This week we examine two landmark cases which question whether tech giants can be held liable for aiding terrorism if their platforms are used. Plus, would you pay to be verified on Facebook and Instagram? And NBN's Sky Muster vs Elon Musk's Skylink. Which is the better option for rural Australians?

This week a consortium of undercover journalists exposed the hacking and disinformation team which claims to have manipulated  more than 30 elections worldwide. Also what will Australia's new privacy reform measures actually mean for your data?

Which AI chatbot is better,  Microsoft's ChatGPT or Google's Bard?  We examine the rivalries, the big tech race, and their potential for our future. 

Ukraine has been relying on satellites for its network of surveillance drones again the Russian invasion. So why have their access to satellites been turned off by Elon Musks’s Starlink company?

Are we falling out of love with voice assistants? Plus, why Netflix is no longer sharing the love (and by love I mean passwords) and why Australian government departments wanted to ban the social media service tiktok from certain phones.

This past week, the government and dating apps have come together to work out ways of making online hooking ups, I mean romance a bit safer. Plus getting medication and primary care over the web. What are the benefits and pitfalls?

It talks like a human. It writes like a human. It can create poems, resumes, Shakespearean text. It has comedy troupes and university examiners scratching their head. What is the big deal about ChatGPT?

Plus, is 2023 the year AI becomes unavoidable?

Guests

Guests Meg Coffey, Managing Director at Coffey

Natasha Gillezeau, product manager at Flux Finance

Its been a year of devastating hacks, billionaires buying things they might regret, and a roller coaster of news.

What were the biggest tech news stories, the strangest products of the year 2022.

And how different will our world look next year?

Guests

Alice Clarke, freelance technology journalist

Peter Marks, software developer at Access Informatics

It was one of the world’s most trafficked exchanges for cryptocurrencies, and now it’s in tatters. What does the FTX scandal mean for the future of digital currencies?

And, what would it take for you to put a computer chip in your brain? Elon Musk wants to know.

Plus, a US police unit just had invested in killer robots. Is this the future of policing?

Guests

Meg Coffey, managing director of  digital agency Coffey and Tea

Reinhardt Sosin, co-host of the Tech 4 evil podcast

A Taylor Swift concert has triggered an antitrust lawsuit into the largest online ticketing agency in the world. Could this be the end of the much maligned booking fee?

Plus, Pong turns 50. Why the the video game is more relevant than ever at its half century.

And, how an online tool has crafted a mysterious horror story.

Guests

Natasha Gillezeau, product manager at Flux Finance

Josh Taylor, reporter at Guardian Australia