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    Is the internet affordable where you live?

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

  2. Almost two-thirds of the world鈥檚 population now online

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

  3. Increase in stalkerware installations

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

  4. Video games can be good for you

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

  5. Voyager 2 contacted after seven months

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

  6. Who is most susceptible to fake news?

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

  7. 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.

  8. Go Viral! online game

    Spreading misinformation in the game Go Viral!

  9. Predicting US elections results every hour

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

  10. Can AI predict criminal behaviour?

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

  11. Mapping Covid-19 to your phone

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

  12. Keeping the structure of the internet safe

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

  13. AI captain to sail the Atlantic

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

  14. Scammers scamming the scammers

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

  15. The fastest ever internet connection

    The world's fasted data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of UCL engineers

  16. Hacking help for US Elections

    How a geek army is helping to prevent cyber-attacks on US election offices

  17. Algorithm apocalypse

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

  18. A year without internet in Kashmir

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

  19. Why India can鈥檛 work from home

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

  20. Tracking the trolls

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

  21. Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets

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

  22. Ethiopia鈥檚 continuing online censorship

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

  23. Can we make the web a better space?

    A special programme on Web Science and why it matters

  24. Exploring digital death

    Digital death; how COVID-19 has forced us to update death rituals, moving grieving online

  25. Nigerian internet land rights costs fall

    Nigerian land rights costs fall by 96% in one state reducing internet costs significantly

  26. Is this the end of facial recognition tech?

    Facial recognition 鈥� what鈥檚 the future for the technology?

  27. Algorithm activism 鈥� a new type of protest

    Algorithm activism is becoming increasingly popular, we find out how it鈥檚 being done.

  28. Digital exclusion in Brazil

    The digital divide in Brazil leaves its poorest citizens without access to health advice.

  29. Hacking internet-enabled cars

    Internet enabled cars could be vulnerable to hackers taking full control

  30. Testing EdTech

    EdTech is transforming learning across the globe. How do you choose which tools to use?

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