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BBC Tech Tent

The latest technology and business news, presented by Rory Cellan-Jones.

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Snap Lifts Silicon Valley's Mood

BBC Tech Tent ·

2017/02/03

The company behind Snapchat gets ready to hit the New York Stock Exchange with a mammoth $25bn valuation. Plus tech founder Ismail Ahmed of WorldRemit on why he's worried for himself and his customers about Donald Trump's US travel ban against people from seven predominantly-Muslim countries. And how the Basque province of Biscay wants to encourage ordinary savers to invest in startups. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Jane Wakefield from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Lucy Marcus,

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Winners And Losers In The 'Gig Economy'

BBC Tech Tent ·

2017/01/27

How do companies such as Uber affect jobs and wages in the taxi industry? Dr Carl Benedikt Frey of the Oxford Martin School tells us what his new research indicates. Plus, we ask leading chemist Prof Clare Grey from Cambridge University whether Samsung's battery problems in its Galaxy Note 7 device suggest Lithium-Ion technology has reached its limits. And Zoe Kleinman visits London's Toy Fair to discover how tech is making its way into the latest games. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Jane

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Minecraft Link Claimed To Biggest Cyberattack

BBC Tech Tent ·

2017/01/20

Researcher Brian Krebs alleges a cybersecurity firm set up to protect Minecraft players from denial of service attacks created the Mirai botnet that knocked Twitter, Spotify and Reddit offline. Plus, ahead of major elections in France and Germany this year, we ask the European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip whether Europe can fight lies and fake news on social media. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Zoe Kleinman from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Elizabeth Varley, CEO of

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23:06

Tech Prepares For Trump

BBC Tech Tent ·

2017/01/13

Rory Cellan-Jones visits San Francisco to find out how Silicon Valley is preparing for the new US President. He speaks to renowned tech journalist Kara Swisher from Recode, serial entrepreneur Michael Birch, and Parmy Olson from Forbes magazine. Plus, 10 years after Apple introduced the iPhone we assess how smartphones have changed business and ask whether the devices will remain central to how we access the net. And, our reporter Chris Foxx tries out the new Nintendo Switch console. With Chris

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23:07

CES 2017: Las Vegas Special

BBC Tech Tent ·

2017/01/06

Rory Cellan-Jones and the team visit the gigantic CES technology fair in Las Vegas where they try out the appliances and gadgets that could be in your home very soon. Dave Lee takes a ride in a prototype autonomous vehicle from Korean car giant Hyundai, while Rory finds out how BMW wants to entertain us when the car is doing the driving. Plus, we hear from the tech giant Sony on its plans to use artificial intelligence in its products, and we meet Danny Manu, a British inventor chasing his dream in

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23:06

New Year Tech 2017

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/12/30

Rory Cellan-Jones and guests examine how artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and "ransomware" made the news in the past year, and discuss the technologies to watch in 2017. Featuring Mike Fey of Symantec, Danae Ringelmann of Indiegogo, and Chris Sacca from Lowercase Capital. With special guests the tech writer and broadcaster Kate Bevan, and Stuart Miles from the gadget website Pocket-lint. (Image: Young girl in Santa hat using tablet computer, Credit: Thinkstock).

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Tech News Quiz of the Year 2016

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/12/23

How good is your knowledge of the technology news? Play along with us as team captains Zoe Kleinman and Dave Lee are joined by Samira Sohail of the Samira Stalks podcast and Victoria Woollaston from Wired UK. Presented by quiz-master Rory Cellan-Jones, with scoring by Mark Ward. (Image: Zoe Kleinman, Vicky Woollaston, Mark Ward, Samira Sohail, Rory Cellan-Jones, Tech Tent producer Jat Gill, and Dave Lee).

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23:07

Facebook's Plan To Foil Fake News

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/12/16

Rory Cellan-Jones hears what Facebook is doing to tackle the spread of false news on its network. Plus is 5G phone technology overhyped and not needed? We ask industry expert Prof William Webb, and Prof Rahim Tafazolli of the University of Surrey 5G Innovation Centre. And Justin Westbrook of the car site Jalopnik gives his view on our readiness for autonomous vehicles. With special guest Madhumita Murgia from the Financial Times, and Chris Baraniuk from the BBC Online tech desk. (Image: Facebook

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23:06

Progress Before People?

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/12/09

We ask Silicon Valley investor and thinker Om Malik what Amazon's concept shop without cashiers says about the tech industry's attitude towards society. Plus we try the latest app from Blippar, which recognises faces in the street - will it be good for jogging your memory or just creepy? And Jane Wakefield reports on attempts by traditional media to combat online lies masquerading as news. With Mark Ward from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Rebecca Sentance, digital marketing

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23:06

Slush 2016: Hot Tech In Icy Finland

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/12/02

Rory Cellan-Jones visits Finland’s capital Helsinki for the Slush 2016 tech gathering. He chats to Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder of Skype and now venture capitalist, on whether European entrepreneurs have reason for optimism. Plus he asks Chris Sacca, the Silicon Valley investor who spotted the early potential of Twitter and Uber among others, for a transatlantic view. And Rory finds out from educational games company Lightneer why Helsinki is a hub for mobile games developers. And he talks to the

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23:07

The Promise And Perils Of Data

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/11/25

How data will shape everything from health to driving. We talk to Dr Julia Powles from the Faculty of Law and Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and to Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Google's DeepMind AI company, about using data in healthcare. Plus we hear why insurers want data from the driverless cars of the future. And Dave Lee reports from a town in the United States where using WiFi and even cellphones is forbidden. Presented by BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, with

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23:06

Fake News And Online Hate

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/11/18

Is the internet still a force for good as fake news and hate speech cause soul-searching for the likes of Facebook, Google, and Twitter? Plus, as Africa nears one billion mobile phone subscriptions, will connectivity continue to drive the continent's economies? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Zoe Kleinman from BBC Online, and special guest Professor Philip Howard from the Oxford Internet Institute. (Image: Tablet computer with fake news related word-cloud, Credit: Thinkstock).

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23:07

Did Donald's Data Trump Hillary?

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/11/11

How data science helped Donald Trump's campaign to zero in on those voters who mattered the most. Plus, is social media to blame for so-called "post-truth" politics? And how Tanzania is using mobile phones to register newborn babies. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with special guest Alison Van Diggelen, journalist specialising in green technology, and Chris Foxx from the BBC online tech desk. (Image: US President-elect Donald Trump on election night, Credit: AFP).

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23:07

Keeping Up With Innovation

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/11/04

Are ideas like parcel delivery drones and transport pods that move people and freight through tubes at the speed of sound too outlandish to be accepted by public, politicians, and regulators? We ask Paul Misener from Amazon, and Alan James of Hyperloop One. Plus we get the view of President Obama's technology adviser Megan Smith. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Jane Wakefield from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Dr Ruth McKernan from Innovate UK. (Image: Hyperloop One test site in

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23:07

Is the Desktop PC Back?

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/10/28

How Microsoft is squaring up to Apple for a fight over desktop computers. Plus, why the courts in Sweden have effectively banned drone flights. And, why despite the popularity of mobile phones in India, enthusiasm for mobile payments is lagging behind. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Mark Ward from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Victoria Woollaston, digital editor of Wired UK. (Photo: Woman using Microsoft's new desktop computer launched this week. Credit: Microsoft)

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23:06

Is AI Cause For Fear Or Hope?

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/10/21

Are researchers now taking the ethics of artificial intelligence seriously, following a series of rapid recent advances? Plus how "computational propaganda" is at play in the US election. And, the claim that "ransomware" is now the cybercrime of choice against businesses. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with special guest Thomas Tamblyn, technology editor of the Huffington Post UK. (Image: Human and robot hands touching, Credit: Thinkstock).

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23:06

Samsung Ditches New Smartphone

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/10/14

Korean giant Samsung kills off its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a series of battery fires. Plus, as Microsoft expands the availability of its Hololens headset, we ask whether mixed and augmented reality is more useful than virtual reality. And we hear from Nadav Zafrir, the former commander of an Israeli army intelligence unit that's also a startup hub. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with special guest Suw Charman-Anderson, founder of the annual Ada Lovelace Day event. (Image: Safety

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23:06

An AI-First World Is Coming

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/10/07

Why Google thinks AI assistants are as important a development as the birth of the web. Plus the scramble by Oculus, Sony, and HTC to bring virtual reality to the mass-market. And we talk to engineering giant ABB on the role that robots might play in India's future prosperity. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Jane Wakefield from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Jessica Ekholm, research director at Gartner. (Image: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates the latest Oculus virtual

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23:06

Dinky Drones To Take Everywhere

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/09/30

Two new compact drones from GoPro and DJI aim to expand the gadgets' appeal. We ask film-maker Philip Bloom whether they will. And will Google's plan to put more Indians online be better received than that of Facebook? Plus Adrian Lacey reports on how researchers are shaping the future of audio broadcasting. Presented by BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, with Chris Foxx from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Samira Sohail, creator of the Samira Stalks podcast. (Image:

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23:06

Yahoo! Suffers 'Biggest' Hack

BBC Tech Tent ·

2016/09/23

Yahoo! has admitted that up to half a billion of its users may have had their details stolen by hackers. We hear from renowned security consultant Troy Hunt. Plus, Paul Lee of Deloitte tells us whether phone giants are failing to keep customers' attention with new models. And our special guest Adriana Hamacher talks about what humans want from robots. Presented by BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, with Chris Foxx from the BBC Online tech desk. (Image: Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer,

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