Ep.374 - Far-Right AI Rappers & Peptides

In a week where:

1. Miami Heat star Bam Adeybayo drops 2nd All-Time 83 points on the Washington Wizards.
2. Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords.
3. Bank of England announces that UK wildlife will replace famous faces on future banknotes.
4. The Oscars come & go.
5. Cuba suffers a complete collapse of their power system.

In Environment: (10:39) Whilst the US continues to pummel Iran under circumstances that get more suspect by the day, the environmental toll of this war begins to take shape. (Article By Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle)

In Tech: (21:33) Two years ago I talked about Palantir and the hooks they already had in the NHS. Now they're deeper into the UK Government & some people in the Ministry of Defence are getting concerned. (Article By Charlie Young)

In Music: (36:14) One element of the recent Gorton & Denton Byelection was a little known rapper unashamedly pushing far-right ideology. Only thing is, he's AI. (Article By Harriet Williamson & Simon Childs)

Lastly, in Life: (52:11) It has been around for a while but I've only just discovered the craze in something called Peptides. Basically raw-dogging unverified concoctions to boost your wellbeing in specific ways. (Article By Adrienne Matei)

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