Tech Life
Summary
The 27-minute Tech Life episode examines a crisis involving PHP after vulnerabilities were discovered in the widely used programming language. It also reports on a comedian whose jokes were reused by an AI avatar that gained millions of online views, and answers listener questions with the director of the UK’s national supercomputer centre.Key Facts
- The episode was published on 27 October 2026 by the World Service.
- The programme tells the story of the PHP crisis with help from people familiar with it.
- The episode says PHP vulnerabilities were discovered about a week before publication.
- A comedian’s jokes were taken and retold by an AI avatar.
- The AI avatar’s videos gained millions of views online.
- The centre director answers questions about the UK’s national supercomputer.
- Chris Vallance presents the episode, produced by Imran Rahman-Jones.
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