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Professor Tim Denison, from the University of Oxford and lead engineer behind the world’s first epilepsy device to be fitted in a child's skull, explains how the technology works and the potential impact it could have as a treatment for the condition. 
Get ready because yellow heat health alerts are in place for most of England this week. 
Renowned British explorer and crew aim to cross the Atlantic in a hydrogen balloon. 
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Nearly 19,000 NHS patients left waiting for three days in A&E Three-quarters of UK rivers found to be in poor ecological health by citizen scientistsThe secrets to living to 100 according to science
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In this preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev speaks with Ryan Holiday about the modern media landscape, echo chambers and the value of Stoic leadership.
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PIxMob discusses their impressive technology which has been used in concerts for Taylor Swift, Coldplay and The Weeknd, as well as huge events such as the Super Bowl halftime show, Eurovision and the Olympics. 
Microsoft regains the title of world's most valuable public company from Nvidia. 
Cyber criminals behind London hospitals' disruption publish stolen blood test data. 
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TikTok launches media literacy hub to help users spot misinformationChimps help scientists find plants that have potential to become medicinesCould eating cheese help with mental health and resilience?Why a banana-clicking game is already this summer's biggest hit
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Local Stonehenge expert, Tim Daw, explains the potential lasting impact of Just Stop Oil protestors spraying the cultural heritage site with orange powder paint. 
Lisa Webb, consumer law expert at Which?, discusses their report which suggests big tech brands are breaking new laws and selling customers short on product security.
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Artificial intelligence allows pupils to ‘converse’ with Holocaust survivorsAstronauts stuck in space at least another week as Boeing and NASA troubleshoot Starliner spacecraft issuesArchaeologists find depiction of 'Simpsons' character on 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy coffin
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The Standard’s Business & Technology Correspondent, Simon Hunt, explains how Nvidia overtook Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valuable company.
Dr Katie Burnham, Senior Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, discusses their new study which suggests that sepsis patients ‘could get the right treatment faster, based on their genes’.
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Self-driving cars found to be safer - except at dawn, dusk, or when turning, according to studyPrince Charles Cinema cancels screening of film which was written by AI following backlashMcDonald’s AI mishaps with bacon ice cream and chicken nugget overload
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New research claims that mega satellite constellations spew copious amounts of aluminium oxide gas in the atmosphere and it could deplete the ozone layer.
Fernando Auat Cheein, associate professor in robotics and autonomous systems at the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University, discusses their new AI tool which uses videos to predict harvests.
First patients in the UK receive a new ‘revolutionary’ device to stop acid reflux.
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Alzheimer’s disease on mother’s side linked to ‘increased risk’ of the conditionGreece heatwave: Death toll rises to five as locals fear tourists ‘underestimating’ record temperaturesFirst 'major lunar standstill' in nearly 20 years set for this weekend
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