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Tech Life Episodes

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    Fears over Afghan biometric data

    Human rights activists say the Taliban could use government databases to target citizens.

  2. Removing carbon from the air

    Can tech to capture and store carbon prevent a climate catastrophe?

  3. China cracks down on online games

    A state-run media outlet brands online games β€˜electronic drugs’ and calls for more curbs.

  4. Intel’s road ahead

    Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel, outlines his plan to regain the lead in silicon chips.

  5. Fresh questions over Pegasus spyware

    How the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group has kept ahead of attempts to block it.

  6. Football and online hate

    Can social platforms stop the racist abuse of black players?

  7. Have apps helped tackle the pandemic?

    Did exposure and contact tracing apps live up to the hopes for them?

  8. Should robots look like humans?

    SoftBank pauses production of the Pepper robot.

  9. Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead

    The controversial entrepreneur created an industry but was facing tax charges in the US.

  10. Web creator to sell source code as an NFT

    Sir Tim Berners-Lee chooses the latest tech craze to raise funds for charity.

  11. Tech victories for law enforcement

    The FBI recovers ransomware Bitcoins and gets suspects to use compromised messaging app.

  12. Huawei pins hopes on HarmonyOS

    The Chinese giant launches its own smartphone and connected device operating system

  13. Can bitcoin mining ever be green?

    The cryptocurrency business tries to boost its green credentials

  14. Estonia’s digital society and the pandemic

    President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid discusses how e-government helped citizens.

  15. Ransomware hackers disable key oil pipeline

    Has the threat to infrastructure from hackers demanding money been underestimated?

  16. Trump question comes back to Facebook

    The Oversight Board says Facebook itself must rule on reinstating or banning Donald Trump

  17. Is Apple iOS 14.5 hurting advertisers?

    Apple’s long-awaited iPhone software update arrives with new features to block trackers.

  18. The big noise in social media

    Facebook and Reddit follow Clubhouse into social audio.

  19. The global workforce

    Tech founder Phil Libin tells us why he’s no longer advertising jobs with a location.

  20. Ad cookies facing the crunch

    How Apple and Google’s privacy clampdown will bring upheaval to online advertising.

  21. The future of computing

    The CEO of ARM on its latest chips, plus two exciting projects in quantum computing.

  22. Why Intel will make chips for its rivals

    The tech giant says it aims to rebalance world chip supply from Asia to the US and Europe

  23. Uber’s u-turn on drivers

    The ride-hailing giant says it will pay UK drivers a minimum wage and other benefits.

  24. The $69m digital artwork

    How the boom in 'non-fungible tokens' helped one artist become a multimillionaire

  25. The new β€œspace race” for chips

    A look at how the latest chips are made and why they’re the focus of US-China rivalry.

  26. Who blinked - Facebook or Australia?

    Facebook and the Australian government reach a compromise over payment for news content

  27. Facebook blocks Australia’s news

    The social giant pulls news content ahead of a new law that would force it to pay media.

  28. Bitcoin’s energy cost

    The buzz around the cryptocurrency grows, but what’s its impact on global energy use?

  29. A tale of two ecommerce giants

    Jeff Bezos's Amazon and Jack Ma's Alibaba report bumper profits

  30. Robert Downey Jr. on backing green tech

    The Iron Man star tells us how he wants to help tackle the climate crisis.

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