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 future of computing
Fri 2 Apr 2021
The CEO of ARM on its latest chips, plus two exciting projects in quantum computing.
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Why Intel will make chips for its rivals
Fri 26 Mar 2021
The tech giant says it aims to rebalance world chip supply from Asia to the US and Europe
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Uber鈥檚 u-turn on drivers
Fri 19 Mar 2021
The ride-hailing giant says it will pay UK drivers a minimum wage and other benefits.
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The $69m digital artwork
Fri 12 Mar 2021
How the boom in 'non-fungible tokens' helped one artist become a multimillionaire
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The new 鈥渟pace race鈥� for chips
Fri 5 Mar 2021
A look at how the latest chips are made and why they鈥檙e the focus of US-China rivalry.
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Who blinked - Facebook or Australia?
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Facebook and the Australian government reach a compromise over payment for news content
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Facebook blocks Australia鈥檚 news
Fri 19 Feb 2021
The social giant pulls news content ahead of a new law that would force it to pay media.
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Bitcoin鈥檚 energy cost
Fri 12 Feb 2021
The buzz around the cryptocurrency grows, but what鈥檚 its impact on global energy use?
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A tale of two ecommerce giants
Fri 5 Feb 2021
Jeff Bezos's Amazon and Jack Ma's Alibaba report bumper profits
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Robert Downey Jr. on backing green tech
Fri 29 Jan 2021
The Iron Man star tells us how he wants to help tackle the climate crisis.
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Biden鈥檚 plan for big tech
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Will the new US President bring a new era in relations with the tech giants?
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Amazon gives Parler the boot
Fri 15 Jan 2021
The social platform favoured by Donald Trump supporters loses its online home.
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Facebook and Twitter block Trump
Fri 8 Jan 2021
Social giants act after the President praises supporters who broke into the US Congress.
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Tech Trends for 2021
New Year's Day 2021
Rory Cellan-Jones and guests on how tech will shape the coming twelve months.
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Tech Quiz of the Year 2020
Christmas Day 2020
Test your knowledge of the year鈥檚 biggest tech stories with Rory Cellan-Jones and team.
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Hackers breach US government
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Key government agencies are among thousands of organisations believed to have been hit.
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Will Facebook be broken up?
Fri 11 Dec 2020
US regulators launch lawsuits accusing the giant of buying rivals to stifle competition.
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Life after Covid
Fri 4 Dec 2020
Will a digital means of showing you鈥檝e been immunised be required for everyday life?
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Tesla鈥檚 $500bn valuation
Fri 27 Nov 2020
The electric car pioneer鈥檚 stock value exceeds that of the major carmakers combined.
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Electric cars in the fast lane
Fri 20 Nov 2020
The UK government says new petrol and diesel-powered cars will be banned by 2030.
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Will Biden go after Facebook?
Fri 13 Nov 2020
The social media giant is in the firing line again after Joe Biden's election win
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Social giants label Trump鈥檚 posts
Fri 6 Nov 2020
Facebook and Twitter warn President Trump鈥檚 post-election remarks may be misleading.
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Senators accuse big tech of bias
Fri 30 Oct 2020
US politicians clash over the future of social media.
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Election stakes for US tech
Fri 23 Oct 2020
What changes will a new Presidential term bring for the tech we use?
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iPhone 12 goes 5G
Fri 16 Oct 2020
Apple pushes 5G as a key selling point of its new iPhone 12. But is it useful right now?
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US Congress slams big tech
Fri 9 Oct 2020
The world鈥檚 biggest tech firms are compared to oil barons by US lawmakers.
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A Pixel for the times
Fri 2 Oct 2020
Google pushes affordability and 5G for its flagship Pixel 5 mobile handset.
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How misinformation spreads
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Rory Cellan-Jones examines how misinformation spreads across online platforms.
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Berlin鈥檚 tech bounceback
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Rory Cellan-Jones visits Berlin to see how the tech sector is faring post-lockdown.
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