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Tech Life

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 h... Read more

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Taking stock of tech

Taking stock of tech

Rory Cellan-Jones and the BBC Online tech team give their assessment of the current state of tech in several important a... Read more

27 Dec 2019

23mins

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Tech quiz of the year 2019

Tech quiz of the year 2019

How well do you know your tech? We test Chris Fox, Zoe Kleinman, Dave Lee and Jane Wakefield’s knowledge of the top tech... Read more

20 Dec 2019

22mins

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UK gives Huawei the OK

UK gives Huawei the OK

The Chinese tech giant will be allowed a limited role in Britain's 5G telecoms network. Plus, how Estonia wants to lure ... Read more

31 Jan 2020

24mins

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Indian call centre scam shut down

Indian call centre scam shut down

We follow Indian cyber police in the city of Kolkata as they raid a call centre suspected of scamming people in the US a... Read more

25 Oct 2019

23mins

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Facebook battles harmful posts

Facebook battles harmful posts

New figures suggest the tech giant is removing a growing amount of banned content. Is Facebook getting better at finding... Read more

15 Nov 2019

23mins

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The power of online political ads

The power of online political ads

Why is Twitter banning political ads when Facebook insists it will keep on carrying them? Plus, some tech products aimed... Read more

1 Nov 2019

24mins

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Ford Mustang goes electric

Ford Mustang goes electric

Does an electric model of the iconic muscle-car signal the future for the motor industry? Plus, the founder of Wikipedia... Read more

22 Nov 2019

23mins

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YouTube's plan to stop harassment

YouTube's plan to stop harassment

The video-sharing giant will block clips that "maliciously insult someone" based on race, gender identity or sexuality. ... Read more

13 Dec 2019

23mins

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Hand over your virus data

Hand over your virus data

How much data are we all prepared to share in the battle to beat the coronavirus? Rory Cellan-Jones speaks to Milo Ho-Hs... Read more

27 Mar 2020

23mins

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Who cares about facial recognition?

Who cares about facial recognition?

Two new surveys suggest cautious public attitudes in the US and UK towards the tech. Plus, the autumn mobile device laun... Read more

6 Sep 2019

23mins

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Google Pixel 4 boasts radar

Google Pixel 4 boasts radar

The latest handset from Google introduces a new way to control a phone without touching it. Is it actually useful, or an... Read more

18 Oct 2019

23mins

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CES 2020

CES 2020

Zoe Kleinman, Chris Fox, and Cody Godwin report from the giant annual CES event in Las Vegas on the latest tech that you... Read more

10 Jan 2020

23mins

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Are you being watched?

Are you being watched?

How privately-operated facial recognition in public places threatens privacy, according to campaigners. Plus, why is the... Read more

16 Aug 2019

23mins

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What Facebook knows about you

What Facebook knows about you

The social giant will reveal what it knows about your internet activity off of its platform. Will its users appreciate t... Read more

23 Aug 2019

23mins

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Has gig-working had its day?

Has gig-working had its day?

California gave birth to the "gig economy" - working for app-driven services such as ride-hailing and food-delivery. But... Read more

13 Sep 2019

23mins

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US and China battle over tech

US and China battle over tech

In a week of rising tension between US and China over trade we hear how some of China's biggest tech firms are caught in... Read more

11 Oct 2019

23mins

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Microsoft vows to go 'carbon negative'

Microsoft vows to go 'carbon negative'

The tech giant behind Windows and Office promises to remove all the carbon it has emitted since it was founded in 1975. ... Read more

17 Jan 2020

23mins

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New rules for robots

New rules for robots

Should a robot be allowed to react if it is attacked by a person? A new blueprint for robot makers aims to set out how m... Read more

2 Aug 2019

23mins

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8chan searches for new home

8chan searches for new home

Key service providers kick the controversial message board, which has been used to celebrate mass shootings, off the mai... Read more

9 Aug 2019

23mins

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Facebook's five billion dollar bill

Facebook's five billion dollar bill

The social network reaches a record settlement with regulators over users' data privacy. Will it change how Facebook ope... Read more

26 Jul 2019

23mins

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