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Deeptech Melbourne, Grapevine and Android's Find-My Device Feature!

Join Vanessa and Row on all the new tech news and weird news this week! On the line is Sam Gavern, a "Vinemaker" to chat about a new startup Grapevine, exploring systematic changes…

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Comedian Adam McKenzie on 'Hacked' and Dr Margarita Vladimirova on regulating facial data

Vanessa Toholka & Dan Salmon discuss online security with Adam McKenzie, and his recent tech-focused show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival: "Hacked". Later, they speak with Dr Margarita Vladimirova on the lack…

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Bird Whistles and Whistleblowers

Lilly and Row speak to Tully Arnot about BIRD SONG, a work in the Not Natural exhibition at Science Gallery in Melbourne. They also chat to Meta whistleblower, Frances Haugen on her mission…

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Come one, come all: Tech Conferences 2024

Wouldn't it be fun to meet the people on the other side of the screen? Share ideas? Learn new stuff? This week on Byte Into IT, Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon tell us…

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Being a woman on the internet: how deepfakes and algorithms are regressing feminism

Should internet providers and social media platforms self-regulate? Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson doesn’t think so.

In this episode of Byte Into IT, we hear all about why the government should be doing more…

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Digital IDs, Digital Rights & Artistic Jellyfish

Program regular, John Payne, Chair of the Board of Electronic Frontiers Australia, joins the Byte team for a forecast into the digital rights agenda for 2024. They delve into AI, privacy acts and…

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Tully Water and the Future of Dating Technology and AI Romance

Tully Water, futurist, trend forecaster, & cultural strategist at 'Soon Futures', joins the Byte Into It team to discuss all things AI and dating. From Tinder to ChatGPT, we hear a well-researched and…

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Nightshade helping the growth of AI art and Online Community Management

Lilly Ryan & Row Muray dive into the 'State Community Management Report 2023' with Vanessa Paech (she/her). They also chat with Dr J. Rosenhaum (they/them) about Nightshade & other 'poisons/preventions' that may impact/help…

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How AI and automated decision-making have impacted the news and media landscape

Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon and Paul Callaghan are joined by Dr Dang Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow at the RMIT University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Dang…

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Playstation pulls access to some streaming services and Narrm Ngarrgu Library opens with a suite of new technologies

Lily and Dan discuss issues with accessing Playstation online store content, following the video game brand's decision to pull titles.

They also chat with City of Melbourne Councillor Jamal Hakim about the new…

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Computer news, reviews and clues. Tech talk and opinionated chat with feature interviews and regular guests covering games, Linux and Open Source, legal, new and social media, gadgets, Apple and more.


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