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                            ![]()  First all African smartphone factoryThe first smartphone factory opens in Rwanda building smartphones from scratch. 
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                            ![]()  Iraq shuts down internetThe Iraq government continues its shutdown of the internet. 
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                            ![]()  Mobile data costs falling globallyMobile data costs are falling in low and middle income countries according to new data 
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                            ![]()  Investigating marine accidents – sea tech latestThe latest on sea tech from the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch 
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                            ![]()  The latest in disability techTechnology is changing disabled people’s lives but is it being used as much as it could? 
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                            ![]()  Brain implant regulation callsThe UK’s Royal Society on the future of the ethics and applications of brain implants 
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                            ![]()  Digital Planet’s 18th birthday showA special show from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre to celebrate Digital Planet’s 18th birthday 
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                            ![]()  Brazilian fire monitoring in real timeHow Brazilian space scientists are monitoring the Amazonian fires in space in real time 
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                            ![]()  Harnessing tech during conflictHarnessing tech during conflict; why accounts have been removed by Twitter and Facebook. 
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                            ![]()  Millions of Instagram users’ activity trackedMillions of Instagram users’ activity tracked by marketing firm 
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                            ![]()  Jakarta power cut - millions without electricityJakarta power cut - millions without electricity but why could the grid not cope? 
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                            ![]()  Not-so anonymised dataIs anonymous data really anonymous enough? 
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                            ![]()  Chandrayaan-2: India’s moon landingIndia has sent a rover and orbiter to the moon. We look at the tech driving it. 
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                            ![]()  Kenya Special: A decade onDigital Planet re-visits Kenya 10 years after the submarine broadband cable was connected 
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                            ![]()  Chinese surveillance app analysed by researchersTravellers to China forced to install a surveillance app. Researchers have broken into it 
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                            ![]()  Declaration of digital independenceDeclaration of digital independence – a call to boycott social media for two days 
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                            ![]()  Tax on connectivity in AfricaOnline access down as some African countries impose connectivity tax 
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                            ![]()  Fleeing Saudi women tracked by mobilesFleeing 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 technologyHow can marine technology find the cause of ship crashes like the one in Venice? 
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                            ![]()  Genderless voice assistantsThe 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 numbersPersonal alarms with GPS can be hacked using their owner’s phone number. 
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                            ![]()  Ham radio aids cyclone relief effortHam Radio Operators called in to aid communications after Cyclone Fani 
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                            ![]()  The latest in health and fintechThe 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 PanelGoogle 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 IdaiA website in English and Portuguese is launched to help find missing people after Idai 
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            