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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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We've got tonnes of space waste orbiting our Earth, is there a way to clean up our act?
There are over 170 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth right now, and that number is only growing as space orbit becomes more accessible. How...
If 'simulated gambling' is banned in kids games, why are we still seeing Loot Boxes everywhere?
You step up to a box full of prizes, and knowing that there is a chance you may not win anything, you give it your real-life money anyway. No, this is...
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Is it true that AI is going to add $60 billion to Australia's economy?
The Australian Finance Industry Association has modelled AI's contribution to economic growth in the years ahead. It found that "scaling", or expandin...
How fanfiction took over the world (and stayed free)
Fanfiction has gone from photocopied zines traded at conventions to millions of stories shared online. From smut-filled Harry Potter ships to the fic...
How did an Australian team make the biggest video game in the world today?
This week, an Australian video game called Hollow Knight: Silksong is the biggest video game in the world. It’s made by a small team out of Adelaide a...
Why is Australia spending a billion dollars on a quantum computer that doesn't exist yet?
2025 is the 'International Year of Quantum Science and Technology', but what actually is quantum science? IBM and AMD are teaming up to champion 'quan...
Wimbledon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300 line judges with AI -- will it be worth it?
How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system? Plus, the CSIRO and the Australian Sports Commiss...
How do you protect yourself against AI voice scams?
When 1 in 5 people have been the victim of cybercrime and AI voice scams are on the rise, how do we protect ourselves online? Plus Google may soon be...
How will ICE's deportation teams use iris scanning technology?
America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a notice they intend to purchase an iris scanning technology that can identify "suspects an...
Would Cyberbrothel be more ethical than a traditional brothel?
A sex doll brothel in Berlin is offering a combination of new VR and AI technologies in their plastic playmates. But the Cyberbrothel business falls o...
Is Snapchat’s My AI a safe space or a slippery slope for teens?
Snapchat’s AI chatbot, My AI, is raising concerns among teens and parents — with questions about how it's used, what it says, and whether the platform...
ID, please? China’s new internet rules and what they could mean for us
Big Brother is getting new powers in China with a digital ID system eerily similar to that being proposed in the upcoming teen social media ban. What...
How do we tell what's real and what's not, when the internet is flooded with AI slop?
Do you think you can tell the difference between what's real and what's made by AI? What about writing? Or even music?
More AI-generated content...
With 9,000 new layoffs at Microsoft, is AI set to change the gaming industry forever?
In recent years, like many other big technology firms, Microsoft has refocused its business towards developing AI, and this week the firm has announce...
An expert has quit over the government's planned social media ban, what now?
This week on Download This Show, we're getting up to speed with what on Earth is going on with the teen social media ban. From new standards being ann...
How are online tools being used to resist fascism across the globe?
The apps and online tools that are being used in international political action, Tesla drama and the future of autonomous vehicles, what's going on wi...
Could a new copyright lawsuit from Disney change the way we use AI?
A lawsuit from the house of mouse, Apple being forced to let you download apps outside the app store, a huge hole in Gmail's data security, plus a wor...
'Imperial Kitten' vs 'Fancy Bear': how are kooky hacker nicknames causing serious concerns for cybersecurity?
Why do hackers have weird and wacky non-serious names? And why are British politicians blaming Apple and Google for the rise in phone thefts? Plus, th...
The human-AI conversation crisis: why we're choosing chatbots over people
In a special AI deep-dive episode of Download This Show, researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Remer break down how AI chatbots are changing the way humans...
Could AI be the 'person' deciding whether or not you get your dream job?
AI interviewing you for a job, hackable digital drivers licences, dating app safety, and CIA-run Star Wars websites. This week on Download This Show.
How did a haunted game cartridge take the internet by storm?
Haunted video games, a tech feud between Apple and Epic Games, how tracking apps can be used in coercive control, and Discord transitioning into cool...
Which app is the latest to say it wants to be your everything?
Airbnb's midlife crisis, digital ID age verification, and facial recognition software on social media, this week on Download This Show.
How did pink Lamborghinis, Minecraft, and bitcoin become the centre of a quarter-billion dollar heist?
Crypto heists, OpenAIs mission for good continues, and the dangerous world of unregulated chatbots for minors and women. This week on Download This Sh...
If people can't tell the difference between ChatGPT and a human, are we doomed?
Content moderators suing for psychological distress, checking in on the teen social media ban, and what do we do now that ChatGPT is supposedly indist...
Hey chat, is this real?: Why politicians are using Grindr, OnlyFans, and Fortnite to campaign this election
Water hungry datacentres being put in the middle of the desert, Google ads being called out for having a monopoly, politicians on Grindr and robots in...
Have we finally created a way for vision impaired people to watch sports?
AI cyclone prediction, new accessible tech for people with disability, and a cure for brain rot, this week on Download This Show.
Why was there a big tech-sized hole in this year's budget?
Why there was no tech in the budget, super fund hacks, and what ever happened to the TikTok ban? This week on Download This Show.
Download this brain: we're live from World Science Festival Brisbane!
This week on Download This Show, we're coming to you live from World Science Festival Brisbane, at the Queensland Museum, we're here to answer all you...
Could AI image generators be erasing Indigenous Australian culture?
AI generators impersonating Indigenous art, stealth recordings via smart glasses, and child gambling in the form of video games, this week on Download...
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Could a brain in a dish be the next big thing in computing?
Computers made of brain cells, a new Meta whistleblower, and AI being used for good, this week on Download This Show.
Would you try a dating app for games?
AI designing video games, a new app to help you choose which ones to play, and a new way to defend against deepfakes, this week on Download This Show.
Have you ever wanted a virtual boyfriend to remind you about your period?
IVF health data hacked, virtual boyfriends, the death of Skype and solar-powered laptops, this week on Download This Show.
Could this colourful robot solve the loneliness crisis?
A worsening climate, loneliness-fighting robots, supersonic jets, and the final consensus on whether AI is making us more stupid on Download This Show...
Why did Google scrap their 'don't be evil' motto and start using AI in weapons?
Google is using AI in weapons, Meta is laying undersea cables, and teleportation could be on the horizon this week on Download This Show.
Why is hardcore porn showing up on Australian government websites?
There's porn on government websites, millions of extra dollars in STEM, and a debatably effective AI summit this week on Download This Show.
We've only got 89 seconds to save the world, and tech could be partially to blame
The Doomsday Clock ticks ever closer to midnight, and tech could be the only thing keeping us warm in the harsh light of day.
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI that has the world talking?
DeepSeek's AI assistant became the number one downloaded free app this week, what does this mean for the future of AI?
Trump, TikTok, and the Australian Open: welcome back to a new year of Download This Show
It's a brand new year for Download This Show, and Trump has made headlines with his TikTok tirade.