The Standard’s Vicky Jessop discusses all the expected highlights from London Games Festival 2024 - including the Bafta Games Awards. 

The first ever US Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight, will finally go to space at 90 years old.

There’s a solar eclipse happening next week and forecasters say it will be partially visible from parts of the UK.

Also in this episode:

• Study suggests prostate cancer cases are set to double worldwide between 2020 & 2040
• Quest to power homes with solar panels in space passes major milestone
• Samsung: Tech giant sees profits jump by more than 900%
• Brace yourselves, Disney+ will crack down on password sharing from June

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The Standard's Business and Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, tries out a new chip which can be embedded in your fingernail. 

Google 'considers charging' for premium search results powered by artificial intelligence.

Moon to get its own time zone by NASA but it won't be straightforward to create.

Also in this episode:

• Nationwide blood test trials hope to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate
• Scientists identify gene variants ‘which increase risk of obesity by six times’
• Airport security liquid rule change delayed again as scanners aren’t ready
• Lara Croft from Tomb Raider named ‘most iconic video game character of all time’ in Bafta poll

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The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in a quarter of a century has killed at least seven people and injured over 700. 

Study finds vaping causes substantial increase in risk of heart failure.

Dr Thomas O'Shea-Wheller from the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter explains how his team developed VespAI - which uses artificial intelligence to detect invasive Asian hornets. 

Also in this episode:

• Tesla suffers sales slump in 'unmitigated disaster' for billionaire
• Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj want stop to 'predatory' music AI
• Galaxies become more chaotic as they age
• Women with a lower heart rate could be more likely to commit crimes

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Thousands with Type 1 diabetes in England are to receive an 'artificial pancreas' in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS.

TikTok launches a new feed dedicated to STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics -  to engage young people in the fields. 

Google set to delete billions of records from Incognito tracking.

Also in this episode:

• Truth Social: Trump's DJT stock plummets a week after going public
• Study aims to break link between brain injury and depression
• Police to search deleted social media of woman accused of mushroom poisoning deaths
• Protein found in water bears is shown to slow down human ageing
• Why scientists say seagulls deserve more credit

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Cambridge researchers find chatbot uses repetition and overuse of “however”. TikTok’s plans to crackdown on misinformation around elections. How human-driven climate change has slightly slowed the Earth's rotation. Elon Musk’s free X Premium offer. Also in this episode:

• New image shows magnetic fields at edge of Milky Way’s central black hole
• ‘Game-changer’ test spots signs of motor neurone disease before symptoms
• Can outdoor swimming reduce symptoms of depression?
• Scientists train dogs to sniff out stress in human breath

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IPPR think tank predicts the worst and best-case scenario as AI takes over. Samsung S23 series to get new AI tools. Dubious eco-friendly toilet roll claims exposed by Which?. Also in this episode:

• Exercising twice a week or more ‘significantly reduces risk of insomnia
• Uber Eats driver wins payout over discriminatory facial recognition checks
• Diabetes and alcohol ‘among most harmful controllable dementia risk factors’
• How scientists are using AI to make beer taste even better

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UK structural engineer says Francis Scott Key Bridge potentially had insufficient protective structures. Florida bans children under 14 from social media. Dowden guarantees UK elections will be safe from Chinese cyber attacks. OpenAI releases short films made entirely with Sora. Also in this episode:

• Bridge designer Ian Firth discusses the Baltimore Bridge collapse
• Tougher action needed to combat copycat banking websites, says Which?
• Statins could help fight gum disease, study suggests
• The tiniest ‘starquake’ ever detected
• Meet barbie pig and friends: never before seen life from the deep sea

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Government accuses China of cyberattack on Electoral Commission. Baldur’s Gate 3 developer scraps DLC & sequel. Parents "coming to regard online harassment of girls as normal”. UK government taken to court for allowing overfishing. Also in this episode:

• Charles Clover, co-founder of the Blue Marine Foundation explains overfishing
• Scientists: Alcohol intake app Drink Less could cut down unhealthy drinking
• Smart probe for oesophageal cancer diagnosis begins human trials
• ‘Winners and losers’ as global warming forces plants uphill
• The liquid-lens sunglasses that transform into reading glasses.

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Apple is facing a US government lawsuit accusing the tech giant of creating an illegal monopoly that stifles competition for the iPhone. University of Birmingham PhD student Farzaneh Goli on leading a study examining how to improve robots' disassembly skills. ‘Milestone’ of man’s GM pig kidney transplant op.

Also in this episode:

• London scientists developing lung cancer vaccine
• World’s first anti-AI rules signed by 193 UN nations
• Modern chemicals found in Roman & Vikings graves
• Scrap car touchscreens for buttons, urge drivers

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