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Covid-19 cyber attacks rise
Cyber attacks relating to the coronavirus pandemic are increasing around the world
Internet and journalist reporting freedom curtailed
A new online map is recording where journalists are restricted in reporting on COVID-19.
Supercomputers seeking solutions for Covid-19
The world’s most powerful supercomputers are seeking solutions for Covid-19
Could fitness trackers track COVID-19?
Could data from wearable fitness trackers track COVID-19?
Privacy concerns over tracing apps
Can coronavirus tracing apps be made without revealing our personal data?
Chinese mobile data predicts Covid-19 Spread
Using mobile phone data, researchers can predict the spread of Covid-19 through China
Spain’s many COVID-19 apps
Spain currently has nine different COVID-19 tracing apps. Which type of app is preferable?
Testing EdTech
EdTech is transforming learning across the globe. How do you choose which tools to use?
Hacking internet-enabled cars
Internet enabled cars could be vulnerable to hackers taking full control
Digital exclusion in Brazil
The digital divide in Brazil leaves its poorest citizens without access to health advice.
Algorithm activism – a new type of protest
Algorithm activism is becoming increasingly popular, we find out how it’s being done.
Is this the end of facial recognition tech?
Facial recognition – what’s the future for the technology?
Nigerian internet land rights costs fall
Nigerian land rights costs fall by 96% in one state reducing internet costs significantly
Exploring digital death
Digital death; how COVID-19 has forced us to update death rituals, moving grieving online
Can we make the web a better space?
A special programme on Web Science and why it matters
Ethiopia’s continuing online censorship
The internet shutdown in Ethiopia is entering its 3rd week.
Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets
From fear to anger and hope, millions of tweets reveal changing views on the pandemic
Tracking the trolls
Machine learning can now spot online trolls, and help defend voters in future elections.
Why India can’t work from home
What the challenges of home-working mean during and after the pandemic in India.
A year without internet in Kashmir
Government restrictions mean a year of web restrictions for 15 million people in Kashmir
Algorithm apocalypse
Analysing the UK government’s flawed formula used to predict children’s exam grades
Scammers scamming the scammers
How leaked conversations from online forums show credit card thieves conning each other.
AI captain to sail the Atlantic
A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board
Keeping the structure of the internet safe
How do lockdowns and restrictions on the internet impact it’s stability globally?
Mapping Covid-19 to your phone
Google Maps has launched a new Covid-19 layer – but is it as accurate as it could be?
Can AI predict criminal behaviour?
Could AI algorithms really identify offenders? A number of schemes are scrapped in the US
Predicting US elections results every hour
A new model predicts the US election result every hour using betting data
Go Viral! online game
Spreading misinformation in the game Go Viral!
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.
Who is most susceptible to fake news?
Study into fake Covid-19 news shows Twitter is a fertile platform for conspiracy believers
Voyager 2 ed after seven months
The Voyager 2 spacecraft has been ed after seven months of radio silence.
