Tech Life Episodes Episode guide
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Tech predictions for 2022
The Âé¶¹Éç tech team on what we'll all be talking about over the next 12 months
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Tech Tent quiz of the year 2021
What better way to review the big tech stories of 2021 than with a battle of wits?
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The UK's plan to rein in big tech
New laws are designed to regulate social media and tech giants. Will they work?
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When crypto met football
How NFTs and fan tokens have found their way into the world of football
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@jack exits Twitter
What next for the social media platform after Jack Dorsey quits?
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A volcano-powered Bitcoin city?
El Salvador's president made Bitcoin legal tender, now he wants to build a city
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The global rise of ransomware
How hackers stole millions, and why they're so difficult to stop
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Ransomware gangs face a crackdown
Is the tide finally turning in the battle against ransomware attacks?
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The Squid Game coin scam
How cryptocurrency scams have become an everyday event
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Whistleblower piles pressure on Facebook
Frances Haugen tells the British parliament that Facebook’s algorithm puts users at risk
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Tech for future living
How the metaverse, energy tech, and AI might influence how we live in years to come.
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Bezos' rocket blasts Star Trek actor into space
William Shatner becomes oldest person to travel to space, aboard the Blue Origin craft.
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Facebook’s punishing week
The social giant suffers one of its worst weeks after a tech blunder takes it offline.
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A ‘practical’ quantum computer
Are quantum computers ready to make the leap from the lab to the business?
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A turning point for Facebook?
Will US press reports about Facebook bring tighter regulation or a breakup a step closer?
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Wikipedia’s editing war
Can the online encyclopaedia be impartial in a world of hotly-contested narratives?
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El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment
Cryptocurrency fans celebrate, but will Salvadorans benefit?
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China's video games ban
The government cuts children's gaming time to just three hours a week
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AI: Reality and hype
Is language-based artificial intelligence as capable as it seems?
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Fears over Afghan biometric data
Human rights activists say the Taliban could use government databases to target citizens.
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Removing carbon from the air
Can tech to capture and store carbon prevent a climate catastrophe?
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China cracks down on online games
A state-run media outlet brands online games ‘electronic drugs’ and calls for more curbs.
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Intel’s road ahead
Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel, outlines his plan to regain the lead in silicon chips.
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Fresh questions over Pegasus spyware
How the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group has kept ahead of attempts to block it.
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Football and online hate
Can social platforms stop the racist abuse of black players?
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Have apps helped tackle the pandemic?
Did exposure and contact tracing apps live up to the hopes for them?
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Should robots look like humans?
SoftBank pauses production of the Pepper robot.
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Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead
The controversial entrepreneur created an industry but was facing tax charges in the US.
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Web creator to sell source code as an NFT
Sir Tim Berners-Lee chooses the latest tech craze to raise funds for charity.
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Tech victories for law enforcement
The FBI recovers ransomware Bitcoins and gets suspects to use compromised messaging app.