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Byte Into IT – 26 November 2025

Can cities adapt to climate extremes? Joe Glesta of Climasens shares his vision to use climate data to inform better planning & outcomes.

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Byte Into IT – 19 November 2025

Professor Stan Karanasios from the University of Queensland unpacks new Reserve Bank research showing that whilst two-thirds of Australian firms have adopted AI "in some form", most usage remains minimal due to skills…

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Byte Into IT – 12 November 2025

Dr Marta Yebra from ANU's Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence reveals how satellite technology and machine learning power a new interactive map showing Australia's bushfire flammability in real time, whilst Associate Professor Li…

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Byte Into IT – 5 November 2025

Tom Sulston, Head of Policy at Digital Rights Watch, joins hosts Dan and Mike to unpack pressing digital rights issues including AI's impact on democracy, misinformation, privacy, and Australia's expanding social media ban…

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Byte Into IT – 29 October 2025

Mike and Alex consider some big technology trends, examine Amazon's 14,000 corporate job cuts and whether AI is genuinely displacing white-collar workers or simply providing cover for restructuring, whilst the ACCC takes Microsoft…

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Byte Into IT – 22 October 2025

Privacy and security expert Katharine Jarmul, author of Practical Data Privacy, joined us from Berlin to explore how innovation, regulation, and privacy by design intersect. Ahead of her upcoming visit to Melbourne…

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Byte Into IT – 15 October 2025

Jess Wilson, CEO of Good Things Foundation Australia, discusses Get Online Week and the access gap, whilst author and critic Richard King makes the case for a radically humanistic approach to our relationship…

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Byte Into IT – 8 October 2025

Dr Emma Quilty reveals how modern witches are harnessing digital platforms, whilst journalist Harrison Polites takes us inside Australia's booming games industry, sharing stories from his Substack Infinite Lives.

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Byte Into IT – 1 October 2025

An episode of Byte Into IT on 1 October 2025

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Byte Into IT – 24 September 2025

Guests this week PhD candidate Claudia Young on the manosphere, and Games for Change Asia Pacific Festival Director Daniel Teitelbaum on how video games are driving social impact.

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About this program

Local insights on tech news, with feature interviews and regular guests. From multinational megacorps to the web underground, digital rights, games, cutting edge research, and all the ways technology intersects with everyday life.

THE BYTE INTO IT FAMILY INCLUDES:

  • Alex Shermon
  • Daniel Morganti
  • Dan Salmon
  • Eric Jong
  • Lilly Ryan
  • Mike Bantick
  • Rowena Murray (Byte producer)
  • Samantha Floreani
  • Vanessa Toholka (Byte producer)
  • Lu Lin (RRR Talks Content Producer)

The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.

https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion