The Interface

BBC

Stop doomscrolling. Start decoding the tech rewiring your week - and your world.

The Interface is the BBC's fiercely informed, fast and funny take on how tech is changing everything.

Hosted by journalists Tom Germain, Karen Hao, and Nicky Woolf, each episode unpacks week-by-week the unfolding story of how technology is shaping all our futures. No guests. No jargon. Just three sharp voices debating the tech news stories that matter - whether they shook a government, broke the internet, or quietly tipped the balance of power.

As TikTok shifts geopolitics, Trump drives digital shockwaves, Elon Musk expands his space-internet empire and AI reroutes the routines of everyday life - the trio ask: what world are the tech titans building for us? And do we want to live in it?

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21 episodes
Updated June 25

Episodes21

Newest first

June 25 · 37 min
Is tech ruining the World Cup?
World Cup tech, AI’s infinite workweek, and a look back at our favourite Season 1 stories.
June 18 · 36 min
Teens banned from social media - what next?
UK teens banned from social media, AI’s nuclear fusion grab, and Siri’s iPhone takeover
June 11 · 37 min
Why is AI burying my CV?
AI hiring is killing your CV, slow messages, and why tech CEOs want to be game-show stars
June 4 · 42 min
What goes on in TikTok's Farlands?
TikTok’s Farlands turns doomscrolling into horror; and AI detectors changing how we write
May 28 · 46 min
Can Pope Leo save us from AI?
Google’s new version of the Internet search; The Pope vs AI; child safety on Roblox.
May 21 · 42 min
Are we entering a world without screens?
Is the future screen free? clippers in politics, and pollsters ask AI rather than voters
May 14 · 42 min
Is AI harvesting your knowledge on the cheap?
AI harvesting graduates’ knowledge on the cheap, hantavirus hoaxes online, and spying cars
May 7 · 38 min
Who is really paying the influencers?
Who’s paying AI influencers? Brain‑safe AI habits, and Waymo cabs block first responders.
April 30 · 36 min
Why is everything a conspiracy?
Conspiracy theories, bosses watching every keystroke, and mistakes that prove we're human
April 23 · 38 min
Is your iPhone about to change forever?
Apple’s big handover; who is really choosing your music; and data centres unplugged.
April 16 · 41 min
Is the new AI model really too dangerous to release?
The AI that's “too dangerous” to release; the blue‑light myth; and Amazon’s Kindle cutoff
April 9 · 37 min
Will algorithms increase your grocery bill?
Walmart’s digital price tags; astronauts with Outlook issues; Friction Maxxing
April 2 · 38 min
Why Can't People Stop Watching AI Fruit?
Infidelity in the fruit bowl; Meta verdict fallout; will your router be banned?
March 26 · 39 min
Can we prove we’re real online?
Can we prove we’re real online? Brain implants are here. War threatens AI's supply lines.
March 19 · 35 min
What Was Pokemon Go really up to?
How your online games trained robots without you knowing; and AI assistants get personal.
March 12 · 36 min
Will a new law change the internet forever?
Will a new law change the internet forever? And headphones, wired or not?
March 5 · 36 min
Is AI running modern warfare?
This week on the Interface: the role of AI in war, and betting sites that alter the future
February 26 · 35 min
Is Havana Syndrome really real?
Havana Syndrome, social media on trial, and the secrets of the AI Forum
February 19 · 34 min
Can you hack ChatGPT?
Hacking ChatGPT, data centres eating your town, and Musk's takeover of the global internet
February 12 · 34 min
Is your doorbell using AI to spy on you?
Doorstep surveillance, the US TikTok takeover, and an AI power struggle at the Super Bowl