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Humanoid robots
Are they really that practical and useful ?
TikTok world
TikTok is a popular video sharing platform, but not so popular with some governments.
The mammoth ivory problem
Tech can play a role in combating the illegal trade in elephant ivory.
Help for cancer patients
The machine that allows patients to take their own blood samples for analysis from home.
Tackling online abuse of athletes
The Olympics turn to AI to try crack down on online abuse aimed at athletes
Being watched
Words of warning about facial recognition, biometrics and artificial intelligence.
Dating a chatbot
What is it like to have an AI boyfriend? The women in China who date chatbots.
Helping our animal friends
This edition of Tech Life is all about animals and tech.
Bionic arms and robotic thumbs
This week Tech Life has a special programme about the technology of artificial limbs.
Detecting cancer using artificial intelligence
The role machine learning can play in accurate blood tests for bowel cancer.
If we could talk to the animals
Music legend Peter Gabriel talks about AI technology and communicating with animals.
Tech that refuses to die
We look at old tech that's been around for decades and is still useful.
Tech at the Olympics
How do athletes use technology to improve their performance?
Turning the racetrack electric
We're at the Formula E season finale, exploring how the tech has advanced over 10 years.
When the power goes
The impact of internet outages in Bangladesh, and power cuts in South Africa and Cuba
Turning the tables on online romance scammers
We speak to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ journalist who exposed an online con.
The Olympic esports games and Saudi Arabia
The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are happy
Artificial intelligence helps doctors detect lung cancer
AI is acting as a second pair of eyes for radiologists examining X-rays.
The voice cloning lawsuit
Two voice actors take legal action claiming their voices were stolen and cloned using AI.
When civil war breaks out
What happens to a country's tech scene when violent conflict erupts ?