The PC Pro Podcast

Apr 17 2025 353 ep. 63 mins 3.4k
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Every week the team behind the UK's biggest technology monthly discusses the latest news and issues in computing and mobile tech.

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Episode 738: Can the law keep up with social media?

Apr 17 2025 65 mins  
The team discusses a report urging UK authorities to get a grip on social media, along with the latest news from OpenAI and a controversial case of boxed, purchased software being disabled after a server shutdown. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the TP-Link PGW2440 kit, a (relatively) high-speed powerline networking system.

Episode 737: Trump's Technology Tariffs

Apr 10 2025 59 mins  
🎉 Celebrate 18 Years of the PC Pro Podcast! 🎉This week, the team dives into Donald Trump’s tariffs, unpacking their impact on tech companies across the globe. On a lighter note, sparks fly as they debate Bafta’s controversial pick for ‘The Most Influential Video Game of All Time’. Plus, don’t miss a cautionary tale about the dangers of using an AI avatar in court.Ho

Episode 736: Email encryption, Donkey Kong and the LibGen fightback

Apr 03 2025 66 mins  
This week the team mull over Google’s plan for email encryption and the perils of being the best at Donkey Kong. Frankly, he’s not as good as Funky Kong, but that’s only my opinion.We also discuss the writing community’s retaliation to having their works used to train Meta’s AI whilst research about the impact of screen use on sleep health forces our hosts to make revelat

Episode 735: You have been added to the group chat

Mar 27 2025 64 mins  
The team discusses the US’ embarrassing Signal debacle, the latest boost to OpenAI’s image-generation capabilities and a proposal from Meta to offer Brits ad-free Facebook and Instagram services – for a price. We also explore a controversial update that wrecked battery life on out-of-support Pixel phones, and Barry pitches the £159 ErGear standing desk as this week’s

Episode 734: Corporate Espionage, EuroStack and Google Gemini.

Mar 20 2025 71 mins  
Join the team this week as they unravel the thrilling spy narrative at the heart of the Deel and Rippling battle. Discover Europe’s strategic plans to diversify its tech infrastructure and get the latest scoop on Google Gemini’s exciting new features. Plus, our Hot Hardware pick is the ASUS Zenbook DUO laptop, a powerhouse with an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, 32GB of RAM, and

Episode 733: A new CEO for Intel, and batteries get a boost

Mar 13 2025 59 mins  
The team discusses Framework’s latest range of upgradeable, repairable computers, plus Intel’s new CEO and a company promising faster charging and a longer lifespan for lithium-ion batteries. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the ProtoArc Tri-Fold Keyboard and Mouse, a full-sized desktop set that folds away for easy portability.

Episode 732: AI vexes judges, but enlightens conspiracy theorists

Mar 06 2025 64 mins  
The team discusses ongoing cases of legal representatives relying on untrustworthy AI citations – while welcoming research suggesting that AI could help “deprogram” cult members and conspiracy theorists. We also look over Apple’s latest iPad, MacBook Air and Mac Studio models, and ponder how we feel about a new technology designed to neutralise regional accents on supp

Episode 731: Alexa, let’s talk about AI

Feb 27 2025 64 mins  
The team discusses the “Make It Fair” campaign, which hopes to see strict rules on the use of copyright material to train AI systems. We also explore Amazon’s new Alexa Plus service, HP’s intentionally slow customer support and the removal of Apple’s data-protection tool in the UK. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Geekom A6, a tiny but powerful desktop PC.

Episode 730: The quantum chip

Feb 21 2025 66 mins  
Your quiz: which member of the PC Pro podcast crew became overexcited about Microsoft’s quantum chip? Who was damning about IT mis-spends by government bodies? Which team member thinks the most exciting thing about Apple’s iPhone 16e is its 5G modem? And who was grumpy about it all? As a clue, you have Jon, Barry, Tim and Rois to choose from. Plus, our Hot Hardware of the week

Episode 729: Return of the Snooper’s Charter

Feb 13 2025 62 mins  
The team discusses the UK’s demand for Apple to break its own encryption, an unexpected drop in average CPU power, Adobe’s amazing new AI-generated video platform, and the man hoping to recover a fortune in Bitcoins from a municipal landfill site. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the AirCard Pro, a credit-card-shaped Bluetooth tracker that’ll work with an Apple or Android phone