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Tech Tent 40: Web of hate?

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/10/17

"Gamergate" is a Twitter hashtag making the news this week, but what exactly is the affair about and what does it mean for women users of social media? We'll give you a full explanation of it, and hear from Brianna Wu, a female programmer who received death threats after expressing a view on it. And we also talk to two young women engineers who strike a more positive note on women's ability to voice their opinions online. Also, how could SMS messages help to control the outbreak of Ebola in

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23:05

Tech Tent 39: Squeeze on Samsung

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/10/10

Can Samsung bounce back from its shocking profit warning this week? We hear what an institution the company is in its home country, and why its electronics division is facing problems. The US military has been recruiting gamers to become combat drone pilots. We speak to the Oslo-based documentary film-maker Tonje Hessen Schei who interviewed some of those recruits for her new film "Drone". The head of Europol's Cyber Crime Centre tells us how only a handful of rogue programmers are behind most

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23:07

Tech Tent 38: Ello World!

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/10/03

Uber: The US startup that taxi companies around the world love to hate. Co-founder Travis Kalanick talks to us on why he thinks his ride-sharing company is misunderstood, and how he will continue the firm's aggressive expansion into new countries and areas of business. Also, why has Microsoft chosen such a low-key unveiling for its new version of Windows? And we speak to Todd Berger, one of the creators of the new social network Ello which has created a buzz this week. Plus, Star Trek's

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23:07

Tech Tent 37: Shellshock and flaws

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/09/26

A new security flaw called 'Shellshock' emerges, potentially leaving many millions of computers open to hackers. Apple faces complaints over the ease with which its new iPhone 6 can be bent, and a bungled software update which left some users unable to make phone calls. FIFA15, the latest giant games franchise launches, but is the games industry failing many players by being slow to respond to changes in its customer base? Peter Thiel is co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook

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23:07

Tech Tent 36: Open Sesame

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/09/19

As shares in the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba begin trading in New York, the largest US share flotation ever, how did the man who built the company do it? Also, Microsoft buys up the Swedish independent games company Mojang, the creator of the hugely successful Minecraft franchise, for $2.5bn. So what's Microsoft playing at? And, Android One, Google's low-cost smartphone platform, launches in India. Will it bring about a revolution in the way Indians use the net? Presented by Rory

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23:08

Tech Tent 35: Watch and learn

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/09/12

The rumours have been swirling for a while, but finally tech giant Apple unveiled a smartwatch. What impact will this have on the already bustling wearable technology market? Will it be a game changer and can Apple repeat the success of previous devices - or is this one piece of technology that consumers might feel they don't really need? Can you sleep be improved by a sensor? Entrepreneur James Proud certainly thinks so. He persuaded members of the public to pledge over $2 million to fund his

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23:08

Tech Tent 34: Cracking the cloud?

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/09/05

This week Hollywood was up in arms as celebrity photos were leaked, passwords lifted and privacy compromised. Apple - the tech giant at the alleged centre of it all - says its system is airtight. So do we trust the integrity of the cloud? Is user error once again to blame? We hear from a security expert who discusses how password cracking is getting more and more sophisticated, and how the responsibility lies within corporations to ensure their customers are protected. Also, the latest in

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23:07

Tech Tent 33: High-Flying Tech

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/08/29

First came driver-less cars. Now Google reveals it is working on planes without pilots. A key adviser to Facebook is urging the company to protect users from stumbling across gruesome videos by making them click their consent before they can view them. Why has retail giant Amazon stumped up nearly $1bn to buy a niche video-streaming service popular with gamers? And as a video blogger who posted a film complaining about the misogynistic portayal of women in computer games herself becomes the target

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23:07

Tech Tent 32: Cat and Mouse Games on the Dark Net

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/08/22

We speak to Andrew Lewman, creator of the anonymous Tor internet browser, who claims that individuals within the intelligence agencies are helping to strengthen the software, despite some of their colleagues wishing to hack it. In any business, predicting the future is a lucrative skill to have. And they say that history repeats, so is it possible to crunch data about past news events to guess accurately how current situations will play out? We speak to data scientist Kalev Leetaru who's trying to

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23:08

Tech Tent 31: New Media Meets the Mainstream

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/08/16

Has the disruptive new media gone mainstream? CEO of Ask.com, Doug Leeds, talks to Rory Cellan-Jones about his company's recent purchase of Ask.fm, a social network with a younger demographic and a notorious reputation. Also, as BuzzFeed is valued at $850m - more than the Washington Post- BuzzFeed's Vice President of Europe Will Hayward talks about why the company's use of 'native advertising' is so attractive to readers. We check in with Delhi and Shanghai about how mobile phone maker Samsung is

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23:07

Tech Tent 30: The world of wiki

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/08/08

Have we seen the world's biggest hack attack? Over one billion usernames and passwords have reportedly been stolen by a Russian gang. Security experts will be discussing the fallout with us. Wikimania is the largest event of its type for those interested in wikis and open content. What actually goes on and what's being discussed this year? Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, will be giving us his views on that and the organisation's new transparency policy. He'll also be telling us how

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23:07

Tech Tent 29: Healthy Business

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/08/01

How the biggest players in tech are getting interested in our health. From gadgets that log our daily activity, and the use of big data analysis in medicine, to digitally-assisted meditation, we look at what's becoming very healthy business. Professor Amy Abernethy of Duke University, North Carolina, tells us about the potential usefulness to doctors and their patients of data logged by fitness bands and other wearable sensors. Nancy McKinstry, CEO of the Dutch medical publisher Wolters Kluwer

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23:07

Tech Tent 28: Getting Schooled in Starting-up

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/07/25

What does it take to start and grow a tech venture? We get educated by our special guest Kevin Hale, partner at the seed funding outfit Y-Combinator. Do FaceBook's financial results this week show that the company has found a profitable way to show ads without annoying users of its service? We hear from FaceBook Director of Product Management Will Cathcart. Apple this week indicated a surge in the sale of desktop computers, and a slowing in tablet sales. So are predictions of the death of the

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23:07

Tech Tent 27: Girl Power and Solar Power

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/07/18

As the big tech companies renew their focus on business computing, Microsoft's future becomes clearer - it involves major job cuts. Also, why do women in the Middle East seem to do better in getting into Tech than their Western counterparts? And, we ride in a solar car called STELLA and consider how soon we could be buying fully solar-powered vehicles. Presented by Jane Wakefield, with special guest Vidhyalakshmi Karthikeyan, Senior Researcher at BT and the company's most prolific female

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Tech Tent 26: Development Tech

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/07/11

Technologies such as contactless card payments, allowing you save a few seconds when you buy a coffee, are sometimes seen as frivolous. But is the real value of these technologies more likely to be in helping developing countries to progress? We hear how tablet computers are giving Nigerian farmers easier access to subsidised fertiliser and seeds, even in very remote areas. And we learn how smartphones could soon be saving eyesight in Africa and Asia. Presented by Jane Wakefield, with special

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23:07

Tech Tent 25: Big Tech vs The Little Guy

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/07/04

Google begins implementing the "right to be forgotten", but is it being over-zealous in how it is doing so? As FaceBook receives criticism over a pyschological experiment it conducted on users without their knowledge, we hear from the company on how it sees itself as a force for good. And, how one San Francisco resident has responded to being priced out of the city by the influx of tech money, by using the technology industry to make a point about itself. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with

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Tech Tent 24: Silicon Valley disruption

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/06/27

In a special episode from San Francisco, Google's Director of Engineering Daniel Singleton explains why smartwatches powered by its Android operating system will make a difference. Uber is the company behind the smartphone app that connects passengers with drivers. It has only been in existence for four years but has already had a disruptive impact on the taxi market. Head of Global Operations Ryan Graves explains what the company thinks about its growth and what its future plans are. The World Cup

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23:07

Tech Tent 23: Amazon Becomes A Phone-maker

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/06/20

Amazon becomes a maker of smartphones, and insists its new offering, the Fire handset, is different from the rest in a crowded market. But what's the real reason behind its release? Is it more about shopping than talking and texting? Can you create a successful tech industry at will? London wants to try - we assess its chances. And, how ISIS militants in Iraq have proven adept at using social media to rally support for their cause. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with special guest Ben

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23:07

Tech Tent 22: The Next Big Thing

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/06/13

What will the gaming industry giants be trying to sell us in the coming months? And, as new technologies create disruptive change to existing industries across the world, what do the people at the very top of the tech business think will be the next big development? We attend an exclusive gathering of tech founders to find out. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with special guest Cate Sevilla, Homepage Editor for BuzzFeed UK, and Joe Miller and Mark Ward from the BBC Online Technology Desk.

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23:07

Tech Tent 21: Connecting everything

BBC Tech Tent ·

2014/06/06

Technology companies are rushing to connect everyday objects to the net and to each other - is this something to be welcomed, or a cause for concern? Also how retailers are updating the bricks-and-mortar shopping experience with easier ways to try on clothing and pay for merchandise. And what Chinese authorities have done to try to stifle online discussion of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones live from the UK's Cheltenham Science Festival,

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