Tech Talk with Mathew Dickerson

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Oct 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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October 11, 2026Episode 4159 min

AI Doctors, Space Servers, Robot Rubbish Tips and Camera-Free Glasses - Tech Is Escaping the Screen.

Robotic Racquets: AI Ball Bots Bounce into the Australian Open. Orbital Operations: Sending Silicon Servers into Space. Rubbish Robots: Remote-Controlled Rigs Revolutionising the Rubbish Tip. Poolside Patrol: Powerful Pool Robots Putting Weekends Back in Your Hands. Prescription Permission: Heidi’s AI Agents Move Beyond Medical Notes. Diagnostic Detective: How AI Helped Crack a Rare Condition. Pocket-Sized Personal AI: Meta’s Muse Makes a Move Beyond the Mobile. Camera Concerns Curbed: Meta’s Lens-Less Leap into Smart Glasses. Medicare Mayhem: When Autonomous AI Agents Attack.

October 4, 2026Episode 4057 min

Pilotless Planes, Rogue AI, Robot Road Rules and Bottle Bots - The Future Is Taking Control.

Pilotless Progress: Plane Proves Cross-Country Autonomy. Robot Road Rules: Who Cops the Fine When Driverless Cars Cross the Line? Bin There, Seen That: AI Garbage Trucks Grade the Grass. Simulated Skills: Speeding Up Smarter Robot Training. Festival Fraud: AI Makes Scam Stalls Frighteningly Convincing. Gemini Goes Rogue: Google’s AI Accidentally Hacks the Real World. Bottle Bots: AI Accelerates Plastic’s Path Back to the Fridge. Silicon Style: Tech Titans Turn T-Shirts into Tribal Tokens. Paws, Patrols and Pet Pixels: AI’s New Robotic Rover.

September 27, 2026Episode 391 hr 7 min

EVs Overtake Petrol, Restaurants Lock Up Phones, AI Hits the Brakes and Robot Dogs Take to the Farm.

August Amped: EVs Electrify Australian Sales and Overtake Petrol for the First Time. Pocket-Pause Push: Restaurants Reclaim Real-World Relationships. Brakes on the Bots: What an AI Slowdown Would Actually Look Like. Undies, Urinals and Unusual Insights: The Ingenious Ig Nobels. Tomorrow Through Ten-Year-Old Eyes: Robots, Risks and a Remarkable 2050. Algorithmic Arms Race: When Viral Views Turn into Dangerous Dares. Pitch-Perfect Performances: Auto-Tune Takes Centre Stage. Paws on Patrol: Robot Dogs Dig into Digital Farming. Accent Attack: AI Voices Turn Familiar Speech into a Fraudster’s Friend.

September 20, 2026Episode 3850 min

AI Toothbrushes, Fake Jobs, Facial Checks, VR Fighting and Drone Vacuums - Is Tech Getting Too Smart?

Molar Machine Learning: Dyson’s AI Toothbrush Takes Aim at Flossing. Calorie Con: Why Your Smartwatch May Be Fudging Your Fitness Figures. Facial Firewall: Dating Apps Face Up to Fakes with Biometric Checks. Recruitment Ruse: When Dream Jobs Deliver Digital Disaster. Menu Makeover: Artificial Intelligence Is Changing What We See - and What We Eat. Cameras, Cops and Constant Capture: The Surveillance Sitting in Plain Sight. Kicking into the Cloud: Contactless Combat Comes to Competition. Drone-Derived Dustbuster: DJI’s Daring Domestic Cleaning Debut. Sound Gets Smarter: Sonos’ AI Audio Ambition.

September 13, 2026Episode 3758 min

Plastic Cookies, Tennis Robots, AI Search Lies and Pizza-Bot Flops - Tech’s Future Gets Weird.

Plastic to Palate: Pollution-Powered Protein Produces Printed Pastries. Paws, Portions and Pet Prep: PetPumpkin’s Push for Automated Animal Meals. Braking Before Breaking: Driving Data Detects Danger Before Disaster. Rally Robot Revolution: TERO Takes Tennis Training Tech-Side. Stroke Smarts: Speedo’s Sensor Specs Make a Splash. Pizza, Pivots and Pizza-Bots: Why Robotic Restaurants Keep Getting Burnt. Search Smarts: Sorting AI Answers from Artificial Assumptions. Purple Performance: Colourful Cooling Clothes Conquer the Heat. Artificial Intelligence, Academic Anxiety and an Acrimonious Agreement.

September 6, 2026Episode 361 hr 1 min

Robots Beat Bolt, Cars Dodge Kangaroos and AI Glasses Give Sight - The Future Just Got Real!

Robot Racers Rewrite Records: Beijing’s Bolt-Beating Bots. Roof Rescue: Genesis Gives Rollovers an Airbag Above. Creature-Clever Cars: Cow-Detecting Brakes Could Curb Kangaroo Crashes. Driver-Assist Dilemma: Smart Safety Systems Struggle to Stay Switched On. Seeing Smart: Spectacles Supporting Sight-Loss Independence. Robot Revolution: MOVA Makes Mundane Home Maintenance Mostly Automatic. Battery-Powered Backyards: Landscaping Leaves Petrol Behind. Robot Reception: Routine Health Checks Roll Towards a Robotic Revolution. Neck Fans Find Their Cool: Wearable Wind Wins at Work.

August 30, 2026Episode 351 hr 2 min

From Electric Ferraris to AI Clones, Maglev Rockets and Book-Eating Bots - Tech Takes a Wild Turn.

Electric Elevation: Battery-Powered Behemoth Breaks into the Blue. Poolside Protection: AI’s Extra Eyes for Australian Aquatic Safety. Clone Control: CEOs Copying Themselves with Artificial Intelligence. Electric Exotica: Ferrari’s First EV Fetches a Fortune. Magnetic Momentum: China’s Maglev Makes a Mighty Move. Paperback Pipeline: Are Pre-Loved Pages Powering AI? Cautious Code: Why Japan’s Companies Are Avoiding AI Acceleration. Watermark Warfare: Will AI Essays Finally Fail the Fake Test? Blockbuster Boxes: Bringing Back the Friday-Night Film Fix.

August 23, 2026Episode 3454 min

Census Scams, Spy Specs, Robot IPOs, AI Cyclones and Salt Batteries - Plus Bots That Boss and Write.

Census Con: Counting on Australians to Click Carefully. Specs Offenders: Smart Spectacles Spark a Surveillance Scare. Kung Fu Capital: China’s Robot Revolution Reaches the Stock Market. Cyclone Crystal Ball: AI Adds a Day to Deadly Storm Warnings. Salty Storage Surge: Sodium Batteries Shake Up the Power Grid. Smart Sleep Saviour: A Bassinet That Hears Baby Before You Do. Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Income: Luna’s Lenient Leadership Loses Loot. Artificial Authors: Are Bots Beating Bookworms at Their Own Story? Artificial Articulation: Spotting the Subtle Signs of Synthetic Speech.

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.

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