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Big Tech Little Tech is a podcast about tech, business and what it means for our digital lives. Join Shaun Weston and Rick Huckstep for this fortnightly conversation that makes sense of it all.

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🎙Episode #4: Metaverse, VR headsets, Passkeys, and Apple Pay Later

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🎙Episode #4: Metaverse, VR headsets, Passkeys, and Apple Pay Later

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston welcome Charles Radclyffe to the show to discuss everything metaverse, including use cases, ethics, VR headset adoption, and the case for reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, we talk heatwaves, passkeys, Apple Pay Later, and Heartstopper.…

Rick Huckstep • 20 Jun 2022

🎙 Episode #3: TikTok Addiction | Sheryl Sandberg | and Robots

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🎙 Episode #3: TikTok Addiction | Sheryl Sandberg | and Robots

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss the addictive nature of TikTok, China’s influence, and the behavioural science around attention. Plus, Sheryl Sandberg’s Facebook legacy, home help robots, and how hard it is to read for pleasure after reading all day for work purposes.…

Rick Huckstep • 07 Jun 2022

🎙Episode #2: Crypto | Bitcoin | TikTok | Deepfakes | AI Surveillance | RIP iPod | Google AR

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Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and Web3 • 1 min read

🎙Episode #2: Crypto | Bitcoin | TikTok | Deepfakes | AI Surveillance | RIP iPod | Google AR

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston talk about crypto and the status of Bitcoin, what’s good and bad about facial recognition, and who does the best deepfakes? Plus, Google AR glasses, TikTok, Burt Reynolds as James Bond, the iPod (RIP), and what pixel pressure means…

Rick Huckstep • 22 May 2022

🎙Episode #1: Elon & Twitter | Free Speech | AirBnB | Remote Working | WeCrashed

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🎙Episode #1: Elon & Twitter | Free Speech | AirBnB | Remote Working | WeCrashed

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss what motivates Elon Musk, and what he wants to do with Twitter. Also, Airbnb is letting its workforce work from anywhere. Do others follow suit? Do they care? Plus, the Ionic 5 EV, Breaking Dad, WeCrashed, cookies, and Ron Shevlin.…

Rick Huckstep • 13 May 2022