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Chapter 16 of Dead by Daylight - the horror game created by Behaviour Interactive -  lands later on and we have a little teaser until the full release this afternoon. Elon Musk is getting his own way again with his new Tesla Model S car getting the long range seal of approval from the EPA and the EU is expected to reveal  its full spectrum of competition concerns this week over Amazon as the online selling platform is felt to be monopolising online selling. 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 storiesAsk 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.

Twitter has announced that its removed more than 30,000 accounts from the platform being used to spread state-backed propaganda. The social media site said the accounts which had been removed were linked to China, Russia and Turkey also new research has revealed one in three Britons has been targeted by scammers since lockdown began, with a 19% increase in contacts about bogus testing kits, vaccinations and government refunds.And why Google has been forced to apologise for hiding a photograph of Winston Churchill.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 storiesAsk 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.

Sony's taken the wraps off its next generation console the PS5, with it's "bold" new look. Social media memes have already started, comparing the machine to objects like a wi-fi router and a duck beak, but the game previews, including a new Spider-Man with Miles Morales, have gone down very well. Also, 170,000 Twitter accounts have been binned by the platform over claims they were spreading propaganda for China. The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners Lee, says the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the “gross inequality” of a world where half the population can’t get online. And geologists are trying to work out what’s caused a lake in India to suddenly turn pink. 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 storiesAsk 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.

A row's breaking out among developers over some of the language used in the technology industry. It follows a tweet from the Breaker podcast app founder Leah Culver who says she's no longer going to use terms such as "master/slave" to describe setups and processes. Also, Following IBM’s announcement it’s stopping development of facial recognition tech, Amazon’s also putting the brakes on its own system. Google’s launched the public beta for Android 11. Scientists have made a breakthrough that could help us understand how the universe began. And Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 4 have gone live across all platforms.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 storiesAsk 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.

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey says the social media giant, and his other company Square, are to recognise Juneteenth as a holiday. The date, June 19th, commemorates the day the last slaves in the US were told they were free following the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Also, 35 Democrats in the House of representatives have signed a letter calling for federal agencies to stop surveillance of George Floyd protesters. The London scientist leading one of two UK bids to develop a coronavirus vaccine hopes to have his ready within a year. Google’s admitted there’s a problem with its Pixel Buds. And what's in store for players of Destiny 2? 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 storiesAsk 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.

Scientists say a mysterious radio signal has a pattern, repeated over a 157-day cycle. FRB 121102 is coming from a galaxy 3 billion light years away and has no known explanation. Also, Microsoft says its taken “immediate action” after its new Artificial Intelligence system confused two mixed-race singers. Twitter’s started censoring posts that connect 5G with coronavirus. IBM says it’s going to top developing facial recognition tech, following the George Floyd protests. And Nintendo's security breach in April might have affected more accounts than previously thought.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 storiesAsk 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.

Huawei is celebrating 20 years of trading in the UK, while also dealing with a security review. EA Sports is taking action against racist usernames used by some online players. Study shows that consumers believe that chief executives should be held personally responsible for cyberattacks. Scientists have developed a new method of transporting and storing vaccines, that could aid low-income countries. A lack of software updates is seeing smart-appliances being thrown out before they break down. And, a new study has shown a link between receptive negative thinking and dementia. 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 storiesAsk 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.

As Boris Johnson hosted the Gavi Vaccine Alliance Summit in London, Bill Gates dug deep to donate $1.6 billion towards finding a Covid 19 solution. Also, Elon Musk takes Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to task, claiming the site's "monopoly" must be broken up. A controverisal hydroxychloroquine scientific paper has been withdrawn. And its Part II in our Lunar Eclipse series. 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 storiesAsk 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.

Snapchat has joined other social media giants taking a stance on controversial posts by President Donald Trump. His content will no longer appear on the platform’s ‘Discover’ page, with Snap saying it will not amplify voices that incite racial violence. Also, social media platforms are failing to act on reports of fake news, half of UK adults report disturbed sleep during lockdown and, scientists discover largest and oldest known structure built by Maya civilisation.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 storiesAsk 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.

US civil rights leaders are said to have walked away "disappointed" following a video chat with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg over the George Floyd protests. The social media giant is standing firm on its policy of not censoring some of Donald Trump's posts, despite arch rival Twitter doing just that. Also, Google is being sued for 5 billion dollars over privacy claims in California. Plus, have you ever skived off while working from home? US tech companies are stepping up the ante to clamp down. And Sega release the 'strangest' handheld console yet.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 storiesAsk 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.