The workers in the engine room of big tech

Tech Tent by BBC

Apr 28, 202626:29Technology

We look at revelations about outsourced tech workers in Kenya, and try to find out why more than a thousand of them have been made redundant. Also this week: are you getting the best out of artificial intelligence? Could...

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