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This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - The UK's plan to put green plates on electric cars is dumb hypocrisy https://www.wired.co.uk/article/electric-car-green-number-plate - Red Dwarf is coming back with a made-for-TV movie https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/10/red-dwarf-is-getting-a-tv-movie/ - NHS to fully digitise prescriptions under plan to save £300m https://www.theguardian.com/so...

Special guest Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show. This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - UK porn blacklist is dead after government abandons age verification https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/uk-government-abandons-planned-porn-age-verification-scheme/   - Fury as Facebook pays just £28m of UK tax despite record £1.7bn revenues https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Sony confirms the PlayStation 5 is coming in 2020 - Dyson cancels its electric car - Andy Pandy’s Handy Guide to iPhone 11 Photography Check out Andy’s new photography YouTube channel here .  Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: -...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - The technology story behind Thomas Cook’s collapse - 'Sadfishing' social media warning from school heads - Scooters and Skirts, or lack thereof Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - EXTRA STORY : Letters to the Editors: Bird Fans...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Sainsbury's reinstalls tills in till-free store - The UK may ban all watches during exams to prevent cheating - Letters To The Editors: Reusing a BlackBerry Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - EXTRA STORY :  - Hands-on with the...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - World's first facial recognition bar opens in UK to end queue-jumping - Europe’s Cobbled Streets Are Breaking Scooters - Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus hands-on Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - EXTRA STORY :  Apple M...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Microsoft Sets Up Shop Next to Apple With First European Store - WarnerMedia announces ‘HBO Max’ with new original TV, ‘Friends’ leaving Netflix - 30,000 followers makes you an Internet “celebrity,” says UK ad regulator Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additiona...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Vodafone switches on 5G network with unlimited data plans in seven UK cities - BT to launch 5G services this autumn - Frustrated Brits can dump mobile providers by text as of today Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - EXTRA STORY :&nb...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message: - Facebook and eBay told to take action over fake reviews https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/21/facebook-and-ebay-told-to-take-action-over-fake-reviews-cma  & some readings of amusing fake reviews from Amazon - Tesco turns to cashierless stores as competition with Amazon heats up https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/06/...

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: UK porn block delayed once again   https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-porn-block-delayed Heathrow Airport's New Scanners Will Let You Keep All Your Stuff in Your Bag at Security  https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48526019 New Dolby Cinemas coming to Manchester and Birmingham   https://ww...

Special guest: Charles Black. The founder of SEN.com joins us to talk about his success streaming live 4K video from a satellite orbiting Earth. What are his ambitions? How will he get to the moon? What makes live-streaming from space so unexpectedly difficult, besides the obvious challenges? Charles will explain all. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  also...

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This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: - Netflix creates UK-only popularity chart -- why? - Phone and internet users to get end-of-contract alerts -- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48268427  - San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology while Britain embraces it -- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-san-francisco-fa...

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: -  U.K. May Face 5G Delay on Huawei Review, Culture Secretary Says -  The UK government will now accept Apple and Google Pay -  eBay to open new 'concept store' in Midlands - Your emails and questions answered! Patreon supporters  have access to our ad-free and extended version of the show,&nbs...

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: -  The UK gets its first checkout-free grocery store -  Drone owners to be charged annual fee under new proposals -  BBC really wants the iPlayer to hold content for at least a year - Your emails and questions answered! Patreon supporters  have access to our ad-free and extended version of the...

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: -  Facebook Says First-Person Christchurch Video Foiled AI System -  NatWest launches the UK's 'first biometric fingerprint debit card' -  Bumble will use AI to detect unwanted nudes - Your emails and questions answered! Patreon supporters  have access to our ad-free and extended version of the...

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: -  UK to introduce porn age-checks in July -  Lush quits social media in UK - Browsing the Web In Europe Really Is Total Crap - Your emails and questions answered! Patreon supporters  have access to our ad-free and extended version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional dis...

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This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Ian  discuss: BBC wants to add 3rd parties to its Sounds app https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/28/bbc-wants-to-add-3rd-parties-to-its-sounds-app-to-balance-apple-and-spotify-dominance-in-podcasts-and-music/ With 1.5 Million UK Workers Slated to Lose Their Jobs to Automation, Calls for a Shorter Work Week Intensify  https://ww...

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This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate  and Naomi Kerbel discuss: - BBC and ITV confirm proposals for BritBox - Facebook turns attention to becoming a private network - Female founders struggle to get funding, but investors pledge to improve - Your emails and questions answered! Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free and extended version of the show, which include...

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: - Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S10 range - Hands-on with the world’s first 5G phone - Hands-on with the Huawei Mate X folding phone at MWC - Walking tour of some of the stranger sights at MWC Barcelona 2019 - Your emails and questions answered! Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris Production and Editing: Nate Lanxon Voiceover A...

This episode marks our two-year anniversary of being on Patreon -- something that we never expected to be as crucial to the show's survival as it's become. Thank you for the support over the last 24 months, and letting us continue being able to bring the show to you every week. Producing Tech's Message on top of my full-time job as an editor at Bloomberg takes anywhere between eight and 12 hours a...