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Why is AI so far from perfect?

Why is AI so far from perfect and what can be done to improve it?

• 38 mins

South Africa power cuts

Power cuts in South Africa are plunging the country into darkness and possible recession.

• 43 mins

Tech tracking Australian fires

An app that tracks bush fires in Australia is proving vital in staying safe

• 26 mins

Internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019

A new report estimates that internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019

• 26 mins

Internet partially restored in Kashmir

Following a court ruling in India the internet has been partially restored in Kashmir.

• 33 mins

Drones dealing with locust swarms

Drones are collecting real time data on the massive locust swarms in Africa and India

• 43 mins

Repairing Voyager 2

NASA scientists have repaired Voyager 2 which is currently 18bn km away from Earth

• 44 mins

Feminist chatbots

Countering bias, sexism and trolling online

• 46 mins

Ethiopia鈥檚 new law banning online hate speech

Ethiopia has introduced a new law aimed at curbing hate speech and disinformation online.

• 38 mins

Will digital sobriety help reduce energy use?

Will digital sobriety and keeping our handsets longer help reduce energy use?

• 35 mins

Covid-19 makes tech events go virtual

An increasing number of tech events are going virtual to reduce transmission of COVID-19

• 43 mins

Coronovirus tech handbook online

The coronavirus tech handbook continues to grow online.

• 36 mins

A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance

A digital tracker to monitor surveillance implemented by governments to curb COVID-19.

• 35 mins

Covid-19 cyber attacks rise

Cyber attacks relating to the coronavirus pandemic are increasing around the world

• 40 mins

Internet and journalist reporting freedom curtailed

A new online map is recording where journalists are restricted in reporting on COVID-19.

• 42 mins

Supercomputers seeking solutions for Covid-19

The world鈥檚 most powerful supercomputers are seeking solutions for Covid-19

• 44 mins

Could fitness trackers track COVID-19?

Could data from wearable fitness trackers track COVID-19?

• 52 mins

Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps

Can coronavirus contact tracing apps be made without revealing our personal data?

• 44 mins

Chinese mobile data predicts Covid-19 Spread

Using mobile phone data, researchers can predict the spread of Covid-19 through China

• 44 mins

Spain鈥檚 many COVID-19 apps

Spain currently has nine different COVID-19 tracing apps. Which type of app is preferable?

• 40 mins

Testing EdTech

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

• 43 mins

Hacking internet-enabled cars

Internet enabled cars could be vulnerable to hackers taking full control

• 42 mins

Digital exclusion in Brazil

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

• 45 mins

Algorithm activism 鈥� a new type of protest

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

• 48 mins

Is this the end of facial recognition tech?

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

• 47 mins

Nigerian internet land rights costs fall

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

• 50 mins

Exploring digital death

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

• 47 mins

Can we make the web a better space?

A special programme on Web Science and why it matters

• 43 mins

Ethiopia鈥檚 continuing online censorship

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

• 47 mins

Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets

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

• 42 mins