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LabHost site taken down after scamming 70,000 Brits . Palaeontologists unearth potential ‘largest known marine reptile’ . Boston Dynamics tease Atlas humanoid robot. Drake releases new song…but is it actually AI? Also in this episode: Deadly African heatwave 'impossible' without global warming AI chatbot ‘could be better at assessing eye problems than medics’ TUC calls for AI to be regulated in th...

Humanoid robot ‘Ameca’ built by Engineered Arts Ltd sold to Heriot-Watt University’s National Robotarium . Carnage at Dubai Airport as UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years . Scientist reveals queen bees can survive underwater for up to a week. Social media flooded with fake videos and images hours after Iran's attack on Israel . Also in this episode: University of Guelph’s Dr Sabrina Rondeau exp...

The Verge reports developers have been asked to make their games ready for the new console . Creating ‘deepfake’ sexual images set to be criminal offence in the UK . Why Fallout London has been delayed indefinitely . Did the Moon influence the design of Stonehenge? Also in this episode: Secrets of the Winchcombe meteorite’s brutal space journey revealed Thwaites Glacier analysis reveals how it mig...

Dr Veronika Kedlian explains the two muscle mechanisms that fight against the ageing process . Google announces new AI-powered Vids app . Nasa asked to help in search for Loch Ness Monster . The Instagram rats that have learned how to drive. Also in this episode: Dr Kedlian explains Wellcome Sanger Institute research on muscles Brightest-ever cosmic explosion was ’caused by collapse of a massive s...

In this preview edition of our Brave New World series, Evgeny meets Wim Hof to learn more about the Dutch athlete’s ‘Method’; a combination of breathing and cold-water immersion that he claims can have health and psychological benefits. Rita Ora also joins the show and talks about her own experience using Wim’s techniques as part of her wellness routines. To hear the whole show, and listen to prev...

Evening Standard gaming writer Vicky Jessop on Baldur’s Gate 3’s success at the 20th Bafta Games Awards in London, plus UK win for puzzle title Viewfinder. Microsoft to open major London AI hub. When’s the best time of day to exercise? Child-size AI robot car to soothe young patients' hospital stress. Also in this episode: Cheek swab to monitor rare genetic heart condition England measles outbreak...

Campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood is urging Meta to reverse its controversial WhatsApp age access reduction in Europe - amid growing concerns fears about harm to young minds and stranger danger. The ‘sleep gap’ - women more prone to insomnia than men, study finds. Sonar imaging reveals Baltimore bridge collapse devastation. Also in this episode: WikiLeaks: Biden US ‘considering’ dropping As...

Tributes to Professor Peter Higgs, the Nobel Prize-winning “truly gifted scientist” behind the concept of the Higgs boson subatomic particle - known as the ‘God particle’, who has died aged 94. Cass review: NHS to “pause” child gender treatment. Oxford University’s Dr Ophélie Lebrasseur on research revealing hunter-gatherers’ domestication of extinct fox. ‘Double matched’ blood to stop kidney...

TikTok looks to be working on a photo-sharing app to rival Instagram as users receive alerts about a new platform called Notes. Solar eclipse heralds unusual way for couples to tie knot. Young cancer cases link to cell ageing. ‘Hottest March’ marks 10 months of scorchers.  Also in this episode: Wider cars leave drivers struggling to squeeze out UK ‘vulnerable to misinformation & deepfakes...

Much of North America’s set to be plunged into darkness as a total solar eclipse looms over continent for four-and-a-half minutes.  Cern’s ‘Big Bang machine’ closer to birth of universe. Double amputee walks again with pioneering bone implants. Why did EV sales slump? Also in this episode: Vet firm CVS hit by UK cyberattack NHS one-hour hepatitis C test ‘bid to eliminate virus’ Give sunbeds c...

In this preview of our Brave New World series, Evgeny Lebedev talks to Jonathan Haidt. Together they look at the impact of tech and social media on the child and adolescent brain. Jonathan's new book, 'The Anxious Generation' is available now. To hear the whole interview, search 'Brave New World Evening Standard' on your podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

The Standard’s Vicky Jessop discusses all the expected highlights from London Games Festival 2024 - including the Bafta Games Awards.  The first ever US Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight, will finally go to space at 90 years old. There’s a solar eclipse happening next week and forecasters say it will be partially visible from parts of the UK. Also in this episode: Study suggests prostate c...

The Standard's Business and Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, tries out a new chip which can be embedded in your fingernail.  Google 'considers charging' for premium search results powered by artificial intelligence. Moon to get its own time zone by NASA but it won't be straightforward to create. Also in this episode: Nationwide blood test trials hope to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate...

The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in a quarter of a century has killed at least seven people and injured over 700.  Study finds vaping causes substantial increase in risk of heart failure. Dr Thomas O'Shea-Wheller from the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter explains how his team developed VespAI - which uses artificial intelligence to detect invasive Asi...

Thousands with Type 1 diabetes in England are to receive an 'artificial pancreas' in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS. TikTok launches a new feed dedicated to STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics -  to engage young people in the fields.  Google set to delete billions of records from Incognito tracking. Also in this episode: Truth Social: Trump's DJT...

What is biohacking and are you already doing it without realising? Evgeny spends a day with the ‘world’s fittest man’, Ben Greenfield, to learn how exercise, diet and light contribute to wellness. To hear the whole episode search 'Brave New World Evening Standard' in your podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cambridge researchers find chatbot uses repetition and overuse of “however” . TikTok’s plans to crackdown on misinformation around elections . How human-driven climate change has slightly slowed the Earth's rotation. Elon Musk’s free X Premium offer . Also in this episode: New image shows magnetic fields at edge of Milky Way’s central black hole ‘Game-changer’ test spots signs of motor neurone dis...

IPPR think tank predicts the worst and best-case scenario as AI takes over. Samsung S23 series to get new AI tools. Dubious eco-friendly toilet roll claims exposed by Which?. Also in this episode: Exercising twice a week or more ‘significantly reduces risk of insomnia Uber Eats driver wins payout over discriminatory facial recognition checks Diabetes and alcohol ‘among most harmful controllab...

UK structural engineer says Francis Scott Key Bridge potentially had insufficient protective structures. Florida bans children under 14 from social media. Dowden guarantees UK elections will be safe from Chinese cyber attacks . OpenAI releases short films made entirely with Sora . Also in this episode: Bridge designer Ian Firth discusses the Baltimore Bridge collapse Tougher action needed to comba...

Government accuses China of cyberattack on Electoral Commission . Baldur’s Gate 3 developer scraps DLC & sequel . Parents "coming to regard online harassment of girls as normal” . UK government taken to court for allowing overfishing. Also in this episode: Charles Clover, co-founder of the Blue Marine Foundation explains overfishing Scientists: Alcohol intake app Drink Less could cut down unhe...

Apple is facing a US government lawsuit accusing the tech giant of creating an illegal monopoly that stifles competition for the iPhone. University of Birmingham PhD student Farzaneh Goli on leading a study examining how to improve robots' disassembly skills. ‘Milestone’ of man’s GM pig kidney transplant op. Also in this episode: London scientists developing lung cancer vaccine World’s first anti-...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has unveiled a clip showing a paraplegic man apparently using the company’s brain chip technology to play computer chess. World’s largest dolphin fossil found in Peruvian Amazon. AI tool ‘predicts future health conditions’. World War II museum deploys AI lets visitors ‘talk to real veterans’. Also in this episode: Smoking ‘may increase belly fat’ Climate change link to soarin...

Britain’s data watchdog is investigating after reports of unauthorised attempts to access medical records of the Princess of Wales at a private London hospital. Battle to remove WW2 warship’s toxic waste. ‘Ingredient of life’ found in Nasa’s Bennu asteroid. HIV cure hopes with gene-editing ‘scissors’. Also in this episode: Women ‘not comfortable’ sharing political opinions online Gregg’s ‘hit by I...

YouTube star MrBeast has signed a deal with Amazon for a reality game show featuring 1,000 contestants reportedly competing for $5 million. ‘Devil comet’ makes first appearance since 1950s. Samba drumming workshops to ease Parkinson’s symptoms. Also in this episode: China’s Huawei leads European patent filings When is Earth Hour 2024 and how can you get involved? Rise of BA's robot baggage handler...

ChatGPT has been installed inside a humanoid robot to offer a glimpse of humanity’s future living alongside the machines. ‘Bleeding’ 3D-printed heart trains transplant surgeons. Britain’s ‘flying taxis by 2030’. Iceland volcano erupts fountains of lava. Also in this episode: Dine on ‘edge of space’ Blood test to detect heart failure death risk Climate security war game ‘to inform military planning...