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Dr Ross Donaldson, from Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, on £2.5 million quantum telescope to seek and help destroy space junk. Klarna workforce cut as AI replaces human jobs. AI trained to help teachers mark homework. Also in this episode: BMA demands actions to tackle child ‘vaping epidemic’. Retro Barbie Phone to ‘support digital detox’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

French prosecutors say Telegram boss Pavel Durov will remain in police custody as part of a cyber crime investigation. Portugal coast near Lisbon hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake. Swimmer competing at Paris Paralympics one year after losing leg in shark attack. Also in this episode: Apple announces iPhone 16 ‘Glowtime’ launch event Bran scans analysis to predict dementia risk UK rocket tests: engin...

A new lung cancer vaccine has been tested on a UK patient for the first time . BNT116 is designed to treat non-small cell lung cancer - also known as NSCLC - the most common form of the disease. Professor Siow Ming Lee, consultant medical oncologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and chief investigator for the trial in the UK, tells Tech & Science Daily how it wor...

A drug considered to be a ‘huge breakthrough’ for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, Lecanemab, has been approved for use in the UK - but it’s been announced that it won’t be available on the NHS in England. David Thomas, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at Alzheimer’s Research UK, tells Tech & Science Daily why it’s a bittersweet moment for people living with dementia.   World-leading...

The sudden sinking of a superyacht - which had British tech tycoon Mike Lynch onboard - has sparked warnings from experts about ‘violent' weather and the potential of waterspouts.  Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive at the Royal Meteorological Society, tells Tech & Science Daily what we know so far about the conditions in the area at the time of the incident. The Evening Standard’s ga...

Search for missing Tech tycoon, Mike Lynch, continues after a luxury yacht he was staying on sank when a tornado hit the coast of Sicily.  Scientific first: Martian meteorites found on Earth are ‘from Mars’. Interview with Professor Chris Herd from the University of Alberta in Canada, who also is part of Nasa’s perseverance rover team.  Also in this episode: Rocket engine explodes during...

Michael Marks, professor of medicine at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and consultant in infectious diseases at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, explains everything we know so far about the mpox virus outbreak and reveals how concerned we should be in the UK . Juice spacecraft to pass over Earth in ‘world first’ fly-by . Friend of the show, Ben Dryer, Research Fe...

On this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev meets with Nootopia founder Mark Effinger, AKA Mr Noots. Since launching in 2004, the company says they've helped 300,000 people - including doctors, biohackers, and fitness instructors - unlock their potential. Nootropics are drugs and supplements which proponents say can boost alertness, increase focus, and improve memory. To hear the...

First case in the EU amid the global public health emergency . Musk’s Grok image generation tool ‘unleashing torrent of misinformation’ . Internet Watch Foundation: ‘Nothing stopping’ spread of child abuse images on WhatsApp . Also in this episode: IWF's Emma Hardy explains need for tech to stop child abuse images spreading online Infected blood scandal victims to receive financial support for lif...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an update on early contingency planning for mpox after the World Health Organisation discovered a surge in cases of the contagious viral disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where at least 450 people died in the initial outbreak. Evening Standard health reporter Daniel Keane has details on the UK latest . Brain-computer AI voice system helps MND...

Video boost, Studio app, a new screenshots tool and more . Scientists sound alarm over 'sloth virus' as first human cases reported in Europe . Threads and Bluesky flooded with X/Twitter defectors after Musk's Trump interview . Florida sued over its ban on lab-grown meat. Also in this episode: University says it’s the first to open ‘Minecraft psychology lab’ One in four with lethal ovarian cancer c...

As X’s own AI bot Grok gives awkward summary of the conversation … Google aiming to ‘claim leadership’ of AI market with Pixel 9 . Shock as ChatGPT starts speaking in a user's cloned voice . Fresh evacuations as Greek wildfires continue to spread. Also in this episode: Ben Wood from CCS Insight describes rumoured Pixel 9 AI features Number 10 says no ‘back-and-forth’ with Elon Musk on X Pregnant w...

Where to find the chatbot online . Tributes pour in for former Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki. Explained: Why horses are a lot smarter than previously thought. Perseid meteor shower: How you can see the shooting stars . Also in this episode: Folding implants that expand in the brain ‘could make epilepsy surgeries safer’ Eco Wave Power officially kicks off the first MW Scale Wave Energy Project in Port...

This episode is sponsored by Samsung. What if AI could transform your creativity? GadgetsBoy aka Tomi Adebayo and Steven ‘Woody’ Woodgate discuss AI computing and why it can be a force for good in the creative community. Plus, how artificial intelligence wrapped in technology is helping people with accessibility needs. What's in this episode? (00:32) Chapter one: What is AI, AI computing, AI as yo...

Hear how a Parkinson’s patient’s life has been transformed with £31,000 treatment to help deal with the debilitating condition’s tremors . The vape-inspired inhaler to help needle-phobes avoid vaccine jabs - with Imperial College London/RCA masters graduate Zhejun ‘Ezreal’ Zhang. Also in this episode: Ten deaths in England whooping cough outbreak as cases soar. AI drones in battlefield test by UK,...

A Nasa astronaut duo marooned on the International Space Station discover they may not return to Earth until 2025. Plus, Finlay Asher, from aviation industry climate impact campaign group Safe Landing , on airline pollution, regulation and aircraft engine tech developments. Also in this episode: Gene-editing therapy for blood disorder recommended on NHS Army space radar base in Wales 'to comb...

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 risk of bone fractures. Unique collection of technology memorabilia up for auction, including the original Apple-1 computer from Steve Jobs’ desk, a letter signed by Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning about Nazi Germany’s nuclear...

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 s...

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 ‘...

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 offer...

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...

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...

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 spac...

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 an...

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....