Around 70,000 users of Discord globally could have had sensitive data stolen by hackers.

The platform says criminals targeted a third-party service called 5CA, hired for age verification appeals.

Data stolen includes official ID photographs, and potentially personal information such as partial credit card numbers and messages.

A new tool is being developed by MI:RNA to help diagnose osteoarthritis in dogs earlier.

Qualified vet and Chief Scientific Officer, Robert Coultous, joins us to tell us more.

Acclaimed violinist Esther Abrami on London’s Southbank Centre and TikTok’s new accelerator programme for classical content creators.

Also in this episode:

-‘Viewing own face through baby filter could help unlock memories’

-Scientists transplant a pig liver into a human

-20,000 people to help drive mental health research

-Incense bowl and helmet handle among finds at National Trust estate dig

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On this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev is in conversation with the Oscar-winning actor, Dame Helen Mirren.

Now, this is a bit of a break from the usual guests on Tech & Science Daily, but in this wide ranging conversation Evgeny and Dame Helen discuss everything from the evolution of technology, ageing, to the contemporary media landscape and social media.

“It’s so sad that Kurt Cobain died when he did, because he never got to see GPS”

Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.

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Two teenagers have been arrested after a ransomware attack stole data from a nursery chain in London.

The Met Police say the pair, aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail.

Cyberhackers were said to be using the pictures and names of about 8,000 children, to demand ransom money.

Women who have a caesarean birth at an advanced stage of labour are about eight times more likely to devolop scars in the womb, which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in the future.

To learn more, we’re joined by Anna David, Professor and Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at University College London Hospital, and she’s also Director of the Institute for Women’s Health at UCL.

Plus, why gold prices have rocketed to a new all-time high.

Also in this episode:

• Meta updates Facebook's algorithm to give you more of what you actually want to see

• A modified Land Rover that even had a propeller to cross the Bering Strait, is going to auction

• An athlete runs the entire circumference of Cornwall to raise money for Alzheimer's disease

• What city has used enough power to make over 850 billion cups of tea?

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The world may be at a crucial turning point in the transition to clean power.

A new analysis by energy think tank Ember shows renewable energy generation has overtaken coal globally for the first time on record.

We’re joined by Robert Palmer, deputy director at Uplift, to unpack what this milestone means for the future of energy — from falling costs and growing solar capacity to the political will needed to phase out oil and gas.

Also in this episode:

• Spotify users can now use ChatGPT to find music and create playlists

• The Met police dismantle a criminal network suspected of smuggling 40,000 stolen phones out of the UK

• Jaguar Land Rover resumes manufacturing after major cyber attack

• Nutrition science firm ZOE launches an AI-powered gut health app

• Pine martens return to Exmoor National Park for the first time in a century

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Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).

What is motor neurone disease, what are the symptoms, how is it diagnosed, and can sport cause the condition?

We join UCL’s professor of clinical neurology, Andrea Malaspina.

Professor Malaspina is also clinical and academic lead of the Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre.

Also in this episode:

The world’s leading AI event, HumanX, is officially coming to Europe in 2026

The Big Issue partners with tech company Lenovo to equip charities with laptops

Storm Amy: Thousands of homes remain without power

The Andrew Law Gallery at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum reopens this October

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The device called Tissue Metrics could transform the way eczema is diagnosed and treated.

In the UK, there are 1.5 million adults who suffer from the condition.

Their tech aims to provide objective data for faster and more accurate eczema diagnosis and treatment - even within a week.

To find how the technology works and why this will “end misery for millions”, we speak to lead researcher, Professor Michael Crichton from Herriot-Watt University.

Clip courtesy of STV news.

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The world’s leading primatologist, Dame Jane Goodall, has died aged 91.

Jane dedicated more than sixty years of her life to studying chimpanzees and conservation.

We hear from Dan Simmonds, London Zoo’s Animal Operations Manager, and Dr Jake Brooker, a postdoctoral researcher in primatology at the University of Durham.

Also in this episode:

• The Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin on Storm Amy, as weather warnings are upgraded to amber

• Instagram’s boss says the app does not listen to our conversations

• Experts call for sunbed ban

• Walking shapes how our brains process sound, study suggests

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Sir Keir Starmer revealed a new NHS virtual hospital at the Labour conference. Available via the NHS app from 2027, the government says it will deliver “millions of appointments” between patients and consultants across the country, as well as help manage tests, scans and prescriptions.

From today, every GP practice in England will have to let patients book online appointments throughout the day.

Also in this episode, 2.8 billion-year-old lunar rock samples suggest that the interior of the mysterious dark side of the moon may be colder than we once thought. To find out why this research is important, and why the two sides of the moon are different, we join Professor Yang Li from UCL’s Department of Earth Sciences and Peking University, co-author of the new study.

Plus, Amazon reveals the new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft at their 2025 Hardware Event. They also announced four new Echo devices and more Ring doorbells.

And the rest:

• E-bikes and e-scooter fires are on course to reach an all-time high this year, new analysis reveals
• A new species of Jurassic reptile has been discovered, and it's related to lizards and snakes
• Why burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke
• Robot cars vs the police...

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