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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.
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- Yesterday27 min
Journalists silenced online
Independent journalists around the world are falling victim to fake copyright strikes against their content on social media, especially when their stories are critical of powerful figures. Then we look at how AI has been brought into safety on US railroads. Plus, the tech which helps a live orchestra keep in time with screenings of Lord of the Rings.Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones(Image: Silhouette of a man on a phone in front of a large window. Credit: Getty Images.)
- 1 weeks ago27 min
The man who ‘saved the internet’
A week ago, few outside of the tech world had heard of PHP. Now, after vulnerabilities were discovered, it’s an acronym many more of us are familiar with. With the help of insiders, we tell the story of the PHP crisis. Plus, Tech Life speaks to a comedian whose jokes were taken and retold by an AI avatar – which then went on to get millions of views online. And after we visited the UK’s national supercomputer a few weeks back, we answer some of your questions with the centre’s director.Presented by Chris Vallance Produced by Imran Rahman-Jones(Image: Ondřej Surý, wearing glasses and a checked shirt, smiles at the camera on a video call.)
- 2 weeks ago26 min
Beyond silicon chips
Shiona McCallum visits a semiconductor plant making super-thin and flexible chips. Canada's AI Minister talks to the BBC. And drone tech is monitoring fire-damaged landscapes. You can view Shiona's report on thermal drones here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKSkIDMZcmcPresenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn(Photo: A technician dressed in protective clothing inspects a wafer containing thousands of microchips. Credit: Getty Images)
- 3 weeks ago26 min
Virtual data centres in space
Where should data centres be built? We talk to an entrepreneur hoping to build a virtual data centre in space, by using computing power that's already up there - in satellites.Also this week: A Facebook whistleblower, whose story inspired a new movie, talks to us about social media and AI. And could rotating sails help to reduce container ship exhaust pollution?Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn and Imran Rahman-Jones(Image: An illustration of satellites orbiting Earth and sending signals to each other for communication. Credit: Getty Images)
- 4 weeks ago26 min
Inside a supercomputer: A Tech Life special
What exactly is a supercomputer for? How does it work? And who gets to use it? Tech Life spends the day at the UK’s national supercomputer to get the answers. We get a rare tour of one of the most powerful computers in the country, and speak to scientists who have access to the computer about how it helps them with their research. Produced and presented by Imran Rahman-Jones. (Image: The inside of a supercomputer blade, with circuit boards, copper processors and memory sticks inside)
- Sep 29, 202626 min
How an AI was tricked into breaking its own rules
Security researchers have got an AI model to break its own rules and give advice on terrorist attacks and assassinations. They talk to Tech Life about their findings. Plus, indie game developer Jonathan Blow on why he spent 10 years inventing his own coding language and game engine for his newest release. And Shiona McCallum takes us through the latest in birth tech. Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones (Image: An illustration of a brain with “AI” written on it, underneath a birdcage. Credit: Getty Images.)
- Sep 22, 202626 min
Gauging China's AI strength
How far has China come in developing AI technology? And what challenges does it face? An expert helps us understand the thinking in Beijing.Also this week: what can fifty thousand autonomous machines tell us about the future of robotics? And cutting edge tech helps cricket reach new audiences.Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn(Image: An illustration of the Chinese flag over electronic circuitry. Credit: Getty Images)
- Sep 15, 202626 min
Growing up in the age of AI
AI is developing rapidly. What should parents and children make of it all? And how can young people navigate school and future careers when AI is becoming increasingly important? We speak to an expert who has written a new book about these issues.Also this week: we find out how one piece of health tech is helping scientists uncover disease-fighting data in menstrual blood. And satellite imaging is used by conservationists in Indonesia to protect the habitat of a rare species of orangutan.Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn(Photo: A female school pupil sits at a laptop in a computer lab. She is wearing headphones. Credit: Getty Images)
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