shiona: in tennis, every little thing counts.n 100 countries involved, it is the largest annual international team competition in women's sport. this year, it was won by switzerland. they were amongst the teams embracing billiejean�*s collaboration with microsoft to add another layer to their in—match coaching during games. analytics of all aspects of the game are being generated from ball—tracking cameras and 3d radar systems around the court. the data can then be accessed via cloud platform azure, meaning professionals and their coaches can see it in a real—time during their play. so, can this technology really improve your game? well, i'm going to go and test it out, and i'll do this by playing one

shiona meets an absolute legend of the sporting world to find out how tech is transforming her game. hello, hi. i go to the world's biggest start—up campus in paris, where female innovators are cooking up some amazing ideas. it tastes a lot like egg. there is a bit of an aftertaste, a slightly bitter aftertaste. mm, bit of seasoning maybe, or mouthwash? anyway, i've been to meet a female tech boss who is helping to shape the future of surgery. the contribution of women in all walks of life has often been forgotten because history has mainly been recorded by men. but here at the glasgow women's library their achievements are rightly celebrated. this is the only accredited museum in the uk dedicated to women's history, and it is filled with books that are about, for or by women. 20,000 books and 500,000 archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i'm a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practice on the com

shiona: in tennis, every little thing counts. and that can really be felt here, at the billiejean king cup finals in glasgow. with more than 100 countries involved, it is the largest annual international team competition in women's sport. this year, it was won by switzerland. they were amongst the teams embracing billiejean�*s collaboration with microsoft to add another layer to their in—match coaching during games. analytics of all aspects of the game are being generated from ball—tracking cameras and sd radar systems around the court. the data can then be accessed via cloud platform azure, meaning professionals and their coaches can see it in a real—time during their play. so, can this technology really improve your game? well, i'm going to go and test it out, and i'll do this by playing one of my long—standing rivals... i'm ready for this, yeah. ..my dad. my backhand is my best shot so...i am excited to see what the data says. although i am far from being a professional. oh, yes, what a shot! i have noticed that you do favour

and shiona goes for a walk on the wild side. but you never know what's around the next corner.d something like 20,000 new paths in the short time we've been running the project already. have you ever wondered what happens when a satellite goes wrong? how would you know what was up? how would you find out if it had been sabotaged? well, that's what i've come to texas to find out. 30 seconds. we're at this 200—acre site to film a hot—fire test of a rocket engine. when it first starts up, it's going to be relatively thin. we'll actually see some shock waves. oh, wow. and we're going to do it in a way that even the rocket makers themselves haven't done before. four, three, two, one. in 2022, firefly aerospace became one ofjust a few us companies that have successfully put things into orbit. cheering look at that view! the company has also won contracts from nasa to build a lunar lander that will deliver payloads to the moon in 2024 and 2026, and put a satellite into lunar orbit. but it's the bit between launching from the earth and landing on the moon that's piqued my interest. we

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our technology reporter, shiona mccallum, joins me now. what has tipped the balance? just to ressure, what has tipped the balance? just to pressure. the _ what has tipped the balance? just to pressure, the us _ what has tipped the balance? just to pressure, the us coming _ what has tipped the balance? just to pressure, the us coming out - what has tipped the balance? just to pressure, the us coming out and - pressure, the us coming out and saying they do not want government officials to have tiktok on their phones and we have seen the european commission and council say the same thing, and the belgian and dutch governments as well, so this is worldwide, the issue, between the west and china, and these concerns, we have got phones with tiktok on them, we have e—mails and contacts and our data, so is that going into tiktok and then is that being fed back to chinese government? what can beijing do with it? there was a law passed in 2017 in china which says tech companies have got to comply with the communist party so if they ask for the data

here's our technology correspondent shiona mccall. what can beijing do with it?t was passed in 2017 in china which says that tech companies must comply with the communist party. so if they were to ask for the data from people all across the world, that could happen, and the concern is what chinese powers they would have if they were to ask ——access this kind of secure information that is on government minister's phones. the uk is not the first country to ban tiktok from government devices. similar legislation has been imposed in the us, canada, the eu and taiwan and in 2020 india banned it outright, along with other chinese apps, over national security concerns. and the us could follow suit. here's our business correspondent katie silver. sell tiktok or else you might be banned. that is what the us government has told the parent company of tiktok. it has accused the chinese owned app as posing a national security risk by gathering the data of millions of users — and possibly feeding this back to the chinese government. it is something washington has alleged for y

a short time ago i spoke to our technology correspondent shiona mccallum. the us don't want governmentrldwide issue between the west and china. and _ worldwide issue between the west and china, and in these concerns we have our phones. — china, and in these concerns we have our phones, we have tiktok on them, our phones, we have tiktok on them, our e-mails — our phones, we have tiktok on them, our e—mails and contacts, our geo— data, _ our e—mails and contacts, our geo— data. is— our e—mails and contacts, our geo— data. is that — our e—mails and contacts, our geo— data, is that going into tick—tock and being — data, is that going into tick—tock and being fed back to chinese government? what can beijing do with it? a law— government? what can beijing do with it? a law was passed in 2017 and china _ it? a law was passed in 2017 and china which— it? a law was passed in 2017 and china which says tech companies must comply— china which says tech companies must comply with _ china which says tech companies must comply with the communist party, so if they— comply with the communist party, so

shiona meets an absolute legend of the sporting world to find out how tech is transforming her game.

shiona: in tennis, every little thing counts.s by playing one of my long—standing rivals... i'm ready for this, yeah. ..my dad. my backhand is my best shot 5o...i am excited to see what the data says. although i am far from being a professional. oh, yes, what a shot! i have noticed that you do favour your backhand a bit, and you are quite strong in your backhand5. on the return of serve, you're still dropping it a little bit short, but as soon as you've gone into that third ball, look at that shot — you have a tendency to really push it deep, push it wide. it does result in some points won for you right there. if you're a player, among the things you always want to know are: where should i be serving and what 5peed5 do i need to hit to be able to serve an ace? you also want to know what side your opponent is stronger on, where they serve on certain big point5, and how they position themselves on the court. it's thought by looking at all these stats and really drilling into the information that is provided, tactics and strategies,