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What can the internet's original virtual world teach us about Meta's vision of the future?

Tech Tent presenter Rory Cellan-Jones looks back as Facebook looks to the future.

How the metaverse, energy tech and AI might influence how we live in years to come.

Two separate victories for the authorities against criminals this week.

It's the most digital government on Earth - but did that help when the pandemic hit?

BBC News image copyrightGetty Images A brand new technology is eager to show it wont destroy the planet. Meanwhile a tech business, founded more than 100 years ago, wants to prove it can use big data to prosper without damaging the environment. On this weeks Tech Tent we explore whether Bitcoin is going green and if the jet engine business Rolls Royce can still innovate. The key idea behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is that they are decentralised and nobody is in charge. But this week...

news Tech Tent: Did e-Estonia beat the virus? © Getty Images It is probably the worlds most digital government, with just about every state service online. But did that mean Estonia was better prepared than other nations to deal with the coronavirus? On this weeks Tech Tent the Estonian President gives us her verdict on how an e-nation battled Covid-19. © BBC The tiny Baltic state has just 1.3m citizens, and as Tech Tent has found on previous visits, just about every interaction with their ...

1,300 Food Safety Professionals from Throughout the Supply Chain Attend Virtual Food Safety Summit ACCESSWIRE 17 May 2021, 23:43 GMT+10 ROSEMONT, IL / ACCESSWIRE / May 17, 2021 / Food safety professionals from Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, Publix Supermarkets, The Kraft Heinz Company, Aramark, Blue Bell Creameries, The Wendys Company, McDonalds, Costco, and many others, as well as experts from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Disease ...

Food Safety Summit Kicks Off With State of The Industry and Dynamic Keynote From Costcos Craig Wilson Oscar Garrison, United Egg Producers Association, Jennifer McEntire Ph.D., United Fresh Produce Association, and KatieRose McCullough, PhD, MPH, North American Meat Institute, who discussed the challenges in production, worker safety, virtual audits, and the impact of the supply chain in egg, produce, and meat processing. Hundreds of food safety professionals engaged in a dynamic Q&A session ...

Tech Tent: Apple’s ad-tracking bombshell By Rory Cellan-Jones image copyrightGetty Images It sparked a bitter war of words between two of the most powerful tech giants and promised to force radical change in the online advertising industry. Apple had painted it as a great blow for privacy, Facebook had warned it could destroy small businesses dependent on targeted ads. So how did users react when the mobile operating system, with its App Tracking Transparency, was released on Monday? With de...