The PC Pro Podcast
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The PC Pro Podcast
Every week the team behind the UK's biggest technology monthly discusses the latest news and issues in computing and mobile tech.Subscribe to the magazine at https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk (https://subscribe.pcpro.co.uk)
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Episode 762: Don’t blame me, the AI was controlling my browser
The team discusses Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino, and AMD’s new partnership with OpenAI. We also look at the rise of AI-powered web browsing, plus...
Episode 761: Hey Google, are you actually going to be intelligent now?
The team discusses new smart home devices from both Amazon and Google, Spotify’s crackdown on AI-generated content, an experimental digital DJ for You...
Episode 760: Not content with taking our jobs, AI is now taking our CVs too
The team discusses LinkedIn’s bid to use your professional data for AI training, Nvidia’s big partnership with Intel and Mark Zuckerberg’s latest atte...
Episode 759: The dirty future of AI comes to Essex
The team discusses Google’s big investment in a new UK data centre – and the concomitant environmental cost. We also share frank opinions of Apple’s l...
Episode 758: For everyone who’s ever looked at an iPhone and thought “if only it were thinner”
The team discusses the latest product unveilings at Apple’s annual iPhone event, plus Tim’s pick of the announcements at IFA. We also discuss two new...
Episode 757: In which Google doesn’t have to sell Chrome after all
The team discusses a court victory for Google and the company’s proposal to restrict sideloading of unverified apps onto mobile devices. We also look...
Episode 756: Life looks good at 100x zoom
The team discusses the UK government’s apparent climbdown over its previous demands for a back door into Apple users’ encrypted communications, and ca...
Episode 755: Just when you’re getting to know an AI…
The team discusses how OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model has proved disruptive in the worst possible sense, and how Starbucks in South Korea is fighting back a...
Episode 754: What might Windows look like in 2030? (And will it be running on Intel?)
The team discusses Microsoft’s vision for the future of Windows, bad news for Intel’s hopes of reclaiming the CPU crown, and a suggestion that Amazon...
Episode 753: We’re over 18 and we can prove it
Sorry, can we see your ID? Alright, you can listen as the team discusses the success - or otherwise - of the age-admission tests introduced by various...
Episode 752: Anker’s million product problem
This week the team discuss Google’s latest move to resolve the Pixel4a battery saga and Anker’s recall of over a million products. There’s the latest...
Episode 751: All your files are belong to WeTransfer – plus, we scratch any screen
The team discusses WeTransfer’s apparent grab for users’ data, a mooted merger of Android and Chrome OS and the industry fallout after a virtual band...
Episode 750: Now no one can say we’ve lost the plot
The team discusses a new security threat to the Chrome and Edge browsers, some mischievous uses of AI, the latest developments in the Getty Images cop...
Episode 749: Thanks for the (biodegradable) memory
The team discusses Microsoft’s latest attempt to get people to ditch passwords, a new memory technology that dissolves on contact with water and an in...
Episode 748: I did pirate it, your honour, but he pirated it first
The team discusses a new extended lifeline for Windows 10, a controversial court ruling concerning an AI firm’s use of copyright material and a novel...
Episode 747: Don’t sleep on this AI mattress
The team laments the tale of a malfunctioning smart mattress that condemned its owner to a night of shivering misery. We also discuss Donald Trump’s s...
Episode 746: Don’t step in the liquid glass – plus, Stability vs Getty
The team discusses the latest announcements from Apple’s annual developer conference, bids an uncertain welcome to Android 16, and debates a major law...
Episode 745: IMEI blocking, CityFibre's 5.5 Gigabit and an £87 bet to fix USB-C
The team dives into the spat between Apple, Google and the Met Police regarding phone theft in London, and debates whether IMEI blocking is the answer...
Episode 744: Not everyone’s getting rich off the AI gold rush
The team discusses how AI is diminishing the role of human software developers, and asks whether Nick Clegg is justified in his comments on copyright...
Episode 743: Google gets smarter – and more intrusive
The team discusses the latest announcements and innovations from the Google I/O conference, an unexpected acquisition for OpenAI and some new ideas fo...
Episode 742: Just hangin’ with my bots
The team discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s prediction that AI bots will soon become your friends, and ask whether students’ use of services like ChatGPT is...
Episode 741: Apple’s Airplay Worm, Chinese EVs and Google's AI Ad Push
This week the team discusses the Apple AirPlay flaw, the latest releases in Microsoft’s Surface range and why military staff are parking their Chinese...
Episode 740: Is your phone more energy-efficient than a fridge?
The team discusses a major legal smackdown for Apple; new plans to label smartphones with battery life and repairability scores; and the mysterious on...
Episode 739: Take a letter, ChatGPT
The team discusses the ongoing fallout from the EU’s legal sanctions against Apple and Meta, then gets properly stuck into the issues raised by the id...
Episode 738: Can the law keep up with social media?
The team discusses a report urging UK authorities to get a grip on social media, along with the latest news from OpenAI and a controversial case of bo...
Episode 737: Trump's Technology Tariffs
🎉 Celebrate 18 Years of the PC Pro Podcast! 🎉
This week, the team dives into Donald Trump’s tariffs, unpacking their impact on tech companies...
Episode 736: Email encryption, Donkey Kong and the LibGen fightback
This week the team mull over Google’s plan for email encryption and the perils of being the best at Donkey Kong. Frankly, he’s not as good as Funky Ko...
Episode 735: You have been added to the group chat
The team discusses the US’ embarrassing Signal debacle, the latest boost to OpenAI’s image-generation capabilities and a proposal from Meta to offer B...
Episode 734: Corporate Espionage, EuroStack and Google Gemini.
Join the team this week as they unravel the thrilling spy narrative at the heart of the Deel and Rippling battle. Discover Europe’s strategic plans to...
Episode 733: A new CEO for Intel, and batteries get a boost
The team discusses Framework’s latest range of upgradeable, repairable computers, plus Intel’s new CEO and a company promising faster charging and a l...
Episode 732: AI vexes judges, but enlightens conspiracy theorists
The team discusses ongoing cases of legal representatives relying on untrustworthy AI citations – while welcoming research suggesting that AI could he...
Episode 731: Alexa, let’s talk about AI
The team discusses the “Make It Fair” campaign, which hopes to see strict rules on the use of copyright material to train AI systems. We also explore...
Episode 730: The quantum chip
Your quiz: which member of the PC Pro podcast crew became overexcited about Microsoft’s quantum chip? Who was damning about IT mis-spends by governmen...
Episode 729: Return of the Snooper’s Charter
The team discusses the UK’s demand for Apple to break its own encryption, an unexpected drop in average CPU power, Adobe’s amazing new AI-generated vi...
Episode 728: If you don't like it, have an AI check your contract
The team discusses Microsoft's crackdown on those running Windows 11 on unapproved hardware, a new AI tool that can help make sense of legalese and In...
Episode 727: Some AI engines are free; others come at a hefty price (whether you want them or not)
The team discusses the disruptive emergence of China’s open-source DeepSeek AI engine, steep price hikes for Microsoft Office and Amazon’s vision for...
Episode 726: Is time running out for TikTok?
The team discusses the will-they-won’t-they drama of the US TikTok ban, the latest lunacy in the AI industry and UK government proposals to replace ph...
Episode 725: You must be 18 or over to download this podcast
The team discusses plans to force websites to check visitors’ ages, drones causing mayhem and Meta’s newly relaxed attitude as to whether social media...
Episode 724: Viva Las Vegas! Or, three go slightly loopy at CES
In a special podcast report – recorded in Las Vegas in the small hours of the morning – Barry Collins, Tim Danton and Jon Honeyball discuss what they'...
Episode 723: Our 2024 Tech Quiz Extravaganza
Get ready for the PC Pro Podcast's festive quiz extravaganza!
Darien Graham-Smith returns as quizmaster, challenging podcast regulars Barry Coll...