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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.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: 30 days

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    Tech Life's look back at 2025

    Tuesday

    We bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.

  • Launching a commercial space station

    Tue 23 Dec 2025

    US firm Vast wants Haven-1 to be the world's first commercial space station in orbit.

  • Chatbots changing minds

    Tue 16 Dec 2025

    A study found AI chatbots can persuade us with fake facts. How does this affect politics?

  • The darker side of streaming

    Tue 9 Dec 2025

    A popular streamer tells us about the downsides of making online content.

  • The secret ways AI is used to write hit songs

    Tue 2 Dec 2025

    How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys.

  • Should we allow AI into the classroom?

    Tue 25 Nov 2025

    Some children in the United States are learning with help from AI-powered apps at school.

  • Living the digital nomad life

    Tue 18 Nov 2025

    Who are digital nomads, and why are more countries welcoming them ?

  • The King and AI

    Tue 11 Nov 2025

    We visit a royal palace to meet some of the pioneers of artificial intelligence.

  • Digital parenting

    Tue 4 Nov 2025

    The issues around parents keeping an eye on their children using tracking technology.

  • Web-scraping bots

    Tue 28 Oct 2025

    Bots are driving down human traffic at the world's largest online encyclopedia.

  • Red lines for AI

    Tue 21 Oct 2025

    There are calls for AI to be prevented from carrying out actions which might harm humans.

  • Drones with Tasers

    Tue 14 Oct 2025

    The head of the company that makes Tasers tells us about the future of the technology.

  • Class action

    Tue 7 Oct 2025

    Two big social media companies face a class action lawsuit in Italy.

  • Pinterest boss on online safety

    Tue 30 Sep 2025

    An exclusive interview with Bill Ready, boss of social media platform Pinterest.

  • Can we trust AI in health?

    Tue 23 Sep 2025

    We hear from experts on the pros and cons of using AI in the healthcare world.

  • Keeping connected

    Tue 16 Sep 2025

    Find out about the networks of cables that keep the internet fast and functioning.

  • Sailing into stormy seas

    Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Robot sailboats are helping forecasters predict where hurricanes will hit land.

  • Talking translation

    Tue 2 Sep 2025

    Find out how AI is making phone calls possible between people who don’t share a language.

  • What happens when you lose your social media?

    Tue 26 Aug 2025

    We hear from people who say they have been unfairly banned from Facebook and Instagram.

  • Tech and performance at the Edinburgh Festivals

    Tue 19 Aug 2025

    A special from Edinburgh, where art and performance meet tech with spectacular results.

  • Dealing with cyber attacks

    Tue 12 Aug 2025

    Find out how Singapore is now dealing with cyber threats from other states and criminals.

  • What happened to DeepSeek?

    Tue 5 Aug 2025

    China’s DeepSeek took the AI world by storm this year. Where is it now? And: AI doomsday?

  • Your AI servant

    Tue 29 Jul 2025

    What will the era of Agentic AI offer us ?

  • Can sewage make tech cleaner ?

    Tue 22 Jul 2025

    An American waste management company is storing organic waste deep underground.

  • Quantum question time

    Tue 15 Jul 2025

    We take a deep dive into quantum computers, with experts answering listeners' questions.

  • AIs on the road

    Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Find out about the AI safe driving system that's watching the road ahead, and the driver.

  • The future of the internet is up for debate

    Tue 1 Jul 2025

    Key decisions will be made this year about how the internet will operate in the future.

  • Digital twin cities

    Tue 24 Jun 2025

    What are the advantages of creating a digital mirror of a city – or an entire island?

  • Tackling illegal mining with tech

    Tue 17 Jun 2025

    Illegal mining is a big problem in Ghana. Now tech is being used to combat it.

  • China's booming EV industry

    Tue 10 Jun 2025

    In China, electric cars accounted for almost half of all car sales last year.

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