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What will Samsung’s built-in AI actually do on the S24? Redditors tell Google what they want from Bard AI. Will facial recognition replace passports at UK airports? 2023 the second warmest year on record for the UK. After 34 years, someone has finally beaten Tetris. Also in this episode:Tech reporter Saqib Shah reveals the potential benefits of Samsung’s S24 AIMPs call for ex-Covid mega lab to become antibiotic resistance research site‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are a different dinosaur species’US teenager becomes first human to ‘beat’ Tetris on NESFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI to make more decisions on bank users' finances. Terrorism expert: new laws needed to tackle chatbots that radicalise users. The headband that stops you grinding your teeth. When are ads coming to Amazon Prime? Also in this episode:Boots and Superdrug hoping to offer in-store covid jabs.Scientists devise ‘new and easier’ way to identify habitable exoplanetsMolecule ‘shows promise’ as effective first line of prostate cancer treatmentColossal pliosaur sea monster skull on display in DorsetFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer of the weekly AI newsletter Inside My Head, Linus Ekenstam, discusses the evolution of artificial intelligence in 2023, the dangers it poses in 2024, and how the technology will get even better over the next 12 months. In this episode:How AI is skewing the definition of a photographHow people are using AI day-to-day to boost productivityThe risks posed by deep fakes and misinformation in the 2024 electionsCan humanity survive an AI takeover?How AI will become more integrated into smartphonesThe best thing we can do to get ahead of the game on AIFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was Baldur's Gate 3 the best game of 2023? What Rockstar's 'locomotive technology' patent means for GTA VI. The 2024 game that promises an open world as big as the earth. Will we see AI-powered NPCs next year? Our Culture Writer and gaming reporter Vicky Jessop talks through the gaming highlights of 2023, which titles to look out for next year, and how tech could boost gaming over the next 12 months. In this episode:Vicky's pick of 2023's best gamesThe games tipped to win big at the Bafta Games awardsWhy 2023 was the year of the remakesMicrosoft's Activision Blizzard takeover: why more acquisitions are likelyThe top games coming in 2024Follow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of The Standard’s Tech & Science Daily podcast, we’ll learn how a start-up has built a tiny bit of outer space, here on terra firma inside - but why? The high-pressure vacuum chamber lets London space engineering expert Ashley Johnson, CEO of Applied Atomics, and his team develop what’s believed to be the world’s first chemical/electric-powered, water-fuelled hybrid rocket engine.Now they’re building a spacecraft prototype in the hope of cutting costs for moon missions - and in future scaling the system to nuclear propulsion.Mark Blunden reports from the Applied Atomics test facility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18-year-old Arion Kurtaj from Oxford was a "key player" in the international gang Lapsus$ - and carried out a hacking spree against major tech firms including Rockstar Games. He’s been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.How to watch the International Space Station fly over London on Christmas Day.The most sought-after gadgets for Christmas 2023 revealedAlso in this episode:SpaceX readies for next Starship launch with huge test of Mars-bound rocketDiscovery of new material is ‘giant leap’ towards clean energy production and colonisation of MarsNew polar bear-inspired jumper keeps wearer warm in extreme cold at fraction of thicknessAirbnb using AI to block New Year’s Eve party bookingsFive new soft-furred hedgehog species discoveredSanta gets all-clear to enter UK airspace for Christmas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gates: Artificial intelligence to support new vaccines, tackle antimicrobial resistance and give every pupil their own personal tutor. The simulator testing nuclear asteroid deterrent. Toyota recalls more than 1 million vehicles over potential airbag fault. Also in this episode:Raphael artwork ‘features a face he did not paint’AI cannot be named as the inventor, Supreme Court rules in patent disputeExperts warn of eye injuries when opening bottles of fizzSaving Rudolph: AI used to deter deer from railway tracks this ChristmasFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts warn the Iceland volcano eruption could last 'for months'. It comes as the Icelandic Met Office issues an air pollution warning for the country’s capital, Reykjavik.Authorities say they are nearing the end of Gansu earthquake rescues. We hear from the British Geological Survey about how AI is helping monitor quakes. The busiest day online ever? Why Boxing Day 2023 is expected to break records Also in this episode:Death bot: New AI can ‘predict people’s time of death with high degree of accuracy’Former Apple worker issues warning over ‘simple mistake that’s killing our batteries’Humans have ‘wiped out twice as many bird species as previously thought’ Taters, the cat famous throughout the galaxy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula “does not present a threat to life”. Google’s UK Bard AI update: What Gemini can do. Boots expected to launch 'AI personal shopper'. The Christmas veggies that may cut your cancer risk. Also in this episode:6.2 magnitude earthquake hits northern ChinaTomTom joins forces with Microsoft to bring Generative AI into carsReanalysis of human fossils has changed our history of human evolutionScottish climate changing faster than expectedFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shetlands-based SaxaVord preparing for 30 launches in 2024. Meat alternatives: Could algae burgers soon be on our menus? The bricks that can absorb traffic noise. Reindeer’s vision superpower revealed. Also in this episode:Blue Origin to livestream its first launch in over a yearMrBeast’s analytics platform ViewStats is out in betaScottish pupils: wellbeing has improved since school mobile classroom banHow Reindeer use night vision during the winterFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.