Jessops Danger, Porn Block Axed, Facebook Tax: TM 182
Tech's Message20 Okt 2019

Jessops Danger, Porn Block Axed, Facebook Tax: TM 182

Special guest Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show.

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:

- UK porn blacklist is dead after government abandons age verification

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/uk-government-abandons-planned-porn-age-verification-scheme/

- Fury as Facebook pays just £28m of UK tax despite record £1.7bn revenues

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/10/11/fury-facebook-pays-just-29m-uk-tax-despite-record-17bn-revenues/

- Jessops is Today's Doom-Threatened High Street Name

https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/10/jessops-high-street-closures/

Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:

- EXTRA STORY: Banning out-of-hours email 'could harm employee wellbeing’

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50073107

- The story of the Radio Shack portable alarm at school discos

- Outtakes and more!

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TM 28: British Girls Choose Computing, X-Rated Music Videos

TM 28: British Girls Choose Computing, X-Rated Music Videos

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the enormous rise in British students taking Computing as a GCSE, including a 121% increase in girls taking up the course; they shed some light/opinion...

23 Aug 201538min

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Nate is on holiday! But here are some headlines...

Nate is on holiday, hence the small gap in episodes. Normally service will resume in a week - he promises! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Aug 20153min

TM 27: Why there's no Windows 9, Amazon's Top Gear gamble

TM 27: Why there's no Windows 9, Amazon's Top Gear gamble

Nate Lanxon explains why Microsoft probably chose to skip releasing Windows 9 in favour of Windows 10, plus Top Gear looks to be Amazon's quarter-billion-dollar gamble to make its streaming video serv...

3 Aug 201538min

TM 26: Formula E, Apple Pay UK, British music industry devolves

TM 26: Formula E, Apple Pay UK, British music industry devolves

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate is alone... with himself. Apple Pay has launched in the UK, which means it's time to test it out as ironically as possible. Plus the British music industry has taken a...

20 Jul 201529min

TM 25: The death of Nokia in Britain and the future of Minecon.mp3

TM 25: The death of Nokia in Britain and the future of Minecon.mp3

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss Microsoft's decision to effectively end the life of Nokia, and what it means for the UK smartphone market in which Windows Phone was at one point quite...

12 Jul 201534min

TM 24: Apple Music's UK review, British millennials' surprising TV habits

TM 24: Apple Music's UK review, British millennials' surprising TV habits

We offer a review of how Apple Music is performing in the United Kingdom, speaking to Guardian and MusicAlly media expert Stuart Dredge about how the service has been received by the music industry an...

7 Jul 201538min

TM 23: VR role-play, Wimbledon says 'down Periscope'

TM 23: VR role-play, Wimbledon says 'down Periscope'

THIS WEEK: We're joined by Knights Night of ESO-RP to explain how modern role-play works within video gaming and how virtual reality could take it to the next level; plus Katie Collins of WIRED joins ...

29 Jun 201534min

TM 22: News, future of roller coasters, 3D cinema FAILS

TM 22: News, future of roller coasters, 3D cinema FAILS

A veteran designer of roller coasters worldwide joins Nate Lanxon to discuss how European theme parks are building and innovating next-generation thrills. In the news, Nate is joined by fellow journal...

21 Jun 201537min

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