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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
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 693: Google talks AI (just for a change), plus some intriguing leaks from Dell
The team discusses the latest announcements from Google’s I/O conference, leaked details of upcoming ARM-based Windows laptops and OpenAI’s new…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 692: Super-slim iPads, and @jack says bye bye to BlueSky
The team discusses Apple’s new M4-powered iPads, Ofcom’s proposals to keep kids safe online and Jack Dorsey’s quiet departure from the Twitter rival he…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 691: Cracking down on crackable passwords, plus a touch of Vertigo
The team discusses new UK legislation that outlaws insecure default passwords, questions Google’s enormous payments to Apple and learns very little from Tim’s…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 690: Barry gets shirty with Photoshop, while TikTok could be banned
The team discusses the latest generative AI features added to Photoshop, considers the prospect of a US-wide ban on TikTok and revisits the eternal debate as…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 689: Never mind AI PCs, we’ve got smart NPCs
The team discusses new adverts popping up in Windows, an attempted deepfake attack on LastPass and the latest AI gaming innovations from Nvidia. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 688: New Google projects, AI and more, live from the departure lounge
The team discusses Google’s new video presentation tool, AI-based exam marking and how the UK police plan to use facial recognition to crack down on…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 687: Hacking hotel door locks, Spotify's price rise and why Samsung's Bixby lives on.
The team refuses to talk AI this week, instead focusing on a hack that bypasses hotel door locks, the latest Spotify price rises and why Samsung believes that…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 686: Microsoft AI Surface, Oregon’s Right-To-Repair and X prepares to unleash Grok.
The team discusses Microsoft's Surface devices with AI capabilities, Oregon's new right-to-repair legislation, Affinity software's acquisition by Canva and X’s…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 685: More AI machinations, and Lee talks plastics
The team discusses Microsoft’s appointment of a new CEO of AI, the shocking story of a SIM-swapper and the truth about recyclable plastic packaging. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 684: Apple finally opens up its app platform – sort of, grudgingly
The team discusses Apple’s plans to lower the fences on its walled garden, Airbnb’s ban on surveillance cameras and Tim Berners-Lee’s future tech predictions…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 683: Linux on the up, Apple smacked down
The team discusses a new milestone in Linux adoption, Apple’s bad-tempered compliance with new EU gatekeeping law and the latest spats in the world of AI. Our…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 682: Tim’s back from MWC, Nvidia’s CEO says kids shouldn’t code and there’s trouble in Wonkaland
The team discusses the latest product launches at MWC in Barcelona, the end of Apple’s long-rumoured electric car project, AI coding predictions and a…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 681: AI goes bonkers, the DoJ hacks your router and Amazon unveils the new Echo Hub
The team discusses Microsoft’s new chipmaking deal with Intel, and rounds up the latest developments in the world of AI. We also discuss the DoJ’s…
The PC Pro PodcastEpisode 680: No, Mark, the Meta Quest 3 isn't better than the Apple Vision Pro
In a week where Mark Zuckerberg declares the Meta Quest 3 is better than the Apple Vision Pro, the team - Rois, Jon, Barry and Tim - beg to disagree. Plus, why…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 679
The team discusses skyrocketing investments in AI and cloud hardware; a collapse of employee morale at Google; and a clever trick that breaks Microsoft’s…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 678
The team discusses the first full reviews of Apple’s Vision Pro headset, new moves to regulate AI abuses, dissatisfaction over the UK government’s security…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 677
The PC Pro team discuss the implications of Amazon Ring sharing information with the Police and how Apple is reacting to the implementation of side-loading…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 676
The team discusses a pending lawsuit over ChatGPT’s notorious hallucinations, a mixed reception for Apple’s mixed-reality – sorry, “spatial” – headset, and…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 675
In an on-location special, the team reports back from Las Vegas with their picks of the products and technologies unveiled at CES 2024.
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 674
The team is joined by CTA director Brian Comiskey for a look ahead to next week’s CES 2024 expo. We also discuss the technologies and companies that we said…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 673
It’s time for the PC Pro podcast's festive quiz: Darien Graham-Smith takes the chair and subjects podcast regulars Barry Collins, Tim Danton, Lee Grant, Jon…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 672
The team is in a reflective mood, discussing the key AI developments of 2023, including how its use is crossing into the legal world. We celebrate landmark…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 671
The team discusses new proposals for age verification on adult websites; a security threat affecting almost every Windows and Linux computer; predictions of…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 670
In a packed show, the team discusses topics including Samsung’s acquisition of smart music streaming service Roon, British Library data leaking onto the dark…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 669
The team discusses a turbulent weekend for OpenAI’s senior management, new developments in the battle of blue vs. green messaging bubbles, and Google’s latest…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 668
The team discusses the big announcements from Microsoft’s Ignite conference, including new in-house chips for Azure, a name change for Bing Chat and custom…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 667
The team discusses the first indications of how the UK’s online safety measures will be enforced; the launch of new user-configurable GPT bots; and discontent…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 666
The team discusses steps towards the global regulation of AI systems, Apple’s new “scary fast” M3 Macs and criminal charges for the SolarWinds CISO who was at…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 665
The team asks whether Microsoft was right to abandon its mobile phone platform; looks forward to faster ARM chips for Windows; and ponders new efforts to…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 664
The team is joined by Fiona Dear of the Restart Project to discuss the upcoming International Repair Day; we also consider plans to offer GCSE exams on laptops…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 663
The team discusses Google’s plan to phase out passwords, proposals aimed at improving the trustworthiness of AI-generated images and a new OS that puts your…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 662
The team discusses a competition probe into Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services, new phones and software from Google, and an unusual upgrade that converts an…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 661
The team discusses the latest product releases and updates from Microsoft’s AI and Surface event – plus all the news from Meta Connect. Meanwhile, a major bank…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 660
The team discusses product chief Panos Panay’s departure from Microsoft, the latest software and device launches from Amazon and mixed news on tech…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 659
The team discusses a critical bug in a popular online image format, a ransomware attack that shut down a string of major hotels, and the latest news from…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 658
The team discusses the UK government’s climbdown on banning end-to-end encryption, a welcome change in Windows 11 and the prospect of Apple’s first iPhone with…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 657
This week the team is joined by airline pilot Gavin Hall to discuss the recent collapse of the UK’s air traffic control system. We talk about Elon’s plan to…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 656
The team discusses plans to float chip designer Arm on the Nasdaq stock exchange; the latest twist in Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision; and a…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 655
Real-World contributor Rois Ni Thuama joins the podcast as we discuss reports of defective SanDisk SSDs, Google and Amazon’s latest plans for generative AI and…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 654
The team discusses a concerning spate of institutional data leaks, asks whether Facebook really affects your mental health, and raises an eyebrow at Zoom’s…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 653
The team discusses Intel’s return to profitability, warnings that a discarded printer could leak your Wi-Fi password, and an under-the-bonnet refactoring for…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 652
The team discusses the new products launched at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, the abrupt renaming of Twitter and the potential dangers of overheating e-bike…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 651
The team discusses Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot service, a new type of wireless networking based on infrared light, and the unexpected consequences of…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 650
The team discusses a potentially significant resignation in the emerging XR market, says farewell to Intel’s diminutive NUC platform, and looks back over a…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 649
The team discusses Twitter’s latest travails and the arrival of Meta’s new Threads app; controversy over the use of facial recognition to crack down on…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 648
The team discusses the Australian PM’s surprisingly on-point cybersecurity advice; a new privacy-focused browser from DuckDuckGo; more criticism of the UK’s…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 647
The team asks whether Amazon makes it unreasonably difficult for customers to unsubscribe from Prime. We also cautiously welcome quantum breakthroughs from…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 646
The team discusses the ongoing protests against changes to Reddit’s API policies, unexpected warnings popping up on WD Red hard drives, and the EU’s threat to…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 645
The team discusses Apple’s latest product announcements, including the Vision Pro and the new MacBook Air, Mac Studio and Mac Pro computers. We also try out…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 644
We look into what really happens when electronics are recycled in the UK, why Reddit is getting pricey for some and ask how green HP printers are. The team…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 643
The team discusses the latest revelations from Microsoft’s Build conference, a slow start for Wi-Fi 7 and a major win for right-to-repair advocates. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 642
The team discusses Microsoft’s controversial new antivirus measure, an epidemic of broadband cancellations and warnings about AI-generated music. Our Hot…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 641
The team discusses a new technology that could enhance VR experiences with digitally generated smells; casts an eye over the latest products announced at…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 640
The team discusses Microsoft’s new plan to design its own CPUs, the UK’s attempts to regulate the fast-growing AI market and how Bluesky Social is challenging…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 639
The team discusses the blocking of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision, accusations of shady spyware features in the Edge browser, and a new UK law…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 638
The team discusses the backlash against the UK government’s anti-encryption plans, Reddit’s plans to charge for API access and the death of the computer…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 637
The team discusses the future of 5G in the UK, the BBC’s illuminating interview with Twitter CEO Elon Musk and a new VPN that’s helping Russians evade…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 636
eng||This week, Western Digital’s security incident goes under the microscope and the team talk about the investigation into Amazon and Microsoft’s place in…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 635
This week the team discuss the upcoming changes to Microsoft Teams with a genuine Microsoft MVP as well as what happened when TikTok appeared before US…
The PC Pro PodcastPC Pro Podcast 634
The team catches up with the latest developments in AI, asks whether we’d trust a web browser made by Amazon, and warns that screenshots might reveal details…