Splinternet Risks

Are fears of breakaway internets and global incompatibilities well-founded?

• 37 mins

Facial recognition identifies dead Russian soldiers

Ukraine is claiming to use facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers.

• 47 mins

Robot boat to survey Tonga volcano

Robot boat to survey Tonga’s underwater volcano

• 53 mins

Africa’s first cyber-security declaration

Twenty-nine nations sign Africa’s first cybersecurity declaration

• 44 mins

Audio beats - the new digital drugs?

New research shows that audio beats are used as digital drugs

• 46 mins

Can we predict Twitter’s future?

Can we predict Twitter’s future if Elon Musk takes over?

• 47 mins

Electric road trip on Jersey

A repeat of our special edition on tech on the island of Jersey.

• 34 mins

North Korean digital control

Stringent digital control in North Korea

• 45 mins

Reclaiming African art in digital form

Nigerian project Looty is reclaiming African art as digital NFTs.

• 40 mins

Detecting earthquakes with seafloor internet cables

New research suggests that subsea fibre-optic cables could be used to detect earthquakes

• 43 mins

Data-driven football

Has data changed the game of football?

• 35 mins

Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected

Community networks can provide a lifeline for those who cannot access the internet

• 34 mins

Archiving music in glass

Using ultrafast laser optics, a new technique means music data can be stored in glass.

• 39 mins

Japan tackles online insults

Increased punishment for online insults in Japan

• 43 mins

What’s the deal with the metaverse?

What is the metaverse and what are its implications?

• 37 mins

Deepfake calls to European mayors?

The fake video calls that deceived three European mayors

• 37 mins

Are internet shutdowns evolving?

A new UN report warns of the real-life effects of losing connectivity

• 35 mins

Self-driving cars on the horizon?

A recent UN regulation extends automated driving technology to 130 km/h

• 40 mins

Grassroots data – holding the powerful to account

Verifying war crimes in Ukraine, gun crime in Brazil, eco activism in China with OS data

• 41 mins

Is disability tech delivering?

Is technology designed to help people with disabilities any good?

• 36 mins

How Nancy Pelosi’s flight was tracked

How Nancy Pelosi’s flight was tracked and watched by 2.92million people

• 37 mins

Misinformation on the midterms on social media

Managing misinformation on Twitter and TikTok about the midterm elections in the US.

• 36 mins

India’s cyber scam scourge

A third of Indians have lost money through digital fraud. How are so many being scammed?

• 45 mins

Inoculation videos against misinformation

Could people be protected against misinformation online by watching videos?

• 43 mins

Happy birthday Digital Planet!

Digital Planet celebrates its 21st birthday with a live show from the BBC Radio Theatre.

• 58 mins

Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected

Community networks can provide a lifeline for those who cannot access the internet

• 31 mins

Gamification – does making things fun work?

Does making many aspects of our lives more fun with tech actually work?

• 30 mins

Tiny robots cure mice with deadly pneumonia

Mice cured of deadly pneumonia by tiny swimming robots

• 46 mins

Pandemic pushes women online

Covid pandemic pushes women online in South East Asia and Africa

• 39 mins

Internet under attack in Ukraine

Missile attacks are not the only attacks in Ukraine – the Internet is threatened too.

• 42 mins