Downing Street has slammed Elon Musk’s comments on his X social media platform after the tech billionaire waded into the online chaos surrounding anti-immigration violence flaring up in UK towns and cities. Social media riot incitement risks arrest, warns lawyer. Cygnus freighter’s food, clothes & toilet spares for ISS. Also in this episode: Hawaii wildfires one year on: Maui’s chronic homes shortage Google’s ‘online search monopoly illegal’, US court rules NHS ‘soup & shakes’ diet plan ...
Aug 06, 2024•6 min
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has sold a further $50 billion of his shares in Apple - why? Tech & Science Daily podcast has news analysis from Evening Standard markets reporter Michael Hunter. Fake weight-loss jabs warning. Minority Report-style ‘pre-crime AI’. Also in this episode: Olympic champion Simone Biles & rise of adult gymnasts Prostate cancer: immunotherapy treatment hope ‘to prolong life’ The automatic robo-dentist will see you now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Aug 05, 2024•8 min
On this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev meets with billionaire entrepreneur Christian Angermayer. The pair discuss The Enhanced Games. Could this improve drug testing at the Olympics? To hear the full episode search Brave New World. You will also be able to hear a conversation with retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen, a silver and double bronze Olympic medallist, who’s been offered $1 million if he wins the controversial new competition’s 100m freestyle swimming race. Hosted on...
Aug 03, 2024•14 min
Scientists share their theory behind ancient woman mummy . Government cuts £1.3billion of unfunded cash for tech & AI . What to expect from Google’s AI-powered Pixel 9 series . Taco Bell to roll out AI drive-thrus at hundreds of stores. Also in this episode: Salesforce UK&I CEO Zahra Bahrololoumi on investing in AI skills - listen to the full interview here Starmer warns social media firms over misinformation sparking violent disorder ‘Unhealthy preoccupation with phones linked to teenag...
Aug 02, 2024•7 min
Tony Gates, Chief Executive of Northumberland National Park Authority, reveals the good news about the felled Sycamore Gap tree - that it may now live on after green shoots have been found on its stump. Want to know where that bad smell is? Well, odour detecting robots might be key to finding out the answer. Dr Floris van Breugel, assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada in Reno, discusses their new study. Also in this episode: Thunderstorm and flood warnings in ...
Aug 01, 2024•8 min
Dr Harjinder Singh Lallie, Director of the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education at the University of Warwick, discusses Microsoft's latest outage that was triggered by a cyberattack. Overnight, products such as email service Outlook and video game Minecraft were impacted. Scientists say that spaceships with warp-drive technology could be detected by looking for ripples in spacetime. Dr Katy Clough, the study’s lead author from Queen Mary University of London, explains the re...
Jul 31, 2024•9 min
The UK Government has given a £160-million push for the research and development of a ‘near-unhackable’ quantum internet. Professor Gerald Buller, who will lead the Integrated Quantum Networks Hub at Heriot-Watt University, tells Tech & Science Daily how the research will focus on creating large-scale quantum networks potentially leading to the development of a secure communications network and an internet free from hacking issues. The Evening Standard’s gaming writer, Vicky Jessop, reveals ...
Jul 30, 2024•9 min
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 history. London’s ‘defib deserts’ revealed. The Standard’s Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, discusses the new data that’s revealed 150 areas of capital are in desperate need of defibrillators, with poorest regions less likely to have life-saving devices. Delta Aquariid meteor shower to light up the night sky. Also in this episode: London weather: Heat-...
Jul 29, 2024•8 min
The AI-powered search engine prototype will eventually be incorporated into ChatGPT . Enhanced Games: the Olympics alternative where performance-enhancing drugs are allowed . Shark spotted in the River Thames in London . Also in this episode: Christian Angermayer explains his plans for the ‘Enhanced Games’ olympics alternative - hear the full interview on the Brave New World podcast here . ‘Shingles vaccine slashes risk of dementia by 17%’ Mercury has a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick - sc...
Jul 26, 2024•7 min
..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 a day actually good for you? Also in this episode: Dr Neil Adams from the Natural History Museum explains the incredibly rare mammal fossil set to join their collections Study finds AI could help two-thirds of workers with daily tasks ULEZ expansion has reduced pollution 'better than expected' - City Hall report Astronomers discover ‘super-Jupiter’...
Jul 25, 2024•6 min
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 strokes. Video footage shows breaching whale capsize boat . Sharks found in waters off Brazil test positive for cocaine . Also in this episode: Data watchdog reprimands school over facial recognition for canteen payments Calls to rethink smartphone use for under 18s to improve mental health Elon Musk: Tesla will begin using humanoid robots next year Follow...
Jul 24, 2024•6 min
Study finds just the smell of stress in humans can change a dog’s behaviour . Researcher explains ‘amazing’ similarities between chimpanzee and human conversations . London police officer quits after calling 999 while high on magic mushrooms . Also in this episode: Dr Gal Badihi explains chimp & human conversational similarities ‘Dark oxygen’ produced by metals on deep-ocean floor, study finds Mobile carriers banned from hiking prices mid-contract based on inflation Blood proteins predict ri...
Jul 23, 2024•7 min
A deepfake video of the president has been shared on ‘X’ after he announced his withdrawal from the election race. Cyber security expert warns another global IT outage is ‘likely’ . US researchers hopeful of a ‘one and done’ flu-jab within five years . Also in this episode: Health reporter Daniel Keane discusses NHS delays as services recover from global IT outage Land for growing fruit and vegetables should be doubled, new Government told Half of Kew Gardens' trees at risk of death as climate w...
Jul 22, 2024•7 min
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 and is now a world authority on brain optimisation. To hear the full interview with Jim Kwik, and to learn his top tips to boost your brain power, search Brave New World or click here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 20, 2024•13 min
The world’s IT infrastructure went into meltdown with many Microsoft cloud-based systems hobbled after a CrowdStrike cybersecurity Windows update. The Covid-19 inquiry’s bombshell report has found successive UK governments were totally unprepared for the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, which killed over 235,000 Britons. Also in this episode: Parent army fighting kids’ digital device addiction - with Smartphone Free Childhood’s Léa Henry Nasa cancels mission to moon’s dark side...as Chin...
Jul 19, 2024•9 min
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 speech: power plans and progressing to renewables - with Regen energy analyst Dr Jess Hogan. Dyson unveils luxury headphones to rival AirPods Max. Also in this episode: Can anti-ageing drug really extend your life after mice lab tests? ‘Deeply personal' info stolen in London council cyberattack Two million Londoners hit by NHS dental crisis Nasa plans ‘m...
Jul 18, 2024•8 min
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 data and improve gaps in treatment. Covid lockdown fitness guru Joe Wicks gets honorary degree for public health work. Paris Olympics 2024: Mayor swims Seine ‘to prove river cleanliness’. Also in this episode: Do facially-expressive monkeys ‘make better leaders’? ‘Giant walk-in uterus’ feature at learning festival This dinosaur has green bones London ...
Jul 17, 2024•7 min
Artificial intelligence bill and the King’s speech, with Eleanor Shearer, senior research fellow at the Common Wealth think-tank. Amazon Prime Day: consume the hype. iPhone thieves ‘making £15,000 a month’. NHS approves ADHD digital test. Also in this episode: Concern over rise in NHS cancer care delays Malaria jab ‘breakthrough’ Moon cave ‘could become lunar base’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 16, 2024•8 min
The CEOs of Microsoft, Google, Apple and Meta have all condemned the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Astronomers say they’ve created the most detailed - and first - weather report for two distant worlds beyond our own solar system. We speak to the lead author of the report, Professor Beth Biller from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. Also in this episode: Guide dogs avoid London floating bus stops 'because ...
Jul 15, 2024•8 min
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 University London and Wycombe Wanderers football club, has previously worked with the Lionesses, Olympians and many other elite athletes. Apple Vision Pro finally arrives in the UK. The device is a wearable computer, designed as a set of goggles with internal displays that overlay apps and content onto the real world around the wearer so they blend togethe...
Jul 12, 2024•8 min
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 launch of the all-new wearable Galaxy Ring. Ever fancied speeding up the clock? Ruth Ogden, Professor of the Psychology of Time at Liverpool John Moores University, discusses her study which has shown that looking forward to Christmas or Ramadan ‘can accelerate our sense of time’. Research suggests night owls have superior brain function than morning peop...
Jul 11, 2024•8 min
Dr Jeremy Lockwood, researcher with the University of Portsmouth and the Natural History Museum in London, discusses his study on the ‘most complete dinosaur’ found in a century. Analysis has revealed it’s a new species that roamed the earth around 125 million years ago, and it’s been named ‘Comptonatus chasei’ in tribute to the late fossil hunter Nick Chase, who made the discovery. Europe's newest rocket Ariane 6 blasts off in 'historic' maiden voyage. Study claims arsenic, lead and other toxic...
Jul 10, 2024•7 min
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 opens at 6pm UK time. You can watch the livestream here . Professor Susan Bewley, emeritus professor in obstetrics and women's health at King's College London, discusses her study which suggests that children conceived using egg or sperm donors are ‘more likely to have identity difficulties and issues with trust’, if they are kept in the dark about...
Jul 09, 2024•7 min
The National Cyber Security Centre has warned the NHS to update their 'vulnerable' IT systems. The Standard's health reporter, Daniel Keane, joins us for the latest. Nasa 'Mars bunker' volunteers speak publicly for the first-time, after spending 12 months on the simulated red planet. The new first-of-its-kind pill which could increase IVF success rates. Also in this episode: Microsoft employees in China could soon only be using iPhones Rumours suggest that Apple Intelligence and a better Siri co...
Jul 08, 2024•7 min
In this excerpt from the Brave New World podcast, Evgeny Lebedev talks with Mark Hyman about the rise of longevity medicine, and what lifestyle changes we can make to enhance our health span. To hear the episode in full just search Brave New World Evening Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2024•16 min
Tech & Science Daily asked Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL, about the new government’ s challenges for tackling the climate crisis, transition to renewable energy and the Tories’ eco report card after 14 years in power. Plus, a Nasa crew is due to leave Mars simulation after 378 days. Richard McCracken, associate professor and lasers expert at Heriot-Watt University, on work to create ‘astrocomb’ helping giant SALT telescope hunt exoplanets. Also in this episode: Japan...
Jul 05, 2024•9 min
Scientists at India’s Ethophilia Research Foundation report young adults are suffering from dating app-fuelled “social media confusion”, which they say makes it tougher to settle down with a life partner. Plus, a rare space age retro Sunball chair is up for auction - we speak with Nigel Dawson-Ellis, head of design sale at Roseberys. Also in this episode: Smartphone kids ‘link to poor emotion regulation’ Disaster declared in Hurricane Beryl-battered Jamaica Diets helping beat middle age diabetes...
Jul 04, 2024•7 min
Latest developments in consumer neurotech at the Royal Society ’s Summer Science Exhibition in London, with Dr Max Wilson, associate professor at University of Nottingham. Also in this episode: Hurricane Beryl churns deadly path through Caribbean Why was Xbox Live down? WHO’s first quitting smoking guide Human link to extinction of ‘megaherbivores’ Bionic leg ‘powered by thought’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 03, 2024•7 min
How widely are the benefits of artificial intelligence likely to be felt - or are Big Tech firms hoarding the advantages for themselves? Insight with Eleanor Shearer, senior research fellow specialising in AI and corporate governance at the Common Wealth think tank. Also in this episode: One person dead as 160mph Hurricane Beryl lands in Caribbean. ‘Sea waves’ on Saturn’s moon Titan Nasa pics reveal universe ‘Pillars of Creation’ New Resident Evil game under development Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Jul 02, 2024•7 min
Evolution of voting infrastructure and why low-tech balloting can be more secure - with Pippa Catterall, professor of history and policy at the University of Westminster, a specialist in electoral systems. First stage of a rocket being developed by China detached from its launchpad and crashed. Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean islands on high alert . Also in this episode: Monzo launches tools to tackle phone thieves raiding savings Why volcanoes hold the secret to renewable energy New AI algorithm fla...
Jul 01, 2024•8 min
