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 Daily bulletins reporting the latest news from the world of science and technology, from the Standard.

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  • BAFTA Games winners in London, Tesco’s QR-code barcodes, Breakthrough Prize gene therapy, and a new clue to finding rare earth minerals

    BAFTA Games winners in London, Tesco’s QR-code barcodes, Breakthrough Prize gene therapy, and a new clue to finding rare earth minerals
    Apr 20 2026
    Al’s back with a tight commute sprint: London rolls out the red carpet for the BAFTA Games Awards, as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 nabs Best Game and Dispatch hoovers up the craft gongs. Then Tesco quietly tries to bin the barcode — swapping in QR codes on sausage packs, because even your weekly shop is basically software now. We’ve also got a proper science win as Luxturna’s sight-restoring gene therapy team bags a Breakthrough Prize, plus a geology breakthrough that could help locate the rare earth minerals powering everything from phones to clean tech. Read more at standard.co.uk — and follow Tech and Science Daily from The Standard for your weekday briefing.

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    5 mins
  • OpenAI’s London office move, UK emergency-response robots, and Pragmata finally launches

    OpenAI’s London office move, UK emergency-response robots, and Pragmata finally launches
    Apr 17 2026

    Al’s in your ears with a proper commute sprint: OpenAI locks in a permanent London office for 2027, the UK trials robots for the kind of hazardous incidents you really don’t want humans walking into first, and a major immunity study hints at how the post-Covid landscape could shape the next outbreak response. After that, gaming gets loud — Pragmata finally lands — and Fortnite quietly opens up Save the World for free. Plus, DJI teases the next Osmo Pocket, because London pavements are basically a stabilisation test course. More on everything at standard.co.uk — and follow Tech and Science Daily from The Standard for your weekday briefing.


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    7 mins
  • Starmer summons TikTok & Meta to No.10, cancer drugs go “off-label” (properly), and Microsoft Patch Tuesday is massive

    Starmer summons TikTok & Meta to No.10, cancer drugs go “off-label” (properly), and Microsoft Patch Tuesday is massive
    Apr 16 2026
    Al’s on with a quick commute sprint: Downing Street drags TikTok, Meta, X and mates into No.10 to talk kids’ online safety — because infinite scroll isn’t exactly a public service. Then a genuinely hopeful medical headline: a major trial looks at using existing targeted cancer drugs “off label”, guided by tumour genetics, with actual evidence and guardrails. After the break, it’s Patch Tuesday chaos — 167 Microsoft fixes including zero-days — so yes, you’re updating today. And in gaming, Animal Crossing quietly drops a 25th anniversary gift that politely reminds you the GameCube was… a while ago. More on everything at standard.co.uk — and follow Tech and Science Daily from The Standard for your weekday briefing.

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    5 mins
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