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Dec 2024
26m 29s

Tech Life's look back at the year

Bbc World Service
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From the innovations that flourished to those that flopped, from providing virtual boyfriends to taking very real jobs, we look back an another fascinating twelve months in tech – and hear from reporters, experts and listeners about which tech most changed your lives in 2024.

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