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Global coalition of tech firms and national security agencies calls for “aggressive and urgent” action to stop criminals hacking schools and hospitals for Bitcoin. “Don’t let your guard down” - Scientists warn immunity takes a while to develop after first Covid shot. Social media racism: Tech giants face being fined millions for failing to block abuse. This strange new Tetris keypad technique is helping retro Nintendo players break world records. Mars mishap and a scramble at Mission Control as Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter fails to fly. World’s first airport without any IRL view of the runway - it’s all done remotely 70 miles away. Happy birthday to ‘sea level’ - the mapping standard celebrates 100 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tech experts want social media users to verify with their real ID, but at what cost for those in despotic countries with human rights risks? Buzz Aldrin and Tim Peake lead tributes to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who has died aged 90. Billion-year-old fossil that looks like mince could be oldest animal ever found. Dr Helen Fisher from King’s College London on her new study linking childhood air pollution exposure and poor adult mental health. Climate crisis: World’s glaciers melting faster than ever as sea levels rise at alarming pace. Time to get those pandemic bones and joints moving again amid fear of Covid-era “binge sitting”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is hoping to block a Supreme Court legal action over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ internet activity. Podcast celebrity Joe Rogan slammed over anti-vaxx conspiracy. Self-driving cars given green light for motorways in 2021. ‘Red Dwarf’ asteroid-catcher launched by China to test future space mining missions. Journey to the Centre of the (Cornish) Earth: Super-drill inspired by Jules Verne to bore for electricity and heating. Ultra-hot flares on the Sun reveals magic of the solar heating process that keeps us warm on Earth. Radar scanners used to hunt for Genghis Khan’s tomb are deployed to save polar bears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple unveils a more inclusive set of Siri assistants, enhanced tracking protection and promises to stop iPhone batteries dying so fast - if you have a compatible device. Hotter than hell...scientists discover mega-planet that can vaporise metal. Shift workers more likely to test positive for Covid-19 and end up in hospital, study finds. Man buys Google for $3...and it was easier than you think. Jeff Bezos is bitter that Elon Musk has been awarded Nasa’s Moon shot contract. New Cold War space race heats up as Russia and China invite experts to join lunar HQ plans. The secret of Tyrannosaurus rex’s killer jaw grip revealed by 3D scans.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Schools in the United Kingdom will get free teaching materials to help challenge fake news fuelling vaccine hesitancy. Why India is asking Twitter to take down tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling. Facebook and Google are ‘failing to take down scam adverts’, says consumer rights watchdog. China is building a 13,000-satellite web router mega-constellation to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink. Nasa’s little helicopter Ingenuity completes its longest mission yet on Mars. (Not so) pink supermoon set to brighten night skies. Constant gardeners are the happiest, study finds.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a milestone for space history as four astronauts on a Nasa/SpaceX mission to ISS are the first crew to blast off in a recycled private spacecraft. Can a Tesla car be ‘tricked’ into driving without a human on-board? The Unhurt Locker: Underwater “Telexistence” bomb disposal robots will help humans work remotely while being able to feel the fuse. Back to the Cold War for Call of Duty as shoot-em-up franchise release 80s-era Warzone update. How artificial intelligence is helping unlock the ancient mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls. Victorian-era bacteria collected by Arctic explorers is helping scientists make future medicines. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Commission wants to stop “unacceptable” robot software that manipulates human behaviour or uses “subliminal techniques”. Licence to meme: MI5 joins Instagram. Earth Day: Joe Biden to host a virtual summit with 40 world leaders to fight climate change. A climate supercomputer is being built by the UK’s Met Office weather service and Microsoft. Teenagers who are big social media users often drink more, study says. Alexa, give me a short back and sides...Amazon opens London hair salon. Rare woolly piglets born in Whipsnade Zoo’s post-lockdown baby boom.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The former children’s commissioner for England launches a legal claim against TikTok over allegations it illegally collected personal data from millions of children. UK Instagram users will soon be able to filter out racist and sexist DMs. ESA astronaut ready for blast-off in recycled SpaceX capsule. Skygazers will have a chance of catching a shooting star as the annual Lyrids meteor shower is scheduled to appear. Vast underwater sea meadows are being planted to encourage seahorses to combat habitat destruction by hobby boat anchors. Tile demands US Senate competition probe into Apple over rival AirTags. Dogecoin in the doghouse as the meme-based cryptocurrency slumps after hashtag-fuelled record surge.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories.Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard'Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s set to unveil a string of new devices in what some analysts are predicting will be “an action packed” event. It’s likely the tech giant will officially release its iOS 14.5, which promises to unlock an iPhone while wearing a mask through Apple Watch. Plus, Facebook and Reddit take on audio social networking-site Clubhouse, Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter to be ‘pushed to the limit’, WHO warns a deadly Covid variant that can beat current vaccines is ‘a matter of when, not if’ and, Google makes it possible to hang out with Pac-Man or Hello Kitty in your living room.   Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter has had its Wright Brothers moment after it successfully launched off Mars. The test was the tiny helicopter’s baby step towards proving powered flight on another world. Plus, why young people who’ve previously had Covid-19 are to be deliberately re-infected with the virus, Facebook set ‘to launch audio-social products’, two men killed in Tesla, which officials say had no one at the wheel, and the Lord of the Rings MMO is officially cancelled. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.