Euronews Tech Talks

What’s it like to be an astronaut, with former NASA astronaut Daniel Tani

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Daniel Tani spent over 130 days in space, most of which were on the International Space Station (ISS), and he conducted six extra-vehicular activities, also known as space walks. As a child, he did not want to become an astronaut, but life and career choices got him into orbit as a NASA astronaut.

Tani sits down with Euronews Tech Talks to share his experience as an astronaut, his thoughts on the current situation in space, the future of the ISS and how to enter the space sector.

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Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives. With explanations, engaging Q&As, and lively conversations, the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society.

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Is Europe’s space infrastructure ready for threats?

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

There’s momentum in Europe toward space defence, but are European space systems advanced enough to counter cyber threats?

To answer this and more of the questions you submitted to us, Euronews Tech Talks speaks with Giulia Pavesi, lead of security and defence at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), and Jean‑Luc Trullemans, head of the European Space Security and Education Centre at the European Space Agency (ESA).

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How to track a spy satellite

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

The first time our podcast producer met Marco Langbroek in September 2025, he told her always to carry cash. That’s because financial transactions, which rely on satellites, could be disrupted by what he is seeing in space.

A lecturer of space situational awareness at TU Delft in the Netherlands, Langbroek is an expert in tracking spy satellites.

Six months on, is he more worried or less? In this episode, we find out.

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A political space: Satellites as instruments of space defence

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT

As space becomes increasingly militarised, what role do satellites play, and where does the EU position itself?

Euronews Tech Talks talks to researcher Luciano Anselmo, Geosat CEO Francisco Vilhena da Cunha, and EUSPA executive director Rodrigo da Costa to answer these and more questions.

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Is it safe to use AI chatbots for therapy?

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Little is still known about the relationship between humans, therapy, and AI chatbots, yet these tools are being used by some people seeking quick psychological support. What are the risks, and are there any benefits?

Euronews Tech Talks spoke with Charlotte Blease, a philosopher and healthcare researcher, and Tom Van Daele, clinical psychologist and research coordinator in psychology and technology at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Mechelen, Belgium.

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Art in the age of AI: Is creativity still human?

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT

If you have been tempted to transform one of your photos into a Studio Ghibli–style illustration with ChatGPT, you should sit down and listen to this podcast.

In this second special episode of Euronews Tech Talks on artificial intelligence (AI), we sit down with artist Sofia Crespo, comic book artist Francesco Archidiacono, and Eleonora Lima, lecturer and researcher in digital humanities at King’s College London, to investigate the relationship between AI and art.

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Can we reduce AI’s environmental cost?

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Artificial intelligence might seem invisible, yet it has a significant environmental impact — one that is difficult to quantify due to companies' lack of transparency with their data.

So, to what extent should we be worried? Is there a way to reduce the environmental cost of AI?

To answer this question and unpack the relationship between AI and the environment, Euronews Tech Talks sits down with Jonathan Niesel, leader of the information technology department at Greenpeace Germany and Maja Kirkeby, researcher in the energy consumption of software at Roskilde University in Denmark.

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A robot to counter children’s loneliness

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Euronews Tech Talks sits down with Karen Dolva, co-founder and former CEO of the Norwegian tech company No Isolation, whose robots help children with medical conditions and social difficulties attend school.

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Can robots grow food on Earth and in space?

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Robotics is making its way into agriculture, helping address challenges such as chemical use and labour shortages. What are the potentials? What are the challenges?

In this episode, we travel to Oslo to meet Lars Grimstad, CTO and co-founder of the agri-tech company Saga Robotics. We also hear from professors Stefano Stramigioli and Ioannis Athanasiadis, as well as engineers Giorgio Boscheri and Cesare Lobascio, about how robots are transforming agriculture, both on Earth and in space.

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBD7ohBdCo

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Will robots do our dishes in 2030?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT

How is AI transforming robotics? Will robots ever replace doctors or come into our homes? In this episode of Euronews Tech Talks, we put these and more of your questions to Kai Olav Ellefsen, associate professor at the University of Oslo.

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Video: https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/27/qa-how-will-robotics-shape-our-future-euronews-tech-talks

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To mine or not to mine in space?

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT

We hear more and more about space mining projects—companies are interested in mining asteroids, and the European Commission is exploring the idea of mining the Moon for critical raw materials. But what would be mined? How? And would it be ethical and legal?

In this episode, Euronews Tech Talks sits down with several experts to discuss these questions: Ian Crawford, a professor of planetary science at the University of London; Jill Stuart, an academic at the London School of Economics; Pierfrancesco Biasetti, a researcher at the Summer School in Space Ethics at the University of Padua; Erik Persson, a philosophy professor at Lund University; and Kathryn Halder, director of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC).

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Space-based solar energy: Reality or science fiction?

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Although engineers began developing space-based solar energy technology in the 1960s, it still hasn’t become a reality. Why?

In this episode, Euronews Tech Talks tries to answer this question by speaking with Sanjay Vijendran, co-founder and CTO of TerraSpark; Francesco Contino, professor at the school of engineering at UC Louvain; and Wei He, senior lecturer in engineering at King’s College London.

Important: The European Space Agency (ESA) provided Euronews Next with the Solaris documents after the publication of the episode. More details can be found in the episode’s article.

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Could NASA really put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030?

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT

NASA’s decision to speed up plans for building a nuclear reactor on the Moon has raised questions about the United States’ broader space strategy and renewed curiosity about the use of nuclear energy beyond Earth.

In this episode of Euronews Tech Talks, we address these questions with professor Simon Middleburgh, co-director of the Nuclear Futures Institute at the University of Bangor (UK), Alfredo Carpineti, astrophysicist and senior science writer at IFL Science, and Francesco Lodi, researcher at ENEA (Italy).

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A world without PFAS

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this final chapter of our journey into the world of PFAS, we speak with Fajer Mushtaq, whose company Oxyle is working to contain and destroy PFAS in wastewater, and with Miika Nikinmaa and Diana Lau, who are developing alternatives for food packaging and textiles through the ZeroF project.

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Life in Zwijndrecht: A European PFAS hotspot

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT

What is it like to live in one of Europe’s hotspots for PFAS contamination? Jeroen Van Reeth, a resident of Zwijndrecht—the Belgian town affected by PFAS produced by the chemical company 3M—opens his home to Euronews Tech Talks to share his experience.

We, then, speak with experts Jacob de Boer, Hans Peter Arp and Madeleine Bussemaker to uncover if and how it is possible to contain and destroy “forever chemicals”.

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Q&A: PFAS, what’s all the fuss?

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals widely used in the industry, but potentially harmful to human health. They can be found on pizza boxes, ski clothing, and sanitary pads, but some studies associate them with multiple kinds of health problems. In this Q&A episode, we explore PFAS by putting your questions to chemist Martin Scheringer, research scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).

The Map of Forever Pollution: https://foreverpollution.eu/map/

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Why do athletes dope, and at what cost? Ex-pro cyclist Bo Hamburger explains

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT

For this season finale of Euronews Tech Talks, former professional cyclist Bo Hamburger reflects on his use of EPO in the 1990s and early 2000s, offering insights into how doping works, why athletes turn to it, and its potential health effects. We’re also joined by April Henning, Associate Professor of International Sport Management at the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, and Dominic Sagoe, Professor of Psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway and founder of the Human Enhancement and Body Image Lab.

Euronews Tech Talks will return in September — enjoy your summer!

Credits for the intro race audio in San Sebastián:

Funnycycling: 1997 World Cycling Championships – Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo – San Sebastián – Brochard Courtesy (2015)

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Can AI help detect doping in sports?

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Researchers are developing AI programmes to make doping detection more effective, faster, and cheaper. How do these systems work? What challenges do their creators face?

Euronews Tech Talks sits down with Wolfgang Maass, Professor of Business Informatics and Computer Science at Saarland University and Francesco Botrè, Director of the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Rome, to answer these questions.

Credits: Oscars, "Icarus" wins Best Documentary Feature, YouTube.

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What is doping, and how do athletes get away with it?

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT

What is doping? How do these prohibited substances work? In this Q&A episode, Euronews Tech Talks explores this topic with Andrea Petróczi, Professor of Public Health at Kingston University.

Credit for Lance Armstrong interview: Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). “Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive”. Aired January 17–18, 2013.

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From crisis to cure: Cleaning the world's oceans

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Plastic and chemical pollution in marine environments pose a major threat to the health of our oceans. Euronews Tech Talks interviews two experts to understand the scale of the problem and explore the technological solutions that could help address it. Simon Bernard, CEO of Plastic Odyssey, is on a world tour to collect solutions to plastic pollution; Anneliese Hodge is a researcher working on the impact sunscreen has on the marine environment.

The next episode of Euronews Tech Talks will delve into the world of doping. If you have a scientific question about it, please reach out to alice.carnevali@euronews.com.

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ESA's Biomass satellite: The D-Day

Wed, 28 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT

What happens on a satellite’s launch day? What are the thoughts and emotions of those behind the mission?

In this second of two special episodes on the European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite, Euronews Tech Talks takes you to Kourou for a behind-the-scenes look at the launch to answer these questions.

Podcast cover credits: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin

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Uncovering forests’ mysteries from space: ESA’s Biomass satellite

Wed, 14 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Biomass satellite is designed to measure the amount of carbon stored in tropical forests. It was launched from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, on 29 April 2025.

In the first of two special episodes dedicated to the mission, Euronews Tech Talks takes you to French Guiana on the eve of the launch to explore what the satellite is designed to do and how people were feeling in the final hours before liftoff.

Credits podcast cover: ESA - M. Pédoussaut/Zetapress

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Should the EU relax regulations on next-generation GMOs?

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

The deregulation of a new generation of genetically modified organisms is stirring debate across the European Union. Euronews Tech Talks dives into the controversy, exploring whether the EU should ease restrictions on cutting-edge genetic technologies, by listening to both sides of the debate.

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NGTs: Why all the buzz?

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In today’s episode, we’ll dive into the world of new genomic techniques and their application in the agricultural sector.

Once again, our journey will take us to the UK, more precisely in Hertfordshire, a county in southeast England. Here, a group of scientists is running Europe’s first gene-edited wheat field trial created through CRISPR-Cas.

We’ll quickly realise that just like their ancestors, NGTs are a highly divisive topic.

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Q&A: Uncovering GMOs

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are widely discussed, yet few truly understand what they are and how they work. In this Q&A episode of Euronews Tech Talks, we answer your questions with Josep Casacuberta, a researcher at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona and chair of the GMO panel at EFSA.

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Can observing Earth from space help tackle climate change? A conversation with ESA expert Jean-Christophe Gros

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

When tackling a problem, we’re often told to step back and look at it from a different perspective. Earth observation from space does just that, providing crucial data on our planet’s biggest challenges. In this episode of Euronews Tech Talks, we explore this topic with Jean-Christophe Gros, EU Programme Coordinator at ESA.

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Does space need a clean-up? A conversation with ESA expert Quentin Verspieren

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

What is space debris? How do we manage it? Is it dangerous? Euronews Tech Talks investigates with Quentin Verspieren, Space Safety Programme Coordinator at the European Space Agency (ESA).

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The Moon, Mars and beyond with ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

The Artemis program, Mars exploration, and the future of the International Space Station mark an exciting era for space. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins Euronews Tech Talks to discuss these projects and Europe's role in them.

Former commander of the International Space Station, Parmitano is now based in Houston, in the United States. There he works as the liaison officer between the European Astronaut Centre and the Johnson Space Centre, he answers the call: “Houston, we have a problem!” and he trains other astronauts for spacewalks.

Image credits: ESA

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Reconditioning and recycling lithium-ion batteries

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

How can lithium-ion batteries be recycled and recovered? Why are these processes important, and what are the limitations of these practices? Euronews Tech Talks delves into these questions with Alban Regnier, president and co-founder of the French company Volt R and Alberto Tosoni, CEO of the Italian company Ecomet Refining.

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Does Europe need lithium mines?

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:16:18 GMT

Although Europe possesses several lithium reserves, many European citizens and environmental groups have strongly opposed mining projects. As a result, Europe remains heavily dependent on importing lithium and lithium-ion batteries.

In today’s episode, Euronews explores the debate over lithium mines in Europe, featuring insights from two experts with differing viewpoints on the issue: Lindsey Wuisan, Resource, Justice, and New Economies' Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, and Peter Tom Jones, Director of the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals.

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How would we live without lithium?

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:00:37 GMT

From electric vehicles to satellites and spacecraft, lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our daily lives. Euronews Tech Talks tries to understand how by talking to Maitane Berecibar head of the Battery and Innovation Centre at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director at Transport and Environment in Brussels, and Aurore Carré, Head of the Energy Storage Section at the European Space Agency, to understand the game-changing role of lithium.

*250 Wh/kg instead of 2050 Wh/kg at minute 20:25.

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Q&A: Lithium, the key to a sustainable future?

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 07:00:46 GMT

Lithium is among the most wanted raw materials, often referred to as the “white gold” for its central role in the production of lithium-ion batteries, used in technological devices and electric vehicles. But what is lithium? Is it truly the key to the ecological transition? Euronews Tech Talks explores the topic.

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Nuclear fusion: The Jet project

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:00:45 GMT

Fusion energy could be a potential game-changer for the energy landscape, but scientists are still figuring out how to scale it for power plants. What makes fusion energy so challenging, and why is there so much hype around it? Euronews Tech Talks explored these questions through the JET project.

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Nuclear energy: The debate

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:00:55 GMT

Is nuclear energy worth its cost? Should green advocates support or oppose nuclear energy?

The answers to these questions and many more on the Euronews Tech Talks nuclear energy debate episode with Michele Governatori and Myrto Tripathi.

Michele Governatori is the power and gas programme lead at Ecco, the Italian climate change think tank; Myrto Tripathi is the head and founder of Voices of Nuclear.

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The Atomium: fears and hopes, then and now

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:43 GMT

The Euronews Tech Talks team heads to the iconic Atomium monument in Brussels. Nearly seven decades after its inauguration as a symbol of nuclear energy, the Atomium still sparks questions about potential dangers and its role in helping Europe achieve its environmental goals.

Typically, we start our episode series with a documentary, but this time we’re diving straight into the Q&A. Prepare yourself to get answers to basic questions like What is nuclear power? as well as critical ones, such as What should we do with nuclear waste?

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Inside Europe’s first IBM quantum data centre

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:00:27 GMT

In southern Germany, Ehningen resembles any typical European family town—with a few local restaurants, a library, and children playing football in the streets. No one would expect that just a few kilometres away lies an industrial hub, home to one of the most groundbreaking technological revolutions: the first IBM quantum computing data centre in Europe. Euronews Tech Talks takes you inside on the occasion of its opening ceremony.

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Anti-ageing tips from astronauts

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:44 GMT

Ever wondered how to stop accelerated ageing in astronauts, and if it could work on Earth? What's next for space labs? The European Space Agency may have the answer with Space Rider, a more time- and cost-efficient solution that doesn't rely on astronauts as test subjects.

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The body in space

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:45:47 GMT

John McFall is the subject matter expert for a European Space Agency study aimed at fully integrating an astronaut with a physical disability into a long-duration mission to the International Space Station. He is the first astronaut candidate with a physical disability.

In this episode, we will explore how space exploration affects the human body and how scientific research in this area is fundamental to advancing medicine here on Earth.

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Concordia

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:00:23 GMT

Dr. Jessica Studer has spent the last 3 months without seeing daylight. She is spending one year in one of Earth's most extreme places: Antarctica, at Concordia Station.

Her research will help us better understand how humans adapt to hostile environments and how isolation impacts their health and well-being. Additionally, it will shed light on what astronauts experience while traveling in space.

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Q&A Is Schrödinger’s cat dead?

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:00:37 GMT

What is quantum computing? How will it simplify our lives, and increase our productivity? What challenges does it face? Is quantum computing ever going to enter our everyday lives, replacing parts of our laptops and smartphones for quicker computations?

And the century's mystery: Is Schrödinger’s cat dead or alive?

We ask all these questions to two experts in quantum computing. Stephanie Wehner is a professor at Delft University of Technology and the director of the Quantum Internet Alliance. Mathias Van Den Bosch works at Thales Alenia Space.

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A day with advanced quantum computing

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT

When Emma Müller, a 44-year-old German woman, wakes up each morning, she already has a detailed plan for her health status, dietary suggestions, and exercise recommendations to optimise her day. She works only three days a week thanks to her high productivity levels.

This could be the routine of an average European with advanced quantum computing. When? We spoke with experts on the continent.

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Green or red button for Ariane 6’s launch?

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:00:04 GMT

Raymond, Aline, Anne-Sophie, and Romain are four of the many Europeans involved in the building and launch of Ariane 6, Europe’s brand new rocket. And they also hold a crucial responsibility: each of them is authorized to press the red button to halt the launch. Why would they do so, and when? The stakes are incredibly high, as this launch signifies Europe regaining its independent access to space. How do they cope with this pressure?

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Birthing Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6

Wed, 29 May 2024 09:46:53 GMT

Europe's space sector is popping some long-awaited champagne: it has a new baby that is ready to take its first steps.

The new Ariane 6 rocket will close a dark chapter in European space history when the region had no workhorse launcher and no independent access to space.

What's Ariane 6 like? What's new about it? What space adventures await? Marta and David travel to the European space station in French Guiana to tell us all about it.

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Quantum Pharmacy with Jean-Philip Piquemal

Wed, 15 May 2024 08:16:38 GMT

Quantum is the smallest possible amount of something in the universe, but it could spark the most significant revolution in medicine of the century. How? By accelerating the discovery of new drugs through quantum computing.

Jean-Philippe Piquemal is one of the key figures driving this progress. As the director of the Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at Sorbonne University and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), he sheds light on how quantum pharmacy will offer hope for challenging illnesses.

This episode is part of our mini-series on Health Tech Pioneers.

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Tech for women's well-being with Ida Tin

Wed, 01 May 2024 06:00:21 GMT

Ida Tin, the Founder of the menstrual tracker app Clue, and the woman who coined the term for tech tailored towards women’s health and well-being: Femtech. Can you imagine this term didn’t exist before 2016?

This episode is part of our mini-series on Health Tech Pioneers.

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Digitalising ORs with surgeon Nadine Hachach-Haram

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:00:44 GMT

Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, a London-based plastic surgeon, once noticed that despite the increasing digitalisation, operating rooms lagged in leveraging their potential to democratise access to quality healthcare. This realisation led her to become what she calls an "accidental entrepreneur" and found her company, Proximie, to introduce technology in traditional operating rooms.

With Nadine's story, we kick off our mini-series on Health Tech Pioneers.

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Should we accept the cookies?

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:17:03 GMT

Think about what you did yesterday with your phone. Did you look for an address? Did you order food? Did you read a newspaper? Did you listen to a podcast? Did you open an app or take a photo? It's all registered. Today, it's almost impossible to live without leaving a digital footprint.

How can we be sure this very long trail of data protects us and does not violate our privacy?

In this special episode, we traveled to Vienna, the capital of Austria, to find answers at the Fundamental Rights Forum 2024.

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The Europeans behind the world's first AI regulation

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:57:15 GMT

13 March 2024, Strasbourg: The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, is about to announce the approval of the AI Act, the first Artificial Intelligence regulation in the world.

In this episode, we meet the authors: Brando Benifei and Dragos Tudorache. Together, they made history in the world of AI. Regulators worldwide will look to their text for inspiration.

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Q&A: Is it possible to heat my house with hydrogen?

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:00:54 GMT

The best-kept secret of Meucci, the Italian high school, is its green boiler. It's tucked away amidst the tall trees in its garden and a fenced concrete structure, but it has piqued the curiosity of its students about this promising new energy source.

Will hydrogen become the new petrol? Does it pollute? How much does it cost?

To answer their questions, we talk to Rosalinde van der Vlies, the Director of Clean Planet in DG Research and Innovation at the European Commission.

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Of Hydrogen-Powered Trucks, Flying Taxis and Cheese

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:00:53 GMT

The concept of trapping pure hydrogen in cells isn't just something out of a sci-fi movie anymore. Engineers are working hard on creating fuel cells for transportation that act like batteries, suitable for all sorts of vehicles like trucks.

In this episode, we chat with Michael Perschke, CEO of Quantron AG, about hydrogen-powered trucks and how he uses cheese metaphors to explain how they work.

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The Hydrogen Rush

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:00:04 GMT

It can be white, green, blue, pink or grey. It can be produced by natural gases, renewable energies, coal, nuclear power, and carbon capture. It stores and transports electricity. What is it?

Hydrogen!

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and the European search for alternative energy sources, this chemical element has gained lots of attention. Some politicians and researchers even dare to describe it as the future fuel of Europe.

But what exactly is hydrogen?

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Manfred, the mastermind

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:00:30 GMT

When Manfred began playing multiplayer online role-playing games in the late 1990s, he discovered a way to outsmart the system. Over 20 years, he became a master at finding loopholes and glitches in different games using a wide range of tricks. In this episode, he tells us how he made a fortune out of hacking.

In the special true crime podcast miniseries, Hacker Hunter: Next Level, we delve into the thrilling world of hacking.

Join us across three episodes as we travel to India and the US to meet three extraordinary hackers: Anthony, Forsaken, and Manfred. These individuals have played a pivotal role in some of the most notorious hacking cases in video game history.

Hacker Hunter: Next Level is brought to you by Tomorrow Unlocked, the cyber immunity channel from Kaspersky, in collaboration with the Euronews Tech Talks team.

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Forsaken, the team's star

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:00:32 GMT

Five unknown Indian players get the opportunity of a lifetime: joining one of the world’s biggest eSports organisations and competing internationally. And they're not just there to learn, but to win. They impress and give hope to the Indian Esports scene. Until, one of them, Forsaken, is about to take an action that will shake the foundations of the team and the legitimacy of the esports world itself.

In the special true crime podcast miniseries, Hacker Hunter: Next Level, we delve into the thrilling world of hacking.

Hacker Hunter: Next Level is brought to you by Tomorrow Unlocked, the cyber immunity channel from Kaspersky, in collaboration with the Euronews Tech Talks team.

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Anthony, the child prodigy

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 07:00:13 GMT

When four friends realized they could hack one of the most popular video games ever invented, it wasn't long before serious money started rolling in. They didn’t hide; they believed they were doing nothing wrong. However, the FBI would end up raiding their homes. Discover the story of one of the biggest gaming hacks in history.

In the special true crime podcast miniseries, Hacker Hunter: Next Level, we delve into the thrilling world of hacking.

Hacker Hunter: Next Level is brought to you by Tomorrow Unlocked, the cyber immunity channel from Kaspersky, in collaboration with the Euronews Tech Talks team.

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Are hackers criminal masterminds?

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 07:00:06 GMT

Is hacking illegal? How can it be harmful? And can it be beneficial for society?

Prepare for an exploration of human dilemmas in the digital realm through three notorious hacking cases in video game history.

In the special true crime podcast miniseries, Hacker Hunter: Next Level, we delve into the thrilling world of hacking.

Join us across three episodes as we travel to India and the US to meet three extraordinary hackers: Anthony, Forsaken, and Manfred. These individuals have played a pivotal role in some of the most notorious hacking cases in video game history.

Hacker Hunter: Next Level is brought to you by Tomorrow Unlocked, the cyber immunity channel from Kaspersky, in collaboration with the Euronews Tech Talks team.

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'Capitalism is dead' with Yanis Varoufakis

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:47:07 GMT

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for retailers. With Christmas around the corner, shopping soars: groceries and drinks for dinners, toys, electronics for gifts, and clothes for events. It seems wild not to believe that capitalism is in perfect health...

However, former Greek Minister of Economics Yanis Varoufakis not only thinks it's in decline but claims it's already dead. Who killed it? Well, according to him, Amazon and Alibaba, among others.

This is an extract from the new Euronews podcast My Wildest Prediction.

To continue listening, visit the My Wildest Prediction feed on your favorite podcast app.

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Q&A: Fake news isn't new, deepfake news is

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 07:00:55 GMT

The alarming speed at which deepfakes generate fake news is concerning. They can recreate videos of politicians or television presenters, manipulating their mouths to utter words they've never spoken.

How can we protect ourselves? Can a single photo published on social media ruin our lives? Is there a way to regulate it, or are we living in the wild west?

We posed these questions to experts in debunking fake news and privacy protection in AI.

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'Driverless cars are inevitable' with rally race driver Alex Roy

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:45:22 GMT

In a future dominated by driverless cars, will your grandchildren need a driver's license?

Alex Roy, a former executive at Argo AI, a U.S. autonomous driving technology company, is also a rally race driver who asserts that autonomous vehicles are inevitable. Soon, driverless cars won't be the exception but the norm.

However, he also argues that human driving will never disappear. How will these two predictions coexist?

This is an extract from the new Euronews podcast My Wildest Prediction.

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Seeing is no longer believing

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:00:52 GMT

Identity theft, non-consensual porn content, scams, misinformation... Can AI deepfake technology really be used for good?

We speak with John Egan, the CEO of L'Atelier BNP Paribas, in an attempt to find some answers:

“It's like talking about knives. If we're only discussing knife crime, we're not going to talk about how knives are used in the kitchen for cooking, right?"

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'Dating apps will die' with Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:00:28 GMT

Renate Nyborg was Tinder's first female CEO, but she left the popular dating app with a mission to use technology to combat loneliness. She is launching a new app, Meeno, that utilizes AI to help solve relationship problems. She also predicts that the future will involve fewer online dating experiences and more real-life encounters.

In this first episode of Euronew's new podcast My Wildest Prediction, Tom Goodwin discusses with Renate Nyborg her boldest predictions on love and chatbots.

If you want to listen to the rest of the conversation, go to My Wildest Prediction’s feed. You will find a new episode every other Wednesday starting from November 22nd.

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Almendralejo: When deepfakes are used to undress teenagers

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:00:50 GMT

It was a quiet Sunday when Spanish journalist Marian Rosado was browsing her Instagram account and suddenly stumbled upon an unusual Instagram live broadcast.

The well-known gynecologist Miriam Al Adib was revealing a very personal and shocking situation: her 14-year-old daughter just told her somebody used an app to take her photo from social media and made it look like she was naked.

This is just the beginning of a scandal that placed a quiet town in southern Spain in the spotlight.

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Q&A: Will we spend more time in VR than in real life?

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:09:19 GMT

Do you want to experience Hell or Purgatory?

We put on our virtual reality glasses at Italy’s Museum of Cinema in Turin to gather questions about the metaverse: How do the experts believe the metaverse can replicate all the features of the real world? How can you even access the metaverse? Is it open to everyone? Is there a potential risk of life in the real world becoming unbearable as the metaverse continues to advance?

We get the answers from two specialized professors in digital transformation and innovation, Martin Butler (from the Vlerick Business School) and Peter Zemsky (from the INSEAD Business School).

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What am I missing out in the metaverse?

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:34:17 GMT

If you're not a teenager deeply immersed in Roblox, Minecraft, or Fortnite, you might be wondering what you're missing out on in the metaverse.

We spoke with three experts in the field of virtual reality (VR) education: Matt Sanders from Meta, Christopher Mallet from Bodyswaps, and Alexander Nick from GoStudent. They elaborated on the benefits of acquiring diverse skills in a VR environment, ranging from learning a foreign language to honing job interview preparation.

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Who is in the metaverse?

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:00:15 GMT

Leonida is a 13-year-old, and almost every day, he enters a metaverse. There, his avatar meets the avatars of some of his friends in the real world, and together, they travel from world to world. Does this mean that THE metaverse already exists? And if so, why do we want to be there?

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Q&A: Life exists outside of Earth

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:17:14 GMT

Will humans ever be born on the Moon? Until then, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer answers questions about life on the International Space Station, humanity's last frontier. From daily routines to his deepest fears, from his diet to his daring first spacewalk. The questions come from France's largest planetarium at Vulcania Theme Park.

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To the Moon and beyond

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:32:38 GMT

“Whenever we expand our capabilities, we want to go places.”

While in conversation with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Lead for Life Sciences, Angelique Van Ombergen, India made history by becoming the first country to land near the lunar south pole.

With that space exploration milestone in the backdrop, we envisioned a near future with the Lunar Gateway already operational, serving as the first international station on the moon, as we delved into a captivating topic: Can humans feasibly hibernate for long-duration space travel?

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Space Exploration: Very down to Earth

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:38:05 GMT

It's been more than 50 years since humans first stepped onto the Moon—a landmark moment that remains unmatched. But even though we’re not all taking weekend trips to the lunar surface, don't think for a second that space exploration has slowed down. In fact, it's picked up steam. In this episode, we're journeying through Spain, France, Germany, and the UK to uncover how the work being done up there is making our lives better down here.

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Q&A: Will blockchain ever become mainstream?

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:00:27 GMT

If all their processes are so secret and protected, how can we ensure blockchain is not used illegally? What is blockchain competing against? What is the purpose of Web 3? And how much do blockchain technologies pollute?

Our team attended one of the biggest theatre festivals in Europe, the Festival d'Avignon, and answered these questions while exploring blockchain through theatre. Please take your seat and enjoy this far-fetched comparison.

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Blockchain: What are Web 3 and NFTs and do we actually need them?

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:00:45 GMT

Blockchain is more than just Bitcoin. It has applications across various domains, including paying taxes and creating art. One of its most ambitious proposals is a censorship-free Internet, where our privacy is not compromised while browsing.

In this episode of Euronews Tech Talks, we hear from two tech experts.

Maria Paula Fernández believes that Web 3 holds the promise of a superior Internet and Dr Alex Preda discusses whether it is already a reality or still in the realm of utopia.

Both experts address the elephant in the room: will crypto ever achieve mainstream adoption in Europe?

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Blockchain: Crypto Valley

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:41:15 GMT

Cryptocurrency has been talked about for years. You might even know someone who has invested in Bitcoin or one of the thousands of other ‘cryptos’ that exist. But has cryptocurrency and its blockchain technology fully landed in Europe?

In this episode, we look at Europe's so-called “Crypto Valley”, discuss trust in decentralised banking systems and see how renewable energy sources are changing Bitcoin mining in Europe.

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Q&A: Will Generative AI surpass human minds?

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:30:34 GMT

How is ChatGPT affecting the workforce? Can it tell us where to buy illegal drugs? Will artificial intelligence become smarter than humans?

Our team attended VivaTech, one of Europe's largest tech and start-up fairs in Paris, to gather concerns and questions surrounding generative AI technology. Then we asked experts to respond to those queries.

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Generative AI: Terminator's Nuclear Winter or Wall-E's Robotic Paradise?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:49:37 GMT

The risk of apocalyptic scenarios and human extinction has been an unavoidable part of the conversation around AI programmes like ChatGPT since its release. But are these concerns being blown out of proportion?

In this episode, we hear from two experts: Dr. Sabine Hauert, a robotics-specialised scientist who envisions a future reminiscent of Wall-E rather than Terminator, and Dr. Matthew Glanville, an education-focused mathematician who is less concerned about students cheating than he is about them underutilising the technology.

A new episode is available every other Wednesday.

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Generative AI: The Creature, the Tool and the Plum cake

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:54:48 GMT

In the months since, ChatGPT emerged, Europeans have become newly empowered. In this first episode of Euronews Tech Talks, an Italian programmer delegates code-writing, a French artist reinvents her practice, a Cypriot student brainstorms, and a German teacher ignites minds.

But as the AI revolution unfolds, and the stuff of sci-fi becomes reality, we wonder if we’re in for a happy ending, or something else.

A new episode is available every other Wednesday.

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Introducing Euronews Tech Talks

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:43:09 GMT

Join us on Euronews Tech Talks every other Wednesday, starting from June 14th. We delve into the pressing questions that shape Europe's digital future, covering topics ranging from Generative AI and space exploration to blockchain and net neutrality.

With explanations, engaging Q&As, and lively conversations, the podcast goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives.

Subscribe now and embark on a journey through the world that awaits us.

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