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COP28 deal ‘significant step’ towards decarbonisation Dec 13, 2023

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COP28 agreement: the good, the bad, and the alleged 'loopholes'. Disposable vapes “can be recharged hundreds of times”. Tesla reveals new Optimus Gen 2 robot. UK unprepared for ransomware attack says committee. In this episode:

Sustainability expert Juliet Kinsman examines the COP28 agreement
Professor Paul Shearing on the wrong batteries being used for disposable vapes
Annual gaming event E3 cancelled forever
King’s coronation among top queries for Amazon’s Alexa in 2023

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Fortnite developer's legal win over Google explained Dec 12, 2023

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Why the legal case could have implications for Xbox, Playstation and Steam. COP28: Will a fresh climate plan be agreed? Why scientists want more emojis. Why saying ‘no’ to that invitation might not be as bad as you think.. In this episode:

Tech reporter Andrew Williams explains Epic Games’s legal win over Google
Sustainable Travel expert Juliet Kinsman discusses proposed COP28 plan
Ofcom plans ban on inflation-linked mobile and broadband contracts
Can labelling changes convince more to go meatless?

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Asian tiger mosquitoes warning for UK Dec 11, 2023

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UKSHA officials warn the tropical mosquitoes could be common in the UK by 2040. How AI and satellites are tracking methane emissions. FTC warning: Be sceptical about QR codes. The UK’s top Google searches of 2023 revealed. In this episode:

Kayrros’s Antoine Rostand explains the online map showing real-time methane levels
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has X account reinstated after Elon’s poll
Arm CEO fears humans could lose control of AI
Huge Pliosaur skull found on the Dorset coast to feature in David Attenborough series
Study: Carnivores in zoos react positively to improvements to their enclosures

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The Tech Behind Food Banks (A Winter Survival Appeal Special) Dec 08, 2023

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This is a special edition of the Standard’s Tech and Science Daily, in support of the Evening Standard's Christmas campaign with Comic Relief.

Our Winter Survival Appeal is raising funds to help those being worst affected by the cost of living crisis. To find out more go to standard.co.uk or to donate go to comicrelief.com/wintersurvival

If you think running a food bank is just about filling shelves, you may be surprised to learn there's a huge amount of tech powering the entire operation.

In this episode we talk to Carl Hawkes, the head of network support at Fareshare. It's a food redistribution organisation that supplies charities around the UK and is pioneering the use of big data to make their operation more efficient.

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Hunting Boris Johnson’s lost Covid WhatsApps Dec 07, 2023

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At Britain’s Covid inquiry, former PM Boris Johnson answered questions on the mystery surrounding 5,000 WhatsApp messages missing from an old phone at the height of the pandemic. The man who revealed Neil Armstrong’s face in digitised moon footage. Alert over fake GTA VI download malware.

Also in this episode:

Tube passengers...saying ‘good morning’ to strangers boosts wellness
Most viewed Wiki pages of 2023 revealed
Cleaning robot ideal for teens - picks up clothes
The Robot Grigio is excellent...rise of AI sommelier

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Tom Hanks on 'art' of Apollo moon landings Dec 06, 2023

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Double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks tells the Standard how watching Nasa's Apollo missions as a boy in the 1960s inspired his lifelong fascination with space. Giant hole in sun blasts Earth with solar radiation. Mouse in the mirror: inked rodents recognise themselves.

Also in this episode:

Cancer-struck grandmother’s 3D-printed face surgery
Why 2010s were ‘hottest decade on record’
GTA VI trailer breaks 24-hour YouTube views record
Stings like a droid...man ‘fights’ humanoid robot

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GTA VI revealed with first female lead Dec 05, 2023

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The trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has been released by Rockstar Games 24 hours early after a leak. YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed. Mum fights back to protect daughter from AI fakes.

Also in this episode:

‘Monster’ deep space galaxy is star nursery
Crazy Nights end for Kiss...but band rocks on as holograms
That’s a lot of EV batteries...US lake’s lithium bonanza
Cops after EV blast: don’t use toaster to warm battery

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Advancing Sam Altman’s ‘doomsday AI project’ Dec 04, 2023

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Sacked and re-hired founder of OpenAI has fuelled speculation around what’s reportedly a super-powerful, secret artificial intelligence programme - codename: Q*. GTA VI countdown begins. ‘Five months of redundancy’ pay for culled Spotify staff. SpaceX launches South Korean army spy satellite.

Also in this episode:

School smartphone bans fight cyberbullying
Elderly dog owners’ link to beat dementia
Hear how penguin parents nap to protect chicks
Social media snipes at Trafalgar Square Christmas tree

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King Charles: 'Hope of the world on COP28's shoulders' Dec 01, 2023

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King Charles III warns world leaders at COP28 in Dubai that the “hope of the world” rests on the summit’s shoulders.

A massive solar storm is predicted to hit Earth today and there’s a danger of radio and internet blackouts.

Scientists have found a planet that basically ‘shouldn’t exist’.

Also in this episode:

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit after launching NFT collection
Speaking to babies in sing-song speech ‘helps them learn language’
Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk hands over the first trucks to customers - but quietly doubles its starting price
TikTok: US judge blocks Montana's ban citing free speech
The dog that tracked down a species not seen for 80 years

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COP28: World’s ‘most important’ climate summit begins Nov 30, 2023

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World leaders have gathered in Dubai for COP28 but can a climate summit in an oil state facilitate change?

Spotify Wrapped 2023 has landed and this time it’ll assign you a ‘sound town’ based on your musical taste.

Apple and Google name their apps and games of the year - and there’s a surprising omission.

Elon Musk’s choice words for X advertisers.

Also in this episode:

Study finds PrEP, the preventative HIV drug ‘highly effective’
Disc vital to forming stars and planets found outside Milky Way in astronomical first
Edinburgh Zoo pandas say bye to the UK

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