Download This Show is your weekly access to the latest in social media, consumer electronics, digital politics, hacktivism and more. Presented by Marc Fennell for ABC Radio National. Published every Friday.
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2025-02-21 |
Why did Google scrap their 'do no evil' motto and start using AI in weapons? Google is using AI in weapons, Meta is laying undersea cables, and teleportation could be on the horizon this week on Download This Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2025-02-14 |
Why is hardcore porn showing up on Australian government websites? There's porn on government websites, millions of extra dollars in STEM, and a debatably effective AI summit this week on Download This Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2025-02-07 |
We've only got 89 seconds to save the world, and tech could be partially to blame The Doomsday Clock ticks ever closer to midnight, and tech could be the only thing keeping us warm in the harsh light of day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2025-01-31 |
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI that has the world talking? DeepSeek's AI assistant became the number one downloaded free app this week, what does this mean for the future of AI? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2025-01-24 |
Trump, TikTok, and the Australian Open: welcome back to a new year of Download This Show Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-12-12 |
Wrapping up the world in tech for 2024, and Marc Fennell's last show! Wrapping up his final show for 2024 and beyond, Marc Fennell says goodbye to his beloved Download This Show after 12 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-12-05 |
Can we save a country from climate change by recreating it in the Metaverse? The country of Tuvalu is recording everything in virtual reality, from trees and houses, to birth records and language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-11-28 |
Would you let a smart trolley call the shots in your grocery shop? Smart Trolleys, Smart Homes, and new ethical quandaries over the Sarco 'Suicide Pod' technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-11-21 | This week on Download This Show: misinformation on lockdown, Bluesky vs Threads, and a burger-flipping robot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-11-14 |
Elon and Donald could be collabing on the ultimate alt-tech social media platform How will the impending Trump presidency change the world of technology and social media? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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