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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has officially left the UK after agreeing a US plea deal. According to court documents, in return for pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, Assange will be sentenced to time served, 62 months - the time he has already spent in a British prison. The Standard’s Business & Technology Correspondent, Simon Hu...

Professor Tim Denison, from the University of Oxford and lead engineer behind the world’s first epilepsy device to be fitted in a child's skull, explains how the technology works and the potential impact it could have as a treatment for the condition.  Get ready because yellow heat health alerts are in place for most of England this week.  Renowned British explorer and crew aim to cross...

In this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev speaks with Ryan Holiday about the modern media landscape, echo chambers and the value of Stoic leadership. To hear the episode in full just search Brave New World Evening Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PIxMob discusses their impressive technology which has been used in concerts for Taylor Swift, Coldplay and The Weeknd, as well as huge events such as the Super Bowl halftime show, Eurovision and the Olympics.  Microsoft regains the title of world's most valuable public company from Nvidia.  Cyber criminals behind London hospitals' disruption publish stolen blood test data.  Also in...

Local Stonehenge expert, Tim Daw, explains the potential lasting impact of Just Stop Oil protestors spraying the cultural heritage site with orange powder paint.  Lisa Webb, consumer law expert at Which?, discusses their report which suggests big tech brands are breaking new laws and selling customers short on product security. Also in this episode: Artificial intelligence allows pupils to ‘c...

The Standard’s Business & Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, explains how Nvidia overtook Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valuable company. Dr Katie Burnham, Senior Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, discusses their new study which suggests that sepsis patients ‘could get the right treatment faster, based on their genes’. Also in this episode: Self-driving cars...

New research claims that mega satellite constellations spew copious amounts of aluminium oxide gas in the atmosphere and it could deplete the ozone layer. Fernando Auat Cheein, associate professor in robotics and autonomous systems at the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University, discusses their new AI tool which uses videos to predict harvests. First patients in the UK receive a new ‘revolut...

Tech & Science Daily hears from Andrew Pendleton, of London environment charity Global Action Plan, about more major tree-planting schemes needed to improve the capital’s air quality. Singapore oil spill: race to stop eco disaster. Plant-ificial intelligence...how flowers sense danger. Also in this episode: Hunting life-supporting exoplanets ‘Lizard link’ to US salmonella outbreak Saving turtl...

Three lions squad is wearing the £421 ring that monitors sleep, stress and more. Labour commits to introducing AI regulation for tech giants. Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's $56bn pay package. The surprising link between your name and your life choices… Also in this episode: Our Football Reporter Dom Smith explains how England hope the Oura ring will give them the edge Pop star Daniel Bedin...

Space agency confirms there’s no real emergency on board the international space station. Gaming giant Steam facing £656m legal claim for ‘overcharging’ UK gamers . How Taylor Swift's Scotland fans set off earthquake monitors. Millions of appointments for common eye conditions placing ‘unnecessary demands’ on struggling GPs. Also in this episode: Adam Sampson, Chief Executive of the Association of...

Organ trouble, radiation concerns and more explained by Keith Siew, a senior research fellow at University College London. Most children can’t name MP and a fifth get political news from TikTok . Elon Musk confirms X will start hiding likes on posts . Also in this episode: Natural History Museum’s Simon Loader on the new vegetarian piranha species named after Lord of the Rings villain Man who lost...

Photo ‘clean up’ tool, ‘math notes’ feature and Siri gets a boost . Plus - why Elon’s not happy with the Apple & ChatGPT partnership. Scientists grow ‘mini-guts’ to study Crohn’s disease . How researchers used AI to find elephant “names.” Also in this episode: Uni of Cambridge's Professor Matthias Zilbauer explains how they developed 'mini guts' to help them learn about Crohn's disease Social...

How the dye works, and why it’s helpful for surgeons with Oxford University’s Professor Freddie Hamdy. Electric headset for treating depression recommended after NHS trial. Appeal for O-type blood donors after London hospitals cyber attack. Also in this episode: Flow Neuroscience CEO Erin Lee describes their electric headset for treating depression . Generative AI expected to dominate at ‘momentou...

Today's episode is with Dr. Rhonda Patrick, a biomedical researcher and health educator from California. Evgeny Lebedev and Rhonda discuss how experiments on genetic pathways in worms got her interested in the science of anti-ageing in humans. Plus, Rhonda explains how nutrition can impact our wellbeing. To hear the full interview search Brave New World Evening Standard, or click here. Hosted on A...

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed at least 37 people were admitted to hospital as a result of an E.coli outbreak, and testing indicates most of the 113 cases reported across the UK are from a single source. We speak to Cath Rees, professor of microbiology at the University of Nottingham about everything we know so far.  Starship: Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launches and lands th...

AI chipmaker Nvidia’s value has overtaken Apple and surpassed three trillion dollars - meaning it’s now the world’s second most valuable company. James Lee, clinician scientist group leader at the Francis Crick Institute, tells Tech & Science Daily about his research which has discovered a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease.  Boeing finally launches its long-delayed astronaut capsu...

TikTok says it is tackling a cyber attack that targeted a number of high-profile accounts, including Paris Hilton and CNN. Our Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, explains why a Russian group of cyber criminals is blamed for an attack which forced major London hospitals to declare a critical incident. Dr Jonathon McPhetres, assistant professor of biological psychology at Durham University, reveals the...

91-year-old Cecil ‘John’ Farley has made history as the first patient in England to receive an artificial cornea. The new artificial cornea, called EndoArt, was created by EyeYon Medical, and only 200 have been implanted worldwide to date, including John’s. We hear from the lead researcher behind an AI tool ‘can rapidly rule out heart attacks in people attending A&E’ - and it could eventually...

Research suggests that a new male birth control gel ‘takes effect sooner than other similar male contraceptives’.  Does toad-licking have health benefits? The Standard’s Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, discusses the first participant dosed in a study of ‘toad’ psychedelic compound effects on the human brain.  Ticketmaster is investigating a hack which could affect 560 million users. Also...

Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate explains how easy they found it to generate deepfake audio with AI tools . Google defends AI search results after bizarre suggestions went viral. James Webb Space Telescope detects the most distant known galaxy. Also in this episode: 'World's largest botnet' taken down as alleged Chinese mastermind arrested Footage shows lava r...

The Standard’s Vicky Jessop discusses why just 5% of women become professional gamers . New dinosaur species found in Zimbabwe identified by NHM expert. Plus - possibly the strangest Guinness World Record you’ve heard of… Also in this episode: AI could be used to detect heart failure risk Scientists develop antibiotic that spares healthy gut bacteria Study: More than 90% of UK public have encounte...

Cut marks on a skull reveal ancient tumour examination . Earthcare: Probe designed to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate launched into space . US billionaire plans to take submersible to wreck of Titanic . Feeding babies peanuts protects from allergy into adolescence . Also in this episode: Bjoern Frommknecht, mission manager of EarthCARE explains the cloud-exploring satellite Action needed t...

Expert reveals why he believes Labour is out-classing the Tories on TikTok . Google set to manually remove weird AI answers in search. Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion to fund its race against ChatGPT. Report: next government should consider banning phones for under-16s . Also in this episode: Chris Stokel-Walker, author of TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World’s Favourite App explains his t...

UK scientists have discovered a new planet that could potentially support human life and it’s just 40 light-years away. Prehistoric 'Dune' worm found in a quarry was a predator that hunted millions of years before the dinosaurs. We speak to the lead author, Dr Richie Howard, Curator of Fossil Arthropods at the Natural History Museum. Also in this episode: We speak to scientists who have successful...

ESA’s Euclid telescope reveals the largest images of the universe ever taken from space. We speak to Dr Jesper Skottfelt, a research fellow at the Open University’s centre for Electronic Imaging, about their VIS technology that helped take these incredible pictures. Also in this episode: An early warning space weather satellite named Vigil is coming to the UK Why BT has been fined almost £3 millio...