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First all African smartphone factory
The first smartphone factory opens in Rwanda building smartphones from scratch.
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Iraq shuts down internet
The Iraq government continues its shutdown of the internet.
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Mobile data costs falling globally
Mobile data costs are falling in low and middle income countries according to new data
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Investigating marine accidents – sea tech latest
The latest on sea tech from the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch
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The latest in disability tech
Technology is changing disabled people’s lives but is it being used as much as it could?
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Brain implant regulation calls
The UK’s Royal Society on the future of the ethics and applications of brain implants
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Digital Planet’s 18th birthday show
A special show from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Theatre to celebrate Digital Planet’s 18th birthday
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Brazilian fire monitoring in real time
How Brazilian space scientists are monitoring the Amazonian fires in space in real time
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Harnessing tech during conflict
Harnessing tech during conflict; why accounts have been removed by Twitter and Facebook.
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Millions of Instagram users’ activity tracked
Millions of Instagram users’ activity tracked by marketing firm
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Jakarta power cut - millions without electricity
Jakarta power cut - millions without electricity but why could the grid not cope?
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Not-so anonymised data
Is anonymous data really anonymous enough?
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Chandrayaan-2: India’s moon landing
India has sent a rover and orbiter to the moon. We look at the tech driving it.
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Kenya Special: A decade on
Digital Planet re-visits Kenya 10 years after the submarine broadband cable was connected
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Chinese surveillance app analysed by researchers
Travellers to China forced to install a surveillance app. Researchers have broken into it
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Declaration of digital independence
Declaration of digital independence – a call to boycott social media for two days
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Tax on connectivity in Africa
Online access down as some African countries impose connectivity tax
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Fleeing Saudi women tracked by mobiles
Fleeing Saudi women are being tracked by unique codes on their mobiles
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Sagrada FamÃlia: Can tech complete the build of the basilica?
How technology will help complete the original design of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada FamÃlia
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Marine accident investigation technology
How can marine technology find the cause of ship crashes like the one in Venice?
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Genderless voice assistants
The world’s first genderless voice assistant is unveiled, and it goes by the name Q
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Is facial recognition violating people's privacy?
Facial recognition is banned in one city but is rising elsewhere. Is this an AI too far?
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Personal alarms hackable using phone numbers
Personal alarms with GPS can be hacked using their owner’s phone number.
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Ham radio aids cyclone relief effort
Ham Radio Operators called in to aid communications after Cyclone Fani
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The latest in health and fintech
The future of technology in healthcare and how financial technology is booming in Brazil
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Can tech help rebuild Notre-Dame?
How tech used to rebuild Glasgow School of Art after two fires could help Notre-Dame
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Internet of Things - what can we expect?
Live from the IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things in Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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Shut down of Google’s Ethics Panel
Google launch an advisory AI ethics board and disband it within a fortnight.
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#ShareNoEvil
#ShareNoEvil, replaces alleged Christchurch attacker’s name online in New Zealand
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Tech help after Cyclone Idai
A website in English and Portuguese is launched to help find missing people after Idai