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Infrared aurora on Uranus necessitates a space mission for further data. Apple's 'Scary Fast' event, Storm Ciaran, and hair follicle sensitivity are discussed. A study on human skin and hair follicles reveals touch sensitivity and its correlation with inflammatory skin diseases. Misinformation on social media and Call of Duty's popularity are also mentioned.

Sackings, a rebrand and paid-for verification: Elon Musk’s first year at X reviewed. Can Twitter's successor survive in the long term? Consumer group Which? uses ChatGPT to create spam PayPal emails. How Meta’s spicing things up on Threads. Intel’s banging new hold music… In this episode:Social media expert Matt Navarra discusses Elon’s first year owning TwitterOur tech correspondent Simon Hunt examines the future of XCharities celebrate as Online Safety Bill finally becomes lawFord hits the brakes on $12 billion in EV spendingRocket company given £3.5m ahead of Shetland space launchIntel reveals new hip-hop hold musicFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak discusses AI benefits and dangers. New supercomputer and Mars discoveries. Updates on space explosion, online safety, and Microsoft's mistake. Satya's decision to leave mobile market, NASA's challenge, and eye-tracking feature on honor Magic 6 phone.

The commercially funded mission to carry out microgravity experiments. Could Tim Peake head up the all-UK team? Autonomous vehicles being pulled from San Francisco. The daily exercise required to offset the effects of sitting. Revealed: how music really does soothe your pain. In this episode:UK Space Agency’s Professor Anu Ohja explains deal with Axiom SpaceCalifornia suspends GM Cruise's driverless cars over safety risk22 minutes of exercise per day ‘can offset negative impact of sitting down’ChatGPT and other chatbots 'could be used to help launch cyberattacks', study warnsDetails reveal The Humane AI Pin device runs ChatGPTSeaweed-eating robot listed among TIME’s best inventionsMusical healing...listening to emotional tunes ‘may soothe pain’Follow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronomers at Durham University undertake biggest ever computer simulations mapping all-of-time since the Big Bang to investigate the universe’s evolution. Moon’s 40 million years older than thought, Toyota’s ‘745-mile, 10-minute charge EV battery’. Snakes in a jar! Lab’s mega pickled reptile collection.Also in this episode:Pacemaker ‘size of pen lid’ can last for 20 yearsRugby brain damage risk ‘grows with player’s career’Fourteen-year-old pupil’s cancer-fighting soap winCan Meghan’s hot yoga fight depression? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A study suggests that an ultra-rare star collision in the Milky Way galaxy could have the capability to wipe out life on Earth.Scientists believe pairs of black holes could be hiding as one.Warnings of more floods and ice after Storm Babet leaves hundreds of homes submerged.Also in this episode:Can this tech stop winter travel chaos? National Highways announce £15.4m in new weather stationsIs Apple planning a surprise October iMac announcement?World’s largest-ever asteroid impact crater may be in AustraliaStudy suggests better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survivalMark Zuckerberg uses Meta’s new AI Ray-Bans to help him with dad duties Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigation into tech giants manipulating users, convent stay to escape endless pings. Ancient alien radio bursts and regrowing Maui's scorched trees after wildfires. Nighy & Fiennes in National Theatre Live plays streaming to UK cinemas. US Marines 'MacGyver' rocket launcher on robodog.

Network of powerful space lasers powered by artificial intelligence to track space junk is being researched in a Nasa-funded project by West Virginia University. ‘Risk to life’ red warning for UK's Storm Babet. Met Police’s face scanning scheme to nab shoplifters.Also in this episode:Prostate cancer new drug combination hopeWhy up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospitalWhat happens to non-recyclable disposable vapes?4,000-year-old Bronze Age map’s buried 'treasure clue' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eindhoven University of Technology’s 90mph, two-seater car completes gruelling 620-mile test drive across Morocco and Sahara desert - without a single recharging stop. Sir David Attenborough warns against taking majesty of the natural world for granted. Minecraft’s first video game to sell 300 million copies. X begins user charging in social media trial.Also in this episode:Solar system's first space spa: six hours for £100K'Million-plus satellites' soon to orbit EarthConcerns ancient frozen viruses are ‘thawing in climate change’Why 14-year-old UK cat has loudest purr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Military tech - Israeli tanks fitted with “cope cages” to help protect from grenades dropped by Hamas hobby drones. PhD neuroscientist Tuba Aydin from Bournemouth University on research link between adult tech addiction and ADHD symptoms. California condors bird flu tester jabs. Forget PS5 Slim...gaming on Atari 2600+.Also in this episode:Sonar shows British WWII Dunkirk 1940 warshipAI self-driving 185mph F1 carFuture fashion - Adobe’s shape-shifting digital ‘smart dress’World record for Northwest Passage kayakers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.