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Four Russian cosmonauts among International Space Station multinational crew are “largely isolated” from Earth crisis, as Ukraine reels from a cyberattack when computer-wiping malware infected hundreds of computers. Artificial intelligence will be at heart of Metaverse, says Mark Zuckerberg. Safety fears after increase in teenage girls reporting online dating assaults. Dippy the dinosaur is back in town...Natural History Museum on return of London’s favourite diplodocus. Rainbow Six Siege esports tournament moved by Ubisoft after fans’ UAE gay rights protests. Shoppers’ post-covid 19 pandemic return to bricks-and-mortar as eBay posts bleak financial forecast. ‘Sedentary’ Gen Z gamers ‘weak skeletons’ risky in battle, says U.S Army Major - but ex-Navy admiral disagrees.You can find The Evening Standard's Ukraine fundraiser here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hopes the advances in tissue engineering developed by RMIT University in Melbourne could help regrow bone lost to cancer. What caused two high-tech Black Hawk National Guard helicopters to crash near Utah ski slope? Voice bank preserves memories and gives motor neurone disease patients future power of digital speech. Ethics backlash over urban ‘dark stores’ delivering groceries. Study suggests brain could “replay” memories in final moments before death. Hear my song...how the brain responds best to sound of singing. Trawler crews roped in for Welsh conservation project investigating sharks and stingrays.Out of the doghouse...German shepherd’s kennel struck by meteorite on sale for £150,000 at auction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Russian order troops into eastern Ukraine, British defence secretary Ben Wallace says soldiers are ready to launch a digital strike if Moscow targets UK computer networks. We speak to Richard Bingley, Global Cyber Academy CEO. Quake Country...West Midlands hit by 2.8 magnitude earthquake. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - outage as 72GB expansion causes gaming downtime. World class pterosaur fossil with 2.5m wingspan found on Scottish island. Crypto: Is energy crisis burning Bitcoin miners out of crypto assets and patience? Moon crash mystery: it’s not our rocket, says China. Why Britain’s hedgehogs are loving cities but suffering ‘steep decline’ in countryside.You can find The Evening Standard's Ukraine fundraiser here.Check out our brand new business podcast 'An Invitation to Meet...' by clicking HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The entrepreneur founded SBTV, an online urban music platform, which helped launch the careers of British artists including Dave, Ed Sheeran and Skepta. Donald Trump launches new social media app. Hear schoolchildren beam voices into deep space for alien radio project. Ukraine cyberattacks: US and UK point fingers at Russia. How safe is UK government’s ‘living with Covid’ strategy? Clone of Newton’s apple tree latest victim of Storm Eunice. Revealed: the dinosaur-era virus ‘inside every human’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meteorologists claim storm Eunice could be as bad as the great storm of ‘87, as highest weather warning is issued. Meta says it now has 300,000 users on its Horizon Worlds VR platform. It’s designed for people with the Quest VR headset, and lets people build custom environments to hang out and play games in. GCHQ warns key industries to tighten up their cybersecurity, as tensions rise between Russia and the west on the Ukraine border. We’re being warned climate change could cause a drop in supply of chocolate, and bananas.Plus: Hackers target Microsoft teams with trojan malware, our mental speed stays strong until 60, Peloton’s Lanebreak video game finally arrives, and Caspar Lee teases new tech to help brands improve their marketing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NASA say they’re “fired up” for a new mission exploring how to control fire in space. They hope that one day humans can use fire safely on planets like mars and the moon, in zero gravity. Find out about a baby ‘ghost shark’ that’s thought to be ‘very rare’. We reveal the secrets of Stonehenge, from a new London exhibition. PS5 consoles sell out in SEVEN minutes at a UK toy store, The Sims 4 wedding pack will now release in Russia following concern over Russia’s anti-LGBTQ laws, meanwhile the HBO remake of ‘The Last of Us’ PS5 game will not be released for another year. It’s a great year for UK cybersecurity though as government figures show a rise in jobs in the sector. Scientists are a step closer to making ‘neutral organs’. Plus, how Orangutans use tools like humans and the digital artist using AI to create creepily realistic pictures of some of the world’s famous paintings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surgeons and doctors have been testing new VR tech to practise heart surgery. The technology, which creates a 3D digital double of the heart was found to boost surgeon’s confidence and decision making. Cyberpunk 2077 has finally got a patch with 50GB of improvements. It’s supposed to have fixed glitches, typos, slow loading times and other issues it was released with. Billionaire space tourist Jared Isaacman has commissioned three more SpaceX flights - which could take place by the end of the year. Sony’s new earbuds with a hole in for cyclists and runners who like to be aware of their surroundings. £10-million-pounds is being invested in research looking at vaccines for the world’s deadliest diseases. Parents are being encouraged to create a mental health ‘first aid kit’ to help their children develop emotional resistance. Plus, the study which found chewing sugar-free gum reduced preterm births and the new Nasa images which shed more light on Venus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A study says pharmaceuticals are polluting rivers across the world. The analysis by the University of York, found pollution in rivers on every continent.Experts are warning of the psychological tricks used by scammers to get your money, as scams have risen by 17% in the last three months. Barclays says purchase scams are the most common, with an average value of £980. New research suggests people with fewer bouts of depression could be more than a third less at risk of having blocked arteries. Researchers say the majority of children under five are not meeting guidelines for how much screen-time they have each day. A British scientist who helped to create the Oxford/Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine is collecting her Damehood. Plus, DNA testing of elephant ivory reveals tactics of criminal networks and Motorola creates a 5G neckband to power lightweight VR and AR headsets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three non-fungible tokens have been seized by officials at HMRC. It’s believed to be the first enforcement action taken involving the crypto asset, as part of an investigation into VAT repayment fraud.Polestar has taken a jab at Tesla in its Superbowl advert. In the ad - titled ‘No Compromises’ it gave several promises including ‘No conquering mars’, taking a snipe at Tesla CEO Elon Musk.A zoo has begun cryogenically freezing genetic samples of endangered animals, to help save them from extinction. Paignton Zoo has teamed up with scientific charity Nature's Safe which has so far frozen samples from 82 species.It looks like some of China’s tech giants are dipping their toes in metaverse technology.It’s thought the total market for a metaverse in the country could be around $8-trillion.NASA’s InSight Lander is believed to be on its last legs, after a huge dust storm on the planet. It’s led to a big accumulation of dust on its solar panels - which it relies on to functionPlus: a warning small pets are at risk of heatstroke as global warming worsens, and the ancient crocodile which ate a dinosaur before it died. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk says the SpaceX Starship - the most powerful rocket ever built - should be ready in the next few months. NASA plans to use the fully reusable vehicle to land astronauts on the moon as early as 2025. Musk, meanwhile, hopes to eventually deploy a fleet of Starships to create a city on Mars. Crypto: Binance to take a $200million stake in Forbes. Winter Olympics 2022: We hear from ‘The Man Who Times the Olympics’, Alain Zobrist, CEO of Olympic Timing for Omega. Plus, a chalk drum from 5,000 years ago is dubbed the ‘most important art find’ in a century, Wordle users have streaks reset as game moves to New York Times website and life could exist on a planet orbiting a 'white dwarf' star. Also, Race Equality Matters tells us about their new tool to help people pronounce names correctly in the workplace and Australia says Koalas are now endangered across most of its East Coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.