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New figures from Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre reveal a record 2.7 million online scams were taken down last year. The NCSC said there were 10 times more phishing cons than in 2020 as fraudsters preyed on public concern around the pandemic. How whales once walked the Earth. Bitcoin crash: El Salvador buys dip. TikTok singer Sam Ryder chosen as UK’s Eurovision 2022 entry. Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope to capture first colour images. Officer’s terror recorded by smart watch as she fled killer. Apple ‘will stop drunk drivers using iPhone to unlock car’. Megalodon: six-year-old boy finds giant shark tooth on beach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Children in China are to be banned from tipping video game streamers without parental consent - and they won’t be allowed to play on consoles after 10pm under new rules imposed by authorities.According to China’s National Radio and Television Administration, it’s part of a regulatory crackdown on web companies to manage how under-18s use technology.It includes managing youngsters’ peak playing hours and consoles being turned off “forcibly” by 10pm under a concept called “youth mode”.Analysis suggests hundreds of accounts belonging to the “very worst” Twitter trolls reappeared within days of Elon Musk’s £34.5 billion bid for the social network.Volunteers monitoring online accounts promoting violence, racism and antisemitism says there’s recently been a surge of activity linked to these profiles, which were previously ejected from the platform.Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since January on Monday as slumping equity markets continued to hurt cryptocurrencies.Nasa scientists say they’ve seen for the first time a black hole inside a galaxy reversing its magnetic field...all from 236 million light-years away.London’s mayor Sadiq Khan begins a US tour aimed at boosting the British capital’s tourism and tech industries.UK politicians say the rise of online influencers has exposed legal gaps that leave children at risk of exploitation from advertisers.Scientists say recycling of e-waste must be increased because mining Earth for metals to make new tech gadgets is unsustainable.Twenty-five years after the launch of the N64 classic GoldenEye, a museum has come up with a way to stop competitors cheating and peaking at others’ progress in split-screen multiplayer mode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple, Google and Microsoft are all taking a major step to get rid of passwords. The tech giants announced they’re expanding support for a password-free sign-in standard from the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. Meaning you’ll soon be asked for verification by your fingerprint, face scan or a PIN by most platforms and devices instead.Could an autonomous F1 race be in sight? In line with the 2022 Miami Grand Prix this weekend, we spoke to PoliMOVE about their autonomous racecar which broke a world record for speed. A study finds spending a long time in space changes the shape of your brain and canon tells us about the future of photography.A massive amount of water has been found below Antarctica's ice sheet for the first time, Elon Musk is to run Twitter following his company takeover and the vaquita - the world's most endangered sea mammal - isn't 'doomed'. Plus, ‘TikTok addiction’ could be real, we’ll tell you about the symptoms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CIA is asking Russians with state secrets to slide into its DMs. The agency posted a set of instructions in Russian on its official Instagram account in the hope of appealing to people who might want to act as informants in relation to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The Financial Conduct Authority is warning of an 86% increase in screen sharing scams, they tell us why we should never allow others access to our screens. It comes the same day a cyber security expert is calling on people to ‘drop passwords altogether’ and use other login methods instead.NASA is sending female manikins to the moon, the Boeing Starliner finally moves near the launch pad for a crucial test flight and ‘Tomb Raider: The Live Experience’ launches in London. Plus, National Broadband calls on the government to improve digitally deprived areas and Starbucks is set to enter the world of NFTs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk says there may be a 'slight cost' for businesses and governments using Twitter in the future. Posting on his personal account on the platform, Musk clarified that the site would always remain free for “casual users”. We hear about the new £5million Virtual Reality centre in the UK. Pippa Bostock, Business Director at the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR at the University of Portsmouth, explains why it’s needed to help plug the talent gap in this growing industry. The UK government is set to ditch plans to empower tech regulator, Amazon ends Android shopping app digital downloads and the Paramount+ streaming service will launch in the UK and Ireland in June.Plus, people can now get contact info cut from Google search results, Scientists at Macquarie University in Australia want to build huge telescopes to look into deep space and there’s a Robot chef which has learned to chew, taste and tweak seasoning.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear the moment a helicopter catches a falling rocket mid-air. Unfortunately, the booster was then dropped into the ocean by mistake. However, Rocket Lab's mission is still being deemed a success as it completed its primary objective of deploying 34 satellite payloads into space.Elon Musk has been speaking about his plans for Twitter whilst at the Met Gala. This came following reports that more than half of Musk’s Twitter followers appear to be fake.The EU has accused Apple of breaking competition law over contactless payments - saying they’re abusing their market position. If the charges are upheld, Apple could be fined up to 10% of its global turnover of around $36.6billion.Bill Gates warns of more ‘fatal’ and ‘transmissive’ Covid-19 variants, the James Webb Telescope will soon face a crucial test and NASA’s Crew-3 prepare for return to Earth. Could Meta be about to drop news on four new VR headsets? Amazon US will pay staff for travel expenses for abortions and other treatments, plus the new invention turning seawater into drinking water with the push of a button. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak to Snapchat’s General Manager for the UK, Ed Couchman, who says the camera company wants to ‘lead the way’ in Augmented reality. The firm’s announced a series of new AR tech, including an AR shopping feature called "dress up", as well as a drone that hovers near you and automatically takes photos and videos. We speak with Snapchat's General Manager for the UK Ed Couchman about the tech, and why they're investing so much in AR.Blizzard are set to reveal all about their first ever mobile Warcraft game next week. On the World of Warcraft Twitter account, it announced all will be revealed on the 3rd of May.Also in this episode:World speed record broken for fastest fully autonomous car on a straight track at a Nasa air strip (2.16)Twitter reports first-quarter revenue following Elon Musk takeover agreement (2.50)EU, US and other countries announce ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’ (3.16)Gardeners urged to let lawns go wild to boost nature (4.01)Why Jack Russell terriers have the longest lifespan among pet dogs (4.29)Follow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new mysterious martian aurora has been discovered by a space probe orbiting Mars. The Emirates Mars Mission said their Hope probe has discovered the red planet’s own version of the Aurora Borealis. It’s thought the discovery will answer and raise questions about the planet’s surface, magnetic fields, and solar wind.Two sisters who are hoping to reforest the planet with their food-waste seed pods have secured £50,000 of funding from the Royal College of Art. Bike and Begum Ayaskan have launched Aerseeds: a project to create and disperse aerodynamic nutrient and seed pods made from food waste to reforest natural habitats.Also in this episode:Google to remove URLs with links to personal info, by request (2.09)Google Chrome hack - how to update your browser (2.44)Forest loss equivalent to “ten football pitches a minute” recorded in 2021 (3.02)Discarded PPE could be recycled into new products for the NHS (3.42)Viruses could spread between more mammal species as climate change worsens (4.34)Avatar 2 release date and name revealed (5.05)Follow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk is being urged to ‘clean up’ Twitter’s digital town square, once his purchase of the social platform is completed. Tory MP Damian Collins has called on the billionaire to follow through with his pledge to support free speech, and clear Twitter of what he called ‘spam bots’ spreading disinformation on the platform.A café in Manchester has been transformed into a project to show people how they use their data while using websites and apps. The ‘Ethical Dilemma Café’ has been set up by the Mozilla foundation - offering people free coffee if they give up their personal information.Also in this episode:YouTuber's pilot licence revoked after he 'crashed plane to get views' (2.10)Two giant marsquakes rock the far side of Mars (2.53)Urgent Warning Issued To All Users To Ignore Text Sent On WhatsApp  (3.30)UK wildlife watchers ‘welcome species that arrive because of climate change’ (4.23)Why Sega is pulling classic Sonic games from digital stores (4.53)Follow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has welcomed Elon Musk’s all-but-done takeover of the social media platform. An agreement was reached on Monday for the Tesla owner to purchase the social media platform for $44billion. Professor Charlie Beckett, the Director of Polis the Journalism think tank at the London School of Economics, explains why it’ll be a challenge for Elon - find the full interview with him from 4pm here. A professor working on the next set of experiments for the Large Hadron Collider says she’s hoping they could lead to the discovery of what’s known as ‘dark matter’. Professor Victoria Martin from the University of Edinburgh told us there’s also a chance they could discover a new dimension.Also in this episode:Businessmen return from $55m trip to space station after overstaying by a week (2.33)China’s space agency plans to knock asteroid off course (3.08)Joe Biden’s plans to give police access to drone-tracking tech (3.35)Lab-grown meat and insects 'good for planet and health' (4.30)EE to launch smart glasses in the UK (5.15)Follow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.