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Tech Trends for 2021

Rory Cellan-Jones and guests on how tech will shape the coming twelve months.

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Facebook and Twitter block Trump

Social giants act after the President praises supporters who broke into the US Congress.

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Amazon gives Parler the boot

The social platform favoured by Donald Trump supporters loses its online home.

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Biden鈥檚 plan for big tech

Will the new US President bring a new era in relations with the tech giants?

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Robert Downey Jr. on backing green tech

The Iron Man star tells us how he wants to help tackle the climate crisis.

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A tale of two ecommerce giants

Jeff Bezos's Amazon and Jack Ma's Alibaba report bumper profits

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Bitcoin鈥檚 energy cost

The buzz around the cryptocurrency grows, but what鈥檚 its impact on global energy use?

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Facebook blocks Australia鈥檚 news

The social giant pulls news content ahead of a new law that would force it to pay media.

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Who blinked - Facebook or Australia?

Facebook and the Australian government reach a compromise over payment for news content

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The new 鈥渟pace race鈥� for chips

A look at how the latest chips are made and why they鈥檙e the focus of US-China rivalry.

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The $69m digital artwork

How the boom in 'non-fungible tokens' helped one artist become a multimillionaire

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Uber鈥檚 u-turn on drivers

The ride-hailing giant says it will pay UK drivers a minimum wage and other benefits.

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Why Intel will make chips for its rivals

The tech giant says it aims to rebalance world chip supply from Asia to the US and Europe

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The future of computing

The CEO of ARM on its latest chips, plus two exciting projects in quantum computing.

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Ad cookies facing the crunch

How Apple and Google鈥檚 privacy clampdown will bring upheaval to online advertising.

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The global workforce

Tech founder Phil Libin tells us why he鈥檚 no longer advertising jobs with a location.

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The big noise in social media

Facebook and Reddit follow Clubhouse into social audio.

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Is Apple iOS 14.5 hurting advertisers?

Apple鈥檚 long-awaited iPhone software update arrives with new features to block trackers.

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Trump question comes back to Facebook

The Oversight Board says Facebook itself must rule on reinstating or banning Donald Trump

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Ransomware hackers disable key oil pipeline

Has the threat to infrastructure from hackers demanding money been underestimated?

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Estonia鈥檚 digital society and the pandemic

President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid discusses how e-government helped citizens.

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Can bitcoin mining ever be green?

The cryptocurrency business tries to boost its green credentials

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Huawei pins hopes on HarmonyOS

The Chinese giant launches its own smartphone and connected device operating system

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Tech victories for law enforcement

The FBI recovers ransomware Bitcoins and gets suspects to use compromised messaging app.

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Web creator to sell source code as an NFT

Sir Tim Berners-Lee chooses the latest tech craze to raise funds for charity.

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Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead

The controversial entrepreneur created an industry but was facing tax charges in the US.

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Should robots look like humans?

SoftBank pauses production of the Pepper robot.

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Have apps helped tackle the pandemic?

Did exposure and contact tracing apps live up to the hopes for them?

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Football and online hate

Can social platforms stop the racist abuse of black players?

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Fresh questions over Pegasus spyware

How the Pegasus software from Israel鈥檚 NSO Group has kept ahead of attempts to block it.

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