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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Marc Fennell and a team of people far smarter than him (his words, not ours) take a fun deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Marc Fennell and a team of people far smarter than him (his words, not ours) take a fun deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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Episodes
The end of the Milkrun
5/31/2023
One supermarket chain buys an Aussie delivery startup, Twitter becomes a flop for one US presidential hopeful and why Google is paying put millions of dollars to one company.
Duration:00:28:36
One US state's attempt to ban TikTok
5/24/2023
Should Bitcoin be classed as a form of gambling, Elon Musk's latest Tesla product is a human robot and how one US state is looking to ban TikTok.
Duration:00:28:36
Google Bard vs Chat GPT
5/17/2023
Chat GPT's new Google rival, the latest Twitter update and the impact the world's chip shortage has on you.
Duration:00:28:36
Death of the password
5/10/2023
Passkeys instead of passwords, the Godfather of AI leaves the internet and why Apple is targeting the Air Tag.
Duration:00:28:37
Goodbye Twitter, hello Bluesky Social
5/3/2023
A new rival app to Twitter is set up by former founder Jack Dorsey, the mixed reviews of Snapchat AI and why the UK blocked Microsoft's Activision deal.
Duration:00:28:40
The fall of Twitter's blue tick
4/26/2023
Say goodbye to Twitter's blue tick, unless you want to pay for it. Also the doors have been shut on the Buzzfeed Newsroom and Facebook's latest payout to users.
Duration:00:28:35
Tesla spies and Apple's latest attempt at virtual reality
4/19/2023
New reports of Tesla watching you in your car, the latest company to enter the VR world and how AI could be imitating your voice.
Duration:00:28:36
France starts to crack down on influencers
4/12/2023
France is set to implement a law that will bring a big change to influencers, threats of Chat GPT to face a major defamation suit and A-list stars are set register their AI likeness/
Duration:00:28:38
Time to slow down AI
4/5/2023
Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.
Duration:00:28:38
Uber drivers' win in court and how AI can protect artists
3/29/2023
Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.
Duration:00:28:38
Has Facebook given up on NFTs?
3/22/2023
Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.
Duration:00:28:38
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
3/15/2023
What does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank mean for the tech industry? And TikTok's new policy to bring in a 1 hour limit for teenagers.
Duration:00:28:36
Are robots set to take over household chores?
3/8/2023
Are robots set to take over household chores?
Duration:00:28:36
Why would you sue Twitter for an Isis attack?
3/1/2023
This week we examine two landmark cases which question whether tech giants can be held liable for aiding terrorism if their platforms are used. Plus, would you pay to be verified on Facebook and Instagram? And NBN's Sky Muster vs Elon Musk's Skylink. Which is the better option for rural Australians?
Duration:00:28:37
What Does it Take to Interfere with an Election?
2/22/2023
This week a consortium of undercover journalists exposed the hacking and disinformation team which claims to have manipulated more than 30 elections worldwide. Also what will Australia's new privacy reform measures actually mean for your data?
Duration:00:28:37
AI Chatbots Go Head to Head, Starlink and War and Too Much Tweeting
2/15/2023
Which AI chatbot is better, Microsoft's ChatGPT or Google's Bard? We examine the rivalries, the big tech race, and their potential for our future. Ukraine has been relying on satellites for its network of surveillance drones again the Russian invasion. So why have their access to satellites been turned off by Elon Musks’s Starlink company?
Duration:00:28:36
Hello Siri...Cortana...Alexa...Are You Listening?
2/8/2023
Are we falling out of love with voice assistants? Plus, why Netflix is no longer sharing the love (and by love I mean passwords) and why Australian government departments wanted to ban the social media service tiktok from certain phones.
Duration:00:28:38
Swipe Left, Swipe Right
2/1/2023
This past week, the government and dating apps have come together to work out ways of making online hooking ups, I mean romance a bit safer. Plus getting medication and primary care over the web. What are the benefits and pitfalls?
Duration:00:28:37
Is ChatGPT worth the hype?
1/25/2023
It talks like a human. It writes like a human. It can create poems, resumes, Shakespearean text. It has comedy troupes and university examiners scratching their head. What is the big deal about ChatGPT? Plus, is 2023 the year AI becomes unavoidable? Guests Guests Meg Coffey, Managing Director at Coffey Natasha Gillezeau, product manager at Flux Finance
Duration:00:28:38
How 2022 changed technology (and us)
12/14/2022
Its been a year of devastating hacks, billionaires buying things they might regret, and a roller coaster of news. What were the biggest tech news stories, the strangest products of the year 2022. And how different will our world look next year? Guests Alice Clarke, freelance technology journalist Peter Marks, software developer at Access Informatics
Duration:00:28:39