Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

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Aug 2026

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Technologist Mathew Dickerson speaks with James Eddy to give a weekly summary of the latest technology developments from around the world. Send questions to ask@techtalk.digital

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August 16, 2026Episode 3357 min

Smart Rings, School Drones, Robot Falls, 3D Printed Lenses and Big Tech’s News Battle.

Sweat Smarts: Sensing Secrets with Smart Rings. Pepper Patrol: Drone Defence Drives Debate. Robot Retail Revolution: Chinese Bots Boost Britain's Buying Boom. Prototype Plunge: Humanoid Hype Hits the Floor. Schoolbot Standoff: Classroom Companion or Controversial Creation? Printed Precision: Personalised Lenses Poised to Transform Vision. Drone Delivery Dilemma: Garden Grounding Gives Amazon Airborne Anxiety. Mapped Memories: Google Maps' Heartfelt Time Capsules. Bargaining Battle: Big Tech, Big Bills and the Battle for Australian News.

August 9, 2026Episode 321 hr 5 min

GTA VI Explodes, AI Escapes, Lost Voices Return and Formula E Charges into the Future.

Agent Anarchy: AI’s Autonomous Assault Alarms Australia. Grand Theft Auto Greatness: GTA VI Gears Up to Rewrite Entertainment Records. Photo Preservation Plan: Protecting Your Pixels for Posterity. Melody or Mimicry: Mapping Music’s Machine-Made Mix. Voice Victory: Bringing Back Beloved Voices with AI. Electric Evolution: Formula E’s Fast-Track Fight with Formula One. Meeting Minutes Made Magical: AI Note-Taking Meets Modern Productivity. Vibe Verdict: App Avalanche or AI Afterthought? Diary to Digital: AI Animates Anzac Accounts.

August 2, 2026Episode 3157 min

EV Ute, Robot Umpires, Mosquito Assassins, Invisible Drones and the Font AI Can’t Read.

Mosquito Mayhem: Drone Destroys Disease-Carrying Devils. Band Behaviour: BURŪV Brings Better Sun Sense. Dash-Cam Drama: Dangerous Driving for Digital Fame. Phantom Phenomenon: The Disappearing Drone Dazzle. Robot Referees, Reduced Reputation: Korea’s Fairer Fastballs. Clubbing Caution: Cameras, Clicks and the Cost of Cutting Loose. Bumpy Buddy: Beni Brings Brilliant Backyard Broadcasting. Flowing Forward: Frugal Flow Batteries Fuel the Future. Hidden Headlines: Ghost Font Gives AI the Slip.

July 26, 2026Episode 3059 min

Robot Rentals, Salt Batteries, AI Romance and Dibber Dobber Robotaxi: The Future Is Closer Than You Think.

Cooling Con: Counterfeit Coolers Cashing In on Heatwaves. Robo Rides, Real Rules: When Robotaxis Report Riders. Solar Souls: Powering Plots with Purpose. Boyfriend Bots Banned: Beijing Battles Bonding with AI. Rental Robots, Ready Recruits: Hiring the Humanoids of Tomorrow. Hydrogen Horizons: Fuel Cells Flying into the Future. Sodium Surge: Salt-Powered Storage Set to Supercharge the Battery Boom. Fabricated Fire Safety: AI Alarms and a Landlord’s Lie. Workplace Wizardry: ChatGPT’s Career Comeback.

July 19, 2026Episode 291 hr 1 min

PlayStation Drops Discs, AI Revives Legends and Mars Rovers Learn to Swim Through Sand.

Physical Farewell: PlayStation’s Disc Departure. Connected Car Confusion: Stolen Vehicles, Smart Apps and Security Shortfalls. Starter Success: Sourdough Sidekick Simplifies Slow Baking. Wonka’s Wired Whisper: AI Voice Sparks Vintage Vision vs Modern Misgivings. Paywall Pushback: Premium Price for Practical AI. Electric Evolution: BMW’s Bold Battery Bet. Ford’s Flawed Formula: Why Human Know-How Beat Artificial Intelligence. Sandy Swimming: Sandfish Science Steers Smarter Mars Rovers. Apple Access Advantage: The Hidden Hack for a Happier Kids’ Phone.

July 12, 2026Episode 281 hr 1 min

Robots, Rogue Phones, Supercomputers and Social Media: The Tech Shaping Tomorrow.

Ban, Backlash and Big Tech: Australia's Bold Battle for Better Behaviour. Robot Revolution: Rapid Robotic Restorations for Dental Crowns. Phone Pull or Powerful Pullback: Tackling Tech’s Toughest Temptation. Password Perils: The Chatbot Sharing Slip-Up. Silicon Sprint: China’s Supercomputer Surges Ahead. NanoStack Next: Building Better Brains Beyond the Billion Barrier. Proteus Progress: Amazon’s Autonomous Automation Accelerates. Gummy Guilt: Wobbly Wonders and the Weirdness of What We’ll Eat. Policing Powered by Prediction: AI, Axon and the Future of Frontline Force.

July 5, 2026Episode 271 hr 5 min

Foiling Car Thieves, Smart Surf Drones, Robot Cleaners, AI Beds and Hidden Risks in Modern Tech.

World Cup Wristwatch Watch: Tracking Football Fever in Real Time. Aqua Aerial Adventures: The Self-Flying Surfside Scout. Pouch Protection: Foiling the Fob-Focused Car Thieves. Sunscreen Spin: Social Media’s Sun-Safety Scam. Privacy for Polishing: AI’s Free-Cleaning Future. Pompeii Panic Preserved: AI Recreates a Roman’s Final Run. Slumber Surveillance: Can AI Beds Buy Better Sleep? Cobot Conflict: Robots, Redundancies and the Road Ahead. Wi-Fi Whisks: Can Connected Kitchens Create Culinary Confidence?

June 28, 2026Episode 2656 min

Swallowable Sensors, Soundwave Espresso and Smart Glasses: Tomorrow’s Tech Today.

Berry Brilliant: Swallowable Sensor Brings Body Temperature Tracking to the Core. Soundwave Sips: Sonic Science Shakes Up Espresso. Face-First Future: Smart Specs, Seeing and Speaking with AI. Seeing Smarter: Sensor Sight Sharpening Self-Driving Safety. Peak Performance: Škoda’s Premium-Priced Peaq Pushes EV Ambitions. Flight Fun: Browser-Based Booming for Google Earth. Radio Rhythms or Robo Riffs? The AI Music Airplay Argument. Virtual Validation: Why China’s Youth Are Finding Family Through Faux Parents. Cancer-Catching Code: AI Accelerates Earlier Lung Diagnoses.

June 21, 2026Episode 251 hr 1 min

Bullet Buses, AI Vaccines, Silent Supersonic Jets and the EV Revolution Australians Want!

Electric Evolution: EV Enthusiasm Edges Out Engines. Busway Blitz: Bullet Buses Bolting Beyond the Bounds of Rail. Costco Current: The AI River That Never Ran. Ragwort Reckoning: Robot Ranger Rides to the Rescue. Flag-Free Football: FIFA’s Futuristic Offside Fix. Cheating Cheatsheet: Smart Scams Stir School Scrutiny. Sonic Silence: NASA’s Supersonic Soundbreaker Takes Flight. Fuel From Fries: The Sustainable Skies Shift. Pandemic Protection Pioneer: AI Architects a Vaccine Vanguard.

June 14, 2026Episode 2453 min

VR Avocados, Scam Text Traps, Air Taxis, Robot Workers and EV Rescue Chargers Take Off.

Virtual Vision for Velvet Avocados: VR Vineyards to Veggie Aisles. Text Trap Trouble: Why Trolling Scammers Turns You into the Target. Taxiing to the Sky: Manhattan’s Air Mobility Ambition Takes Flight. Borderline Biometrics: AI Age Assessments at the Asylum Gate. Wheeled Workforce: Humanoid Helpers Hit the Factory Floor. Mobile Megacharge: The EV Rescue Revolution Rolls Out. Quantum Quandary: Backrooms Born from Qubits. CV Clones and Career Clarity: How AI Is Rewriting Recruitment. Argus Ascendant: A Bold Blob Bot Breaks Robotics Boundaries.

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