Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

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Jun 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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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.

June 7, 2026Episode 2353 min

Ferrari Sparks, Robot Legs, AI Glasses and Spotify Stories - Future Tech Gets Personal.

Lightning Luce: Ferrari’s Futuristic Leap from Roar to Recharge. Hiking Hyperdrive: AI-Powered Exoskeletons March Into the Mainstream. Pub Pals: Robots Raising the Research Bar. Robo Relief: Tenderloin Tech Tackles the Volunteer Vacuum. Leaks, Logic and Low-Loss Living: AI Satellites Saving Water from Waste. Ban Battles and Browser Blues: Teens Tackle the Social Media Showdown. Gemini Gambit: Google’s Great Glasses Grab and Search Shake-Up. Reality Reframed: ROG’s Rapid-Refresh AR Gaming Glasses. Spoken Stories: Spotify’s Magazine Move into Audio.

May 31, 2026Episode 2256 min

AI Poems, Robo-Wolves, Scam Arrests, Smart Cameras and Robotic Fashion – Future Tech Gets Personal.

Poetic Pictures: Camera Creates Captured Couplets. Parcel Panic: Digital Arrests and Deceptive Delivery Drama. Robo-Revival: T-Shirt Tech Taking Tailoring to the Top. Wolf Warning: Japan’s Bear-Battling Bot Beasts Bite Back. Hedgehog Horizons: Satellites, Sensors and Saving Britain’s Spiky Survivors. Tappy Tones: Boox Brings Bold Bluetooth Book Browsing. Hunting Hacks or High-Tech Hype? When Gadgets Game the Great Outdoors. Discordant Decisions: AI’s Job-Judging Jumble. Sense and Surveillance: When Smart Security Cameras Go Spectacularly Silly.

May 24, 2026Episode 2158 min

Robot Monks, Drone Drops and Floating AI Data Centres: The Future Just Got Stranger.

Tidal Tech: Can Floating Data Centres Ride the AI Power Wave? Robotic Reverence: Buddhism’s Bot Breakthrough. Slower Steps: How Hearing Health Hits Your Stride. Security Slip-Ups: Mowers, Messaging and Malware Mayhem. Hydrogen Hustle: Whyalla’s Young Racers Rev Up for a Swiss Showdown. Whisper Wars: Voice-Driven Workspaces Wage War on Quiet. Solar Sorrow: The Sun-Powered Plane That Fell from the Sky. Drone Drop-Offs: Prime Parcels Pilot the Postie-Free Future. Woodshop Wonders: Digital Dustbusters and Robo-Routers Reshape Woodworking.

May 17, 2026Episode 2047 min

Cows Connected with Satellite, Cats Blocking Social Media, Robot Racers, EV Boom and Vision Pro Surgery.

Satellite Stockmen: Sky-Linked Livestock Set to Supercharge Smart Farming. Purr-fect Pause: Feline Firewall Fights Frantic Feeds. Sprint Surge: Speedy Silicon Sprinters Set to Shatter Records. Electric Escape: Emerging Economies Embrace EVs to Evade Energy Extremes. Vision Pro Provides Precision for Cataract Care. Back-to-Basics Brilliance: TI’s ‘Dumb’ Device Defies Digital Distraction. Goblin Glitch: ChatGPT’s Quirky Creature Craze Cracked. TikTok Trash Talk: Litter Legend Leads Learners. Pram, Payloads and Pocket-Sized Padawans.

May 10, 2026Episode 1944 min

AI TVs, Robot Athletes, Hologram Goodbyes and Caring Bots – Tech That Thinks, Trains and Comforts.

Screen Smarts: Samsung’s Sensible, Seamless AI TV Shift. Ping-Pong Prodigy: Precision-Powered Robot Poised to Pummel Pros. Hologram Heartstrings: Digital Departures and the Future of Farewells. Robot Roommates Rise: Melbourne’s Mechanical Mates Meet Aged Care Needs. Humanoid Hype or Hardware Heresy: Robots Redefining the Human Form. Mythos Mayhem or Machine-made Mitigation: The Hacking AI Hype. Companion Care: Clever Canines and Caring Code for Ageing at Home. Pillow Pressure Patrol: Mirakuru’s Moving Morning Makeover. Mirror Muscle: AI Gym Gets Personal at Home.

May 3, 2026Episode 1856 min

EV Savings Surge, Robot Runners, Mind-Control Tech and AI Twins – Future Tech Changing Everything.

Battery Bargains vs Diesel Drain: Australia’s Road-Cost Reckoning. Hatchback Hype: Hyundai’s Ioniq 3 Hunts for EV Supremacy. Robotic Runners Rewrite Records in Rapid Rise of Racing Replicants. Twin Tech Takeover: Digital Doubles Driving the ‘Superworker’ Surge. Mind-Made Motion: Monkeys Master Virtual Meandering. Message Multilingual Magic: iPhone’s Secret Translation Sidekick. Paws, Processors and Partnership: Why Guide Dogs Beat Bots—for Now. Pasta, Pucks and Preserving Family Patter. Fiery Future: Superheated Silicon Shatters Thermal Tech Limits.

April 26, 2026Episode 1753 min

Sonic Knives, Electric Trucks, AI Fumbles, Gamer Controllers and Solar Rain Power Breakthroughs.

Sonic Slicing: The Chef’s Knife That Cuts with a Quiet Kick. Truck Tech Tipping Point: Electric Rigs Reach Real-World Price Parity. Footy Forecast Fumble: AI’s Tipping Trouble Tackled. Controller Console Call-Up: Can Gamers Guide the Skies? AirDrop Alliance: Android and Apple Finally Find File-Flow Friendship. Bebird Breakthrough: Better Browsing for Blocked Ears. Puppy Programming or Pooch Placebo: The TV Trend Tugging at Tails. Rain or Ray: Revolutionary Renewable Panels Powering Possibilities. Robo-Romance Revival: Mechanical Mates Meet the Sage-Grouse Survival Struggle.

April 19, 2026Episode 1659 min

AI Note-Taking, 5-Minute EVs, Money-Making Cars & 450Tb Internet - Plus Skull ID and Box-Shrinking Bots.

Pocket Prodigy: Plaud’s Portable Pen-Pusher for the AI Age. Bandwidth Bonanza: Fibre Breakthrough Fires Up the Future of Fast Internet. Sidewalks That Stalled: The Slow March of Moving Walkways. Battery Breakthrough Boom: Five-Minute Fill-Ups Fuel Future of Fast EVs. Spartan Slate: Stripping Back the Truck to Basics or Breaking Buyer Expectations? Grid Gains & Garage Gold: EVs Earning Energy While You Sleep. Packaging Problems Pummelled by Predictive AI Power. Bone-Based Biometrics: Skull Signals Set to Secure Systems. Breastfeeding Breakthrough: Smart Sensors Simplify Supply and Support.

April 12, 2026Episode 1554 min

Pizza Politics, Deepfake Doubt, Robot Runaways and AI Heat – Tech’s Wild Week Explained.

Pepperoni Peace: Pizza Picker Puts Topping Tiffs to the Test. Fashion’s Fluid Future: The Colour-Changing Carryall. Deepfake Doubt: Digital Doppelgängers Disrupting Definitive Identity. Rogue Robots and Runaway Routes: Delivery Droids’ Dangerous Detours. Puff, Proof and Privacy: The Biometric Battle Behind Better Vapes. Heat Havoc: How Hungry AI Hubs Are Heating Our Habitats. Drone Drama Defied: DJI’s Daring 360-Degree Dynamo Delivers Dazzling Detail. Wristband Wizardry: Wearable Waves Wake a New Wave of Robotic Control. Alexa Ascends: Amazon’s Assistant Awakens with AI Ambition.