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Nasa’s Europa Clipper blasts off on a nearly five-year flight bound for Jupiter to investigate whether the gas giant’s moon Europa could support life. Campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood’s Clare Fernyhough on MP’s bill aimed at protecting children from harm of doom-scrolling, phone addiction, dangerous content and Big Tech data harvesting. Also in this episode:TfL cyber attack: why are services still down?Briton dies falling off bridge ‘creating social media content’Private space station with big beds and luxury fittings

SpaceX mega-rocket booster lands ‘mid-air’ in test launchPlus! London’s £4.5 billion Thames super sewer opens A giant pair of robotic arms have been deployed to catch a SpaceX mega-rocket almost in mid-air - to rapturous scenes at the company’s HQ in Texas. The London Standard’s City Hall editor Ross Lydall on London’s £4.5 billion ‘super sewer’ opening to stop waste outflows into Thames.Also in this episode:Treatment hope for children’s aggressive blood cancer Charity urges change to prostate cancer testing guidelinesComet ‘last seen by Neanderthals 80,000 years ago’ spotted over LondonInteractive map to stop pets being scared by fireworks.

On this very special episode we’re in conversation with the producer, rapper, singer/songwriter and entrepreneur, will.i.am. We’re also joined by FYI.AI’s Fyilicia, an artificial intelligence voice assistant who has joined will.i.am on this year’s series of The Voice UK as a guest mentor.FYI.AI - which stands for ‘Focus Your Ideas'- is a messaging and productivity tool for creatives, founded by will.i.am and software developer, Sunil Reddy.In this episode:will.i.am’s relationship with AIThe story behind FyiliciaThe AI revolution, diversity, inclusivity and what he would say to the next US PresidentThe Voice UKFyi.RAIdio And, what does will.i.am love about our capital?Clips showcased in this podcast are courtesy of The Voice. The show airs every Saturday at 8:20pm on ITV1 and ITVX.FYI is available to download for iOS from the App store and on Android from Google Play Store.

New research suggests millions of us could be in danger of hacking, nuisance calls, or even being cut off, due to little-known rules around recycling phone numbers.Harry Kind from Which?, who carried out the survey, explains why this is happening and what you can do to protect yourself.  Florida is continuing to assess the damage following Hurricane Milton, as the death toll climbs to at least 14.The CEO behind a famous ‘anti-stress patch’ has been explaining why the brain knows how to heal. Jim Poole is from the sleep & stress tech firm, NuCalm, who created the ‘Biosignal Processing Disc’, which is a small circular sticker that promises to transmit signals to the brain that make users feel peaceful and relaxed.Also in this episode: Boki the brown bear health update: ‘Not out of the woods’ after pioneering brain surgeryPopular video game Football Manager delayed until next yearHertfordshire Zoo names new African penguin chicks after some very famous siblings…Follow us on X or on Threads.

Met Office Tropical Prediction Scientist, and friend of the show, Julian Hemming, reveals the latest updates on Hurricane Milton. It's after more than two million homes and businesses have been left without power and strong winds have ripped off the roof of a Major League Baseball stadium in the west coast of Florida. The WWF says that according to its latest global stocktake, wildlife numbers have fallen by 73% in 50 years. Dr Mike Barrett, WWF’s chief scientific adviser and one of the lead author’s of the report, discusses the findings. Also in this episode: Has the real identity of the inventor of Bitcoin finally been revealed?Elon Musk’s Tesla set to unveil Cybercab laterWimbledon to replace all of its line judges with Live Electronic Line Calling from 2025 Follow us on X or on Threads.

US President Joe Biden has been urging Floridians to evacuate now as the state prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Professor Ralf Toumi, Director of the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, shares the latest updates on the hurricane, and reveals how climate change may have played a role in its intensity.  Camilla Nichol, Chief Executive of The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, tells Tech & Science Daily why they’re sending a British team to Antarctica for five months to count penguins and perform conservation work.Also in this episode: US says it may break up Google after landmark caseGeoffrey Hinton warns of AI’s growing danger after Nobel Prize winResearch shows stressed bees make pessimistic choices - and it may resemble human emotionsFollow us on X or on Threads.

Florida is preparing for potentially ‘life-threatening’ winds and storm surges from Hurricane Milton - as concerns remain over what hurricane category it will be when it makes landfall.Tropical Prediction Scientist at the Met Office and friend of the show, Julian Heming, explains how Milton has been strengthening and weakening over the past 24 to 48 hours, and at one point there were concerns it could even reach Category 6 .Julian also discusses the latest on Hurricane Kirk which is due to impact parts of Europe and what it all means for the UK.Tech & Science Daily speak to the Woodland Trust about Boki the brown bear, who is set to make history by undergoing brain surgery in the first operation of its kind in the UK.Also in this episode:Is human life expectancy slowing down?Good news gamers, Alien: Isolation is finally getting a sequelFollow us on X or on Threads.

Tropical Prediction Scientist at the Met Office, Julian Heming, discusses what we know so far about Hurricane Milton, after Floridians are warned to prepare for the ‘biggest evacuation in seven years’. Tech & Science Daily speak to one of the lead investigators of a new clinical trial to prevent food allergies in children which has opened in the UK. Gideon Lack, professor of paediatric allergy at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and King’s College London, reveals the significance of the study and how parents can get involved. Also in this episode:Nobel Prize goes to microRNA researchersNew AI-powered scam detection tool launchesBlood test detecting 12 cancers at an early stage receives Government fundingFancy following in Charles Darwin’s footsteps? Here’s your chance… 

For this preview of Brave New World, we look at why AI is the future of medicine. Alternative medicine advocate and best-selling author Deepak Chopra joins host Evgeny Lebedev, to discuss why artificial intelligence is the key to unlocking both personal and spiritual growth, and why humanity is at a crucial crossroads with technology.The health and wellness expert has been at the intersection of science and spirituality for nearly 50 years and recently released his 95th book, titled Digital Dharma. Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.