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Bitcoin’s environmental cost
Mining Bitcoin uses more energy than many countries produce.
Bias in AI – what next?
A special programme about the bias in AI – can this ever be fixed?
YouTube’s rules silencing human rights activists
YouTube’s rules are silencing human rights activists
Big tech platforms to protect women online
For the first time four of the Big tech platforms are committing to protect women online
Fighting for the right to repair
Joe Biden to be the first president to sign national legislation on the right to repair
Internet shutdowns in Latin America
Cuban authorities have been shutting down the internet in their attempt to stop protests
IoT saves driver after kidnapping in Mexico
Combining Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things to save a kidnapped driver
How Jersey is leading tech development
We visit Jersey to find out how’s it’s at the forefront of tech development
Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force
Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force with potential fines of $10m
Uganda, too much surveillance?
Is a plan to track every vehicle a step too far?
Why the Taliban love social media
The significance of their online presence in the psychological war
Digital us
How has the tech in your life changed over the past 20 years?
The Children’s Code protecting kids online
The Children’s Code has just come into force in the UK aiming to protect children online.
Tech on the island of Jersey
A special edition looking at tech on the island of Jersey.
Can AI predict Arctic ice loss?
A new AI that can predict Arctic sea loss.
Spyware threatening independent media
Unchecked growth of spyware is becoming an escalating threat to independent media
Census goes digital in India
Census goes digital in India, but who will be excluded?
Economic cost of the digital gender gap
Women are left offline and it’s costing governments billions, says the Web foundation.
Women's safety online
The nightmare of unchecked trolling and misogyny
Online safety laws
Can the law make social media safer?
How green is our data?
Is our data and our use of the internet adding to climate change?
Blockchain’s e-waste a growing problem
Cryptocurrency miners change their mining kit every six months creating masses of e-waste
Distress of TikTok fake school s
After US school TikTok challenge, UK schools are dealing with fake s.
Smart speakers used in gaslighting
IoT devices like smart speakers being used in gaslighting domestic violence victims.
PIX instant payment limits to reduce kidnappings
PIX instant payment limits introduced to reduce kidnappings in Brazil.
Mobile phones not always beneficial to displaced people
A new study shows that mobile phones are not as beneficial to displaced people as thought.
Brazil: Where is all the Covid data?
A cyber-attack on the Ministry of Health in Brazil means Covid data has disappeared
The Internet Archive is 25!
The Internet Archive is 25 and continues to grow.
A tech review of 2021
We look back at some of the tech stories of 2021
Afrofuturism and tech innovation
What is Afrofuturism and how can it influence tech innovation?
Robots under the Thwaites Glacier
Robots under the Thwaites Glacier collect data on Climate Change
