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The PC Pro Podcast
Every week the team behind the UK's biggest technology monthly discusses the latest news and issues in computing and mobile tech. Subscribe to the magazine at https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk (https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk)
Episodes
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Episode 753: We’re over 18 and we can prove it
Sorry, can we see your ID? Alright, you can listen as the team discusses the success - or otherwise - of the age-admission tests introduced by various adult…
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Episode 752: Anker’s million product problem
This week the team discuss Google’s latest move to resolve the Pixel4a battery saga and Anker’s recall of over a million products. There’s the latest in the UK…
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Episode 751: All your files are belong to WeTransfer – plus, we scratch any screen
The team discusses WeTransfer’s apparent grab for users’ data, a mooted merger of Android and Chrome OS and the industry fallout after a virtual band playing…
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Episode 750: Now no one can say we’ve lost the plot
The team discusses a new security threat to the Chrome and Edge browsers, some mischievous uses of AI, the latest developments in the Getty Images copyright…
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Episode 749: Thanks for the (biodegradable) memory
The team discusses Microsoft’s latest attempt to get people to ditch passwords, a new memory technology that dissolves on contact with water and an interesting…
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Episode 748: I did pirate it, your honour, but he pirated it first
The team discusses a new extended lifeline for Windows 10, a controversial court ruling concerning an AI firm’s use of copyright material and a novel scam that…
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Episode 747: Don’t sleep on this AI mattress
The team laments the tale of a malfunctioning smart mattress that condemned its owner to a night of shivering misery. We also discuss Donald Trump’s surprise…
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Episode 746: Don’t step in the liquid glass – plus, Stability vs Getty
The team discusses the latest announcements from Apple’s annual developer conference, bids an uncertain welcome to Android 16, and debates a major lawsuit…
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Episode 745: IMEI blocking, CityFibre's 5.5 Gigabit and an £87 bet to fix USB-C
The team dives into the spat between Apple, Google and the Met Police regarding phone theft in London, and debates whether IMEI blocking is the answer. We also…
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Episode 744: Not everyone’s getting rich off the AI gold rush
The team discusses how AI is diminishing the role of human software developers, and asks whether Nick Clegg is justified in his comments on copyright – or…
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Episode 743: Google gets smarter – and more intrusive
The team discusses the latest announcements and innovations from the Google I/O conference, an unexpected acquisition for OpenAI and some new ideas for making…
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Episode 742: Just hangin’ with my bots
The team discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s prediction that AI bots will soon become your friends, and ask whether students’ use of services like ChatGPT is stunting…
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Episode 741: Apple’s Airplay Worm, Chinese EVs and Google's AI Ad Push
This week the team discusses the Apple AirPlay flaw, the latest releases in Microsoft’s Surface range and why military staff are parking their Chinese EVs away…
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Episode 740: Is your phone more energy-efficient than a fridge?
The team discusses a major legal smackdown for Apple; new plans to label smartphones with battery life and repairability scores; and the mysterious ongoing…
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Episode 739: Take a letter, ChatGPT
The team discusses the ongoing fallout from the EU’s legal sanctions against Apple and Meta, then gets properly stuck into the issues raised by the idea of AI…
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Episode 738: Can the law keep up with social media?
The team discusses a report urging UK authorities to get a grip on social media, along with the latest news from OpenAI and a controversial case of boxed…
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Episode 737: Trump's Technology Tariffs
🎉 Celebrate 18 Years of the PC Pro Podcast! 🎉 This week, the team dives into Donald Trump’s tariffs, unpacking their impact on tech companies across the globe…
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Episode 736: Email encryption, Donkey Kong and the LibGen fightback
This week the team mull over Google’s plan for email encryption and the perils of being the best at Donkey Kong. Frankly, he’s not as good as Funky Kong, but…
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Episode 735: You have been added to the group chat
The team discusses the US’ embarrassing Signal debacle, the latest boost to OpenAI’s image-generation capabilities and a proposal from Meta to offer Brits…
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Episode 734: Corporate Espionage, EuroStack and Google Gemini.
Join the team this week as they unravel the thrilling spy narrative at the heart of the Deel and Rippling battle. Discover Europe’s strategic plans to…
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Episode 733: A new CEO for Intel, and batteries get a boost
The team discusses Framework’s latest range of upgradeable, repairable computers, plus Intel’s new CEO and a company promising faster charging and a longer…
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Episode 732: AI vexes judges, but enlightens conspiracy theorists
The team discusses ongoing cases of legal representatives relying on untrustworthy AI citations – while welcoming research suggesting that AI could help…
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Episode 731: Alexa, let’s talk about AI
The team discusses the “Make It Fair” campaign, which hopes to see strict rules on the use of copyright material to train AI systems. We also explore Amazon’s…
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Episode 730: The quantum chip
Your quiz: which member of the PC Pro podcast crew became overexcited about Microsoft’s quantum chip? Who was damning about IT mis-spends by government bodies?…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 729: Return of the Snooper’s Charter
The team discusses the UK’s demand for Apple to break its own encryption, an unexpected drop in average CPU power, Adobe’s amazing new AI-generated video…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 728: If you don't like it, have an AI check your contract
The team discusses Microsoft's crackdown on those running Windows 11 on unapproved hardware, a new AI tool that can help make sense of legalese and Intel's…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 727: Some AI engines are free; others come at a hefty price (whether you want them or not)
The team discusses the disruptive emergence of China’s open-source DeepSeek AI engine, steep price hikes for Microsoft Office and Amazon’s vision for drones…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 726: Is time running out for TikTok?
The team discusses the will-they-won’t-they drama of the US TikTok ban, the latest lunacy in the AI industry and UK government proposals to replace physical…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 725: You must be 18 or over to download this podcast
The team discusses plans to force websites to check visitors’ ages, drones causing mayhem and Meta’s newly relaxed attitude as to whether social media posts…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 724: Viva Las Vegas! Or, three go slightly loopy at CES
In a special podcast report – recorded in Las Vegas in the small hours of the morning – Barry Collins, Tim Danton and Jon Honeyball discuss what they've seen…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 723: Our 2024 Tech Quiz Extravaganza
Get ready for the PC Pro Podcast's festive quiz extravaganza! Darien Graham-Smith returns as quizmaster, challenging podcast regulars Barry Collins, Tim…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 722: New chatbots – more intelligent than ever, and just as artificial
The team discusses the arrival of new, smarter AI systems – plus one that’s accused of endangering impressionable kids. We also welcome an innovative battery…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 721: Who can save Intel now?
The team discusses the surprise ousting of Intel’s CEO, questions the planned merger between Vodafone and Three and asks what dangers might be lurking in an…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 720: Microsoft in the crosshairs, just for a change
The team discusses reports of yet another antitrust investigation in the offing against Microsoft, and the company’s latest attempts to get people off Windows…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 719: The good and the bad of Microsoft's $349 cloud PC
Microsoft announced that it would be selling companies a $349 black box that's ideal for big rollouts - all you need is a Windows Cloud subscription, a…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 718: Tweeters head for bluer skies
The team discusses the accelerating exodus from Elon Musk’s social media platform, the EU’s latest quarrel with Apple and what’s coming in Wi-Fi 8. Lee Grant…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 717: All right, you can keep using Windows 10 – but it’ll cost you
The team asks whether Windows 10 users will pay $30 to keep using the OS for another year, discusses ChatGPT’s new search capabilities and ponders whether…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 716: Mini PC spooktacular from M4 Mac mini to a Raspberry Pi case
Tim, Rois and Jon dissect all the just-announced products from Apple, particularly the M4 Mac mini, before discussing why email remains such a danger. Plus…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 715: Don’t blame me, the AI did it!
Regular magazine contributor Olivia Whitcroft joins Barry, Darien and Jon as we discuss a new AI tool that can control your PC, proposals to ban smartphones at…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 714: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part Two
In the second part of our special live podcast, Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Darien Graham-Smith, Jon Honeyball and Rois ni Thuama look to the future and predict…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 713: The PC Pro Podcast Live! – Part One
Part one of a special two-part podcast with a live audience to celebrate 30 years of PC Pro. Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Darien Graham-Smith, Jon Honeyball and…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 712: Is Microsoft actually listening?
The team discusses all that’s new in the Windows 11 24H2 update, explores the innards of the latest iPhone and cautiously welcomes the arrests of four…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 711: I’m a subscriber – get me out of here!
The team discusses a new law that should make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions, the latest announcements from Meta’s Connect conference and legal…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 710: Exploding pagers, repair with iOS 18 and Microsoft 365 CoPilot Wave 2
The team explore some of the technical explanations to the exploding pagers detonated in the Middle East. We examine Apple's iOS18 efforts to satisfy right to…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 709: Meet the new iPhones (intelligence not included)
The team discusses Apple’s new iPhone 16 handsets, asks whether AI is really stealing jobs and argues over whether kids should be banned from social media. Our…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 708: Are we over the moon about Intel’s latest CPUs – or are they just pie in the sky?
The team discusses the latest launches at IFA, including the new chips that Intel hopes will put it back on the map. We also ask whether the USB Type-A…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 707: The Coldest Hot Hardware Ever
Before we get to the worst hot hardware ever, you will discover the team's take on Telegram's CEO being arrested in France; non-buying-advice thoughts on…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 706: If you’re looking for “Brand Love”, prepare to be disappointed
The team discusses the untimely death of British tech mogul Mike Lynch, while Elon Musk flounces out of Brazil and Microsoft prepares to roll out its…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 705: Hey Google, why should I buy your new phone?
The team eyes up the new Pixel devices launched at Google’s annual “Made by Google” event, asks what Mozilla can do to stay relevant and ponders the news that…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 704: An old friend returns (to plug her book)
Nicole Kobie joins the podcast to discuss her new book, “The Long History of the Future: Why Tomorrow's Technology Still Isn't Here”. We also discuss the…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 703: Who’d want to deepfake this?
The team discusses awkward times for Intel as it sheds jobs and rushes to fix failing chips; we also ponder Reddit’s hard line on AI scraping, and welcome…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 702: Dissecting CrowdStrike
The team discusses the global CrowdStrike catastrophe, dissects the official word on Intel CPU hiccups and learns why some NVIDIA graphics cards are no longer…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 701: In which nobody alleges anything about anyone’s CPUs
The team discusses reports of failing Intel processors, meets Samsung’s latest health-inspired wearable and looks forward to a future filled with AI-generated…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 700: Whose content is it anyway?
The team discusses Microsoft’s optimistic claim that all material published online is fair game for AI training; ponders reports of TeamViewer being hacked by…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 699: Microsoft Teams in the firing line
On this week’s podcast we discuss the EU’s legal action against Microsoft for bundling Teams with Office, debate the US government’s banning of Kaspersky…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 698: Skip to 47m 46s for the AI sex robots
The team ponders rumours of a new, cheaper Apple Vision headset, and debates whether the original Apple Vision Pro has been a flop. We also look at flaky Intel…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 697: We call it Apple Intelligence, and you’re going to love it
The team discusses the latest announcements from Apple’s WWDC conference, while Elon Musk drops his lawsuit against OpenAI and HP laments falling print…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 696: The sound of a million toothbrushes falling silent
The team discusses growing security concerns over Microsoft’s new Windows Recall feature, a storm in a toothmug over Oral B’s discontinued smart bathroom…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 695: Every kid needs a smartwatch, right?
The team is split over Google's wisdom in selling a smartwatch - plus subscription fee - for kids. Plus, our take on what's going on at OpenAI, why iFixit has…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 694: Introducing the Copilot+ PC
The team explores Microsoft’s new Arm-based, AI-focused vision for Windows PCs; we also discuss the postponement of the UK landline switch-off, and ask how…