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Thousands of people who could benefit from weight-loss jab Mounjaro could be missing out due to NHS finding shortfalls.

We’re joined by project manager Rowanne Miller from the UK’s National Robotarium…

Hackers who took Marks & Spencer offline for six weeks have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is to roll out AI transcription for outpatient …

Google can keep hold of Chrome but has been ordered to share data with rivals by a US judge. It’s the latest development in the tech giant’s legal battle over whether it’s created an ‘online search m…

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 artifici…

Authorities in Kabul are yet to confirm the official death toll as they work to reach remote areas.

Almost half (47%) of professionals say learning AI feels like a “second job”, according to new resea…

A vaccine for chickenpox will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January. The jab will be offered as a combined immunisation that will eventually replace the MMR vaccine.

Microsoft have unveiled…

Professor Susannah Maidment, a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum, joins us to discuss the world’s oldest ankylosaur, which roamed our planet some 165 million years ago.

The spicomellus has…

We explore a new treatment delivering nanodiamonds into the womb in order to treat fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias, a potentially fatal condition which affects one in 3,000 babies each …

X and xAI lawsuits challenge Apple’s plans to integrate OpenAI’s chatbot into the operating systems of Apple’s products.

Musk claims this violates competition law.

Experts have developed an AI tool tha…

We join Professor Russell, a planetary scientist and the co-author of two new major studies on asteroid Bennu.

From studying its space dust, they believe they’ve unlocked clues to the origins of the s…

Microsoft’s head of artificial intelligence said he’s being “kept awake at night” as more people report suffering from “AI psychosis”.

David Shrier, Professor of Practice, AI & Innovation at Imperial …

A new study shows that a protein found in hair, skin and wool is better at protecting teeth than fluoride. We speak to Dr Sherif Elsharkawy from King’s College London about how keratin toothpaste can…

Colorado has built the world's largest animal crossing. We speak to Kara Van Hoose from Colorado Parks and Wildlife about why Monument is building a bridge for animals.

And are zombie rabbits real? Ka…

Wendalyn Nichols, Cambridge Dictionary Publishing Manager, joins us to explain why “Skibidi”, “tradwife”, and “delulu” have been added to their dictionary.

The UK government extends opening hours for …

Sci-fi fans… FX’s Alien: Earth landed on August 13th. From Noah Hawley and Ridley Scott, the new series is available to stream on Disney+ UK.

To celebrate the launch, Disney+ delivered a Xenomorph egg…

Career expert at LinkedIn, Charlotte Davies, tells us that A-level results day is no longer a life-defining “sliding doors moment”.

They say school leavers are rethinking their approach to their first…

On this replay preview of Brave New World….Is there such a thing as perfect sleep? Leading expert in circadian neuroscience from Oxford University, Professor Russell Foster, joins host Evgeny Lebedev…

Cats develop dementia similarly to humans with Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists hope their findings lead to new treatments for both humans and our feline friends.

For more, we spoke to the lead author, …

Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Ed Bloomer on how to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak.

Cast your eyes skyward between midnight and 5.30am on the 12th of August.

NASA says it’s the “most…

OpenAI has released its much-anticipated GPT-5 AI chatbot, claiming it's a "significant leap in intelligence" and "it's like talking to an expert".

Also we speak to Martin Fidock, CEO of Oviva, the NH…