Tech Life Episodes Episode guide
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Who cares about facial recognition?
Two new surveys suggest cautious public attitudes in the US and UK towards the tech.
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Tech's trade war
How tensions between China and the US are hurting the tech industry in both nations.
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What Facebook knows about you
The social giant will reveal what it knows about your net activity off of its platform.
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Are you being watched?
How private facial recognition in public areas threatens privacy, campaigners say.
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8chan searches for new home
Key service providers kick the controversial message board off the mainstream internet.
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New rules for robots
How should robots behave around humans? Presented by Jane Wakefield.
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Facebook's five billion dollar bill
The social network reaches a record settlement with regulators over users' data privacy.
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Celebrating games
Why Dundee in Scotland is a hub of videogaming creativity.
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Alexa dispenses medical advice
Are fears over Amazon's tie-up with the UK's National Health Service justified?
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Young TikTok fans 'exploited'
Influencers on the social app get youngsters to give them hundreds of dollars in gifts
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Jony Ive quits Apple
The man behind the design of the iPhone and iMac, Sir Jony Ive, sets up on his own.
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Libra: Facebook's digital coin
How payments and money transfers could be a big part of the social giant's future.
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Deepfake or art: who decides?
Rory Cellan-Jones on the latest stories in the tech world
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Apple: design at any cost?
What does a $999 monitor stand say about Apple's direction?
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5G goes live
The long-awaited 5G network goes live in the UK. Does it live up to expectations?
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Google's blow to Huawei
The Chinese giant's phones face uncertainty after Google stops providing apps and its OS.
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The spy in your smartphone
Hackers installed surveillance software on phones using a flaw in messaging app WhatsApp.
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Will investors hail Uber?
The transport platform that has disrupted the taxi business floats on the stock market.
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Extremism challenge for YouTube
The streaming service has vast power but will it contain the problem of extremist videos?
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Sri Lanka's social media ban
Following the deadly bombings over Easter, authorities try to stem conspiracy theories.
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The promise of smart cities
Do people want to live in places full of sensors linking them to their surroundings?
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Is screen-time really so bad for you?
A new study says time in front of computers and phones might not be as bad as many think.
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5G launches in the US and South Korea
Telecoms giants race to be first to bring out a commercial 5G service.
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Lyft shares start trading
The taxi app's flotation indicates the state of the "gig-economy".
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Google gets into gaming
The search giant unveils a plan to stream games to tablets, TVs, and phones.
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Thirty years of the World Wide Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the Web's creator, warns of a "dysfunctional future" online.
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Facebook to focus on privacy
Boss Mark Zuckerberg vows to transform the platform to make it more private for users.
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Mobile World Congress 2019
Huawei unveils its eye-poppingly expensive folding phone.
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Samsung launches folding phone
The handset's screen unfolds to create a tablet-like device
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Apple to investigate repressive Saudi app
The Absher government app lets men block their female relatives from travelling abroad.
