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    Spain’s many COVID-19 apps

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

  2. Chinese mobile data predicts Covid-19 Spread

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

  3. Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps

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

  4. Could fitness trackers track COVID-19?

    Could data from wearable fitness trackers track COVID-19?

  5. Supercomputers seeking solutions for Covid-19

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

  6. Internet and journalist reporting freedom curtailed

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

  7. Covid-19 cyber attacks rise

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

  8. A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance

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

  9. Coronovirus tech handbook online

    The coronavirus tech handbook continues to grow online.

  10. Covid-19 makes tech events go virtual

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

  11. Will digital sobriety help reduce energy use?

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

  12. Ethiopia’s new law banning online hate speech

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

  13. Feminist chatbots

    Countering bias, sexism and trolling online

  14. Repairing Voyager 2

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

  15. Drones dealing with locust swarms

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

  16. Internet partially restored in Kashmir

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

  17. Internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019

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

  18. Tech tracking Australian fires

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

  19. South Africa power cuts

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

  20. Why is AI so far from perfect?

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

  21. Digital Planet’s 18th Birthday Show

    We return to our special 18th birthday show from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre.

  22. Improving crop yields with mobile phones

    Mobile phones are improving lives and yields for millions of farmers around the world.

  23. New Phone in China? Scan your face…

    China makes face recognition compulsory for cell phone users

  24. Humanitarian drone corridor in Africa

    The first humanitarian drone corridor has opened in West Arica.

  25. Google bug bounty hunters

    Google is offering up to $1.5m to anyone who can identify bugs in its new chip

  26. Iran internet shutdown continues

    The shutdown of the internet in Iran continues as do the protests against fuel price rises

  27. The digital gender divide

    The UN's ITU reports a widening gap in the number of women and men who are online.

  28. Facebook Live on crime tech

    We discuss digital forensics and facial recognition on our Facebook Live

  29. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News on the ‘dark web’

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s international news is now available through the privacy-focused browser Tor

  30. Health of the Internet report

    Mozilla’s solutions to improve the health of the internet.

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