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Tech and Science Daily | The Standard

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard

By: The Evening Standard
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 Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard.

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  • TfL’s Overground Push to Stevenage, Pornhub Blocks New UK Users, Is Freeview Ending in 2034?

    TfL’s Overground Push to Stevenage, Pornhub Blocks New UK Users, Is Freeview Ending in 2034?
    Jan 30 2026

    TfL’s flirting with the idea of dragging the Overground out to Stevenage — because apparently we’re collecting Hertfordshire now. The Online Safety Act hits a new phase as Pornhub says it’ll block new UK users unless they verify their age, and we look at the bigger question everyone’s dodging: what happens when “free” telly (Freeview) starts to look like an expensive legacy network with a 2034 off-switch looming? After the break, there’s slick global science with a quantum “refrigerator” that turns noise into something useful, a supply-chain cyber story that proves your vendor’s problems become your problems, plus a quick hit of gaming fixes and phone-world chaos — including Nothing taking a rare year off the flagship treadmill. More over at standard.co.uk.



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    8 mins
  • NHS AI + Robot Lung Cancer Trial in London, Terraria Bigger & Boulder Update, Steam Faces UK Lawsuit

    NHS AI + Robot Lung Cancer Trial in London, Terraria Bigger & Boulder Update, Steam Faces UK Lawsuit
    Jan 29 2026
    Guy’s and St Thomas’ starts trialling AI plus robot-guided tools to speed up lung cancer diagnosis — less waiting, more answers. Up the country, the MoD pushes forward “wingman drones” designed to fly alongside Apache helicopters, because 2026 is really leaning into the sci-fi timeline. Then we swerve hard into gaming: Terraria drops its massive Bigger and Boulder update, Steam owner Valve gets pulled into a huge UK lawsuit over pricing and commissions, and Sony adds PS5 read receipts — so now your mates can see you’re ignoring them. More at standard.co.uk — and don’t forget to follow for your next weekday hit!

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    7 mins
  • NHS drone deliveries in London, a £3bn temperature bill for the NHS, and a new AirTag

    NHS drone deliveries in London, a £3bn temperature bill for the NHS, and a new AirTag
    Jan 28 2026
    Today, the NHS is eyeing drones to move urgent pathology samples across south-west London — because the South Circular simply cannot be trusted. We’ve also got a new Oxford estimate putting a chunky price tag on how cold snaps and heat spikes quietly strain the NHS, plus a battery-recycling method that tries to do three jobs at once. Then it’s a quick hop into gaming with Arc Raiders’ latest roadmap, before Apple drops a new AirTag that’s trying to be better at finding your stuff — and worse at finding other people. More on all of it at standard.co.uk

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    7 mins
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