A passenger on an earlier dive in OceanGate’s doomed Titan tells of the terror at the submersible piloted by late CEO Stockton Rush becoming stuck near Titanic after power failed two hours into the descent. Record hottest day as global temp hits 17C. Stop badgering social media firms, judge tells Biden White House. Call of Duty’s psyops to beat cheating players. 

Also in this episode:

• Not another spag bol...elephants also like different dinners
• Blondie star’s kids drumming plan to beat autism
• Luke, I am your minter...new Star Wars coins.

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Facebook owner Meta has announced the imminent launch of a short-form text app called Threads, which will be integrated into Instagram. Flying car gets FAA approval. Google: ‘We’ve built a quantum computer’. Could a ‘naked’ tennis racket help boost recycling? Smart watches link to help early Parkinson’s disease detection.

Also in this episode:

• “Ethical” AI to be used for university teaching
• Google Maps could show live petrol prices after watchdog fuel ruling
• Drama of lightning across Earth snapped by weather satellite.

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The whole source code for the original title in the hit Far Cry series has been leaked online, with developer CD Projekt Red yet to respond. NHS 75th anniversary: ‘Know our value’, striking docs tell government. Wimbledon 2023: Anyone for VR tennis training? Ulez expansion: Illegal levels of toxic air found in outer London.

Also in this episode:

• ‘Supermoon’ is coming - why’s it so bright?
• Amazon dolphins’ risk from fishing and dams
• ‘Water cremations’ to cut eco impact of death.

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The ESA satellite that will map the universe. How Euclid will ‘stress-test’ Einstein’s theory of relativity. Study: higher lean muscle mass might protect against Alzheimer’s. The AI tech that makes your game concept a reality. In this episode:

• University of Surrey’s Bob Nichol explains ESA's Euclid satellite space mission
• Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight goes successfully
• Study: Higher levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer’s disease
• How Meta’s laying the groundwork to compete with app stores
• Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn
• Environmental teams on stand-by to pump rivers with oxygen to save fish
• Milky Way pictured in ‘ghostly particles’ using Antarctic ice detectors
• FRVR show off their AI-powered game developer tool

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The 90-minute flight to host microgravity experiments. Scientists baffled by planet discovery. The MS breakthrough that could lead to new treatments. Are octopuses capable of dreaming? In this episode:

• Professor Stephen Sawcer, Cambridge University, explains MS gene breakthrough
• ‘Secret of the universe’ gravitational waves seen for first time
• 140 major brands are paying for ads that end up on unreliable AI-written sites
• Researchers developing AI tool that could speed up dementia diagnosis
• Smart gloves ‘could allow stroke patients to relearn to play the piano’

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Orangutans ‘can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing’. Dr Adriano Lameira from the University of Warwick and lead author of the study, explains what clues this gives us in terms of language evolution. 

Scientists warn Italian supervolcano has a ‘realistic possibility’ of erupting, and TikTok is to let parents filter out videos they don't want their children to see.

Also in this episode:

• Strange large alien planet could be trapped in the edge of Solar System 
• South Koreans become younger under new age-counting law
• Why you might see the likes of Adele and Britney protesting outside the UK Meta offices 
• The annoying beep that cost one university decades of research

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A roughly 160-metre-wide asteroid is travelling towards Earth and is classified by astronomers as ‘potentially hazardous’. 

Scientists find a ‘cannibal human ancestor’ species and why Nasa astronauts are recycling 98% of water from their urine and sweat. 

Also in this episode:

• Dolphin mums use baby talk to call to their young 
• Prison terms for sharing or creating explicit images without consent
• Nasa finds key life building block carbon molecule in space
• Facebook owner Meta launches virtual reality subscription service
• Is this the reason the megalodon became extinct?
• An Australian dragon comes ‘back from the dead’

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Research finds that the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s centre is ‘not as dormant as previously thought’.

Report says NHS performing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries, and targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out

Also in this episode:

• Mutant enzyme ‘helps prostate cancer to spread and become more aggressive’
• Aerial laser scanning helps uncover remains of ancient Mayan city deep in remote jungle 
• Twitter hacker who took over Musk, Obama, Biden accounts in 2020 gets prison sentence
• Teen who died on Titan sub brought Rubik’s Cube in bid to beat world record
• The shopping trolleys that ‘could save lives’ 
• Snake warning as hot weather sees pets escaping at record levels 

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Ancient Dutch burial mound designed as a solar calendar. How US Navy tech detected Titan’s implosion hours after it lost contact with the mothership. Lab-grown chicken gets USDA approval. Marvel criticised for use of AI in Secret Invasion. In this episode:

• Dr Tony Gamble,Marquette University, on How DNA was sequenced from NHM’s giant stuffed Victorian ‘super-gecko’
• AI to be deployed more widely across the NHS
• NASA volunteers set to live in a simulated Mars habitat for a whole year
• New powers promised to stop tech firms from stonewalling bereaved families
• Marvel criticised for using AI to make new show's credits artwork

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Sub search continues: hull concerns raised in 2018 ‘ignored’ say US court docs. Hybrid working ‘here to stay’ says LinkedIn. Met Office: London summers 'will be as hot as Nice by 2070’. Princess Peach makes a comeback with new Switch game. In this episode:

• LinkedIn’s UK Country Manager Ngaire Moyes on hybrid working, search tools and AI
• 57,000-year-old Neanderthal wall art uncovered in France
• Group-IB report says over 100,000 stolen ChatGPT accounts listed on the dark web
• ‘Poo transplant’ clinical trial hope for liver disease patients
• Mark Zuckerberg looks ready to fight Elon Musk in a cage match

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