Our tech reporter, Saqib Shah, reveals all the standout products so far from CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Highlights so far include; AI home robots, AI assistants and 3D monitors. 

Nasa delays Artemis Moon missions as it works to learn from test flights and waits for better technology to be developed. 

Scientists make a discovery which could alter our understanding of dark energy & the universe. We hear from Professor Mark Sullivan from the University of Southampton and one of the scientists involved in the Dark Energy Survey which uncovered the findings. 

Also in this episode:

• New DNA test ‘can detect 18 different types of early stage cancers’
• ‘World's first pothole-preventing robot’ to be tested on roads in Hertfordshire
• Weird & wonderful innovations from CES 2024 including singing toothbrushes & AI cat flaps

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We’ve got all the big announcements ahead of the annual CES technology convention as it officially kicks off in Las Vegas. Some of the big headlines already include AI cars, fridges and mirrors - as well as ‘the world’s first wireless transparent TV’. 

Loose bolts found on grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident - as a missing iPhone from the plane is discovered believed to have survived the 16,000 foot drop 

Also in this episode:

• Peregrine: Spacecraft attempting first American moon landing in 50 years has probably failed
• Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset gets a release date
• ChatGPT company OpenAI ‘pleads to the British parliament’ to allow it to use copyrighted works for free - as firm says it’s impossible to train the technology without this data
• Brain region behind romantic love ‘activation’ discovered

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Peregrine Mission One has blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. If all goes to plan, the spacecraft will be the first US mission to land on the Moon since 1972 - and the first ever by a private company. 

Ministers will meet to discuss the Post Office/ Horizon software scandal after ITV drama thrust the topic back into the spotlight. 

Investigators say Alaska Airlines plane ‘had warnings’ days before mid-air blowout. 

Also in this episode:

• Heavy snow on the way as Met Office forecasts week-long cold snap
• Record 33.6 million gamers logged into Steam in 24 hours
• Why smartphones in the workplace could reduce stress
• BT Group launches pilot to convert telecom street cabinets into EV chargers
• Could dinosaurs be the reason behind why humans age fast?

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The Peregrine moon mission aiming to discover how water molecules may move around the Moon. How to turn your iPhone into a Blackberry. Extreme flooding to impact UK for ‘up to five days’. OpenAI set to open GTP store next week. Also in this episode:

• Dr Simeon Barber from the Open University explains their hopes for the Peregrine Moon mission
• Updated images show true colours of Uranus and Neptune
• Tesla and Samsung team up to offer smart home collab
• ChatGPT could soon replace your Google Assistant on Android phone

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The King is back…in hologram form for London AI concert. The heart vest that can predict risk of sudden cardiac arrest in five minutes. The ants that recognise infected wounds and treat them. Does whisky hold the key to powering our future? Also in this episode:

• Dr Matthew Webber from UCL explains the benefits of the ECGI heart vest
• Satellite mapping reveals extensive industrial activity at sea
• Scientists discover ancient predators called ‘terror beast’ worms 

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What will Samsung’s built-in AI actually do on the S24? Redditors tell Google what they want from Bard AI. Will facial recognition replace passports at UK airports? 2023 the second warmest year on record for the UK. After 34 years, someone has finally beaten Tetris. Also in this episode:

• Tech reporter Saqib Shah reveals the potential benefits of Samsung’s S24 AI
• MPs call for ex-Covid mega lab to become antibiotic resistance research site
• ‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are a different dinosaur species’
• US teenager becomes first human to ‘beat’ Tetris on NES

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AI to make more decisions on bank users' finances. Terrorism expert: new laws needed to tackle chatbots that radicalise users. The headband that stops you grinding your teeth. When are ads coming to Amazon Prime? Also in this episode:

• Boots and Superdrug hoping to offer in-store covid jabs.
• Scientists devise ‘new and easier’ way to identify habitable exoplanets
• Molecule ‘shows promise’ as effective first line of prostate cancer treatment
• Colossal pliosaur sea monster skull on display in Dorset

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Writer of the weekly AI newsletter Inside My Head, Linus Ekenstam, discusses the evolution of artificial intelligence in 2023, the dangers it poses in 2024, and how the technology will get even better over the next 12 months. In this episode:

• How AI is skewing the definition of a photograph
• How people are using AI day-to-day to boost productivity
• The risks posed by deep fakes and misinformation in the 2024 elections
• Can humanity survive an AI takeover?
• How AI will become more integrated into smartphones
• The best thing we can do to get ahead of the game on AI

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Was Baldur's Gate 3 the best game of 2023? What Rockstar's 'locomotive technology' patent means for GTA VI. The 2024 game that promises an open world as big as the earth. Will we see AI-powered NPCs next year? Our Culture Writer and gaming reporter Vicky Jessop talks through the gaming highlights of 2023, which titles to look out for next year, and how tech could boost gaming over the next 12 months. In this episode:

• Vicky's pick of 2023's best games
• The games tipped to win big at the Bafta Games awards
• Why 2023 was the year of the remakes
• Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover: why more acquisitions are likely
• The top games coming in 2024

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In this special episode of The Standard’s Tech & Science Daily podcast, we’ll learn how a start-up has built a tiny bit of outer space, here on terra firma inside - but why? 

The high-pressure vacuum chamber lets London space engineering expert Ashley Johnson, CEO of Applied Atomics, and his team develop what’s believed to be the world’s first chemical/electric-powered, water-fuelled hybrid rocket engine.

Now they’re building a spacecraft prototype in the hope of cutting costs for moon missions - and in future scaling the system to nuclear propulsion.

Mark Blunden reports from the Applied Atomics test facility.

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