Tech Life

BBC World Service

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 hands-on with the products they dream up. We hold tech giants to account for their huge power to affect our lives, and ask who wins, and who loses, in the technology transformation. Tech Life is your guide to a future being made, and remade, at lightning speed in front of our eyes.

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June 23 · 26 min
Viva technology!
We're at one of Europe's biggest tech events.
June 16 · 26 min
ChatGPT prompt generates disturbing images
The prompt that made ChatGPT generate disturbing images. What does this tell us about AI?
June 9 · 26 min
Tackling lithium battery fires on planes
Check before check-in. What's behind a new safety campaign about power banks on aircraft?
June 2 · 26 min
Microsoft's big quantum bet
The tech company announces its new Majorana 2 chip.
May 26 · 26 min
Teaching in the AI world
What is the role of a teacher once AI arrives in the school classroom?
May 19 · 26 min
Myth or mythos: Is the AI cyber threat real?
We talk to an expert about the risks from AI hackers
May 12 · 26 min
The AI pothole hunter
Crumbling roads and other hazards - can AI make our streets safer?
May 5 · 26 min
Could this tech help millions of us sleep better?
A sleep apnoea wearable. Plus, tech to free up hospital beds and a breast health app.
April 28 · 26 min
The workers in the engine room of big tech
Workers train AI to identify everyday objects by labelling items in photos and videos.
April 21 · 26 min
A hologram to remember: Pam and Bill’s love story
How to say goodbye and pay tribute to a loved one - with a hologram.
April 14 · 26 min
Sharing the road with driverless cars
Can pedestrians, runners and cyclists safely share the road with self-driving vehicles?
April 7 · 26 min
The problem with AI
Is there a way to fix AI's problem with trust?
March 31 · 26 min
Putting polluters in court
Attribution science is becoming an increasingly important tool in climate lawsuits.
March 24 · 26 min
How will AI help my doctor?
Artificial intelligence is already in use in many areas of healthcare.

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