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Virus mutation latest: Top immunology professor on latest developments. Developments that Treasury and Commerce departments hack were ‘part of months-long espionage campaign’. Online platforms failing to protect users or remove harmful content face multimillion-pound fines and being blocked in UK under new laws. Amazon-owned Zoox reveals first robo-taxi without a steering wheel with 16-hour battery life. Institution of Engineering and Technology release league table of most eco-friendly countries. Bored chickens given footballs for kickabouts to keep them occupied while cooped up in bird flu lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russian hackers are in the frame for spying on Treasury emails - as White House calls emergency meeting. EA swoops in to buy Dirt Rally-makers Codemasters. Rare services outage for Google products, including Gmail and YouTube. Apple launches Fitness+ services for Watch. New smart bands light up and vibrate to enforce social distancing. Virgin Galactic’s rocket fails to launch as space attempt aborted. NYPD deploys first robodog and as already been deployed to help human colleagues in a hostage stand-off. Quintessentially English museum in Black Country becomes an international TikTok hit with quaint videos of life from days gone by.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers in Australia are ‘devastated’ after a vaccine they were developing produced a false positive HIV response in participants. They say despite the jab having no possibility of causing HIV infection and it being ‘safe and producing a robust response’ against Covid-19, they’re abandoning the vaccine. Plus, Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series and films, the Geminid meteor shower set to be the best in years, and why swearing is good for you, especially in 2020.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpaceX’s Starship blasted off several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas, but the six-and-a-half minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown. Even so, Elon Musk hailed the launch, tweeting afterwards: ‘Mars here we come!’ Plus, Cyberpunk 2077 finally launches, Facebook labels anti-trust lawsuit ‘revisionist history’, and Alexa learns the rules of football. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple has released its first over-the-ear, noise cancelling headphones, the AirPods Max. Their eye-watering price and even the design has been met with a frenzied reaction of shock and ridicule. But if history is anything to go by, Apple will have the last laugh. And, doctors discover patients of mystery illness have traces of lead and nickel in their blood, Google and Facebook could face multi-million dollar fines in Australia and Halo Infinite finally gets a release window. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the coronavirus vaccine is ‘the route out’ as he marked the start of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in the UK. 90-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first patient in the world to receive the jab, and Mr Hancock said millions more could receive it by the end of next year. Plus, Donald Trump ‘came close to revealing secrets of an alien Galactic Federation,’ Japan funds AI to boost its tumbling birth rate and, mixed reviews for Cyberpunk 2077.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In just 25 weeks this year, the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out 25 years of progress in everything from health to the economy, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Girl Effect’s Jonathan McKay says for adolescent girls in developing countries the impact is particularly stark, but an agony aunt chatbot is helping them through. Plus, a mystery illness sweeps through a town in southern India, a space mission could reveal clues to the origins of the universe, and how a beer and crisps pairing could help tackle climate change.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here’s what the plasma inside a neutron star sounds like, thanks to MIT scientists. Facebook to ban false claims about Covid-19 vaccines after criticism of becoming hotbed for conspiracies. Facebook says it will start removing false claims about Covid-19 vaccines to prevent what the social network calls “imminent physical harm”.Meet the London doctor who’s using TikTok to fight Covid anti-vax conspiracy theories. Dog owners will need to manage their pet’s post-lockdown ‘separation anxiety’ when they return to work. The two largest planets in our solar system are set to align in a conjunction for the first time in 800 years to create a “Christmas Star” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hackers have tried to infiltrate the coronavirus vaccine distribution chain. Twitter expands hate speech rules to include race and ethnicity. Amazon build cheap cloud spy tech for bosses to make sure workers wear facemasks. Dua Lipa and other Spotify artists’ pages hacked by Taylor Swift ‘fan’ Chinese researchers quit U.S. after spies target Biden team. High-def streaming hurts the planet - drop your resolution to cut pollution, report says Teenager’s £100,000 crowdfunding campaign for statue honouring the ‘mother of palaeontology’  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK, care home residents and health workers at front of queue. Netflix content given age rating by algorithm for parents to cut sex and violence scenes. Spotify, Apple and Tik Tok release their year-in-review ‘best bits’. Salesforce to buy workplace app Slack in $27 billion deal. China’s Chang’e 5 lands on the moon to collect the first fresh lunar rock samples in decades. Lab-grown fake ‘chicken’ is approved to go on sale. Fortnite’s season 5 gets Star Wars treatment with new characters and weapons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft files patent to record and score meetings on body language. World Aids Day: Global solidarity amid concerns for treatment as frontline services stretched. One of biology’s biggest mysteries ‘largely solved’ by DeepMind AI. Astronauts could stop burning underwear in Nasa plans to make first space detergent. Australian telescope maps deep space at record speed. Australia, US to develop hypersonic missiles to counter China. New monolith pops up in Romania - alien or artist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cyber Monday ‘deals’: Don’t believe the hype and do your resesearch, says Which? consumer expert. Step into actual Super Mario World in Florida - Nintendo to open experience for fans at Universal Studios next year. Spotify testing new Instagram-esque Stories feature. Huawei ban from UK 5G network brought forward by British government. China’s Chang’e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples. Mysterious monolith that was found in the remote Utah desert has been removed by an ‘unknown party’. Cher has helped move the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ from a miserable zoo in Pakistan to a Cambodian sanctuary following social media campaign Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experts are warning shoppers to be wary of scams as they shop online during what retailers are expecting to be their biggest Black Friday sale yet. Promon’s Tom Lysemose Hanson says not clicking on links in emails and doing your research before downloading store apps are some of the easy ways to stay safe. Plus, Donald Trump’s furious with Twitter as #DiaperDon trends, mink in Denmark are resurfacing from their graves, and Hope's mission to Mars is going so well, its planning to collect some bonus space data.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After coming under fire earlier this year over a ‘seizure challenge’, TikTok is offering a new feature to its users who have photosensitive epilepsy. The tool will allow people to tailor their profile so that videos that could act as a trigger for a seizure are automatically skipped. Plus, robots could be the next front line workers, voice assistant users get special Black Friday deals and, space worms give an insight into how our genes behave in space.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk has pushed Bill Gates down to third place on the Bloomberg Billionaires index as his personal fortune soared by $7.2 billion dollars. It came as Tesla shares soared after it was announced they’d be added to the S&P 500, sending the company’s market value above $500 billion. Plus, how hackers are 3D printing your house keys from your Facebook photos, a treasure trove of ancient arrows found in Sweden and Google Stadia says 400 games are in development.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snapchat has become the latest competitor to TikTok, launching its own short form video feature Spotlight. And, for at least the rest of the year, users who create the most engaged-with content could receive a share of $1 million a day being handed out by the firm. Plus, China launches its ambitious mission to the moon, Amazon investigates after PlayStation 5 deliveries are reported missing, and a black monolith stuns officials in Utah.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the EveningStandard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AstraZeneca and Oxford University report their vaccine could prevent up to 90% of people getting Covid-19, so how does it work? And, while we wait for the jab to be rolled out, scientists warn that as we head into winter, keeping a window cracked open could reduce the risk of infection by 70%. Plus, Space X launch a sea cartographer satellite and, K-pop band aespa introduce fans to their AI avatars.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important storiesAsk your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard'Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Figures reveal Instagram removed almost 80 per cent less graphic content about suicide and self-harm between April and June this year than in the previous quarter - after Covid restrictions meant most of its content moderators were sent home. Many customers trying to get hold of PS5 were left disappointed after online retailers sold out of the console. NordPass reveals people are still using ‘123456’ as their password. Facebook campaign by the Mines Advisory Group helps protect people living near minefields. Sensor-packed homes and apps help people living with dementia stay safe. Pods of blue whales spotted in South Atlantic Ocean again after being decimated by hunters in 20th Century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony’s new PS5 is available to buy in the UK from today, with new titles including Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Apple to pay $113m to settle iPhone ‘batterygate’. Lyft’s Thanksgiving travel ads receives backlash amid US pandemic crisis. Free SIM cards help disadvantaged schoolchildren stay online amid families' Covid financial struggle. Former President Barack Obama talks to Oprah Winfrey on Apple TV by the magic of green screen tech. Twitter throttles back on rollout of disappearing ‘Fleets’ feature. Alexa developer’s MeowTalk app to translate miaow could be the cat’s whiskers for feline chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook and Twitter chief executives are grilled again by Senators, who attacked their corporate policies. Donald Trump fires a top election security tech official who contradicted him. Bitcoin hits nearly a three-year peak, and closes in on a record high value. The French flying ‘Jetman’ has died in a training accident in Dubai. TikTok has added tougher controls for parents to keep tabs on their children.Dinosaurs would have continued breeding on Earth when they were wiped out by asteroid, study finds. A robot is enforcing mask-wearing and social distancing at store in Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk breaks into top three world’s richest people as Tesla stock soars. Virgin Galactic announces postponement of key test flight of its spacecraft because of a surge in Covid-19 cases in New Mexico. Pharmacy CVS has become the first retailer in the US to allow customers use PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments. Social network founders Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey will appear once more before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee over speech moderation on their platforms. Companies are turning to Zoom video-conferencing to organise their festive get-togethers at a time of zero-contact. Huawei sells budget phone-maker Honor. French radio station in online obituaries gaffe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four Nasa astronauts blast off for the ISS on the first non-demo SpaceX flight. Microsoft says state-backed hackers from North Korea and Russia have been targeting organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine. The Trump administration has extended a deadline for ByteDance to restructure ownership of its short-form video app TikTok in the US amid legal battle. Ticketmaster UK fined $1.62m for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. YouTube ditches ‘rewind’ video for pandemic-hit 2020. Lifeguards will fly drones on Sydney’s famous Bondi beach to ensure sunbathers stay socially distanced. Kickstarter has finally replied to some customer service complaints - from seven years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The planet hunter, the world’s first space telescope, has been given the green light to study atmospheres of planets outside our own solar system. Professor Giovanna Tinetti says it’ll give a fuller picture of what exoplanets are made of, how they were formed, how they evolve and provide us with a better understanding of our own planet too. Plus, a two-million-year-old skull of a distant human cousin is discovered, Elon Musk ‘tests positive and negative for Covid-19 and, TikTok survives another day in the US.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk’s aerospace company is to send four astronauts into low-Earth orbit on a Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday - the first commercial human spaceflight system in history. Plus, a ‘factory in a box’ could produce 600 doses of RNA vaccines a minute, black and Asian ethnicities are up to twice as likely to be infected with Covid-19 and, a town in Japan deploys robot monster wolves to protect against hungry bears.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s M1 silicon chip promises a profound impact on performance of their computers. The tech giant says this will include better battery life, instant wake from sleep mode and the ability to run iOS apps. Plus, Russia says its Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective against Covid-19, the newly discovered Popa langur is set to be listed as critically endangered and Santa prepares for a socially distanced Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England’s deputy chief medical officer and the UK’s health secretary have cautiously raised hopes a coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out by Christmas. Former director of the World World Health Organisation's cancer programme Karol Sikora says the vaccine is ‘elegant’ but has some downsides. Plus, loser.com now redirects to Donald Trump’s Wikipedia page, Xbox Series X launches in the UK, and Jupiter's Europa moon may glow in the dark.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Virgin Hyperloop has trialled its first every journey with two passengers on board. The pair were strapped to a pod as they hurtled down a 500 metre track at 100 miles per hour. Its hoped the system could eventually transport people at 670mph. Plus, how mouthwash could be a secret weapon against coronavirus, the first electric wingsuit takes flight and, a stolen 4 billion-year-old meteorite returns to its owners. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New measures to fight election misinformation on Facebook are announced as YouTubers are accused of profiting from peddling election falsehoods. Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin sent in a mystery transaction is revealed as going to the US government. Peleton are earning big profits from an at-home pandemic workout boom. SpaceX launch US Space Force satellite, as Elon Musk promotes Tesla tequila. The Brazilian concert pianist who can play Bach again thanks to 3D-printed bionic gloves.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook has added warning labels to both Trump and Biden posts as protests flare at ballot-counting centres in US presidential election. Someone just made a Bitcoin transaction of nearly $1 billion that could be linked to Silk Road on the dark web. Finally, an answer to mystery radio waves beamed across the galaxy? Nintendo’s bumper profits during lockdown, and how a British company is teaming up with Santa’s tech elves to magic up some socially-distanced Christmas cheer. Neuroscientists find out why songs make us go all wistful and do you fancy stocking up the cellar with Klingon bloodwine?Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As election fever grips the US, some states have suffered IT problems causing waits at polling stations, while President Trump is once more reprimanded by Twitter for “misleading” tweets. How a NASA astronaut voted in space and the 5G drones British firms say could beam down high-speed internet. TikTokker reprimanded by ads watchdog. The downfall of mobile video app Quibi. The middle class private charter boom and how scientists have spotted a rare ‘swimming burrito’.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain’s National Cybersecurity Centre battles wave of Covid crime. How pandemic jobseekers are turning to TikTok to fine-tune their interview skills, while Amazon is taking on more staff in the boom. Is that a normal cough or a Covid cough? A new documentary follows the struggles of neuroscientist trying to map the human brain. How a children’s song is the most popular on YouTube and meet Steve Worswick, the developer who built an award-winning AI chatbot that lonely people are confiding in.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 1 million people have viewed a fake Joe Biden rally video. Facebook sees revenue grow amid pandemic bounce. Scientists use Tinder’s swipe left and right swiping feature to help improve to quality of images used to investigate illnesses such as dementia. Citizens Advice warns scammers and tricksters are flourishing during Covid. The flying sports car that can go from road vehicle to aircraft in just three minutes and has flown 1,500ft in the air during a test flight. League of Legends final goes live in Shanghai and meet Disney’s creepy skinless robots that eyeballs you during conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new planet has been discovered floating ‘untethered’ around the Milky Way. How medtech for people with diabetes is helping give elite cyclists an edge. New Mandalorian 2 series on Disney+ inspires an oil portrait now hanging with Star Wars greats in a project by the National Portrait Gallery. The socially-distanced robots giving you the best view in the house of a new art show. How a year of protests and the pandemic influenced 2020’s biggest game, and why octopuses can taste with their tentacles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media giants in focus as bosses are grilled by senators about what can and can't be said on their platforms - who calls the shots? The FBI issues a warning to hospitals already stretched to the limit dealing with Covid patients of a "credible threat" from hackers. Why devising Grand Theft Auto scripts gave a writer strange dreams. How the "death" of Nasa's Opportunity robot inspired an emotional song and why automated bots are replacing people to vet loan applications from businesses suffering the financial fallout of the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nasa reveals a bizarre new molecule found on one of Saturn’s frozen moons, spied from a megatelescope back on Earth. President Trump fails to stamp out TikTok as the social media app eyes expansion. Just ‘Apple it’? Macbook-maker develops search engine to rival Google. Snapchat survey shows how lonely many people have become during the pandemic, but is technology a good placebo for human contact? Gorillas remember a friendly face, even years after last seeing them. Hook-up app Tinder unveils new video calling function. Listen to our other podcasts: Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths The Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard’  Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Molecules of H20 have been detected on the sunlit surface of the moon using an infrared telescope, but what does that mean for the future of lunar exploration? A new Space Calendar is being launched to keep track of big events,  The Orionid meteor shower is still going so set your alarm, plus over 100 murder hornets were found and removed from a nest in Washington.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artificial intelligence helps Nasa classify new craters on Mars, the International Space Station turns 20 this week, Imran Khan requests a ban on Islamophobia on Facebook in a letter to mark Zuckerburg, UK PM Boris Johnson accused of bias as he's expected to outline his trust in the likes hydrogen, clean cars, offshore wind power and much more to fix climate change and in America, Dr Anthony Fauci says a Covid vaccine result could come by the end of this year.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei unveils their first series of their flagship to launch since Donald Trump’s intervention. A Dutch security expert claims he guessed the President's Twitter password on his fifth attempt. Social media platforms summoned over alleged censorship over Hunter Biden story. Can the President kill the internet? Millions of Brits go into tough coronavirus restrictions. Quibi - TikTok for adults gets culled. And the songbird that’s both male and female. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nasa says they have made an “exciting new discovery” about the Moon and plan a big event to tell us what is it soon, Astronaut Chris Cassidy and 63 of his Crew have safely touched back down on earth after a 196 day mission, incredible photos are released of the moment the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched an asteroid this week and PayPal are now accepting crypto currency.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nasa spacecraft has made an historic touchdown on an asteroid dodging boulders the size of buildings to collect samples of cosmic rubble, Google is slapped with an antitrust Lawsuit by the Justice Department, Vivo is making waves in Europe rolling out its phones to 6 new countries and, Fortnitemares is back for Halloween.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hackers have announced on the Dark Web that they have donated money, which was taken as part of a ransomware attack, to charities. Although, at least one of the charites has said that it will not accept any money from illegal activity. Playstation have released a new theme for the Playstation 4 that honours the Black Lives Matter movement. Scientists have determined the scariest film of all time. US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has invited people to play Among Us on Twitch. Amazon has announced the winner of the 2020 Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award in the UK. And Japan has announced countermeasures following a cyber attack by the Russian intelligence.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important storiesAsk your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard'Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media is at the centre of the misinformation narrative ahead of November’s election. Coronavirus updates as infections increase across Europe. Black men urged to join prostate cancer study. The peak of the Orionid meteor shower hits this week. NASA is landing a probe on an asteroid. A 2000-year-old etching of a cat found in the Peruvian desert. And, 2k games adds in-game commercials.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Evening Standard investigation has revealed the full scale of the crisis facing working mothers as a result of the pandemic. Women-founded companies have been hit particularly hard as they battle to care for their children and keep jobs at the same time. Plus, Russia claims the British coronavirus vaccine could turn people into monkeys, 3D holograms could be the future of live events, and PlayStation unveils the new UI for PS5.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science,Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter and Facebook restricting posts connected to a tabloid story ahead of the election. The satellite and rocket with a chance of colliding. The latest ISS residents get there in record time. The UK to build 'space petrol station'. Virgin Galactic readies its next venture. Is it too late for a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown? How a blood test could predict severe coronavirus symptoms. Sega is 60. And what will the top tech toys be this Christmas? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple launches four new handsets all with super speedy 5G. Jeff Bezos’ rocket gets another test launch. The latest ISS recruits blast off from Kazakhstan. The ‘water bears’ that can survive radiation. A British man loses hearing after suffering from coronavirus. A vitamin D trial to see if the supplement can help the fight in the pandemic. Twitter shuts down several fake accounts purporting to be from black Trump supporters AND X Box X gets backwards compatibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New chips and 5G for the smartphone giants, but what else will the hotly anticipated device do? Chinese rivals Huawei announce the launch event for the Mate 40. Can coronavirus help us understand our seas better? Is Iceland about to send another travel disrupting volcanic eruption our way? Have scientists found the key to ending mosquito bites? And, the free to play game that raked in 100$ million in two weeks.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brussels is reported to be drawing up a list of the worlds most powerful tech firms – in a bid to impose new regulations. The UK's outlined a 3-tier coronavirus lockdown system. Seven nations say end-to-end encryption on social media could be harmful. How to see Mars shining bright tonight. Why you could be asking Google to tie your shoelaces. And Doctor Who is getting new games.Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US army is trialling new tech for their combat dogs. Augmented reality goggles developed by Command Sight are being tested so handlers can give commands from a distance. Soldiers see what the dog sees through a video stream, giving directions via a visual indicator inside the dog’s goggles. Plus, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the World Food Programme, human ‘microevolution’ means babies are being born without wisdom teeth and, Fall Guy: Ultimate Knockout season 2 launches with a medieval theme. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British Airways' final two Boeing 747 planes departed on their final flight from Heathrow on Thursday. Their retirement was brought forward as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the aviation sector. The fleet will be replaced with a quieter, more fuel efficient model as BA works towards a zero-carbon emissions target. Plus, the US congress warns the big four tech giants are creating a ‘monopoly’, Clean Air Day sparks new ways for schools to go green and, the Draconid meteor shower is set to light up our skies. Listen to our other podcasts:Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathsThe Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook has stepped up the battle to move the fringe conspiracy theorists off its sites. SpaceX inks deal with US Department of Defense. September was the worlds hottest on record. London scientists hoping to track genetic data of coronavirus to safeguard hospitals. The two-metre-long, toothless dinosaur giving clues about evolution. Is the iPhone 12 coming? Apple announces a virtual event. Netflix getting rid of one judgemental feature. And Super Nintendo World gets an opening date, finally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.