Episodes
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief Episode 10 - UK Social Media Ban, Roblox DMS and AI petsHarriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into their favourite tech headlines of the week;1) Following in the footsteps of Australia, the UK Government has said they are considering banning social media in the UK for under sixteens to keep young people safe online - but how will this be enforced, and is it the right thing to?UK Government Social Media Ban: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9gpdrx829o2) In similar news, Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others as part of new ...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief Episode 9 - Car Touch Screens, Digital Twins and Reusing Robots Harriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into their favourite tech headlines of the week;1) Hyundai discussed this week that they have found in focus group testing that people find touch screens stressful to use at times and prefer physical buttons and dials. Hyundai Touch Screen Testing: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24294634/hyundai-vehicle-controls-more-buttons-focus-groups-annoyed-touchscreens2) Over 40,000 detailed images and an AI algorithm were used to recreate historic Vatican chu...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly DebriefEpisode 8 - Wooden Satellites, 15 million dollar URLs, iPhones for Cancer Detection and Bees vs Meta Join Numi and Harriet as they explore the latest intriguing tech stories. This week’s highlights include a wooden satellite launch, iPhones aiding cancer detection, URL investments by OpenAI, and Meta's environmentally conscious data centre plans thwarted by bees.Key Topics:Wooden Satellite LaunchThe world's first wooden satellite named Lignosat was sent to space.Designed by Japanese researchers for durability in space without oxygen or water to degrade it...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly DebriefEpisode 7 - Coding with AI, VR Ambulances and Lost CitiesHarriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into their favourite tech headlines of the week;1) Google CEO Sundar Pichai said this week that more than a quarter of code at Google is generated by AI - Harriet talks about her experiences using AI as a software engineer and what it could mean for the future of coding. Coding with AI: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282757/google-new-code-generated-ai-q3-20242) Student paramedics in the West Midlands have been training for emergency driving with a virtua...
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The Weekly Debrief is taking a two week break but Numi and Harriet will be back with a brand new episode discussing the week’s tech news on Friday 1st November!
In the meantime head on over to their socials @ techgirlenergy on all platforms
Plus don’t forget they have another podcast series just called Tech Girl Energy - it’s all about exploring all the exciting careers in engineering and technology so you could see where a career in STEM could take you.
Listen now on your favourite podcast platform - just search Tech Girl Energy
See you on the 1st of November!
Don't forget to follo...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly DebriefEpisode 6 - Google Break Up, Hypersonic Jets and Bees with BackpacksHarriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into their favourite tech headlines of the week;1) The US government is considering seeking the break-up of the world's biggest search engine, Google. When a digital product becomes so integrated into the internet how do you go about breaking up that infrastructure?Google Break Up: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62504lv00do2) A revolutionary hypersonic jet, capable of flying from London to New York in just one hour, is set to take to the skies fo...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief Episode 5 - Asteroid Hunters, Tissue Scanners and DPD RobotsHarriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into their favourite tech headlines of the week;1) In the week the Earth has gained a mini-moon we talk about the asteroid hunters: two pieces of new technology in development that could help save Earth from a catastrophic collisionMini-moon: https://www.independent.co.uk/space/earth-two-moons-2024-mini-moon-asteroid-b2621488.htmlAsteroid-hunters: https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2024/sep/29/the-asteroid-hunters-how-new-technology-will-help-save-earth-from...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief Episode 4 - Fashion Week Special; Chanel Headphones, Flexible Displays and Smart Rings Harriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into this week's wearable tech headlines in this Fashion Week special; 1) Chanel has unveiled their first wearable technology design called the Premiere Sound Watch; are we about to see the rise of high fashion smart accessories? Chanel Premiere Sound Watch: https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/chanel-ventures-into-wearable-tech-with-innovative-timepiece/20240829773192) During Seoul Fashion Week, LG Display unveiled their flexible,...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly Debrief Episode 3 - AI Voice Cloning and Snapchat Spectacles 1) With the advancement of AI technology including voice synthesis - a bank is warning that fraudsters could imitate a person’s voice by using videos uploaded on social media - how do we combat the rise of smarter scams? AI Voice Cloning Scam: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/starling-bank-james-nesbitt-people-royal-bank-of-scotland-metro-bank-b2614606.html 2) This week Snapchat revealed its 5th Generation Snap Spectacles with a new OS and gesture-controlled mixed-reality. We’ve seen multiple compa...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly DebriefEpisode 2 - iOS 18, Foldable Phones and Tiny Robots In this week's episode...Harriet Taylor and Numi Gildert dive into this week's tech headlines and discuss their favourite stories of the week; 1) The hot topic of the week is the Apple Event showing off the latest iPhone, the new iOS 18, Apple Intelligence - Apples own AI - and arguably the best new feature; the ability for users to create their own emojis with Genmoji. New Emoji Feature: https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology/apple-iphone-new-emoji-feature-568613-202409092) It’s been a big week for ph...
TECH GIRL ENERGY: The Weekly DebriefEpisode 1 - The Right to Disconnect, AI in Cancer Detection and the Barbie PhoneIn this week's episode:1) Australia are introducing a 'right to disconnect' - allowing workers to ignore after hour communications from their bosses without fear of punishment. Will we see new features be introduced onto email services and phones to help enforce this? Right to Disconnect: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2x52y0wv4o2) A new spinout company from the Universities of Edinburgh and Bath is developing technology to cut the time it takes to diagnose and treat Lu...
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