OpenAI announces “pause” on a ChatGPT voice avatar after it drew comparisons Scarlett Johansson’s speaking style - and Hollywood actress called in the lawyers. Legal and policy challenges for AI Seoul Summit, with Eleanor Shearer, senior research fellow at London’s Common Wealth think tank. Infected blood scandal: police examine manslaughter charges.

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• Microplastics found in ‘every study testicle’
• New (but fading) chance to see Northern Lights
• Tech firms ‘failing on pre-election misinformation’
• Cob-erating theatre...tiny robot’s corn-sized surgery

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Publication of public inquiry’s verdict into ‘worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS’ that led to deaths of more than 3,000 people. UK summer alert for Asian hornets. Preserving breast tissue aids cancer research.

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• iDo...the robot ‘AI dating concierge’
• Odyssey for cross of polar explorer Shackleton
• Flavour science behind mac & cheese ice cream

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Evgeny Lebedev talks to stoicism expert Professor Bill Irvine, whose books detail the ancient wisdom of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius for a new generation.

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Warning issued over council house scam on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat which has seen victims hand over thousands of pounds to secure social housing that doesn’t exist.

Findings suggest ‘global life expectancy to increase by nearly five years by 2050’.

Study shows children who spend a lot of time on social media are 'more likely to vape’.

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• Archaeologist’s theory may have finally solved mystery of Egypt’s pyramids
• Reddit & OpenAI announce content deal
• GTA 6 long-awaited release date announced by Rockstar

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What to expect as the Ubisoft franchise heads to Japan - game journalist Vicky Jessop reveals what we know so far about the upcoming instalment. NHS approves ‘invaluable’ liver cancer cancer treatment. Apple launches eye-tracking tech for iPhone and iPad.

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• The new UK weapon designed to blast drones out of the sky
• Why dinosaurs might be to thank for regulating body temperature

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Google is increasing its artificial intelligence offerings and even the world’s most popular search engine is getting an AI makeover.

The Standard’s Business & Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, discusses all the big announcements from the tech giant’s annual developer conference.

We hear from Professor Ruth Travis from Oxford Population Health about their research that blood proteins ‘warn of cancer seven years before diagnosis’.

Also in this episode:

• Bumble apologises for celibacy ads: ‘We made a mistake’
• The $1.4 billion Dream Chaser plane that will take humans to space
• Scientists discover new species of giant jellyfish
• Olympics: Why parts of Paris will be off-limits without a QR code

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OpenAI rolls out the most advanced ChatGPT ever as rival Anthropic launches AI assistant Claude in the European Union.

Study claims weight loss jabs like Ozempic and Wegovy ‘cuts risk of heart attack and stroke’.

Another chance to see The Northern Lights in the UK? Scientists’ prediction as the Sun approaches ‘solar maximum’.

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• More than 20,000 people join search for new dementia treatments
• Hunting may have helped humans become long-distance runners
• Marvel Rivals apologises after banning negative reviews

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An inquiry into traumatic childbirths has called for an overhaul of the UK's maternity and postnatal care.

University of Cambridge’s Professor Henrik Salje discusses his research which suggests babies born from C-section ‘need two measles jabs for full protection’.

Two professional skydivers successfully complete the world’s first wingsuit flight through London’s Tower Bridge.

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• Study finds internet use linked to higher wellbeing
• Wales becomes first UK nation to join metaverse
• ‘Source of sugar, not just amount, could impact weight in children’
• Why Great British insults are dying out

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