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Tech's Message is the Webby Award-shortlisted, globally five-star-rated technology podcast from British journalists Nate Lanxon (Bloomberg, Wired, CNET) and Ian Morris (T3, Tom’s Guide, Gizmodo). Hear news & nostalgia inspired by the week's consumer technology developments, tightly and professionally presented with insight and irreverent humour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Do We Need This? is the new podcast from Nate Lanxon and Andrew Hoyle. Each week we take a close look at some of the world's creations, trends, philosophies and events and ask, do we need this?
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This week on Tech’s Message: AI machine cannot be called an inventor, rules UK court https://www.ft.com/content/7bccf980-9eaf-40d9-92b6-ab3ffb43c98dhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ff6c264d3bf7f65d42209f9/consolidated-patents-act-1977.pdf https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67772177 Police to be able to run face recognition searche…
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The News About Newsgroups: TM 321 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: Bedfordshire Police use AI to save hours on admin duties https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67680698 https://docdefender.net https://rivengroup.com https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14734000/officers Google Groups losing Usenet integration https://www.theverge.com/2023/…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Mobile phones: Firms face £3bn legal claim for overcharging https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67649539 Unproven AI face scans may estimate age for porn access in UK https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/unproven-ai-face-scans-may-estimate-age-for-access-in-uk/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/05/uk_age_verifc…
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In Aperture Purchases: TM 319 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: We're joined by CNET's Andrew Lanxon -- find his photography YouTube channel here. Sony’s getting into the in-camera micropayments game https://pressroom.pixelshift.studio/sony-electronics-announces-custom-gridline-license-available-for-alpha-camera-bodies https://pro.sony/ue_US/digital-imaging/custom-gridline Regard: h…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Squid Game Contestants Considering Lawsuit Over Reality Show Injuries https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-the-challenge-contestant-possible-lawsuit-1851047311 UK's cookie crumble: Data watchdog serves up tougher recipe for consent banners https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/22/uk_ico_cookie_action/ Keep or cancel Freeview? T…
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Angry Self-Serving Men: TM 317 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: Booths supermarkets to ditch self-checkouts in north of England stores https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/10/booths-supermarkets-to-ditch-self-checkouts-in-north-of-england-stores Apple Wallet account balances now available for 10 UK banks https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/10/apple-wallet-account-balances/ Apple to…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Newport: Can AI help find lost £227m Bitcoin fortune? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67297013 Disney+ now has an ad supported tier like Netflix https://www.pocket-lint.com/disney-plus-subscription-tiers-uk-differences-price/ Facebook and Instagram launch a paid ad-free subscription https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Rishi Sunak says AI has threats and risks - but outlines its potential https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67225158 60 Years of Doctor Who Will Stream All In One Place In the UK https://gizmodo.com/doctor-who-streaming-bbc-iplayer-classic-episodes-1850914346 The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription inc…
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This week on Tech’s Message: London mayor and Met boss urge phone firms to help tackle theft of mobiles https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67125411 EE is launching a customised Apple TV 4K box, offering live TV through EE TV https://www.pocket-lint.com/ee-apple-tv-4k-live-tv-eetv Ian's review from 2014: https://www.techradar.com/reviews/a…
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Honestly, you take one several-month hiatus without really communicating why, your website expires and emails stop being delivered, and all of a sudden people thing the podcast has died. We joke about things because it's easier than taking responsibility for them. But we are still a living, breathing podcast; Ian hasn't angered himself into an earl…
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This week on Tech’s Message, with Andrew Lanxon: I Rode the World's First Autonomous Public Bus Service https://www.cnet.com/tech/i-rode-the-worlds-first-autonomous-public-bus-service/ Remote driver car rental service launches in Milton Keynes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65768717 MySpace: 20 Years On The extended, ad-free…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Anger over airports' passport e-gates not working Train wi-fi at risk as part of cost-cutting move Netflix expands password sharing crackdown to UK The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Why you’re wrong about self-service checkouts https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/26…
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Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Yes, And It's Also An Uber: TM 309 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: Uber starts flight bookings for UK users Could Uber move into haulage, removals, childcare or more? Ofcom reveals results of improved text-to-switch service Do we need 10Gbps fibre in the UK yet? What about 2Gbps then? What is XGS-PON? 10Gbps fibre connections are on the way The extended, ad-free version available via P…
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Let Me Alert It For You: TM 308 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: The failure of the UK’s emergency test system What network Three got wrong and why Goodbye, Covid tracing app, we hardly knew ye Nate’s back in New York filming Ian’s banana The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: HMV’s reopening its biggest UK store Vinyl, merch and live music ar…
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How British Four-Year-Olds Are Using Smartphones: TM 307 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: Google to open up app payments after UK watchdog probe Brits start 'em young with 20% of tots 'owning' a smartphone Insights on toddler smartphone usage The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Superdrug Mobile is actually a thing! An in-depth look at the UK’s virtual mobile networ…
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ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS JUST A TEST! TM 306 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: UK prepares test of emergency alert system How does what the UK’s doing compare to the US, Japan, the Netherlands and elsewhere? Nuclear bomb warnings versus highly local forest fires Drones being tested to spot traffic offenders Is there anywhere good to speed legally in Britain? Do we have too many cameras? The extend…
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Internet Outages & Book Depository's Final Chapter: TM 305 Short Version
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This week on Tech’s Message: Amazon shutters Book Depository DPReview dies a death Virgin Media’s repeated outages Benefits of local fibre providers Are outages that problematic in a world of 5G and tethering? The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Nate’s recent American cheese crisis Could Twitter Blue be t…
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This week on Tech’s Message: UK proposes AI regulation… sort of How UK AI rules stack against the EU’s The iPhone 15 could go eSIM-only in the UK What is an iSIM? The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Audible tests out ads in audiobooks Libraries that lend audiobooks Pros and cons on ads in media Outtakes a…
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This week on Tech’s Message: UK plans ways to let kids use AI for exams Death of coursework Roald Dahl ebooks forcibly changed South Park renamed “Tolkien” character The Old Testament The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: The evolution of tech travel bags What did we take to CES 15 years ago… …and what woul…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Signal could leave the UK How could encrypted apps pull out of a country? Online Safety Bill Hello Tomorrow on Apple TV Microsoft’s Activision deal Is the UK big enough to swap tech company decisions? The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: The Trouble With Smarthomes AI and robot…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Sheffield’s 6G development What exactly is the cyber-physical continuum? UK’s 5G speeds are slowing down Who’s got the worst fibre connectivity in the UK? Virgin Media’s upload speeds The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Twitter wants us to pay for SMS-based two-factor authenti…
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This week on Tech’s Message: To celebrate the 300th episode of the show, we got ChatGPT to write several pages of a screenplay about two podcasters called Ian and Nate. Because the results were so fun we decided to act them out — badly. However, we also discuss: UK wants to ban encrypted phones https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34p49/uk-proposes-mak…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Death of 3G Why 2G will stick around so long Nate’s new TV show Joan of Arc & Plymouth Smart meters and 3G Kindles Tesla’s necessary 3G upgrades ChatGPT coming to Bing Google’s less-than-useful search modifiers The future of search and SEO The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes: P…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Why everyone is watching TV with subtitles on https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/28/mumbling-actors-bad-speakers-or-lazy-listeners-why-everyone-is-watching-tv-with-subtitles-on https://www.fox13news.com/news/young-people-watch-tv-movies-subtitles-more-than-older-viewers-survey http://www.tommerritt.com/ab…
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This week on Tech’s Message: Millions of UK mobile and broadband users face 14% bill rises from April https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jan/19/uk-mobile-broadband-users-bill-rises-bt-ee-talktalk-three-vodafone-monthly-charges This bin costs $45 per month, and that’s not even the worst bit https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/new-service-wan…
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