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Elon Musk’s been hit with a sudden lawsuit over Dogecoin, and the complainant wants $258bn. It’s been filed in New York by Keith Johnson who claims he was “defrauded” by the Tesla founder who regularly tweeted about the crypto last year as it surged in value before crashing. London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs a new electric car campaign for the capital, meanwhile, a London-based tech firm claims their...

Twenty five million iPhone users in the UK could be in line for compensation with legal action being taken against Apple over battery “throttling”. Consumer champion Jason Guttman’s bringing the case to the competition appeals tribunal. Mental health in space: why astronauts who’ve been involved in Nasa and ESA missions are going to be assessed by scientists at Loughborough University. Could the o...

It’s time to say goodbye to our old friend, Internet Explorer. It was originally introduced in 1995 as the built-in browser for Windows 95. Microsoft has gradually shifted away from the software since it introduced the new Edge browser in 2015 to coincide with Windows 10. We speak to Volta XR about the technology they’ll be using at this year’s Glastonbury festival. Netflix is planning a real-life...

Many major cryptocurrencies have fallen by up to a quarter of their value. The Evening Standard’s Tech Reporter, Simon Hunt, explains what exactly has been happening and which ones have been impacted.  We bring you more from London Tech Week as a global campaign to increase funding for underrepresented founders gets support from none other than Hillary Clinton.  Spotify forms a new ‘safe...

An engineer at Google has been put on leave, after claiming one of the company’s AI chatbots can express thoughts and feelings. 41-year-old Blake Lemoine said the ‘laMDA’ chatbot had conversations with him about rights and personhood. London Tech Week has begun as tech firms meet to show off their products, and collaborate on new ideas. We speak with Theo Blackwell, London's Chief Digital Officer...

As Jurassic World: Dominion is released in cinemas, we’re asking the question: could humans feasibly live alongside dinosaurs? The third and final movie in the sequel trilogy features three characters from the original Jurassic Park film, who haven’t been seen on screen together since 1993. Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill are reprising their roles as Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler and Alan Gra...

As Stranger Things fans get to grips with the new villain Vecna, we speak with the special effects maestro behind the character. Barrie Gower, Creative Director of BGFX discusses the process of creating the practical effects, and how actor Jamie Campbell Bower transformed into the Vecna. Plus, TikTok’s new feature to help users monitor their screen time, adventurer Justin Packshaw describes his la...

Monkeypox has been designated as a ‘notifiable disease’ in England, meaning GPs and medics now have to alert local health authorities to suspected cases. So far 302 infections have been confirmed in the UK. The UKHSA said monkeypox doesn’t usually spread easily between people, and the overall risk to the UK population remains low. T o mark  Ghostbusters  Day 2022 we spoke to Christophe P...

A group of advisors at the company behind taser weapons have resigned over plans to introduce drones armed with stun guns into US schools . Axon Enterprise's Chief Exec published a blog post last month, explaining how drones could help address school shootings. Apple has revealed what’s new for iOS16, CarPlay and the new Macbook Air, Elon Musk threatens to terminate Twitter deal, and we speak to P...

Rumours of Apple’s AR headset grow, Goldeneye remake officially coming to Xbox, China launches astronauts to complete space station, and why companies are trialling a 4-day working week - plus more! We look at the rumours around Apple's upcoming WWDC22 event, the main being a long-rumoured AR headset. We speak with editor of Video Game Chronicle Andy Robinson about the prospect of an N64 remake of...

Frontier, developed at Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, can make a billion, billion calculations every second. Over one billion methamphetamine tablets seized across Asia amid growth of illegal ‘Golden Triangle’ synthetic drugs labs. Tech firms must do more to keep women safe online, urges regulator Ofcom. Trolling victims say online abuse lasts at least two years for many - and claim po...

Research suggests the megalodon - the biggest shark ever to have roamed the oceans - suffered demise as apex predator after the fearsome great white won the food chain. Find out how! Russia oil ban in latest Ukraine war sanctions. The European Union has agreed to block 90 per cent of Russian oil imports by 2023 - but only what’s tankered by sea and not the product coming via pipelines after protes...

How did the team behind Prehistoric Planet bring to life dinosaurs that are over 66 million years old? We take you behind the scenes of the joint Apple TV+ /BBC production narrated by Sir David Attenborough and speak to series producer Tim Walker and animation supervisor Seng Lau. Aliens ‘could be common’ on orbiting planets, campaigners claim that English ‘rainforests’ burned down illegally and t...

We hear from the maker of the humanoid which created the first-ever painting of the Queen done by a robot. 'Algorithm Queen' is expected to go on display in London soon.  Twitter investors sue Elon Musk and the platform over his takeover bid and Dippy the dinosaur is back in London after a five-year national tour.  Scientists say monkeypox may have been circulating in the UK for years ,...

A British man has had a double hand transplant in a ‘world first’ for a scleroderma patient. Steven Gallagher was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease that causes scarring of the skin and internal organs, after he developed an unusual rash about 13 years ago. It’s now been more than five months since the operation and Steven’s condition is improving. Research suggests most dinosaurs were warm-blo...

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles just hours after US President Joe Biden left Asia. Japan confirmed at least two launches happened early on Wednesday but acknowledged there may have been more.  Experts are telling parents not to worry because monkeypox cases are rare in children, we speak to the designer of Meta’s garden which won gold at the Chelsea Flower show and researchers clai...

A room on the Clubhouse App, called ‘Ukraine Sitrep’, is helping hundreds of thousands of people - including many Russians - access objective information about the war. We spoke to Nina Gregory from Clubhouse to find out more. Whatsapp may soon stop working for millions of iPhone users. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is being personally sued over the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal. How the te...

Monkeypox: 20 confirmed cases in England, with cases predicted to rise. High risk or close contacts are being told to isolate for three weeks. We take a look at the symptoms. Europe’s first autonomous petrol station launches, we find out how the technology works and why it'll help customers. Clearview AI will delete all facial recognition data belonging to UK residents. The Hubble Space Telescope’...

Nasa discusses its VIPER moon mission, how hackers threaten our global food supply, Tik Tok’s plans to get into gaming and more!    Nasa has been explaining the details behind its latest moon mission: Viper . It plans to send its lunar rover to the Moon’s south pole, to look for ice and water. There’s a warning the global food supply chain is at risk from malicious hackers targeting ‘sma...

The new president of Costa Rica has declared that his country is at war with a ransomware group. The cybercriminal gang known as ‘Conti’ has disabled agencies across the government since April using ransomware attacks. Plus, the CEO of a disability rights group has praised Apple for its new accessibility tools. We speak with Kamran Mallick from Disability Rights UK about the new tech, including vo...

As Disney Plus prepares to bring in a cheaper ad-supported subscription service, there are fresh reports about how long its ad breaks might be. According to Variety and the Wall Street Journal, the streaming service will run ads for four minutes on movies or shows that last an hour or less. And, officials in the US appear to be taking UFOs a bit more seriously. Yesterday congress held its first he...

To Mars: Nasa’s Perseverance will begin heading to a new part of the red planet called ‘Hawksbill Gap’. They hope rocks found here could provide the best evidence of past life. Elon Musk warns his Twitter takeover may not go ahead, until Twitter proves spam bot numbers, and Marvel Studios team up with London’s Science Museum for Black Panther technology experience. Also in this episode: Mi5 warns...

North Korea has drafted in its military to help deal with an 'explosive' outbreak of coronavirus. Experts said it could devastate the country - which has no vaccine programme and limited medical supplies. Google and Samsung join forces to make it easier to sync fitness data between apps. Scientists say the Tonga eruption was a 'record atmospheric explosion'. Chris Packham is urging us to take part...

Elon Musk announces his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter is on ice as he probes the number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform. Astronomers have revealed a donut-shaped giant black hole at the centre of our Milky Way that’s four million times bigger than the Sun - it’s called Sagittarius A*, a whirling, gaseous gravitational force 26,000 light-years away. We speak with radio a...

Bitcoin drops to a low of $25,401, and is down more than 45 per cent so far this year - a long way from its $69,000 peak in November 2021. Can ‘pandemic darling’ Peloton reverse fortunes amid cost-of-living crisis? Scientists want to build a solar power plant in space. Google unveils first Pixel Watch. Disney Plus reports gaining nearly eight million new subscribers. Facebook-owner Meta ‘tells AR...