Technological and digital news from around the world.
Fri 5 May 2023
How is technology changing our lives? Find out in Tech Life
Tue 28 Mar 2023
On our last ever show we remember Gordon Moore ? the father of the transistor.
Tue 21 Mar 2023
3D printed food ? we discover what’s cooking layer by layer.
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales speaks to Gareth Mitchell.
Tue 7 Mar 2023
Who owns our data and what do they do with it?
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Ukrainian’s are using an app to identify drone attacks more quickly and accurately.
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Data to help disaster relief; high altitude communications; electricity from human waste.
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Why are there internet shutdowns in countries around the world?
Tue 7 Feb 2023
We explore if there’s a future for bots on Twitter and what this means for the community.
Tue 31 Jan 2023
A smart sterile glove that detects a baby’s position during labour could save lives
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Bitcoin mining was booming in Kazakhstan, but what now after the currency’s collapse?
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Self-driving cars could be a huge source of global carbon emissions says an MIT study.
Tue 10 Jan 2023
We hear from one of our listeners about how to stay online during a blackout in Ukraine
Tue 3 Jan 2023
What is the role for technology in agriculture? Gareth talks to experts in the field.
Tue 27 Dec 2022
The Digital Planet team look back on their favourite tech stories of 2022.
Tue 20 Dec 2022
More than 8 million unregistered SIM cards have been blocked in Ghana
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Shopee in Thailand ? is the platform safe to use?
Tue 6 Dec 2022
Scientists are using mobiles to create a virtual supercomputer to model cyclones.
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Robots that can assemble almost anything a step closer.
Tue 22 Nov 2022
What can we expect to happen with Twitter?
Tue 15 Nov 2022
The Open Internet for Africa ? a new plan between the EU and Africa.
Tue 8 Nov 2022
Authorities in Iran are intercepting messages of protestors by reducing network coverage
Tue 1 Nov 2022
Elon says he wants to make a town square on Twitter, but what does that mean?
Tue 25 Oct 2022
New US export controls on AI and semiconductors threaten China’s technological future
Tue 18 Oct 2022
5.3 billion mobile phones to become waste in 2022, but only fraction disposed of properly
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Missile attacks are not the only attacks in Ukraine ? the Internet is threatened too.
Tue 4 Oct 2022
Covid pandemic pushes women online in South East Asia and Africa
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Mice cured of deadly pneumonia by tiny swimming robots
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Does making many aspects of our lives more fun with tech actually work?
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Community networks can provide a lifeline for those who cannot access the internet
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