Ben Gamble, Field CTO at Ververica, and Eleanor Toulmin, Chief of Staff at Factor House, explain how Apache Kafka and Flink enable real-time data streaming that powers everything from Garmin wearables to Afterpay…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
Kathy Reid on AI's insatiable hunger for data and Samantha Floreani on the new requirement for age verification in search engines, on this episode of Byte Into IT on 30 July 2025.
Johanna Weaver co-founder of the Tech Policy Design Institute, on seismic shifts in global power, the rise of tech billionaires in government, and the opportunity for Australia to help reshape the rules of…
Eileen Ormsby with an update on the Dark Web and Distinguished Professor of Digital Media Jean Burgess on digital watermarking and challenges flagging generative media.
