The Automated Edition

Published: June 2, 2018, 2 a.m.

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Bananas and foreign travel: What it means to be a computer hacker in North Korea.

In North Korea\\u2019s spy agency, operatives aren\\u2019t just trained to gather intel. They also hack banks. We hear from a couple of North defectors about what it\\u2019s actually like to be a government hacker.

Also on the programme: we meet a robot assistant breaking down gender stereotypes; we get to the bottom of a robocall scam; we check our own voicemail box for messages from our listeners; and we visit a restaurant where the chefs are robots.

(Image: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un waves from a car on April 27, 2018. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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