Graham Fraser
@grahamjfraser.bsky.social
Senior Journalist with BBC Scotland News ✍🏻 🎥 📻 | Interested in Tech/Innovation/Science/Arts/Culture | Musician 🎵 | Love a good book 📚 | [email protected] 📧
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a Stempra event at the University of Glasgow.
I appeared in a panel discussion with Laura Piper from STV and Neil Pooran from PA Media to discuss the journalism industry, comms and AI.
Thank you for having me.
I appeared in a panel discussion with Laura Piper from STV and Neil Pooran from PA Media to discuss the journalism industry, comms and AI.
Thank you for having me.
September 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a Stempra event at the University of Glasgow.
I appeared in a panel discussion with Laura Piper from STV and Neil Pooran from PA Media to discuss the journalism industry, comms and AI.
Thank you for having me.
I appeared in a panel discussion with Laura Piper from STV and Neil Pooran from PA Media to discuss the journalism industry, comms and AI.
Thank you for having me.
I joined Martin Geissler and @joetidy.bsky.social on Scotcast to talk about data centres in Scotland, and the wider debate about AI - and what it could mean for all of us in the future.
You can watch it now on the BBC iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You can watch it now on the BBC iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
September 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I joined Martin Geissler and @joetidy.bsky.social on Scotcast to talk about data centres in Scotland, and the wider debate about AI - and what it could mean for all of us in the future.
You can watch it now on the BBC iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You can watch it now on the BBC iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
What is changing for Scotland's data centres?
My piece for BBC News.
My piece for BBC News.
August 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
What is changing for Scotland's data centres?
My piece for BBC News.
My piece for BBC News.
Age verification for 16-year-olds - how will it work?
My post for the BBC News live page, following the ban of social media for under-16s in the UK.
Follow all the latest analysis and updates:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
My post for the BBC News live page, following the ban of social media for under-16s in the UK.
Follow all the latest analysis and updates:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
June 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Age verification for 16-year-olds - how will it work?
My post for the BBC News live page, following the ban of social media for under-16s in the UK.
Follow all the latest analysis and updates:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
My post for the BBC News live page, following the ban of social media for under-16s in the UK.
Follow all the latest analysis and updates:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Keir Starmer says under-16s will be banned from social media in the UK.
I will be working with the BBC's Tech news team today to bring you all the latest reaction and analysis.
Follow live:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
I will be working with the BBC's Tech news team today to bring you all the latest reaction and analysis.
Follow live:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
June 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Keir Starmer says under-16s will be banned from social media in the UK.
I will be working with the BBC's Tech news team today to bring you all the latest reaction and analysis.
Follow live:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
I will be working with the BBC's Tech news team today to bring you all the latest reaction and analysis.
Follow live:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Two Scottish tech projects are among 14 from across the UK that will benefit from funding designed to help boost local and regional businesses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Two Scottish tech projects are among 14 from across the UK that will benefit from funding designed to help boost local and regional businesses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some personal news - I am rejoining the brilliant team at BBC Scotland News.
Since last summer, I have been a Senior Reporter with the fab Tech team at BBC News on maternity cover, and I have had an amazing time!
🏴 Send me your story ideas for all things tech/science/arts/culture in Scotland!
Since last summer, I have been a Senior Reporter with the fab Tech team at BBC News on maternity cover, and I have had an amazing time!
🏴 Send me your story ideas for all things tech/science/arts/culture in Scotland!
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Some personal news - I am rejoining the brilliant team at BBC Scotland News.
Since last summer, I have been a Senior Reporter with the fab Tech team at BBC News on maternity cover, and I have had an amazing time!
🏴 Send me your story ideas for all things tech/science/arts/culture in Scotland!
Since last summer, I have been a Senior Reporter with the fab Tech team at BBC News on maternity cover, and I have had an amazing time!
🏴 Send me your story ideas for all things tech/science/arts/culture in Scotland!
A man has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow.
I reported on the story for the BBC News at One.
Read more from Imran Rahman-Jones and Joe Tidy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I reported on the story for the BBC News at One.
Read more from Imran Rahman-Jones and Joe Tidy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A man has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow.
I reported on the story for the BBC News at One.
Read more from Imran Rahman-Jones and Joe Tidy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I reported on the story for the BBC News at One.
Read more from Imran Rahman-Jones and Joe Tidy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Major US tech firms have pledged tens of billions of pounds worth of investment, with Nvidia's Jensen Huang predicting the UK will become an "AI superpower".
I appeared on last night's Scotcast to chat with Laura Miller about it
📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
I appeared on last night's Scotcast to chat with Laura Miller about it
📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
September 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Major US tech firms have pledged tens of billions of pounds worth of investment, with Nvidia's Jensen Huang predicting the UK will become an "AI superpower".
I appeared on last night's Scotcast to chat with Laura Miller about it
📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
I appeared on last night's Scotcast to chat with Laura Miller about it
📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Major US tech firms pledge tens of billions of pounds of investment in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have been reporting on the story on Radio 4 and Radio Scotland, and I really enjoyed making my Scotcast debut with the brilliant Laura Miller
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I have been reporting on the story on Radio 4 and Radio Scotland, and I really enjoyed making my Scotcast debut with the brilliant Laura Miller
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Major US tech firms pledge tens of billions of pounds of investment in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have been reporting on the story on Radio 4 and Radio Scotland, and I really enjoyed making my Scotcast debut with the brilliant Laura Miller
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I have been reporting on the story on Radio 4 and Radio Scotland, and I really enjoyed making my Scotcast debut with the brilliant Laura Miller
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I was presenting this week's episode of Tech Life on the BBC World Service
- What happened to DeepSeek? @lilyjamali.bsky.social reports
- AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity? @joetidy.bsky.social reports
- Alasdair Keane interviews Volvo’s tech lead
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- What happened to DeepSeek? @lilyjamali.bsky.social reports
- AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity? @joetidy.bsky.social reports
- Alasdair Keane interviews Volvo’s tech lead
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
August 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I was presenting this week's episode of Tech Life on the BBC World Service
- What happened to DeepSeek? @lilyjamali.bsky.social reports
- AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity? @joetidy.bsky.social reports
- Alasdair Keane interviews Volvo’s tech lead
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- What happened to DeepSeek? @lilyjamali.bsky.social reports
- AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity? @joetidy.bsky.social reports
- Alasdair Keane interviews Volvo’s tech lead
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
There can't have been too many times in the history of the BBC where a reporter introduced their piece on the radio by playing ABBA on a tuba 😀🎵💃
📻 I spoke with Imogen Heap, Yael Naim, Deezer's Alexis Lanternier and Sacem's Cécile Rap-Veber about music and AI
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
📻 I spoke with Imogen Heap, Yael Naim, Deezer's Alexis Lanternier and Sacem's Cécile Rap-Veber about music and AI
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
July 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
There can't have been too many times in the history of the BBC where a reporter introduced their piece on the radio by playing ABBA on a tuba 😀🎵💃
📻 I spoke with Imogen Heap, Yael Naim, Deezer's Alexis Lanternier and Sacem's Cécile Rap-Veber about music and AI
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
📻 I spoke with Imogen Heap, Yael Naim, Deezer's Alexis Lanternier and Sacem's Cécile Rap-Veber about music and AI
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Should children have a bigger voice in the debate about the future of AI? They are among those most likely to be impacted, and they are the least represented.
I interviewed Dr Mhairi Aitken of the Alan Turing Institute to find out more.
📻 19:01
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I interviewed Dr Mhairi Aitken of the Alan Turing Institute to find out more.
📻 19:01
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
July 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Should children have a bigger voice in the debate about the future of AI? They are among those most likely to be impacted, and they are the least represented.
I interviewed Dr Mhairi Aitken of the Alan Turing Institute to find out more.
📻 19:01
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I interviewed Dr Mhairi Aitken of the Alan Turing Institute to find out more.
📻 19:01
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I was in the presenter's chair for this week's episode of Tech Life on the BBC World Service
- The future of the internet is up for debate
- I interview Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia
- I speak with a teenage inventor of a toxic dust detector
Listen 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- The future of the internet is up for debate
- I interview Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia
- I speak with a teenage inventor of a toxic dust detector
Listen 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
July 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I was in the presenter's chair for this week's episode of Tech Life on the BBC World Service
- The future of the internet is up for debate
- I interview Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia
- I speak with a teenage inventor of a toxic dust detector
Listen 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- The future of the internet is up for debate
- I interview Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia
- I speak with a teenage inventor of a toxic dust detector
Listen 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
How do we solve the problem of hallucination in AI?
Maybe the answer is the AI saying 'I don't know'.
For Tech Life on the BBC World Service, I spoke with William Tunstall-Pedoe, the CEO of Unlikely AI and one of the minds behind the Amazon Alexa, to find out more.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Maybe the answer is the AI saying 'I don't know'.
For Tech Life on the BBC World Service, I spoke with William Tunstall-Pedoe, the CEO of Unlikely AI and one of the minds behind the Amazon Alexa, to find out more.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
How do we solve the problem of hallucination in AI?
Maybe the answer is the AI saying 'I don't know'.
For Tech Life on the BBC World Service, I spoke with William Tunstall-Pedoe, the CEO of Unlikely AI and one of the minds behind the Amazon Alexa, to find out more.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Maybe the answer is the AI saying 'I don't know'.
For Tech Life on the BBC World Service, I spoke with William Tunstall-Pedoe, the CEO of Unlikely AI and one of the minds behind the Amazon Alexa, to find out more.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Messi and Ronaldo don’t need to worry, but the robot can pass better than me ⚽️
Just one of the many cool things I saw over the past few days at SXSW London. Clip from Jasmine Rose Federer at WPP.
Great talks and not too much rain. My interviews will be broadcast soon 📻
Just one of the many cool things I saw over the past few days at SXSW London. Clip from Jasmine Rose Federer at WPP.
Great talks and not too much rain. My interviews will be broadcast soon 📻
June 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Messi and Ronaldo don’t need to worry, but the robot can pass better than me ⚽️
Just one of the many cool things I saw over the past few days at SXSW London. Clip from Jasmine Rose Federer at WPP.
Great talks and not too much rain. My interviews will be broadcast soon 📻
Just one of the many cool things I saw over the past few days at SXSW London. Clip from Jasmine Rose Federer at WPP.
Great talks and not too much rain. My interviews will be broadcast soon 📻
I was in the presenter's chair for this week's edition of Tech Life on the BBC World Service. We covered:
- Grief tech
- Tech solutions to food waste
- Making Formula 1 more eco-friendly
- Digital art
📻 Listen on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Grief tech
- Tech solutions to food waste
- Making Formula 1 more eco-friendly
- Digital art
📻 Listen on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I was in the presenter's chair for this week's edition of Tech Life on the BBC World Service. We covered:
- Grief tech
- Tech solutions to food waste
- Making Formula 1 more eco-friendly
- Digital art
📻 Listen on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Grief tech
- Tech solutions to food waste
- Making Formula 1 more eco-friendly
- Digital art
📻 Listen on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It has been another busy day on the Tech news desk!
M&S cyber-attack developments
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was on the BBC News channel earlier with the latest
M&S cyber-attack developments
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was on the BBC News channel earlier with the latest
May 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It has been another busy day on the Tech news desk!
M&S cyber-attack developments
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was on the BBC News channel earlier with the latest
M&S cyber-attack developments
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was on the BBC News channel earlier with the latest
Skype ended this week. I reported on the story for a number of BBC News outlets, including the website and Radio 4's Six O'Clock News.
For Tech Life on the World Service, I interviewed some of the people whose lives were impacted by Skype (from 20 mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
For Tech Life on the World Service, I interviewed some of the people whose lives were impacted by Skype (from 20 mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Skype ended this week. I reported on the story for a number of BBC News outlets, including the website and Radio 4's Six O'Clock News.
For Tech Life on the World Service, I interviewed some of the people whose lives were impacted by Skype (from 20 mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
For Tech Life on the World Service, I interviewed some of the people whose lives were impacted by Skype (from 20 mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
On this week’s Tech Life:
- Banking outages
- I find out more about the Digital Cooperation Organization, and the Saudi Arabian woman who runs it
- I meet a Space Architect (!) to find out how people could live on the Moon and Mars 🚀
Listen now on BBC Sounds 📻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Banking outages
- I find out more about the Digital Cooperation Organization, and the Saudi Arabian woman who runs it
- I meet a Space Architect (!) to find out how people could live on the Moon and Mars 🚀
Listen now on BBC Sounds 📻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
March 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
On this week’s Tech Life:
- Banking outages
- I find out more about the Digital Cooperation Organization, and the Saudi Arabian woman who runs it
- I meet a Space Architect (!) to find out how people could live on the Moon and Mars 🚀
Listen now on BBC Sounds 📻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Banking outages
- I find out more about the Digital Cooperation Organization, and the Saudi Arabian woman who runs it
- I meet a Space Architect (!) to find out how people could live on the Moon and Mars 🚀
Listen now on BBC Sounds 📻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
It was a pleasure to present Tech Life on the BBC World Service this week.
I was joined by my two brilliant colleagues from the US - Lily Jamali and Ben Derico
📻 Listen now to the podcast on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I was joined by my two brilliant colleagues from the US - Lily Jamali and Ben Derico
📻 Listen now to the podcast on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
March 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It was a pleasure to present Tech Life on the BBC World Service this week.
I was joined by my two brilliant colleagues from the US - Lily Jamali and Ben Derico
📻 Listen now to the podcast on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I was joined by my two brilliant colleagues from the US - Lily Jamali and Ben Derico
📻 Listen now to the podcast on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Very busy day - I spent the morning reporting live on the banking outage on BBC TV and radio, and in the afternoon I was writing about the end of Skype.
Read more:
Bank outages
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Microsoft announces Skype will close in May
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read more:
Bank outages
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Microsoft announces Skype will close in May
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Very busy day - I spent the morning reporting live on the banking outage on BBC TV and radio, and in the afternoon I was writing about the end of Skype.
Read more:
Bank outages
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Microsoft announces Skype will close in May
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read more:
Bank outages
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Microsoft announces Skype will close in May
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An international law firm has blocked general access to several AI tools after it found a "significant increase in usage" by its staff.
Read all the latest:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have also been reporting on the story this morning on the BBC News channel and on BBC radio.
Read all the latest:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have also been reporting on the story this morning on the BBC News channel and on BBC radio.
February 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
An international law firm has blocked general access to several AI tools after it found a "significant increase in usage" by its staff.
Read all the latest:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have also been reporting on the story this morning on the BBC News channel and on BBC radio.
Read all the latest:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have also been reporting on the story this morning on the BBC News channel and on BBC radio.
📻 I was presenting this week's Tech Life from the BBC World Service.
On the programme:
- Does the robotaxi have a future?🚕
- I ask the experts how AI will impact your job 🖥️
- Eimear Devlin on a new music discovery tool 🎶
Produced by the fantastic Imran Rahman-Jones
Listen - lnkd.in/dwX34yvH
On the programme:
- Does the robotaxi have a future?🚕
- I ask the experts how AI will impact your job 🖥️
- Eimear Devlin on a new music discovery tool 🎶
Produced by the fantastic Imran Rahman-Jones
Listen - lnkd.in/dwX34yvH
December 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM
📻 I was presenting this week's Tech Life from the BBC World Service.
On the programme:
- Does the robotaxi have a future?🚕
- I ask the experts how AI will impact your job 🖥️
- Eimear Devlin on a new music discovery tool 🎶
Produced by the fantastic Imran Rahman-Jones
Listen - lnkd.in/dwX34yvH
On the programme:
- Does the robotaxi have a future?🚕
- I ask the experts how AI will impact your job 🖥️
- Eimear Devlin on a new music discovery tool 🎶
Produced by the fantastic Imran Rahman-Jones
Listen - lnkd.in/dwX34yvH
I am very proud to say I am making my BBC Click debut this weekend on TV. My piece is all about AI and jobs.
Tune in on the BBC News channel and iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Tune in on the BBC News channel and iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
December 13, 2024 at 5:48 PM
I am very proud to say I am making my BBC Click debut this weekend on TV. My piece is all about AI and jobs.
Tune in on the BBC News channel and iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Tune in on the BBC News channel and iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...