Tech Life Episodes Episode guide
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Senators accuse big tech of bias
US politicians clash over the future of social media.
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Election stakes for US tech
What changes will a new Presidential term bring for the tech we use?
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iPhone 12 goes 5G
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
The world鈥檚 biggest tech firms are compared to oil barons by US lawmakers.
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A Pixel for the times
Google pushes affordability and 5G for its flagship Pixel 5 mobile handset.
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How misinformation spreads
Rory Cellan-Jones examines how misinformation spreads across online platforms.
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The TikTok saga hots up
After shunning Microsoft, will a deal with Oracle work?
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Berlin鈥檚 tech bounceback
Rory Cellan-Jones visits Berlin to see how the tech sector is faring post-lockdown.
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Tech and working life
Rory Cellan-Jones explores how tech firms are influencing the way people work.
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Facebook News gets bigger
Should publishers welcome or fear the tech giant鈥檚 plan to expand its news feature?
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Students marked down by algorithm
How students in England took to the streets to challenge their exam grades.
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Legal victory over facial recognition
Use of facial recognition by a UK police force was unlawful, says the Court of Appeal.
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The future for TikTok in the United States
Why the popular video app faces being bought out or banned
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Big tech facing a break-up?
The biggest tech firms are grilled by US lawmakers over abuse of market power.
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The new AI tool creating a buzz
GPT-3 is a tool whose predecessor was dubbed 鈥渢oo dangerous to release鈥�.
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The great Twitter hack
Hackers take over accounts belonging to famous names after breaching Twitter鈥檚 security.
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TikTok caught in US-China tussle
The hit video sharing platform quits operating in Hong Kong as the US considers a ban.
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Big advertisers boycott Facebook
Marketers express unease about Facebook鈥檚 handling of hate speech.
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Apple ditches Intel chips
The tech giant tells developers future Macs will use Apple-designed chips.
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Developers take on Apple over app store rules
Apple comes under fire for what some see as anti-competitive practices
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Facial recognition pulled from police
IBM, Amazon and Microsoft stop providing police forces with facial recognition tools.
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Zuckerberg faces staff revolt
Facebook staff strike out at decision not to moderate Donald Trump鈥檚 postings.
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Twitter tweaks Trump鈥檚 tweets
US President signs an order that could strip social media firms of legal protections.
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Facebook鈥檚 remote working shift
Will the tech giant鈥檚 new policy change how people at other firms work?
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Fighting Covid-19 with data
Is South Korea鈥檚 success so far in fighting the coronavirus down to data and tech?
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Smarter workplaces after lockdown ends
How tech will help to get people back to work safely.
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Tech firms boosted by Covid-19
In contrast to many businesses, will the tech giants emerge stronger from the crisis?
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Influencers feel the pinch
How social media influencers are earning less in lockdown and rethinking what they do.
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Tech skills for the lockdown
Are you using the lockdown to pick up new tech skills? We meet a family learning coding.
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WhatsApp and YouTube act on Covid conspiracies
The social giants take steps to remove falsehoods linking Covid-19 to 5G.
