US tells the UK to think again on Huawei 5G
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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America's top cyber-security official tells us that the US is still working to get Britain to change its mind and drop Huawei tech from its 5G networks. Plus Apple warns of iPhone shortages ahead because of the Coronavirus. And how AI can help hospitals recruit the right nurses. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter David Molloy, and special guest Marina Koytcheva, technology market analyst at CCS Insight. Produced by Jat Gill.
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| 0:31.5 | Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from the technology business. |
| 0:37.6 | I'm Rory Ketland Jones, and this week we hear from the US Cyber Security Chief leading the Trump |
| 0:42.4 | administration's battle to stop its allies from using Huawei equipment. We find out what impact |
| 0:49.0 | the coronavirus is having on the global tech industry and why it could mean a big fall in mobile phone sales. |
| 0:56.5 | And in Silicon Valley, we meet the doctor using AI for her startup business recruiting nurses. |
| 1:02.9 | Joining me this week is BBC Technology reporter David Malloy. Hi. |
| 1:06.6 | Hi, Rory. |
| 1:07.3 | Good to have you here. How's your week been? |
| 1:08.8 | It's been busy, but good. |
| 1:10.2 | And my special guest is Marina Kojjava, forecasting guru at the analysis firm CCS Insight. |
| 1:16.3 | She's been trying to predict the impact of the coronavirus. |
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