Economic cost of the digital gender gap

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

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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.

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Smart speakers used in gaslighting

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

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PIX instant payment limits to reduce kidnappings

PIX instant payment limits introduced to reduce kidnappings in Brazil.

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Mobile phones not always beneficial to displaced people

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

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Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?

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

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The Internet Archive is 25!

The Internet Archive is 25 and continues to grow.

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A tech review of 2021

We look back at some of the tech stories of 2021

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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

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Twitter returns to Nigeria

Twitter returns to Nigeria after an absence on seven months

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Internet connectivity still patchy in Tonga

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

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First-ever unassisted robotic surgery

First-ever unassisted robotic surgery; repairing pig intestines.

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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%.

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The bionic eye that’s obsolete

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

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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

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Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro

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

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Splinternet Risks

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

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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

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Africa’s first cyber-security declaration

Twenty-nine nations sign Africa’s first cybersecurity declaration

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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?

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Electric road trip on Jersey

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

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North Korean digital control

Stringent digital control in North Korea

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Reclaiming African art in digital form

Nigerian project Looty is reclaiming African art as digital NFTs.

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Detecting earthquakes with seafloor internet cables

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

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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.

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Japan tackles online insults

Increased punishment for online insults in Japan

• 43 mins

What’s the deal with the metaverse?

What is the metaverse and what are its implications?

• 37 mins

Deepfake calls to European mayors?

The fake video calls that deceived three European mayors

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Are internet shutdowns evolving?

A new UN report warns of the real-life effects of losing connectivity

• 35 mins

Self-driving cars on the horizon?

A recent UN regulation extends automated driving technology to 130 km/h

• 40 mins

Grassroots data – holding the powerful to account

Verifying war crimes in Ukraine, gun crime in Brazil, eco activism in China with OS data

• 41 mins

Is disability tech delivering?

Is technology designed to help people with disabilities any good?

• 36 mins

How Nancy Pelosi’s flight was tracked

How Nancy Pelosi’s flight was tracked and watched by 2.92million people

• 37 mins

Misinformation on the midterms on social media

Managing misinformation on Twitter and TikTok about the midterm elections in the US.

• 36 mins

India’s cyber scam scourge

A third of Indians have lost money through digital fraud. How are so many being scammed?

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Inoculation videos against misinformation

Could people be protected against misinformation online by watching videos?

• 43 mins

Happy birthday Digital Planet!

Digital Planet celebrates its 21st birthday with a live show from the BBC Radio Theatre.

• 58 mins

Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected

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

• 31 mins

Gamification – does making things fun work?

Does making many aspects of our lives more fun with tech actually work?

• 30 mins

Tiny robots cure mice with deadly pneumonia

Mice cured of deadly pneumonia by tiny swimming robots

• 46 mins

Pandemic pushes women online

Covid pandemic pushes women online in South East Asia and Africa

• 39 mins

Internet under attack in Ukraine

Missile attacks are not the only attacks in Ukraine – the Internet is threatened too.

• 42 mins

5bn mobile phones to become waste in 2022

5.3 billion mobile phones to become waste in 2022, but only fraction disposed of properly

• 40 mins

Chip exports and US-China relations

New US export controls on AI and semiconductors threaten China’s technological future

• 44 mins

The Twitter takeover

Elon says he wants to make a town square on Twitter, but what does that mean?

• 40 mins

Controlling protesters in Iran via phones

Authorities in Iran are intercepting messages of protestors by reducing network coverage

• 41 mins

The Open Internet for Africa

The Open Internet for Africa – a new plan between the EU and Africa.

• 36 mins

Twitter – what next?

What can we expect to happen with Twitter?

• 36 mins

Robots that can assemble almost anything.

Robots that can assemble almost anything a step closer.

• 42 mins

Predicting cyclones with mobiles

Scientists are using mobiles to create a virtual supercomputer to model cyclones.

• 41 mins

Shopee in Thailand – is it safe?

Shopee in Thailand – is the platform safe to use?

• 45 mins

Eight million SIMs blocked in Ghana

More than 8 million unregistered SIM cards have been blocked in Ghana

• 43 mins

The Tech of 2022

The Digital Planet team look back on their favourite tech stories of 2022.

• 41 mins

Agritech Special Edition

What is the role for technology in agriculture? Gareth talks to experts in the field.

• 42 mins

Getting online in Ukraine’s blackouts

We hear from one of our listeners about how to stay online during a blackout in Ukraine

• 41 mins

Self-driving cars could be a massive source of global carbon emissions

Self-driving cars could be a huge source of global carbon emissions says an MIT study.

• 49 mins

What happens when the Bitcoin miners leave?

Bitcoin mining was booming in Kazakhstan, but what now after the currency’s collapse?

• 40 mins

A smart glove to save babies

A smart sterile glove that detects a baby’s position during labour could save lives

• 43 mins

What’s the future of bots on Twitter?

We explore if there’s a future for bots on Twitter and what this means for the community.

• 44 mins

Internet shutdowns around the world

Why are there internet shutdowns in countries around the world?

• 35 mins

Data in disaster zones

Data to help disaster relief; high altitude communications; electricity from human waste.

• 46 mins

Ukraine’s drone spotting app

Ukrainian’s are using an app to identify drone attacks more quickly and accurately.

• 42 mins

Digital identity: Where are we now?

Who owns our data and what do they do with it?

• 38 mins

Jimmy Wales on bots and blockages

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales speaks to Gareth Mitchell.

• 51 mins

3D printed food – what’s cooking?

3D printed food – we discover what’s cooking layer by layer.

• 52 mins

Digital Planet says goodbye

On our last ever show we remember Gordon Moore – the father of the transistor.

• 52 mins

Tech Life

How is technology changing our lives? Find out in Tech Life

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