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Tech Life

Biden’s plan for big tech

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, Technology, News

4.3227 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Will the new US President bring a new era in relations with the tech giants? Plus, as schools remain closed in many places, how online learning is helping educate children. And why a global semiconductor shortage is hitting carmakers. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with senior BBC tech reporter Jane Wakefield. Produced by Jat Gill.

(Image: President Joe Biden against a pink/ yellow gradient background, Credit: Getty Images).

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0:00.0

On Radio 4, the more you listen, the more you see.

0:04.7

Hello, I'm Brian Cox.

0:05.6

And I'm Robin Ince, and this is The Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:08.3

In this series, we're going to have a planet off.

0:10.8

I feel like Jupiter wins.

0:12.8

And after all of that, we're just going to chill out a bit.

0:15.9

We're talking about your bog standard.

0:17.8

Ice, not the fancy one.

0:20.1

Science with funny bits.

0:21.9

The new series of The Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:24.1

Listen on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

0:28.1

Thanks for downloading this TechTent podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:32.4

Find out more about us at BBCworldservice.com slash techtent.

0:40.3

Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends in the

0:45.0

technology world. I'm Rory Kettlin Jones, and this week, as the Biden administration gets

0:50.4

down to work in Washington, how tough is life about to get for Silicon Valley's tech giants?

0:56.6

An insider tells us that Mark Zuckerberg is firmly in the new president's sights.

1:02.1

With millions of schools around the world sending pupils home because of COVID,

1:05.9

we hear how one education platform has put thousands of lessons online. And computer chips are at the

1:13.4

centre of just about every industry. We find out about the impact of a shortage of semiconductors

1:18.5

for carmakers. Joining me this week is BBC's senior tech reporter Jane Wakefield. Jane,

1:25.2

what's up? What do you mean by senior? I don't usually get called that.

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