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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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Can the Pope influence the future of AI?

Is your podcast host... human?
Meta's Family Centre aims to provide parental supervision for teens aged 13-17, yet it offers only broad category tracking rather than specific content visibility, raising concerns about privacy and the effectiveness of one-size-fits-all surveillance. The legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI concluded with a dismi...

Are we nostalgic for a 90s that didn't exist?
The 90s-inspired video game Mixtape serves as a lens for examining modern nostalgia, highlighting a collective longing for pre-smartphone connectivity and the tangible nature of physical media. This cultural fixation on the past contrasts with the current digital landscape, where AI-generated content creates an "uncann...

Can we force data centres to clean up their act?

Why Elon Musk is taking OpenAI to court

Will you send an AI twin to work for you?

The AI model “too dangerous” for the public

Artemis II isn't the only cool thing happening in space tech at the moment

Does Australia have the energy and water to power the AI data centre boom?

On the down-low: Do tech companies have a duty of care when it comes to kids?

Is Australia's social media ban *actually* working?

Who owns art created inside video games?

Your free VPN might be spying on you

Trump takes on Anthropic AI and Meta's AI glasses changing privacy

Does Elon Musk's X make you more right wing?

Did AI secretly make your favourite video game?

How tech is changing how we watch the Winter Olympics

Are there more bots than people on the internet?

What is Upscrolled, Australia’s newest viral social media platform?
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