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    First-ever unassisted robotic surgery

    First-ever unassisted robotic surgery; repairing pig intestines.

  2. Internet connectivity still patchy in Tonga

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

  3. Twitter returns to Nigeria

    Twitter returns to Nigeria after an absence on seven months

  4. Robots under the Thwaites Glacier

    Robots under the Thwaites Glacier collect data on Climate Change

  5. Afrofuturism and tech innovation

    What is Afrofuturism and how can it influence tech innovation?

  6. A tech review of 2021

    We look back at some of the tech stories of 2021

  7. The Internet Archive is 25!

    The Internet Archive is 25 and continues to grow.

  8. Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?

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

  9. Mobile phones not always beneficial to displaced people

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

  10. PIX instant payment limits to reduce kidnappings

    PIX instant payment limits introduced to reduce kidnappings in Brazil.

  11. Smart speakers used in gaslighting

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

  12. Distress of TikTok fake school accounts

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

  13. Blockchain鈥檚 e-waste a growing problem

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

  14. How green is our data?

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

  15. Online safety laws

    Can the law make social media safer?

  16. Women's safety online

    The nightmare of unchecked trolling and misogyny

  17. Economic cost of the digital gender gap

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

  18. Census goes digital in India

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

  19. Spyware threatening independent media

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

  20. Can AI predict Arctic ice loss?

    A new AI that can predict Arctic sea loss.

  21. Tech on the island of Jersey

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

  22. The Children鈥檚 Code protecting kids online

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

  23. Digital us

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

  24. Why the Taliban love social media

    The significance of their online presence in the psychological war

  25. Uganda, too much surveillance?

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

  26. Brazil鈥檚 Data Protection Law comes into force

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

  27. How Jersey is leading tech development

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

  28. IoT saves driver after kidnapping in Mexico

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

  29. Internet shutdowns in Latin America

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

  30. Fighting for the right to repair

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

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