We're back in the studio this week and Sophie Walker from Dsposal is in the hosting hotseat, sitting in for Bex who is currently drowning in a sea of foster kittens (no, really!)

She's joined by podcast regulars Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski from Reason Digital.

And we have a special guest, Alex Alexandrescu. Alex is Co-Founder of Dicey Tech, helping companies prototype and develop smart products, using that same knowledge to create future-proof educational experiences.

You can find out more about Dicey Tech at https://diceytech.co.uk/ and you can find Alex on Twitter

Topics this week include:

Stat of the week:

24% of people in the UK now use digital payment apps and NSPCC have taken advantage of this:

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2019/07/29/digital-wallet-donations-lead-to-increase-in-giving-for-nspcc/ 

Charity news of the week:

Instagram launch donation stickers in Europe:

https://medium.com/@NicolaGeeTweets/instagram-donate-3f679bf4ac74 

Quick mention...

£2 million available from Nesta’s Future News fund:

https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/announcing-future-news-pilot-fund/

Tech news of the week:

The worm continues to turn, really really slowly, for tech::

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/23/20707658/justice-department-antitrust-big-tech-review-google-apple-investigations 

And finally..

Ear tickling can prevent aging:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49157343

Thanks to podcast.co for hosting us in a beautiful mirrored studio. Which you can’t see. But it is pretty.

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