Dr Harjinder Singh Lallie, Director of the Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education at the University of Warwick, discusses Microsoft's latest outage that was triggered by a cyberattack. Overnight, products such as email service Outlook and video game Minecraft were impacted.

Scientists say that spaceships with warp-drive technology could be detected by looking for ripples in spacetime. Dr Katy Clough, the study’s lead author from Queen Mary University of London, explains the research and what this tells us.

Wildfire warning is currently high or extreme across most of southern Europe - as many Brits prepare to take their summer holidays in destinations across the area.

Also in this episode:

• OpenAI to start rolling out its new voice mode
• Australia starts world-first peanut allergy treatment for babies
• Why 'three second' goldfish memory is a myth 

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The UK Government has given a £160-million push for the research and development of a ‘near-unhackable’ quantum internet.

Professor Gerald Buller, who will lead the Integrated Quantum Networks Hub at Heriot-Watt University, tells Tech & Science Daily how the research will focus on creating large-scale quantum networks potentially leading to the development of a secure communications network and an internet free from hacking issues.

The Evening Standard’s gaming writer, Vicky Jessop, reveals everything we know so far about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - and when we can expect further updates.

Also in this episode:

• Parasite found in soiled cat litter could be key to curing Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders
• iPhone 16 reportedly won't come with Apple Intelligence AI at launch
• Nasa astronauts celebrate Olympic Games from outer space 

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Dr Ernest Chi Fru, reader at Cardiff University, tells us about his latest study which places the emergence of complex life much earlier in Earth’s history.

London’s ‘defib deserts’ revealed. The Standard’s Health Reporter, Daniel Keane, discusses the new data that’s revealed 150 areas of capital are in desperate need of defibrillators, with poorest regions less likely to have life-saving devices.

Delta Aquariid meteor shower to light up the night sky.

Also in this episode:

• London weather: Heat-health alert issued for capital as temperatures set to soar to 32C
• Study suggests a vegan diet could be linked to reduction in biological age
• Report finds UK shopping via social media surges by 32% since 2022
• Why gamers are saying Gran Turismo 7 has ‘the funniest bug ever’

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The AI-powered search engine prototype will eventually be incorporated into ChatGPT. Enhanced Games: the Olympics alternative where performance-enhancing drugs are allowed. Shark spotted in the River Thames in London. Also in this episode:

• Christian Angermayer explains his plans for the ‘Enhanced Games’ olympics alternative - hear the full interview on the Brave New World podcast here.
• ‘Shingles vaccine slashes risk of dementia by 17%’
• Mercury has a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick - scientists
• High-tech spoon developed to enrich lives of dementia patients
• How AI-powered drifting could help prevent weather-related accidents

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..but some report the gift cards don’t work. Why the T. rex may have been much heavier and longer than previously thought. Is having a glass of wine a day actually good for you? Also in this episode:

• Dr Neil Adams from the Natural History Museum explains the incredibly rare mammal fossil set to join their collections
• Study finds AI could help two-thirds of workers with daily tasks
• ULEZ expansion has reduced pollution 'better than expected' - City Hall report
• Astronomers discover ‘super-Jupiter’ giant exoplanet

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Cancers pretend to be ‘super fit’ to steal nutrients from healthy cells. Weight-loss jab approved for use in UK to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Video footage shows breaching whale capsize boat. Sharks found in waters off Brazil test positive for cocaine. Also in this episode:

• Data watchdog reprimands school over facial recognition for canteen payments
• Calls to rethink smartphone use for under 18s to improve mental health
• Elon Musk: Tesla will begin using humanoid robots next year

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Study finds just the smell of stress in humans can change a dog’s behaviour. Researcher explains ‘amazing’ similarities between chimpanzee and human conversations. London police officer quits after calling 999 while high on magic mushrooms. Also in this episode:

• Dr Gal Badihi explains chimp & human conversational similarities
• ‘Dark oxygen’ produced by metals on deep-ocean floor, study finds
• Mobile carriers banned from hiking prices mid-contract based on inflation
• Blood proteins predict risk of developing more than 60 diseases – study
• Male elephants use deep rumbles to signal when it is time to go

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A deepfake video of the president has been shared on ‘X’ after he announced his withdrawal from the election race. Cyber security expert warns another global IT outage is ‘likely’. US researchers hopeful of a ‘one and done’ flu-jab within five years. Also in this episode:

• Health reporter Daniel Keane discusses NHS delays as services recover from global IT outage
• Land for growing fruit and vegetables should be doubled, new Government told
• Half of Kew Gardens' trees at risk of death as climate warms
• 20% of parents ‘think social media is better at teaching children about money’

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In this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev talks to bestselling author and brain coach Jim Kwik. Kwik suffered a traumatic brain injury aged 5 and is now a world authority on brain optimisation.

To hear the full interview with Jim Kwik, and to learn his top tips to boost your brain power, search Brave New World or click here.

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The world’s IT infrastructure went into meltdown with many Microsoft cloud-based systems hobbled after a CrowdStrike cybersecurity Windows update. The Covid-19 inquiry’s bombshell report has found successive UK governments were totally unprepared for the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, which killed over 235,000 Britons.

Also in this episode:

• Parent army fighting kids’ digital device addiction - with Smartphone Free Childhood’s Léa Henry
• Nasa cancels mission to moon’s dark side...as China races ahead
• ‘My life after year on Mars’

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