Hackers, AI Job Cuts & Knitted Coppers!

Tonight's Episode

Hackers are causing chaos, artificial intelligence is taking jobs, France is in turmoil… and a village has turned to knitting to catch speeding motorists!

Welcome to another edition of Just Buffering, the weekly podcast where Steve Hyland and Gordon Baxter take a sideways look at the news, share a few opinions and occasionally wonder whether the world's gone completely mad.

This week, a major PHP security scare raises questions about how vulnerable our websites and digital infrastructure have become. With cyberattacks making headlines and undersea communications cables potentially at risk, should we all be preparing for the worst?

There's also the suggestion that households should have emergency survival packs. Steve and Gordon discuss what they'd put in theirs — and whether an Anderson shelter might make a comeback!

Meanwhile, France is facing widespread protests and unrest. Could similar scenes eventually reach Britain's streets?

And what about artificial intelligence? Barclays is reportedly planning thousands of job cuts as AI takes on more work. But can we really trust technology that sometimes struggles to get its facts right?

Also this week:

• Trump, Putin and the continuing uncertainty over peace in Ukraine.

• North Sea oil and gas — should Britain make more use of its own resources?

• The approaching Budget, pensions, taxes and defence spending.

• The reliability of television news and social media.

• And finally, the wonderful Warwickshire villagers who've created life-sized crocheted police officers with speed cameras to slow down motorists!

It's another half-hour of news, nonsense and the occasional technical difficulty.

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