The Zip Files

#016 - The Zip Files - { HQ Trivia's Dystopia }

Brace yourself for such revelations as Obama working for Netflix, Amazon Facial recognition tech getting lambasted for working with police departments, and Mr. Mark Zuckerberg being roasted in European parliament.

Between those informative nuggets our long listen is on HQ trivia, the live smartphone based gameshow that is almost definitely run by humanoid lizards.

#015 - The Zip Files - { WTF is Quantum Computing? }

The usual feast of newsworthy news will have at its core a long listen on Quantum Computing. I’ll explain what on earth Quantum Computing is, why we need it, and how it will help us solve impossible problems.

#014 - The Zip Files - { World War III }

This week you’ll need to be wearing a set of sturdy undergarments, because we’re going to war. Not the kind of war where guns get pulled, but one that is fought with information.

You might “chuff” at the sound of that. Pfft. Information wars aren’t scary. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never heart me blah blah blah. Well you’re wrong. This war has all the makings of run for the hills, paint yourself green, and pretend to be a plant. Stay tuned and you’ll see. Around that we’ll pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

#013 - The Zip Files - { Giveth My Data Back, Please }

Lots of good stuff tech’d its way into last week. Richard Branson told us that high-speed pod travel will be a reality within 3 years, whilst Mark Zuckerberg - the internet sensation turned love guru - promised Facebook would release a dating service to help us humans find other humans. Not just for hookups though he hopes. Can you hear the flutter of his tin heart? Anyway, that’s just a taster of the veritable tech feast that we have for you this week. Our long listen explores GDPR, new EU legislation designed to help us take back our privacy from the greedy grasp of big tech. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

 

 

 

#012 - The Zip Files - { How Safe is Uber? }

This week's long listen considers the safety of Uber - the safety of getting into a stranger's car. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

#011 - The Zip Files - { China, 2020: George Orwell's Unwritten Sequel }

It's easy to worry about artificially intelligent robots rising up and putting us to sleep (death) with laser-arm-guns, but what's more likely is that naughty humans will deliberately use AI in malevolent ways. This week our long listen focuses on China's growing use of AI tech to create a country under surveillance. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

#010 - The Zip Files - { Choking on Plastic }

Plastic is extremely useful. Like a prince in shining armour it can be pretty much whatever you want it to be - and at a low cost. However, plastic is bad for us and bad for the world. Bad for the planet on which we live. This week our ‘long listen’ focuses on plastic, how it came about, why it’s so popular, and how it’s killing stuff. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

#009 - The Zip Files - { Tesla’s Borrowed Future }

Tesla is trying to revolutionise the car industry - to have us whizzing around in fully-electric vehicles. It has made impressive progress towards this vision, but have borrowed a hell of a lot of money to get this far. This week our ‘long listen’ explores how Tesla is on the precipice of ruin - again. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

#008 - The Zip Files - { SpaceX's Guide to Surviving The Apocalypse }

Elon Musk wants to take us to Mars, to make us an interplanetary species. This week our ‘long listen’ explores what this future might look like. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.

#007 - The Zip Files - { Facebook, You're Breaking My Heart }

This week our main story is about how Facebook's love affair with innovation left our private data out in the cold. Around that we quick fire pepper you with all the interesting tech news of the week.