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Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world.

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.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: 30 days

Episodes to download

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    Donald Trump鈥檚 robodogs

    Last Tuesday

    Who's behind the robot dogs at Donald Trump's house? Plus: Wasting scammers' time.

  • The dangerous job of online moderating

    Tue 12 Nov 2024

    We hear from a former moderator in Kenya who was left traumatised by his previous job.

  • Is this show fake?

    Tue 5 Nov 2024

    Tech Life creates a fake podcast using an AI tool from Google. Plus, political deepfakes.

  • The fall of a global chip maker

    Tue 29 Oct 2024

    Intel was once unrivalled as the world's chip maker. Now it's fallen behind its rivals.

  • Do you use artificial intelligence at work ?

    Tue 22 Oct 2024

    A new survey looks at how AI is being adopted in the workplace.

  • The minerals tech can't do without

    Tue 15 Oct 2024

    A hurricane disrupted mining in a small US town, and the tech world looked on with alarm.

  • Big data and femtech

    Tue 8 Oct 2024

    We're talking about data and artificial intelligence - how it can help women's healthcare

  • The big business of online charity donations

    Tue 1 Oct 2024

    We speak to the CEO of charity fundraising company GoFundMe

  • Will AI replace call centre workers?

    Tue 24 Sep 2024

    We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs 鈥� rather than replace them.

  • Online maps

    Tue 17 Sep 2024

    How live updating of online maps is helping humanitarian work around the world.

  • X in Brazil

    Tue 10 Sep 2024

    What do social media users do when their preferred platform is banned ?

  • When civil war breaks out

    Tue 3 Sep 2024

    What happens to a country's tech scene when violent conflict erupts ?

  • The voice cloning lawsuit

    Tue 27 Aug 2024

    Two voice actors take legal action claiming their voices were stolen and cloned using AI.

  • Artificial intelligence helps doctors detect lung cancer

    Tue 20 Aug 2024

    AI is acting as a second pair of eyes for radiologists examining X-rays.

  • The Olympic esports games and Saudi Arabia

    Tue 13 Aug 2024

    The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are happy

  • Turning the tables on online romance scammers

    Tue 6 Aug 2024

    We speak to the 成人快手 journalist who exposed an online con.

  • When the power goes

    Tue 30 Jul 2024

    The impact of internet outages in Bangladesh, and power cuts in South Africa and Cuba

  • Turning the racetrack electric

    Tue 23 Jul 2024

    We're at the Formula E season finale, exploring how the tech has advanced over 10 years.

  • Tech at the Olympics

    Tue 16 Jul 2024

    How do athletes use technology to improve their performance?

  • Tech that refuses to die

    Tue 9 Jul 2024

    We look at old tech that's been around for decades and is still useful.

  • If we could talk to the animals

    Tue 2 Jul 2024

    Music legend Peter Gabriel talks about AI technology and communicating with animals.

  • Detecting cancer using artificial intelligence

    Tue 25 Jun 2024

    The role machine learning can play in accurate blood tests for bowel cancer.

  • Bionic arms and robotic thumbs

    Tue 18 Jun 2024

    This week Tech Life has a special programme about the technology of artificial limbs.

  • Helping our animal friends

    Tue 11 Jun 2024

    This edition of Tech Life is all about animals and tech.

  • Dating a chatbot

    Tue 4 Jun 2024

    What is it like to have an AI boyfriend? The women in China who date chatbots.

  • Being watched

    Tue 28 May 2024

    Words of warning about facial recognition, biometrics and artificial intelligence.

  • Tackling online abuse of athletes

    Tue 21 May 2024

    The Olympics turn to AI to try crack down on online abuse aimed at athletes

  • Help for cancer patients

    Tue 14 May 2024

    The machine that allows patients to take their own blood samples for analysis from home.

  • The mammoth ivory problem

    Tue 7 May 2024

    Tech can play a role in combating the illegal trade in elephant ivory.

  • TikTok world

    Tue 30 Apr 2024

    TikTok is a popular video sharing platform, but not so popular with some governments.

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