Does Apple tech get viruses like their PC cousins was where Phil Whelan of Hong Kong Radio 3 and I started this weeks chat, with the answer being yes, but in smaller numbers than their relatives, because the tight ecosystem makes it far harder for the perpetrators to get into a Mac piece of tech.

We then turned our attention to some of 2015’s more obscure but nevertheless significant tech occurrences like Tesla’s recent software upgrade to its cars that changed the way the car performs and turned them into a semi autonomous vehicle – up until now the only way to get these changes was significant under the hood time and effort or a new car. The rocket take off and landing by Jim Bezos of Amazon fame was another milestone, making travel into low orbit and return to the earth ever more possible.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) was next on the agenda as we explored Elon Musk and his billionaire tech mates founding an institute to ensure that AI is developed for benevolent and humanitarian purposes and not used for evil a noble cause and worth pursuing, but I’m not sure all the “bad people” are really going to care.

We finished up this week exploring the near future of virtual reality concerts and theatre.

A great chat as always, so have a listen now (minutes seconds)