Technology Untangled

Technology Untangled


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Can technology help to rebuild after disasters?
July 25, 2023

2022 saw 421 registered natural disasters worldwide, including floods, drought, famine and earthquakes. It also saw new or escalating conflicts in Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. Thousands of NGOs, activists and charity groups do what they can to help those in

Unconscious Bias: Is AI dividing us?
July 11, 2023

Bad AI is becoming a major headache for organizations. Tech is a male-dominated sphere, which means that it produces, inherently, male-skewed AI driven by unconsciously biased datasets. The effects of this can be measurable. Run through the same AI, women

Welcome to Technology Untangled: Season 4 Trailer
July 11, 2023

Welcome to season four of Technology Untangled from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. A new series means a new format, so join your hosts - yes, plural - Michael Bird and Aubrey Lovell in unravelling the stories and technologies which are changing the way we wo

Big Data: More than just a number?
March 14, 2023

We hear a lot about Big Data. But what does it actually mean? Is it, quite simply, lots of data? Or is there more to it than that? Spoiler alert, there is. A lot more. In this episode, we're taking a

Ransomware Attacks: Should we be worried?
February 28, 2023

Cyber Security is big business. In fact, it's estimated to be worth $160 billion. But that's likely to be peanuts compared to the value of cyber crime, which is estimated to cost the global economy $6

Lessons from 2022: Turning challenges into opportunities
February 03, 2023

2022 has not been a straightforward year. A war in Ukraine has seen the world divided and global energy and food supplies disrupted. International tensions between China and Taiwan have reared their h

Autonomous vehicles: Are we steering in the right direction?
July 19, 2022

Autonomous vehicles are a hot topic. Their incredible ability and at times lack of it is a source of controversy as much as a source of wonder, from avoidable crashes to drivers literally sleeping

World poverty: Is technology the great leveller?
June 28, 2022

Since 1990, the global rates of extreme poverty have gone from around 40% to around 10%. However, progress is slowing, and 710 million people around the world still live in extreme poverty - currently

World hunger: Can technology help feed the world?
June 14, 2022

Ending World Hunger by 2030 is one of the UNs Key Sustainable Development Goals, announced in 2015. Were now half way to the final milepost, but estimates still put the number of people in the world

Technology in Sport: A race against the machine?
May 31, 2022

Professional sport is a world where individuals can earn as much as a decent-sized business, and teams have evolved to become multi-national corporations. And where there's money, technology follows.