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AI Action Summit Paris begins Feb 10, 2025

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Imperial College London’s Professor David Shrier on key discussion topics at France’s first global AI conference. Professor Shrier was among experts advising on the European’s Union’s AI act.

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OpenAi’s $14m Super Bowl ad celebrating human invention
Rare ‘Einstein ring’ captured in a galaxy far away.
Sri Lankan government blames monkey for national power cut
Bryan Adams Australia gig axed over sewer fatberg

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REPLAY: Gabor Maté on Tackling Trauma (Brave New World preview) Feb 08, 2025

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This is a replay of a preview of our sister podcast, Brave New World. Evgeny Lebedev joins Dr Gabor Maté, a renowned physician and best-selling author recognised for his ground-breaking work in the fields of addiction and mental health.

They discuss:

Trauma and resilience
Self-limiting beliefs and how to overcome them
Are Western children being raised in a ‘toxic culture’?

To hear the full interview, just search Brave New World Evening Standard.

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Can quantum computing boost profits? Feb 06, 2025

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Research by Oxford Economics and hardware-maker IBM claims quantum computing could boost economic productivity by over eight per cent in the coming decades - but concerns remain about the ultra-powerful tech’s environmental impact. Record hot January was 1.75C above pre-industrial era. Mummification of pharaohs unwrapped at London hologram show - we speak with Egyptologist Nacho Ares, who is curator of Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition.

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Cyber-warrior recruits sought for British army
Police seize 1,000 stolen devices in smartphone blitz
How BBC host sought refund after ‘cat-fishing’ dating app ban
Doomscroll...AI scan reveals ‘disgust’ in burned Roman papyrus

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‘Wild west’ of weight-loss jabs: crackdown explained Feb 04, 2025

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Rachelle Abbott joins London GP Dr Sonia Adesara, who explains the ‘wild west’ culture of online weight-loss jab prescriptions. Plus Louise Edwards, chief strategy officer & deputy registrar at the General Pharmaceutical Council, on tougher new rules to combat unregistered online pharmacies.

Endangered Darwin’s froglets, the size of a grain of rice, born at London Zoo - with Dr Ben Tapley, ZSL’s curator of amphibians and reptiles.

How AI helped The Beatles secure their eighth Grammy Award.

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Major AI breast cancer screening trial ‘to cut waiting times’
Source Code by Bill Gates: Microsoft co-founder believes he would have been diagnosed with childhood autism
Could You Be Loved named Bob Marley’s most played track in UK this century

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How would Trump's US tariffs hit UK tech exports? Feb 03, 2025

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Donald Trump says he “might” hit Britain with trade tariffs and warned of American levies on EU imports “pretty soon” - we discover how such restrictions might impact with UK tech and services, Dr Ashok Kumar, associate professor at Birkbeck University of London and supply chain expert. Health officials announce 12 new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England. Stranded Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams reveals she’s not walked, sat or laid down for two-thirds of a year while stuck on the ISS in microgravity.

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Heathrow third runway toxic air increase warning

Throat cancer warning signs

Would you let Google make your phone calls? Consumer expert Harry Kind on how AI phone tech could help small business.

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Washington plane crash: Investigators hunt for clues Jan 31, 2025

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Questions continue to grow about air safety in the US capital. We hear from Graham Braithwaite, professor of safety and accident investigation, at Cranfield University.

Crispr designed gene cutting therapy for some patients with severe sickle cell disease, approved for NHS use.

The ‘godfather of artificial intelligence’ issues stark warning that the technology could one day replace humans.

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Dr Ashley King, from the Department of Earth Sciences at London’s Natural History Museum, on their analysis of the remarkable minerals found in the famous Nasa asteroid sample, Bennu, which they say unlocks secrets to “the starting point of our solar system”.
Acas issues new advice on dealing with neurodiversity at work.
A Complete Unknown: Bob Dylan gets a 150% boost in music streaming.

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Wall-E, is that you? Rise of AI delivery robots Jan 30, 2025

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We’re joined by tech entrepreneur Ahti Heinla, the Skype co-founder who went on to run AI-powered robot delivery firm Starship Technologies. Heinla is calling on the Starmer government to improve regulation for automated technology.

Asteroid alert: football pitch-sized space rock under watch.

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg shrugs off DeepSeek fears.

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Jenny Halpern Prince, co-founder of The Lady Garden Foundation, debunks myths surrounding vital smear tests and the charity’s poll revealed half of British women are intentionally putting off important cervical screenings. We are also joined by Vicky Ellis, 35, from Eastbourne, who tells of her experience receiving a cervical cancer diagnosis.
UK chlorate warning in Coca-Cola canned drinks
Storm Eowyn: UK’s National Trust loses more than 10,000 trees

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Rise of DeepSeek & future impact on AI industry | special Jan 28, 2025

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We explore the groundbreaking DeepSeek- R1 model with Dr Mark Kennedy, who leads Imperial College London’s Data Science Institute.

What is DeepSeek, and how has this small team from China revolutionised AI technology? We also discuss any implications of this model for the future of AI, the potential “wake-up call” for existing tech giants, and the significance of having more players in the field. Plus, could this all be a positive step for small business leaders?

This episode includes a look back at Monday’s stock market crash with The London Standard’s Business Editor Jonathan Prynn.

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China’s DeepSeek sparks AI market wobble Jan 27, 2025

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Surging popularity of Chinese discount AI software DeepSeek appears to have wobbled investors’ faith in the profitability of AI and the sector’s demand for expensive high-tech chips.

How London’s black cabbies outsmart AI, with Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Hugo Spiers, from University College London’s department of Psychology & Language Sciences.

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From Storm Eowyn to Storm Herminia: bad weather brings more disruption to UK transport services
US woman ‘feels like superwoman’ after receiving pig organ transplant
Why an entire motorway was built around a man’s house in China

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Storm Eowyn: science behind explosive cyclone Jan 24, 2025

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Storm Eowyn smashed into the British Isles bringing record gusts of over 110mph. But what is the cyclone, and how did it form? Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin explains.

Why Trump wants to evaluate US crypto stockpile in ‘digital assets’ appraisal.

New twist in mystery of dinosaurs’ origins, with PhD student Joel Heath of UCL Earth Sciences and London’s Natural History Museum.

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