Phones sending data every 4.5 minutes
Our smartphones are sharing data every four and a half minutes according to research from Trinity College Dublin. Telemetry, automated recording and transmission of data, from Apple and Android devic...
6 Huhti 202149min
China’s online restrictions increase
The Chinese government’s highly restricted approach to online freedom of expression has intensified during the COVID pandemic – not surprising maybe, but the implication of this on Chinese citizens an...
30 Maalis 202153min
AI chatbot takes witness statements
Court cases can collapse due to unreliable witness statements. These are often taken some time after the crime has happened – but what if it was possible to take a witness statement very quickly using...
23 Maalis 202144min
Is Bitcoin energy use unsustainable?
It seems that the price of Bitcoin cannot stop increasing, but how sustainable is Bitcoin itself? With such huge energy demands to keep Bitcoin mined, are some countries risking the stability of thei...
16 Maalis 202143min
The cost of bias in AI fintech
We’ve been discussing bias in AI on the programme for more than a year now but what is the actual cost of it? KPMG is publishing a report, commissioned by the fintech company Finastra, which examines...
9 Maalis 202139min
Will algorithms always be biased?
Will there ever be equality in machine learning technology or will our cultural biases continue to be reflected in algorithms? Dr. Sandra Wachter from the Oxford Internet Institute argues in her late...
2 Maalis 202141min
Facebook reverses ban on news in Australia
Tech giant Facebook blocked news content across its Australian platform last Thursday on account of a proposed law which would enforce some firms to pay news publishers for use and distribution of the...
23 Helmi 202150min
Comparing the landscape of Mars to Earth
‘With every new view from the surface of Mars comes a reminder of just how fortunate we are to live on Earth.’ Acclaimed science writer and filmmaker Dr Chris Riley uses images from the landing sites ...
16 Helmi 202143min
