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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 insomniaUber Eats driver wins payout over discriminatory facial recognition checksDiabetes and alcohol ‘among most harmful controllable dementia risk factors’How scientists are using AI to make beer taste even betterFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 collapseTougher action needed to combat copycat banking websites, says Which?Statins could help fight gum disease, study suggestsThe tiniest ‘starquake’ ever detectedMeet barbie pig and friends: never before seen life from the deep seaFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 overfishingScientists: Alcohol intake app Drink Less could cut down unhealthy drinkingSmart probe for oesophageal cancer diagnosis begins human trials‘Winners and losers’ as global warming forces plants uphillThe liquid-lens sunglasses that transform into reading glasses.Follow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 vaccineWorld’s first anti-AI rules signed by 193 UN nationsModern chemicals found in Roman & Vikings gravesScrap car touchscreens for buttons, urge drivers  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 soaring Easter egg costsSocial media ‘fuelling Gen Z early mid-life crisis’Facebook reprises ‘poke’ button. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 onlineGregg’s ‘hit by IT payment issues’Archive of 12,000-year-old human brainsSalt ant vinegar...insect-flavour crisps?Also check out: Tech & Science Daily: The Nobel Prize winner editing our DNA | IWD ‘22https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/international-womans-day-dna-editing-science-jennifer-doudna-b986516.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 filingsWhen is Earth Hour 2024 and how can you get involved?Rise of BA's robot baggage handlersHow fridge magnets trigger holiday memories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 riskClimate security war game ‘to inform military planning’World’s biggest blueberry size of ping-pong ball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evgeny meets ‘anti-ageing poster boy’ Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur whose ‘Project Blueprint’ aims to extend the human lifespan. He also talks to the 46-year-old’s doctor Oliver Zolman, who details how they’re approaching a controversial area of emerging science. 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.

The TikTok chief executive, Shou zi Chew, has appealed directly to US users to oppose the potential ban of the platform in America.  SpaceX loses Starship, the biggest and most powerful spacecraft ever made.McDonald’s hit by huge global outage leaving people unable to order.Also in this episode:Nothing Phone 2a: iPhone challenger breaks record Giant volcano spanning 280 miles discovered on MarsOfcom says encountering violent online content starts at primary school National Audit Office: Whitehall lacks the skills to implement AIIs the Silent Hill 2 remake coming out in May?Follow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.