30th January 2026 - UK Government AI Drive and a Gadget of the Week on LBC

30th January 2026 - UK Government AI Drive and a Gadget of the Week on LBC

Author: Gadget Detective - Fevzi Turkalp February 1, 2026 Duration: 14:27
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Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC Radio to discuss how the UK Government will be offering free AI skill courses for all adults by 2030. Partnering with the likes of Amazon, Google, and IBM to collate online courses, many of which are offering certificates suitable for use on CVs. These come along with a raft of other online courses. Plus driverless taxis could be launching in London as early as September this year, but are we and the technology ready?

Gadget of the Week goes to

Logitech Casa. This pop-up desk comprises a hi-tech wireless keyboard and trackpad which all fit neatly into a folio that also functions as a stand for your tablet or laptop. Scoring 4.5 out of 5, more details are in the show.

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Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC & elsewhere
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16th February 2026 - Discussing Online Safety on BBC Radio Scotland [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:46
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Lunchtime Live on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the UK Government's update to the Online Safety Bill banning under 16s from Social Media and regulating chatbots which are capabl…
16th February 2026 - Discussing the Under 16s Ban on LBC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:30
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss the Online Safety Bill banning under 16s from Social Media in the UK. With other countries, such as Australia, already having such legislation, will…
13th February 2026 - AI Dangers & Tech Reviews on LBC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:37
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss a lawsuit against Meta and Instagram which claims the platform is addictive, is using the platform 16 hours a day not a sign of addiction, as claime…
12th February 2026 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC Radio London [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:16
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On this week's show; The dangers of AI are in the spotlight as a researcher at Anthropic has quit,…
5th February 2026 - Discussing AI With Listeners on LBC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:14
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Richard Spurr on LBC Radio to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. On the show; Criminals are using AI voice cloning to commit fraud after getting victims to take part in s…
2nd February 2026 - Discussing AI and DIY on LBC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:33
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Richard Spurr on LBC Radio to discuss the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence after an insurance company's survey found a large number of people are using AI to help with D…
29th January 2026 - Tech News & Reviews on BBC Radio London [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:22
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London to discuss the latest tech news and reviews. This week; Alan Musk has announced Tesla will be moving their focus away from cars to AI. What is d…
23rd January 2026 - Tech News & Reviews on LBC [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:06
Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Clive Bull on LBC to discuss how the rise of AI is causing an increase in the cost of gadgets due to the global demand for ram and storage, and are AI results already being infl…

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