Tech's Message
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.
Episodes
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 searches on 50m driving licence holders
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://rivengroup.com
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14734000/officers
Google Groups losing Usenet integration
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://www.theregister.com/2023/12/05/uk_age_verifcation_proposals/
The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription includes...
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://pro.sony/ue_US/digital-imaging/custom-gridline
Regard: https://www.polygon.com/23399591/elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-horse-armor-video-game-cos...
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? The arguments
https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/keep-or-cancel-free-to-air-terrestrial-...
This week on Tech’s Message:
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 bridge message divide - but keeps green bubbles
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/2023/10/30/23938283/facebook-instagram-ad-free-subscription-eu
Plus: Paramount+ has stopped working...
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 includes extended sections, outtakes, as well as additional discussions about:
Monitors: How ...
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/audio-visual/digital-tv-recorders/ee-tv-1275987/review
The extended, ad-free version availab...
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 early grave, nor has Nate got bored of podcasting now he has a TV show.
Thanks for st...
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 version available via Patreon subscription also includes:
- EcoFlow PowerStrea...
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/telegraph-readers-defend-self-service-checkouts/
- Outtakes and much more…
L...
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 Patreon subscription also includes:
- Folding phones aren’t going away
- Google announ...
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 are back for retail
- Bananas
- Bagpipes
- Kilts
- Haggis
- Outtakes and much more…
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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 networks
- Outtakes and much more…
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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 extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription also includes:
- Grimsby! W...
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 temporarily worth subscribing to after all?
- Outtakes and much more…
Links:
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 and much more…
Links:
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 would we take today?
- Who misses wireless hard drives and 3G Wi-Fi hotspots?
- Outtakes ...
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 robots in the garden
- Will robots walk our dogs in future?
- HomeKit’s architecture woes
- New...
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