aliens XL Bully dog ban register King’s pioneering ways to restore Balmoral river Kiltmaking AI designs official Scottish tartan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 14, 2023•7 min
Nightmare at nearly 250 miles above Earth as ISS astronauts on a spacewalk accidentally drop their toolbox. Iceland volcano: Thousands flee over eruption fears. ‘Russian hackers link’ to huge US state breach. How a beer brewers adapt to climate change. Also in this episode: Inspector Gadget-style phone's beamed onto palm of hand Call of Duty (nearly) breaks internet with web surge 'Actual intelligence'...supermarket dumps self-service Rome’s Colosseum as seen in ancient heyday Hosted on Acast. S...
Nov 13, 2023•7 min
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 servicing deadly super-voltage power lines. Oldest black hole ‘born just 470 million years after Big Bang’. South Korea factory robot ‘crushes man to death’. ‘Mixed DNA’ of China’s lab-grown ‘chimeric monkey’. Also in this episode: Volcano eruption gives birth to new Pacific island Tiny activities ‘better than sitting for body’ Death risk ‘from fewe...
Nov 10, 2023•7 min
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. ‘Friend list’ ban to fight social media child abuse. ‘Two million species’ face extinction. Also in this episode: Oxygen found in deadly atmosphere of Venus AI robot lawyers ink first contract How smartphones know you’re drunk Bad grammar triggers body’s ‘fight or flight’ response Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 09, 2023•7 min
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 breeze is crucial for health - with airborne pathogens expert Professor Cath Noakes of Leeds University. ‘Catastrophic ecosystem collapse’ ranked top fear for UK forests. Prince William: Unite to fight poaching menace. Also in this episode: Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda live-action film How ‘vampire viruses’ work ‘Million tons of plastic’ leaking into oce...
Nov 08, 2023•7 min
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 nearly $20 billion debts. Spinal pulse implants helps Parkinson’s patients walk again. Also in this episode: New womb cancer test ‘helps pain and anxiety’ Under-10s hospitalised with vaping sickness No early costings for UK lockdown, says former Treasury economist Does ‘shipwreck Holy Grail’ hold $20 billion treasure? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Nov 07, 2023•6 min
Elon Musk announces artificial intelligence will being integrate into social network X using a conversational bot called Grok, with software inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Nasa's Bennu asteroid display at Smithsonian. Survey of coastal cities at sinking risk from rising sea levels. These steps ‘slow ageing by six years’. Also in this episode: Could Star Wars tractor beams solve space junk? Why flu’s easier to treat than cancer Covid-style lateral flow test fights brain tumours Ban...
Nov 06, 2023•7 min
Rishi Sunak interviews Elon Musk : the dangers of humanoid robots, AI taking our jobs, and how artificial intelligence can be your friend. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of defrauding crypto customers . What chimpanzee’s have in common with Obi-Wan Kenobi. How AI helped the Beatles release a new song . Also in this episode: Animal-to-human diseases could kill 12 times as many people by 2050 Surgeons perform simultaneous Caesarean and ovary removal to cut cancer risk Chimpanzees go to hillt...
Nov 03, 2023•7 min
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 certain” about the risks of artificial intelligence, but there is a possibility they could be on a similar scale to pandemics and nuclear war. Scientists say relics of an alien planet might be under our feet and Nasa astronauts conduct the 4th-ever all-female spacewalk. Also in this episode: Scarlett Johansson takes legal action against AI app that used...
Nov 02, 2023•6 min
Elon Musk & ChatGPT boss attend Rishi Sunak’s global artificial intelligence summit. It’s as the UK pledges £38 million for AI projects including labs in Africa. Scientists make the biggest simulation of our cosmos ever - with the mass of 300 billion galaxies. Chinese researchers say that some children born deaf in the country have finally been able to hear after breakthrough gene therapy. Also in this episode: What your cat is really trying to say Giza Great Sphinx likely sculpted by wind l...
Nov 01, 2023•6 min
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 Musk is expected to attend Rishi Sunak’s artificial intelligence summit in the UK. Can humans get pregnant in space? Scientists are one step closer to finding out. Also in this episode: Storm Ciarán latest: Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ warning as Northern Ireland battered by flooding Study suggests getting angry may help you achieve your goal...
Oct 31, 2023•7 min
Infrared aurora has been detected on Uranus. University of Leicester scientist, Emma Thomas, explains why now’s the time for a “much needed” mission to the distant planet. What we know about Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ event. Storm Ciaran set to bring strong winds and heavy downpours to parts of the UK. We dig deeper and speak to Imperial College London about their research on how we feel touch – and why it could help understand inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema. Elon Musk to make misinformatio...
Oct 30, 2023•7 min
