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Google is again delaying its Privacy Sandbox project to switch off third party cookies on the tech giant’s Chrome internet browser by next year, and has instead pushed plans back until 2024. Conjoined twins with fused brains successfully separated in VR surgery. China space chiefs ‘allow uncontrolled rocket booster plunge to Earth’. Super telescope will probe start of Milky Way. Hear rare chimpanzees’ hunting bark to rally group members. Can graphene foam sensors give robot prosthetics human touch? Skate legend surprise singing appearance...with Tony Hawk computer game tribute band. Tributes to Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhura, who has died aged 89. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram is reversing its ‘TikTok redesign’ following a public outcry from users which includes high-profile celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. We find out about the ‘revolutionary’ new glasses that allow deaf people to ‘see’ conversations and Google launches a major change to GmailA jab to 'cure' genetic heart conditions that cause sudden death could be just a few years away, YouTube’s making it easier for creators to turn longer content into Shorts and researchers develop ultrasound stickers that can see inside the body.Plus, human-caused climate change made the UK’s record heatwave ‘at least 10 times more likely’ and we might be one step closer to a cure for baldness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook owner Meta has reported its first-ever revenue drop, amid growing competition from TikTok. Meanwhile, Instagram boss, Adam Mosseri, says users’ behaviour is to blame for much-criticised changes to the app.We speak to an Earth observation analysis expert about the worrying record-breaking temperatures and risk of wildfires being seen around the world - and how they’re monitoring the situation. The Met Office says UK sea levels are rising faster than before, zombie robot spiders are an actual thing and Russia makes a U-turn on its plans to pull out from the International Space Station... for now anyway.Plus, details on how to catch the Delta Aquariids meteor shower and why your cold sore is really a bit of history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists say the Loch Ness Monster ‘could on one level be plausible,’ after a fossil discovery in a 100-million-year-old river system in Morocco. Professor David Martill from the University of Portsmouth and co-author of the report, tells us how the remains of a plesiosaur could give believers in ‘Nessie’ a bit of hope. New research suggests gaming time has ‘no link with levels of well-being’, Ashleigh Louise aka #talkswithash tells us about her incredible twitter success and Russia is to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024.A study finds dogs ‘might be able to see with their noses’, Saudi Arabia unveils plans for a 100-mile long, 200 metre wide ‘mirrored’ vertical city and why your pet cat might be considered an alien. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s bad news for Amazon Prime users, the price is going up by a pound a month. The tech giant said the increase was its first in the UK since 2014 and was due to "increased inflation and operating costs".We hear from Dr Phil Wilby from the British Geographical Survey, one of the scientists who discovered a 560-million-year-old fossil thought to be the ‘first ever animal predator’. They’ve decided to name the discovery after Sir David Attenborough. Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner have joined a viral campaign calling on Instagram “to stop trying to be like TikTok”, the part-nationalised OneWeb merges with French satellite rival Eutelsat and scientists figure out how to store secret data in ink.Plus, starchy green bananas could ‘prevent cancers’ in people with a hereditary risk, a study is launched into outdoor swimming as an alternative to antidepressants and we find out why tear drops might reveal more than you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronomers appear to have solved the mystery of Jupiter’s missing rings. It had long been wondered why the planet does not have rings like its neighbouring gas giant Saturn - which are largely made of ice. Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, ran a computer simulation that found the answer was to do with the planet’s moons. The UK’s largest ever drowning prevention campaign has been launched, the National Trust calls for 'urgent action' to protect Farne Islands birds as bird flu spreads and China moves one step closer to completing its space station.A ‘game-changing’ new study finds that blood test detect breast cancer earlier than mammograms and a chess robot has an unfortunate malfunction during a competition in Moscow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Electromagnetic explosions on the Sun’s surface have sparked what’s described as a “canyon of fire” that’s due to blast Earth with three days of solar storms.Climate crisis: Architects design future buildings to beat extreme heat - interview with David Liddicoat, a partner at award-winning London architecture and interior design studio Liddicoat & Goldhill. Facebook revamp to tempt Gen Z users from TikTok. Snapchat’s cash disappears as profits plunge 25 per cent. Stars (don’t) go out as invention sees through space fog - interview with Dr Eloy de Lera Acedo, from Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory. The electric car that slurps up toxic air on every trip. ‘Mindful’ sky animation and mood music pop-up helps London commuters relax. Plans to re-introduce endangered pine martens to England.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baidu has revealed pictures of a new fully electric, fully autonomous taxi in China. Apollo RT6 comes with a detachable steering wheel, which could allow for more space for things like extra seats, gaming consoles and vending machines. And it’ll be a cheaper car to make than the earlier model - costing £31,000 per unit.We speak to the CEO and president of Amelia Chetan Dube who says AI can eventually achieve sentience. He also talks about the need for ethics when using artificial intelligence. GCHQ and the National Cyber Security Centre reckon there are ways to detect child sexual abuse material online within encrypted messages.Ofcom says Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are now most teenagers’ go-to sites for news.It’s not been plain sailing for Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Cybertruck’, but he has revealed they will start being delivered to customers next summer. Elsewhere - Tesla is causing a stir in the crypto world as Bitcoin lost half a percent overnight...Mojang Studios said NFTs don’t align with Minecraft’s ‘values’ and will not be included in the game.Nasa’s James Webb Telescope was hit by a micrometeoroid in May and suffered ‘significant uncorrectable' damage to one of its panels.And for the first time in 70 years, cheetahs are being reintroduced to India.Follow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you eat a sausage made in a lab? Well Dann Luining, founder and CTO of Dutch biotech company Meatable has done just that using cells from animals’ umbilical cords. He told us how the technology works, and why they're trying to make cultivated meat.University College London say their recent study shows there is no clear evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels. We spoke to the lead author of the study, Professor Joanna Moncrieff, who’s worried about the extensive use of drugs and how side effects are impacting people.The European Space Agency has revealed a robotic arm, which will collect Mars samples before being sent back to Earth.Plus:Domestic Abuse charity Refuge are calling on the UK government to continue work on the Online Safety Bill Samsung Unpacked: At least one foldable expected   The Satellites designed to give more accurate heat maps of the world13th Century Shipwreck off the coast of Poole given highest level of legal protectionCompany called Meta files lawsuit against Meta over its nameFollow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BT has revealed plans to create a network for a 165-mile ‘drone superhighway’. The tech firm’s working on a comms system which could facilitate dozens of drones in the sky, delivering goods or carrying out services. BT’s Drone Director David Pankhurst talks to us about the ways drones could use the so called ‘superhighway’.Amazon has filed 10,000 lawsuits against the admins of Facebook groups offering people money and free products to leave fake reviews on the site. The groups are set up to recruit people willing to write false and misleading reviews to artificially boost product ratings and give them more chance of being bought.Also in this episode:Snapchat calling and messaging to be made available on the webClimate Change Committee on UK’s preparation for heatwavesResearchers discover dormant black hole outside our galaxyThe vitamin supplement that can reduce feelings of depression and anxietyRoblox reportedly hacked and extorted In Phishing AttackNetflix’s latest anti-password sharing test lets users ‘buy’ additional homesFollow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.