Who blinked - Facebook or Australia?
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Facebook and the Australian government reach a compromise over a new law requiring tech giants to pay publishers for news content. Is it a model for other countries to follow? Plus, how water-soluble circuit boards might help reduce e-waste. And have internet influencers been saviours of many businesses during lockdown? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Zoe Kleinman. Produced by Jat Gill.
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| 0:50.3 | Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from the technology world. |
| 0:56.5 | I'm Rory Cattlin Jones, and this week, in Australia, it's now the law. |
| 1:01.1 | Tech giants like Facebook and Google must now pay for news content. |
| 1:05.5 | So should other governments go down the same path? |
| 1:07.9 | We hear two diverging views. |
| 1:10.6 | Ever wondered what happened to all the e-waste in redundant gadgets? |
| 1:14.2 | An inventor tells us how water-soluble circuit boards could be the answer. |
| 1:19.2 | And influencers, people made famous by Instagram and other platforms, |
| 1:24.0 | don't get a great press, but have they been a lifeline for small businesses? |
| 1:28.9 | Joining me this week is BBC technology reporter Zoe Clyman. Hi, Zoe, what's been keeping you busy? |
| 1:34.7 | Well, I'm getting a crash course in Roblox thanks to my children. As a treat from homeschool, they're now playing Robloxx and I'm having to frantically scramble to keep up with |
| 1:45.0 | them. And you've also been talking to lots of those influences and we'll hear more about that later. |
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