Tech Life

Documentary series on how technology is reshaping work, learning and society AI summary

BBC World Service Visit website › Technology · EN · 381 episodes · latest 2026-11-10

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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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The everyday tech at risk of hacks

2026-11-10 · 27 min

As Europe sees a wave of cyber-attacks on commercial fridges, we investigate how everyday devices are vulnerable. A listener tells us about his experiences as a moderator for a pornography service. Plus, how the US…
Journalists silenced online

2026-11-03 · 27 min

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…
The man who ‘saved the internet’

2026-10-27 · 27 min

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.…
Beyond silicon chips

2026-10-20 · 26 min

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…
Virtual data centres in space

2026-10-13 · 26 min

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,…
Inside a supercomputer: A Tech Life special

2026-10-06 · 26 min

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…
How an AI was tricked into breaking its own rules

2026-09-29 · 27 min

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…
Gauging China's AI strength

2026-09-22 · 26 min

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…
Growing up in the age of AI

2026-09-15 · 26 min

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…
The copyright extortionists

2026-09-08 · 26 min

Lots of people make a living from social media posts. But some have been targeted by an international extortion scheme. It involves a flood of false copyright infringement claims. It only stops if the extorter is paid.…

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Owner: BBC
Oldest episode in feed: 06/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length: 25 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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