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6:08

Human cells ageing 'reversed by 30 years'

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2022/04/08

Researchers have found a way to reverse the ageing of human cells by 30 years. They tried a new technique on human skin cells, and managed to partly restore the function of older cells, while renewing their biological age at the same time.London Zoo is using jumping spiders to try to help people overcome their arachnophobia. The neon-coloured spiders can leap six-times their body length.Plus, Activision Blizzard is giving a thousand game testers full-time jobs, a dinosaur specialist explains the

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6:47

Asteroid strike dinosaur fossil found

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2022/04/07

Scientists reckon they’ve found a fossil of a dinosaur that was killed by the asteroid which sent the species into extinction. It was found at a fossil site in North Dakota - and experts believe the dinosaur was killed and its leg preserved on the actual day the asteroid struck, 66 million years ago.As the UK Government has announced plans to regulate stablecoins, an expert believes it will hugely benefit businesses. Teana Baker Taylor, director at Crypto UK, said using them to send money abroad

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6:41

3D-printed fingertip with 'human' sense of touch

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2022/04/06

Police have issued a warning about cannabis sweets after a 23-year-old who consumed sweets suspected to be laced with the drug died in London. Law student Damilola Grace Olakanmi bought the “gummies” via a messaging app. She and a 21-year-old friend immediately fell ill after having the sweets, which came in packaging branded with “Trrlli Peachie O’s”.A new 3D-printed fingertip that has a sense of touch like human skin has been created by researchers at Bristol University. It’s been made to produce

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6:18

UK government's crypto plans

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2022/04/05

UN scientists have announced we are in a ‘now or never’ situation to fix climate change. We spoke with Ian Bateman, professor of environmental economics at the University of Exeter about the IPCC report, and why wind and solar power might be better than nuclear.Plus - two notebooks owned by Charles Darwin that went missing in 2001, have been anonymously returned to the Cambridge University Library. We spoke with a Cambridge University librarian about how significant the notebooks are.Also in this

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7:02

Elon Musk buys $2.9 billion chunk of Twitter

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2022/04/04

Elon Musk has bought a stake in Twitter worth $2.9 billion. The Tesla boss now has a 9.2% stake in the social media platform. He’s well known for his tweets, and has more than 80million followers.Plus - a pair of composers who created ‘the unofficial Bridgerton musical’ album using TikTok, have won a Grammy for it. Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow won the Grammy for best musical theatre album.Also in this episode:Oxitec’s genetically modified Fall Armyworms designed to save crops (1.10)Russia to

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9:15

DreamWorks: Behind the scenes & 'The Bad Guys' release

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2022/04/01

She’s worked on global hits including Shrek, and now the woman leading tech communications at DreamWorks Animation discusses the importance of data for wowing cinema audiences.Kate Swanborg, senior vice-president of technology communications and strategic alliances at the US movie giant founded by Steven Spielberg, says there has been a “leap forward” in computer graphics capabilities since the 2001 fairytale hit starring Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy.Now, similar films contain so much data that by

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6:28

Ronin hack: How safe is your crypto?

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2022/03/31

Blockchain network Ronin is investigating how over $600 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from its virtual coffers - making it one of history’s biggest virtual heists.Britney Spears and Justin Bieber’s choreographer is suing Fortnite’s maker Epic Games over character "emotes" in the popular title.Artificial intelligence art start-up Nebula 41 says anyone can now paint like a digital Picasso, and mint their efforts as an NFT.Most distant single star detected by the Hubble Space Telescope,

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6:01

Dyson's 'air-filtering' headphones

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2022/03/30

Chunky Dyson headphones + mask to combat air and noise pollution - but are you brave enough to wear them in public? Russian hackers ‘scanning US energy giants’ for cyber weakness, says FBI. Nasa astronaut returns to Earth after record-breaking year living on ISS. Invisibility Shield: We speak with the British inventor behind the most curious invention of 2022. Plus, Sony's PlayStation Plus subscription has launched. A board game version of the hit horror title Dead by Daylight is now crowdfunding

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6:44

Ukraine: Hackers hunted after web host attacked

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2022/03/29

Ukrtelecom says as an immediate result of the breach it throttled customers usage to focus on internet access for critical infrastructure and the military.FBI names Russians wanted over hacking of nuclear plants. Sensory hats to probe astronauts’ brain waves on International Space Station. Elden Ring: speedrunner completes game in 20 minutes (with 15 hours practice). Why the human body’s cells contain ‘tentacles’. Could deal to halt global destruction of nature be close? Type 2 diabetes: new link to

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5:01

Space: Spiral galaxy 60 million light-years away

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2022/03/28

First the latest from the Oscars: The reboot of the sci-fi epic Dune’s wins include best visual effects, and with SFX supervisor Paul Lambert previously working onBlade Runner 2049, First Man and Tron: Legacy. Apple TV + Film became the first streaming service to win Best Picture at the Oscars with CODA. Warn kids about social media risks at young age, parents urged. Covid latest: 200,000 more children off school from virus and free testing row. Hubble Space Telescope snaps spectacular spiral galaxy

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6:20

‘Russia targeting critical IT systems and...

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2022/03/25

The UK and its allies say Russian spies are behind ‘calculated and dangerous’ cyber attacks happening around the world.Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time and research has found we naturally switch between social identities - like ‘work mode’ or ‘home mode’ - much quicker than we can switch between different tasks.Europe agrees to a new law designed to curb Big Tech’s dominance and Samsung might be releasing another foldable or possibly even ‘rollable’ phone. Plus, Apple

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5:53

Male contraceptive pill 99% effective

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2022/03/24

Male contraceptive pill 99% effectiveA contraceptive pill for males has been found to be 99% effective in preventing pregnancy through tests in mice. The hope is that the breakthrough medication could bring balance to the contraceptive burden.British tech firm ‘Nothing’ launches the first UK smartphone in five years, hoping to challenge global tech giants. The MoD is pressing YouTube to remove ‘Russian state’ hoax videos of the UK Defence Secretary and paleontologists finally have an answer as to

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6:22

A real world 'invisibility shield'

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2022/03/23

An independent think tank has accused UK ministers of ‘government by Whatsapp’. It comes as the High Court has been hearing claims that ministers are breaching the law by deleting messages and using private accounts for government business.US securities regulators warn that someone really needs to monitor Elon Musk’s tweets. We hear about the science behind a new DNA guessing game TV show, a British startup says it created an actual ‘invisibility shield’ and PS5/ PS4 system software updates are

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6:48

Why dinosaurs were 'just really unlucky'

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2022/03/22

US comedian Pete Davidson’s replacement for the upcoming Blue Origin NS-20 space flight will be the New Shepard chief architect, Gary Lai. Lai has been with the space tourism company for 18 years and holds several patents related to the New Shepard rocket's design.We find out why dinosaurs were “just really unlucky” that sulphur gases and climate cooling sped up their extinction. President Joe Biden says Russia is ‘exploring’ US cyber-attacks. We speak to a scientist in Utah who is getting climbers

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5:39

Fortnite’s new season arrives

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2022/03/21

Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2 is finally here. Epic Games has taken the game offline for the new season titled 'Resistance'. It centres around the battle between the IO and The Seven.The spring Covid booster vaccine launches for over-75s in England. A taxi driver files a lawsuit against Tesla after a fatal crash in Paris. The UN Secretary General says the rush to use fossil fuels because of the war in Ukraine is threatening global climate targets and the CEO of Cellular Goods speaks out against the

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6:17

UK built Mars rover mission suspended over Ukraine...

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2022/03/18

A mission to Mars planned between the European Space Agency and Russian Space Agency has been suspended. A British built rover was due to be blasted into space this year, but the ESA said cooperation with Russia is ‘impossible’ because of the invasion of Ukraine.Plus, divers are heading to the Titanic shipwreck to collect environmental DNA from the site, and find out what lives there. Marine biologists are hoping to learn about the biodiversity of the wreck, and how the ship has impacted the life

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6:23

This War of Mine maker on $850k Ukraine donation

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2022/03/17

Game developer 11Bit Games has raised $850,000 for the Ukraine Red Cross, in just 9 days. It raised the cash purely through sales of its game This War Of Mine, an anti-war title all about surviving conflict. We hear from Pawel Miechowski who called the fundraiser a ‘phenomenon’.Plus, a crypto compliance firm has suggested sanctioned Russian oligarchs have been using crypto to protect their funds. Elliptic said it is actively investigating crypto-asset wallets believed to be linked to sanctioned

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6:16

Ukraine’s cyberarmy 'targets Russian space projects'

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2022/03/16

In this episode, we learn about Ukraine’s cyber-army, targeting Russia's Mars and nuclear projects. Jeff Carr, a US-based cybersecurity and digital warfare researcher describes who they are and what they are doing.Plus, Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs will soon be available on Instagram. He revealed they hope to bring them to the social network in the ‘near term’ at a conference in America.Also:Meta joins UK anti-scams initiativeOxitec's genetically modified mosquito project gets pilot approvalMet Police

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5:53

Why AI 'shouldn't tackle disinformation online'

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2022/03/15

This week we hear from journalist and Mozilla Fellow Odanga Madung who uncovered a paid disinformation campaign on Twitter in Kenya. He says social media firms mustn’t rely on AI to tackle the spread of false information online. Also, a brand new dinosaur has been discovered in China.Fossils show it’s in the same family as the Stegosaurus, with large armour plates and spines.Plus:Microsoft’s Direct-Storage API speeds up loading times (2.10)Ford launching 7 new EVs in Europe (2.42)Dronecoria: using

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6:08

Pete Davidson to fly to space with Blue Origin

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2022/03/14

In today’s episode:Ukraine invasion threatens “vital” climate research (0.16)Plans for ‘space power station’ and quicker Mars to Earth communication (0.56)Pete Davidson going to space on Blue Origin (1.32)Researchers warn of Amazon ‘tipping point’ (1.55)Fears US astronaut could be left in space (2.55)Scientists reverse ageing process in mice (3.39)Plus:Instagram finally lets moderators on live feedsFord to ship and sell Explorer SUVs with missing chipsSamsung to launch new mid-range smartphones this

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