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The Evening Standard

Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:03

HIV breakthrough after NHS jab approval

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/18

Thousands of people living with HIV will be eligible for the six times-a-year shots, so they’ll no longer need daily pills to keep viral load low. Apple right-to-repair bombshell: what does it mean for your iPhone, and why is this happening now after so much pushback? Biggest space ship in history set for orbital launch in New Year, teases Elon Musk. A deceased rhino is helping scientists to save her species after dying at 40 years old. Prince William: British overseas territories “on front line” of

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6:51

Why Amazon will ban Visa credit cards

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/17

The e-retailer says UK-based Visa credit customers cannot buy goods after 19 January in a Brexit-based commissions row - we speak to the Evening Standard’s City Editor Oscar Williams-Grut on what this means for customers. Resident Evil Village and Call of Duty: Warzone in running for Game Awards 2021 amid pandemic surge in console purchases. Dog and bone for 21st century...meet Dr Ilyenag Hirskyj-Douglas, the canine computing expert who built a videophone for her faithful labrador. TikTok updates

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5:19

ISS space emergency as Russia blasts satellite

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/16

Panic as Moscow defence chiefs bomb old space hardware 280 miles above Earth into 1,500-chunk shrapnel cloud, sending seven on ISS scrambling for ‘lifeboat’ escape pods. Xbox at 20: What are the 70-plus classic titles Microsoft has repurposed for newer consoles? Netflix hit Tiger King to be turned into five-act mini-opera. Are you ready to clock-on for work in the metaverse? Bitcoin has major upgrade...as crypto’s value slumps again. Activision deploys anti-cheating tech to ban crooked CoD gamers,

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6:38

Xbox 20th anniversary revamp, plus a $10K Gucci console

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/15

Microsoft is celebrating 20 years of its Xbox console on Monday, and it could be time to dust off your very old 360 CDs because the company’s also updating some of its relatively ancient titles. World’s biggest spaceship fires up all engines for first time. China’s developing a mega-ship able to launch satellites into space and retrieve boosters from ocean. The 1.5C global heating pledge is ‘barely alive’ after Cop26, warns Greenpeace boss. Apple is bricking iPhone Face ID if you try and fix

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6:14

Vinyl crisis: Is Adele fuelling a global LP shortage?

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/12

Adele and Ed Sheeran’s impact on the vinyl shortage means that smaller artists face an even bigger wait when it comes to pressing. A lack of availability of materials and supply chain issues means there’s currently a global backlog. Couldn’t the big guys just use an NFT? Scientists say that an asteroid near Earth is actually a chunk of the Moon and researchers have found a way to make sustainable, biodegradable, vegan glitter with the same shine as the original.Why PS5 shortages could be about to

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6:02

SpaceX historic launch: Meet the 600th human blasted...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/11

Four astronauts blasted off on Wednesday night -after being delayed by nearly two weeks.The 600th person to travel to space - astronaut Matthias Maurer - talked to us before his historical launch on a SpaceX rocket.Elon Musk goes through with the results of his Twitter poll and sells $5billion of his Tesla shares.We speak to the retired GP who has discovered a dinosaur with an ‘unusually large nose' and find out about the study that’s given hundreds of patients with rare diseases a diagnosis for the

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6:35

Capitol riot: Prince Harry says he warned Twitter boss

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/10

Prince Harry says he warned Twitter boss Jack Dorsey ahead of the Capitol riot in January. He claims he emailed the CEO saying that the platform was allowing a coup to be staged - a day before the attack.Google has won a £3billion legal fight over UK iPhone ‘data misuse’, one of Apple’s original computers has sold at auction and scientists have made a groundbreaking breakthrough with inflammation.Plus the latest scientific crossing of Antarctica, how we’re one step closer to a potential ‘Britcoin’

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6:10

SpaceX capsule & crew return to earth after 200 days

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/09

Four astronauts have safely returned to earth after 6 months onboard the International Space Station. Their return paves the way for four replacements who could blast off as early as Wednesday.Environmentalists call out the Cambo oil field project for jeopardising deep sea life.How choosing the right bedtime could impact your heart, Can air travel ever really be green?Plus members of notorious cyber gang REvil have finally been caught, endurance swimmer and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh on the magnitude

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5:19

Elon Musk's Twitter poll drives Tesla down

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/08

Be careful what you poll… A vote on Twitter by Elon Musk has urged him to sell 10% of his stake in Tesla in order to pay tax. The poll was done in response to a "billionaires tax" proposed by US Democrats. The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is set to launch in six weeks... after more than a decade of delays. Astronaut Wang Yaping has made history by becoming the first Chinese woman to walk in space. The US offers bounty of up to $10m for information on hacking group known as ‘DarkSide’.Has

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7:10

Roblox: Music festivals in the metaverse

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/05

If you baulked at those £200-plus Adele concert tickets, how about watching KSI and Ava Max for nothing....the catch? It’s all in the popular cartoon-like social gaming world Roblox. We speak to global head of music, Jon Vlassopulos on the line from Lisbon’s Web Summit. The Evening Standard’s City news editor Simon Freeman talks VR and future tech with Web Summit CEO, Paddy Cosgrave. Ancient ‘shipyard’ building galaxies found 11 billion light years away. Tech bosses face criminal charges ‘within

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5:45

Why Nintendo can't fulfil Switch Christmas demand

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/04

Why Nintendo says it can’t keep up with Christmas Switch demand. Just when you thought dealing with one pandemic was quite enough, it’s being suggested governments can use their Covid-19 knowledge to tackle future public health crises. Metaverse is a load of hype, says Microsoft president. British man on Twitter hacking charge now held over $784K crypto heist. Critical thinking must beat power structures in climate fight, says UN secretary-general António Guterres. Break out the Scrabble...Squid

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5:35

Web Summit: Crypto & Climate are hot topics

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/03

#WebSummit2021: crypto’s the big thing plus climate ideas at Lisbon's Covid-era mega expo. Facebook says it will shut down its facial recognition database. Biden: China and Russia showed lack of leadership with Cop26 no-show. #Cop26 art of the possible: how hydroelectric dams-on-wheels are saving lives in Malawi. Nasa races to fix Hubble Space Telescope after safe mode reboot. And,Jay-Z joins Instagram...but who’s the single (ladies) account he’s followed? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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7:10

Facebook whistleblower on how extreme opinions shape...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/02

Frances Haugen is suggesting her former boss Mark Zuckerberg step down as she reveals more on the dark arts influencing the social network’s internal algorithms. The Queen tells Cop26 climate summit leaders: ‘Rise above politics to save planet’. SpaceX astronaut medical alert as Nasa delays ISS launch. It’s being reported that Apple’s side-lining the iPad to push iPhone 13 production. Why has Elon Musk gone viral on Chinese social media? Red light, don’t buy the spin-off crypto...Squid Game token

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5:57

Extreme heat and mega floods are ‘new normal’

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/11/01

A World Meteorological Organisation report warns heat waves over 50C to become usual as global warming shapes planet. Cop26: ‘One minute to midnight for climate crisis, warns Boris Johnson, despite controversial tax breaks for flights. Solar System’s fastest trick or treat for costumed astronauts aboard International Space Station. James Bond GoldenEye game no longer verboten under 90s German censorship ban. Sega and Microsoft look at creative mega gaming empire. Hello...is it streams you’re looking

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6:20

Space mission Cosmic Kiss - next stop the moon?

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/10/29

Mark Zukerberg’s announcement that Facebook will now be known as ‘Meta’ has sparked a huge reaction - both serious and comical.We find out from an astronaut why trips to the moon might be closer than we think. Europe investigates UK chip-designer sale and a new species of early human who lived 500,000 years ago has been named by scientists. Also why giant pandas are black and white, Jupiter’s swirling ‘Great Red Spot’ far deeper than we realised and how one business is using robot waiters to combat

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6:07

Another day another Facebook drama

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/10/28

Another day another Facebook drama. The social media site orders its staff to ‘preserve all internal communications’ as legal threat looms.The company has been under scrutiny since a former employee shared thousands of its documents to politicians and the media.Why we’re about to embark on a new chapter in physics and it’s been 50 years since Britain’s only ever satellite rocket launch.Twitter is giving paid ‘Blue’ subscribers early access to more new features. Also, how digital art is helping one

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5:02

The world’s first ‘thinking’ robot

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/10/27

Japanese scientists have created the first ever ‘thinking’ robot. The machine was able to move around and dodge barriers on its own - thanks to the use of its brain-like neurons. Scientists in China claim to have built the world’s first programmable quantum computers. Microsoft says that 59% of UK firms will miss the 2050 net zero target. TikTok and Snap try to prove they’re not like Facebook. Apple reveal new ‘shareplay’ feature. Ministers face High Court battle over WhatsApp use. And, new report

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5:17

Space latest: Have we found the first planet outside...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/10/26

Nasa scientists may have found signs of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. If confirmed, the world would be thousands of times further away than the many exoplanets we have found so far.Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has revealed his latest Blue Origin venture. The NSPCC says “safety is not a priority” for those at the top of Facebook. Why The Recycling Association says the PM had "completely lost the plastic plot". Marine Conservation Society and Whale and Dolphin

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4:23

Tesco: suspected hack of website and app

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/10/25

Tesco shoppers were left frustrated over the weekend as the website and app were both down. The UK’s largest supermarket said its online services were affected due to an “attempt to interfere with its systems”.What are the new measures meaning fewer scam phone calls?, MPs prepare for whistleblower’s Facebook revelations. Levels of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reach record highs. Tesla pulls its new Full Self-Driving beta due to software 'issues'. Australia’s plans for parental

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5:24

Halyna Hutchins: Calls to ban blanks in Hollywood...

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard ·

2021/10/22

Top movie director Paul Feig has joined calls for blanks to be banned from movie sets. It’s after the death of 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins on the set of new movie Rust. Trump's new social network overwhelmed with trolls before official launch. Bitcoin Boom: the latest on the crypto's recent rise in value. Twitter sets up spaces for all users.Triceratops skeleton sells for $7.7million to US buyer. Ai-Da robot freed from customs in Egypt.Tax on big tech companies to be scrapped in favour of new global

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