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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...

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...

Sackings, a rebrand and paid-for verification: Elon Musk’s first year at X reviewed. Can Twitter's successor survive in the long term? Consumer group Which? uses ChatGPT to create spam PayPal emails. How Meta’s spicing things up on Threads. Intel’s banging new hold music… In this episode: Social media expert Matt Navarra discusses Elon’s first year owning Twitter Our tech correspondent Simon Hunt...

PM’s AI aims: British AI safety institute, boosting productivity and nuclear fusion . Plus government supercomputer 'thousands of times faster than home PCs' ...and even quicker quantums. New evidence reignites the life of Mars question. The phone which lets you open apps with your eyes. In this episode: Paolo Sossi from ETH Zurich explains Mars liquid core mystery Massive space explosion observed...

The commercially funded mission to carry out microgravity experiments . Could Tim Peake head up the all-UK team? Autonomous vehicles being pulled from San Francisco. The daily exercise required to offset the effects of sitting. Revealed: how music really does soothe your pain. In this episode: UK Space Agency’s Professor Anu Ohja explains deal with Axiom Space California suspends GM Cruise's drive...

Astronomers at Durham University undertake biggest ever computer simulations mapping all-of-time since the Big Bang to investigate the universe’s evolution. Moon’s 40 million years older than thought, Toyota’s ‘745-mile, 10-minute charge EV battery’. Snakes in a jar! Lab’s mega pickled reptile collection. Also in this episode: Pacemaker ‘size of pen lid’ can last for 20 years Rugby brain damage ri...

A study suggests that an ultra-rare star collision in the Milky Way galaxy could have the capability to wipe out life on Earth. Scientists believe pairs of black holes could be hiding as one. Warnings of more floods and ice after Storm Babet leaves hundreds of homes submerged. Also in this episode: Can this tech stop winter travel chaos? National Highways announce £15.4m in new weather stations Is...

Laura Dodsworth investigated how tech giants manipulate users for her co-written book, titled Free Your Mind, which even involved a stay at a nun’s convent to escape the endless pings. Ancient alien radio bursts clue to ‘weight of universe’. Regrowing Maui’s scorched trees after deadly wildfires. Also in this episode: Nighy & Fiennes in National Theatre Live plays streaming to UK cinemas Thumb...

Network of powerful space lasers powered by artificial intelligence to track space junk is being researched in a Nasa-funded project by West Virginia University. ‘Risk to life’ red warning for UK's Storm Babet. Met Police’s face scanning scheme to nab shoplifters. Also in this episode: Prostate cancer new drug combination hope Why up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital What happens to non-r...

Eindhoven University of Technology’s 90mph, two-seater car completes gruelling 620-mile test drive across Morocco and Sahara desert - without a single recharging stop. Sir David Attenborough warns against taking majesty of the natural world for granted. Minecraft’s first video game to sell 300 million copies. X begins user charging in social media trial. Also in this episode: Solar system's first...

Military tech - Israeli tanks fitted with “cope cages” to help protect from grenades dropped by Hamas hobby drones. PhD neuroscientist Tuba Aydin from Bournemouth University on research link between adult tech addiction and ADHD symptoms. California condors bird flu tester jabs. Forget PS5 Slim...gaming on Atari 2600+. Also in this episode: Sonar shows British WWII Dunkirk 1940 warship AI self-dri...

Everything you need to know from Minecraft Live 2023 - as its announced the world’s best selling video game has now sold over 300 million copies. We have the details on the big key announcements including the much-anticipated results of the 2023 Mob Vote. Planet earth III is on its way for the third and final instalment of the much loved series - with Sir David Attenborough returning to front the...

Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard merger looks set to go through - after UK regulators have given clearance to gaming's biggest ever takeover deal. Tui hit by airline ‘fake parts’ scandal that grounded hundreds of planes and Google goes ‘passwordless by default’. Also in this episode: Study finds more than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk since 1997 New Royal Mint coins celebr...

Nasa scientists reveal the impressive results from early tests of the samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid.  It comes as the US space agency & SpaceX announce the delay or the Psyche mission launch due to bad weather.  A monkey has survived two years with a pig’s kidney in what’s being called a “major medical advancement”.  Also in this episode: Bionic hand break...

One of the most popular online games in the world, Roblox, is finally available on PS4 and PS5. A hacker is trying to sell stolen 23andMe genetics data online.  Could an ad-free TikTok subscription be coming to the UK? Also in this episode: Elon Musk asks to see 'list of violations' after EU tells him to tackle spread of disinformation about Israel-Hamas conflict on X Duke and Duchess of Suss...

Meta Quest 3 review: Is this the tech we’ve been waiting for? Gaming journalist for the Evening Standard, Vicky Jessop, shares her review after getting a special preview of the mixed reality headset.   Fancy living to be 100 or older? Well the largest study of centenarian blood might have revealed some secrets to longevity. Research finds that goalkeepers perceive the world differently....

Scientists claim to have developed a simple reliable test that can determine whether there is, or was, life on other planets. More than 400 criminals have been jailed in an “unprecedented" operation targeting the encrypted messaging platform EncroChat. Deepfakes of Sir Keir Starmer released during the Labour Party conference highlight dangers of technology when it comes to politics.  Also in...

Future astronauts are likely to be the solar system’s best-dressed moonwalkers - after Prada was awarded a spacesuit design contract. Nasa’s 2025 lunar Artemis III mission. Alert as giant ozone hole exposed over Antarctic. Nobel prize chemistry winners on ‘helping people & planet’. How doctors are 3D-printing skin grafts. Also in this episode: Broadband customers face ‘outrageous’ bill ri...

The Local Government Association’s Future Crime Horizon Scan suggests autonomous vehicles heading to UK roads by 2025 are of “particular concern” for criminal use as remote weapons. Fentanyl crisis: White House targets Chinese chemical firms. How Google Pixel 8 Pro’s thermometer works. ‘Terminator drone’ rigged to fire torpedoes Also in this episode: Early humans’ river route out of Africa 84,000...

Civilians could pay to stay in US space agency’s 3D-printed lunar residence by 2040, after it reached a $60 million agreement with a construction tech company. ChatGPT AI helps teachers and pupils in class. Kew Gardens' Dr Matilda Brown on global plant threats after 35-year cataloguing project. Also in this episode: Robot doctor’s early breast cancer diagnosis Bitcoin founder’s cryptic X post...

Overheating issue: Should Apple have tested the iPhone 15 more thoroughly? The planet pairs found floating through space . Lightning strike causes huge explosion in Oxfordshire . The planet that just keeps shrinking . In this episode: Our Tech Correspondent Simon Hunt discusses Apple's iPhone 15 overheating problem Google Pixel 8 & 8 Pro unboxing videos released ahead of official launch James...

Actor warns of fake AI dental plan advert . Royal Family's official website targeted in cyber attack . H ow an ‘avalanche’ of research papers could impact our trust in science . The super rare N64 controller worth £1,000. In this episode: University of Exeter’s Mark Hanson on a rise in research papers, the peer review process and trust in science Apple’s plans to upgrade the App Store’s search eng...

Mystery surrounds the death of the black, clearly fox-looking dog hybrid in Brazil, confirmed by DNA testing - insight with Dr Jacqueline Boyd, canine science expert at Nottingham Trent University, who investigated for The Conversation news site. Kids sent 'nearly 5,000 smartphone alerts every day'. Parasitic brain worm alert. Also in this episode: Finally...get ready for those flying taxis Simple...

American astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts are back on terra firma after spending 371 days in space. Zuckerberg’s AI chatbots, latest Meta virtual goggles and VR wall art. British scientists to build ‘world’s most powerful laser’.  Also in this episode: Alien dust alert stops Nasa’s Bennu asteroid sampling Social media use ‘link teen binge drinking’ Thousands of UK wild animals...

Squid Game fans with strong nerves can pay up to £65-a-time to experience an - almost - real-life version of the hit Netflix show in London as a virtual reality experience. Major report finds tens of thousands of British women are dying from preventable cancers each year. First, its own Wiki, now CIA has custom ChatGPT AI bot. How Nasa plans to tow ISS back to Earth - then crash space superlab. Al...