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Tech Gets Real

David Meyer: Technology Journalist

Tech Gets Real is a show about staying in control in a time of rapid technological change. I'm veteran tech journalist David Meyer, and I've been covering topics like online privacy and freedom for two decades. In TGR, I provide short, jargon-free guides to help you navigate the new AI era.

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50 episodes

  1. Good news for phishing victims in Europe 5:52
  2. Europe's smart glasses crackdown takes shape 13:53
  3. The UK tackles Russian disinformation - and the far right 11:42
  4. Canada’s Carney pitches win-win tech pact to Europe 13:36
  5. Mythos mystery: Why won’t Trump allow foreign evaluations? 9:28
  6. EU mass surveillance: New data retention opinion has big implications 12:35
  7. Who decides when your smart devices die? 9:14
  8. Can the AI industry slow down? 10:26
  9. The US and China's open-source AI showdown is coming 16:27
  10. Europe doesn’t need an “internet passport” for age verification 13:57
  11. Why Ireland is a big problem for Europe's tech rules 11:23
  12. The US Supreme Court may have doomed Big Tech in Europe 12:36
  13. Why Anthropic is right to fear Chinese AI distillation 11:11
  14. Inside the UK's under-16 social media ban - Heather Burns interview 39:52
  15. Why Trump’s Anthropic AI export ban is a gift to Europe 10:43
  16. Why Apple won't bring Siri AI to Europe 9:57
  17. US Cloud Act collides with EU tech sovereignty push 9:29
  18. Temu's €200M safety fine is a bit geopolitical 10:11
  19. Google's AI search revamp looks cool, but... 12:10
  20. We've always wanted tech to bring us together 26:54
  21. Hacker-friendly AI is changing everything 9:35
  22. Age verification comes to Europe, like it or not 11:09
  23. xAI is a problem for SpaceX's IPO 9:04
  24. Rolling your own social media? Eurosky can help 23:52
  25. Journalist rants about AI breaking the news 12:01
  26. “It’s going to be a bit of a bloodbath”: Iain Thomson on AI and security 29:15
  27. Meta's major losses over child safety are just the start 8:41
  28. AI News: Copyright, Delusions, Netanyahu, Iran, Grammarly 9:40
  29. AI and art: Lawmakers push back 14:08
  30. Anthropic's AI surveillance warning marks an inflection point 11:59
  31. Digital Omnibus news: EU lawmakers push back against privacy attack 10:14
  32. Germany's Merz wants to end online anonymity: A rant 8:03
  33. Tackling TikTok "addiction" 10:12
  34. OpenClaw and Moltbook hype: A rant 6:39
  35. Tesla's pivot to Optimus: Why humanoid robots aren't ready yet 12:10
  36. No, Europe doesn't want to destroy American free speech 10:09
  37. Trump, X and Greenland: Dave Keating on Europe's Painful Tech Choice 38:08
  38. Whatever happened to AI ethics? An interview with tech ethicist Mathana 17:43
  39. Australia's social ban: The age-restricted internet is growing 11:36
  40. Apple's AI chief is out. Now what? 11:42
  41. Poisoning AI with disinformation 8:17
  42. Digital Surrender: Why gutting Europe's GDPR is capitulating to Trump 9:59
  43. Europe’s LEAKED privacy threat: Digital Omnibus vs the GDPR 9:01
  44. AI Needs Renewable Energy 8:43
  45. Ditching US Tech Has To Be An Option 10:51
  46. The AI Bubble Is Your Problem Too 10:45
  47. AI Slop Will Be Our Ruin 10:03
  48. 3 Things NOT to expect from AI 7:55
  49. When AI Decides 9:22
  50. How Honest Should You Be With AI? 10:16