Tech Life

BBC World Service

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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Tuesday · 26 min
Growing up in the age of AI
What should children learn in a world transformed by artificial intelligence?
September 8 · 26 min
The copyright extortionists
Scammers demand money from Instagram users over fake copyright claims.
September 1 · 26 min
What if AI doesn’t speak your language?
AI can only communicate in languages that it's been trained on.
August 25 · 26 min
Unlocking tech breakthroughs
The government agency that's encouraging high-risk and high-reward research.
August 18 · 26 min
Can AI tackle aviation’s climate problem?
Vapour trails from aircraft contribute to warming in the atmosphere.
August 11 · 26 min
School deepfake ransoms
For years, schools have posted photos of their pupils online. But could they be misused?
August 4 · 26 min
The future of flying?
Electric power is one of several cleaner alternatives to traditional aviation fuel.
July 28 · 26 min
Understanding AI Agents
What do we need to know about agentic AI?
July 21 · 26 min
Smell the future
Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.
July 14 · 26 min
Meet the humanoid robots performing surgery
Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.
July 7 · 26 min
Too young to scroll?
The impact screen time is having on younger children.
June 30 · 26 min
What happens when health information is shadow banned?
We hear concerns that shadow banning is limiting access to health advice for women.
June 23 · 26 min
Viva technology!
We're at one of Europe's biggest tech events.
June 16 · 26 min
ChatGPT prompt generates disturbing images
The prompt that made ChatGPT generate disturbing images. What does this tell us about AI?
June 9 · 26 min
Tackling lithium battery fires on planes
Check before check-in. What's behind a new safety campaign about power banks on aircraft?
June 2 · 26 min
Microsoft's big quantum bet
The tech company announces its new Majorana 2 chip.
May 26 · 26 min
Teaching in the AI world
What is the role of a teacher once AI arrives in the school classroom?
May 19 · 26 min
Myth or mythos: Is the AI cyber threat real?
We talk to an expert about the risks from AI hackers
May 12 · 26 min
The AI pothole hunter
Crumbling roads and other hazards - can AI make our streets safer?
May 5 · 26 min
Could this tech help millions of us sleep better?
A sleep apnoea wearable. Plus, tech to free up hospital beds and a breast health app.

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