Tech Life Podcast
Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world.
Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world. We meet the people with bright ideas for rethinking the way we work, learn and play, and get hands-on with the products they dream up. We hold tech giants to account for their huge power to affect our lives, and ask who wins, and who loses, in the technology transformation. Tech Life is your guide to a future being made, and remade, at lightning speed in front of our eyes.
Episodes to download
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The Merge: A cryptocurrency revolution
Fri 16 Sep 2022
One of the biggest names in crypto, Ethereum, tries to go green - will it work?
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Apple tries to build back the buzz
Sun 11 Sep 2022
A slew of new products and a glitzy launch - what will they mean for Apple's fortunes.
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India's high speed broadband revolution
Fri 2 Sep 2022
India is promised the world's biggest 5G network - and grocery shopping on WhatsApp
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More trouble at Twitter
Fri 26 Aug 2022
A whistleblower makes explosive allegations about the social network's security
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Can TikTok stars make it on the real stage?
Fri 19 Aug 2022
What happens when social media sensations meet a real life Edinburgh Fringe audience?
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Esports at the Commonwealth Games
Fri 12 Aug 2022
We meet the gamers vying for unofficial medals that the Commonwealth Games
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The future of medical virtual reality
Fri 5 Aug 2022
We take a look at virtual reality as it helps surgeons separate twins joined at the head
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The battle over encrypted messaging
Fri 29 Jul 2022
The head of WhatsApp signals the firm will resist efforts to weaken its encryption
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Is Tesla in trouble?
Fri 22 Jul 2022
A setback for the world's biggest electric car maker as it ditches its bitcoin investment
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Twitter and Elon Musk: The deal goes sour
Fri 15 Jul 2022
What happens now Elon Musk wants to pull out and how damaged will he and Twitter be?
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How Wimbledon has gone high tech
Fri 8 Jul 2022
AI, virtual courts, and NFTs: the changing face of a very traditional tennis tournament
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The profound tech consequences of Roe v Wade
Fri 1 Jul 2022
How the Supreme Court's abortion ruling is radically reshaping people's online lives
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The graphic content missed by Meta's moderators
Fri 24 Jun 2022
The 蜜芽传媒 uncovers explicit material on Facebook, missed by human and AI moderators
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Is El Salvador's bitcoin revolution failing?
Fri 17 Jun 2022
El Salvador has invested heavily bitcoin - what happens now prices are tumbling?
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Is the work from home revolution unstoppable?
Fri 10 Jun 2022
New data shows more people are abandoning the office- what will it mean for working life?
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Why is the internet still a hostile place for women?
Fri 3 Jun 2022
The UK media regulator highlights online harassment and urges more protections for women
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Another setback for facial recognition technology
Fri 27 May 2022
UK regulators become the latest to take action against Clearview AI
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Is the cryptocurrency bubble bursting?
Fri 20 May 2022
Are sharply falling values a bump in the road or the beginning of the end for crypto?
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Learning the lessons of Wannacry, five years on
Fri 13 May 2022
It was the most crippling malware attack the world had ever seen - could it happen again?
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Are we on the cusp of a VR revolution?
Fri 6 May 2022
Is the much hyped technology is about to become part of everyday life.
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Twitter: The Elon Musk takeover
Fri 29 Apr 2022
How will the world's most high profile tech entrepreneur reshape social media?
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A setback for Netflix
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Netflix loses customers, and its share value plummets- what does it mean for its future?
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Facial recognition technology and the war in Ukraine
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Tech Tent looks at the use of facial recognition software in Ukraine
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What next for Twitter now Elon Musk is on board?
Fri 8 Apr 2022
One of the most influential and outspoken men in tech gets his hands on Twitter
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A huge, new crypto heist
Fri 1 Apr 2022
Hackers take digital currency worth hundreds of million dollars.
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The tech of war crime investigation
Fri 25 Mar 2022
As accusations of atrocities in Ukraine mount, how can technology help investigators?
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Tech goes to the aid of Ukrainian refugees
Sat 19 Mar 2022
Tech tent finds out how ride-sharing and telemedicine are helping Ukrainians
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The cyber conflict in Ukraine
Sat 5 Mar 2022
A look at battles being fought online as Russia invades Ukraine.
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The return of Trump?
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Donald Trump is banned on Twitter and Facebook. Can he make a social media comeback?
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A major chip deal collapses
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Chip maker Arm won't be bought by Nvidia after all. The new boss says that's ok
Get in touch with Tech Life
Email us at techlife@bbc.co.uk or contact us via WhatsApp on +443301230320
