Tech Life Episodes Episode guide
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Living the digital nomad life
Who are digital nomads, and why are more countries welcoming them ?
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The King and AI
We visit a royal palace to meet some of the pioneers of artificial intelligence.
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Digital parenting
The issues around parents keeping an eye on their children using tracking technology.
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Web-scraping bots
Bots are driving down human traffic at the world's largest online encyclopedia.
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Red lines for AI
There are calls for AI to be prevented from carrying out actions which might harm humans.
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Drones with Tasers
The head of the company that makes Tasers tells us about the future of the technology.
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Class action
Two big social media companies face a class action lawsuit in Italy.
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Pinterest boss on online safety
An exclusive interview with Bill Ready, boss of social media platform Pinterest.
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Can we trust AI in health?
We hear from experts on the pros and cons of using AI in the healthcare world.
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Keeping connected
Find out about the networks of cables that keep the internet fast and functioning.
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Sailing into stormy seas
Robot sailboats are helping forecasters predict where hurricanes will hit land.
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Talking translation
Find out how AI is making phone calls possible between people who don’t share a language.
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What happens when you lose your social media?
We hear from people who say they have been unfairly banned from Facebook and Instagram.
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Tech and performance at the Edinburgh Festivals
A special from Edinburgh, where art and performance meet tech with spectacular results.
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Dealing with cyber attacks
Find out how Singapore is now dealing with cyber threats from other states and criminals.
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What happened to DeepSeek?
China’s DeepSeek took the AI world by storm this year. Where is it now? And: AI doomsday?
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Your AI servant
What will the era of Agentic AI offer us ?
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Can sewage make tech cleaner ?
An American waste management company is storing organic waste deep underground.
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Quantum question time
We take a deep dive into quantum computers, with experts answering listeners' questions.
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AIs on the road
Find out about the AI safe driving system that's watching the road ahead, and the driver.
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The future of the internet is up for debate
Key decisions will be made this year about how the internet will operate in the future.
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Digital twin cities
What are the advantages of creating a digital mirror of a city – or an entire island?
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Tackling illegal mining with tech
Illegal mining is a big problem in Ghana. Now tech is being used to combat it.
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China's booming EV industry
In China, electric cars accounted for almost half of all car sales last year.
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Data and me
Protecting your personal data when a company gets into financial difficulty.
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The digital afterlife business
Using AI chatbots to recreate the voice or likeness of a loved one who has passed away.
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Protecting your invention
You've had a 'lightbulb moment' and invented something amazing. Now you need a patent.
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The impact of online abuse
Young people from marginalised groups tell of the online abuse they receive.
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What you don’t see
One man describes his job as a moderator in Ghana. And we say goodbye to Skype.
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Weighing the world's forests
The space mission to better understand how forests affect climate change on Earth.