Tech And Trends

This week we're dissecting the new Instagram accounts especially for teens, what actually happens when you mark something as "misinformation" online, and introduce the social network especially for bots... Plus, a PSA for everyone on LinkedIn, and some actual stats on the work from home war.

This week we're talking YouTube’s algorithm restrictions, the high street shop using AI to get ahead and why TikTok is obsessed with the UK right now. Plus, do we really need consultants to tell us how to deal with Gen Z, and is contentment more important than happiness in the workplace? Let’s get into it.

This week we're talking the Apple Keynote, featuring exciting new colours but not much else, Telegram's new privacy turnaround and the danger of gambling influencers. Plus, the AI apps promising to do your maths homework, and the actual scientific benefits of the bank holiday weekend. Let's get into it.

It's an international episode this week as we discuss Elon Musk's beef with Brazil, the founder of Telegram's recent arrest in Paris, and how the Swedish government are dealing with screen time. Plus, what to do your when your TikTok catchphrase is stolen, and why Australian workers need the right to switch off.

This week we’re discussing how CrowdStrike might survive an onslaught of lawsuits, or not, meeting a new wave of Luddites, and your new AI best friend. Plus, are interview simulators useful or another AI nightmare, and how do you beat vacation guilt? Let’s get into it

This week Gemini AI learned nothing from Apple’s AI ad backlash, Meta introduces their AI Studio on Insta and Google finally lose that monopoly court case (ouch). Plus, Elon Musk sets off another lawsuit, and teens no longer feel the allure of Silicon Valley. Let’s get into it.

This week we'll be doing a CrowdStrike deep dive, why Meta are pulling their Llama AI from the EU (three guesses and no prizes) and what actually happens if you set up a blank Meta account? Plus, Open AI have come up with a way to set AI against each other (for the good of research, apparently...) and is the pickle jar theory the original productivity hack? Let's get into it...

This week we'll be talking about the latest blue tick drama, which includes the EU getting involved, Donald Trump and his social network privileges, and why the Metaverse hasn't taken off in offices yet. Plus, is tall poppy syndrome blocking female leaders, and what are AI filler words?

This week we're talking delayed Apple Intelligence, the ex OpenAI scientist who is striking back, and how AI has taken the dating world hostage. And out of AI and into the workplace, we'll be discussing hybrid working and what it means for the future of the office, plus how we can make the workplace more neurodivergent friendly.

This week we're a little concerned about OpenAI's newest development in their villain origin story, we talk health warnings for social media, and we congratulate LinkedIn on their new AI features. Plus, we ask are mouse-jigglers over, and how do you know you need to take a computer break? Let's get into it.

This week we’re talking everything Apple Intelligence and meeting our future AI avatars on Zoom. Plus, Instagram enforce ad breaks, and why bragging about stress at work is a bad idea. Let’s get into it.

Overviews’ fatal flaw, and how Meta are getting in on the game with our data. Plus, would you use Google if you had another choice, and why we should stop the death of the lunch break. Let’s get into it.

This week we’ll be talking about US TikTok creators in denial, the ethics of AI assistants, and the phone free city in the Uk.  Plus, will Apple be dropping the famous i-prefix anytime soon, and how can you incorporate quiet weekends into your work-life balance? Let's get into it.

This week the release of GPT4-o (the o stands for omni) launched us all once again into AI turmoil and hysteria. We’ll be looking at what it can do, how does it pass the Turing test, and why is it doing it in Scarlett Johannson’s voice. Plus, what happened to the safety team, and do we really need AI skills to get ahead at work now? Let’s get into it.

This week we’re dissecting the biggest marketing fail Apple have ever faced, looking at how TikTok will be fighting back in the face of their US ban and learning about how the UK are looking to toughen up the rules on pushing content to kids online. Plus, we introduce the four-step method to spotting fake news, and bring you some either comforting or concerning news about using your brain at work,...