Computer news, reviews and clues. Tech talk and opinionated chat with feature interviews and regular guests covering games, Linux and Open Source, legal, new and social media, gadgets, Apple and more. The Byte Into IT family includes: - Dan Salmon - Jo Eaton - Paul Callaghan - Rowena Murray - Daniel Morganti - Lilly Ryan - Vanessa Toholka (Byte co-producer) - Lu Lin (RRR Talks Content Producer) The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.b ...
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Welcome to The Health & Wellness Practitioners Podcast! Dr. Danielle and other guest experts talk about everything from getting your practice started, developing your clinical skills, growing your practice YOUR way, and dealing with the real stuff life burnout and work/life balance. Whether you’ve been practicing for decades or just started your journey, you’ll find something here for you!
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Energy One is a Podcast that explores the world of energy through the eyes of industry leaders, experts, and innovators. Join us as we delve into the latest developments, trends, and challenges in the energy sector, and learn how individuals and organizations are driving progress and sustainability in this critical field.
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Can your smartwatch get hacked? Dr Bharanidharan Shanmugan answers the question we wish we didn't have to ask.
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Vanessa and Rowena invite Charles Darwin University professor Dr Bharanidharan Shanmugan onto the show to discuss their concerns about smartwatches and whether they're just as vulnerable to hackers as our other devices. The team also chat to Monash university research-fellow and film-maker, Jeni Lee, who explores the interaction between people and …
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Game-changing Cognitive Screen on Dementia Risk and Tech Supporting Cognitive Health
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Dan Morganti, Dan Salmon and Eric Jong have Hamid Sohrabi on the phone revealing a new self-reporting tool that detects early onset of dementia. Susan Rossell from Swinburne also dials in to chat about the link between different tech and its positive influences on cognitive health.By RRR - Triple R
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Bhautik Joshi brings perspective to the state of generative AI in the future
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PhD graduate and engineer, Bautik Joshi, sits down with the Byte team to discuss what could really be in store with the world of AI. Following their experience at Adobe, CSIRO and Canva, Bautik provides their own professional insight and how we may actually need to retract AI tools back to their fundamentals for the utmost productivity.…
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Why the school curriculum needs a reboot in teaching technology skills
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Dr Cath Latham provides some insight on the Australian National University's latest report regarding schooling and digital literacy. The team later investigate what Instagram's recent AI update may mean for the consumer and whether we may start seeing some trends in 'social-based' AI.By RRR - Triple R
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Lilly Ryan speaks with technology, politics and public policy expert Verity Harding on her book: AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own.By RRR - Triple R
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Nate Kinch's Critique on the Techno-Optimist Manifesto
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This week, Dan Salmon, Dan Morganti and Vanessa Toholka welcome socio-technology ethicist and founder of Trustworthy By Design Nate Kinch onto Byte Into IT to discuss Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimist Manifesto. They also chat about the nostalgia of FPS video games and boomer shooters.By RRR - Triple R
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Tom Howard: Wine Techologies and Keeping Safe Over Wifi Networks
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Hosts Vanessa and Rowena speaks to Tom Howard (Breeze) regarding a range of technologies involved with wine and agriculture industries. They also discuss security issues with WiFi networks.By RRR - Triple R
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Revisting Robodebt & the Freedom of Information Act
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Lilly Ryan speaks to Justin Warren on his recent Freedom of Information Act win in the Federal Court regarding early Robodebt documents. Plus Dan Salmon dives into the week's tech news including the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and a woman with over 7,000 browser tabs!By RRR - Triple R
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Jo Eaton's Last Show: Digital Rights & Connecting Scientists with Children's Education
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The Byte Into It crew say goodbye to presenter Jo Eaton, discuss digital rights with chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia John Payne and chat with Jen Payne founder of STEMpals (stempals.org.au)By RRR - Triple R
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Virtual Reality, Civic Issues in Coding & Apple and OpenAI's Partnership
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Dan and Lilly are joined by special guests Susan Carter, the new Director of Code for Australia chatting about solving civic issues and driving positive change, and Eric Jong on delivering researcher training on 3D Print and Design. Plus the team dig through through updated news on Apple's partnership with OpenAI, and all the weird tech news of the…
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Medibank and Ticketmaster: Brought to court
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Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon discuss recent tech news, such as Medibank being taken to court, a DdOS attack of the Internet Archive, the breaking of Ticketmaster's monopoly and more. They also get into their thoughts on travel for the holidays.By RRR - Triple R
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Freeplay Independent games festival and How you can stay safe from Hackers
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Hosts, Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon chat with Louie Roots and Mads Mackenzie about the return of Freeplay Independant Games Festival and new 'Angles' Conference, bringing game creatives together for events throughout June. They also have a chat with Deputy Director of Enterprise AI and Data analytics hub at RMIT, Chao Chen on AI evolving and how …
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Live Music Locator & Teacher's Guides for AI
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Nick Thorpe & Ethan Thorpe join the show to discuss the launch of the Live Music Locator - a new website service tracking every gig in every venue across Naarm, partnering with the City of Yarra as well as the Leaps & Bounds Festival. Later, Laura Summers & Linda McIver from the Australian Data Science Education institute chat about teacher guides …
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The Digital Divide and Content Moderation Policies
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Lilly Ryan and Dan Salmon chat to Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist for CSIRO, on her new article for The Conversation on how the digital divide is already hurting people's quality of life and will AI make this better or worse? The team also get to chat to Amelia Johns, Associate Professor at the University of Technology of Sydney, about h…
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AI, Automated Decision Making, Privacy Laws & The Data Economy
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Jake Goldenfein, senior lecturer at Melbourne Law School and tech expert, joins the show with some illuminating facts about how governments use automated decision making processes, and the implications of this usage; as well as talking about data set economies, facial recognition, AI and proposed changes to Australian privacy law. Hosted by Lily Ry…
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Responsible A.I and the 20th Technology for Social Justice conference
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Jo and Lilly chat with sarah Young, Senoir Cloud Security advocate at Microsoft about responsible A.I and how to manage it. Also on the line is InfoXchange CEO David Spriggs to talk about the 20th Technology for Social Justice Conference on the 1st and 2nd of MayBy RRR - Triple R
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Deeptech Melbourne, Grapevine and Android's Find-My Device Feature!
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Join Vanessa and Row on all the new tech news and weird news this week! On the line is Sam Gavern, a "Vinemaker" to chat about a new startup Grapevine, exploring systematic changes that minorities experience in the tech world. In the studio, Vanessa and Row is joined by Ray and Fee, two information workers, who deep dive into the challenging aspect…
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Comedian Adam McKenzie on 'Hacked' and Dr Margarita Vladimirova on regulating facial data
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Vanessa Toholka & Dan Salmon discuss online security with Adam McKenzie, and his recent tech-focused show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival: "Hacked". Later, they speak with Dr Margarita Vladimirova on the lack of privacy or consent when it comes to the commerical usage of everyone and anyone's facial data.…
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Lilly and Row speak to Tully Arnot about BIRD SONG, a work in the Not Natural exhibition at Science Gallery in Melbourne. They also chat to Meta whistleblower, Frances Haugen on her mission and online safety.By RRR - Triple R
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Come one, come all: Tech Conferences 2024
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Wouldn't it be fun to meet the people on the other side of the screen? Share ideas? Learn new stuff? This week on Byte Into IT, Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon tell us about some great conferences coming up in 2024. Raelene Knowles, Chief Operating Officer at Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), tells us all about Games Connect Asia…
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Being a woman on the internet: how deepfakes and algorithms are regressing feminism
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Should internet providers and social media platforms self-regulate? Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson doesn’t think so. In this episode of Byte Into IT, we hear all about why the government should be doing more to protect the community against AI-generated pornographic and abusive deepfake material. Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson talks to Vanessa …
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Digital IDs, Digital Rights & Artistic Jellyfish
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Program regular, John Payne, Chair of the Board of Electronic Frontiers Australia, joins the Byte team for a forecast into the digital rights agenda for 2024. They delve into AI, privacy acts and data brokers. Plus, Artist Thomas Marcusson phones in to discuss his installation project for 'Not Natural' at the Science Gallery Museum. Get down to the…
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Tully Water and the Future of Dating Technology and AI Romance
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Tully Water, futurist, trend forecaster, & cultural strategist at 'Soon Futures', joins the Byte Into It team to discuss all things AI and dating. From Tinder to ChatGPT, we hear a well-researched and nuanced discussion about the online dating space and the ways that it has been interacting with language, culture and socialising, as we look to pred…
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Nightshade helping the growth of AI art and Online Community Management
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Lilly Ryan & Row Muray dive into the 'State Community Management Report 2023' with Vanessa Paech (she/her). They also chat with Dr J. Rosenhaum (they/them) about Nightshade & other 'poisons/preventions' that may impact/help the growth of AI art.By RRR - Triple R
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Rhythm Energy and Net Metering with CEO PJ Popovic
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Welcome to Energy One, the podcast that explores the world of Energy through the eyes of industry leaders, experts, and innovators. In this episode, we change it up a little bit as we have our Director Paul Eaton host. He speaks to PJ Popovic about the Renewable Energy landscape.They break down what Net Metering is all about and why it's so importa…
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Entrochemistry and Entrochemical Systems with CEO Sanza Kazadi
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Welcome to Energy One, the podcast that explores the world of Energy through the eyes of industry leaders, experts, and innovators. In this episode, Maryon speaks to Sanza Kazadi about Entrochemical Systems. They talk about his groundbreaking technology: how it started, how it’s going and what he sees for the future. ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Kazadi is t…
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Nitrilation with Mars Materials CEO Aaron Fitzgerald
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In this episode, we sit down with Aaron Fitzgerald, CEO and co-founder of Mars Materials, to learn about their work in nitrilation and modern carbon capture technology. Aaron shares how it all began, what fueled his desire to scale his impact on the environment and how it led to him founding Mars Materials — ultimately adopting this innovative carb…
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How AI and automated decision-making have impacted the news and media landscape
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Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon and Paul Callaghan are joined by Dr Dang Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow at the RMIT University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Dang discusses the role of AI and automated decision-making in news and media.By RRR - Triple R
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Playstation pulls access to some streaming services and Narrm Ngarrgu Library opens with a suite of new technologies
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Lily and Dan discuss issues with accessing Playstation online store content, following the video game brand's decision to pull titles. They also chat with City of Melbourne Councillor Jamal Hakim about the new technologies and spaces at the recently-opened Narrm Ngarrgu Library.By RRR - Triple R
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Empowering Green Futures with Andy Posner
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Welcome to Energy One, the podcast that explores the world of Energy through the eyes of industry leaders, experts, and innovators. In this episode, Maryon speaks to Andy Posner about the crossroads between clean energy and financial empowerment. They talk about the human side of clean energy adoption and the ripple effect it can have on communitie…
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AI's contribution to medicine and how the Australian government plans to tackle cyber security
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Lily and Dan get stuck into applying AI to pharmaceutical processes with Professor Sally Gras, Director of ARC Digital Bioprocess Development Hub. And, John Pane, Electronic Frontiers Aus Board Member helps to pick apart and interpret the Commonwealth governments new 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. Plus, the hosts tell you all the lat…
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Joining Vanessa and Jo this week is Anthony Agius, independent tech journalist behind the daily newsletter The Sizzle.By RRR - Triple R
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Dr. Mark Daniel Farb from Flower Turbines
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Welcome to Energy One, the podcast that explores the world of Energy through the eyes of industry leaders, experts, and innovators. In this episode, Maryon speaks to Dr. Mark Daniel Farb about his Flower Turbines: compact and very efficient turbines that you can use at home, going over just what makes them stand out. They talk about their unique bo…
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Productivity Paranoia & the Disaster Map Foundation
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Vanessa Toholka and Rowena Murray tackle spying workplace managers with Swinburne University's Professor Peter Holland who says productivity paranoia is at an all time high with the prevalence of working from home setups. Plus, Nashin Mahtani talks about the development of Yayasan Peta Bencana (Disaster Map Foundation) which is a South-East Asian N…
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In this podcast we interview Jongkil Jay Jeong, Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Security at Deakin University on the national digital ID scheme. We also discuss the Optus outage, cryto currency, Elon Musk and AI chatbots.By RRR - Triple R
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Welcome to Energy One, the podcast that explores the world of Energy through the eyes of industry leaders, experts, and innovators. In this episode, Maryon speaks to Dr. Joshua Rhodes about the electrifying realm of smart grids and renewable energy. They talk about the future of energy consumption, the integration of AI in managing our power system…
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When Bio-Medical Engineering meets Video Games
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Dr Sam John, a senior lecturer in neural engineering at the University Melbourne, joins our hosts to talk about his work with a group of biomedical engineering students to develop gaming consoles for people with cerebral palsy, and looking generally into adapting existing gaming controllers to make them more accessible for people who are differentl…
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Rent-Tech: The Intersection Between Technology and Renting
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Sam Floreani joins Dan & Ash to talk about the various rent-tech platforms that collect and use renters data, their (lack of) obligations under the privacy act, the expense of these tech apps, the biases and dangers that can come from this kind of information-sharing and industry reliance on rent-tech. Jordie Van Der Berg aka “PurplePingers” talks …
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The complicated ins and outs of Artificial intelligence & Digital Wallets
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Vanessa and Jo are joined by author Tony Walsh. Together they dive into his newly realeased book Faking it: Artificial Intelligence In A Human World - plus Adjunct Professor Steve Worthington (Swinburne Uni) discusses potential legislation around digital wallets and their hidden fees.By RRR - Triple R
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Discover the dynamic world of energy like never before with the Energy One Podcast! In this enlightening podcast series, we take you on a captivating journey through the energy sector, exploring the latest breakthroughs, trends, and challenges, all while highlighting the individuals and organizations fueling progress and sustainability in this vita…
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Australian video game music is miles beyond the rest of the world
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Dan and Ro chat with Associate Professor Dan Golding (Swinburne Uni) on how well video game sound tracks do on streaming platforms outside of the games themselves - plus his huge new co-authored research project on Australian Music in games. Plus, Drew Rooke, a journalist at the Cosmos Magazine shares details about computer-powered deep sea mapping…
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Dr Thao Phan on AI, Race & Art, and Nico King from Chaos Theory Games
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Thao Phan is a feminist technoscience researcher who specialises in the study of gender and race in algorithmic culture. She joins Lilly and Dan to chat about the upcoming event she's co-curated, Study-In On AI + Race + Art, bringing together writers, researchers, artists, activitists, scientists, and critical thinkers of all kind for a day of stud…
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Rose Bishop on Fringe and Fenella Kernebone on SXSW
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Hosts Vanessa Toholka and Jo Eaton speak with Rose Bishop about her Melbourne Fringe Festival show 'two stories about going on the internet', and chatted to Fenella Kernebone who is the Head of Programming at SXSW in Sydney on the headlining events of the conference.By RRR - Triple R
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World's First Menstrual-Focused Smart Ring from Femtek and RMIT's Future Play Lab
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Femtek founder Olivia Orchowski and developer Ray Yamamoto Hilton join the team to talk about the world's first menstrual-focussed smart ring and app. Plus, Dr. Troy Innocent drops by to talk about RMIT's Future Play Lab street arcade.By RRR - Triple R
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Join us this week with the entire Byte Into It team & alumni to talk Radiothon, the presenters' favourite things about Triple R, and what they've learnt through their broadcasting careers. Hosts: Jo Eaton, Ash Keller, Daniel Morganti, Lilly Ryan, Daniel Salmon, Vanessa Toholka & Phil WalesBy RRR - Triple R
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Sam Barlow on Immortality, Game Development & Interactive Media
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Vanessa Toholka & Daniel Morganti speak to game designer Sam Barlow who is behind projects like Her Story, Telling Lies, and most recently Immortality. They also talk about the IGEA’s 2023 ‘Australia Plays’ report.By RRR - Triple R
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Tech News, Twitter Update & Post Carbon Infrastructure.
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Jo & Vanessa discuss NBN Co to refine its prices with small business providers in mind, Mediback Cops strict operating conditions from insurance regulator over cyber-attack, Google adjusts privacy policy, Adobe’s $20 Billion takeover of Figma Faces EU Merger, Twitter Update & Lawsuits, China restricting of Chip making Metals, EU & Japan look to par…
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A Student Satellite, Twitter and Hate Speech, and Snapchat Usernames
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Hosts Lilly Ryan, Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon are joined by Swinburne University postdoctoral researcher Sam Pinches and Bachelor of Mechatronics student Rohan Ford to discuss launching student hardware into space. The team talk Twitter and hate speech, plus Snapchat’s research into Aussie nicknames and its new AR lenses – and what the whole bit…
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The Life and Death of Solar Panels, Satellites and Twitter Rivals
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Hosts Vanessa and Dan Mulganti are joined by UNSW solar expert Dr Richard Corkish, who unpacks Australia’s solar panel waste problem and makes the case for bespoke tech solutions to keep old panels out of landfill. Plus, the team discusses the Telstra–OneWeb satellite rollout, and Meta’s plans to rival Twitter.…
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Cherry blossoms, climate change. social media and AI, Mini Melbourne
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Hosts Rowena Murray and Jo Eaton are joined by Adrian Dyer to chat about Cherry blossoms, climate change. social media and AI. Afterwards. Michelle Chen calls in to talk about Mini Melbourne, the Minecraft version of Melbourne CBD, which us being used to teach people about the Metro Tunnel Project.By RRR - Triple R
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