Tech Life

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Tech Life

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May 5, 2023

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How is technology changing our lives? Search for Tech Life wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe or follow if you can.

Released:

May 5, 2023

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Technological and digital news from around the world.

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The latest in disability tech: Technology is changing disabled people’s lives but is it being used as much as it could? by Digital Planet
48 min listen
Jakarta power cut - millions without electricity: Jakarta power cut - millions without electricity but why could the grid not cope? by Digital Planet
44 min listen
Chinese surveillance app analysed by researchers: Travellers to China forced to install a surveillance app. Researchers have broken into it by Digital Planet
41 min listen
Google bug bounty hunters: Google is offering up to $1.5m to anyone who can identify bugs in its new chip by Digital Planet
40 min listen
Digital Planet’s 18th birthday show: A special show from the BBC Radio Theatre to celebrate Digital Planet’s 18th birthday by Digital Planet
58 min listen
Tech tracking Australian fires: An app that tracks bush fires in Australia is proving vital in staying safe by Digital Planet
43 min listen
The digital gender divide: The UN's ITU reports a widening gap in the number of women and men who are online. by Digital Planet
31 min listen
Brazilian fire monitoring in real time: How Brazilian space scientists are monitoring the Amazonian fires in space in real time by Digital Planet
38 min listen
New Phone in China? Scan your face…: China makes face recognition compulsory for cell phone users by Digital Planet
43 min listen
Chandrayaan-2: India’s moon landing: India has sent a rover and orbiter to the moon. We look at the tech driving it. by Digital Planet
37 min listen
BBC News on the ‘dark web’: BBC’s international news is now available through the privacy-focused browser Tor by Digital Planet
40 min listen
Is this the end of facial recognition tech?: Facial recognition – what’s the future for the technology? by Digital Planet
48 min listen
Iran internet shutdown continues: The shutdown of the internet in Iran continues as do the protests against fuel price rises by Digital Planet
39 min listen
Harnessing tech during conflict: Harnessing tech during conflict; why accounts have been removed by Twitter and Facebook. by Digital Planet
41 min listen
Brain implant regulation calls: The UK’s Royal Society on the future of the ethics and applications of brain implants by Digital Planet
40 min listen
Investigating marine accidents – sea tech latest: The latest on sea tech from the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch by Digital Planet
37 min listen
Tax on connectivity in Africa: Online access down as some African countries impose connectivity tax by Digital Planet
41 min listen
Feminist Chatbots: Countering bias, sexism and trolling online by Digital Planet
47 min listen
Humanitarian drone corridor in Africa: The first humanitarian drone corridor has opened in West Arica. by Digital Planet
46 min listen
First all African smartphone factory: The first smartphone factory opens in Rwanda building smartphones from scratch. by Digital Planet
41 min listen
Hacking internet-enabled cars: Internet enabled cars could be vulnerable to hackers taking full control by Digital Planet
43 min listen
Will digital sobriety help reduce energy use?: Will digital sobriety and keeping our handsets longer help reduce energy use? by Digital Planet
36 min listen
Digital Planet’s 18th Birthday Show: We return to our special 18th birthday show from the BBC Radio Theatre. by Digital Planet
29 min listen
Mobile data costs falling globally: Mobile data costs are falling in low and middle income countries according to new data by Digital Planet
43 min listen
Millions of Instagram users’ activity tracked: Millions of Instagram users’ activity tracked by marketing firm by Digital Planet
40 min listen
Improving crop yields with mobile phones: Mobile phones are improving lives and yields for millions of farmers around the world. by Digital Planet
47 min listen
Coronovirus tech handbook online: The coronavirus tech handbook continues to grow online. by Digital Planet
36 min listen
Supercomputers seeking solutions for COVID-19: The world’s most powerful supercomputers are seeking solutions for COVID-19 by Digital Planet
44 min listen
Internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019: A new report estimates that internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019 by Digital Planet
46 min listen
Facebook Live on crime tech: We discuss digital forensics and facial recognition on our Facebook Live by Digital Planet
36 min listen

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