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Tech Life

Wikipedia’s editing war

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, Technology, News

4.3227 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Can the online encyclopaedia be impartial in a world of hotly-contested narratives? Plus, is Apple struggling to innovate? And the privacy implications of Facebook’s smart sunglasses. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC senior tech reporter Jane Wakefield. Produced by Jat Gill.

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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

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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.

0:27.9

I'm Lee Doucette from the BBC World Service.

0:31.3

I've been reporting from Afghanistan for more than 30 years.

0:35.2

The Americans are now out, the Taliban in. How did we get here? What happens next?

0:41.6

Our podcast, A Wish for Afghanistan, may be able to help. Search for A Wish for Afghanistan,

0:48.5

wherever you get your podcasts.

1:00.8

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

1:04.9

I'm Rory Ketland-Jones and this week, Wither Wikipedia.

1:12.0

As an edit war breaks out over how the online encyclopedia handles events in Hong Kong, we meet the woman who's going to lead it through this and other challenges. After what might kindly be called an

1:17.4

incremental iPhone 13 launch, we'll ask whether Apple has lost its innovative edge. And Facebook and

1:25.2

Rayban have teamed up to make some smart glasses.

1:28.8

But what does this mean for privacy?

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