Tech Life Episodes Episode guide
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The world focusses on facial recognition
Do cameras keep us safe - or keep us under surveillance?
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The health tech changing lives in Africa
We learn about a new testing kit for life-threatening diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Battery tech goes super miniature - and tear powered
Scientists design a battery the size of your cornea, which runs off saline
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Charting the true cost of AI
Academic Kate Crawford details the global environmental toll of the AI revolution.
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Why do smart speakers get facts wrong?
Smart assistants don't always get things right. We ask why AI could show bias
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Tech taught me
From life hacks to tech skills, the people learning and teaching online
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Fighting forest fires with technology
We find out how artificial intelligence can make a difference in predicting wildfires.
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The cost of data
We look at the environmental impact of storing data and the cost of cloud storage for you
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X marks the spot
As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter, we explore what being X means for the platform
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The new world AI is making
One of the founders of DeepMind tells us about opportunities and perils of AI
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The changing social media landscape
With the arrival of Threads, what does the future hold for social media ?
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Elon Musk's Twitter: More changes and more competition
Twitter restricts how many tweets can be read each day. Will users try new rivals ?
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Can artificial intelligence be a force for good?
A global summit explores the positives of AI - we meet one of the expert speakers.
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Have we had enough of podcasts?
Spotify has ditched high profile broadcasting talent so is the podcast bubble bursting?
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The EU takes action on AI
Margrethe Vestager tells us how the bloc is leading the world on regulating AI.
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Apple's big bet on virtual reality
Tech Life goes to California to see Apple's biggest product launch in years
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The drama about AI in Hollywood
Why Hollywood is up in arms about AI and a chat with an "accidental" tech billionaire.
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What's the deal with chips?
Tech Life unpacks what chips are and the global competition to make them
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Is Elon Musk's Twitter harming global political free speech?
Wikipedia's founder criticises Twitter for taking down content about Turkey's election
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A warning about AI from a founding father of the IT age
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak worries that AI will supercharge scams
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Is digital life booming in Rio?
With Web Summit arriving in Rio we explore how Brazil is embracing digital
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'I sacrificed my soul': A Facebook moderator's story
Exposed to the worst of the internet and then fired - the moderators taking Meta to court
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Is AI racing ahead too fast?
Google's boss admits he doesn't fully understand how its AI products work
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Kidfluencers: Do we share too much about kids online?
Is it right to make money online from children's social media profiles?
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How to make sure the whole world benefits from AI
Are some countries and languages being cut out of the AI revolution?
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Putting Google's AI chatbot Bard to the test
The search giant is rolling out its challenger in the artificial intelligence arms race.
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ChatGPT: Where will we use AI chatbots next?
Tech Tent hears how Microsoft and Duolingo are incorporating AI chat bot GPT4
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WhatsApp: We speak to boss, Will Cathcart
WhatsApp's boss talks to Tech Tent about the global messaging app
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Why are some governments worried about TikTok?
Why are some governments worried about TikTok and what's the future of noise
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Big Tech's big legal headache
Campaigners want to make tech giants liable for harmful content online
