Ethiopia’s continuing online censorship

The internet shutdown in Ethiopia is entering its 3rd week.

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Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets

From fear to anger and hope, millions of tweets reveal changing views on the pandemic

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Tracking the trolls

Machine learning can now spot online trolls, and help defend voters in future elections.

• 42 mins

Why India can’t work from home

What the challenges of home-working mean during and after the pandemic in India.

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A year without internet in Kashmir

Government restrictions mean a year of web restrictions for 15 million people in Kashmir

• 43 mins

Algorithm apocalypse

Analysing the UK government’s flawed formula used to predict children’s exam grades

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Scammers scamming the scammers

How leaked conversations from online forums show credit card thieves conning each other.

• 38 mins

AI captain to sail the Atlantic

A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board

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Keeping the structure of the internet safe

How do lockdowns and restrictions on the internet impact it’s stability globally?

• 50 mins

Mapping Covid-19 to your phone

Google Maps has launched a new Covid-19 layer – but is it as accurate as it could be?

• 45 mins

Can AI predict criminal behaviour?

Could AI algorithms really identify offenders? A number of schemes are scrapped in the US

• 50 mins

Predicting US elections results every hour

A new model predicts the US election result every hour using betting data

• 48 mins

Go Viral! online game

Spreading misinformation in the game Go Viral!

• 42 mins

Why do we vote with paper in the age of the smart phone?

Most voting in elections worldwide is done with paper ballots, and for good reason.

• 41 mins

Who is most susceptible to fake news?

Study into fake Covid-19 news shows Twitter is a fertile platform for conspiracy believers

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Voyager 2 contacted after seven months

The Voyager 2 spacecraft has been contacted after seven months of radio silence.

• 45 mins

Video games can be good for you

Playing video games is positively linked with wellbeing according to new research.

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Increase in stalkerware installations

Stalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.

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Almost two-thirds of the world’s population now online

Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is online according to a new report.

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Is the internet affordable where you live?

Is the internet affordable where you live – prices fall by half in 5 years, says report.

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Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online

Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online – should social media platforms be doing more?

• 43 mins

Solar grid brings power to Yemen

A solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen

• 42 mins

The best tech stories of 2020

The best tech of 2020 including Kivuwatt, internet shutdowns and digital death.

• 43 mins

Blindness in the digital age

Technological and digital news from around the world.

• 40 mins

Has tech been compromised in the US Capitol?

Has tech been compromised during the storming of the US Capitol?

• 41 mins

Online manipulation on a global scale

Social media manipulation is now an industrial scale problem worldwide, says a new report.

• 43 mins

Loon Balloon internet deflated

Google’s Loon Balloon internet connectivity project has been dropped.

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Internet shutdowns in Myanmar and India

Myanmar internet connectivity returning but shutdown continues in India.

• 44 mins

Wikipedia’s new universal code of conduct

Will Wikipedia’s new universal code of conduct undermine the site’s grassroots?

• 42 mins

Comparing the landscape of Mars to Earth

A new perspective: comparing corresponding locations on Earth and the Red Planet

• 43 mins

Facebook reverses ban on news in Australia

Facebook announces that it will restore and pay for news content in Australia

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Will algorithms always be biased?

Is it possible to remove bias and discrimination from data and algorithms?

• 41 mins

The cost of bias in AI fintech

Bias in AI fintech is affecting money lending.

• 39 mins

Is Bitcoin energy use unsustainable?

Is Bitcoin energy use out of control as its price continues to rise?

• 43 mins

AI chatbot takes witness statements

AI chatbot takes witness statements more efficiently than humans

• 44 mins

China’s online restrictions increase

China’s restrictions online increase during COVID19 says new research

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Phones sending data every 4.5 minutes

Phones sending data every 4.5 minutes even if they are just idling in our pockets.

• 49 mins

Overcoming internet shutdowns in Myanmar

VPN, dark web, Bluetooth - some of the ways used to overcome internet shutdowns in Myanmar

• 42 mins

Malware on mobiles

16% of mobile phones in emerging markets are infected with malware says a new report

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Indians tweeting for oxygen

Indians are sourcing medical supplies on social media during the latest wave of Covid19

• 46 mins

Tech does not impact teenage mental health

Little association between tech use and mental health problems in teenagers

• 35 mins

Urgent calls for mandatory recycling of e-waste

A new report calls for mandatory and sustainable e-waste management

• 48 mins

WhatsAppening with pandemic misinformation?

More than a 100million people worldwide have shared Covid-19 misinformation online

• 42 mins

The first African voice assistant

The first African voice assistant is being developed for Kiswahili

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WhatsApp v Indian government

India wants to break WhatsApp’s encryption

• 39 mins

NFT? That’ll do nicely

The rise of ‘non-fungible tokens’

• 37 mins

Bitcoin’s environmental cost

Mining Bitcoin uses more energy than many countries produce.

• 46 mins

Bias in AI – what next?

A special programme about the bias in AI – can this ever be fixed?

• 41 mins

YouTube’s rules silencing human rights activists

YouTube’s rules are silencing human rights activists

• 42 mins

Big tech platforms to protect women online

For the first time four of the Big tech platforms are committing to protect women online

• 45 mins

Fighting for the right to repair

Joe Biden to be the first president to sign national legislation on the right to repair

• 42 mins

Internet shutdowns in Latin America

Cuban authorities have been shutting down the internet in their attempt to stop protests

• 47 mins

IoT saves driver after kidnapping in Mexico

Combining Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things to save a kidnapped driver

• 36 mins

How Jersey is leading tech development

We visit Jersey to find out how’s it’s at the forefront of tech development

• 46 mins

Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force

Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force with potential fines of $10m

• 42 mins

Uganda, too much surveillance?

Is a plan to track every vehicle a step too far?

• 43 mins

Why the Taliban love social media

The significance of their online presence in the psychological war

• 46 mins

Digital us

How has the tech in your life changed over the past 20 years?

• 47 mins

The Children’s Code protecting kids online

The Children’s Code has just come into force in the UK aiming to protect children online.

• 42 mins

Tech on the island of Jersey

A special edition looking at tech on the island of Jersey.

• 44 mins

Can AI predict Arctic ice loss?

A new AI that can predict Arctic sea loss.

• 43 mins

Spyware threatening independent media

Unchecked growth of spyware is becoming an escalating threat to independent media

• 42 mins

Census goes digital in India

Census goes digital in India, but who will be excluded?

• 45 mins

Economic cost of the digital gender gap

Women are left offline and it’s costing governments billions, says the Web foundation.

• 45 mins

Women's safety online

The nightmare of unchecked trolling and misogyny

• 44 mins

Online safety laws

Can the law make social media safer?

• 38 mins

How green is our data?

Is our data and our use of the internet adding to climate change?

• 47 mins

Blockchain’s e-waste a growing problem

Cryptocurrency miners change their mining kit every six months creating masses of e-waste

• 43 mins

Distress of TikTok fake school accounts

After US school TikTok challenge, UK schools are dealing with fake accounts.

• 45 mins

Smart speakers used in gaslighting

IoT devices like smart speakers being used in gaslighting domestic violence victims.

• 45 mins

PIX instant payment limits to reduce kidnappings

PIX instant payment limits introduced to reduce kidnappings in Brazil.

• 42 mins

Mobile phones not always beneficial to displaced people

A new study shows that mobile phones are not as beneficial to displaced people as thought.

• 47 mins

Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?

A cyber-attack on the Ministry of Health in Brazil means Covid data has disappeared

• 37 mins

The Internet Archive is 25!

The Internet Archive is 25 and continues to grow.

• 43 mins

A tech review of 2021

We look back at some of the tech stories of 2021

• 49 mins

Afrofuturism and tech innovation

What is Afrofuturism and how can it influence tech innovation?

• 44 mins

Robots under the Thwaites Glacier

Robots under the Thwaites Glacier collect data on Climate Change

• 44 mins

Twitter returns to Nigeria

Twitter returns to Nigeria after an absence on seven months

• 46 mins

Internet connectivity still patchy in Tonga

Internet connectivity is still patchy in Tonga following the underwater volcanic eruption.

• 43 mins

First-ever unassisted robotic surgery

First-ever unassisted robotic surgery; repairing pig intestines.

• 43 mins

Tonga internet satellite kit deployed

Tonga internet satellite kit from TSF is out of quarantine and ready to be deployed. )

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India to launch digital rupee

India to launch digital rupee and plans to tax digital assets at 30%.

• 48 mins

The bionic eye that’s obsolete

The bionic eye that no longer works and has left hundreds without sight.

• 44 mins

Ukraine’s massive global tech presence

Ukraine; a country rich in gas, oil, precious metals, wheat, corn, sunflowers and tech.

• 44 mins

Tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites

Tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites by NewsGuard

• 38 mins

Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro

Civil rights groups file a lawsuit to suspend use of facial recognition in the metro

• 44 mins

Splinternet Risks

Are fears of breakaway internets and global incompatibilities well-founded?

• 37 mins

Facial recognition identifies dead Russian soldiers

Ukraine is claiming to use facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers.

• 47 mins

Robot boat to survey Tonga volcano

Robot boat to survey Tonga’s underwater volcano

• 53 mins

Africa’s first cyber-security declaration

Twenty-nine nations sign Africa’s first cybersecurity declaration

• 44 mins

Audio beats - the new digital drugs?

New research shows that audio beats are used as digital drugs

• 46 mins

Can we predict Twitter’s future?

Can we predict Twitter’s future if Elon Musk takes over?

• 47 mins

Electric road trip on Jersey

A repeat of our special edition on tech on the island of Jersey.

• 34 mins

North Korean digital control

Stringent digital control in North Korea

• 45 mins

Reclaiming African art in digital form

Nigerian project Looty is reclaiming African art as digital NFTs.

• 40 mins

Detecting earthquakes with seafloor internet cables

New research suggests that subsea fibre-optic cables could be used to detect earthquakes

• 43 mins

Data-driven football

Has data changed the game of football?

• 35 mins

Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected

Community networks can provide a lifeline for those who cannot access the internet

• 34 mins

Archiving music in glass

Using ultrafast laser optics, a new technique means music data can be stored in glass.

• 39 mins