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Apple hit with £1.5m fine after Spotify spat Mar 05, 2024

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Apple’s set to appeal the decision of the European Commission. ‘Mini organs’ grown from stem cells taken in late pregnancy. MacBook Air gets M3 chip upgrade. MrBeast’s message to creators: slow down! Also in this episode:

Professor Mattia Gerli from University College London explains the purpose of growing mini organs
Sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of irregular heartbeat
Nothing officially unveils Phone 2(a) smartphone
YouTuber creates portable versions of the Nintendo Wii

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How Covid ‘pandemic babies' developed allergy protection Mar 04, 2024

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Gut bacteria analysis shows improved protection for lockdown newborns. Nintendo Switch 2: New console could arrive in March 2025. Microsoft-backed startup launches free AI chatbot. Killer whale versus great white shark caught on camera. Also in this episode:

New US-Russian crew heads to space station
MIT tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion power
Spotify accuses Apple of scare tactics over new EU competition rules

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My Ayahuasca Journey (Brave New World Preview) Mar 02, 2024

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Evgeny Lebedev describes his experience at a psychedelic retreat in Costa Rica where he encountered Ayahuasca, a plant-based brew used by indigenous healers. Psychedelics researcher Professor David Nutt, psychologist Bill Richards returns to the show to explain what’s happening to the mind when DMT is used and how some believe it can help with recovery from trauma.

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China’s ‘387mph floating train’ Mar 01, 2024

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A train operator in China claims to have reached 387mph, a record top speed for railways - and there’s plans for the ‘T-Flight’ to go faster than a plane on a hyperloop track. The uncomplicated, analogue world of Paddington Bear is being catapulted into the digital realm with a new “immersive experience” in London. Could Nasa’s toppled moon lander Odysseus rise from dead?

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More than a billion people ‘now obese’
Going to the (ch)Apple...groom wears Vision Pro
Patients sick from bad housing & pollution, say doctors
Thousands of moulting seals flop onto English beach.

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Russian rocket blasts Iranian satellite into orbit Feb 29, 2024

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Russian rocket launches Iranian satellite into orbit, highlighting increasingly close Moscow and Tehran cooperation. One dead, thousands without power in massive Texas wildfires. Hear haunting ‘banging’ sounds from doomed Titan sub hunt. Power of e-bikes ‘could double legally’.

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World’s longest-lasting smartphone battery

Covid link to brain function problems

Why humans lost our tails 25m years ago

Astronomers link water and planets’ birth

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Parents’ fury over Wonka-themed AI shambles Feb 28, 2024

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Parents were left furious after a Willy Wonka-themed ‘experience’ in Glasgow used artificial intelligence software to generate a magical world on-screen, which IRL was a damp squib. AI duel: Standard SEO editor Dan Cody challenges rival chatbots. The $118m photo set: Odysseus moon lander’s death throes.

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PlayStation to shut down London Studio with 900 job cuts
Home Office probe over ‘bad phone data used as evidence’
Crack down urged on prisoners’ TikTok taunts
Hand-sized drone probes wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactor
Largest ancient crab fossil unearthed in New Zealand

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‘Systemic ageism’ link to cancer survival failures Feb 27, 2024

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University College London research finds Britain’s fallen behind on cancer survival amid claims “systemic ageism” means older patients may not receive lifesaving treatment. Control your phone with eyes & AI. Laptop’s transparent screen becomes augmented reality. Musk’s Cybertruck vs thief.

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Mystery galaxy ‘like Milky Way’
Gut bacteria ‘link to inherited blindness’
Butterflies’ disguise to stop being eaten
Influencers in frame over sand dunes dig stunt.

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Latest on Nasa’s tipped-over Moon lander Odysseus Feb 26, 2024

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Tech & Science Daily podcast hears from Matthew Cosby, of Cornwall-based Goonhilly Earth Station, which is helping the toppled spacecraft beam data back to Earth - can the mission be saved? Privacy fears over satellite that can ‘zoom on anyone’s face from space’ First off-the-shelf AI-powered humanoid ‘Bezos bot’. Over 100 deep-sea species found three miles down.

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New way to squeeze apples ‘may boost health benefits’
MuskMail me...would you sign up to new X email?
I’m your mint...George Michael’s new coin.

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Odysseus Moon lander makes history with south pole landing Feb 23, 2024

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Intuitive Machines makes history with successful lunar south pole landing. Nasa’s final push to communicate with Voyager 1. The 240-million-year-old reptile likened to a Chinese dragon. How snakes hit the evolutionary jackpot. In this episode:

Linda Spilker from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab explains efforts to communicate with Voyager 1
Underlying cause of long COVID brain fog discovered by scientists
Barriers against Antarctic ice melt disappearing at the double
Scientists discover how bacteria pair up to boost their defence system

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Moon landing: Private spacecraft attempts to make history Feb 22, 2024

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A spacecraft is aiming to make history tonight by becoming the first private mission to land intact on the lunar surface - and be the first US Moon landing in 50 years since Apollo 17.

We’ve got all the big announcements from Nintendo Direct February 2024.

The five apps Android users are being told to delete immediately.

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