Technology Untangled
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Can technology help to rebuild after disasters?
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?
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
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?
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?
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
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.